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S.4091

Health

Overdose Review Team Act This bill provides funding to the Department of Health and Human Services for grants that support drug overdose fatality review teams in states, Indian tribes, territories, and localities. These multidisciplinary teams track fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses that occur in the jurisdiction to identify relevant trends and patterns and recommend policies and practices for preventing and reducing drug overdoses.

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Overdose Review Team Act''. SEC. 2. FUNDING TO ESTABLISH DRUG OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 1150D. GRANTS TO ESTABLISH DRUG OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS. ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary shall, using amounts appropriated under this section, award grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain a Drug Overdose Fatality Review Team, which shall-- ``(1) promote cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in the investigation of fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses; ``(2) develop an understanding of the causes and incidences of drug overdoses in the jurisdiction where the team operates; ``(3) track the total number of drug overdose deaths and identify trends and patterns in fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses in the jurisdiction where the team operates; ``(4) plan for and recommend changes within the agencies to prevent drug overdose fatalities; ``(5) recommend best practices for preventing drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths; and ``(6) advise policymakers in the team's jurisdiction about potential changes to law, policy, funding, or practices to prevent drug overdoses. ``(b) Grant Recipients.--The Secretary shall not award grant funds under this section to a recipient unless the recipient provides to the Secretary a list of individuals on the drug overdose fatality review team, which shall include-- ``(1) not less than 1 representative each from-- ``(A) the State, local, or Tribal department of health, or similar department; ``(B) the State, local, or Tribal governmental entity responsible for alcohol, drug, or other substance addiction treatment and services; ``(C) the State, local, or Tribal department of social services, or similar department; ``(D) the State, local or Tribal attorney's office; ``(E) law enforcement agencies of the jurisdiction, which may include representatives of law enforcement agencies operating in a high intensity drug trafficking area designated pursuant to section 707(b) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706(b)); ``(F) the State, local, or Tribal department of corrections, or similar department; and ``(G) the State, local or Tribal medical examiner or coroner; ``(2) a health care provider who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of substance use and misuse and substance use disorders; ``(3) a health care provider who specializes in treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; ``(4) a representative from emergency medical services; ``(5) a patient advocate who has lived experience with substance use and misuse or who has a family member with a history of substance use and misuse; ``(6) an emergency department physician; ``(7) a toxicologist; and ``(8) a community-based substance use prevention coalition leader or other community-based substance use prevention professional. ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). ``(2) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) for purposes of this title and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.''. <all>

Overdose Review Team Act

A bill to amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams.

Overdose Review Team Act

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon

D

RI

This bill provides funding to the Department of Health and Human Services for grants that support drug overdose fatality review teams in states, Indian tribes, territories, and localities. These multidisciplinary teams track fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses that occur in the jurisdiction to identify relevant trends and patterns and recommend policies and practices for preventing and reducing drug overdoses.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. SEC. 2. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 1150D. GRANTS TO ESTABLISH DRUG OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS. ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary shall, using amounts appropriated under this section, award grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain a Drug Overdose Fatality Review Team, which shall-- ``(1) promote cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in the investigation of fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses; ``(2) develop an understanding of the causes and incidences of drug overdoses in the jurisdiction where the team operates; ``(3) track the total number of drug overdose deaths and identify trends and patterns in fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses in the jurisdiction where the team operates; ``(4) plan for and recommend changes within the agencies to prevent drug overdose fatalities; ``(5) recommend best practices for preventing drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths; and ``(6) advise policymakers in the team's jurisdiction about potential changes to law, policy, funding, or practices to prevent drug overdoses. 1706(b)); ``(F) the State, local, or Tribal department of corrections, or similar department; and ``(G) the State, local or Tribal medical examiner or coroner; ``(2) a health care provider who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of substance use and misuse and substance use disorders; ``(3) a health care provider who specializes in treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; ``(4) a representative from emergency medical services; ``(5) a patient advocate who has lived experience with substance use and misuse or who has a family member with a history of substance use and misuse; ``(6) an emergency department physician; ``(7) a toxicologist; and ``(8) a community-based substance use prevention coalition leader or other community-based substance use prevention professional. ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.

SHORT TITLE. SEC. 2. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. GRANTS TO ESTABLISH DRUG OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS. ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary shall, using amounts appropriated under this section, award grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain a Drug Overdose Fatality Review Team, which shall-- ``(1) promote cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in the investigation of fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses; ``(2) develop an understanding of the causes and incidences of drug overdoses in the jurisdiction where the team operates; ``(3) track the total number of drug overdose deaths and identify trends and patterns in fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses in the jurisdiction where the team operates; ``(4) plan for and recommend changes within the agencies to prevent drug overdose fatalities; ``(5) recommend best practices for preventing drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths; and ``(6) advise policymakers in the team's jurisdiction about potential changes to law, policy, funding, or practices to prevent drug overdoses. 1706(b)); ``(F) the State, local, or Tribal department of corrections, or similar department; and ``(G) the State, local or Tribal medical examiner or coroner; ``(2) a health care provider who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of substance use and misuse and substance use disorders; ``(3) a health care provider who specializes in treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; ``(4) a representative from emergency medical services; ``(5) a patient advocate who has lived experience with substance use and misuse or who has a family member with a history of substance use and misuse; ``(6) an emergency department physician; ``(7) a toxicologist; and ``(8) a community-based substance use prevention coalition leader or other community-based substance use prevention professional. ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Overdose Review Team Act''. SEC. 2. FUNDING TO ESTABLISH DRUG OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 1150D. GRANTS TO ESTABLISH DRUG OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS. ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary shall, using amounts appropriated under this section, award grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain a Drug Overdose Fatality Review Team, which shall-- ``(1) promote cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in the investigation of fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses; ``(2) develop an understanding of the causes and incidences of drug overdoses in the jurisdiction where the team operates; ``(3) track the total number of drug overdose deaths and identify trends and patterns in fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses in the jurisdiction where the team operates; ``(4) plan for and recommend changes within the agencies to prevent drug overdose fatalities; ``(5) recommend best practices for preventing drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths; and ``(6) advise policymakers in the team's jurisdiction about potential changes to law, policy, funding, or practices to prevent drug overdoses. ``(b) Grant Recipients.--The Secretary shall not award grant funds under this section to a recipient unless the recipient provides to the Secretary a list of individuals on the drug overdose fatality review team, which shall include-- ``(1) not less than 1 representative each from-- ``(A) the State, local, or Tribal department of health, or similar department; ``(B) the State, local, or Tribal governmental entity responsible for alcohol, drug, or other substance addiction treatment and services; ``(C) the State, local, or Tribal department of social services, or similar department; ``(D) the State, local or Tribal attorney's office; ``(E) law enforcement agencies of the jurisdiction, which may include representatives of law enforcement agencies operating in a high intensity drug trafficking area designated pursuant to section 707(b) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706(b)); ``(F) the State, local, or Tribal department of corrections, or similar department; and ``(G) the State, local or Tribal medical examiner or coroner; ``(2) a health care provider who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of substance use and misuse and substance use disorders; ``(3) a health care provider who specializes in treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; ``(4) a representative from emergency medical services; ``(5) a patient advocate who has lived experience with substance use and misuse or who has a family member with a history of substance use and misuse; ``(6) an emergency department physician; ``(7) a toxicologist; and ``(8) a community-based substance use prevention coalition leader or other community-based substance use prevention professional. ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). ``(2) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) for purposes of this title and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.''. <all>

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Overdose Review Team Act''. SEC. 2. FUNDING TO ESTABLISH DRUG OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 1150D. GRANTS TO ESTABLISH DRUG OVERDOSE FATALITY REVIEW TEAMS. ``(a) Grants.--The Secretary shall, using amounts appropriated under this section, award grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain a Drug Overdose Fatality Review Team, which shall-- ``(1) promote cooperation and coordination among agencies involved in the investigation of fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses; ``(2) develop an understanding of the causes and incidences of drug overdoses in the jurisdiction where the team operates; ``(3) track the total number of drug overdose deaths and identify trends and patterns in fatal and non-fatal drug overdoses in the jurisdiction where the team operates; ``(4) plan for and recommend changes within the agencies to prevent drug overdose fatalities; ``(5) recommend best practices for preventing drug overdoses and drug overdose deaths; and ``(6) advise policymakers in the team's jurisdiction about potential changes to law, policy, funding, or practices to prevent drug overdoses. ``(b) Grant Recipients.--The Secretary shall not award grant funds under this section to a recipient unless the recipient provides to the Secretary a list of individuals on the drug overdose fatality review team, which shall include-- ``(1) not less than 1 representative each from-- ``(A) the State, local, or Tribal department of health, or similar department; ``(B) the State, local, or Tribal governmental entity responsible for alcohol, drug, or other substance addiction treatment and services; ``(C) the State, local, or Tribal department of social services, or similar department; ``(D) the State, local or Tribal attorney's office; ``(E) law enforcement agencies of the jurisdiction, which may include representatives of law enforcement agencies operating in a high intensity drug trafficking area designated pursuant to section 707(b) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706(b)); ``(F) the State, local, or Tribal department of corrections, or similar department; and ``(G) the State, local or Tribal medical examiner or coroner; ``(2) a health care provider who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of substance use and misuse and substance use disorders; ``(3) a health care provider who specializes in treating co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; ``(4) a representative from emergency medical services; ``(5) a patient advocate who has lived experience with substance use and misuse or who has a family member with a history of substance use and misuse; ``(6) an emergency department physician; ``(7) a toxicologist; and ``(8) a community-based substance use prevention coalition leader or other community-based substance use prevention professional. ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). ``(2) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) for purposes of this title and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.''. <all>

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). ``(2) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) for purposes of this title and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.''.

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). ``(2) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) for purposes of this title and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.''.

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). ``(2) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) for purposes of this title and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.''.

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). ``(2) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) for purposes of this title and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.''.

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)). ``(2) State.--The term `State' has the meaning given that term in section 1101(a)(1) for purposes of this title and includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.''.

To amend part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to provide grants to States, units of local government, and Indian Tribes to establish, expand, or maintain Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams. Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) ``(c) Appropriation.--In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $50,000,000, to remain available until 2027, to carry out this section. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the meaning given that term in section 4(e) of the Indian Self- Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304(e)).

H.R.4286

Housing and Community Development

Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2021 This bill prohibits discrimination, in the context of various housing practices, against individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. HOUSING. (a) Fair Housing Act.--The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 802, by adding at the end the following: ``(p) `Race', `color', `religion', `sex' (including sexual orientation and gender identity), `handicap', `familial status', or `national origin', used with respect to an individual, includes-- ``(1) the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of another person with whom the individual is associated or has been associated; and ``(2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of the individual. ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. ``(r) `Sexual orientation' means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.''; (2) in section 804, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (3) in section 805, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (4) in section 806, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex''. (b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears. <all>

Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2021

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes.

Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2021

Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott

D

IL

This bill prohibits discrimination, in the context of various housing practices, against individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. HOUSING. (a) Fair Housing Act.--The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 802, by adding at the end the following: ``(p) `Race', `color', `religion', `sex' (including sexual orientation and gender identity), `handicap', `familial status', or `national origin', used with respect to an individual, includes-- ``(1) the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of another person with whom the individual is associated or has been associated; and ``(2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of the individual. ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. ``(r) `Sexual orientation' means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.''; (2) in section 804, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (3) in section 805, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (4) in section 806, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex''. (b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears. <all>

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. HOUSING. (a) Fair Housing Act.--The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 802, by adding at the end the following: ``(p) `Race', `color', `religion', `sex' (including sexual orientation and gender identity), `handicap', `familial status', or `national origin', used with respect to an individual, includes-- ``(1) the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of another person with whom the individual is associated or has been associated; and ``(2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of the individual. ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. ``(r) `Sexual orientation' means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.''; (2) in section 804, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (3) in section 805, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (4) in section 806, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex''. (b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears. <all>

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. HOUSING. (a) Fair Housing Act.--The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 802, by adding at the end the following: ``(p) `Race', `color', `religion', `sex' (including sexual orientation and gender identity), `handicap', `familial status', or `national origin', used with respect to an individual, includes-- ``(1) the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of another person with whom the individual is associated or has been associated; and ``(2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of the individual. ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. ``(r) `Sexual orientation' means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.''; (2) in section 804, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (3) in section 805, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (4) in section 806, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex''. (b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears. <all>

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. HOUSING. (a) Fair Housing Act.--The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 802, by adding at the end the following: ``(p) `Race', `color', `religion', `sex' (including sexual orientation and gender identity), `handicap', `familial status', or `national origin', used with respect to an individual, includes-- ``(1) the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of another person with whom the individual is associated or has been associated; and ``(2) a perception or belief, even if inaccurate, concerning the race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), handicap, familial status, or national origin, respectively, of the individual. ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. ``(r) `Sexual orientation' means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.''; (2) in section 804, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (3) in section 805, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (4) in section 806, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex''. (b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears. <all>

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. ''; (2) in section 804, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (3) in section 805, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (4) in section 806, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex''. ( b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. ''; (2) in section 804, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (3) in section 805, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (4) in section 806, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex''. ( b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. ''; (2) in section 804, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (3) in section 805, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (4) in section 806, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex''. ( b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. ''; (2) in section 804, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (3) in section 805, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (4) in section 806, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex''. ( b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears.

To extend the protections of the Fair Housing Act to persons suffering discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, and for other purposes. ``(q) `Gender identity' means the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth. ''; (2) in section 804, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (3) in section 805, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; (4) in section 806, by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by inserting ``(including sexual orientation and gender identity)'' after ``sex''. ( b) Prevention of Intimidation in Fair Housing Cases.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended by inserting ``(including sexual orientation (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act) and gender identity (as such term is defined in section 802 of this Act))'' after ``sex'' each place that term appears.

H.R.3382

Immigration

Partner with Korea Act This bill creates an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements. The 15,000 limit shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens. (A specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.)

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Partner with Korea Act''. SEC. 2. RECIPROCAL VISAS FOR NATIONALS OF SOUTH KOREA. (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. (b) Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(12)(A) The Secretary of State may not approve a number of initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iv) that is more than the applicable numerical limitations set out in this paragraph. ``(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) is 15,000 for each fiscal year. ``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.''. (c) Specialty Occupation Defined.--Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),''. (d) Attestation.--Section 212(t) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(t)), as added by section 402(b)(2) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 108-77; 117 Stat. 941), is amended-- (1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and (2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears. <all>

Partner with Korea Act

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes.

Partner with Korea Act

Rep. Connolly, Gerald E.

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VA

This bill creates an E-4 treaty trader visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements. The 15,000 limit shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens. (A specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.)

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Partner with Korea Act''. SEC. 2. RECIPROCAL VISAS FOR NATIONALS OF SOUTH KOREA. (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. (b) Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(12)(A) The Secretary of State may not approve a number of initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iv) that is more than the applicable numerical limitations set out in this paragraph. ``(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) is 15,000 for each fiscal year. ``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.''. (c) Specialty Occupation Defined.--Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),''. (d) Attestation.--Section 212(t) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(t)), as added by section 402(b)(2) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 108-77; 117 Stat. 941), is amended-- (1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and (2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears. <all>

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Partner with Korea Act''. SEC. 2. RECIPROCAL VISAS FOR NATIONALS OF SOUTH KOREA. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. (b) Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(12)(A) The Secretary of State may not approve a number of initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iv) that is more than the applicable numerical limitations set out in this paragraph. ``(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) is 15,000 for each fiscal year. ``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.''. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),''. (d) Attestation.--Section 212(t) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(t)), as added by section 402(b)(2) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 108-77; 117 Stat. 941), is amended-- (1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and (2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears.

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Partner with Korea Act''. SEC. 2. RECIPROCAL VISAS FOR NATIONALS OF SOUTH KOREA. (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. (b) Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(12)(A) The Secretary of State may not approve a number of initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iv) that is more than the applicable numerical limitations set out in this paragraph. ``(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) is 15,000 for each fiscal year. ``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.''. (c) Specialty Occupation Defined.--Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),''. (d) Attestation.--Section 212(t) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(t)), as added by section 402(b)(2) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 108-77; 117 Stat. 941), is amended-- (1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and (2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears. <all>

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Partner with Korea Act''. SEC. 2. RECIPROCAL VISAS FOR NATIONALS OF SOUTH KOREA. (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. (b) Numerical Limitation.--Section 214(g) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(12)(A) The Secretary of State may not approve a number of initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iv) that is more than the applicable numerical limitations set out in this paragraph. ``(B) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) is 15,000 for each fiscal year. ``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.''. (c) Specialty Occupation Defined.--Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),''. (d) Attestation.--Section 212(t) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(t)), as added by section 402(b)(2) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 108-77; 117 Stat. 941), is amended-- (1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and (2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears. <all>

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. ( ``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.''. ( c) Specialty Occupation Defined.--Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),''. (

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. ( 941), is amended-- (1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and (2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears.

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. ( 941), is amended-- (1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and (2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears.

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. ( ``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.''. ( c) Specialty Occupation Defined.--Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),''. (

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. ( 941), is amended-- (1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and (2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears.

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. ( ``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.''. ( c) Specialty Occupation Defined.--Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),''. (

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. ( 941), is amended-- (1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and (2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears.

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. ( ``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.''. ( c) Specialty Occupation Defined.--Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),''. (

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. ( 941), is amended-- (1) by striking ``or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears and inserting ``or clause (iii) or (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E)''; and (2) in paragraphs (3)(C)(i)(II), (3)(C)(ii)(II), and (3)(C)(iii)(II), by striking ``or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii)'' each place it appears.

To provide high-skilled visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)) is amended-- (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``or'' after ``capital;''; and (2) by adding at the end ``or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor determines and certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed with the Secretary of Labor an attestation under section 212(t)(1);''. ( ``(C) The applicable numerical limitation referred to in subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and not the spouses or children of such aliens.''. ( c) Specialty Occupation Defined.--Section 214(i)(1) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii),'' and inserting ``clauses (iii) and (iv) of section 101(a)(15)(E),''. (

S.834

Health

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021 This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, including hospitals in rural areas and health professional shortage areas. Current law provides for an increase of up to 200 positions per fiscal year beginning in FY2023, with a total increase of 1,000 positions; each hospital may receive up to 25 additional positions. The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2023-FY2029; during this period, each hospital may receive up to 75 additional positions in total under the bill and current law. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on strategies to increase the diversity of the health professional workforce, including with respect to representation from rural, low-income, and minority communities.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY POSITIONS. (a) In General.--Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4)(F)(i), by striking ``and (9)'' and inserting ``(9), and (10)''; (2) in paragraph (4)(H)(i), by striking ``and (9)'' and inserting ``(9), and (10)''; (3) in paragraph (7)(E), by inserting ``paragraph (10),'' after ``paragraph (9),''; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Distribution of additional residency positions.-- ``(A) Additional residency positions.-- ``(i) In general.--For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 (and succeeding fiscal years if the Secretary determines that there are additional residency positions available to distribute under clause (iii)(II)), the Secretary shall increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital (as defined in subparagraph (G)) that submits a timely application under this subparagraph by such number as the Secretary may approve for portions of cost reporting periods occurring on or after July 1 of the fiscal year of the increase. Except as provided in clause (iii), the aggregate number of increases in the otherwise applicable resident limit under this subparagraph shall be equal to 2,000 in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(ii) Process for distributing positions.-- ``(I) Rounds of applications.--The Secretary shall initiate 7 separate rounds of applications for an increase under clause (i), 1 round with respect to each of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(II) Number available.--In each of such rounds, the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the fiscal year as a result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit (as described in clause (i)) shall be distributed, plus any additional positions available under clause (iii). ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. Such increase shall be effective for portions of cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1 of that fiscal year. ``(iii) Positions not distributed during the fiscal year.-- ``(I) In general.--If the number of resident full-time equivalent positions distributed under this paragraph in a fiscal year is less than the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the fiscal year (as described in clause (i), including after application of this subclause), the difference between such number distributed and such number available for distribution shall be added to the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the following fiscal year. ``(II) Exception if positions not distributed by end of fiscal year 2029.--If the aggregate number of positions distributed under this paragraph during the 7-year period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 is less than 14,000, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the considerations described in subparagraph (B)(i) and the priority described in subparagraph (B)(ii), conduct an application and distribution process in each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the aggregate amount of positions distributed under this paragraph is equal to 14,000. ``(B) Distribution to certain hospitals.-- ``(i) Consideration in distribution.--In determining for which hospitals the increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit is provided under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take into account the demonstrated likelihood of the hospital filling the positions made available under this paragraph within the first 5 cost reporting periods beginning after the date the increase would be effective, as determined by the Secretary. ``(ii) Minimum distribution for certain categories of hospitals.--With respect to the aggregate number of such positions available for distribution under this paragraph, the Secretary shall distribute not less than 10 percent of such aggregate number to each of the following categories of hospitals: ``(I) Hospitals that are located in a rural area (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D)) or are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to subsection (d)(8)(E). ``(II) Hospitals in which the reference resident level of the hospital (as specified in subparagraph (G)(iii)) is greater than the otherwise applicable resident limit. ``(III) Hospitals in States with-- ``(aa) new medical schools that received `Candidate School' status from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or that received `Pre- Accreditation' status from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation on or after January 1, 2000, and that have achieved or continue to progress toward `Full Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or toward `Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation); or ``(bb) additional locations and branch campuses established on or after January 1, 2000, by medical schools with `Full Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or `Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation). ``(IV) Hospitals that serve areas designated as health professional shortage areas under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as determined by the Secretary. ``(C) Prohibition on distribution to hospitals without an increase agreement.--No increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit of a hospital may be made under this paragraph unless such hospital agrees to increase the total number of full-time equivalent residency positions under the approved medical residency training program of such hospital by the number of such positions made available by such increase under this paragraph. ``(D) Limitation.-- ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a hospital may not receive more than 75 full-time equivalent additional residency positions in the aggregate under this paragraph and paragraph (9) over the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(ii) Increase in number of additional positions a hospital may receive.--The Secretary shall increase the aggregate number of full-time equivalent additional residency positions a hospital may receive under this paragraph over such period if the Secretary estimates that the number of positions available for distribution under subparagraph (A) exceeds the number of applications approved under such subparagraph over such period. ``(E) Application of per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care.--With respect to additional residency positions in a hospital attributable to the increase provided under this paragraph, the approved FTE per resident amounts are deemed to be equal to the hospital per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care computed under paragraph (2)(D) for that hospital. ``(F) Permitting facilities to apply aggregation rules.--The Secretary shall permit hospitals receiving additional residency positions attributable to the increase provided under this paragraph to, beginning in the fifth year after the effective date of such increase, apply such positions to the limitation amount under paragraph (4)(F) that may be aggregated pursuant to paragraph (4)(H) among members of the same affiliated group. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B). ``(ii) Qualifying hospital.--The term `qualifying hospital' means a hospital described in any of subclauses (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (B)(ii). ``(iii) Reference resident level.--The term `reference resident level' means, with respect to a hospital, the resident level for the most recent cost reporting period of the hospital ending on or before the date of enactment of this paragraph, for which a cost report has been settled (or, if not, submitted (subject to audit)), as determined by the Secretary. ``(iv) Resident level.--The term `resident level' has the meaning given such term in paragraph (7)(C)(i).''. (b) IME.-- (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. (2) Conforming provision.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)) is amended by adding after clause (xii) the following new clause: ``(xiii) For discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2023, insofar as an additional payment amount under this subparagraph is attributable to resident positions distributed to a hospital under subsection (h)(10), the indirect teaching adjustment factor shall be computed in the same manner as provided under clause (ii) with respect to such resident positions.''. SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT ON STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING DIVERSITY. (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States (in this section referred to as the ``Comptroller General'') shall conduct a study on strategies for increasing the diversity of the health professional workforce. Such study shall include an analysis of strategies for increasing the number of health professionals from rural, lower income, and underrepresented minority communities, including which strategies are most effective for achieving such goal. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate. <all>

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes.

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021

Sen. Menendez, Robert

D

NJ

This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for qualifying hospitals, including hospitals in rural areas and health professional shortage areas. Current law provides for an increase of up to 200 positions per fiscal year beginning in FY2023, with a total increase of 1,000 positions; each hospital may receive up to 25 additional positions. The bill provides for an additional increase of 2,000 positions per fiscal year from FY2023-FY2029; during this period, each hospital may receive up to 75 additional positions in total under the bill and current law. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on strategies to increase the diversity of the health professional workforce, including with respect to representation from rural, low-income, and minority communities.

SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021''. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY POSITIONS. ``(ii) Process for distributing positions.-- ``(I) Rounds of applications.--The Secretary shall initiate 7 separate rounds of applications for an increase under clause (i), 1 round with respect to each of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. Such increase shall be effective for portions of cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1 of that fiscal year. ``(ii) Minimum distribution for certain categories of hospitals.--With respect to the aggregate number of such positions available for distribution under this paragraph, the Secretary shall distribute not less than 10 percent of such aggregate number to each of the following categories of hospitals: ``(I) Hospitals that are located in a rural area (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D)) or are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to subsection (d)(8)(E). ``(III) Hospitals in States with-- ``(aa) new medical schools that received `Candidate School' status from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or that received `Pre- Accreditation' status from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation on or after January 1, 2000, and that have achieved or continue to progress toward `Full Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or toward `Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation); or ``(bb) additional locations and branch campuses established on or after January 1, 2000, by medical schools with `Full Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or `Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation). ``(E) Application of per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care.--With respect to additional residency positions in a hospital attributable to the increase provided under this paragraph, the approved FTE per resident amounts are deemed to be equal to the hospital per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care computed under paragraph (2)(D) for that hospital. ``(ii) Qualifying hospital.--The term `qualifying hospital' means a hospital described in any of subclauses (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (B)(ii). (b) IME.-- (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT ON STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING DIVERSITY.

2. DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY POSITIONS. ``(ii) Process for distributing positions.-- ``(I) Rounds of applications.--The Secretary shall initiate 7 separate rounds of applications for an increase under clause (i), 1 round with respect to each of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. Such increase shall be effective for portions of cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1 of that fiscal year. ``(III) Hospitals in States with-- ``(aa) new medical schools that received `Candidate School' status from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or that received `Pre- Accreditation' status from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation on or after January 1, 2000, and that have achieved or continue to progress toward `Full Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or toward `Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation); or ``(bb) additional locations and branch campuses established on or after January 1, 2000, by medical schools with `Full Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or `Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation). ``(ii) Qualifying hospital.--The term `qualifying hospital' means a hospital described in any of subclauses (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (B)(ii). (b) IME.-- (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. STUDY AND REPORT ON STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING DIVERSITY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021''. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY POSITIONS. ``(ii) Process for distributing positions.-- ``(I) Rounds of applications.--The Secretary shall initiate 7 separate rounds of applications for an increase under clause (i), 1 round with respect to each of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. Such increase shall be effective for portions of cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1 of that fiscal year. ``(ii) Minimum distribution for certain categories of hospitals.--With respect to the aggregate number of such positions available for distribution under this paragraph, the Secretary shall distribute not less than 10 percent of such aggregate number to each of the following categories of hospitals: ``(I) Hospitals that are located in a rural area (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D)) or are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to subsection (d)(8)(E). ``(III) Hospitals in States with-- ``(aa) new medical schools that received `Candidate School' status from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or that received `Pre- Accreditation' status from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation on or after January 1, 2000, and that have achieved or continue to progress toward `Full Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or toward `Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation); or ``(bb) additional locations and branch campuses established on or after January 1, 2000, by medical schools with `Full Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or `Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation). ``(C) Prohibition on distribution to hospitals without an increase agreement.--No increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit of a hospital may be made under this paragraph unless such hospital agrees to increase the total number of full-time equivalent residency positions under the approved medical residency training program of such hospital by the number of such positions made available by such increase under this paragraph. ``(E) Application of per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care.--With respect to additional residency positions in a hospital attributable to the increase provided under this paragraph, the approved FTE per resident amounts are deemed to be equal to the hospital per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care computed under paragraph (2)(D) for that hospital. ``(F) Permitting facilities to apply aggregation rules.--The Secretary shall permit hospitals receiving additional residency positions attributable to the increase provided under this paragraph to, beginning in the fifth year after the effective date of such increase, apply such positions to the limitation amount under paragraph (4)(F) that may be aggregated pursuant to paragraph (4)(H) among members of the same affiliated group. ``(ii) Qualifying hospital.--The term `qualifying hospital' means a hospital described in any of subclauses (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (B)(ii). ``(iii) Reference resident level.--The term `reference resident level' means, with respect to a hospital, the resident level for the most recent cost reporting period of the hospital ending on or before the date of enactment of this paragraph, for which a cost report has been settled (or, if not, submitted (subject to audit)), as determined by the Secretary. (b) IME.-- (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT ON STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING DIVERSITY. (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States (in this section referred to as the ``Comptroller General'') shall conduct a study on strategies for increasing the diversity of the health professional workforce. Such study shall include an analysis of strategies for increasing the number of health professionals from rural, lower income, and underrepresented minority communities, including which strategies are most effective for achieving such goal.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021''. 2. DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY POSITIONS. ``(ii) Process for distributing positions.-- ``(I) Rounds of applications.--The Secretary shall initiate 7 separate rounds of applications for an increase under clause (i), 1 round with respect to each of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. Such increase shall be effective for portions of cost reporting periods beginning on or after July 1 of that fiscal year. ``(II) Exception if positions not distributed by end of fiscal year 2029.--If the aggregate number of positions distributed under this paragraph during the 7-year period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 is less than 14,000, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the considerations described in subparagraph (B)(i) and the priority described in subparagraph (B)(ii), conduct an application and distribution process in each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the aggregate amount of positions distributed under this paragraph is equal to 14,000. ``(ii) Minimum distribution for certain categories of hospitals.--With respect to the aggregate number of such positions available for distribution under this paragraph, the Secretary shall distribute not less than 10 percent of such aggregate number to each of the following categories of hospitals: ``(I) Hospitals that are located in a rural area (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D)) or are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to subsection (d)(8)(E). ``(II) Hospitals in which the reference resident level of the hospital (as specified in subparagraph (G)(iii)) is greater than the otherwise applicable resident limit. ``(III) Hospitals in States with-- ``(aa) new medical schools that received `Candidate School' status from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or that received `Pre- Accreditation' status from the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation on or after January 1, 2000, and that have achieved or continue to progress toward `Full Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or toward `Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation); or ``(bb) additional locations and branch campuses established on or after January 1, 2000, by medical schools with `Full Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education) or `Accreditation' status (as such term is defined by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation). ``(C) Prohibition on distribution to hospitals without an increase agreement.--No increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit of a hospital may be made under this paragraph unless such hospital agrees to increase the total number of full-time equivalent residency positions under the approved medical residency training program of such hospital by the number of such positions made available by such increase under this paragraph. ``(E) Application of per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care.--With respect to additional residency positions in a hospital attributable to the increase provided under this paragraph, the approved FTE per resident amounts are deemed to be equal to the hospital per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care computed under paragraph (2)(D) for that hospital. ``(F) Permitting facilities to apply aggregation rules.--The Secretary shall permit hospitals receiving additional residency positions attributable to the increase provided under this paragraph to, beginning in the fifth year after the effective date of such increase, apply such positions to the limitation amount under paragraph (4)(F) that may be aggregated pursuant to paragraph (4)(H) among members of the same affiliated group. ``(ii) Qualifying hospital.--The term `qualifying hospital' means a hospital described in any of subclauses (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (B)(ii). ``(iii) Reference resident level.--The term `reference resident level' means, with respect to a hospital, the resident level for the most recent cost reporting period of the hospital ending on or before the date of enactment of this paragraph, for which a cost report has been settled (or, if not, submitted (subject to audit)), as determined by the Secretary. (b) IME.-- (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)) is amended by adding after clause (xii) the following new clause: ``(xiii) For discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2023, insofar as an additional payment amount under this subparagraph is attributable to resident positions distributed to a hospital under subsection (h)(10), the indirect teaching adjustment factor shall be computed in the same manner as provided under clause (ii) with respect to such resident positions.''. SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT ON STRATEGIES FOR INCREASING DIVERSITY. (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States (in this section referred to as the ``Comptroller General'') shall conduct a study on strategies for increasing the diversity of the health professional workforce. Such study shall include an analysis of strategies for increasing the number of health professionals from rural, lower income, and underrepresented minority communities, including which strategies are most effective for achieving such goal. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021''. Except as provided in clause (iii), the aggregate number of increases in the otherwise applicable resident limit under this subparagraph shall be equal to 2,000 in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. ``(iii) Positions not distributed during the fiscal year.-- ``(I) In general.--If the number of resident full-time equivalent positions distributed under this paragraph in a fiscal year is less than the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the fiscal year (as described in clause (i), including after application of this subclause), the difference between such number distributed and such number available for distribution shall be added to the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the following fiscal year. ``(II) Exception if positions not distributed by end of fiscal year 2029.--If the aggregate number of positions distributed under this paragraph during the 7-year period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 is less than 14,000, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the considerations described in subparagraph (B)(i) and the priority described in subparagraph (B)(ii), conduct an application and distribution process in each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the aggregate amount of positions distributed under this paragraph is equal to 14,000. ``(ii) Minimum distribution for certain categories of hospitals.--With respect to the aggregate number of such positions available for distribution under this paragraph, the Secretary shall distribute not less than 10 percent of such aggregate number to each of the following categories of hospitals: ``(I) Hospitals that are located in a rural area (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D)) or are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to subsection (d)(8)(E). ``(II) Hospitals in which the reference resident level of the hospital (as specified in subparagraph (G)(iii)) is greater than the otherwise applicable resident limit. ``(IV) Hospitals that serve areas designated as health professional shortage areas under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as determined by the Secretary. ``(ii) Increase in number of additional positions a hospital may receive.--The Secretary shall increase the aggregate number of full-time equivalent additional residency positions a hospital may receive under this paragraph over such period if the Secretary estimates that the number of positions available for distribution under subparagraph (A) exceeds the number of applications approved under such subparagraph over such period. ``(E) Application of per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care.--With respect to additional residency positions in a hospital attributable to the increase provided under this paragraph, the approved FTE per resident amounts are deemed to be equal to the hospital per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care computed under paragraph (2)(D) for that hospital. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B). ``(iii) Reference resident level.--The term `reference resident level' means, with respect to a hospital, the resident level for the most recent cost reporting period of the hospital ending on or before the date of enactment of this paragraph, for which a cost report has been settled (or, if not, submitted (subject to audit)), as determined by the Secretary. b) IME.-- (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. ( Such study shall include an analysis of strategies for increasing the number of health professionals from rural, lower income, and underrepresented minority communities, including which strategies are most effective for achieving such goal. ( b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. ``(II) Number available.--In each of such rounds, the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the fiscal year as a result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit (as described in clause (i)) shall be distributed, plus any additional positions available under clause (iii). ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. ``(II) Exception if positions not distributed by end of fiscal year 2029.--If the aggregate number of positions distributed under this paragraph during the 7-year period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 is less than 14,000, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the considerations described in subparagraph (B)(i) and the priority described in subparagraph (B)(ii), conduct an application and distribution process in each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the aggregate amount of positions distributed under this paragraph is equal to 14,000. ``(ii) Minimum distribution for certain categories of hospitals.--With respect to the aggregate number of such positions available for distribution under this paragraph, the Secretary shall distribute not less than 10 percent of such aggregate number to each of the following categories of hospitals: ``(I) Hospitals that are located in a rural area (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D)) or are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to subsection (d)(8)(E). ``(D) Limitation.-- ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a hospital may not receive more than 75 full-time equivalent additional residency positions in the aggregate under this paragraph and paragraph (9) over the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(ii) Increase in number of additional positions a hospital may receive.--The Secretary shall increase the aggregate number of full-time equivalent additional residency positions a hospital may receive under this paragraph over such period if the Secretary estimates that the number of positions available for distribution under subparagraph (A) exceeds the number of applications approved under such subparagraph over such period. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B). 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. ( b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. ``(II) Number available.--In each of such rounds, the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the fiscal year as a result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit (as described in clause (i)) shall be distributed, plus any additional positions available under clause (iii). ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. ``(II) Exception if positions not distributed by end of fiscal year 2029.--If the aggregate number of positions distributed under this paragraph during the 7-year period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 is less than 14,000, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the considerations described in subparagraph (B)(i) and the priority described in subparagraph (B)(ii), conduct an application and distribution process in each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the aggregate amount of positions distributed under this paragraph is equal to 14,000. ``(ii) Minimum distribution for certain categories of hospitals.--With respect to the aggregate number of such positions available for distribution under this paragraph, the Secretary shall distribute not less than 10 percent of such aggregate number to each of the following categories of hospitals: ``(I) Hospitals that are located in a rural area (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D)) or are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to subsection (d)(8)(E). ``(D) Limitation.-- ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a hospital may not receive more than 75 full-time equivalent additional residency positions in the aggregate under this paragraph and paragraph (9) over the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(ii) Increase in number of additional positions a hospital may receive.--The Secretary shall increase the aggregate number of full-time equivalent additional residency positions a hospital may receive under this paragraph over such period if the Secretary estimates that the number of positions available for distribution under subparagraph (A) exceeds the number of applications approved under such subparagraph over such period. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B). 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. ( b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2021''. Except as provided in clause (iii), the aggregate number of increases in the otherwise applicable resident limit under this subparagraph shall be equal to 2,000 in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. ``(iii) Positions not distributed during the fiscal year.-- ``(I) In general.--If the number of resident full-time equivalent positions distributed under this paragraph in a fiscal year is less than the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the fiscal year (as described in clause (i), including after application of this subclause), the difference between such number distributed and such number available for distribution shall be added to the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the following fiscal year. ``(II) Exception if positions not distributed by end of fiscal year 2029.--If the aggregate number of positions distributed under this paragraph during the 7-year period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 is less than 14,000, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the considerations described in subparagraph (B)(i) and the priority described in subparagraph (B)(ii), conduct an application and distribution process in each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the aggregate amount of positions distributed under this paragraph is equal to 14,000. ``(ii) Minimum distribution for certain categories of hospitals.--With respect to the aggregate number of such positions available for distribution under this paragraph, the Secretary shall distribute not less than 10 percent of such aggregate number to each of the following categories of hospitals: ``(I) Hospitals that are located in a rural area (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D)) or are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to subsection (d)(8)(E). ``(II) Hospitals in which the reference resident level of the hospital (as specified in subparagraph (G)(iii)) is greater than the otherwise applicable resident limit. ``(IV) Hospitals that serve areas designated as health professional shortage areas under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as determined by the Secretary. ``(ii) Increase in number of additional positions a hospital may receive.--The Secretary shall increase the aggregate number of full-time equivalent additional residency positions a hospital may receive under this paragraph over such period if the Secretary estimates that the number of positions available for distribution under subparagraph (A) exceeds the number of applications approved under such subparagraph over such period. ``(E) Application of per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care.--With respect to additional residency positions in a hospital attributable to the increase provided under this paragraph, the approved FTE per resident amounts are deemed to be equal to the hospital per resident amounts for primary care and nonprimary care computed under paragraph (2)(D) for that hospital. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B). ``(iii) Reference resident level.--The term `reference resident level' means, with respect to a hospital, the resident level for the most recent cost reporting period of the hospital ending on or before the date of enactment of this paragraph, for which a cost report has been settled (or, if not, submitted (subject to audit)), as determined by the Secretary. b) IME.-- (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. ( Such study shall include an analysis of strategies for increasing the number of health professionals from rural, lower income, and underrepresented minority communities, including which strategies are most effective for achieving such goal. ( b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. ``(II) Number available.--In each of such rounds, the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the fiscal year as a result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit (as described in clause (i)) shall be distributed, plus any additional positions available under clause (iii). ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. ``(II) Exception if positions not distributed by end of fiscal year 2029.--If the aggregate number of positions distributed under this paragraph during the 7-year period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 is less than 14,000, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the considerations described in subparagraph (B)(i) and the priority described in subparagraph (B)(ii), conduct an application and distribution process in each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the aggregate amount of positions distributed under this paragraph is equal to 14,000. ``(ii) Minimum distribution for certain categories of hospitals.--With respect to the aggregate number of such positions available for distribution under this paragraph, the Secretary shall distribute not less than 10 percent of such aggregate number to each of the following categories of hospitals: ``(I) Hospitals that are located in a rural area (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D)) or are treated as being located in a rural area pursuant to subsection (d)(8)(E). ``(D) Limitation.-- ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a hospital may not receive more than 75 full-time equivalent additional residency positions in the aggregate under this paragraph and paragraph (9) over the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029. ``(ii) Increase in number of additional positions a hospital may receive.--The Secretary shall increase the aggregate number of full-time equivalent additional residency positions a hospital may receive under this paragraph over such period if the Secretary estimates that the number of positions available for distribution under subparagraph (A) exceeds the number of applications approved under such subparagraph over such period. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B). 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. ( b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. ``(II) Exception if positions not distributed by end of fiscal year 2029.--If the aggregate number of positions distributed under this paragraph during the 7-year period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 is less than 14,000, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the considerations described in subparagraph (B)(i) and the priority described in subparagraph (B)(ii), conduct an application and distribution process in each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the aggregate amount of positions distributed under this paragraph is equal to 14,000. ``(IV) Hospitals that serve areas designated as health professional shortage areas under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as determined by the Secretary. ``(ii) Increase in number of additional positions a hospital may receive.--The Secretary shall increase the aggregate number of full-time equivalent additional residency positions a hospital may receive under this paragraph over such period if the Secretary estimates that the number of positions available for distribution under subparagraph (A) exceeds the number of applications approved under such subparagraph over such period. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B). b) IME.-- (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. ( Such study shall include an analysis of strategies for increasing the number of health professionals from rural, lower income, and underrepresented minority communities, including which strategies are most effective for achieving such goal. (

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. ``(II) Number available.--In each of such rounds, the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the fiscal year as a result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit (as described in clause (i)) shall be distributed, plus any additional positions available under clause (iii). ``(ii) Increase in number of additional positions a hospital may receive.--The Secretary shall increase the aggregate number of full-time equivalent additional residency positions a hospital may receive under this paragraph over such period if the Secretary estimates that the number of positions available for distribution under subparagraph (A) exceeds the number of applications approved under such subparagraph over such period. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B).

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. ``(III) Timing.--The Secretary shall notify hospitals of the number of positions distributed to the hospital under this paragraph as result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit by January 31 of the fiscal year of the increase. ``(II) Exception if positions not distributed by end of fiscal year 2029.--If the aggregate number of positions distributed under this paragraph during the 7-year period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 is less than 14,000, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the considerations described in subparagraph (B)(i) and the priority described in subparagraph (B)(ii), conduct an application and distribution process in each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the aggregate amount of positions distributed under this paragraph is equal to 14,000. ``(IV) Hospitals that serve areas designated as health professional shortage areas under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act, as determined by the Secretary. ``(ii) Increase in number of additional positions a hospital may receive.--The Secretary shall increase the aggregate number of full-time equivalent additional residency positions a hospital may receive under this paragraph over such period if the Secretary estimates that the number of positions available for distribution under subparagraph (A) exceeds the number of applications approved under such subparagraph over such period. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B). b) IME.-- (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. ( Such study shall include an analysis of strategies for increasing the number of health professionals from rural, lower income, and underrepresented minority communities, including which strategies are most effective for achieving such goal. (

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. ``(II) Number available.--In each of such rounds, the aggregate number of positions available for distribution in the fiscal year as a result of an increase in the otherwise applicable resident limit (as described in clause (i)) shall be distributed, plus any additional positions available under clause (iii). ``(ii) Increase in number of additional positions a hospital may receive.--The Secretary shall increase the aggregate number of full-time equivalent additional residency positions a hospital may receive under this paragraph over such period if the Secretary estimates that the number of positions available for distribution under subparagraph (A) exceeds the number of applications approved under such subparagraph over such period. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B).

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes. ``(II) Exception if positions not distributed by end of fiscal year 2029.--If the aggregate number of positions distributed under this paragraph during the 7-year period of fiscal years 2023 through 2029 is less than 14,000, the Secretary shall, in accordance with the considerations described in subparagraph (B)(i) and the priority described in subparagraph (B)(ii), conduct an application and distribution process in each subsequent fiscal year until such time as the aggregate amount of positions distributed under this paragraph is equal to 14,000. ``(G) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Otherwise applicable resident limit.--The term `otherwise applicable resident limit' means, with respect to a hospital, the limit otherwise applicable under subparagraphs (F)(i) and (H) of paragraph (4) on the resident level for the hospital determined without regard to this paragraph but taking into account paragraphs (7)(A), (7)(B), (8)(A), and (8)(B). b) IME.-- (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(v)), in the third sentence, is amended by striking ``and (h)(9)''and inserting ``(h)(9), and (h)(10)''. (

H.J.Res.3

Economics and Public Finance

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires roll call votes of (1) three-fifths of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit, and (2) a majority of each chamber for legislation increasing revenue. It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Congress is authorized to waive these requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 3 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2021 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Steube, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hill, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Allen, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. Baird) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. ``Section 2. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. ``Section 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote. ``Section 5. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver must identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict. ``Section 6. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Section 7. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. ``Section 8. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''. <all>

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Rep. Chabot, Steve

R

OH

This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires roll call votes of (1) three-fifths of each chamber of Congress to increase the public debt limit, and (2) a majority of each chamber for legislation increasing revenue. It also requires the President to submit a balanced budget to Congress annually. Congress is authorized to waive these requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2021 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Steube, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hill, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Allen, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. Baird) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. ``Section 2. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. ``Section 3. No bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote. ``Section 5. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver must identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict. ``Section 6. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Section 7. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. ``Section 8. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2021 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Steube, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hill, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Allen, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. Baird) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. ``Section 2. ``Section 3. ``Section 5. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. Any such waiver must identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict. ``Section 6. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Section 7. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. ``Section 8. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 3 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2021 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Steube, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hill, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Allen, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. Baird) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. ``Section 2. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. ``Section 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote. ``Section 5. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver must identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict. ``Section 6. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Section 7. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. ``Section 8. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''. <all>

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 3 Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2021 Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Steube, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hill, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Allen, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. Baird) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. ``Section 2. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. ``Section 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become law unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each House by a rollcall vote. ``Section 5. The Congress may waive the provisions of this article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. Any such waiver must identify and be limited to the specific excess or increase for that fiscal year made necessary by the identified military conflict. ``Section 6. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts. ``Section 7. Total receipts shall include all receipts of the United States Government except those derived from borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. ``Section 8. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''. <all>

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts by a rollcall vote. The provisions of this article may be waived for any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security and is so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number of each House, which becomes law. The Congress shall enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on estimates of outlays and receipts.

117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification: ``Article-- ``Section 1. The limit on the debt of the United States held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law for such an increase by a rollcall vote. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States Government except for those for repayment of debt principal. This article shall take effect beginning with the fifth fiscal year beginning after its ratification.''.

H.R.8150

Agriculture and Food

Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022 This bill provides funding for and makes changes to school meal programs and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). It also rescinds certain funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Specifically, the bill increases the reimbursement rate for school lunches by 40 cents and for school breakfasts by 15 cents for the school year beginning in July 2022. Further, the bill changes income eligibility for school meal programs for the school year beginning in July 2022. The bill extends the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for the school meal programs and the CACFP to address COVID-19, including by extending authority through September 30, 2022, for USDA to grant waivers related to summer food service programs. The bill authorizes USDA to establish a nationwide waiver of statutory and regulatory requirements under child nutrition programs for the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the bill increase the reimbursement rate for meals and snacks under the CACFP by 10 cents for the school year beginning in July 2022. Further, the bill increases the reimbursement of tier II family or group day care homes to tier I amounts for the 2022-2023 school year. The bill rescinds certain funding provided to USDA, the Department of Education, and the Small Business Administration.

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. (a) In General.-- (1) Temporary lunch reimbursement.--Each lunch served under the school lunch program authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) shall receive an additional reimbursement in the amount of 40 cents. (2) Temporary breakfast reimbursement.--Each breakfast served under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall receive an additional reimbursement in the amount of 15 cents. (3) Limitation.--The additional reimbursement amounts authorized under this subsection shall only be available for the school year beginning July 2022. (4) Temporary guidelines.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), for the school year beginning July 2022, the income guidelines for determining eligibility for free lunch under the school lunch program authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall be 185 percent of the applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with section 9(b)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). (5) Appropriations.-- (A) In general.--There is appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this subsection. (B) Disbursement.--A State agency shall disburse funds made available under subparagraph (A) to school food authorities participating in the school meal programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Extension of Waivers.--Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program.''; (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by striking ``the following:'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``A summary'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``a summary''; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ``(e) Sunset.-- ``(1) Nationwide waivers.--The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2022. ``(2) Waiver restriction.--After June 30, 2022, a waiver established or granted under subsection (a) shall only apply to schools or summer food service program food service sites-- ``(A) operating-- ``(i) the qualified program described in subsection (f)(1)(D); or ``(ii) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)); and ``(B) not operating the qualified program described in subsection (f)(1)(A). ``(3) Other waivers.-- ``(A) Child and adult care food program waiver.-- The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (b) shall expire on June 30, 2022. ``(B) Meal pattern waiver.--The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (c) shall expire on June 30, 2023. ``(4) Limitations.--A waiver authorized by the Secretary under this section shall not be in effect after the date on which the authority of the Secretary to establish or grant that waiver under this subsection expires.''. (c) Appropriation.--There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to provide waivers under section 2202(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) that apply-- (1) only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to-- (A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). (d) Nationwide Waiver for School Year 2022-2023.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of school year 2022-2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. (2) Sunset.--A nationwide waiver established by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l)) pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be in effect after June 30, 2023. SEC. 3. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM. (a) In General.-- (1) Temporary additional reimbursement for 2022-2023 school year.--Each meal and supplement served under the program authorized by section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall receive additional reimbursement in the amount of 10 cents. (2) Limitation.--The additional reimbursement amount authorized under paragraph (1) shall only be available for the school year beginning July 2022. (b) Tier Determinations for 2022-2023 School Year.--For the school year beginning July 2022, a tier II family or group day care home described in subsection (f)(3)(A)(iii) of section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall be considered a tier I family or group day care home for purposes of the program authorized under that section. (c) Appropriations.--There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. SEC. 4. RESCISSIONS AND SUNSET. (a) Rescissions.-- (1) USDA.-- (A) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; Public Law 117-2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (B) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 751 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (2) Department of education.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. 23) and allocated to institutions of higher education as defined in section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (3) SBA.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Small Business Administration in section 5005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. 91) and in section 323(d)(1)(H) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 2021) to carry out section 324 of such division of such Act (15 U.S.C. 9009a), $1,500,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (b) Additional Rescission.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture under the heading ``Agricultural Programs--Office of the Secretary'' in title I of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136; 134 Stat. 505), $600,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (c) Sunset.--Section 756 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (7 U.S.C. 2254c), is amended by striking ``for fiscal year'' and all that follows through ``thereafter'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022''. SEC. 5. OPERATIONALLY READY. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127). <all>

Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes.

Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022

Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

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VA

This bill provides funding for and makes changes to school meal programs and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). It also rescinds certain funds provided under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Specifically, the bill increases the reimbursement rate for school lunches by 40 cents and for school breakfasts by 15 cents for the school year beginning in July 2022. Further, the bill changes income eligibility for school meal programs for the school year beginning in July 2022. The bill extends the authority of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive certain requirements for the school meal programs and the CACFP to address COVID-19, including by extending authority through September 30, 2022, for USDA to grant waivers related to summer food service programs. The bill authorizes USDA to establish a nationwide waiver of statutory and regulatory requirements under child nutrition programs for the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, the bill increase the reimbursement rate for meals and snacks under the CACFP by 10 cents for the school year beginning in July 2022. Further, the bill increases the reimbursement of tier II family or group day care homes to tier I amounts for the 2022-2023 school year. The bill rescinds certain funding provided to USDA, the Department of Education, and the Small Business Administration.

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022''. 2. (a) In General.-- (1) Temporary lunch reimbursement.--Each lunch served under the school lunch program authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall receive an additional reimbursement in the amount of 15 cents. (3) Limitation.--The additional reimbursement amounts authorized under this subsection shall only be available for the school year beginning July 2022. or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. 1761(a)(8)); and ``(B) not operating the qualified program described in subsection (f)(1)(A). ``(4) Limitations.--A waiver authorized by the Secretary under this section shall not be in effect after the date on which the authority of the Secretary to establish or grant that waiver under this subsection expires.''. 1761(a)(8)). 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. 1760(l)) pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be in effect after June 30, 2023. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM. 1766) shall be considered a tier I family or group day care home for purposes of the program authorized under that section. (c) Appropriations.--There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. RESCISSIONS AND SUNSET. 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (2) Department of education.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. 91) and in section 323(d)(1)(H) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 2254c), is amended by striking ``for fiscal year'' and all that follows through ``thereafter'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022''. SEC. 5. OPERATIONALLY READY. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 2. (a) In General.-- (1) Temporary lunch reimbursement.--Each lunch served under the school lunch program authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall receive an additional reimbursement in the amount of 15 cents. (3) Limitation.--The additional reimbursement amounts authorized under this subsection shall only be available for the school year beginning July 2022. or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. 1761(a)(8)); and ``(B) not operating the qualified program described in subsection (f)(1)(A). ``(4) Limitations.--A waiver authorized by the Secretary under this section shall not be in effect after the date on which the authority of the Secretary to establish or grant that waiver under this subsection expires.''. 1761(a)(8)). 1760(l)) pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be in effect after June 30, 2023. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM. (c) Appropriations.--There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. RESCISSIONS AND SUNSET. 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (2) Department of education.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. 91) and in section 323(d)(1)(H) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. SEC. 5. OPERATIONALLY READY. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022''. 2. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. (a) In General.-- (1) Temporary lunch reimbursement.--Each lunch served under the school lunch program authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall receive an additional reimbursement in the amount of 15 cents. (3) Limitation.--The additional reimbursement amounts authorized under this subsection shall only be available for the school year beginning July 2022. or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall be 185 percent of the applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with section 9(b)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. ''; (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by striking ``the following:'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``A summary'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``a summary''; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ``(e) Sunset.-- ``(1) Nationwide waivers.--The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2022. 1761(a)(8)); and ``(B) not operating the qualified program described in subsection (f)(1)(A). ``(4) Limitations.--A waiver authorized by the Secretary under this section shall not be in effect after the date on which the authority of the Secretary to establish or grant that waiver under this subsection expires.''. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. 1760(l)) pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be in effect after June 30, 2023. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM. 1766) shall be considered a tier I family or group day care home for purposes of the program authorized under that section. (c) Appropriations.--There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. RESCISSIONS AND SUNSET. 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (2) Department of education.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. 23) and allocated to institutions of higher education as defined in section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 91) and in section 323(d)(1)(H) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 9009a), $1,500,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 505), $600,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. 2254c), is amended by striking ``for fiscal year'' and all that follows through ``thereafter'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022''. SEC. 5. OPERATIONALLY READY. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022''. 2. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. (a) In General.-- (1) Temporary lunch reimbursement.--Each lunch served under the school lunch program authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. shall receive an additional reimbursement in the amount of 40 cents. 1773) shall receive an additional reimbursement in the amount of 15 cents. (3) Limitation.--The additional reimbursement amounts authorized under this subsection shall only be available for the school year beginning July 2022. (4) Temporary guidelines.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall be 185 percent of the applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with section 9(b)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). (B) Disbursement.--A State agency shall disburse funds made available under subparagraph (A) to school food authorities participating in the school meal programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2). 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. ''; (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by striking ``the following:'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``A summary'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``a summary''; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ``(e) Sunset.-- ``(1) Nationwide waivers.--The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2022. 1761(a)(8)); and ``(B) not operating the qualified program described in subsection (f)(1)(A). ``(4) Limitations.--A waiver authorized by the Secretary under this section shall not be in effect after the date on which the authority of the Secretary to establish or grant that waiver under this subsection expires.''. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) that apply-- (1) only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to-- (A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. 1760(l)) pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be in effect after June 30, 2023. CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM. (a) In General.-- (1) Temporary additional reimbursement for 2022-2023 school year.--Each meal and supplement served under the program authorized by section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall receive additional reimbursement in the amount of 10 cents. 1766) shall be considered a tier I family or group day care home for purposes of the program authorized under that section. (c) Appropriations.--There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. RESCISSIONS AND SUNSET. 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (2) Department of education.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. 23) and allocated to institutions of higher education as defined in section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (3) SBA.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Small Business Administration in section 5005 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. 91) and in section 323(d)(1)(H) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 9009a), $1,500,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (b) Additional Rescission.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture under the heading ``Agricultural Programs--Office of the Secretary'' in title I of division B of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Public Law 116-136; 134 Stat. 505), $600,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. (c) Sunset.--Section 756 of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (7 U.S.C. 2254c), is amended by striking ``for fiscal year'' and all that follows through ``thereafter'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022''. SEC. 5. OPERATIONALLY READY. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. ( 4) Temporary guidelines.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall be 185 percent of the applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with section 9(b)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). ( b) Extension of Waivers.--Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. ''; (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by striking ``the following:'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``A summary'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``a summary''; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ``(e) Sunset.-- ``(1) Nationwide waivers.--The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2022. ``(3) Other waivers.-- ``(A) Child and adult care food program waiver.-- The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (b) shall expire on June 30, 2022. (c) Appropriation.--There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to provide waivers under section 2202(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) that apply-- (1) only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to-- (A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). ( d) Nationwide Waiver for School Year 2022-2023.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of school year 2022-2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. ( (a) In General.-- (1) Temporary additional reimbursement for 2022-2023 school year.--Each meal and supplement served under the program authorized by section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall receive additional reimbursement in the amount of 10 cents. ( a) Rescissions.-- (1) USDA.-- (A) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; Public Law 117-2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 23) and allocated to institutions of higher education as defined in section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2254c), is amended by striking ``for fiscal year'' and all that follows through ``thereafter'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022''. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. ( and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall be 185 percent of the applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with section 9(b)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). ( (b) Extension of Waivers.--Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. ''; ( ``(3) Other waivers.-- ``(A) Child and adult care food program waiver.-- The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (b) shall expire on June 30, 2022. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) that apply-- (1) only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to-- (A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). ( d) Nationwide Waiver for School Year 2022-2023.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of school year 2022-2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. ( (a) Rescissions.-- (1) USDA.-- (A) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; Public Law 117-2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2) Department of education.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. ( and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall be 185 percent of the applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with section 9(b)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). ( (b) Extension of Waivers.--Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. ''; ( ``(3) Other waivers.-- ``(A) Child and adult care food program waiver.-- The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (b) shall expire on June 30, 2022. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) that apply-- (1) only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to-- (A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). ( d) Nationwide Waiver for School Year 2022-2023.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of school year 2022-2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. ( (a) Rescissions.-- (1) USDA.-- (A) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; Public Law 117-2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2) Department of education.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. ( 4) Temporary guidelines.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall be 185 percent of the applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with section 9(b)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). ( b) Extension of Waivers.--Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. ''; (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by striking ``the following:'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``A summary'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``a summary''; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ``(e) Sunset.-- ``(1) Nationwide waivers.--The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2022. ``(3) Other waivers.-- ``(A) Child and adult care food program waiver.-- The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (b) shall expire on June 30, 2022. (c) Appropriation.--There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to provide waivers under section 2202(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) that apply-- (1) only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to-- (A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). ( d) Nationwide Waiver for School Year 2022-2023.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of school year 2022-2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. ( (a) In General.-- (1) Temporary additional reimbursement for 2022-2023 school year.--Each meal and supplement served under the program authorized by section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall receive additional reimbursement in the amount of 10 cents. ( a) Rescissions.-- (1) USDA.-- (A) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; Public Law 117-2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 23) and allocated to institutions of higher education as defined in section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2254c), is amended by striking ``for fiscal year'' and all that follows through ``thereafter'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022''. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. ( and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall be 185 percent of the applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with section 9(b)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). ( (b) Extension of Waivers.--Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. ''; ( ``(3) Other waivers.-- ``(A) Child and adult care food program waiver.-- The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (b) shall expire on June 30, 2022. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) that apply-- (1) only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to-- (A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). ( d) Nationwide Waiver for School Year 2022-2023.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of school year 2022-2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. ( (a) Rescissions.-- (1) USDA.-- (A) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; Public Law 117-2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2) Department of education.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. SUPPORT FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. ( 4) Temporary guidelines.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and free breakfast under the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) shall be 185 percent of the applicable family size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with section 9(b)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)(B)). ( b) Extension of Waivers.--Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. ''; (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by striking ``the following:'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``A summary'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``a summary''; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ``(e) Sunset.-- ``(1) Nationwide waivers.--The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2022. ``(3) Other waivers.-- ``(A) Child and adult care food program waiver.-- The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (b) shall expire on June 30, 2022. (c) Appropriation.--There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to provide waivers under section 2202(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) that apply-- (1) only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to-- (A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). ( d) Nationwide Waiver for School Year 2022-2023.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of school year 2022-2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. ( (a) In General.-- (1) Temporary additional reimbursement for 2022-2023 school year.--Each meal and supplement served under the program authorized by section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall receive additional reimbursement in the amount of 10 cents. ( a) Rescissions.-- (1) USDA.-- (A) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; Public Law 117-2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2105), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 23) and allocated to institutions of higher education as defined in section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2254c), is amended by striking ``for fiscal year'' and all that follows through ``thereafter'' and inserting ``for each of fiscal years 2021 and 2022''. The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. d) Nationwide Waiver for School Year 2022-2023.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of school year 2022-2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. ( (a) Rescissions.-- (1) USDA.-- (A) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; Public Law 117-2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2) Department of education.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat.

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. b) Extension of Waivers.--Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. ''; (2) in subsection (d)-- (A) by striking paragraph (2); and (B) by striking ``the following:'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through ``A summary'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``a summary''; and (3) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: ``(e) Sunset.-- ``(1) Nationwide waivers.--The authority of the Secretary to establish or grant a waiver under subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2022. c) Appropriation.--There are appropriated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to provide waivers under section 2202(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) that apply-- (1) only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to-- (A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). ( 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. ( ( 23) and allocated to institutions of higher education as defined in section 102(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b)), $400,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. d) Nationwide Waiver for School Year 2022-2023.-- (1) In general.--For purposes of school year 2022-2023, the Secretary of Agriculture may establish waivers under section 12(l) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l))-- (A) on a nationwide basis; and (B) without regard to the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of such section that a State or eligible service provider shall submit an application for a waiver request. ( (a) Rescissions.-- (1) USDA.-- (A) Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Agriculture in section 1001(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (7 U.S.C. 7501 note; Public Law 117-2), $1,000,000,000 are hereby permanently rescinded. ( 2) Department of education.--Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available to the Department of Education in section 2003 of title II of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2; 135 Stat.

To amend the Families First Coronavirus Response Act to extend child nutrition waiver authority, and for other purposes. b) Extension of Waivers.--Section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(1)-- (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' after ``(42 U.S.C. 1760(l))''; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the semicolon and inserting ``or''; and (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: ``(B) ensuring continuity of program operation under a qualified program. ''; ( 1760 note; Public Law 116-127) that apply-- (1) only during the months of May through September in 2022; and (2) to-- (A) the summer food service program for children under section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761); or (B) the option described in section 13(a)(8) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(8)). ( The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that technical assistance is made available to States and school food authorities for purposes of assisting parents and school leaders with respect to the transition of operating school meal programs not pursuant to a waiver under section 2(d) or section 2202 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (42 U.S.C. 1760 note; Public Law 116-127).

S.2769

Health

Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act or the HELLPP Act This bill adds podiatrists as covered physicians under the Medicaid program. Additionally, the bill revises certain documentation requirements related to Medicare coverage of therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes. Finally, the bill subjects payments made to a Medicaid provider or supplier to a continuing levy for federal taxes owed by the provider or supplier.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act'' or the ``HELLPP Act''. SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1905(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``section 1861(r)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1861(r)''. (b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Extension of effective date for state law amendment.-- In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. SEC. 3. CLARIFYING MEDICARE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THERAPEUTIC SHOES FOR PERSONS WITH DIABETES. (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended to read as follows: ``(12) subject to section 4072(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts (in this paragraph referred to as `therapeutic shoes') for an individual with diabetes, if-- ``(A) the physician who is managing the individual's diabetic condition-- ``(i) documents that the individual has diabetes; ``(ii) certifies that the individual is under a comprehensive plan of care related to the individual's diabetic condition; and ``(iii) documents agreement with the prescribing podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) that it is medically necessary for the individual to have therapeutic shoes; ``(B) the therapeutic shoes are prescribed by a podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) who-- ``(i) examines the individual and determines the medical necessity for the individual to receive the therapeutic shoes; and ``(ii) communicates in writing the medical necessity to a certifying doctor of medicine or osteopathy for the individual to have therapeutic shoes along with findings that the individual has peripheral neuropathy with evidence of callus formation, a history of pre- ulcerative calluses, a history of previous ulceration, foot deformity, previous amputation, or poor circulation; and ``(C) the therapeutic shoes are fitted and furnished by a podiatrist or other qualified supplier individual (as established by the Secretary), such as a pedorthist or orthotist, who is not the physician described in subparagraph (A) (unless the Secretary finds that the physician is the only such qualified individual in the area);''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes. SEC. 4. BUDGET SAVINGS: STRENGTHENING MEDICAID PROGRAM INTEGRITY THROUGH CONTINUOUS LEVY ON PAYMENTS TO MEDICAID PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS. (a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

HELLPP Act

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes.

HELLPP Act Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act

Sen. Stabenow, Debbie

D

MI

This bill adds podiatrists as covered physicians under the Medicaid program. Additionally, the bill revises certain documentation requirements related to Medicare coverage of therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes. Finally, the bill subjects payments made to a Medicaid provider or supplier to a continuing levy for federal taxes owed by the provider or supplier.

SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act'' or the ``HELLPP Act''. 2. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. 1396 et seq.) For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. 3. CLARIFYING MEDICARE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THERAPEUTIC SHOES FOR PERSONS WITH DIABETES. (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended to read as follows: ``(12) subject to section 4072(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts (in this paragraph referred to as `therapeutic shoes') for an individual with diabetes, if-- ``(A) the physician who is managing the individual's diabetic condition-- ``(i) documents that the individual has diabetes; ``(ii) certifies that the individual is under a comprehensive plan of care related to the individual's diabetic condition; and ``(iii) documents agreement with the prescribing podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) that it is medically necessary for the individual to have therapeutic shoes; ``(B) the therapeutic shoes are prescribed by a podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) who-- ``(i) examines the individual and determines the medical necessity for the individual to receive the therapeutic shoes; and ``(ii) communicates in writing the medical necessity to a certifying doctor of medicine or osteopathy for the individual to have therapeutic shoes along with findings that the individual has peripheral neuropathy with evidence of callus formation, a history of pre- ulcerative calluses, a history of previous ulceration, foot deformity, previous amputation, or poor circulation; and ``(C) the therapeutic shoes are fitted and furnished by a podiatrist or other qualified supplier individual (as established by the Secretary), such as a pedorthist or orthotist, who is not the physician described in subparagraph (A) (unless the Secretary finds that the physician is the only such qualified individual in the area);''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. SEC. 4. (a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''.

SHORT TITLE. 2. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. 3. CLARIFYING MEDICARE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THERAPEUTIC SHOES FOR PERSONS WITH DIABETES. (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended to read as follows: ``(12) subject to section 4072(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts (in this paragraph referred to as `therapeutic shoes') for an individual with diabetes, if-- ``(A) the physician who is managing the individual's diabetic condition-- ``(i) documents that the individual has diabetes; ``(ii) certifies that the individual is under a comprehensive plan of care related to the individual's diabetic condition; and ``(iii) documents agreement with the prescribing podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) that it is medically necessary for the individual to have therapeutic shoes; ``(B) the therapeutic shoes are prescribed by a podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) who-- ``(i) examines the individual and determines the medical necessity for the individual to receive the therapeutic shoes; and ``(ii) communicates in writing the medical necessity to a certifying doctor of medicine or osteopathy for the individual to have therapeutic shoes along with findings that the individual has peripheral neuropathy with evidence of callus formation, a history of pre- ulcerative calluses, a history of previous ulceration, foot deformity, previous amputation, or poor circulation; and ``(C) the therapeutic shoes are fitted and furnished by a podiatrist or other qualified supplier individual (as established by the Secretary), such as a pedorthist or orthotist, who is not the physician described in subparagraph (A) (unless the Secretary finds that the physician is the only such qualified individual in the area);''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. SEC.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act'' or the ``HELLPP Act''. 2. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. 1396d(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``section 1861(r)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1861(r)''. (b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Extension of effective date for state law amendment.-- In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. 3. CLARIFYING MEDICARE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THERAPEUTIC SHOES FOR PERSONS WITH DIABETES. (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended to read as follows: ``(12) subject to section 4072(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts (in this paragraph referred to as `therapeutic shoes') for an individual with diabetes, if-- ``(A) the physician who is managing the individual's diabetic condition-- ``(i) documents that the individual has diabetes; ``(ii) certifies that the individual is under a comprehensive plan of care related to the individual's diabetic condition; and ``(iii) documents agreement with the prescribing podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) that it is medically necessary for the individual to have therapeutic shoes; ``(B) the therapeutic shoes are prescribed by a podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) who-- ``(i) examines the individual and determines the medical necessity for the individual to receive the therapeutic shoes; and ``(ii) communicates in writing the medical necessity to a certifying doctor of medicine or osteopathy for the individual to have therapeutic shoes along with findings that the individual has peripheral neuropathy with evidence of callus formation, a history of pre- ulcerative calluses, a history of previous ulceration, foot deformity, previous amputation, or poor circulation; and ``(C) the therapeutic shoes are fitted and furnished by a podiatrist or other qualified supplier individual (as established by the Secretary), such as a pedorthist or orthotist, who is not the physician described in subparagraph (A) (unless the Secretary finds that the physician is the only such qualified individual in the area);''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes. SEC. 4. BUDGET SAVINGS: STRENGTHENING MEDICAID PROGRAM INTEGRITY THROUGH CONTINUOUS LEVY ON PAYMENTS TO MEDICAID PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS. (a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-saving access to Podiatric Physicians Act'' or the ``HELLPP Act''. SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1905(a)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``section 1861(r)(1)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1861(r)''. (b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Extension of effective date for state law amendment.-- In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. SEC. 3. CLARIFYING MEDICARE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THERAPEUTIC SHOES FOR PERSONS WITH DIABETES. (a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended to read as follows: ``(12) subject to section 4072(e) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, extra-depth shoes with inserts or custom molded shoes with inserts (in this paragraph referred to as `therapeutic shoes') for an individual with diabetes, if-- ``(A) the physician who is managing the individual's diabetic condition-- ``(i) documents that the individual has diabetes; ``(ii) certifies that the individual is under a comprehensive plan of care related to the individual's diabetic condition; and ``(iii) documents agreement with the prescribing podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) that it is medically necessary for the individual to have therapeutic shoes; ``(B) the therapeutic shoes are prescribed by a podiatrist or other qualified physician (as established by the Secretary) who-- ``(i) examines the individual and determines the medical necessity for the individual to receive the therapeutic shoes; and ``(ii) communicates in writing the medical necessity to a certifying doctor of medicine or osteopathy for the individual to have therapeutic shoes along with findings that the individual has peripheral neuropathy with evidence of callus formation, a history of pre- ulcerative calluses, a history of previous ulceration, foot deformity, previous amputation, or poor circulation; and ``(C) the therapeutic shoes are fitted and furnished by a podiatrist or other qualified supplier individual (as established by the Secretary), such as a pedorthist or orthotist, who is not the physician described in subparagraph (A) (unless the Secretary finds that the physician is the only such qualified individual in the area);''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes. SEC. 4. BUDGET SAVINGS: STRENGTHENING MEDICAID PROGRAM INTEGRITY THROUGH CONTINUOUS LEVY ON PAYMENTS TO MEDICAID PROVIDERS AND SUPPLIERS. (a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. (

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. ( b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes. (a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. ( b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. ( b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes. (a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. ( b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. (

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. ( b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes. (a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. ( b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. (

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. ( b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes. (a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. ( b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. (

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. RECOGNIZING DOCTORS OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AS PHYSICIANS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. ( b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed as expanding Medicare coverage for therapeutic shoes for individuals with diabetes. (a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. ( b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to levies issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by Medicaid beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care, to amend title XVIII of such Act to modify the requirements for diabetic shoes to be included under Medicare, and for other purposes. b) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation in order for the plan to meet the additional requirement imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. a) In General.--Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. ( a) In General.--Section 6331(h)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining specified payment) is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) any payment to any Medicaid provider or supplier under a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act.''. (

H.R.2063

Labor and Employment

Protecting American Jobs Act This bill limits the authority of the National Labor Relations Board. Specifically, it repeals the authority of the General Counsel of the board to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices. The bill also limits the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board and prohibits the board from promulgating regulations affecting the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections. Not later than six months after this bill is enacted, the board must review existing regulations and revise or rescind such regulations as necessary to implement these modifications to the board's rulemaking authority. In addition, the bill repeals the board's authority to issue orders preventing unfair labor practices, replacing it with a more limited authority to investigate allegations of such practices. Finally, it repeals the board's authority to petition courts for enforcement of its orders, seek injunctions, or hold hearings on jurisdictional strikes.

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Jobs Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT. (a) Duties of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Judges.-- The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 3(d) (29 U.S.C. 153(d)), by striking ``investigation of charges and issuance of complaints under section 10, and in respect of the prosecution of such complaints before the Board'' and inserting ``investigation of allegations under section 10''; and (2) in section 4(a) (29 U.S.C. 154(a)), by striking the fourth sentence. (b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. The Board shall not promulgate rules or regulations that affect the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules and regulations concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections.''. (c) Unfair Labor Practices.--Section 8(a)(4) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``charges'' and inserting ``a civil action''. (d) Investigatory Power and Adjudicatory Authority Over Unfair Labor Practice Allegations.--Section 10 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 160) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``prevent any person from engaging in'' and inserting ``investigate''; and (B) by striking ``This power shall'' and all that follows through the end of the subsection; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``or is engaging in'' and inserting ``, is engaging in, or is about to engage in''; (C) by striking ``the Board, or any agent'' and all that follows through ``Provided, That no complaint shall issue'' and inserting ``the aggrieved person may bring a civil action for such relief (including an injunction) as may be appropriate. Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. No civil action may be brought''; (D) by striking ``charge with the Board'' and all that follows through ``prevented from filing such charge'' and inserting ``civil action, unless the person aggrieved thereby was prevented from filing such civil action''; and (E) by striking ``Any such complaint may be amended'' and all that follows through ``Any such proceeding shall, so far as practicable,'' and inserting ``Any proceeding under this subsection shall''; (3) by striking subsections (c) through (k); (4) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``charge'' and inserting ``allegation''; and (C) by striking ``such charge is true and that a complaint should issue, he shall'' and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting ``such allegation is true, the officer or regional attorney shall, on behalf of the Board, submit a written summary of the findings to all parties involved in the alleged unfair labor practice.''; and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. (e) Conforming Amendments.--The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. 159)-- (A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``and in no case shall the Board'' and all that follows through the end of such subsection and inserting a period; (B) by striking subsection (d); and (C) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); (2) in section 3(b) (29 U.S.C. 153(b)), by striking ``or (e) of section 9'' and inserting ``or (d) of section 9''; (3) in section 8 (29 U.S.C. 158), by striking ``9(e)'' each place it appears and inserting ``9(d)''; and (4) in section 18 (29 U.S.C. 168), by striking ``section 10 (e) or (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e) or (f) of section 10, as such subsections were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Protecting American Jobs Act,''. SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b). <all>

Protecting American Jobs Act

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices.

Protecting American Jobs Act

Rep. Scott, Austin

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GA

This bill limits the authority of the National Labor Relations Board. Specifically, it repeals the authority of the General Counsel of the board to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices. The bill also limits the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board and prohibits the board from promulgating regulations affecting the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections. Not later than six months after this bill is enacted, the board must review existing regulations and revise or rescind such regulations as necessary to implement these modifications to the board's rulemaking authority. In addition, the bill repeals the board's authority to issue orders preventing unfair labor practices, replacing it with a more limited authority to investigate allegations of such practices. Finally, it repeals the board's authority to petition courts for enforcement of its orders, seek injunctions, or hold hearings on jurisdictional strikes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Jobs Act''. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT. (a) Duties of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Judges.-- The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 153(d)), by striking ``investigation of charges and issuance of complaints under section 10, and in respect of the prosecution of such complaints before the Board'' and inserting ``investigation of allegations under section 10''; and (2) in section 4(a) (29 U.S.C. 154(a)), by striking the fourth sentence. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. The Board shall not promulgate rules or regulations that affect the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules and regulations concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections.''. 158(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``charges'' and inserting ``a civil action''. (d) Investigatory Power and Adjudicatory Authority Over Unfair Labor Practice Allegations.--Section 10 of such Act (29 U.S.C. Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. ''; and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. 151 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. 159)-- (A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``and in no case shall the Board'' and all that follows through the end of such subsection and inserting a period; (B) by striking subsection (d); and (C) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); (2) in section 3(b) (29 U.S.C. SEC. REGULATIONS. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Jobs Act''. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT. 153(d)), by striking ``investigation of charges and issuance of complaints under section 10, and in respect of the prosecution of such complaints before the Board'' and inserting ``investigation of allegations under section 10''; and (2) in section 4(a) (29 U.S.C. 154(a)), by striking the fourth sentence. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. The Board shall not promulgate rules or regulations that affect the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules and regulations concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections.''. 158(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``charges'' and inserting ``a civil action''. (d) Investigatory Power and Adjudicatory Authority Over Unfair Labor Practice Allegations.--Section 10 of such Act (29 U.S.C. Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. ''; and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. 151 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. 159)-- (A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``and in no case shall the Board'' and all that follows through the end of such subsection and inserting a period; (B) by striking subsection (d); and (C) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); (2) in section 3(b) (29 U.S.C. SEC. REGULATIONS. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Jobs Act''. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT. (a) Duties of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Judges.-- The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 153(d)), by striking ``investigation of charges and issuance of complaints under section 10, and in respect of the prosecution of such complaints before the Board'' and inserting ``investigation of allegations under section 10''; and (2) in section 4(a) (29 U.S.C. 154(a)), by striking the fourth sentence. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. The Board shall not promulgate rules or regulations that affect the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules and regulations concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections.''. 158(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``charges'' and inserting ``a civil action''. (d) Investigatory Power and Adjudicatory Authority Over Unfair Labor Practice Allegations.--Section 10 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 160) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``prevent any person from engaging in'' and inserting ``investigate''; and (B) by striking ``This power shall'' and all that follows through the end of the subsection; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``or is engaging in'' and inserting ``, is engaging in, or is about to engage in''; (C) by striking ``the Board, or any agent'' and all that follows through ``Provided, That no complaint shall issue'' and inserting ``the aggrieved person may bring a civil action for such relief (including an injunction) as may be appropriate. Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. No civil action may be brought''; (D) by striking ``charge with the Board'' and all that follows through ``prevented from filing such charge'' and inserting ``civil action, unless the person aggrieved thereby was prevented from filing such civil action''; and (E) by striking ``Any such complaint may be amended'' and all that follows through ``Any such proceeding shall, so far as practicable,'' and inserting ``Any proceeding under this subsection shall''; (3) by striking subsections (c) through (k); (4) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``charge'' and inserting ``allegation''; and (C) by striking ``such charge is true and that a complaint should issue, he shall'' and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting ``such allegation is true, the officer or regional attorney shall, on behalf of the Board, submit a written summary of the findings to all parties involved in the alleged unfair labor practice. ''; and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. 151 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. 159)-- (A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``and in no case shall the Board'' and all that follows through the end of such subsection and inserting a period; (B) by striking subsection (d); and (C) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); (2) in section 3(b) (29 U.S.C. 158), by striking ``9(e)'' each place it appears and inserting ``9(d)''; and (4) in section 18 (29 U.S.C. 168), by striking ``section 10 (e) or (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e) or (f) of section 10, as such subsections were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Protecting American Jobs Act,''. SEC. REGULATIONS. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting American Jobs Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT. (a) Duties of the General Counsel and Administrative Law Judges.-- The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 3(d) (29 U.S.C. 153(d)), by striking ``investigation of charges and issuance of complaints under section 10, and in respect of the prosecution of such complaints before the Board'' and inserting ``investigation of allegations under section 10''; and (2) in section 4(a) (29 U.S.C. 154(a)), by striking the fourth sentence. (b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. The Board shall not promulgate rules or regulations that affect the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules and regulations concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections.''. (c) Unfair Labor Practices.--Section 8(a)(4) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``charges'' and inserting ``a civil action''. (d) Investigatory Power and Adjudicatory Authority Over Unfair Labor Practice Allegations.--Section 10 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 160) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by striking ``prevent any person from engaging in'' and inserting ``investigate''; and (B) by striking ``This power shall'' and all that follows through the end of the subsection; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``or is engaging in'' and inserting ``, is engaging in, or is about to engage in''; (C) by striking ``the Board, or any agent'' and all that follows through ``Provided, That no complaint shall issue'' and inserting ``the aggrieved person may bring a civil action for such relief (including an injunction) as may be appropriate. Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. No civil action may be brought''; (D) by striking ``charge with the Board'' and all that follows through ``prevented from filing such charge'' and inserting ``civil action, unless the person aggrieved thereby was prevented from filing such civil action''; and (E) by striking ``Any such complaint may be amended'' and all that follows through ``Any such proceeding shall, so far as practicable,'' and inserting ``Any proceeding under this subsection shall''; (3) by striking subsections (c) through (k); (4) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) in the first sentence, by striking ``charge'' and inserting ``allegation''; and (C) by striking ``such charge is true and that a complaint should issue, he shall'' and all that follows through the end of the subsection and inserting ``such allegation is true, the officer or regional attorney shall, on behalf of the Board, submit a written summary of the findings to all parties involved in the alleged unfair labor practice.''; and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. (e) Conforming Amendments.--The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. 159)-- (A) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``and in no case shall the Board'' and all that follows through the end of such subsection and inserting a period; (B) by striking subsection (d); and (C) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); (2) in section 3(b) (29 U.S.C. 153(b)), by striking ``or (e) of section 9'' and inserting ``or (d) of section 9''; (3) in section 8 (29 U.S.C. 158), by striking ``9(e)'' each place it appears and inserting ``9(d)''; and (4) in section 18 (29 U.S.C. 168), by striking ``section 10 (e) or (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e) or (f) of section 10, as such subsections were in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Protecting American Jobs Act,''. SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b). <all>

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. 158(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``charges'' and inserting ``a civil action''. ( Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. ( is amended-- (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. (e) Conforming Amendments.--The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. (e) Conforming Amendments.--The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. 158(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``charges'' and inserting ``a civil action''. ( Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. ( is amended-- (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. (e) Conforming Amendments.--The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. 158(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``charges'' and inserting ``a civil action''. ( Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. ( is amended-- (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. (e) Conforming Amendments.--The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. 158(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``charges'' and inserting ``a civil action''. ( Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. ( is amended-- (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. (e) Conforming Amendments.--The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to modify the authority of the National Labor Relations Board with respect to rulemaking, issuance of complaints, and authority over unfair labor practices. b) Clarification of the Board's Rulemaking Authority.--Section 6 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 156) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Such rulemaking authority shall be limited to rules concerning the internal functions of the Board. 158(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``charges'' and inserting ``a civil action''. ( Any such civil action may be brought in the district court of the United States where the violation occurred, or, at the option of the parties, in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. and (6) in subsection (d) (as so redesignated)-- (A) by striking ``Whenever it is charged'' and inserting ``Whenever it is alleged''; (B) by striking ``such charge'' and inserting ``such allegation''; and (C) by striking ``and cases given priority under subsection (i)''. ( is amended-- (1) in section 9 (29 U.S.C. Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Labor Relations Board shall review all regulations promulgated before such date of enactment and revise or rescind any such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by section 2(b).

H.R.6798

Armed Forces and National Security

Transparency for Malign Chinese Investments in Global Port Infrastructure Act This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Congress documenting all Chinese investment in port infrastructure globally since January 1, 2012, and the commercial and economic implications of such investments.

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency for Malign Chinese Investments in Global Port Infrastructure Act''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON GLOBAL CCP INVESTMENT IN PORT INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report documenting all Chinese investment in port infrastructure globally, during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of the submission of the report, and the commercial and economic implications of such investments. The report shall also include the following: (1) A review of existing and potential or planned future Chinese investments, including investments by government entities, and state-owned enterprises, in port infrastructure at such ports. (2) Any known Chinese interest in establishing a military presence at or near such ports. (3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods. (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. <all>

Transparency for Malign Chinese Investments in Global Port Infrastructure Act

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes.

Transparency for Malign Chinese Investments in Global Port Infrastructure Act

Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R.

R

OH

This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report to Congress documenting all Chinese investment in port infrastructure globally since January 1, 2012, and the commercial and economic implications of such investments.

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency for Malign Chinese Investments in Global Port Infrastructure Act''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON GLOBAL CCP INVESTMENT IN PORT INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report documenting all Chinese investment in port infrastructure globally, during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of the submission of the report, and the commercial and economic implications of such investments. The report shall also include the following: (1) A review of existing and potential or planned future Chinese investments, including investments by government entities, and state-owned enterprises, in port infrastructure at such ports. (2) Any known Chinese interest in establishing a military presence at or near such ports. (3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods. (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. <all>

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency for Malign Chinese Investments in Global Port Infrastructure Act''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON GLOBAL CCP INVESTMENT IN PORT INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report documenting all Chinese investment in port infrastructure globally, during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of the submission of the report, and the commercial and economic implications of such investments. The report shall also include the following: (1) A review of existing and potential or planned future Chinese investments, including investments by government entities, and state-owned enterprises, in port infrastructure at such ports. (2) Any known Chinese interest in establishing a military presence at or near such ports. (3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods. (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. <all>

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency for Malign Chinese Investments in Global Port Infrastructure Act''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON GLOBAL CCP INVESTMENT IN PORT INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report documenting all Chinese investment in port infrastructure globally, during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of the submission of the report, and the commercial and economic implications of such investments. The report shall also include the following: (1) A review of existing and potential or planned future Chinese investments, including investments by government entities, and state-owned enterprises, in port infrastructure at such ports. (2) Any known Chinese interest in establishing a military presence at or near such ports. (3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods. (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. <all>

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency for Malign Chinese Investments in Global Port Infrastructure Act''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON GLOBAL CCP INVESTMENT IN PORT INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report documenting all Chinese investment in port infrastructure globally, during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of the submission of the report, and the commercial and economic implications of such investments. The report shall also include the following: (1) A review of existing and potential or planned future Chinese investments, including investments by government entities, and state-owned enterprises, in port infrastructure at such ports. (2) Any known Chinese interest in establishing a military presence at or near such ports. (3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods. (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. <all>

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. 3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods. ( c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. 3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. 3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. 3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods. ( c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. 3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. 3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods. ( c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. 3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. 3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods. ( c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. 3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (

To require the Director of National Intelligence to submit a report on Chinese investment in global port infrastructure, and for other purposes. 3) An assessment of China's current and potential future ability to leverage commercial ports for military purposes and the implications of such ability for the national and economic security of the United States. (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex produced consistent with the protection of sources and methods. ( c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.

H.R.1637

Energy

This bill expedites the approval process for renewable fuels under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program. The existing RFS program requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. Producers must register renewable fuels under the program. The bill considers an application to register a renewable fuel under the RFS program to be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if the fuel has been approved under any state renewable fuel program. It also establishes a deadline for the EPA to make a decision on any pending application for a renewable fuel that has not yet been approved under any state program. In addition, the bill establishes deadlines for the EPA to make decisions on pending pathway petitions by producers to register biofuels. If the EPA does not make decisions on the petitions by the deadlines, then petitions are automatically approved.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF ADVANCED BIOFUEL REGISTRATIONS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021)-- (A) that was submitted for approval before February 4, 2021; (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which application was submitted for approval; and (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') before February 4, 2021. (2) Transportation fuel.--The term ``transportation fuel'' has the meaning given the term in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)). (b) Action on Applications.-- (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. (2) Final action on certain applications.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, in a case in which no State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on the application. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ACTION ON PENDING ADVANCED BIOFUEL PATHWAYS. For purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on a petition for a renewable fuel pathway under section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021), if-- (1) the petition was submitted for approval and deemed complete in accordance with section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021), before February 4, 2021; and (2) not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which the petition was submitted for approval and deemed complete in accordance with section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021). SEC. 3. FUNDING. (a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. (b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation. <all>

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.

Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.

Rep. Johnson, Dusty

R

SD

This bill expedites the approval process for renewable fuels under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program. The existing RFS program requires transportation fuel to contain a minimum volume of renewable fuel. Producers must register renewable fuels under the program. The bill considers an application to register a renewable fuel under the RFS program to be approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) if the fuel has been approved under any state renewable fuel program. It also establishes a deadline for the EPA to make a decision on any pending application for a renewable fuel that has not yet been approved under any state program. In addition, the bill establishes deadlines for the EPA to make decisions on pending pathway petitions by producers to register biofuels. If the EPA does not make decisions on the petitions by the deadlines, then petitions are automatically approved.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021)-- (A) that was submitted for approval before February 4, 2021; (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which application was submitted for approval; and (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') before February 4, 2021. (2) Transportation fuel.--The term ``transportation fuel'' has the meaning given the term in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. (b) Action on Applications.-- (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ACTION ON PENDING ADVANCED BIOFUEL PATHWAYS. For purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on a petition for a renewable fuel pathway under section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021), if-- (1) the petition was submitted for approval and deemed complete in accordance with section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021), before February 4, 2021; and (2) not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which the petition was submitted for approval and deemed complete in accordance with section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021). SEC. 3. FUNDING. (a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. (b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021)-- (A) that was submitted for approval before February 4, 2021; (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which application was submitted for approval; and (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') before February 4, 2021. (b) Action on Applications.-- (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ACTION ON PENDING ADVANCED BIOFUEL PATHWAYS. SEC. 3. FUNDING. (a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. (b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF ADVANCED BIOFUEL REGISTRATIONS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021)-- (A) that was submitted for approval before February 4, 2021; (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which application was submitted for approval; and (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') before February 4, 2021. (2) Transportation fuel.--The term ``transportation fuel'' has the meaning given the term in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)). (b) Action on Applications.-- (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. (2) Final action on certain applications.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, in a case in which no State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on the application. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ACTION ON PENDING ADVANCED BIOFUEL PATHWAYS. For purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on a petition for a renewable fuel pathway under section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021), if-- (1) the petition was submitted for approval and deemed complete in accordance with section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021), before February 4, 2021; and (2) not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which the petition was submitted for approval and deemed complete in accordance with section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021). SEC. 3. FUNDING. (a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. (b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation. <all>

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF ADVANCED BIOFUEL REGISTRATIONS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021)-- (A) that was submitted for approval before February 4, 2021; (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which application was submitted for approval; and (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') before February 4, 2021. (2) Transportation fuel.--The term ``transportation fuel'' has the meaning given the term in section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(1)). (b) Action on Applications.-- (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. (2) Final action on certain applications.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, in a case in which no State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on the application. SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR ACTION ON PENDING ADVANCED BIOFUEL PATHWAYS. For purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on a petition for a renewable fuel pathway under section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021), if-- (1) the petition was submitted for approval and deemed complete in accordance with section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021), before February 4, 2021; and (2) not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which the petition was submitted for approval and deemed complete in accordance with section 80.1416 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021). SEC. 3. FUNDING. (a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. (b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation. <all>

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021)-- (A) that was submitted for approval before February 4, 2021; (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which application was submitted for approval; and (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') before February 4, 2021. ( 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. ( 2) Final action on certain applications.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, in a case in which no State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on the application. a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. ( b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. b) Action on Applications.-- (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. ( a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. ( b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. b) Action on Applications.-- (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. ( a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. ( b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021)-- (A) that was submitted for approval before February 4, 2021; (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which application was submitted for approval; and (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') before February 4, 2021. ( 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. ( 2) Final action on certain applications.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, in a case in which no State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on the application. a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. ( b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. b) Action on Applications.-- (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. ( a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. ( b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021)-- (A) that was submitted for approval before February 4, 2021; (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which application was submitted for approval; and (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') before February 4, 2021. ( 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. ( 2) Final action on certain applications.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, in a case in which no State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on the application. a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. ( b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. b) Action on Applications.-- (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. ( a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. ( b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021)-- (A) that was submitted for approval before February 4, 2021; (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which application was submitted for approval; and (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') before February 4, 2021. ( 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. ( 2) Final action on certain applications.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, in a case in which no State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on the application. a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. ( b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. b) Action on Applications.-- (1) In general.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. ( a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. ( b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

To approve certain advanced biofuel registrations, to require the consideration of certain advanced biofuel pathways, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application for registration under section 80.1450 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on February 4, 2021)-- (A) that was submitted for approval before February 4, 2021; (B) for which not less than 180 days have elapsed since the date on which application was submitted for approval; and (C) that has not been denied by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this Act as the ``Administrator'') before February 4, 2021. ( 7545(o)) (referred to in this Act as the ``Renewable Fuel Program''), an application shall be considered approved if not less than 1 State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel. ( 2) Final action on certain applications.--For the purposes of carrying out the Renewable Fuel Program, in a case in which no State has approved the sale of fuel produced using the processes described in the application under a program designed to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuel, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall take final action on the application. a) In General.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Administrator to carry out this Act $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. ( b) Receipt and Acceptance.--The Administrator shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this Act the funds transferred under subsection (a), without further appropriation.

H.R.3189

Immigration

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to negotiate with the Canadian government to establish travel corridors at land-based ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada border. If DHS and the Canadian government reach an agreement, DHS must establish such travel corridors. Specifically, DHS must seek to enter into negotiations with the Canadian government to establish (1) travel corridors based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada, and (2) documentation requirements for travelers using such travel corridors.

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PLAN TO ESTABLISH TRAVEL CORRIDORS AT LAND-BASED BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY TO FACILITATE CROSS-BORDER TRAVEL AT THE NORTHERN BORDER. (a) Plan.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border. (2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a)(1). (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland Security. <all>

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes.

Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes.

Rep. Fischbach, Michelle

R

MN

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to negotiate with the Canadian government to establish travel corridors at land-based ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada border. If DHS and the Canadian government reach an agreement, DHS must establish such travel corridors. Specifically, DHS must seek to enter into negotiations with the Canadian government to establish (1) travel corridors based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada, and (2) documentation requirements for travelers using such travel corridors.

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PLAN TO ESTABLISH TRAVEL CORRIDORS AT LAND-BASED BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY TO FACILITATE CROSS-BORDER TRAVEL AT THE NORTHERN BORDER. (a) Plan.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border. (2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a)(1). (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland Security. <all>

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PLAN TO ESTABLISH TRAVEL CORRIDORS AT LAND-BASED BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY TO FACILITATE CROSS-BORDER TRAVEL AT THE NORTHERN BORDER. (a) Plan.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border. (2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a)(1). (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland Security. <all>

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PLAN TO ESTABLISH TRAVEL CORRIDORS AT LAND-BASED BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY TO FACILITATE CROSS-BORDER TRAVEL AT THE NORTHERN BORDER. (a) Plan.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border. (2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a)(1). (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland Security. <all>

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PLAN TO ESTABLISH TRAVEL CORRIDORS AT LAND-BASED BORDER PORTS OF ENTRY TO FACILITATE CROSS-BORDER TRAVEL AT THE NORTHERN BORDER. (a) Plan.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border. (2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a)(1). (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Homeland Security. <all>

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. 2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a)(1). ( c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. 2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. 2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. 2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a)(1). ( c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. 2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. 2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a)(1). ( c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. 2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. 2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a)(1). ( c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. 2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a plan to establish travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border, and for other purposes. 2) Negotiations.--In preparing the plan required under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate interagency partners, shall seek to enter into negotiations with the appropriate counterparts of the Government of Canada to establish-- (A) travel corridors at land-based border ports of entry to facilitate cross-border travel at the northern border based on guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Public Health Agency of Canada; and (B) requirements relating to the documentation needed for such cross-border travel. (b) Implementation.--If the Secretary and the Government of Canada enter into an agreement with respect to establishing travel corridors pursuant to subsection (a)(2), not later than 30 days after the date on which such agreement is signed, the Secretary shall implement the plan required under subsection (a)(1). ( c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (

H.R.4757

Armed Forces and National Security

Make Taxpayer-Funded Department of Defense Medical Interventions Affordable Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on its efforts to comply with provisions of a report related to the licensing of federally owned medical interventions. DOD must also compile into a searchable database information relating to support provided by DOD for biomedical research and development.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Make Taxpayer-Funded Department of Defense Medical Interventions Affordable Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF DRUGS, VACCINES, AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES TO EXPAND MILITARY AND CIVILIAN ACCESS TO SUCH PRODUCTS. (a) Report and Identification of Products.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary to comply with the paragraph titled ``Licensing of Federally owned medical interventions'', included on page 173 of the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 1519 of the 115th Congress (S. Rept. 115-125), which shall include the following information: (1) A description of what steps, if any, the Secretary has taken to comply with such paragraph. (2) A complete list of the drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, meet the requirements outlined in such paragraph. (3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. (b) Authorization of Use.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, pursuant to section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, shall authorize third parties or Federal agencies to use not fewer than 10 drugs, vaccines, or medical technologies identified under subsection (a)(2) for the purpose of expanding military and civilian access to such drugs, vaccines, or technologies. SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATABASE ON SUPPORT FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (a) Database.--The Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) compile into a searchable database information relating to any support provided before or after the date of enactment of this Act by the Department of Defense, or an entity acting on its behalf, for biomedical research and development, including with respect to drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies; and (2) make such database available on a public website of the Department. (b) Covered Information.--The information relating to support described in subsection (a)(1) shall include all contracts, funding agreements, licensing arrangements, other transactions, and other arrangements entered into by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defense with respect to the research and development, or the manufacturing and distribution, of a drug (including a biological product), cell or gene therapy, or medical device or other medical technology, including the following: (1) Licensing agreements pursuant to section 207 or 209 of title 35, United States Code. (2) Cooperative research and development agreements and licensing agreements entered into pursuant to section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a). (3) Funding agreements, as defined under section 201 of title 35, United States Code. (4) Transactions, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, other agreements, and other arrangements entered into pursuant to the following authorities: (A) Section 2358 of title 10, United States Code. (B) Section 2371 of such title. (C) Section 2371a of such title. (D) Section 2371b of such title. (E) Section 2373 of such title. (c) Information Required.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall include in the database under subsection (a) at a minimum, with regard to each contract, funding agreement, licensing agreement, other transaction, or other arrangement, described in subsection (b), the following information: (1) The element of the Department of Defense providing the grant, cooperative agreement, or other support. (2) The amount and period of financial support provided by the Department, with an itemized breakdown. (3) Other nonfinancial support provided by the Department, including the use of personnel, facilities, or equipment of the Department. (4) The grant number, if applicable. (5) Associated clinical trial data, upon trial completion. (6) Associated patents and patent applications, specifying-- (A) any Department ownership in such patents and patent applications; (B) the expiration date of such patents and filing dates of such patent applications; and (C) the numbers of such patents and patent applications. (7) Associated periods of marketing exclusivity under Federal law and the durations of such periods. (8) The corporation, nonprofit organization, academic institution, person, or other entity receiving the support provided by the Department. (9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. (10) The full terms of the contract, funding agreement, licensing agreement, other transaction, or other arrangement. (d) Format of Information.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) searchable and filterable according to the categories of information described in subsection (c); and (2) presented in a user-friendly format. (e) Timing.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) made publicly available not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) updated not less frequently than once every two weeks. (f) Disclosure.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent necessary for the Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary may require entities receiving support as described in subsection (a)(1) to disclose to the Secretary any information relating to such support and required to be included in the database under subsection (a). (2) Intermediary cooperation.--Any arrangement entered into by the Department of Defense with an entity providing for such entity to enter into contracts, licensing agreements, grants, other transactions, or other arrangements with third parties on behalf of the Department shall require such entity to disclose in a timely manner any information necessary for the Secretary of Defense to fulfill the duties of the Secretary under this Act. With respect to any such arrangement in place as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may require the entity to disclose to the Secretary any information required to be included in the database under subsection (a). (3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues. <all>

Make Taxpayer-Funded Department of Defense Medical Interventions Affordable Act

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes.

Make Taxpayer-Funded Department of Defense Medical Interventions Affordable Act

Rep. Doggett, Lloyd

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TX

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on its efforts to comply with provisions of a report related to the licensing of federally owned medical interventions. DOD must also compile into a searchable database information relating to support provided by DOD for biomedical research and development.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF DRUGS, VACCINES, AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES TO EXPAND MILITARY AND CIVILIAN ACCESS TO SUCH PRODUCTS. (a) Report and Identification of Products.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary to comply with the paragraph titled ``Licensing of Federally owned medical interventions'', included on page 173 of the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 1519 of the 115th Congress (S. Rept. 115-125), which shall include the following information: (1) A description of what steps, if any, the Secretary has taken to comply with such paragraph. (3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATABASE ON SUPPORT FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 3710a). (4) Transactions, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, other agreements, and other arrangements entered into pursuant to the following authorities: (A) Section 2358 of title 10, United States Code. (D) Section 2371b of such title. (3) Other nonfinancial support provided by the Department, including the use of personnel, facilities, or equipment of the Department. (4) The grant number, if applicable. (5) Associated clinical trial data, upon trial completion. (6) Associated patents and patent applications, specifying-- (A) any Department ownership in such patents and patent applications; (B) the expiration date of such patents and filing dates of such patent applications; and (C) the numbers of such patents and patent applications. (7) Associated periods of marketing exclusivity under Federal law and the durations of such periods. (8) The corporation, nonprofit organization, academic institution, person, or other entity receiving the support provided by the Department. (10) The full terms of the contract, funding agreement, licensing agreement, other transaction, or other arrangement. (d) Format of Information.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) searchable and filterable according to the categories of information described in subsection (c); and (2) presented in a user-friendly format. (e) Timing.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) made publicly available not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) updated not less frequently than once every two weeks. With respect to any such arrangement in place as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may require the entity to disclose to the Secretary any information required to be included in the database under subsection (a).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF DRUGS, VACCINES, AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES TO EXPAND MILITARY AND CIVILIAN ACCESS TO SUCH PRODUCTS. (a) Report and Identification of Products.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary to comply with the paragraph titled ``Licensing of Federally owned medical interventions'', included on page 173 of the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 1519 of the 115th Congress (S. Rept. 115-125), which shall include the following information: (1) A description of what steps, if any, the Secretary has taken to comply with such paragraph. SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATABASE ON SUPPORT FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 3710a). (4) Transactions, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, other agreements, and other arrangements entered into pursuant to the following authorities: (A) Section 2358 of title 10, United States Code. (D) Section 2371b of such title. (3) Other nonfinancial support provided by the Department, including the use of personnel, facilities, or equipment of the Department. (4) The grant number, if applicable. (5) Associated clinical trial data, upon trial completion. (6) Associated patents and patent applications, specifying-- (A) any Department ownership in such patents and patent applications; (B) the expiration date of such patents and filing dates of such patent applications; and (C) the numbers of such patents and patent applications. (7) Associated periods of marketing exclusivity under Federal law and the durations of such periods. (10) The full terms of the contract, funding agreement, licensing agreement, other transaction, or other arrangement. (d) Format of Information.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) searchable and filterable according to the categories of information described in subsection (c); and (2) presented in a user-friendly format. With respect to any such arrangement in place as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may require the entity to disclose to the Secretary any information required to be included in the database under subsection (a).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Make Taxpayer-Funded Department of Defense Medical Interventions Affordable Act''. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF DRUGS, VACCINES, AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES TO EXPAND MILITARY AND CIVILIAN ACCESS TO SUCH PRODUCTS. (a) Report and Identification of Products.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary to comply with the paragraph titled ``Licensing of Federally owned medical interventions'', included on page 173 of the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 1519 of the 115th Congress (S. Rept. 115-125), which shall include the following information: (1) A description of what steps, if any, the Secretary has taken to comply with such paragraph. (3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATABASE ON SUPPORT FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 3710a). (4) Transactions, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, other agreements, and other arrangements entered into pursuant to the following authorities: (A) Section 2358 of title 10, United States Code. (D) Section 2371b of such title. (2) The amount and period of financial support provided by the Department, with an itemized breakdown. (3) Other nonfinancial support provided by the Department, including the use of personnel, facilities, or equipment of the Department. (4) The grant number, if applicable. (5) Associated clinical trial data, upon trial completion. (6) Associated patents and patent applications, specifying-- (A) any Department ownership in such patents and patent applications; (B) the expiration date of such patents and filing dates of such patent applications; and (C) the numbers of such patents and patent applications. (7) Associated periods of marketing exclusivity under Federal law and the durations of such periods. (8) The corporation, nonprofit organization, academic institution, person, or other entity receiving the support provided by the Department. (9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. (10) The full terms of the contract, funding agreement, licensing agreement, other transaction, or other arrangement. (d) Format of Information.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) searchable and filterable according to the categories of information described in subsection (c); and (2) presented in a user-friendly format. (e) Timing.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) made publicly available not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) updated not less frequently than once every two weeks. (f) Disclosure.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent necessary for the Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary may require entities receiving support as described in subsection (a)(1) to disclose to the Secretary any information relating to such support and required to be included in the database under subsection (a). With respect to any such arrangement in place as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may require the entity to disclose to the Secretary any information required to be included in the database under subsection (a). (3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Make Taxpayer-Funded Department of Defense Medical Interventions Affordable Act''. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF USE OF DRUGS, VACCINES, AND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES TO EXPAND MILITARY AND CIVILIAN ACCESS TO SUCH PRODUCTS. (a) Report and Identification of Products.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary to comply with the paragraph titled ``Licensing of Federally owned medical interventions'', included on page 173 of the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 1519 of the 115th Congress (S. Rept. 115-125), which shall include the following information: (1) A description of what steps, if any, the Secretary has taken to comply with such paragraph. (2) A complete list of the drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, meet the requirements outlined in such paragraph. (3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DATABASE ON SUPPORT FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (b) Covered Information.--The information relating to support described in subsection (a)(1) shall include all contracts, funding agreements, licensing arrangements, other transactions, and other arrangements entered into by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defense with respect to the research and development, or the manufacturing and distribution, of a drug (including a biological product), cell or gene therapy, or medical device or other medical technology, including the following: (1) Licensing agreements pursuant to section 207 or 209 of title 35, United States Code. (2) Cooperative research and development agreements and licensing agreements entered into pursuant to section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a). (3) Funding agreements, as defined under section 201 of title 35, United States Code. (4) Transactions, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, other agreements, and other arrangements entered into pursuant to the following authorities: (A) Section 2358 of title 10, United States Code. (B) Section 2371 of such title. (C) Section 2371a of such title. (D) Section 2371b of such title. (E) Section 2373 of such title. (2) The amount and period of financial support provided by the Department, with an itemized breakdown. (3) Other nonfinancial support provided by the Department, including the use of personnel, facilities, or equipment of the Department. (4) The grant number, if applicable. (5) Associated clinical trial data, upon trial completion. (6) Associated patents and patent applications, specifying-- (A) any Department ownership in such patents and patent applications; (B) the expiration date of such patents and filing dates of such patent applications; and (C) the numbers of such patents and patent applications. (7) Associated periods of marketing exclusivity under Federal law and the durations of such periods. (8) The corporation, nonprofit organization, academic institution, person, or other entity receiving the support provided by the Department. (9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. (10) The full terms of the contract, funding agreement, licensing agreement, other transaction, or other arrangement. (d) Format of Information.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) searchable and filterable according to the categories of information described in subsection (c); and (2) presented in a user-friendly format. (e) Timing.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) made publicly available not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) updated not less frequently than once every two weeks. (f) Disclosure.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent necessary for the Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary may require entities receiving support as described in subsection (a)(1) to disclose to the Secretary any information relating to such support and required to be included in the database under subsection (a). (2) Intermediary cooperation.--Any arrangement entered into by the Department of Defense with an entity providing for such entity to enter into contracts, licensing agreements, grants, other transactions, or other arrangements with third parties on behalf of the Department shall require such entity to disclose in a timely manner any information necessary for the Secretary of Defense to fulfill the duties of the Secretary under this Act. With respect to any such arrangement in place as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may require the entity to disclose to the Secretary any information required to be included in the database under subsection (a). (3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. a) Report and Identification of Products.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary to comply with the paragraph titled ``Licensing of Federally owned medical interventions'', included on page 173 of the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 1519 of the 115th Congress (S. Rept. (3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. ( a) Database.--The Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) compile into a searchable database information relating to any support provided before or after the date of enactment of this Act by the Department of Defense, or an entity acting on its behalf, for biomedical research and development, including with respect to drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies; and (2) make such database available on a public website of the Department. (b) Covered Information.--The information relating to support described in subsection (a)(1) shall include all contracts, funding agreements, licensing arrangements, other transactions, and other arrangements entered into by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defense with respect to the research and development, or the manufacturing and distribution, of a drug (including a biological product), cell or gene therapy, or medical device or other medical technology, including the following: (1) Licensing agreements pursuant to section 207 or 209 of title 35, United States Code. ( B) Section 2371 of such title. ( (2) The amount and period of financial support provided by the Department, with an itemized breakdown. ( 9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. ( (e) Timing.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) made publicly available not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) updated not less frequently than once every two weeks. ( f) Disclosure.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent necessary for the Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary may require entities receiving support as described in subsection (a)(1) to disclose to the Secretary any information relating to such support and required to be included in the database under subsection (a). ( (3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. 3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. ( (a) Database.--The Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) compile into a searchable database information relating to any support provided before or after the date of enactment of this Act by the Department of Defense, or an entity acting on its behalf, for biomedical research and development, including with respect to drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies; and (2) make such database available on a public website of the Department. ( b) Covered Information.--The information relating to support described in subsection (a)(1) shall include all contracts, funding agreements, licensing arrangements, other transactions, and other arrangements entered into by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defense with respect to the research and development, or the manufacturing and distribution, of a drug (including a biological product), cell or gene therapy, or medical device or other medical technology, including the following: (1) Licensing agreements pursuant to section 207 or 209 of title 35, United States Code. ( C) Section 2371a of such title. ( (6) Associated patents and patent applications, specifying-- (A) any Department ownership in such patents and patent applications; (B) the expiration date of such patents and filing dates of such patent applications; and (C) the numbers of such patents and patent applications. ( 9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. ( With respect to any such arrangement in place as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may require the entity to disclose to the Secretary any information required to be included in the database under subsection (a). ( 3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. 3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. ( (a) Database.--The Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) compile into a searchable database information relating to any support provided before or after the date of enactment of this Act by the Department of Defense, or an entity acting on its behalf, for biomedical research and development, including with respect to drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies; and (2) make such database available on a public website of the Department. ( b) Covered Information.--The information relating to support described in subsection (a)(1) shall include all contracts, funding agreements, licensing arrangements, other transactions, and other arrangements entered into by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defense with respect to the research and development, or the manufacturing and distribution, of a drug (including a biological product), cell or gene therapy, or medical device or other medical technology, including the following: (1) Licensing agreements pursuant to section 207 or 209 of title 35, United States Code. ( C) Section 2371a of such title. ( (6) Associated patents and patent applications, specifying-- (A) any Department ownership in such patents and patent applications; (B) the expiration date of such patents and filing dates of such patent applications; and (C) the numbers of such patents and patent applications. ( 9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. ( With respect to any such arrangement in place as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may require the entity to disclose to the Secretary any information required to be included in the database under subsection (a). ( 3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. a) Report and Identification of Products.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary to comply with the paragraph titled ``Licensing of Federally owned medical interventions'', included on page 173 of the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 1519 of the 115th Congress (S. Rept. (3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. ( a) Database.--The Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) compile into a searchable database information relating to any support provided before or after the date of enactment of this Act by the Department of Defense, or an entity acting on its behalf, for biomedical research and development, including with respect to drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies; and (2) make such database available on a public website of the Department. (b) Covered Information.--The information relating to support described in subsection (a)(1) shall include all contracts, funding agreements, licensing arrangements, other transactions, and other arrangements entered into by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defense with respect to the research and development, or the manufacturing and distribution, of a drug (including a biological product), cell or gene therapy, or medical device or other medical technology, including the following: (1) Licensing agreements pursuant to section 207 or 209 of title 35, United States Code. ( B) Section 2371 of such title. ( (2) The amount and period of financial support provided by the Department, with an itemized breakdown. ( 9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. ( (e) Timing.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) made publicly available not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) updated not less frequently than once every two weeks. ( f) Disclosure.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent necessary for the Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary may require entities receiving support as described in subsection (a)(1) to disclose to the Secretary any information relating to such support and required to be included in the database under subsection (a). ( (3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. 3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. ( (a) Database.--The Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) compile into a searchable database information relating to any support provided before or after the date of enactment of this Act by the Department of Defense, or an entity acting on its behalf, for biomedical research and development, including with respect to drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies; and (2) make such database available on a public website of the Department. ( b) Covered Information.--The information relating to support described in subsection (a)(1) shall include all contracts, funding agreements, licensing arrangements, other transactions, and other arrangements entered into by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defense with respect to the research and development, or the manufacturing and distribution, of a drug (including a biological product), cell or gene therapy, or medical device or other medical technology, including the following: (1) Licensing agreements pursuant to section 207 or 209 of title 35, United States Code. ( C) Section 2371a of such title. ( (6) Associated patents and patent applications, specifying-- (A) any Department ownership in such patents and patent applications; (B) the expiration date of such patents and filing dates of such patent applications; and (C) the numbers of such patents and patent applications. ( 9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. ( With respect to any such arrangement in place as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may require the entity to disclose to the Secretary any information required to be included in the database under subsection (a). ( 3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. a) Report and Identification of Products.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary to comply with the paragraph titled ``Licensing of Federally owned medical interventions'', included on page 173 of the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 1519 of the 115th Congress (S. Rept. (3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. ( a) Database.--The Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) compile into a searchable database information relating to any support provided before or after the date of enactment of this Act by the Department of Defense, or an entity acting on its behalf, for biomedical research and development, including with respect to drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies; and (2) make such database available on a public website of the Department. (b) Covered Information.--The information relating to support described in subsection (a)(1) shall include all contracts, funding agreements, licensing arrangements, other transactions, and other arrangements entered into by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defense with respect to the research and development, or the manufacturing and distribution, of a drug (including a biological product), cell or gene therapy, or medical device or other medical technology, including the following: (1) Licensing agreements pursuant to section 207 or 209 of title 35, United States Code. ( B) Section 2371 of such title. ( (2) The amount and period of financial support provided by the Department, with an itemized breakdown. ( 9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. ( (e) Timing.--The database under subsection (a) shall be-- (1) made publicly available not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) updated not less frequently than once every two weeks. ( f) Disclosure.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent necessary for the Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary may require entities receiving support as described in subsection (a)(1) to disclose to the Secretary any information relating to such support and required to be included in the database under subsection (a). ( (3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. 3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. ( (a) Database.--The Secretary of Defense shall-- (1) compile into a searchable database information relating to any support provided before or after the date of enactment of this Act by the Department of Defense, or an entity acting on its behalf, for biomedical research and development, including with respect to drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies; and (2) make such database available on a public website of the Department. ( b) Covered Information.--The information relating to support described in subsection (a)(1) shall include all contracts, funding agreements, licensing arrangements, other transactions, and other arrangements entered into by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defense with respect to the research and development, or the manufacturing and distribution, of a drug (including a biological product), cell or gene therapy, or medical device or other medical technology, including the following: (1) Licensing agreements pursuant to section 207 or 209 of title 35, United States Code. ( C) Section 2371a of such title. ( (6) Associated patents and patent applications, specifying-- (A) any Department ownership in such patents and patent applications; (B) the expiration date of such patents and filing dates of such patent applications; and (C) the numbers of such patents and patent applications. ( 9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. ( With respect to any such arrangement in place as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may require the entity to disclose to the Secretary any information required to be included in the database under subsection (a). ( 3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. a) Report and Identification of Products.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary to comply with the paragraph titled ``Licensing of Federally owned medical interventions'', included on page 173 of the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 1519 of the 115th Congress (S. Rept. ( (b) Covered Information.--The information relating to support described in subsection (a)(1) shall include all contracts, funding agreements, licensing arrangements, other transactions, and other arrangements entered into by, or on behalf of, the Department of Defense with respect to the research and development, or the manufacturing and distribution, of a drug (including a biological product), cell or gene therapy, or medical device or other medical technology, including the following: (1) Licensing agreements pursuant to section 207 or 209 of title 35, United States Code. ( 9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. ( ( ( f) Disclosure.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent necessary for the Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary may require entities receiving support as described in subsection (a)(1) to disclose to the Secretary any information relating to such support and required to be included in the database under subsection (a). ( ( 3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. 3) For each drug, vaccine, or medical technology identified under paragraph (2), a discussion of the plans of the Secretary to utilize the authorities of the Secretary under section 203 or 209(d)(1) of title 35, United States Code, to authorize a third party or Federal agency to use the drug, vaccine, or medical technology. ( ( ( With respect to any such arrangement in place as of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may require the entity to disclose to the Secretary any information required to be included in the database under subsection (a). ( 3) Penalty for nondisclosure.--If an entity that is required to disclose information pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) fails to disclose such information by the date that is two weeks after the date on which the Secretary requests such information, or by such reasonable deadline as the Secretary may specify, whichever is sooner, then such entity shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each day on which such failure continues.

To authorize the use of certain drugs, vaccines, and medical technologies to expand military and civilian access to such products, and for other purposes. a) Report and Identification of Products.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the efforts of the Secretary to comply with the paragraph titled ``Licensing of Federally owned medical interventions'', included on page 173 of the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate accompanying S. 1519 of the 115th Congress (S. Rept. ( ( ( 9) Any products (including repurposed products) approved, authorized, or cleared for marketing, or for which marketing approval, authorization, or clearance is being sought, the development of which was aided by support provided by the Department, including-- (A) the names of such products; (B) the prices of such products; and (C) the current and anticipated manufacturing capacity to produce such products. ( ( ( f) Disclosure.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent necessary for the Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary may require entities receiving support as described in subsection (a)(1) to disclose to the Secretary any information relating to such support and required to be included in the database under subsection (a). ( (

H.R.6713

Crime and Law Enforcement

Continuous and Enduring Action to Stop Every Overdose Act of 2022 or the CEASE Overdose Act of 2022 This bill places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Continuous and Enduring Action to Stop Every Overdose Act of 2022'' or the ``CEASE Overdose Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. CLASS SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end of schedule I the following: ``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of a fentanyl-related substance, or which contains the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers of a fentanyl-related substance whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. ``(E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group with another acyl group. ``(3) A substance that satisfies the definition of the term `fentanyl-related substance' in paragraph (2) shall nonetheless not be treated as a fentanyl-related substance subject to this schedule if the substance-- ``(A) is controlled by action of the Attorney General under section 201; or ``(B) is otherwise expressly listed in a schedule other than this schedule.''. <all>

CEASE Overdose Act of 2022

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

CEASE Overdose Act of 2022 Continuous and Enduring Action to Stop Every Overdose Act of 2022

Rep. Johnson, Mike

R

LA

This bill places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Continuous and Enduring Action to Stop Every Overdose Act of 2022'' or the ``CEASE Overdose Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. CLASS SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end of schedule I the following: ``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of a fentanyl-related substance, or which contains the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers of a fentanyl-related substance whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. ``(E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group with another acyl group. ``(3) A substance that satisfies the definition of the term `fentanyl-related substance' in paragraph (2) shall nonetheless not be treated as a fentanyl-related substance subject to this schedule if the substance-- ``(A) is controlled by action of the Attorney General under section 201; or ``(B) is otherwise expressly listed in a schedule other than this schedule.''. <all>

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Continuous and Enduring Action to Stop Every Overdose Act of 2022'' or the ``CEASE Overdose Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. CLASS SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end of schedule I the following: ``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of a fentanyl-related substance, or which contains the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers of a fentanyl-related substance whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. ``(E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group with another acyl group. ``(3) A substance that satisfies the definition of the term `fentanyl-related substance' in paragraph (2) shall nonetheless not be treated as a fentanyl-related substance subject to this schedule if the substance-- ``(A) is controlled by action of the Attorney General under section 201; or ``(B) is otherwise expressly listed in a schedule other than this schedule.''. <all>

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Continuous and Enduring Action to Stop Every Overdose Act of 2022'' or the ``CEASE Overdose Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. CLASS SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end of schedule I the following: ``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of a fentanyl-related substance, or which contains the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers of a fentanyl-related substance whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. ``(E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group with another acyl group. ``(3) A substance that satisfies the definition of the term `fentanyl-related substance' in paragraph (2) shall nonetheless not be treated as a fentanyl-related substance subject to this schedule if the substance-- ``(A) is controlled by action of the Attorney General under section 201; or ``(B) is otherwise expressly listed in a schedule other than this schedule.''. <all>

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Continuous and Enduring Action to Stop Every Overdose Act of 2022'' or the ``CEASE Overdose Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. CLASS SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812(c)) is amended by adding at the end of schedule I the following: ``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of a fentanyl-related substance, or which contains the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers of a fentanyl-related substance whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(B) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. ``(E) By replacement of the N-propionyl group with another acyl group. ``(3) A substance that satisfies the definition of the term `fentanyl-related substance' in paragraph (2) shall nonetheless not be treated as a fentanyl-related substance subject to this schedule if the substance-- ``(A) is controlled by action of the Attorney General under section 201; or ``(B) is otherwise expressly listed in a schedule other than this schedule.''. <all>

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. CLASS SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. CLASS SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. CLASS SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. CLASS SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. CLASS SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes. ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), except as provided in paragraph (3), the term `fentanyl-related substance' means any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by 1 or more of the following modifications: ``(A) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(C) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyl, ester, ether, hydroxyl, halo, haloalkyl, amino, or nitro groups. ``(D) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle.

S.1081

Labor and Employment

Voluntary Protection Program Act This bill provides statutory authority for the voluntary protection program within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Under the program, workplaces that implement comprehensive safety and health management systems are exempt from certain paperwork and inspection requirements.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Protection Program Act''. SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM. (a) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish a program of entering into cooperative agreements with employers to encourage the establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems that include-- (1) requirements for systematic assessment of hazards; (2) comprehensive hazard prevention, mitigation, and control programs; (3) active and meaningful management and employee participation in the voluntary program described in subsection (b); and (4) employee safety and health training. (b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. (2) Program requirements.--The voluntary protection program shall include the following: (A) Application.--Employers who volunteer under the program shall be required to submit an application to the Secretary of Labor demonstrating that the worksite with respect to which the application is made meets such requirements as the Secretary of Labor may require for participation in the program. (B) Onsite evaluations.--There shall be onsite evaluations by representatives of the Secretary of Labor to ensure a high level of protection of employees. The onsite visits shall not result in enforcement of citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). (C) Information.--Employers who are approved by the Secretary of Labor for participation in the program shall assure the Secretary of Labor that information about the safety and health program shall be made readily available to the Secretary of Labor to share with employees. (D) Reevaluations.--Periodic reevaluations by the Secretary of Labor of the employers shall be required for continued participation in the program. (3) Monitoring.--To ensure proper controls and measurement of program performance for the voluntary protection program under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to take the following actions: (A) Develop a documentation policy regarding information on follow-up actions taken by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to fatalities and serious injuries at worksites participating in the voluntary protection program. (B) Establish internal controls that ensure consistent compliance by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the voluntary protection program policies of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for conducting onsite reviews and monitoring injury and illness rates, to ensure that only qualified worksites participate in the program. (C) Establish a system for monitoring the performance of the voluntary protection program by developing specific performance goals and measures for the program. (4) Exemptions.--A site with respect to which a voluntary protection program has been approved shall, during participation in the program, be exempt from inspections or investigations and certain paperwork requirements to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or investigations arising from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. (5) No payments required.--The Secretary of Labor shall not require any form of payment for an employer to qualify or participate in the voluntary protection program. (c) Transition.--The Secretary of Labor shall take such steps as may be necessary for the orderly transition from the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection programs carried out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection program authorized under this section. In making such transition, the Secretary shall ensure that-- (1) the voluntary protection program authorized under this section is based upon and consistent with the voluntary protection programs carried out on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) each employer that, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, had an active cooperative agreement under the voluntary protection programs carried out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and was in good standing with respect to the duties and responsibilities under such agreement, shall have the option to continue participating in the voluntary protection program authorized under this section. (d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary. <all>

Voluntary Protection Program Act

A bill to authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program.

Voluntary Protection Program Act

Sen. Braun, Mike

R

IN

This bill provides statutory authority for the voluntary protection program within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Under the program, workplaces that implement comprehensive safety and health management systems are exempt from certain paperwork and inspection requirements.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM. (a) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish a program of entering into cooperative agreements with employers to encourage the establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems that include-- (1) requirements for systematic assessment of hazards; (2) comprehensive hazard prevention, mitigation, and control programs; (3) active and meaningful management and employee participation in the voluntary program described in subsection (b); and (4) employee safety and health training. (2) Program requirements.--The voluntary protection program shall include the following: (A) Application.--Employers who volunteer under the program shall be required to submit an application to the Secretary of Labor demonstrating that the worksite with respect to which the application is made meets such requirements as the Secretary of Labor may require for participation in the program. 651 et seq.). (C) Information.--Employers who are approved by the Secretary of Labor for participation in the program shall assure the Secretary of Labor that information about the safety and health program shall be made readily available to the Secretary of Labor to share with employees. (D) Reevaluations.--Periodic reevaluations by the Secretary of Labor of the employers shall be required for continued participation in the program. (B) Establish internal controls that ensure consistent compliance by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the voluntary protection program policies of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for conducting onsite reviews and monitoring injury and illness rates, to ensure that only qualified worksites participate in the program. (C) Establish a system for monitoring the performance of the voluntary protection program by developing specific performance goals and measures for the program. (4) Exemptions.--A site with respect to which a voluntary protection program has been approved shall, during participation in the program, be exempt from inspections or investigations and certain paperwork requirements to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or investigations arising from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. (c) Transition.--The Secretary of Labor shall take such steps as may be necessary for the orderly transition from the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection programs carried out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection program authorized under this section. (d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM. (2) Program requirements.--The voluntary protection program shall include the following: (A) Application.--Employers who volunteer under the program shall be required to submit an application to the Secretary of Labor demonstrating that the worksite with respect to which the application is made meets such requirements as the Secretary of Labor may require for participation in the program. 651 et seq.). (C) Information.--Employers who are approved by the Secretary of Labor for participation in the program shall assure the Secretary of Labor that information about the safety and health program shall be made readily available to the Secretary of Labor to share with employees. (B) Establish internal controls that ensure consistent compliance by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the voluntary protection program policies of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for conducting onsite reviews and monitoring injury and illness rates, to ensure that only qualified worksites participate in the program. (C) Establish a system for monitoring the performance of the voluntary protection program by developing specific performance goals and measures for the program. (4) Exemptions.--A site with respect to which a voluntary protection program has been approved shall, during participation in the program, be exempt from inspections or investigations and certain paperwork requirements to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or investigations arising from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. (c) Transition.--The Secretary of Labor shall take such steps as may be necessary for the orderly transition from the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection programs carried out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection program authorized under this section. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM. (a) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish a program of entering into cooperative agreements with employers to encourage the establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems that include-- (1) requirements for systematic assessment of hazards; (2) comprehensive hazard prevention, mitigation, and control programs; (3) active and meaningful management and employee participation in the voluntary program described in subsection (b); and (4) employee safety and health training. (b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. (2) Program requirements.--The voluntary protection program shall include the following: (A) Application.--Employers who volunteer under the program shall be required to submit an application to the Secretary of Labor demonstrating that the worksite with respect to which the application is made meets such requirements as the Secretary of Labor may require for participation in the program. (B) Onsite evaluations.--There shall be onsite evaluations by representatives of the Secretary of Labor to ensure a high level of protection of employees. The onsite visits shall not result in enforcement of citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). (C) Information.--Employers who are approved by the Secretary of Labor for participation in the program shall assure the Secretary of Labor that information about the safety and health program shall be made readily available to the Secretary of Labor to share with employees. (D) Reevaluations.--Periodic reevaluations by the Secretary of Labor of the employers shall be required for continued participation in the program. (3) Monitoring.--To ensure proper controls and measurement of program performance for the voluntary protection program under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to take the following actions: (A) Develop a documentation policy regarding information on follow-up actions taken by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to fatalities and serious injuries at worksites participating in the voluntary protection program. (B) Establish internal controls that ensure consistent compliance by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the voluntary protection program policies of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for conducting onsite reviews and monitoring injury and illness rates, to ensure that only qualified worksites participate in the program. (C) Establish a system for monitoring the performance of the voluntary protection program by developing specific performance goals and measures for the program. (4) Exemptions.--A site with respect to which a voluntary protection program has been approved shall, during participation in the program, be exempt from inspections or investigations and certain paperwork requirements to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or investigations arising from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. (5) No payments required.--The Secretary of Labor shall not require any form of payment for an employer to qualify or participate in the voluntary protection program. (c) Transition.--The Secretary of Labor shall take such steps as may be necessary for the orderly transition from the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection programs carried out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection program authorized under this section. (d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Protection Program Act''. SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM. (a) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish a program of entering into cooperative agreements with employers to encourage the establishment of comprehensive safety and health management systems that include-- (1) requirements for systematic assessment of hazards; (2) comprehensive hazard prevention, mitigation, and control programs; (3) active and meaningful management and employee participation in the voluntary program described in subsection (b); and (4) employee safety and health training. (b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. (2) Program requirements.--The voluntary protection program shall include the following: (A) Application.--Employers who volunteer under the program shall be required to submit an application to the Secretary of Labor demonstrating that the worksite with respect to which the application is made meets such requirements as the Secretary of Labor may require for participation in the program. (B) Onsite evaluations.--There shall be onsite evaluations by representatives of the Secretary of Labor to ensure a high level of protection of employees. The onsite visits shall not result in enforcement of citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). (C) Information.--Employers who are approved by the Secretary of Labor for participation in the program shall assure the Secretary of Labor that information about the safety and health program shall be made readily available to the Secretary of Labor to share with employees. (D) Reevaluations.--Periodic reevaluations by the Secretary of Labor of the employers shall be required for continued participation in the program. (3) Monitoring.--To ensure proper controls and measurement of program performance for the voluntary protection program under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to take the following actions: (A) Develop a documentation policy regarding information on follow-up actions taken by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to fatalities and serious injuries at worksites participating in the voluntary protection program. (B) Establish internal controls that ensure consistent compliance by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the voluntary protection program policies of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for conducting onsite reviews and monitoring injury and illness rates, to ensure that only qualified worksites participate in the program. (C) Establish a system for monitoring the performance of the voluntary protection program by developing specific performance goals and measures for the program. (4) Exemptions.--A site with respect to which a voluntary protection program has been approved shall, during participation in the program, be exempt from inspections or investigations and certain paperwork requirements to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or investigations arising from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. (5) No payments required.--The Secretary of Labor shall not require any form of payment for an employer to qualify or participate in the voluntary protection program. (c) Transition.--The Secretary of Labor shall take such steps as may be necessary for the orderly transition from the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection programs carried out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, to the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection program authorized under this section. In making such transition, the Secretary shall ensure that-- (1) the voluntary protection program authorized under this section is based upon and consistent with the voluntary protection programs carried out on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) each employer that, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act, had an active cooperative agreement under the voluntary protection programs carried out by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and was in good standing with respect to the duties and responsibilities under such agreement, shall have the option to continue participating in the voluntary protection program authorized under this section. (d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary. <all>

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. ( The onsite visits shall not result in enforcement of citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). ( C) Information.--Employers who are approved by the Secretary of Labor for participation in the program shall assure the Secretary of Labor that information about the safety and health program shall be made readily available to the Secretary of Labor to share with employees. ( (4) Exemptions.--A site with respect to which a voluntary protection program has been approved shall, during participation in the program, be exempt from inspections or investigations and certain paperwork requirements to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or investigations arising from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. ( 5) No payments required.--The Secretary of Labor shall not require any form of payment for an employer to qualify or participate in the voluntary protection program. ( d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Protection Program Act''. b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. ( (3) Monitoring.--To ensure proper controls and measurement of program performance for the voluntary protection program under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to take the following actions: (A) Develop a documentation policy regarding information on follow-up actions taken by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to fatalities and serious injuries at worksites participating in the voluntary protection program. ( B) Establish internal controls that ensure consistent compliance by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the voluntary protection program policies of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for conducting onsite reviews and monitoring injury and illness rates, to ensure that only qualified worksites participate in the program. ( d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Protection Program Act''. b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. ( (3) Monitoring.--To ensure proper controls and measurement of program performance for the voluntary protection program under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to take the following actions: (A) Develop a documentation policy regarding information on follow-up actions taken by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to fatalities and serious injuries at worksites participating in the voluntary protection program. ( B) Establish internal controls that ensure consistent compliance by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the voluntary protection program policies of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for conducting onsite reviews and monitoring injury and illness rates, to ensure that only qualified worksites participate in the program. ( d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. ( The onsite visits shall not result in enforcement of citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). ( C) Information.--Employers who are approved by the Secretary of Labor for participation in the program shall assure the Secretary of Labor that information about the safety and health program shall be made readily available to the Secretary of Labor to share with employees. ( (4) Exemptions.--A site with respect to which a voluntary protection program has been approved shall, during participation in the program, be exempt from inspections or investigations and certain paperwork requirements to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or investigations arising from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. ( 5) No payments required.--The Secretary of Labor shall not require any form of payment for an employer to qualify or participate in the voluntary protection program. ( d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Protection Program Act''. b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. ( (3) Monitoring.--To ensure proper controls and measurement of program performance for the voluntary protection program under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to take the following actions: (A) Develop a documentation policy regarding information on follow-up actions taken by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to fatalities and serious injuries at worksites participating in the voluntary protection program. ( B) Establish internal controls that ensure consistent compliance by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the voluntary protection program policies of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for conducting onsite reviews and monitoring injury and illness rates, to ensure that only qualified worksites participate in the program. ( d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. ( The onsite visits shall not result in enforcement of citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). ( C) Information.--Employers who are approved by the Secretary of Labor for participation in the program shall assure the Secretary of Labor that information about the safety and health program shall be made readily available to the Secretary of Labor to share with employees. ( (4) Exemptions.--A site with respect to which a voluntary protection program has been approved shall, during participation in the program, be exempt from inspections or investigations and certain paperwork requirements to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or investigations arising from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. ( 5) No payments required.--The Secretary of Labor shall not require any form of payment for an employer to qualify or participate in the voluntary protection program. ( d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Protection Program Act''. b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. ( (3) Monitoring.--To ensure proper controls and measurement of program performance for the voluntary protection program under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to take the following actions: (A) Develop a documentation policy regarding information on follow-up actions taken by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to fatalities and serious injuries at worksites participating in the voluntary protection program. ( B) Establish internal controls that ensure consistent compliance by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the voluntary protection program policies of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for conducting onsite reviews and monitoring injury and illness rates, to ensure that only qualified worksites participate in the program. ( d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. ( The onsite visits shall not result in enforcement of citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). ( C) Information.--Employers who are approved by the Secretary of Labor for participation in the program shall assure the Secretary of Labor that information about the safety and health program shall be made readily available to the Secretary of Labor to share with employees. ( (4) Exemptions.--A site with respect to which a voluntary protection program has been approved shall, during participation in the program, be exempt from inspections or investigations and certain paperwork requirements to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or investigations arising from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. ( 5) No payments required.--The Secretary of Labor shall not require any form of payment for an employer to qualify or participate in the voluntary protection program. ( d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. This Act may be cited as the ``Voluntary Protection Program Act''. b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. ( (3) Monitoring.--To ensure proper controls and measurement of program performance for the voluntary protection program under this section, the Secretary of Labor shall direct the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health to take the following actions: (A) Develop a documentation policy regarding information on follow-up actions taken by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in response to fatalities and serious injuries at worksites participating in the voluntary protection program. ( B) Establish internal controls that ensure consistent compliance by the regional offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration with the voluntary protection program policies of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for conducting onsite reviews and monitoring injury and illness rates, to ensure that only qualified worksites participate in the program. ( d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

To authorize the Department of Labor's voluntary protection program. b) Voluntary Protection Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish and carry out a voluntary protection program (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage excellence and recognize the achievement of excellence in both the technical and managerial protection of employees from occupational hazards. ( The onsite visits shall not result in enforcement of citations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). ( C) Information.--Employers who are approved by the Secretary of Labor for participation in the program shall assure the Secretary of Labor that information about the safety and health program shall be made readily available to the Secretary of Labor to share with employees. ( (4) Exemptions.--A site with respect to which a voluntary protection program has been approved shall, during participation in the program, be exempt from inspections or investigations and certain paperwork requirements to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or investigations arising from employee complaints, fatalities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. ( 5) No payments required.--The Secretary of Labor shall not require any form of payment for an employer to qualify or participate in the voluntary protection program. ( d) Regulations and Implementation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the voluntary protection program authorized under this section and shall begin implementation of the program. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary.

S.1204

Science, Technology, Communications

Bust Up Big Tech Act This bill prohibits large online platforms in the business of offering search engines, marketplaces, or exchanges from selling, advertising, or otherwise promoting their own goods and services on their websites. The bill also prohibits such online platforms from providing online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the platform. Such platforms are those with more than $1.5 billion in global revenue during the most recent tax year and over 30 million U.S. users or 300 million worldwide users

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bust Up Big Tech Act''. SEC. 2. STRUCTURAL SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Back-end online services.--The term ``back-end online services'' means third-party internet infrastructure services, including domain name resolution services, DDoS and other cyber threat mitigation services, content delivery networks and other load management techniques, and internet backbone networks. (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (3) Covered person.--The term ``covered person''-- (A) means a person that is in the business of offering an online platform to connect third parties to an online marketplace, exchange, or search engine which-- (i) in any month during the most recently completed 12-month period-- (I) more than 30,000,000 users in the United States accessed, without regard to the means by which the users accessed the service; or (II) more than 300,000,000 users worldwide accessed, without regard to the means by which the users accessed the service; and (ii) during the most recently completed taxable year, had more than $1,500,000,000 in global revenue; and (B) does not include an organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. (5) Online platform.--The term ``online platform'' means any publicly accessible online electronic medium that enables 1 or more users to view, generate, or modify content that can be viewed, shared, or otherwise interacted with by other third- party users of the medium. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) Online sales platform.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not sell, advertise, or otherwise promote goods and services of the covered person on an online platform owned or operated by the covered company. (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. (C) Targeted prohibition on acquisitions.--A covered person shall not acquire or hold a controlling interest in any entity that would sell, advertise, or otherwise promote goods and services on an online platform owned or operated by the covered person. (2) Online hosting and back-end online services.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that provides online hosting or back-end online services to another entity not owned by the covered company shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. (C) Targeted prohibition on acquisitions.--A covered person may not acquire or hold a controlling interest in any entity that provides online hosting or back-end online services not owned by the covered company. (3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the operation of an online platform for any person that exclusively sells, advertises, or otherwise promotes the goods and services of the person. (c) Authority of the Commission.--The Commission may-- (1) hire sufficient staff (whether on a part-time, full- time, or contract basis) to monitor compliance with subsection (b); and (2) design and supervise annual audits for each covered person to ensure compliance with this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (d) Enforcement by State Attorneys General.-- (1) In general.--In any case in which the attorney general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of that State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by the engagement of any entity in a practice that violates subsection (b), the State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in a district court of the United States or a State court of appropriate jurisdiction to-- (A) enjoin that practice; (B) enforce compliance with such section; (C) on behalf of residents of the State, obtain damages, statutory damages, restitution, or other compensation, each of which shall be distributed in accordance with State law; or (D) obtain such other relief as the court may consider to be appropriate. (2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. (e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (2) Relief.--In a civil action under paragraph (1) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award the plaintiff not more than $1,000,000 per each violation per plaintiff. <all>

Bust Up Big Tech Act

A bill to promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes.

Bust Up Big Tech Act

Sen. Hawley, Josh

R

MO

This bill prohibits large online platforms in the business of offering search engines, marketplaces, or exchanges from selling, advertising, or otherwise promoting their own goods and services on their websites. The bill also prohibits such online platforms from providing online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the platform. Such platforms are those with more than $1.5 billion in global revenue during the most recent tax year and over 30 million U.S. users or 300 million worldwide users

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bust Up Big Tech Act''. SEC. STRUCTURAL SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS. (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (3) Covered person.--The term ``covered person''-- (A) means a person that is in the business of offering an online platform to connect third parties to an online marketplace, exchange, or search engine which-- (i) in any month during the most recently completed 12-month period-- (I) more than 30,000,000 users in the United States accessed, without regard to the means by which the users accessed the service; or (II) more than 300,000,000 users worldwide accessed, without regard to the means by which the users accessed the service; and (ii) during the most recently completed taxable year, had more than $1,500,000,000 in global revenue; and (B) does not include an organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (5) Online platform.--The term ``online platform'' means any publicly accessible online electronic medium that enables 1 or more users to view, generate, or modify content that can be viewed, shared, or otherwise interacted with by other third- party users of the medium. (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. (2) Online hosting and back-end online services.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. (d) Enforcement by State Attorneys General.-- (1) In general.--In any case in which the attorney general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of that State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by the engagement of any entity in a practice that violates subsection (b), the State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in a district court of the United States or a State court of appropriate jurisdiction to-- (A) enjoin that practice; (B) enforce compliance with such section; (C) on behalf of residents of the State, obtain damages, statutory damages, restitution, or other compensation, each of which shall be distributed in accordance with State law; or (D) obtain such other relief as the court may consider to be appropriate. (2) Relief.--In a civil action under paragraph (1) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award the plaintiff not more than $1,000,000 per each violation per plaintiff.

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bust Up Big Tech Act''. SEC. STRUCTURAL SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS. (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (5) Online platform.--The term ``online platform'' means any publicly accessible online electronic medium that enables 1 or more users to view, generate, or modify content that can be viewed, shared, or otherwise interacted with by other third- party users of the medium. (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. (2) Online hosting and back-end online services.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. (d) Enforcement by State Attorneys General.-- (1) In general.--In any case in which the attorney general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of that State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by the engagement of any entity in a practice that violates subsection (b), the State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in a district court of the United States or a State court of appropriate jurisdiction to-- (A) enjoin that practice; (B) enforce compliance with such section; (C) on behalf of residents of the State, obtain damages, statutory damages, restitution, or other compensation, each of which shall be distributed in accordance with State law; or (D) obtain such other relief as the court may consider to be appropriate. (2) Relief.--In a civil action under paragraph (1) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award the plaintiff not more than $1,000,000 per each violation per plaintiff.

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bust Up Big Tech Act''. SEC. STRUCTURAL SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Back-end online services.--The term ``back-end online services'' means third-party internet infrastructure services, including domain name resolution services, DDoS and other cyber threat mitigation services, content delivery networks and other load management techniques, and internet backbone networks. (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (3) Covered person.--The term ``covered person''-- (A) means a person that is in the business of offering an online platform to connect third parties to an online marketplace, exchange, or search engine which-- (i) in any month during the most recently completed 12-month period-- (I) more than 30,000,000 users in the United States accessed, without regard to the means by which the users accessed the service; or (II) more than 300,000,000 users worldwide accessed, without regard to the means by which the users accessed the service; and (ii) during the most recently completed taxable year, had more than $1,500,000,000 in global revenue; and (B) does not include an organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. (5) Online platform.--The term ``online platform'' means any publicly accessible online electronic medium that enables 1 or more users to view, generate, or modify content that can be viewed, shared, or otherwise interacted with by other third- party users of the medium. (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. (2) Online hosting and back-end online services.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. (C) Targeted prohibition on acquisitions.--A covered person may not acquire or hold a controlling interest in any entity that provides online hosting or back-end online services not owned by the covered company. (c) Authority of the Commission.--The Commission may-- (1) hire sufficient staff (whether on a part-time, full- time, or contract basis) to monitor compliance with subsection (b); and (2) design and supervise annual audits for each covered person to ensure compliance with this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (d) Enforcement by State Attorneys General.-- (1) In general.--In any case in which the attorney general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of that State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by the engagement of any entity in a practice that violates subsection (b), the State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in a district court of the United States or a State court of appropriate jurisdiction to-- (A) enjoin that practice; (B) enforce compliance with such section; (C) on behalf of residents of the State, obtain damages, statutory damages, restitution, or other compensation, each of which shall be distributed in accordance with State law; or (D) obtain such other relief as the court may consider to be appropriate. (2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. (2) Relief.--In a civil action under paragraph (1) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award the plaintiff not more than $1,000,000 per each violation per plaintiff.

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bust Up Big Tech Act''. SEC. 2. STRUCTURAL SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Back-end online services.--The term ``back-end online services'' means third-party internet infrastructure services, including domain name resolution services, DDoS and other cyber threat mitigation services, content delivery networks and other load management techniques, and internet backbone networks. (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (3) Covered person.--The term ``covered person''-- (A) means a person that is in the business of offering an online platform to connect third parties to an online marketplace, exchange, or search engine which-- (i) in any month during the most recently completed 12-month period-- (I) more than 30,000,000 users in the United States accessed, without regard to the means by which the users accessed the service; or (II) more than 300,000,000 users worldwide accessed, without regard to the means by which the users accessed the service; and (ii) during the most recently completed taxable year, had more than $1,500,000,000 in global revenue; and (B) does not include an organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. (4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. (5) Online platform.--The term ``online platform'' means any publicly accessible online electronic medium that enables 1 or more users to view, generate, or modify content that can be viewed, shared, or otherwise interacted with by other third- party users of the medium. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) Online sales platform.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not sell, advertise, or otherwise promote goods and services of the covered person on an online platform owned or operated by the covered company. (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. (C) Targeted prohibition on acquisitions.--A covered person shall not acquire or hold a controlling interest in any entity that would sell, advertise, or otherwise promote goods and services on an online platform owned or operated by the covered person. (2) Online hosting and back-end online services.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that provides online hosting or back-end online services to another entity not owned by the covered company shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. (C) Targeted prohibition on acquisitions.--A covered person may not acquire or hold a controlling interest in any entity that provides online hosting or back-end online services not owned by the covered company. (3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the operation of an online platform for any person that exclusively sells, advertises, or otherwise promotes the goods and services of the person. (c) Authority of the Commission.--The Commission may-- (1) hire sufficient staff (whether on a part-time, full- time, or contract basis) to monitor compliance with subsection (b); and (2) design and supervise annual audits for each covered person to ensure compliance with this Act and the amendments made by this Act. (d) Enforcement by State Attorneys General.-- (1) In general.--In any case in which the attorney general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of that State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by the engagement of any entity in a practice that violates subsection (b), the State, as parens patriae, may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in a district court of the United States or a State court of appropriate jurisdiction to-- (A) enjoin that practice; (B) enforce compliance with such section; (C) on behalf of residents of the State, obtain damages, statutory damages, restitution, or other compensation, each of which shall be distributed in accordance with State law; or (D) obtain such other relief as the court may consider to be appropriate. (2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. (e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (2) Relief.--In a civil action under paragraph (1) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award the plaintiff not more than $1,000,000 per each violation per plaintiff. <all>

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. 2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. 4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. ( 5) Online platform.--The term ``online platform'' means any publicly accessible online electronic medium that enables 1 or more users to view, generate, or modify content that can be viewed, shared, or otherwise interacted with by other third- party users of the medium. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) Online sales platform.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not sell, advertise, or otherwise promote goods and services of the covered person on an online platform owned or operated by the covered company. ( B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. ( (C) Targeted prohibition on acquisitions.--A covered person may not acquire or hold a controlling interest in any entity that provides online hosting or back-end online services not owned by the covered company. ( 3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the operation of an online platform for any person that exclusively sells, advertises, or otherwise promotes the goods and services of the person. ( 2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. ( e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (2) Relief.--In a civil action under paragraph (1) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award the plaintiff not more than $1,000,000 per each violation per plaintiff.

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. 4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. ( (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. ( 2) Online hosting and back-end online services.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. ( 2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. ( e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. 4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. ( (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. ( 2) Online hosting and back-end online services.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. ( 2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. ( e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. 2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. 4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. ( 5) Online platform.--The term ``online platform'' means any publicly accessible online electronic medium that enables 1 or more users to view, generate, or modify content that can be viewed, shared, or otherwise interacted with by other third- party users of the medium. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) Online sales platform.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not sell, advertise, or otherwise promote goods and services of the covered person on an online platform owned or operated by the covered company. ( B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. ( (C) Targeted prohibition on acquisitions.--A covered person may not acquire or hold a controlling interest in any entity that provides online hosting or back-end online services not owned by the covered company. ( 3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the operation of an online platform for any person that exclusively sells, advertises, or otherwise promotes the goods and services of the person. ( 2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. ( e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (2) Relief.--In a civil action under paragraph (1) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award the plaintiff not more than $1,000,000 per each violation per plaintiff.

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. 4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. ( (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. ( 2) Online hosting and back-end online services.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. ( 2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. ( e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. 2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. 4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. ( 5) Online platform.--The term ``online platform'' means any publicly accessible online electronic medium that enables 1 or more users to view, generate, or modify content that can be viewed, shared, or otherwise interacted with by other third- party users of the medium. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) Online sales platform.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not sell, advertise, or otherwise promote goods and services of the covered person on an online platform owned or operated by the covered company. ( B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. ( (C) Targeted prohibition on acquisitions.--A covered person may not acquire or hold a controlling interest in any entity that provides online hosting or back-end online services not owned by the covered company. ( 3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the operation of an online platform for any person that exclusively sells, advertises, or otherwise promotes the goods and services of the person. ( 2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. ( e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (2) Relief.--In a civil action under paragraph (1) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award the plaintiff not more than $1,000,000 per each violation per plaintiff.

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. 4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. ( (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. ( 2) Online hosting and back-end online services.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. ( 2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. ( e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. 2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. 4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. ( 5) Online platform.--The term ``online platform'' means any publicly accessible online electronic medium that enables 1 or more users to view, generate, or modify content that can be viewed, shared, or otherwise interacted with by other third- party users of the medium. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) Online sales platform.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not sell, advertise, or otherwise promote goods and services of the covered person on an online platform owned or operated by the covered company. ( B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. ( (C) Targeted prohibition on acquisitions.--A covered person may not acquire or hold a controlling interest in any entity that provides online hosting or back-end online services not owned by the covered company. ( 3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the operation of an online platform for any person that exclusively sells, advertises, or otherwise promotes the goods and services of the person. ( 2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. ( e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (2) Relief.--In a civil action under paragraph (1) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award the plaintiff not more than $1,000,000 per each violation per plaintiff.

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. 4) Online hosting.--The term ``online hosting'' means a service or set of services that provide processing, storage, or other computational resources that are used to implement any or all functions of any public or private internet-based services administered by third parties. ( (B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. ( 2) Online hosting and back-end online services.-- (A) In general.--A covered person may not provide online hosting services or back-end online services to any other entity that is not owned by the covered person. ( 2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. ( e) Private Right of Action.-- (1) In general.--Any person who suffers an injury as a result of an act or practice of a covered person in violation of subsection (b) may bring a civil action against the covered person in any court of competent jurisdiction. (

To promote competition in digital markets, and for other purposes. B) Targeted prohibition on affiliates.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, any affiliation, common ownership, or control by a covered person of an entity that operates, sells, or advertises goods and services on the online platform of the covered person shall be terminated or otherwise liquidated. ( ( ( 3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to the operation of an online platform for any person that exclusively sells, advertises, or otherwise promotes the goods and services of the person. ( 2) Requirement.--Before filing an action under paragraph (1), the attorney general of the State involved shall submit to the Commission-- (A) written notice of that action; and (B) a copy of the complaint for that action. (

H.R.9252

Taxation

Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022 This bill allows employees to transfer their retirement account upon terminating their employment to a similar account with a new employer. Specifically, it makes such transfers automatic, subject to the right of employees to opt out. It imposes certain requirements upon an automatic portability provider, including a requirement that the provider acknowledge its fiduciary status and provide a notice in advance to an employee whose retirement account is being transferred that contains a description of the automatic portability transaction and any fees charged in connection with the transaction. This bill also allows an eligible employer a $500 tax credit in the year that an automatic portability arrangement is adopted.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Up to $105,000,000,000 of retirement savings leaves the defined contribution pension plan system annually because employees cash out their savings after a job change. (2) Federal law should encourage the private sector to reduce such cash-outs by developing automated solutions to improve defined contribution plan portability. SEC. 3. PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION. (a) In General.--Section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (22)(I), (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ``, or'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(24) any transaction described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (c)(1) which consists of the receipt of fees by an automatic portability provider in connection with such provider's exercise of discretion with respect to an automatic portability transaction.''. (b) Definitions.--Section 4975(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(12) Rules relating to automatic portability transactions.-- ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection (d)(24)-- ``(i) Automatic portability transaction.-- An automatic portability transaction is a transfer of assets made-- ``(I) from an individual retirement plan which is established on behalf of an individual and to which amounts were transferred under section 401(a)(31)(B)(i), ``(II) to an employer-sponsored retirement plan described in clause (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi) of section 402(c)(8)(B) (other than a defined benefit plan) in which such individual is an active participant, and ``(III) after such individual has been given advance notice of the transfer and has not affirmatively opted out of such transfer. ``(ii) Automatic portability provider.--An automatic portability provider is a person that executes transfers described in clause (i). ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(ii) Fees.--The fees and compensation received by the automatic portability provider in connection with the automatic portability transaction shall not exceed reasonable compensation and must be approved in writing by the plan fiduciary for the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(iii) Data usage.--The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I). ``(iv) Open participation.--The automatic portability provider shall offer automatic portability transactions on the same terms to any plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) regardless of whether the provider provides other services for such plan. ``(v) Pre-transaction notice.--At least 30 days in advance of an automatic portability transaction, the automatic portability provider shall provide notice to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established which includes-- ``(I) a description of the automatic portability transaction and the fees which will be charged in connection with the transaction, ``(II) a description of the individual's right to affirmatively elect not to participate in the transaction, the procedures for such an election, and a telephone number at which the individual can contact the automatic portability provider, and ``(III) such other disclosures as the Secretary may require by regulation. ``(vi) Post-transaction notice.--Not later than 3 business days after an automatic portability transaction, the automatic portability provider shall provide notice to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established of-- ``(I) the actions taken by the automatic portability provider with respect to the individual's account, ``(II) all relevant information regarding the location and amount of any transferred assets, ``(III) a statement of fees charged against the account by the automatic portability provider or its affiliates in connection with the transfer, ``(IV) a telephone number at which the individual can contact the automatic portability provider, and ``(V) such other disclosures as the Secretary may require by regulation. ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(viii) Timeliness of execution.--After liquidating the assets of an individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) to cash, an automatic portability provider shall transfer the account balance of such plan as soon as practicable to the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(ix) Record retention and audits.-- ``(I) In general.--An automatic portability provider shall, for 6 years, maintain the records sufficient to demonstrate the terms of this subparagraph have been met. ``(II) Audits.--An automatic portability provider shall conduct an annual audit of automatic portability transactions occurring during the calendar year to demonstrate compliance with this subparagraph, and shall submit such audit annually to the Secretary, in such form and manner as specified by the Secretary.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to transactions occurring after December 31, 2023. SEC. 4. EMPLOYER AUTOMATIC PORTABILITY ARRANGEMENT TAX CREDIT. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 45U. EMPLOYER AUTOMATIC PORTABILITY ARRANGEMENT CREDIT. ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible employer, the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under this section for the adoption year is an amount equal to $500. ``(b) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible employer' has the meaning given the term by section 408(p)(2)(C)(i) (without regard to subclause (II) thereof). ``(c) Adoption Year.--For purposes of this section-- ``(1) In general.--The term `adoption year' means the taxable year during which the eligible employer adopts an automatic portability arrangement as part of an eligible plan maintained by the employer. ``(2) Automatic portability arrangement.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `automatic portability arrangement' means an arrangement providing for automatic portability transactions. ``(B) Automatic portability transaction.--The term `automatic portability transaction' means a transaction in which amounts distributed pursuant to section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) from a plan to an individual retirement plan established on behalf of an individual are subsequently transferred to an eligible plan in which such individual is an active participant, after such individual has been given advance notice of the transfer and has not affirmatively opted out of such transfer. ``(3) Eligible plan.--The term `eligible plan' means a qualified employer plan as defined in section 4972(d)(1), other than a defined benefit plan.''. (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``Sec. 45U. Employer automatic portability arrangement credit.''. (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes.

Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022

Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott

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This bill allows employees to transfer their retirement account upon terminating their employment to a similar account with a new employer. Specifically, it makes such transfers automatic, subject to the right of employees to opt out. It imposes certain requirements upon an automatic portability provider, including a requirement that the provider acknowledge its fiduciary status and provide a notice in advance to an employee whose retirement account is being transferred that contains a description of the automatic portability transaction and any fees charged in connection with the transaction. This bill also allows an eligible employer a $500 tax credit in the year that an automatic portability arrangement is adopted.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Up to $105,000,000,000 of retirement savings leaves the defined contribution pension plan system annually because employees cash out their savings after a job change. PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION. ``(ii) Automatic portability provider.--An automatic portability provider is a person that executes transfers described in clause (i). ``(iii) Data usage.--The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I). ``(v) Pre-transaction notice.--At least 30 days in advance of an automatic portability transaction, the automatic portability provider shall provide notice to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established which includes-- ``(I) a description of the automatic portability transaction and the fees which will be charged in connection with the transaction, ``(II) a description of the individual's right to affirmatively elect not to participate in the transaction, the procedures for such an election, and a telephone number at which the individual can contact the automatic portability provider, and ``(III) such other disclosures as the Secretary may require by regulation. ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(II) Audits.--An automatic portability provider shall conduct an annual audit of automatic portability transactions occurring during the calendar year to demonstrate compliance with this subparagraph, and shall submit such audit annually to the Secretary, in such form and manner as specified by the Secretary.''. SEC. 4. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. EMPLOYER AUTOMATIC PORTABILITY ARRANGEMENT CREDIT. ``(b) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible employer' has the meaning given the term by section 408(p)(2)(C)(i) (without regard to subclause (II) thereof). ``(3) Eligible plan.--The term `eligible plan' means a qualified employer plan as defined in section 4972(d)(1), other than a defined benefit plan.''. (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. 45U. (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

2. Congress finds as follows: (1) Up to $105,000,000,000 of retirement savings leaves the defined contribution pension plan system annually because employees cash out their savings after a job change. PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION. ``(ii) Automatic portability provider.--An automatic portability provider is a person that executes transfers described in clause (i). ``(iii) Data usage.--The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I). ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(II) Audits.--An automatic portability provider shall conduct an annual audit of automatic portability transactions occurring during the calendar year to demonstrate compliance with this subparagraph, and shall submit such audit annually to the Secretary, in such form and manner as specified by the Secretary.''. SEC. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. EMPLOYER AUTOMATIC PORTABILITY ARRANGEMENT CREDIT. ``(3) Eligible plan.--The term `eligible plan' means a qualified employer plan as defined in section 4972(d)(1), other than a defined benefit plan.''. (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. 45U. (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022''. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Up to $105,000,000,000 of retirement savings leaves the defined contribution pension plan system annually because employees cash out their savings after a job change. (2) Federal law should encourage the private sector to reduce such cash-outs by developing automated solutions to improve defined contribution plan portability. PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION. ``(ii) Automatic portability provider.--An automatic portability provider is a person that executes transfers described in clause (i). ``(ii) Fees.--The fees and compensation received by the automatic portability provider in connection with the automatic portability transaction shall not exceed reasonable compensation and must be approved in writing by the plan fiduciary for the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(iii) Data usage.--The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I). ``(v) Pre-transaction notice.--At least 30 days in advance of an automatic portability transaction, the automatic portability provider shall provide notice to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established which includes-- ``(I) a description of the automatic portability transaction and the fees which will be charged in connection with the transaction, ``(II) a description of the individual's right to affirmatively elect not to participate in the transaction, the procedures for such an election, and a telephone number at which the individual can contact the automatic portability provider, and ``(III) such other disclosures as the Secretary may require by regulation. ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(viii) Timeliness of execution.--After liquidating the assets of an individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) to cash, an automatic portability provider shall transfer the account balance of such plan as soon as practicable to the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(ix) Record retention and audits.-- ``(I) In general.--An automatic portability provider shall, for 6 years, maintain the records sufficient to demonstrate the terms of this subparagraph have been met. ``(II) Audits.--An automatic portability provider shall conduct an annual audit of automatic portability transactions occurring during the calendar year to demonstrate compliance with this subparagraph, and shall submit such audit annually to the Secretary, in such form and manner as specified by the Secretary.''. SEC. 4. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. EMPLOYER AUTOMATIC PORTABILITY ARRANGEMENT CREDIT. ``(b) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible employer' has the meaning given the term by section 408(p)(2)(C)(i) (without regard to subclause (II) thereof). ``(B) Automatic portability transaction.--The term `automatic portability transaction' means a transaction in which amounts distributed pursuant to section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) from a plan to an individual retirement plan established on behalf of an individual are subsequently transferred to an eligible plan in which such individual is an active participant, after such individual has been given advance notice of the transfer and has not affirmatively opted out of such transfer. ``(3) Eligible plan.--The term `eligible plan' means a qualified employer plan as defined in section 4972(d)(1), other than a defined benefit plan.''. (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. 45U. (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Auto-Portability Act of 2022''. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Up to $105,000,000,000 of retirement savings leaves the defined contribution pension plan system annually because employees cash out their savings after a job change. (2) Federal law should encourage the private sector to reduce such cash-outs by developing automated solutions to improve defined contribution plan portability. PROHIBITED TRANSACTION EXEMPTION. (a) In General.--Section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (22)(I), (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ``, or'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(24) any transaction described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (c)(1) which consists of the receipt of fees by an automatic portability provider in connection with such provider's exercise of discretion with respect to an automatic portability transaction.''. ``(ii) Automatic portability provider.--An automatic portability provider is a person that executes transfers described in clause (i). ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(ii) Fees.--The fees and compensation received by the automatic portability provider in connection with the automatic portability transaction shall not exceed reasonable compensation and must be approved in writing by the plan fiduciary for the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(iii) Data usage.--The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I). ``(iv) Open participation.--The automatic portability provider shall offer automatic portability transactions on the same terms to any plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) regardless of whether the provider provides other services for such plan. ``(v) Pre-transaction notice.--At least 30 days in advance of an automatic portability transaction, the automatic portability provider shall provide notice to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established which includes-- ``(I) a description of the automatic portability transaction and the fees which will be charged in connection with the transaction, ``(II) a description of the individual's right to affirmatively elect not to participate in the transaction, the procedures for such an election, and a telephone number at which the individual can contact the automatic portability provider, and ``(III) such other disclosures as the Secretary may require by regulation. ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(viii) Timeliness of execution.--After liquidating the assets of an individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) to cash, an automatic portability provider shall transfer the account balance of such plan as soon as practicable to the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(ix) Record retention and audits.-- ``(I) In general.--An automatic portability provider shall, for 6 years, maintain the records sufficient to demonstrate the terms of this subparagraph have been met. ``(II) Audits.--An automatic portability provider shall conduct an annual audit of automatic portability transactions occurring during the calendar year to demonstrate compliance with this subparagraph, and shall submit such audit annually to the Secretary, in such form and manner as specified by the Secretary.''. SEC. 4. EMPLOYER AUTOMATIC PORTABILITY ARRANGEMENT TAX CREDIT. (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. EMPLOYER AUTOMATIC PORTABILITY ARRANGEMENT CREDIT. ``(b) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible employer' has the meaning given the term by section 408(p)(2)(C)(i) (without regard to subclause (II) thereof). ``(c) Adoption Year.--For purposes of this section-- ``(1) In general.--The term `adoption year' means the taxable year during which the eligible employer adopts an automatic portability arrangement as part of an eligible plan maintained by the employer. ``(B) Automatic portability transaction.--The term `automatic portability transaction' means a transaction in which amounts distributed pursuant to section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) from a plan to an individual retirement plan established on behalf of an individual are subsequently transferred to an eligible plan in which such individual is an active participant, after such individual has been given advance notice of the transfer and has not affirmatively opted out of such transfer. ``(3) Eligible plan.--The term `eligible plan' means a qualified employer plan as defined in section 4972(d)(1), other than a defined benefit plan.''. (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. 45U. (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (22)(I), (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ``, or'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(24) any transaction described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (c)(1) which consists of the receipt of fees by an automatic portability provider in connection with such provider's exercise of discretion with respect to an automatic portability transaction.''. ``(ii) Automatic portability provider.--An automatic portability provider is a person that executes transfers described in clause (i). ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(ii) Fees.--The fees and compensation received by the automatic portability provider in connection with the automatic portability transaction shall not exceed reasonable compensation and must be approved in writing by the plan fiduciary for the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(iii) Data usage.--The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I). ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(viii) Timeliness of execution.--After liquidating the assets of an individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) to cash, an automatic portability provider shall transfer the account balance of such plan as soon as practicable to the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(II) Audits.--An automatic portability provider shall conduct an annual audit of automatic portability transactions occurring during the calendar year to demonstrate compliance with this subparagraph, and shall submit such audit annually to the Secretary, in such form and manner as specified by the Secretary.''. ( ``(2) Automatic portability arrangement.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `automatic portability arrangement' means an arrangement providing for automatic portability transactions. ``(B) Automatic portability transaction.--The term `automatic portability transaction' means a transaction in which amounts distributed pursuant to section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) from a plan to an individual retirement plan established on behalf of an individual are subsequently transferred to an eligible plan in which such individual is an active participant, after such individual has been given advance notice of the transfer and has not affirmatively opted out of such transfer. b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (22)(I), (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ``, or'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(24) any transaction described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (c)(1) which consists of the receipt of fees by an automatic portability provider in connection with such provider's exercise of discretion with respect to an automatic portability transaction.''. ( ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(iv) Open participation.--The automatic portability provider shall offer automatic portability transactions on the same terms to any plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) regardless of whether the provider provides other services for such plan. ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible employer, the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under this section for the adoption year is an amount equal to $500. ``(b) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible employer' has the meaning given the term by section 408(p)(2)(C)(i) (without regard to subclause (II) thereof). b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (22)(I), (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ``, or'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(24) any transaction described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (c)(1) which consists of the receipt of fees by an automatic portability provider in connection with such provider's exercise of discretion with respect to an automatic portability transaction.''. ( ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(iv) Open participation.--The automatic portability provider shall offer automatic portability transactions on the same terms to any plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) regardless of whether the provider provides other services for such plan. ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible employer, the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under this section for the adoption year is an amount equal to $500. ``(b) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible employer' has the meaning given the term by section 408(p)(2)(C)(i) (without regard to subclause (II) thereof). b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (22)(I), (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ``, or'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(24) any transaction described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (c)(1) which consists of the receipt of fees by an automatic portability provider in connection with such provider's exercise of discretion with respect to an automatic portability transaction.''. ``(ii) Automatic portability provider.--An automatic portability provider is a person that executes transfers described in clause (i). ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(ii) Fees.--The fees and compensation received by the automatic portability provider in connection with the automatic portability transaction shall not exceed reasonable compensation and must be approved in writing by the plan fiduciary for the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(iii) Data usage.--The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I). ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(viii) Timeliness of execution.--After liquidating the assets of an individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) to cash, an automatic portability provider shall transfer the account balance of such plan as soon as practicable to the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(II) Audits.--An automatic portability provider shall conduct an annual audit of automatic portability transactions occurring during the calendar year to demonstrate compliance with this subparagraph, and shall submit such audit annually to the Secretary, in such form and manner as specified by the Secretary.''. ( ``(2) Automatic portability arrangement.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `automatic portability arrangement' means an arrangement providing for automatic portability transactions. ``(B) Automatic portability transaction.--The term `automatic portability transaction' means a transaction in which amounts distributed pursuant to section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) from a plan to an individual retirement plan established on behalf of an individual are subsequently transferred to an eligible plan in which such individual is an active participant, after such individual has been given advance notice of the transfer and has not affirmatively opted out of such transfer. b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (22)(I), (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ``, or'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(24) any transaction described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (c)(1) which consists of the receipt of fees by an automatic portability provider in connection with such provider's exercise of discretion with respect to an automatic portability transaction.''. ( ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(iv) Open participation.--The automatic portability provider shall offer automatic portability transactions on the same terms to any plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) regardless of whether the provider provides other services for such plan. ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible employer, the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under this section for the adoption year is an amount equal to $500. ``(b) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible employer' has the meaning given the term by section 408(p)(2)(C)(i) (without regard to subclause (II) thereof). b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (22)(I), (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ``, or'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(24) any transaction described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (c)(1) which consists of the receipt of fees by an automatic portability provider in connection with such provider's exercise of discretion with respect to an automatic portability transaction.''. ``(ii) Automatic portability provider.--An automatic portability provider is a person that executes transfers described in clause (i). ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(ii) Fees.--The fees and compensation received by the automatic portability provider in connection with the automatic portability transaction shall not exceed reasonable compensation and must be approved in writing by the plan fiduciary for the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(iii) Data usage.--The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I). ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(viii) Timeliness of execution.--After liquidating the assets of an individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) to cash, an automatic portability provider shall transfer the account balance of such plan as soon as practicable to the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(II) Audits.--An automatic portability provider shall conduct an annual audit of automatic portability transactions occurring during the calendar year to demonstrate compliance with this subparagraph, and shall submit such audit annually to the Secretary, in such form and manner as specified by the Secretary.''. ( ``(2) Automatic portability arrangement.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `automatic portability arrangement' means an arrangement providing for automatic portability transactions. ``(B) Automatic portability transaction.--The term `automatic portability transaction' means a transaction in which amounts distributed pursuant to section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) from a plan to an individual retirement plan established on behalf of an individual are subsequently transferred to an eligible plan in which such individual is an active participant, after such individual has been given advance notice of the transfer and has not affirmatively opted out of such transfer. b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 4975(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended-- (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (22)(I), (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23) and inserting ``, or'', and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(24) any transaction described in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection (c)(1) which consists of the receipt of fees by an automatic portability provider in connection with such provider's exercise of discretion with respect to an automatic portability transaction.''. ( ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(iv) Open participation.--The automatic portability provider shall offer automatic portability transactions on the same terms to any plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II) regardless of whether the provider provides other services for such plan. ``(vii) Notice requirements.--The notices required under clauses (v) and (vi) shall be written in a manner calculated to be understood by the average intended recipient and shall not include materially misleading statements. ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of an eligible employer, the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under this section for the adoption year is an amount equal to $500. ``(b) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term `eligible employer' has the meaning given the term by section 408(p)(2)(C)(i) (without regard to subclause (II) thereof). b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(ii) Fees.--The fees and compensation received by the automatic portability provider in connection with the automatic portability transaction shall not exceed reasonable compensation and must be approved in writing by the plan fiduciary for the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(iii) Data usage.--The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I). ``(B) Automatic portability transaction.--The term `automatic portability transaction' means a transaction in which amounts distributed pursuant to section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) from a plan to an individual retirement plan established on behalf of an individual are subsequently transferred to an eligible plan in which such individual is an active participant, after such individual has been given advance notice of the transfer and has not affirmatively opted out of such transfer. b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for the use of automatic portability arrangements under defined contribution plans, and for other purposes. ``(B) Conditions for automatic portability transactions.--Subsection (d)(24) shall not apply to an automatic portability transaction unless the following requirements are satisfied: ``(i) Acknowledgment of fiduciary status.-- An automatic portability provider shall acknowledge in writing, at such time and format as specified by the Secretary, that the provider is a fiduciary with respect to the individual on whose behalf the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) is established. ``(ii) Fees.--The fees and compensation received by the automatic portability provider in connection with the automatic portability transaction shall not exceed reasonable compensation and must be approved in writing by the plan fiduciary for the plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(II). ``(iii) Data usage.--The automatic portability provider shall not market or sell data relating to the individual retirement plan described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I). ``(B) Automatic portability transaction.--The term `automatic portability transaction' means a transaction in which amounts distributed pursuant to section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) from a plan to an individual retirement plan established on behalf of an individual are subsequently transferred to an eligible plan in which such individual is an active participant, after such individual has been given advance notice of the transfer and has not affirmatively opted out of such transfer. b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of section 38 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (32), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (33) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(34) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in section 45U(b)), the automatic portability arrangement credit determined under section 45U(a).''. (

H.R.4456

Agriculture and Food

Helping America's Farmers Act This bill provides financial assistance to certain agricultural entities. Specifically, the bill directs the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a program to provide economic disaster loans to certain agricultural entities with an adjusted gross income of less than or equal to $500,000. Under the program, such entities are eligible for zero-interest loans of up to $2 million and may seek loan forgiveness based on demonstrated economic hardship. In making loans, priority must be given to (1) entities located in states most impacted by an economic disaster; and (2) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers. The FSA may also guarantee a loan to certain agricultural entities with an adjusted gross income of greater than $500,000 if such loan meets certain requirements. Entities that apply for a loan or loan guarantee may request that the FSA provide an emergency grant of at least $20,000 upon application. The bill also provides funding for USDA to carry out a program to provide FSA staff with appropriate training relating to economic injury loan processing and servicing.

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping America's Farmers Act''. SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means-- (A) a producer-- (i) of horticulture, nursery crops, floriculture, non-specialty crops, wool, livestock, dairy, aquaculture, or specialty crops; or (ii) engaged in the production of food and fiber; or (B) a farmer or rancher. (2) Large eligible entity.--The term ``large eligible entity'' means an eligible entity with an adjusted gross income of greater than $500,000. (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency. (4) Small eligible entity.--The term ``small eligible entity'' means an eligible entity with an adjusted gross income of less than or equal to $500,000. (b) Agricultural Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to make loans under this subsection to small eligible entities for the purposes described in paragraph (3). (2) Terms of loans.-- (A) Amount of loan.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make loans to small eligible entities in an amount less than or equal to $2,000,000. (B) Interest rate.--A loan under subparagraph (A) shall have an interest rate equal to zero percent. (C) Repayment.--The Secretary shall establish the repayment terms with respect to each loan to a small eligible entity under this subsection, except that such repayment may not-- (i) begin before the date that is 1 year after the date on which such loan is made to such small eligible entity; and (ii) be for a period of less than 10 years or a period of greater than 15 years; and (D) Waiver of certain requirements.--With respect to a loan made under this subsection in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary shall waive-- (i) any rules related the personal guarantee on advances and loans of not more than $200,000 for all applicants; (ii) any requirement that the small eligible entity exhaust other loan options before applying for a loan under this subsection; and (iii) any requirement that an applicant needs to be in business for the 1-year period before the disaster, except that no waiver may be made for a business that was not in operation on January 31, 2020. (E) Priority.--In making loans under this subsection the Secretary shall give priority to-- (i) small eligible entities located in States most impacted by an economic disaster, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers; and (iii) such other small eligible entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Use of funds.--A small eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection shall use the loan funds to-- (A) provide paid sick leave to employees unable to work due to the direct effect of an economic disaster; (B) maintain payroll to retain employees during business disruptions or substantial slowdowns; (C) meet increased costs to obtain materials unavailable from the applicant's original source due to interrupted supply chains; (D) make rent or mortgage payments; (E) purchase personal protective equipment; and (F) repay obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. (4) Forgiveness.--A small eligible entity shall be eligible for forgiveness of indebtedness on a loan under this subsection in an amount determined by the Secretary based on the losses of the small eligible entity-- (A) due to commodity price decreases during an economic disaster; or (B) revenue loss due to an economic disaster, including from-- (i) canceled purchasing contracts or agreements with schools, institutions, food hubs, and restaurants; (ii) loss of recurring deliveries of farm products to schools, institutions, food hubs, and restaurants; or (iii) any other unexpected source during such economic disaster. (c) Loan Guarantees.--The Secretary may guarantee a loan made by lenders approved by the Farm Service Agency to large eligible entities if-- (1) such loan-- (A) is for the purposes described in subsection (b)(3); (B) is in an amount greater than $2,000,000; (C) has an interest rate equal to or less than 1 percent; and (D) has a repayment term that-- (i) begins after the date that is 1 year after the date on which such loan is made an eligible entity; and (ii) is for a period of not less than 15 years and not greater than 20 years; and (2) the lender making such loan offers forgiveness of indebtedness on such loan under such terms as the Secretary determines are commensurate with the loan forgiveness under subsection (b)(4). (d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. (e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. (2) Verification.--Before disbursing amounts under this subsection, the Secretary shall verify that the applicant is an eligible entity by accepting a self-certification from the applicant under penalty of perjury pursuant to section 1746 of title 28 United States Code. (3) Amount.--The amount of an advance provided under this subsection shall be not less than $20,000. (4) Use of funds.--An advance provided under this subsection may be used to address any allowable purpose for a loan made under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee made under subsection (c). (5) Repayment.--An applicant shall not be required to repay any amounts of an advance provided under this subsection, even if subsequently denied a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c). (f) Other Benefits.--Receipt of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee under this section shall not be construed as to prohibit receipt of any Federal grant, loan, or other aid. (g) Taxability.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986-- (1) any amount which would be includible in gross income of the eligible entity by reason of forgiveness described in this paragraph shall be excluded from gross income; and (2) any amount received under this section shall be excluded from gross income. (h) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated-- (1) $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make loans to small eligible entities under this section; (2) $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make loan guarantees to large eligible entities under this section; (3) $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make grants under subsection (e) to small eligible entities; and (4) $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make grants under subsection (e) to large eligible entities. SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR LOAN SERVICERS. There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a training program to provide Farm Service Agency staff with appropriate training relating to economic injury loan processing and servicing under section 2. <all>

Helping America’s Farmers Act

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes.

Helping America’s Farmers Act

Rep. Hayes, Jahana

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This bill provides financial assistance to certain agricultural entities. Specifically, the bill directs the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a program to provide economic disaster loans to certain agricultural entities with an adjusted gross income of less than or equal to $500,000. Under the program, such entities are eligible for zero-interest loans of up to $2 million and may seek loan forgiveness based on demonstrated economic hardship. In making loans, priority must be given to (1) entities located in states most impacted by an economic disaster; and (2) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers. The FSA may also guarantee a loan to certain agricultural entities with an adjusted gross income of greater than $500,000 if such loan meets certain requirements. Entities that apply for a loan or loan guarantee may request that the FSA provide an emergency grant of at least $20,000 upon application. The bill also provides funding for USDA to carry out a program to provide FSA staff with appropriate training relating to economic injury loan processing and servicing.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping America's Farmers Act''. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN. (2) Large eligible entity.--The term ``large eligible entity'' means an eligible entity with an adjusted gross income of greater than $500,000. (2) Terms of loans.-- (A) Amount of loan.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make loans to small eligible entities in an amount less than or equal to $2,000,000. (B) Interest rate.--A loan under subparagraph (A) shall have an interest rate equal to zero percent. (4) Forgiveness.--A small eligible entity shall be eligible for forgiveness of indebtedness on a loan under this subsection in an amount determined by the Secretary based on the losses of the small eligible entity-- (A) due to commodity price decreases during an economic disaster; or (B) revenue loss due to an economic disaster, including from-- (i) canceled purchasing contracts or agreements with schools, institutions, food hubs, and restaurants; (ii) loss of recurring deliveries of farm products to schools, institutions, food hubs, and restaurants; or (iii) any other unexpected source during such economic disaster. (d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. (4) Use of funds.--An advance provided under this subsection may be used to address any allowable purpose for a loan made under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee made under subsection (c). (h) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated-- (1) $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make loans to small eligible entities under this section; (2) $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make loan guarantees to large eligible entities under this section; (3) $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make grants under subsection (e) to small eligible entities; and (4) $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make grants under subsection (e) to large eligible entities. SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR LOAN SERVICERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN. (2) Large eligible entity.--The term ``large eligible entity'' means an eligible entity with an adjusted gross income of greater than $500,000. (2) Terms of loans.-- (A) Amount of loan.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make loans to small eligible entities in an amount less than or equal to $2,000,000. (d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. (4) Use of funds.--An advance provided under this subsection may be used to address any allowable purpose for a loan made under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee made under subsection (c). (h) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated-- (1) $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make loans to small eligible entities under this section; (2) $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make loan guarantees to large eligible entities under this section; (3) $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make grants under subsection (e) to small eligible entities; and (4) $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make grants under subsection (e) to large eligible entities. SEC. 3.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping America's Farmers Act''. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means-- (A) a producer-- (i) of horticulture, nursery crops, floriculture, non-specialty crops, wool, livestock, dairy, aquaculture, or specialty crops; or (ii) engaged in the production of food and fiber; or (B) a farmer or rancher. (2) Large eligible entity.--The term ``large eligible entity'' means an eligible entity with an adjusted gross income of greater than $500,000. (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency. (b) Agricultural Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to make loans under this subsection to small eligible entities for the purposes described in paragraph (3). (2) Terms of loans.-- (A) Amount of loan.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make loans to small eligible entities in an amount less than or equal to $2,000,000. (B) Interest rate.--A loan under subparagraph (A) shall have an interest rate equal to zero percent. (C) Repayment.--The Secretary shall establish the repayment terms with respect to each loan to a small eligible entity under this subsection, except that such repayment may not-- (i) begin before the date that is 1 year after the date on which such loan is made to such small eligible entity; and (ii) be for a period of less than 10 years or a period of greater than 15 years; and (D) Waiver of certain requirements.--With respect to a loan made under this subsection in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary shall waive-- (i) any rules related the personal guarantee on advances and loans of not more than $200,000 for all applicants; (ii) any requirement that the small eligible entity exhaust other loan options before applying for a loan under this subsection; and (iii) any requirement that an applicant needs to be in business for the 1-year period before the disaster, except that no waiver may be made for a business that was not in operation on January 31, 2020. (4) Forgiveness.--A small eligible entity shall be eligible for forgiveness of indebtedness on a loan under this subsection in an amount determined by the Secretary based on the losses of the small eligible entity-- (A) due to commodity price decreases during an economic disaster; or (B) revenue loss due to an economic disaster, including from-- (i) canceled purchasing contracts or agreements with schools, institutions, food hubs, and restaurants; (ii) loss of recurring deliveries of farm products to schools, institutions, food hubs, and restaurants; or (iii) any other unexpected source during such economic disaster. (d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. (4) Use of funds.--An advance provided under this subsection may be used to address any allowable purpose for a loan made under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee made under subsection (c). (f) Other Benefits.--Receipt of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee under this section shall not be construed as to prohibit receipt of any Federal grant, loan, or other aid. (h) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated-- (1) $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make loans to small eligible entities under this section; (2) $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make loan guarantees to large eligible entities under this section; (3) $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make grants under subsection (e) to small eligible entities; and (4) $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make grants under subsection (e) to large eligible entities. SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR LOAN SERVICERS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping America's Farmers Act''. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means-- (A) a producer-- (i) of horticulture, nursery crops, floriculture, non-specialty crops, wool, livestock, dairy, aquaculture, or specialty crops; or (ii) engaged in the production of food and fiber; or (B) a farmer or rancher. (2) Large eligible entity.--The term ``large eligible entity'' means an eligible entity with an adjusted gross income of greater than $500,000. (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency. (b) Agricultural Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to make loans under this subsection to small eligible entities for the purposes described in paragraph (3). (2) Terms of loans.-- (A) Amount of loan.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make loans to small eligible entities in an amount less than or equal to $2,000,000. (B) Interest rate.--A loan under subparagraph (A) shall have an interest rate equal to zero percent. (C) Repayment.--The Secretary shall establish the repayment terms with respect to each loan to a small eligible entity under this subsection, except that such repayment may not-- (i) begin before the date that is 1 year after the date on which such loan is made to such small eligible entity; and (ii) be for a period of less than 10 years or a period of greater than 15 years; and (D) Waiver of certain requirements.--With respect to a loan made under this subsection in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary shall waive-- (i) any rules related the personal guarantee on advances and loans of not more than $200,000 for all applicants; (ii) any requirement that the small eligible entity exhaust other loan options before applying for a loan under this subsection; and (iii) any requirement that an applicant needs to be in business for the 1-year period before the disaster, except that no waiver may be made for a business that was not in operation on January 31, 2020. (E) Priority.--In making loans under this subsection the Secretary shall give priority to-- (i) small eligible entities located in States most impacted by an economic disaster, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers; and (iii) such other small eligible entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Use of funds.--A small eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection shall use the loan funds to-- (A) provide paid sick leave to employees unable to work due to the direct effect of an economic disaster; (B) maintain payroll to retain employees during business disruptions or substantial slowdowns; (C) meet increased costs to obtain materials unavailable from the applicant's original source due to interrupted supply chains; (D) make rent or mortgage payments; (E) purchase personal protective equipment; and (F) repay obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. (4) Forgiveness.--A small eligible entity shall be eligible for forgiveness of indebtedness on a loan under this subsection in an amount determined by the Secretary based on the losses of the small eligible entity-- (A) due to commodity price decreases during an economic disaster; or (B) revenue loss due to an economic disaster, including from-- (i) canceled purchasing contracts or agreements with schools, institutions, food hubs, and restaurants; (ii) loss of recurring deliveries of farm products to schools, institutions, food hubs, and restaurants; or (iii) any other unexpected source during such economic disaster. (d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. (2) Verification.--Before disbursing amounts under this subsection, the Secretary shall verify that the applicant is an eligible entity by accepting a self-certification from the applicant under penalty of perjury pursuant to section 1746 of title 28 United States Code. (4) Use of funds.--An advance provided under this subsection may be used to address any allowable purpose for a loan made under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee made under subsection (c). (f) Other Benefits.--Receipt of a grant, loan, or loan guarantee under this section shall not be construed as to prohibit receipt of any Federal grant, loan, or other aid. (g) Taxability.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986-- (1) any amount which would be includible in gross income of the eligible entity by reason of forgiveness described in this paragraph shall be excluded from gross income; and (2) any amount received under this section shall be excluded from gross income. (h) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated-- (1) $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make loans to small eligible entities under this section; (2) $6,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make loan guarantees to large eligible entities under this section; (3) $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make grants under subsection (e) to small eligible entities; and (4) $4,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2021, to make grants under subsection (e) to large eligible entities. SEC. 3. TRAINING FOR LOAN SERVICERS.

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. b) Agricultural Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to make loans under this subsection to small eligible entities for the purposes described in paragraph (3). ( (B) Interest rate.--A loan under subparagraph (A) shall have an interest rate equal to zero percent. ( E) Priority.--In making loans under this subsection the Secretary shall give priority to-- (i) small eligible entities located in States most impacted by an economic disaster, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers; and (iii) such other small eligible entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Use of funds.--A small eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection shall use the loan funds to-- (A) provide paid sick leave to employees unable to work due to the direct effect of an economic disaster; (B) maintain payroll to retain employees during business disruptions or substantial slowdowns; (C) meet increased costs to obtain materials unavailable from the applicant's original source due to interrupted supply chains; (D) make rent or mortgage payments; (E) purchase personal protective equipment; and (F) repay obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. ( d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. (e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. ( 5) Repayment.--An applicant shall not be required to repay any amounts of an advance provided under this subsection, even if subsequently denied a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c). ( (g) Taxability.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986-- (1) any amount which would be includible in gross income of the eligible entity by reason of forgiveness described in this paragraph shall be excluded from gross income; and (2) any amount received under this section shall be excluded from gross income. ( There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a training program to provide Farm Service Agency staff with appropriate training relating to economic injury loan processing and servicing under section 2.

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. 4) Small eligible entity.--The term ``small eligible entity'' means an eligible entity with an adjusted gross income of less than or equal to $500,000. ( 2) Terms of loans.-- (A) Amount of loan.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make loans to small eligible entities in an amount less than or equal to $2,000,000. ( E) Priority.--In making loans under this subsection the Secretary shall give priority to-- (i) small eligible entities located in States most impacted by an economic disaster, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers; and (iii) such other small eligible entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. ( 3) Use of funds.--A small eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection shall use the loan funds to-- (A) provide paid sick leave to employees unable to work due to the direct effect of an economic disaster; (B) maintain payroll to retain employees during business disruptions or substantial slowdowns; (C) meet increased costs to obtain materials unavailable from the applicant's original source due to interrupted supply chains; (D) make rent or mortgage payments; (E) purchase personal protective equipment; and (F) repay obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. ( e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. (2) Verification.--Before disbursing amounts under this subsection, the Secretary shall verify that the applicant is an eligible entity by accepting a self-certification from the applicant under penalty of perjury pursuant to section 1746 of title 28 United States Code. ( 4) Use of funds.--An advance provided under this subsection may be used to address any allowable purpose for a loan made under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee made under subsection (c). (

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. 4) Small eligible entity.--The term ``small eligible entity'' means an eligible entity with an adjusted gross income of less than or equal to $500,000. ( 2) Terms of loans.-- (A) Amount of loan.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make loans to small eligible entities in an amount less than or equal to $2,000,000. ( E) Priority.--In making loans under this subsection the Secretary shall give priority to-- (i) small eligible entities located in States most impacted by an economic disaster, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers; and (iii) such other small eligible entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. ( 3) Use of funds.--A small eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection shall use the loan funds to-- (A) provide paid sick leave to employees unable to work due to the direct effect of an economic disaster; (B) maintain payroll to retain employees during business disruptions or substantial slowdowns; (C) meet increased costs to obtain materials unavailable from the applicant's original source due to interrupted supply chains; (D) make rent or mortgage payments; (E) purchase personal protective equipment; and (F) repay obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. ( e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. (2) Verification.--Before disbursing amounts under this subsection, the Secretary shall verify that the applicant is an eligible entity by accepting a self-certification from the applicant under penalty of perjury pursuant to section 1746 of title 28 United States Code. ( 4) Use of funds.--An advance provided under this subsection may be used to address any allowable purpose for a loan made under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee made under subsection (c). (

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. b) Agricultural Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to make loans under this subsection to small eligible entities for the purposes described in paragraph (3). ( (B) Interest rate.--A loan under subparagraph (A) shall have an interest rate equal to zero percent. ( E) Priority.--In making loans under this subsection the Secretary shall give priority to-- (i) small eligible entities located in States most impacted by an economic disaster, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers; and (iii) such other small eligible entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Use of funds.--A small eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection shall use the loan funds to-- (A) provide paid sick leave to employees unable to work due to the direct effect of an economic disaster; (B) maintain payroll to retain employees during business disruptions or substantial slowdowns; (C) meet increased costs to obtain materials unavailable from the applicant's original source due to interrupted supply chains; (D) make rent or mortgage payments; (E) purchase personal protective equipment; and (F) repay obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. ( d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. (e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. ( 5) Repayment.--An applicant shall not be required to repay any amounts of an advance provided under this subsection, even if subsequently denied a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c). ( (g) Taxability.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986-- (1) any amount which would be includible in gross income of the eligible entity by reason of forgiveness described in this paragraph shall be excluded from gross income; and (2) any amount received under this section shall be excluded from gross income. ( There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a training program to provide Farm Service Agency staff with appropriate training relating to economic injury loan processing and servicing under section 2.

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. 4) Small eligible entity.--The term ``small eligible entity'' means an eligible entity with an adjusted gross income of less than or equal to $500,000. ( 2) Terms of loans.-- (A) Amount of loan.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make loans to small eligible entities in an amount less than or equal to $2,000,000. ( E) Priority.--In making loans under this subsection the Secretary shall give priority to-- (i) small eligible entities located in States most impacted by an economic disaster, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers; and (iii) such other small eligible entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. ( 3) Use of funds.--A small eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection shall use the loan funds to-- (A) provide paid sick leave to employees unable to work due to the direct effect of an economic disaster; (B) maintain payroll to retain employees during business disruptions or substantial slowdowns; (C) meet increased costs to obtain materials unavailable from the applicant's original source due to interrupted supply chains; (D) make rent or mortgage payments; (E) purchase personal protective equipment; and (F) repay obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. ( e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. (2) Verification.--Before disbursing amounts under this subsection, the Secretary shall verify that the applicant is an eligible entity by accepting a self-certification from the applicant under penalty of perjury pursuant to section 1746 of title 28 United States Code. ( 4) Use of funds.--An advance provided under this subsection may be used to address any allowable purpose for a loan made under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee made under subsection (c). (

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. b) Agricultural Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to make loans under this subsection to small eligible entities for the purposes described in paragraph (3). ( (B) Interest rate.--A loan under subparagraph (A) shall have an interest rate equal to zero percent. ( E) Priority.--In making loans under this subsection the Secretary shall give priority to-- (i) small eligible entities located in States most impacted by an economic disaster, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers; and (iii) such other small eligible entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Use of funds.--A small eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection shall use the loan funds to-- (A) provide paid sick leave to employees unable to work due to the direct effect of an economic disaster; (B) maintain payroll to retain employees during business disruptions or substantial slowdowns; (C) meet increased costs to obtain materials unavailable from the applicant's original source due to interrupted supply chains; (D) make rent or mortgage payments; (E) purchase personal protective equipment; and (F) repay obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. ( d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. (e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. ( 5) Repayment.--An applicant shall not be required to repay any amounts of an advance provided under this subsection, even if subsequently denied a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c). ( (g) Taxability.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986-- (1) any amount which would be includible in gross income of the eligible entity by reason of forgiveness described in this paragraph shall be excluded from gross income; and (2) any amount received under this section shall be excluded from gross income. ( There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a training program to provide Farm Service Agency staff with appropriate training relating to economic injury loan processing and servicing under section 2.

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. 4) Small eligible entity.--The term ``small eligible entity'' means an eligible entity with an adjusted gross income of less than or equal to $500,000. ( 2) Terms of loans.-- (A) Amount of loan.--In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall make loans to small eligible entities in an amount less than or equal to $2,000,000. ( E) Priority.--In making loans under this subsection the Secretary shall give priority to-- (i) small eligible entities located in States most impacted by an economic disaster, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers; and (iii) such other small eligible entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. ( 3) Use of funds.--A small eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection shall use the loan funds to-- (A) provide paid sick leave to employees unable to work due to the direct effect of an economic disaster; (B) maintain payroll to retain employees during business disruptions or substantial slowdowns; (C) meet increased costs to obtain materials unavailable from the applicant's original source due to interrupted supply chains; (D) make rent or mortgage payments; (E) purchase personal protective equipment; and (F) repay obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. ( e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. (2) Verification.--Before disbursing amounts under this subsection, the Secretary shall verify that the applicant is an eligible entity by accepting a self-certification from the applicant under penalty of perjury pursuant to section 1746 of title 28 United States Code. ( 4) Use of funds.--An advance provided under this subsection may be used to address any allowable purpose for a loan made under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee made under subsection (c). (

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. b) Agricultural Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to make loans under this subsection to small eligible entities for the purposes described in paragraph (3). ( (B) Interest rate.--A loan under subparagraph (A) shall have an interest rate equal to zero percent. ( E) Priority.--In making loans under this subsection the Secretary shall give priority to-- (i) small eligible entities located in States most impacted by an economic disaster, as determined by the Secretary; (ii) minority, veteran, and women farmers and ranchers; and (iii) such other small eligible entities as the Secretary determines appropriate. (3) Use of funds.--A small eligible entity that receives a loan under this subsection shall use the loan funds to-- (A) provide paid sick leave to employees unable to work due to the direct effect of an economic disaster; (B) maintain payroll to retain employees during business disruptions or substantial slowdowns; (C) meet increased costs to obtain materials unavailable from the applicant's original source due to interrupted supply chains; (D) make rent or mortgage payments; (E) purchase personal protective equipment; and (F) repay obligations that cannot be met due to revenue losses. ( d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. (e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. ( 5) Repayment.--An applicant shall not be required to repay any amounts of an advance provided under this subsection, even if subsequently denied a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c). ( (g) Taxability.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986-- (1) any amount which would be includible in gross income of the eligible entity by reason of forgiveness described in this paragraph shall be excluded from gross income; and (2) any amount received under this section shall be excluded from gross income. ( There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a training program to provide Farm Service Agency staff with appropriate training relating to economic injury loan processing and servicing under section 2.

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. (2) Verification.--Before disbursing amounts under this subsection, the Secretary shall verify that the applicant is an eligible entity by accepting a self-certification from the applicant under penalty of perjury pursuant to section 1746 of title 28 United States Code. ( 4) Use of funds.--An advance provided under this subsection may be used to address any allowable purpose for a loan made under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee made under subsection (c). (

To provide for agricultural economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes. b) Agricultural Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to make loans under this subsection to small eligible entities for the purposes described in paragraph (3). ( ( ( d) Approval and Ability To Repay for Small Dollar Loans.--With respect to a loan made under subsection (b) in response to an economic disaster, the Secretary may-- (1) approve an applicant based solely on the credit score of the applicant and shall not require an applicant to submit a tax return or a tax return transcript for such approval; or (2) use alternative appropriate methods to determine an applicant's ability to repay. ( e) Emergency Grant.-- (1) In general.--An eligible entity that applies for a loan under subsection (b) or a loan guarantee under subsection (c) in response to an economic disaster may request that the Secretary provide an advance that is, subject to paragraph (3), in the amount requested by such applicant to such applicant within 3 days after the Secretary receives an application from such applicant. ( ( There is hereby appropriated, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a training program to provide Farm Service Agency staff with appropriate training relating to economic injury loan processing and servicing under section 2.

H.R.8825

Agriculture and Food

Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022 This bill provides authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship and sell the marijuana or marijuana products using the U.S. Postal Service or a private or commercial interstate carrier. Specifically, marijuana or a marijuana product may be shipped or sold to individuals within a state or another state in which the possession of it is lawful by such individuals. The bill takes effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated.

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR SMALL CULTIVATORS AND MANUFACTURERS OF MARIJUANA TO SHIP MARIJUANA IN THE MAIL. A small cultivator of marijuana and a small manufacturer of a marijuana product may ship and sell marijuana or a marijuana product to an individual located in that State or another State in which possession of marijuana or the marijuana product is lawful by that individual, using the Postal Service or any private or commercial interstate carrier. SEC. 3. PREEMPTION. This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) The term ``small cultivator of marijuana'' means a person who cultivates one acre or less of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using outdoor cultivation, 22,000 square feet or less of marijuana plant canopy using greenhouse cultivation, or 5,000 square feet or fewer of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using indoor cultivation, inclusive of all marijuana cultivated by that person. (2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. (3) The term ``person'' has the meaning given such term in section 1 of title 1, United States Code. (4) The term ``outdoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis without the use of artificial lighting or heating in the canopy area at any point in time, and may include the use of light deprivation. (5) The term ``light deprivation'' means the use of any technique to eliminate natural light in order to induce flowering. (6) The term ``greenhouse cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure utilizing artificial light at a rate above zero watts per square foot, but no more than six watts per square foot. (7) The term ``indoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area. (8) The term ``canopy'' means the area that contains mature cannabis plants at any point in time. (9) The term ``mature'' means, with respect to a cannabis plant, a cannabis plant that is flowering. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and Federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated. <all>

Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose.

Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022

Rep. Huffman, Jared

D

CA

This bill provides authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship and sell the marijuana or marijuana products using the U.S. Postal Service or a private or commercial interstate carrier. Specifically, marijuana or a marijuana product may be shipped or sold to individuals within a state or another state in which the possession of it is lawful by such individuals. The bill takes effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated.

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR SMALL CULTIVATORS AND MANUFACTURERS OF MARIJUANA TO SHIP MARIJUANA IN THE MAIL. A small cultivator of marijuana and a small manufacturer of a marijuana product may ship and sell marijuana or a marijuana product to an individual located in that State or another State in which possession of marijuana or the marijuana product is lawful by that individual, using the Postal Service or any private or commercial interstate carrier. SEC. 3. PREEMPTION. This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) The term ``small cultivator of marijuana'' means a person who cultivates one acre or less of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using outdoor cultivation, 22,000 square feet or less of marijuana plant canopy using greenhouse cultivation, or 5,000 square feet or fewer of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using indoor cultivation, inclusive of all marijuana cultivated by that person. (2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. (3) The term ``person'' has the meaning given such term in section 1 of title 1, United States Code. (4) The term ``outdoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis without the use of artificial lighting or heating in the canopy area at any point in time, and may include the use of light deprivation. (5) The term ``light deprivation'' means the use of any technique to eliminate natural light in order to induce flowering. (6) The term ``greenhouse cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure utilizing artificial light at a rate above zero watts per square foot, but no more than six watts per square foot. (7) The term ``indoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area. (8) The term ``canopy'' means the area that contains mature cannabis plants at any point in time. (9) The term ``mature'' means, with respect to a cannabis plant, a cannabis plant that is flowering. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and Federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated. <all>

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022''. 2. A small cultivator of marijuana and a small manufacturer of a marijuana product may ship and sell marijuana or a marijuana product to an individual located in that State or another State in which possession of marijuana or the marijuana product is lawful by that individual, using the Postal Service or any private or commercial interstate carrier. 3. PREEMPTION. This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act. 4. DEFINITIONS. (2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. (3) The term ``person'' has the meaning given such term in section 1 of title 1, United States Code. (4) The term ``outdoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis without the use of artificial lighting or heating in the canopy area at any point in time, and may include the use of light deprivation. (5) The term ``light deprivation'' means the use of any technique to eliminate natural light in order to induce flowering. (7) The term ``indoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area. (9) The term ``mature'' means, with respect to a cannabis plant, a cannabis plant that is flowering. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and Federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated.

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR SMALL CULTIVATORS AND MANUFACTURERS OF MARIJUANA TO SHIP MARIJUANA IN THE MAIL. A small cultivator of marijuana and a small manufacturer of a marijuana product may ship and sell marijuana or a marijuana product to an individual located in that State or another State in which possession of marijuana or the marijuana product is lawful by that individual, using the Postal Service or any private or commercial interstate carrier. SEC. 3. PREEMPTION. This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) The term ``small cultivator of marijuana'' means a person who cultivates one acre or less of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using outdoor cultivation, 22,000 square feet or less of marijuana plant canopy using greenhouse cultivation, or 5,000 square feet or fewer of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using indoor cultivation, inclusive of all marijuana cultivated by that person. (2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. (3) The term ``person'' has the meaning given such term in section 1 of title 1, United States Code. (4) The term ``outdoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis without the use of artificial lighting or heating in the canopy area at any point in time, and may include the use of light deprivation. (5) The term ``light deprivation'' means the use of any technique to eliminate natural light in order to induce flowering. (6) The term ``greenhouse cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure utilizing artificial light at a rate above zero watts per square foot, but no more than six watts per square foot. (7) The term ``indoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area. (8) The term ``canopy'' means the area that contains mature cannabis plants at any point in time. (9) The term ``mature'' means, with respect to a cannabis plant, a cannabis plant that is flowering. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and Federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated. <all>

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Small and Homestead Independent Producers Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR SMALL CULTIVATORS AND MANUFACTURERS OF MARIJUANA TO SHIP MARIJUANA IN THE MAIL. A small cultivator of marijuana and a small manufacturer of a marijuana product may ship and sell marijuana or a marijuana product to an individual located in that State or another State in which possession of marijuana or the marijuana product is lawful by that individual, using the Postal Service or any private or commercial interstate carrier. SEC. 3. PREEMPTION. This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) The term ``small cultivator of marijuana'' means a person who cultivates one acre or less of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using outdoor cultivation, 22,000 square feet or less of marijuana plant canopy using greenhouse cultivation, or 5,000 square feet or fewer of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using indoor cultivation, inclusive of all marijuana cultivated by that person. (2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. (3) The term ``person'' has the meaning given such term in section 1 of title 1, United States Code. (4) The term ``outdoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis without the use of artificial lighting or heating in the canopy area at any point in time, and may include the use of light deprivation. (5) The term ``light deprivation'' means the use of any technique to eliminate natural light in order to induce flowering. (6) The term ``greenhouse cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure utilizing artificial light at a rate above zero watts per square foot, but no more than six watts per square foot. (7) The term ``indoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area. (8) The term ``canopy'' means the area that contains mature cannabis plants at any point in time. (9) The term ``mature'' means, with respect to a cannabis plant, a cannabis plant that is flowering. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act shall take effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and Federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated. <all>

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. In this Act: (1) The term ``small cultivator of marijuana'' means a person who cultivates one acre or less of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using outdoor cultivation, 22,000 square feet or less of marijuana plant canopy using greenhouse cultivation, or 5,000 square feet or fewer of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using indoor cultivation, inclusive of all marijuana cultivated by that person. (2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. ( 7) The term ``indoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area. ( This Act shall take effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and Federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated.

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act. 2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. ( (6) The term ``greenhouse cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure utilizing artificial light at a rate above zero watts per square foot, but no more than six watts per square foot. ( 8) The term ``canopy'' means the area that contains mature cannabis plants at any point in time. (

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act. 2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. ( (6) The term ``greenhouse cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure utilizing artificial light at a rate above zero watts per square foot, but no more than six watts per square foot. ( 8) The term ``canopy'' means the area that contains mature cannabis plants at any point in time. (

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. In this Act: (1) The term ``small cultivator of marijuana'' means a person who cultivates one acre or less of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using outdoor cultivation, 22,000 square feet or less of marijuana plant canopy using greenhouse cultivation, or 5,000 square feet or fewer of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using indoor cultivation, inclusive of all marijuana cultivated by that person. (2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. ( 7) The term ``indoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area. ( This Act shall take effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and Federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated.

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act. 2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. ( (6) The term ``greenhouse cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure utilizing artificial light at a rate above zero watts per square foot, but no more than six watts per square foot. ( 8) The term ``canopy'' means the area that contains mature cannabis plants at any point in time. (

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. In this Act: (1) The term ``small cultivator of marijuana'' means a person who cultivates one acre or less of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using outdoor cultivation, 22,000 square feet or less of marijuana plant canopy using greenhouse cultivation, or 5,000 square feet or fewer of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using indoor cultivation, inclusive of all marijuana cultivated by that person. (2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. ( 7) The term ``indoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area. ( This Act shall take effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and Federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated.

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act. 2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. ( (6) The term ``greenhouse cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure utilizing artificial light at a rate above zero watts per square foot, but no more than six watts per square foot. ( 8) The term ``canopy'' means the area that contains mature cannabis plants at any point in time. (

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. In this Act: (1) The term ``small cultivator of marijuana'' means a person who cultivates one acre or less of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using outdoor cultivation, 22,000 square feet or less of marijuana plant canopy using greenhouse cultivation, or 5,000 square feet or fewer of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using indoor cultivation, inclusive of all marijuana cultivated by that person. (2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. ( 7) The term ``indoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area. ( This Act shall take effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and Federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated.

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. This Act preempts the laws of any State to the extent that such laws are inconsistent with this Act. 2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. ( (6) The term ``greenhouse cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure utilizing artificial light at a rate above zero watts per square foot, but no more than six watts per square foot. ( 8) The term ``canopy'' means the area that contains mature cannabis plants at any point in time. (

To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose. In this Act: (1) The term ``small cultivator of marijuana'' means a person who cultivates one acre or less of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using outdoor cultivation, 22,000 square feet or less of marijuana plant canopy using greenhouse cultivation, or 5,000 square feet or fewer of mature flowering marijuana plant canopy using indoor cultivation, inclusive of all marijuana cultivated by that person. (2) The term ``small manufacturer of a marijuana product'' means a person who produces a manufactured marijuana product, including a salve, tincture, edible, or concentrate, with a gross annual revenue of less than $5,000,000, inclusive of all marijuana product manufactured by that person. ( 7) The term ``indoor cultivation'' means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a structure with the use of artificial light at a rate above six watts per square foot in the canopy area. ( This Act shall take effect on the date on which marijuana is removed from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substances Act and Federal criminal penalties for an individual who manufactures, distributes, or possesses marijuana, are eliminated.

S.1190

Health

Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act This bill establishes a 75% federal matching rate for direct support worker training programs under Medicaid.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR DIRECT SUPPORT WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS. Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) for calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an amount equal to 75 percent of so much of the sums expended during such quarter for direct support worker training programs described in subsection (cc) (including the costs for eligible direct support workers (as defined in such subsection) to complete such programs); plus''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(cc) Direct Support Worker Training Programs.-- ``(1) In general.--A direct support worker training program described in this subsection is a program approved by the State under which eligible homecare workers are provided with-- ``(A) training in the core training competencies for personal or home care aides described in section 2008(b)(3)(A); and ``(B) opportunities for education, training, and career advancement. ``(2) Eligible direct support worker.--The term `eligible direct support worker' means a personal or home care aide (as such term is defined in section 2008(b)(6)(C)), a direct support worker, a home health aide, a nursing assistant, or a direct support professional who-- ``(A) has at least 30 percent of the worker's direct support client volume (as estimated in accordance with a methodology established by the Secretary) attributable to individuals who are receiving medical assistance under this title; or ``(B) is employed by an agency that is a provider of direct support services that has at least 30 percent of the agency's direct support client volume (as so estimated) attributable to such individuals.''. <all>

Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes.

Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act

Sen. King, Angus S., Jr.

I

ME

This bill establishes a 75% federal matching rate for direct support worker training programs under Medicaid.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR DIRECT SUPPORT WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS. Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) for calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an amount equal to 75 percent of so much of the sums expended during such quarter for direct support worker training programs described in subsection (cc) (including the costs for eligible direct support workers (as defined in such subsection) to complete such programs); plus''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(cc) Direct Support Worker Training Programs.-- ``(1) In general.--A direct support worker training program described in this subsection is a program approved by the State under which eligible homecare workers are provided with-- ``(A) training in the core training competencies for personal or home care aides described in section 2008(b)(3)(A); and ``(B) opportunities for education, training, and career advancement. ``(2) Eligible direct support worker.--The term `eligible direct support worker' means a personal or home care aide (as such term is defined in section 2008(b)(6)(C)), a direct support worker, a home health aide, a nursing assistant, or a direct support professional who-- ``(A) has at least 30 percent of the worker's direct support client volume (as estimated in accordance with a methodology established by the Secretary) attributable to individuals who are receiving medical assistance under this title; or ``(B) is employed by an agency that is a provider of direct support services that has at least 30 percent of the agency's direct support client volume (as so estimated) attributable to such individuals.''. <all>

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR DIRECT SUPPORT WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS. Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) for calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an amount equal to 75 percent of so much of the sums expended during such quarter for direct support worker training programs described in subsection (cc) (including the costs for eligible direct support workers (as defined in such subsection) to complete such programs); plus''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(cc) Direct Support Worker Training Programs.-- ``(1) In general.--A direct support worker training program described in this subsection is a program approved by the State under which eligible homecare workers are provided with-- ``(A) training in the core training competencies for personal or home care aides described in section 2008(b)(3)(A); and ``(B) opportunities for education, training, and career advancement. ``(2) Eligible direct support worker.--The term `eligible direct support worker' means a personal or home care aide (as such term is defined in section 2008(b)(6)(C)), a direct support worker, a home health aide, a nursing assistant, or a direct support professional who-- ``(A) has at least 30 percent of the worker's direct support client volume (as estimated in accordance with a methodology established by the Secretary) attributable to individuals who are receiving medical assistance under this title; or ``(B) is employed by an agency that is a provider of direct support services that has at least 30 percent of the agency's direct support client volume (as so estimated) attributable to such individuals.''. <all>

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR DIRECT SUPPORT WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS. Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) for calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an amount equal to 75 percent of so much of the sums expended during such quarter for direct support worker training programs described in subsection (cc) (including the costs for eligible direct support workers (as defined in such subsection) to complete such programs); plus''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(cc) Direct Support Worker Training Programs.-- ``(1) In general.--A direct support worker training program described in this subsection is a program approved by the State under which eligible homecare workers are provided with-- ``(A) training in the core training competencies for personal or home care aides described in section 2008(b)(3)(A); and ``(B) opportunities for education, training, and career advancement. ``(2) Eligible direct support worker.--The term `eligible direct support worker' means a personal or home care aide (as such term is defined in section 2008(b)(6)(C)), a direct support worker, a home health aide, a nursing assistant, or a direct support professional who-- ``(A) has at least 30 percent of the worker's direct support client volume (as estimated in accordance with a methodology established by the Secretary) attributable to individuals who are receiving medical assistance under this title; or ``(B) is employed by an agency that is a provider of direct support services that has at least 30 percent of the agency's direct support client volume (as so estimated) attributable to such individuals.''. <all>

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICAID FUNDING FOR DIRECT SUPPORT WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS. Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)(2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(F) for calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an amount equal to 75 percent of so much of the sums expended during such quarter for direct support worker training programs described in subsection (cc) (including the costs for eligible direct support workers (as defined in such subsection) to complete such programs); plus''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(cc) Direct Support Worker Training Programs.-- ``(1) In general.--A direct support worker training program described in this subsection is a program approved by the State under which eligible homecare workers are provided with-- ``(A) training in the core training competencies for personal or home care aides described in section 2008(b)(3)(A); and ``(B) opportunities for education, training, and career advancement. ``(2) Eligible direct support worker.--The term `eligible direct support worker' means a personal or home care aide (as such term is defined in section 2008(b)(6)(C)), a direct support worker, a home health aide, a nursing assistant, or a direct support professional who-- ``(A) has at least 30 percent of the worker's direct support client volume (as estimated in accordance with a methodology established by the Secretary) attributable to individuals who are receiving medical assistance under this title; or ``(B) is employed by an agency that is a provider of direct support services that has at least 30 percent of the agency's direct support client volume (as so estimated) attributable to such individuals.''. <all>

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide enhanced Federal matching payments for direct support worker training programs, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Support Worker Training Reimbursement Act''.

H.R.3907

Armed Forces and National Security

Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021 This bill imposes limits on the use of biometric surveillance systems, such as facial recognition systems, by federal and state government entities. A federal agency or official may not in an official capacity acquire, possess, or use in the United States any such system or information obtained by such a system unless Congress passes an act that specifically authorizes such a use. Such an act of Congress must contain certain provisions, such as provisions naming the specific authorized entity and auditing requirements relating to the system. Information obtained in violation of this bill shall not be admissible by the federal government in any proceeding or investigation, except in a proceeding alleging a violation of this bill. An individual aggrieved by a violation of these restrictions shall have the right to sue. Any state officer authorized to sue on behalf of the state's residents shall also have the right to sue on behalf of the state's aggrieved residents. A state or local government unit shall not receive certain federal law enforcement grants unless the government unit complies with a law or policy that is substantially similar to this bill's restrictions on acquiring and using biometric surveillance systems.

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Biometric surveillance system.--The term ``biometric surveillance system'' means any computer software that performs facial recognition or other remote biometric recognition in real time or on a recording or photograph. (2) Byrne grant program.--The term ``Byrne grant program'' means the grant program authorized under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.), whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise. (3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. (4) Federal official.--The term ``Federal official'' means any officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of the Federal Government. (5) In the united states.--The term ``in the United States'' means all areas within the external boundary of the United States, its territories and possessions, including airports, ports of entry, and border zones. (6) Other remote biometric recognition.--The term ``other remote biometric recognition''-- (A) means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (i) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the characteristics of the individual's gait or other immutable characteristic ascertained from a distance; (ii) uses voice recognition technology; or (iii) logs such characteristics to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual; and (B) does not include identification based on fingerprints or palm prints. (7) Voice recognition technology.--The term ``voice recognition technology'' means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual's voice. SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any Federal agency or Federal official, in an official capacity, to acquire, possess, access, or use in the United States-- (1) any biometric surveillance system; or (2) information derived from a biometric surveillance system operated by another entity. (b) Exception.--The prohibition set forth in subsection (a) does not apply to activities explicitly authorized by an Act of Congress that describes, with particularity-- (1) the entities permitted to use the biometric surveillance system, the specific type of biometric authorized, the purposes for such use, and any prohibited uses; (2) standards for use and management of information derived from the biometric surveillance system, including data retention, sharing, access, and audit trails; (3) auditing requirements to ensure the accuracy of biometric surveillance system technologies, standards for minimum accuracy rates, and accuracy rates by gender, skin color, and age; (4) rigorous protections for due process, privacy, free speech and association, and racial, gender, and religious equity; and (5) mechanisms to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Act. (c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. (2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. (B) Right to sue.--An individual described in subparagraph (A) may institute proceedings against the Federal Government whose official is alleged to have violated this section for the relief described in subparagraph (D) in any court of competent jurisdiction. (C) Enforcement by state attorneys general.--The chief law enforcement officer of a State, or any other State officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a State, may bring a civil action, as parens patriae, on behalf of the residents of that State in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this Act, whenever the chief law enforcement officer or other State officer has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act. (D) Relief.--In a civil action brought under subparagraph (B) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award-- (i) actual damages; (ii) punitive damages; (iii) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; and (iv) any other relief, including injunctive relief, that the court determines to be appropriate. (d) Civil Penalties.--Any Federal official who is found to have violated this section may be subject to retraining, suspension, termination, or any other penalty, as determined in an appropriate tribunal, subject to applicable due process requirements. (e) Federal Funding.-- (1) In general.--No Federal funds may be obligated or expended by a Federal law enforcement agency for the purchase or use of a biometric surveillance system. (2) Unallocated funds.--No Federal agency may use any unallocated funds appropriated to the agency for the purchase or use of a biometric surveillance system. (f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. SEC. 4. MORATORIUM ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. (a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). <all>

Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance.

Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021

Rep. Jayapal, Pramila

D

WA

This bill imposes limits on the use of biometric surveillance systems, such as facial recognition systems, by federal and state government entities. A federal agency or official may not in an official capacity acquire, possess, or use in the United States any such system or information obtained by such a system unless Congress passes an act that specifically authorizes such a use. Such an act of Congress must contain certain provisions, such as provisions naming the specific authorized entity and auditing requirements relating to the system. Information obtained in violation of this bill shall not be admissible by the federal government in any proceeding or investigation, except in a proceeding alleging a violation of this bill. An individual aggrieved by a violation of these restrictions shall have the right to sue. Any state officer authorized to sue on behalf of the state's residents shall also have the right to sue on behalf of the state's aggrieved residents. A state or local government unit shall not receive certain federal law enforcement grants unless the government unit complies with a law or policy that is substantially similar to this bill's restrictions on acquiring and using biometric surveillance systems.

SHORT TITLE. 2. DEFINITIONS. 10151 et seq. ), whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise. (7) Voice recognition technology.--The term ``voice recognition technology'' means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual's voice. 3. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE. (b) Exception.--The prohibition set forth in subsection (a) does not apply to activities explicitly authorized by an Act of Congress that describes, with particularity-- (1) the entities permitted to use the biometric surveillance system, the specific type of biometric authorized, the purposes for such use, and any prohibited uses; (2) standards for use and management of information derived from the biometric surveillance system, including data retention, sharing, access, and audit trails; (3) auditing requirements to ensure the accuracy of biometric surveillance system technologies, standards for minimum accuracy rates, and accuracy rates by gender, skin color, and age; (4) rigorous protections for due process, privacy, free speech and association, and racial, gender, and religious equity; and (5) mechanisms to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Act. (c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. (B) Right to sue.--An individual described in subparagraph (A) may institute proceedings against the Federal Government whose official is alleged to have violated this section for the relief described in subparagraph (D) in any court of competent jurisdiction. (C) Enforcement by state attorneys general.--The chief law enforcement officer of a State, or any other State officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a State, may bring a civil action, as parens patriae, on behalf of the residents of that State in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this Act, whenever the chief law enforcement officer or other State officer has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act. (2) Unallocated funds.--No Federal agency may use any unallocated funds appropriated to the agency for the purchase or use of a biometric surveillance system. SEC. 4. (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the prohibition set forth in section 3(a).

SHORT TITLE. 2. ), whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise. (7) Voice recognition technology.--The term ``voice recognition technology'' means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual's voice. 3. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE. (c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. (B) Right to sue.--An individual described in subparagraph (A) may institute proceedings against the Federal Government whose official is alleged to have violated this section for the relief described in subparagraph (D) in any court of competent jurisdiction. (C) Enforcement by state attorneys general.--The chief law enforcement officer of a State, or any other State officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a State, may bring a civil action, as parens patriae, on behalf of the residents of that State in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this Act, whenever the chief law enforcement officer or other State officer has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act. (2) Unallocated funds.--No Federal agency may use any unallocated funds appropriated to the agency for the purchase or use of a biometric surveillance system. SEC. 4. (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the prohibition set forth in section 3(a).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. DEFINITIONS. 10151 et seq. ), whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise. (3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. (5) In the united states.--The term ``in the United States'' means all areas within the external boundary of the United States, its territories and possessions, including airports, ports of entry, and border zones. (7) Voice recognition technology.--The term ``voice recognition technology'' means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual's voice. 3. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE. (b) Exception.--The prohibition set forth in subsection (a) does not apply to activities explicitly authorized by an Act of Congress that describes, with particularity-- (1) the entities permitted to use the biometric surveillance system, the specific type of biometric authorized, the purposes for such use, and any prohibited uses; (2) standards for use and management of information derived from the biometric surveillance system, including data retention, sharing, access, and audit trails; (3) auditing requirements to ensure the accuracy of biometric surveillance system technologies, standards for minimum accuracy rates, and accuracy rates by gender, skin color, and age; (4) rigorous protections for due process, privacy, free speech and association, and racial, gender, and religious equity; and (5) mechanisms to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Act. (c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. (B) Right to sue.--An individual described in subparagraph (A) may institute proceedings against the Federal Government whose official is alleged to have violated this section for the relief described in subparagraph (D) in any court of competent jurisdiction. (C) Enforcement by state attorneys general.--The chief law enforcement officer of a State, or any other State officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a State, may bring a civil action, as parens patriae, on behalf of the residents of that State in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this Act, whenever the chief law enforcement officer or other State officer has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act. (D) Relief.--In a civil action brought under subparagraph (B) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award-- (i) actual damages; (ii) punitive damages; (iii) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; and (iv) any other relief, including injunctive relief, that the court determines to be appropriate. (d) Civil Penalties.--Any Federal official who is found to have violated this section may be subject to retraining, suspension, termination, or any other penalty, as determined in an appropriate tribunal, subject to applicable due process requirements. (2) Unallocated funds.--No Federal agency may use any unallocated funds appropriated to the agency for the purchase or use of a biometric surveillance system. SEC. 4. (a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the prohibition set forth in section 3(a).

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act of 2021''. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Biometric surveillance system.--The term ``biometric surveillance system'' means any computer software that performs facial recognition or other remote biometric recognition in real time or on a recording or photograph. (2) Byrne grant program.--The term ``Byrne grant program'' means the grant program authorized under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq. ), whether characterized as the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs, the Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Program, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, or otherwise. (3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. (4) Federal official.--The term ``Federal official'' means any officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of the Federal Government. (5) In the united states.--The term ``in the United States'' means all areas within the external boundary of the United States, its territories and possessions, including airports, ports of entry, and border zones. (7) Voice recognition technology.--The term ``voice recognition technology'' means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual's voice. 3. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any Federal agency or Federal official, in an official capacity, to acquire, possess, access, or use in the United States-- (1) any biometric surveillance system; or (2) information derived from a biometric surveillance system operated by another entity. (b) Exception.--The prohibition set forth in subsection (a) does not apply to activities explicitly authorized by an Act of Congress that describes, with particularity-- (1) the entities permitted to use the biometric surveillance system, the specific type of biometric authorized, the purposes for such use, and any prohibited uses; (2) standards for use and management of information derived from the biometric surveillance system, including data retention, sharing, access, and audit trails; (3) auditing requirements to ensure the accuracy of biometric surveillance system technologies, standards for minimum accuracy rates, and accuracy rates by gender, skin color, and age; (4) rigorous protections for due process, privacy, free speech and association, and racial, gender, and religious equity; and (5) mechanisms to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Act. (c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. (2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. (B) Right to sue.--An individual described in subparagraph (A) may institute proceedings against the Federal Government whose official is alleged to have violated this section for the relief described in subparagraph (D) in any court of competent jurisdiction. (C) Enforcement by state attorneys general.--The chief law enforcement officer of a State, or any other State officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a State, may bring a civil action, as parens patriae, on behalf of the residents of that State in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this Act, whenever the chief law enforcement officer or other State officer has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act. (D) Relief.--In a civil action brought under subparagraph (B) in which the plaintiff prevails, the court may award-- (i) actual damages; (ii) punitive damages; (iii) reasonable attorneys' fees and costs; and (iv) any other relief, including injunctive relief, that the court determines to be appropriate. (d) Civil Penalties.--Any Federal official who is found to have violated this section may be subject to retraining, suspension, termination, or any other penalty, as determined in an appropriate tribunal, subject to applicable due process requirements. (2) Unallocated funds.--No Federal agency may use any unallocated funds appropriated to the agency for the purchase or use of a biometric surveillance system. SEC. 4. (a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the prohibition set forth in section 3(a).

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. 3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. (4) Federal official.--The term ``Federal official'' means any officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of the Federal Government. ( a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any Federal agency or Federal official, in an official capacity, to acquire, possess, access, or use in the United States-- (1) any biometric surveillance system; or (2) information derived from a biometric surveillance system operated by another entity. c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. ( 2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. ( (C) Enforcement by state attorneys general.--The chief law enforcement officer of a State, or any other State officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a State, may bring a civil action, as parens patriae, on behalf of the residents of that State in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this Act, whenever the chief law enforcement officer or other State officer has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act. ( 2) Unallocated funds.--No Federal agency may use any unallocated funds appropriated to the agency for the purchase or use of a biometric surveillance system. (f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. 3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. ( 7) Voice recognition technology.--The term ``voice recognition technology'' means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual's voice. c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. (2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. ( f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. MORATORIUM ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. ( a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. 3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. ( 7) Voice recognition technology.--The term ``voice recognition technology'' means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual's voice. c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. (2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. ( f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. MORATORIUM ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. ( a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. 3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. (4) Federal official.--The term ``Federal official'' means any officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of the Federal Government. ( a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any Federal agency or Federal official, in an official capacity, to acquire, possess, access, or use in the United States-- (1) any biometric surveillance system; or (2) information derived from a biometric surveillance system operated by another entity. c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. ( 2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. ( (C) Enforcement by state attorneys general.--The chief law enforcement officer of a State, or any other State officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a State, may bring a civil action, as parens patriae, on behalf of the residents of that State in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this Act, whenever the chief law enforcement officer or other State officer has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act. ( 2) Unallocated funds.--No Federal agency may use any unallocated funds appropriated to the agency for the purchase or use of a biometric surveillance system. (f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. 3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. ( 7) Voice recognition technology.--The term ``voice recognition technology'' means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual's voice. c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. (2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. ( f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. MORATORIUM ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. ( a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. 3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. (4) Federal official.--The term ``Federal official'' means any officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of the Federal Government. ( a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any Federal agency or Federal official, in an official capacity, to acquire, possess, access, or use in the United States-- (1) any biometric surveillance system; or (2) information derived from a biometric surveillance system operated by another entity. c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. ( 2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. ( (C) Enforcement by state attorneys general.--The chief law enforcement officer of a State, or any other State officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a State, may bring a civil action, as parens patriae, on behalf of the residents of that State in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this Act, whenever the chief law enforcement officer or other State officer has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act. ( 2) Unallocated funds.--No Federal agency may use any unallocated funds appropriated to the agency for the purchase or use of a biometric surveillance system. (f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. 3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. ( 7) Voice recognition technology.--The term ``voice recognition technology'' means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual's voice. c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. (2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. ( f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. MORATORIUM ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. ( a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. 3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. (4) Federal official.--The term ``Federal official'' means any officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of the Federal Government. ( a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), it shall be unlawful for any Federal agency or Federal official, in an official capacity, to acquire, possess, access, or use in the United States-- (1) any biometric surveillance system; or (2) information derived from a biometric surveillance system operated by another entity. c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. ( 2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. ( (C) Enforcement by state attorneys general.--The chief law enforcement officer of a State, or any other State officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a State, may bring a civil action, as parens patriae, on behalf of the residents of that State in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this Act, whenever the chief law enforcement officer or other State officer has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act. ( 2) Unallocated funds.--No Federal agency may use any unallocated funds appropriated to the agency for the purchase or use of a biometric surveillance system. (f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. 3) Facial recognition.--The term ``facial recognition'' means an automated or semi-automated process that-- (A) assists in identifying an individual, capturing information about an individual, or otherwise generating or assisting in generating surveillance information about an individual based on the physical characteristics of the individual's face; or (B) logs characteristics of an individual's face, head, or body to infer emotion, associations, activities, or the location of an individual. ( 7) Voice recognition technology.--The term ``voice recognition technology'' means the automated or semi-automated process that assists in identifying or verifying an individual based on the characteristics of an individual's voice. c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. (2) Cause of action.-- (A) In general.--A violation of this section constitutes an injury to any individual aggrieved by a violation of this Act. ( f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. MORATORIUM ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT USE OF BIOMETRIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. ( a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (

To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance. c) Judicial Investigations and Proceedings.-- (1) Admissibility.--Except in a judicial investigation or proceeding alleging a violation of this section, information obtained in violation of this section is not admissible by the Federal Government in any criminal, civil, administrative, or other investigation or proceeding. ( ( (C) Enforcement by state attorneys general.--The chief law enforcement officer of a State, or any other State officer authorized by law to bring actions on behalf of the residents of a State, may bring a civil action, as parens patriae, on behalf of the residents of that State in an appropriate district court of the United States to enforce this Act, whenever the chief law enforcement officer or other State officer has reason to believe that the interests of the residents of the State have been or are being threatened or adversely affected by a violation of this Act. ( f) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed-- (1) to prohibit the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from testing or researching biometric surveillance systems or other remote biometric recognition technologies in commercial use; or (2) to preempt or supersede any Federal, State, or local law that imposes a more stringent limitation than the limitations described in this section. a) Federal Financial Assistance.--Beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State or unit of local government is ineligible to receive Federal financial assistance under the Byrne grant program unless the State or unit of local government is complying with a law or policy that is substantially similar to the prohibition set forth in section 3(a). (

H.R.2209

Crime and Law Enforcement

Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act This bill adds five fentanyl analogues and the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act''. SEC. 2. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended-- (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) of Schedule I the following: ``(23) Isobutyryl fentanyl. ``(24) Para-Methoxybutyrylfentanyl. ``(25) Valeryl fentanyl. ``(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. ``(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.''; and (2) by adding at the end of Schedule I the following: ``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(ii) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(iv) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. ``(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. ``(B) 4'-Methyl acetyl fentanyl. ``(C) Crotonyl fentanyl. ``(D) 2'-Fluoro ortho-fluorofentanyl. ``(E) Ortho-Methyl acetylfentanyl. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. ``(G) Ortho-Fluorobutyryl fentanyl. ``(H) Ortho-Fluoroacryl fentanyl. ``(I) Beta-Methyl fentanyl. ``(J) Phenyl fentanyl. ``(K) Para-Methylfentanyl. ``(L) Beta'-Phenyl fentanyl. ``(M) Benzodioxole fentanyl.''. This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment. <all>

Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances.

Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott

R

WI

This bill adds five fentanyl analogues and the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act''. SEC. 2. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended-- (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) of Schedule I the following: ``(23) Isobutyryl fentanyl. ``(24) Para-Methoxybutyrylfentanyl. ``(25) Valeryl fentanyl. ``(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. ``(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.''; and (2) by adding at the end of Schedule I the following: ``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(ii) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(iv) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. ``(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. ``(B) 4'-Methyl acetyl fentanyl. ``(C) Crotonyl fentanyl. ``(D) 2'-Fluoro ortho-fluorofentanyl. ``(E) Ortho-Methyl acetylfentanyl. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. ``(G) Ortho-Fluorobutyryl fentanyl. ``(H) Ortho-Fluoroacryl fentanyl. ``(I) Beta-Methyl fentanyl. ``(J) Phenyl fentanyl. ``(K) Para-Methylfentanyl. ``(L) Beta'-Phenyl fentanyl. ``(M) Benzodioxole fentanyl.''. This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment. <all>

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act''. SEC. 2. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended-- (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) of Schedule I the following: ``(23) Isobutyryl fentanyl. ``(24) Para-Methoxybutyrylfentanyl. ``(25) Valeryl fentanyl. ``(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. ``(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.''; and (2) by adding at the end of Schedule I the following: ``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(ii) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(iv) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. ``(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. ``(B) 4'-Methyl acetyl fentanyl. ``(C) Crotonyl fentanyl. ``(D) 2'-Fluoro ortho-fluorofentanyl. ``(E) Ortho-Methyl acetylfentanyl. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. ``(G) Ortho-Fluorobutyryl fentanyl. ``(H) Ortho-Fluoroacryl fentanyl. ``(I) Beta-Methyl fentanyl. ``(J) Phenyl fentanyl. ``(K) Para-Methylfentanyl. ``(L) Beta'-Phenyl fentanyl. ``(M) Benzodioxole fentanyl.''. This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment. <all>

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act''. SEC. 2. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended-- (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) of Schedule I the following: ``(23) Isobutyryl fentanyl. ``(24) Para-Methoxybutyrylfentanyl. ``(25) Valeryl fentanyl. ``(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. ``(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.''; and (2) by adding at the end of Schedule I the following: ``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(ii) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(iv) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. ``(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. ``(B) 4'-Methyl acetyl fentanyl. ``(C) Crotonyl fentanyl. ``(D) 2'-Fluoro ortho-fluorofentanyl. ``(E) Ortho-Methyl acetylfentanyl. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. ``(G) Ortho-Fluorobutyryl fentanyl. ``(H) Ortho-Fluoroacryl fentanyl. ``(I) Beta-Methyl fentanyl. ``(J) Phenyl fentanyl. ``(K) Para-Methylfentanyl. ``(L) Beta'-Phenyl fentanyl. ``(M) Benzodioxole fentanyl.''. This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment. <all>

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act''. SEC. 2. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. Section 202(c) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) is amended-- (1) by adding at the end of subsection (b) of Schedule I the following: ``(23) Isobutyryl fentanyl. ``(24) Para-Methoxybutyrylfentanyl. ``(25) Valeryl fentanyl. ``(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. ``(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.''; and (2) by adding at the end of Schedule I the following: ``(e)(1) Unless specifically exempted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of fentanyl-related substances, or which contains their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation. ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(ii) By substitution in or on the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(iv) By replacement of the aniline ring with any aromatic monocycle whether or not further substituted in or on the aromatic monocycle. ``(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. ``(B) 4'-Methyl acetyl fentanyl. ``(C) Crotonyl fentanyl. ``(D) 2'-Fluoro ortho-fluorofentanyl. ``(E) Ortho-Methyl acetylfentanyl. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. ``(G) Ortho-Fluorobutyryl fentanyl. ``(H) Ortho-Fluoroacryl fentanyl. ``(I) Beta-Methyl fentanyl. ``(J) Phenyl fentanyl. ``(K) Para-Methylfentanyl. ``(L) Beta'-Phenyl fentanyl. ``(M) Benzodioxole fentanyl.''. This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment. <all>

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. ``(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. ``(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.''; ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. ``(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.''; ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. ``(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. ``(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.''; ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. ``(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. ``(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.''; ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. ``(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FENTANYL-RELATED SUBSTANCES. ``(27) Para-Chloroisobutyryl fentanyl.''; ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to list fentanyl-related substances as schedule I controlled substances. ``(26) Cyclopentyl fentanyl. ``(2) In paragraph (1), the term `fentanyl-related substances' includes the following: ``(A) Any substance that is structurally related to fentanyl by one or more of the following modifications: ``(i) By replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any monocycle, whether or not further substituted in or on the monocycle. ``(iii) By substitution in or on the piperidine ring with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, ester, ether, hydroxy, halo, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups. ``(v) By replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group. ``(F) Thiofuranyl fentanyl. This Act shall take effect one day after the date of enactment.

S.3602

Transportation and Public Works

Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to Flights Act of 2022 or the SECURE Flights Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the use of warrants and other documents issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as proof of identification at airport security checkpoints unless the individual is leaving the United States pursuant to immigration laws. If an individual uses prohibited documents as a proof of identification, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must (1) inform ICE and local law enforcement to determine whether the individual is in violation of any term of release, and (2) collect the individual's biometric information unless the TSA can verify the individual is a U.S. national. The TSA must also submit the biometric information to a national biometric identification system.

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to Flights Act of 2022'' or the ``SECURE Flights Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AT AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS; NOTIFICATION TO IMMIGRATION AGENCIES. (a) In General.--The Administrator may not accept as valid proof of identification a prohibited identification document at an airport security checkpoint. (b) Notification to Immigration Agencies.--If an individual presents a prohibited identification document to an officer of the Transportation Security Administration at an airport security checkpoint, the Administrator shall promptly notify the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the head of the appropriate local law enforcement agency to determine whether the individual is in violation of any term of release from the custody of any such agency. (c) Entry Into Sterile Areas.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an individual is found to be in violation of any term of release under subsection (b), the Administrator shall not permit such individual to enter a sterile area. (2) Exception.--An individual presenting a prohibited identification document under this section may enter a sterile area if the individual-- (A) is leaving the United States for the purposes of removal or deportation; or (B) presents a covered identification document. SEC. 3. COLLECTION OF BIOMETRIC INFORMATION FROM CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS SEEKING ENTRY INTO STERILE AREAS. (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall collect biometric information from an individual described in subsection (b) prior to authorizing such individual to enter into a sterile area. (b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. (c) Participation in IDENT.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit biometric data collected under this section to the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. (2) Biometric information.--The term ``biometric information'' means any of the following: (A) A fingerprint. (B) A palm print. (C) A photograph, including-- (i) a photograph of an individual's face for use with facial recognition technology; and (ii) a photograph of any physical or anatomical feature, such as a scar, skin mark, or tattoo. (D) A signature. (E) A voice print. (F) An iris image. (3) Covered identification document.--The term ``covered identification document'' means any of the following, if the document is valid and unexpired: (A) A United States passport or passport card. (B) A biometrically secure card issued by a trusted or registered traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security, including-- (i) Global Entry; (ii) NEXUS; (iii) Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI); and (iv) Free and Secure Trade (FAST). (C) An identification card issued by the Department of Defense, including such a card issued to a dependent. (D) Any document required for admission to the United States under section 211(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181(a)). (E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. (F) A photo identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian Tribe. (G) A personal identity verification credential issued in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. (H) A driver's license issued by a province of Canada. (I) A Secure Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada. (J) A Transportation Worker Identification Credential. (K) An Employment Authorization Document issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. (M) A Veteran Health Identification Card issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (N) Any other document that the Administrator determines, pursuant to a rule making in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, will satisfy the identity verification procedures of the Transportation Security Administration. (4) Immigration laws.--The term ``immigration laws'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). (5) Prohibited identification document.--The term ``prohibited identification document'' means any of the following (or any applicable successor form): (A) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-200, Warrant for Arrest of Alien. (B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. (C) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-220A, Order of Release on Recognizance. (D) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-220B, Order of Supervision. (E) Department of Homeland Security Form I-862, Notice to Appear. (F) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record (including a print-out of an electronic record). (G) Department of Homeland Security Form I-385, Alien Booking Record. (6) Sterile area.--The term ``sterile area'' has the meaning given that term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. <all>

SECURE Flights Act of 2022

A bill to direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes.

SECURE Flights Act of 2022 Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to Flights Act of 2022

Sen. Rubio, Marco

R

FL

This bill prohibits the use of warrants and other documents issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as proof of identification at airport security checkpoints unless the individual is leaving the United States pursuant to immigration laws. If an individual uses prohibited documents as a proof of identification, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must (1) inform ICE and local law enforcement to determine whether the individual is in violation of any term of release, and (2) collect the individual's biometric information unless the TSA can verify the individual is a U.S. national. The TSA must also submit the biometric information to a national biometric identification system.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to Flights Act of 2022'' or the ``SECURE Flights Act of 2022''. 2. PROHIBITED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AT AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS; NOTIFICATION TO IMMIGRATION AGENCIES. 3. COLLECTION OF BIOMETRIC INFORMATION FROM CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS SEEKING ENTRY INTO STERILE AREAS. (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall collect biometric information from an individual described in subsection (b) prior to authorizing such individual to enter into a sterile area. (c) Participation in IDENT.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit biometric data collected under this section to the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. (C) A photograph, including-- (i) a photograph of an individual's face for use with facial recognition technology; and (ii) a photograph of any physical or anatomical feature, such as a scar, skin mark, or tattoo. (D) A signature. (E) A voice print. (F) An iris image. (3) Covered identification document.--The term ``covered identification document'' means any of the following, if the document is valid and unexpired: (A) A United States passport or passport card. (B) A biometrically secure card issued by a trusted or registered traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security, including-- (i) Global Entry; (ii) NEXUS; (iii) Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI); and (iv) Free and Secure Trade (FAST). (C) An identification card issued by the Department of Defense, including such a card issued to a dependent. 1181(a)). (E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. (G) A personal identity verification credential issued in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. (I) A Secure Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada. (K) An Employment Authorization Document issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. (M) A Veteran Health Identification Card issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (4) Immigration laws.--The term ``immigration laws'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). (B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. (C) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-220A, Order of Release on Recognizance. (F) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record (including a print-out of an electronic record). (6) Sterile area.--The term ``sterile area'' has the meaning given that term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to Flights Act of 2022'' or the ``SECURE Flights Act of 2022''. 2. PROHIBITED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AT AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS; NOTIFICATION TO IMMIGRATION AGENCIES. 3. COLLECTION OF BIOMETRIC INFORMATION FROM CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS SEEKING ENTRY INTO STERILE AREAS. (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall collect biometric information from an individual described in subsection (b) prior to authorizing such individual to enter into a sterile area. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. (C) A photograph, including-- (i) a photograph of an individual's face for use with facial recognition technology; and (ii) a photograph of any physical or anatomical feature, such as a scar, skin mark, or tattoo. (D) A signature. (E) A voice print. (F) An iris image. (3) Covered identification document.--The term ``covered identification document'' means any of the following, if the document is valid and unexpired: (A) A United States passport or passport card. (C) An identification card issued by the Department of Defense, including such a card issued to a dependent. 1181(a)). (E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. (G) A personal identity verification credential issued in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. (I) A Secure Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. (M) A Veteran Health Identification Card issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1101). (B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. (C) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-220A, Order of Release on Recognizance. (F) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record (including a print-out of an electronic record). (6) Sterile area.--The term ``sterile area'' has the meaning given that term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to Flights Act of 2022'' or the ``SECURE Flights Act of 2022''. 2. PROHIBITED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AT AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS; NOTIFICATION TO IMMIGRATION AGENCIES. (b) Notification to Immigration Agencies.--If an individual presents a prohibited identification document to an officer of the Transportation Security Administration at an airport security checkpoint, the Administrator shall promptly notify the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the head of the appropriate local law enforcement agency to determine whether the individual is in violation of any term of release from the custody of any such agency. 3. COLLECTION OF BIOMETRIC INFORMATION FROM CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS SEEKING ENTRY INTO STERILE AREAS. (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall collect biometric information from an individual described in subsection (b) prior to authorizing such individual to enter into a sterile area. (c) Participation in IDENT.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit biometric data collected under this section to the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. (B) A palm print. (C) A photograph, including-- (i) a photograph of an individual's face for use with facial recognition technology; and (ii) a photograph of any physical or anatomical feature, such as a scar, skin mark, or tattoo. (D) A signature. (E) A voice print. (F) An iris image. (3) Covered identification document.--The term ``covered identification document'' means any of the following, if the document is valid and unexpired: (A) A United States passport or passport card. (B) A biometrically secure card issued by a trusted or registered traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security, including-- (i) Global Entry; (ii) NEXUS; (iii) Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI); and (iv) Free and Secure Trade (FAST). (C) An identification card issued by the Department of Defense, including such a card issued to a dependent. (D) Any document required for admission to the United States under section 211(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181(a)). (E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. (F) A photo identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian Tribe. (G) A personal identity verification credential issued in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. (H) A driver's license issued by a province of Canada. (I) A Secure Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada. (J) A Transportation Worker Identification Credential. (K) An Employment Authorization Document issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. (M) A Veteran Health Identification Card issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (N) Any other document that the Administrator determines, pursuant to a rule making in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, will satisfy the identity verification procedures of the Transportation Security Administration. (4) Immigration laws.--The term ``immigration laws'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). (B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. (C) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-220A, Order of Release on Recognizance. (D) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-220B, Order of Supervision. (E) Department of Homeland Security Form I-862, Notice to Appear. (F) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record (including a print-out of an electronic record). (G) Department of Homeland Security Form I-385, Alien Booking Record. (6) Sterile area.--The term ``sterile area'' has the meaning given that term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation.

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Enforcement to Curtail Unlawful, Risky Entrance to Flights Act of 2022'' or the ``SECURE Flights Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITED IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AT AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS; NOTIFICATION TO IMMIGRATION AGENCIES. (a) In General.--The Administrator may not accept as valid proof of identification a prohibited identification document at an airport security checkpoint. (b) Notification to Immigration Agencies.--If an individual presents a prohibited identification document to an officer of the Transportation Security Administration at an airport security checkpoint, the Administrator shall promptly notify the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the head of the appropriate local law enforcement agency to determine whether the individual is in violation of any term of release from the custody of any such agency. (c) Entry Into Sterile Areas.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an individual is found to be in violation of any term of release under subsection (b), the Administrator shall not permit such individual to enter a sterile area. (2) Exception.--An individual presenting a prohibited identification document under this section may enter a sterile area if the individual-- (A) is leaving the United States for the purposes of removal or deportation; or (B) presents a covered identification document. SEC. 3. COLLECTION OF BIOMETRIC INFORMATION FROM CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS SEEKING ENTRY INTO STERILE AREAS. (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall collect biometric information from an individual described in subsection (b) prior to authorizing such individual to enter into a sterile area. (b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. (c) Participation in IDENT.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit biometric data collected under this section to the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. (2) Biometric information.--The term ``biometric information'' means any of the following: (A) A fingerprint. (B) A palm print. (C) A photograph, including-- (i) a photograph of an individual's face for use with facial recognition technology; and (ii) a photograph of any physical or anatomical feature, such as a scar, skin mark, or tattoo. (D) A signature. (E) A voice print. (F) An iris image. (3) Covered identification document.--The term ``covered identification document'' means any of the following, if the document is valid and unexpired: (A) A United States passport or passport card. (B) A biometrically secure card issued by a trusted or registered traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security, including-- (i) Global Entry; (ii) NEXUS; (iii) Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI); and (iv) Free and Secure Trade (FAST). (C) An identification card issued by the Department of Defense, including such a card issued to a dependent. (D) Any document required for admission to the United States under section 211(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1181(a)). (E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. (F) A photo identification card issued by a federally recognized Indian Tribe. (G) A personal identity verification credential issued in accordance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. (H) A driver's license issued by a province of Canada. (I) A Secure Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada. (J) A Transportation Worker Identification Credential. (K) An Employment Authorization Document issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. (M) A Veteran Health Identification Card issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs. (N) Any other document that the Administrator determines, pursuant to a rule making in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, will satisfy the identity verification procedures of the Transportation Security Administration. (4) Immigration laws.--The term ``immigration laws'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). (5) Prohibited identification document.--The term ``prohibited identification document'' means any of the following (or any applicable successor form): (A) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-200, Warrant for Arrest of Alien. (B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. (C) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-220A, Order of Release on Recognizance. (D) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-220B, Order of Supervision. (E) Department of Homeland Security Form I-862, Notice to Appear. (F) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Form I-94, Arrival/Departure Record (including a print-out of an electronic record). (G) Department of Homeland Security Form I-385, Alien Booking Record. (6) Sterile area.--The term ``sterile area'' has the meaning given that term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. <all>

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. c) Entry Into Sterile Areas.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an individual is found to be in violation of any term of release under subsection (b), the Administrator shall not permit such individual to enter a sterile area. (2) Exception.--An individual presenting a prohibited identification document under this section may enter a sterile area if the individual-- (A) is leaving the United States for the purposes of removal or deportation; or (B) presents a covered identification document. b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. ( (C) A photograph, including-- (i) a photograph of an individual's face for use with facial recognition technology; and (ii) a photograph of any physical or anatomical feature, such as a scar, skin mark, or tattoo. ( E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. ( J) A Transportation Worker Identification Credential. ( (L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. ( B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. ( G) Department of Homeland Security Form I-385, Alien Booking Record. (

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Administrator may not accept as valid proof of identification a prohibited identification document at an airport security checkpoint. ( b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. (c) Participation in IDENT.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit biometric data collected under this section to the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). B) A biometrically secure card issued by a trusted or registered traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security, including-- (i) Global Entry; (ii) NEXUS; (iii) Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI); and (iv) Free and Secure Trade (FAST). ( E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. ( L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. ( (N) Any other document that the Administrator determines, pursuant to a rule making in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, will satisfy the identity verification procedures of the Transportation Security Administration. ( B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. (

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Administrator may not accept as valid proof of identification a prohibited identification document at an airport security checkpoint. ( b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. (c) Participation in IDENT.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit biometric data collected under this section to the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). B) A biometrically secure card issued by a trusted or registered traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security, including-- (i) Global Entry; (ii) NEXUS; (iii) Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI); and (iv) Free and Secure Trade (FAST). ( E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. ( L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. ( (N) Any other document that the Administrator determines, pursuant to a rule making in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, will satisfy the identity verification procedures of the Transportation Security Administration. ( B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. (

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. c) Entry Into Sterile Areas.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an individual is found to be in violation of any term of release under subsection (b), the Administrator shall not permit such individual to enter a sterile area. (2) Exception.--An individual presenting a prohibited identification document under this section may enter a sterile area if the individual-- (A) is leaving the United States for the purposes of removal or deportation; or (B) presents a covered identification document. b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. ( (C) A photograph, including-- (i) a photograph of an individual's face for use with facial recognition technology; and (ii) a photograph of any physical or anatomical feature, such as a scar, skin mark, or tattoo. ( E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. ( J) A Transportation Worker Identification Credential. ( (L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. ( B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. ( G) Department of Homeland Security Form I-385, Alien Booking Record. (

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Administrator may not accept as valid proof of identification a prohibited identification document at an airport security checkpoint. ( b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. (c) Participation in IDENT.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit biometric data collected under this section to the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). B) A biometrically secure card issued by a trusted or registered traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security, including-- (i) Global Entry; (ii) NEXUS; (iii) Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI); and (iv) Free and Secure Trade (FAST). ( E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. ( L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. ( (N) Any other document that the Administrator determines, pursuant to a rule making in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, will satisfy the identity verification procedures of the Transportation Security Administration. ( B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. (

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. c) Entry Into Sterile Areas.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an individual is found to be in violation of any term of release under subsection (b), the Administrator shall not permit such individual to enter a sterile area. (2) Exception.--An individual presenting a prohibited identification document under this section may enter a sterile area if the individual-- (A) is leaving the United States for the purposes of removal or deportation; or (B) presents a covered identification document. b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. ( (C) A photograph, including-- (i) a photograph of an individual's face for use with facial recognition technology; and (ii) a photograph of any physical or anatomical feature, such as a scar, skin mark, or tattoo. ( E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. ( J) A Transportation Worker Identification Credential. ( (L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. ( B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. ( G) Department of Homeland Security Form I-385, Alien Booking Record. (

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Administrator may not accept as valid proof of identification a prohibited identification document at an airport security checkpoint. ( b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. (c) Participation in IDENT.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit biometric data collected under this section to the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). B) A biometrically secure card issued by a trusted or registered traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security, including-- (i) Global Entry; (ii) NEXUS; (iii) Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI); and (iv) Free and Secure Trade (FAST). ( E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. ( L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. ( (N) Any other document that the Administrator determines, pursuant to a rule making in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, will satisfy the identity verification procedures of the Transportation Security Administration. ( B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. (

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. c) Entry Into Sterile Areas.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an individual is found to be in violation of any term of release under subsection (b), the Administrator shall not permit such individual to enter a sterile area. (2) Exception.--An individual presenting a prohibited identification document under this section may enter a sterile area if the individual-- (A) is leaving the United States for the purposes of removal or deportation; or (B) presents a covered identification document. b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. ( (C) A photograph, including-- (i) a photograph of an individual's face for use with facial recognition technology; and (ii) a photograph of any physical or anatomical feature, such as a scar, skin mark, or tattoo. ( E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. ( J) A Transportation Worker Identification Credential. ( (L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. ( B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. ( G) Department of Homeland Security Form I-385, Alien Booking Record. (

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Administrator may not accept as valid proof of identification a prohibited identification document at an airport security checkpoint. ( b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. (c) Participation in IDENT.--Beginning not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit biometric data collected under this section to the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT). B) A biometrically secure card issued by a trusted or registered traveler program of the Department of Homeland Security, including-- (i) Global Entry; (ii) NEXUS; (iii) Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI); and (iv) Free and Secure Trade (FAST). ( E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. ( L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. ( (N) Any other document that the Administrator determines, pursuant to a rule making in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, will satisfy the identity verification procedures of the Transportation Security Administration. ( B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. (

To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to prohibit the use of certain identification documents at airport security checkpoints, and for other purposes. c) Entry Into Sterile Areas.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if an individual is found to be in violation of any term of release under subsection (b), the Administrator shall not permit such individual to enter a sterile area. (2) Exception.--An individual presenting a prohibited identification document under this section may enter a sterile area if the individual-- (A) is leaving the United States for the purposes of removal or deportation; or (B) presents a covered identification document. b) Individual Described.--An individual described in this subsection is an individual who-- (1) is seeking entry into a sterile area; (2) does not present a covered identification document; and (3) the Administrator cannot verify is a national of the United States. ( (C) A photograph, including-- (i) a photograph of an individual's face for use with facial recognition technology; and (ii) a photograph of any physical or anatomical feature, such as a scar, skin mark, or tattoo. ( E) An enhanced driver's license issued by a State. ( J) A Transportation Worker Identification Credential. ( (L) A Merchant Mariner Credential issued by the Coast Guard. ( B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Form I-205, Warrant of Removal/Deportation. ( G) Department of Homeland Security Form I-385, Alien Booking Record. (

S.4479

Commerce

Magnet Injury Prevention Act This bill prohibits as hazardous consumer products specified small, high-powered magnets. The prohibition includes magnets that (1) are designed and marketed for entertainment or mental stimulation (e.g., puzzle working, sculpture building, or certain jewelry); (2) are not classified as a toy or children’s jewelry subject to existing standards; (3) pose a choking, aspiration, or ingestion risk to young children; and (4) have a magnetic field magnitude above a certain threshold. The bill also authorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue product safety standards for certain other types of small, high-powered magnets.

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Magnet Injury Prevention Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) Small, high-powered magnets are commonly sold in sets of 200 or more individual magnets. (2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. (3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. (4) When magnets, or magnets and ferromagnetic objects, connect across or between different segments of body tissue, the result can be perforations, abscesses, fistulas, or other life-threatening conditions. (5) Sometimes, the magnetic force causes the body tissue, such as intestines, to twist, cutting off blood supply and leading to bowel necrosis. (6) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered magnets, or a high- powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object, confers a high risk of abdominal catastrophe and death. (7) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered magnets has resulted in numerous deaths and serious injuries. (8) Children almost universally require high-cost medical intervention following high-powered magnet ingestions. (9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. (10) The absence of final regulatory action to reinstate standards for small, high-powered magnet sets requires legislative action. SEC. 3. BAN ON CERTAIN MAGNETS. (a) Ban on Certain Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, covered small, high- powered magnets, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). (b) Covered Small, High-Powered Magnet Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered small, high-powered magnet'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052)) that is-- (i) designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including children's jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a combination of these; (ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 (or any successor standard); and (iii) not children's jewelry that is subject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor standard); or (B) a component of a consumer product described in subparagraph (A); (2) is or contains any individual magnet that fits completely within the small parts cylinder described in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations; and (3) is or contains any individual magnet with a flux index of 50 kG2 mm2 or greater. SEC. 4. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. (a) Final Standard for Other Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets if the Commission determines that a consumer product safety standard is reasonably necessary to protect children from death or injury related to such magnets. The determination made by the Commission under this subsection shall be made not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be published in the Federal Register. (b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (c) Other Small, High-Powered Magnets Defined.--In this section, the term ``other small, high-powered magnets'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052)) that is-- (i) designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including children's jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a combination of these; (ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 (or any successor standard); and (iii) not children's jewelry that is subject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor standard); or (B) a component of a consumer product described in subparagraph (A); (2) is or contains any individual magnet that fits completely within the small parts cylinder described in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations; and (3) is or contains any individual magnet with a flux index of greater than kG2 mm2 and less than or equal to 50 kG2 mm2. <all>

Magnet Injury Prevention Act

A bill to ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes.

Magnet Injury Prevention Act

Sen. Blumenthal, Richard

D

CT

This bill prohibits as hazardous consumer products specified small, high-powered magnets. The prohibition includes magnets that (1) are designed and marketed for entertainment or mental stimulation (e.g., puzzle working, sculpture building, or certain jewelry); (2) are not classified as a toy or children’s jewelry subject to existing standards; (3) pose a choking, aspiration, or ingestion risk to young children; and (4) have a magnetic field magnitude above a certain threshold. The bill also authorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue product safety standards for certain other types of small, high-powered magnets.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Magnet Injury Prevention Act''. 2. FINDINGS. (2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. (4) When magnets, or magnets and ferromagnetic objects, connect across or between different segments of body tissue, the result can be perforations, abscesses, fistulas, or other life-threatening conditions. (5) Sometimes, the magnetic force causes the body tissue, such as intestines, to twist, cutting off blood supply and leading to bowel necrosis. (6) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered magnets, or a high- powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object, confers a high risk of abdominal catastrophe and death. (7) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered magnets has resulted in numerous deaths and serious injuries. (8) Children almost universally require high-cost medical intervention following high-powered magnet ingestions. (9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. (10) The absence of final regulatory action to reinstate standards for small, high-powered magnet sets requires legislative action. 3. BAN ON CERTAIN MAGNETS. 2057). (b) Covered Small, High-Powered Magnet Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered small, high-powered magnet'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052)) that is-- (i) designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including children's jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a combination of these; (ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 (or any successor standard); and (iii) not children's jewelry that is subject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor standard); or (B) a component of a consumer product described in subparagraph (A); (2) is or contains any individual magnet that fits completely within the small parts cylinder described in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations; and (3) is or contains any individual magnet with a flux index of 50 kG2 mm2 or greater. SEC. 4. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. The determination made by the Commission under this subsection shall be made not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be published in the Federal Register. (b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Magnet Injury Prevention Act''. 2. FINDINGS. (4) When magnets, or magnets and ferromagnetic objects, connect across or between different segments of body tissue, the result can be perforations, abscesses, fistulas, or other life-threatening conditions. (5) Sometimes, the magnetic force causes the body tissue, such as intestines, to twist, cutting off blood supply and leading to bowel necrosis. (6) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered magnets, or a high- powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object, confers a high risk of abdominal catastrophe and death. (9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. (10) The absence of final regulatory action to reinstate standards for small, high-powered magnet sets requires legislative action. 3. BAN ON CERTAIN MAGNETS. 2057). (b) Covered Small, High-Powered Magnet Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered small, high-powered magnet'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052)) that is-- (i) designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including children's jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a combination of these; (ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 (or any successor standard); and (iii) not children's jewelry that is subject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor standard); or (B) a component of a consumer product described in subparagraph (A); (2) is or contains any individual magnet that fits completely within the small parts cylinder described in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations; and (3) is or contains any individual magnet with a flux index of 50 kG2 mm2 or greater. SEC. 4. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. The determination made by the Commission under this subsection shall be made not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be published in the Federal Register.

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Magnet Injury Prevention Act''. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) Small, high-powered magnets are commonly sold in sets of 200 or more individual magnets. (2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. (3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. (4) When magnets, or magnets and ferromagnetic objects, connect across or between different segments of body tissue, the result can be perforations, abscesses, fistulas, or other life-threatening conditions. (5) Sometimes, the magnetic force causes the body tissue, such as intestines, to twist, cutting off blood supply and leading to bowel necrosis. (6) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered magnets, or a high- powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object, confers a high risk of abdominal catastrophe and death. (7) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered magnets has resulted in numerous deaths and serious injuries. (8) Children almost universally require high-cost medical intervention following high-powered magnet ingestions. (9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. (10) The absence of final regulatory action to reinstate standards for small, high-powered magnet sets requires legislative action. 3. BAN ON CERTAIN MAGNETS. (a) Ban on Certain Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, covered small, high- powered magnets, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). (b) Covered Small, High-Powered Magnet Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered small, high-powered magnet'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052)) that is-- (i) designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including children's jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a combination of these; (ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 (or any successor standard); and (iii) not children's jewelry that is subject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor standard); or (B) a component of a consumer product described in subparagraph (A); (2) is or contains any individual magnet that fits completely within the small parts cylinder described in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations; and (3) is or contains any individual magnet with a flux index of 50 kG2 mm2 or greater. SEC. 4. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. (a) Final Standard for Other Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets if the Commission determines that a consumer product safety standard is reasonably necessary to protect children from death or injury related to such magnets. The determination made by the Commission under this subsection shall be made not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be published in the Federal Register. (b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets.

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Magnet Injury Prevention Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress makes the following findings: (1) Small, high-powered magnets are commonly sold in sets of 200 or more individual magnets. (2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. (3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. (4) When magnets, or magnets and ferromagnetic objects, connect across or between different segments of body tissue, the result can be perforations, abscesses, fistulas, or other life-threatening conditions. (5) Sometimes, the magnetic force causes the body tissue, such as intestines, to twist, cutting off blood supply and leading to bowel necrosis. (6) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered magnets, or a high- powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object, confers a high risk of abdominal catastrophe and death. (7) Ingestion of 2 or more high-powered magnets has resulted in numerous deaths and serious injuries. (8) Children almost universally require high-cost medical intervention following high-powered magnet ingestions. (9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. (10) The absence of final regulatory action to reinstate standards for small, high-powered magnet sets requires legislative action. SEC. 3. BAN ON CERTAIN MAGNETS. (a) Ban on Certain Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, covered small, high- powered magnets, regardless of the date of manufacture, shall be considered a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2057). (b) Covered Small, High-Powered Magnet Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered small, high-powered magnet'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052)) that is-- (i) designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including children's jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a combination of these; (ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 (or any successor standard); and (iii) not children's jewelry that is subject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor standard); or (B) a component of a consumer product described in subparagraph (A); (2) is or contains any individual magnet that fits completely within the small parts cylinder described in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations; and (3) is or contains any individual magnet with a flux index of 50 kG2 mm2 or greater. SEC. 4. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. (a) Final Standard for Other Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets if the Commission determines that a consumer product safety standard is reasonably necessary to protect children from death or injury related to such magnets. The determination made by the Commission under this subsection shall be made not later than 3 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be published in the Federal Register. (b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (c) Other Small, High-Powered Magnets Defined.--In this section, the term ``other small, high-powered magnets'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052)) that is-- (i) designed, marketed, or intended to be used for entertainment, jewelry (including children's jewelry), mental stimulation, stress relief, or a combination of these; (ii) not a toy subject to ASTM F963 (or any successor standard); and (iii) not children's jewelry that is subject to ASTM F2923 (or any successor standard); or (B) a component of a consumer product described in subparagraph (A); (2) is or contains any individual magnet that fits completely within the small parts cylinder described in section 1501.4 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations; and (3) is or contains any individual magnet with a flux index of greater than kG2 mm2 and less than or equal to 50 kG2 mm2. <all>

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. ( 3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. ( (9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. ( b) Covered Small, High-Powered Magnet Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered small, high-powered magnet'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. ( a) Final Standard for Other Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets if the Commission determines that a consumer product safety standard is reasonably necessary to protect children from death or injury related to such magnets. (b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. ( 9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. ( CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. ( b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. ( 9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. ( CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. ( b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. ( 3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. ( (9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. ( b) Covered Small, High-Powered Magnet Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered small, high-powered magnet'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. ( a) Final Standard for Other Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets if the Commission determines that a consumer product safety standard is reasonably necessary to protect children from death or injury related to such magnets. (b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. ( 9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. ( CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. ( b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. ( 3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. ( (9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. ( b) Covered Small, High-Powered Magnet Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered small, high-powered magnet'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. ( a) Final Standard for Other Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets if the Commission determines that a consumer product safety standard is reasonably necessary to protect children from death or injury related to such magnets. (b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. ( 9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. ( CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. ( b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. ( 3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. ( (9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. ( b) Covered Small, High-Powered Magnet Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered small, high-powered magnet'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. ( a) Final Standard for Other Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets if the Commission determines that a consumer product safety standard is reasonably necessary to protect children from death or injury related to such magnets. (b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. ( 9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. ( CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. ( b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (

To ban certain small, high-powered magnets, and for other purposes. 2) Small, high-powered magnets pose a hidden hazard to infants, children, and teens. ( 3) When 2 or more high-powered magnets are ingested, or a high-powered magnet and a ferromagnetic object are ingested, the force (or flux) allows magnets to find each other across or between different segments of body tissue, such as GI tissue. ( (9) Evidence does not exist that warning information, alone, will sufficiently reduce the hazard associated with the ingestion of small, high-powered magnets. ( b) Covered Small, High-Powered Magnet Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered small, high-powered magnet'' means any individual or set of separable magnets that-- (1) is-- (A) a consumer product (as defined in section 3 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR OTHER SMALL, HIGH-POWERED MAGNETS. ( a) Final Standard for Other Small, High-Powered Magnets.--Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final consumer product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets if the Commission determines that a consumer product safety standard is reasonably necessary to protect children from death or injury related to such magnets. (b) Future Rulemaking.--At any time after 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Commission may promulgate, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, a final product safety standard for other small, high-powered magnets. (

H.R.2912

Education

Truth in Tuition Act of 2021 This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide admitted students with information related to tuition and fees. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to provide to a student (1) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (2) a single-year tuition and fee schedule and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after financial aid is awarded. The Department of Education may waive this requirement under certain circumstances.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Tuition Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. NOTICE OF TUITION LEVELS. (a) Amendment.--Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(30)(A) The institution will provide to each student admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program-- ``(i) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or ``(ii) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded, assuming constant family and student income, assets, and relevant circumstances. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. ``(C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. ``(D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

Truth in Tuition Act of 2021

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students.

Truth in Tuition Act of 2021

Rep. Cartwright, Matt

D

PA

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to provide admitted students with information related to tuition and fees. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to provide to a student (1) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (2) a single-year tuition and fee schedule and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after financial aid is awarded. The Department of Education may waive this requirement under certain circumstances.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Tuition Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. NOTICE OF TUITION LEVELS. (a) Amendment.--Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(30)(A) The institution will provide to each student admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program-- ``(i) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or ``(ii) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded, assuming constant family and student income, assets, and relevant circumstances. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. ``(C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. ``(D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Tuition Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. NOTICE OF TUITION LEVELS. (a) Amendment.--Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(30)(A) The institution will provide to each student admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program-- ``(i) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or ``(ii) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded, assuming constant family and student income, assets, and relevant circumstances. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. ``(C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. ``(D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Tuition Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. NOTICE OF TUITION LEVELS. (a) Amendment.--Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(30)(A) The institution will provide to each student admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program-- ``(i) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or ``(ii) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded, assuming constant family and student income, assets, and relevant circumstances. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. ``(C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. ``(D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Truth in Tuition Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. NOTICE OF TUITION LEVELS. (a) Amendment.--Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(30)(A) The institution will provide to each student admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program-- ``(i) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or ``(ii) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded, assuming constant family and student income, assets, and relevant circumstances. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. ``(C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. ``(D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. ``(C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. ``(D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.''. (

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. ``(C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. ``(D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.''. (

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. ``(C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. ``(D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.''. (

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. ``(C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. ``(D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.''. (

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program.

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. ``(B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A)-- ``(i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and ``(ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. ``(C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall include with each multi-year estimate provided under such subparagraph the average deviation, in percentage terms, between previous year estimates and actual net costs for students at their institution. ``(D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) if the institution demonstrates to the Secretary that the requirements of subparagraph (A) are not practicable because of the occurrence of one or more events causing the institution severe economic distress, dramatic reduction of State or Federal aid, or any other circumstance determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.''. (

H.R.6558

Government Operations and Politics

Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status Act or the SERVIS Act This bill prohibits requiring voters to present vaccine passports or other information regarding their COVID-19 vaccination status, and also restricts masking requirements, for voting in federal elections. Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for any state or political subdivision to require a voter to present a vaccine passport or other information regarding the voter's COVID-19 vaccination status. Further, a state or political subdivision may require a voter to wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only under certain circumstances. In particular, the state or political subdivision must (1) make masks readily available and at no cost to the voter and to an individual who accompanies the voter, and (2) provide reasonable accommodation from such masking requirement to an individual with a disability.

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status Act'' or the ``SERVIS Act''. SEC. 2. RIGHT TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE IMPAIRED. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.), to require or impose a requirement that a voter or voters must present a vaccine passport or otherwise present information regarding their vaccination status in order to exercise the right to vote, including to vote in person, in any election involving any candidate for Federal office. (b) Masking Requirement.--A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if-- (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``vaccination status'' means-- (1) an individual's status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-19. <all>

SERVIS Act

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status.

SERVIS Act Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status Act

Rep. Bishop, Dan

R

NC

This bill prohibits requiring voters to present vaccine passports or other information regarding their COVID-19 vaccination status, and also restricts masking requirements, for voting in federal elections. Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for any state or political subdivision to require a voter to present a vaccine passport or other information regarding the voter's COVID-19 vaccination status. Further, a state or political subdivision may require a voter to wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only under certain circumstances. In particular, the state or political subdivision must (1) make masks readily available and at no cost to the voter and to an individual who accompanies the voter, and (2) provide reasonable accommodation from such masking requirement to an individual with a disability.

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status Act'' or the ``SERVIS Act''. SEC. 2. RIGHT TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE IMPAIRED. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.), to require or impose a requirement that a voter or voters must present a vaccine passport or otherwise present information regarding their vaccination status in order to exercise the right to vote, including to vote in person, in any election involving any candidate for Federal office. (b) Masking Requirement.--A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if-- (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``vaccination status'' means-- (1) an individual's status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-19. <all>

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status Act'' or the ``SERVIS Act''. SEC. 2. RIGHT TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE IMPAIRED. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.), to require or impose a requirement that a voter or voters must present a vaccine passport or otherwise present information regarding their vaccination status in order to exercise the right to vote, including to vote in person, in any election involving any candidate for Federal office. (b) Masking Requirement.--A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if-- (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``vaccination status'' means-- (1) an individual's status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-19. <all>

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status Act'' or the ``SERVIS Act''. SEC. 2. RIGHT TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE IMPAIRED. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.), to require or impose a requirement that a voter or voters must present a vaccine passport or otherwise present information regarding their vaccination status in order to exercise the right to vote, including to vote in person, in any election involving any candidate for Federal office. (b) Masking Requirement.--A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if-- (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``vaccination status'' means-- (1) an individual's status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-19. <all>

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status Act'' or the ``SERVIS Act''. SEC. 2. RIGHT TO VOTE SHALL NOT BE IMPAIRED. (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.), to require or impose a requirement that a voter or voters must present a vaccine passport or otherwise present information regarding their vaccination status in order to exercise the right to vote, including to vote in person, in any election involving any candidate for Federal office. (b) Masking Requirement.--A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if-- (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``vaccination status'' means-- (1) an individual's status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-19. <all>

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. b) Masking Requirement.--A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if-- (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``vaccination status'' means-- (1) an individual's status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-19.

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.),

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.),

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. b) Masking Requirement.--A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if-- (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``vaccination status'' means-- (1) an individual's status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-19.

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.),

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. b) Masking Requirement.--A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if-- (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``vaccination status'' means-- (1) an individual's status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-19.

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.),

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. b) Masking Requirement.--A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if-- (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``vaccination status'' means-- (1) an individual's status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-19.

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.),

To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status. b) Masking Requirement.--A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if-- (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``vaccination status'' means-- (1) an individual's status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID-19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID-19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID-19.

S.4907

International Affairs

Colombia Assistance Used Transparently by Institutionalizing Oversight Now Act of 2022 or the CAUTION Act This bill sets conditions on the provision of civil or military assistance to Colombia.

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Colombia Assistance Used Transparently by Institutionalizing Oversight Now Act of 2022'' or the ``CAUTION Act''. SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA. (a) Conditions on Civil and Military Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no civil or military assistance to Colombia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that, during the reporting period, the Government of Colombia-- (1) has not sought to erode cooperation with the United States in the areas of military, intelligence, and counter- terrorism; (2) is asserting its sovereignty against the Governments of Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, the People's Republic of China, and Venezuela, including by denying all access to military or intelligence infrastructure to those governments; (3) has not taken significant steps to recognize, legitimize, or engage any foreign terrorist organization; and (4) has not interfered with the Special Jurisdiction for Peace's efforts to investigate and, as appropriate, sentence current or former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who committed acts of terrorism or gross violations of human rights. (b) Additional Conditions on Civil Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no civil assistance to Colombia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that, during the reporting period, in addition to meeting the conditions described under subsection (a), the Government of Colombia-- (1) is guaranteeing the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities enshrined in the Colombian Constitution of 1991, including-- (A) freedom of expression; (B) freedom of the press; (C) the guarantee of due process; (D) the right to private property and other rights acquired in accordance with civil laws; and (E) protections against coercion of citizens voting in elections; (2) is significantly cooperating with the United States Government to-- (A) reduce irregular migration, improve border security, and combat human smuggling and trafficking; (B) target the cultivation, production, processing, trafficking, distribution, commercialization, financing, and selling of illicit drugs, including opioids and cocaine; and (C) counter the activities of criminal gangs and transnational criminal organizations; (3) is taking steps to ensure transparency and prevent corruption related to efforts by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People's Republic of China to acquire or invest in Colombian energy or raw materials sectors; and (4) has not interfered in the transparency, operation, or independence of the Office of the Inspector General of Colombia. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. (2) Civil assistance.--The term ``civil assistance'' means development assistance, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) program assistance, and Economic Support Fund assistance. (3) Military assistance.--The term ``military assistance'' means foreign military financing (FMF), International Military and Education Training (IMET), and Nonproliferation, Anti- terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs (NADR) assistance. (4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (5) Reporting time period.--The term ``reporting time period'' means since August 7, 2022, or the previous 12 months, whichever is less. SEC. 4. TERMINATION AND SUNSET. The restrictions imposed by this Act shall terminate on the date on which the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Colombia has conducted a free and fair election after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

CAUTION Act

A bill to condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State.

CAUTION Act Colombia Assistance Used Transparently by Institutionalizing Oversight Now Act of 2022

Sen. Cruz, Ted

R

TX

This bill sets conditions on the provision of civil or military assistance to Colombia.

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Colombia Assistance Used Transparently by Institutionalizing Oversight Now Act of 2022'' or the ``CAUTION Act''. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA. (b) Additional Conditions on Civil Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no civil assistance to Colombia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that, during the reporting period, in addition to meeting the conditions described under subsection (a), the Government of Colombia-- (1) is guaranteeing the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities enshrined in the Colombian Constitution of 1991, including-- (A) freedom of expression; (B) freedom of the press; (C) the guarantee of due process; (D) the right to private property and other rights acquired in accordance with civil laws; and (E) protections against coercion of citizens voting in elections; (2) is significantly cooperating with the United States Government to-- (A) reduce irregular migration, improve border security, and combat human smuggling and trafficking; (B) target the cultivation, production, processing, trafficking, distribution, commercialization, financing, and selling of illicit drugs, including opioids and cocaine; and (C) counter the activities of criminal gangs and transnational criminal organizations; (3) is taking steps to ensure transparency and prevent corruption related to efforts by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People's Republic of China to acquire or invest in Colombian energy or raw materials sectors; and (4) has not interfered in the transparency, operation, or independence of the Office of the Inspector General of Colombia. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. (2) Civil assistance.--The term ``civil assistance'' means development assistance, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) program assistance, and Economic Support Fund assistance. (4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (5) Reporting time period.--The term ``reporting time period'' means since August 7, 2022, or the previous 12 months, whichever is less. SEC. 4. TERMINATION AND SUNSET. The restrictions imposed by this Act shall terminate on the date on which the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Colombia has conducted a free and fair election after the date of the enactment of this Act.

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. SHORT TITLE. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA. (b) Additional Conditions on Civil Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no civil assistance to Colombia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that, during the reporting period, in addition to meeting the conditions described under subsection (a), the Government of Colombia-- (1) is guaranteeing the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities enshrined in the Colombian Constitution of 1991, including-- (A) freedom of expression; (B) freedom of the press; (C) the guarantee of due process; (D) the right to private property and other rights acquired in accordance with civil laws; and (E) protections against coercion of citizens voting in elections; (2) is significantly cooperating with the United States Government to-- (A) reduce irregular migration, improve border security, and combat human smuggling and trafficking; (B) target the cultivation, production, processing, trafficking, distribution, commercialization, financing, and selling of illicit drugs, including opioids and cocaine; and (C) counter the activities of criminal gangs and transnational criminal organizations; (3) is taking steps to ensure transparency and prevent corruption related to efforts by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People's Republic of China to acquire or invest in Colombian energy or raw materials sectors; and (4) has not interfered in the transparency, operation, or independence of the Office of the Inspector General of Colombia. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. (4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (5) Reporting time period.--The term ``reporting time period'' means since August 7, 2022, or the previous 12 months, whichever is less. SEC. 4. TERMINATION AND SUNSET.

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Colombia Assistance Used Transparently by Institutionalizing Oversight Now Act of 2022'' or the ``CAUTION Act''. SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA. (a) Conditions on Civil and Military Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no civil or military assistance to Colombia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that, during the reporting period, the Government of Colombia-- (1) has not sought to erode cooperation with the United States in the areas of military, intelligence, and counter- terrorism; (2) is asserting its sovereignty against the Governments of Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, the People's Republic of China, and Venezuela, including by denying all access to military or intelligence infrastructure to those governments; (3) has not taken significant steps to recognize, legitimize, or engage any foreign terrorist organization; and (4) has not interfered with the Special Jurisdiction for Peace's efforts to investigate and, as appropriate, sentence current or former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who committed acts of terrorism or gross violations of human rights. (b) Additional Conditions on Civil Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no civil assistance to Colombia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that, during the reporting period, in addition to meeting the conditions described under subsection (a), the Government of Colombia-- (1) is guaranteeing the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities enshrined in the Colombian Constitution of 1991, including-- (A) freedom of expression; (B) freedom of the press; (C) the guarantee of due process; (D) the right to private property and other rights acquired in accordance with civil laws; and (E) protections against coercion of citizens voting in elections; (2) is significantly cooperating with the United States Government to-- (A) reduce irregular migration, improve border security, and combat human smuggling and trafficking; (B) target the cultivation, production, processing, trafficking, distribution, commercialization, financing, and selling of illicit drugs, including opioids and cocaine; and (C) counter the activities of criminal gangs and transnational criminal organizations; (3) is taking steps to ensure transparency and prevent corruption related to efforts by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People's Republic of China to acquire or invest in Colombian energy or raw materials sectors; and (4) has not interfered in the transparency, operation, or independence of the Office of the Inspector General of Colombia. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. (2) Civil assistance.--The term ``civil assistance'' means development assistance, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) program assistance, and Economic Support Fund assistance. (3) Military assistance.--The term ``military assistance'' means foreign military financing (FMF), International Military and Education Training (IMET), and Nonproliferation, Anti- terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs (NADR) assistance. (4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (5) Reporting time period.--The term ``reporting time period'' means since August 7, 2022, or the previous 12 months, whichever is less. SEC. 4. TERMINATION AND SUNSET. The restrictions imposed by this Act shall terminate on the date on which the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Colombia has conducted a free and fair election after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Colombia Assistance Used Transparently by Institutionalizing Oversight Now Act of 2022'' or the ``CAUTION Act''. SEC. 2. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO COLOMBIA. (a) Conditions on Civil and Military Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no civil or military assistance to Colombia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that, during the reporting period, the Government of Colombia-- (1) has not sought to erode cooperation with the United States in the areas of military, intelligence, and counter- terrorism; (2) is asserting its sovereignty against the Governments of Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, the People's Republic of China, and Venezuela, including by denying all access to military or intelligence infrastructure to those governments; (3) has not taken significant steps to recognize, legitimize, or engage any foreign terrorist organization; and (4) has not interfered with the Special Jurisdiction for Peace's efforts to investigate and, as appropriate, sentence current or former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia who committed acts of terrorism or gross violations of human rights. (b) Additional Conditions on Civil Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no civil assistance to Colombia may be obligated or expended unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that, during the reporting period, in addition to meeting the conditions described under subsection (a), the Government of Colombia-- (1) is guaranteeing the rights, freedoms, and responsibilities enshrined in the Colombian Constitution of 1991, including-- (A) freedom of expression; (B) freedom of the press; (C) the guarantee of due process; (D) the right to private property and other rights acquired in accordance with civil laws; and (E) protections against coercion of citizens voting in elections; (2) is significantly cooperating with the United States Government to-- (A) reduce irregular migration, improve border security, and combat human smuggling and trafficking; (B) target the cultivation, production, processing, trafficking, distribution, commercialization, financing, and selling of illicit drugs, including opioids and cocaine; and (C) counter the activities of criminal gangs and transnational criminal organizations; (3) is taking steps to ensure transparency and prevent corruption related to efforts by the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People's Republic of China to acquire or invest in Colombian energy or raw materials sectors; and (4) has not interfered in the transparency, operation, or independence of the Office of the Inspector General of Colombia. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. (2) Civil assistance.--The term ``civil assistance'' means development assistance, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE) program assistance, and Economic Support Fund assistance. (3) Military assistance.--The term ``military assistance'' means foreign military financing (FMF), International Military and Education Training (IMET), and Nonproliferation, Anti- terrorism, Demining, and Related Programs (NADR) assistance. (4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (5) Reporting time period.--The term ``reporting time period'' means since August 7, 2022, or the previous 12 months, whichever is less. SEC. 4. TERMINATION AND SUNSET. The restrictions imposed by this Act shall terminate on the date on which the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that Colombia has conducted a free and fair election after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. ( 4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. ( 4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (5) Reporting time period.--The term ``reporting time period'' means since August 7, 2022, or the previous 12 months, whichever is less. TERMINATION AND SUNSET.

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. ( 4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (5) Reporting time period.--The term ``reporting time period'' means since August 7, 2022, or the previous 12 months, whichever is less. TERMINATION AND SUNSET.

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. ( 4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. ( 4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (5) Reporting time period.--The term ``reporting time period'' means since August 7, 2022, or the previous 12 months, whichever is less. TERMINATION AND SUNSET.

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. ( 4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. ( 4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (5) Reporting time period.--The term ``reporting time period'' means since August 7, 2022, or the previous 12 months, whichever is less. TERMINATION AND SUNSET.

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. ( 4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. ( 4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (5) Reporting time period.--The term ``reporting time period'' means since August 7, 2022, or the previous 12 months, whichever is less. TERMINATION AND SUNSET.

To condition civil and military assistance to the Government of Colombia on certain recurring certifications from the Secretary of State. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--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. ( 4) Foreign terrorist organizations.--The term ``foreign terrorist organization'' means an organization designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) or Executive Order 13224 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking property and prohibiting transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism). (

S.2011

Health

COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to recognize all those whose efforts led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines that received emergency use authorizations.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Researchers, scientists, doctors, epidemiologists, and others around the world have worked tirelessly and collaboratively to develop lifesaving vaccines to combat the coronavirus by reducing the likelihood of transmission, building immune resiliency, avoiding hospitalizations, and reducing the likelihood of death. (2) Through the academic, research and analytic expertise of universities and their faculty, researchers, and students, their efforts contributed to providing valuable information to the public on the severity of the coronavirus worldwide and, in some cases, contributed to vaccine development. (3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. (4) These professionals worked under record timelines to develop safe, effective vaccines demonstrated in trials and granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, outpacing the typical vaccine development timeframe of 5 to 10 years and beating the previous record by 3 years. (5) These remarkable achievements in medical science will have positive implications for future vaccine development, helping to combat new viruses, leading to improvements in health and well-being. (6) The tremendous efforts in vaccine development can be celebrated and attributed to building diverse teams, including the notable efforts of many individuals across the planet. (7) Vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States benefitted greatly from global cooperation, strategic partnerships, and collaboration with publicly funded agencies and research capabilities of the academic community. (8) As a result of the collaborative efforts, people around the world are benefitting from the administration of vaccines, although work remains to support governments around the world in ensuring vaccines are equitably distributed. (9) The United States, including through cooperation with bilateral and multilateral partnerships, can help scale up manufacturing and distribution to all corners of the globe. (10) The vaccines developed are contributing to the safety of people of the United States, rebuilding the United States economy, and the reunion of families. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of vaccines that received emergency use authorizations to respond to the coronavirus. (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the awards under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal described in that subsection with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for-- (A) the purpose of education, research, and the encouragement of science, technology, engineering, and math professions through the Smithsonian Science Education Center; and (B) on display at a physical Smithsonian museum or on loan, as appropriate, so that the medal may be displayed elsewhere. SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. Under regulations that the Secretary may promulgate, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE. (a) Authority to Use Fund Amounts.--There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such sums as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medal authorized under section 3. (b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. <all>

COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act

A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus.

COVID–19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act

Sen. Coons, Christopher A.

D

DE

This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to recognize all those whose efforts led to the development of COVID-19 vaccines that received emergency use authorizations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act''. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Researchers, scientists, doctors, epidemiologists, and others around the world have worked tirelessly and collaboratively to develop lifesaving vaccines to combat the coronavirus by reducing the likelihood of transmission, building immune resiliency, avoiding hospitalizations, and reducing the likelihood of death. (2) Through the academic, research and analytic expertise of universities and their faculty, researchers, and students, their efforts contributed to providing valuable information to the public on the severity of the coronavirus worldwide and, in some cases, contributed to vaccine development. (4) These professionals worked under record timelines to develop safe, effective vaccines demonstrated in trials and granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, outpacing the typical vaccine development timeframe of 5 to 10 years and beating the previous record by 3 years. (5) These remarkable achievements in medical science will have positive implications for future vaccine development, helping to combat new viruses, leading to improvements in health and well-being. (6) The tremendous efforts in vaccine development can be celebrated and attributed to building diverse teams, including the notable efforts of many individuals across the planet. (7) Vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States benefitted greatly from global cooperation, strategic partnerships, and collaboration with publicly funded agencies and research capabilities of the academic community. (10) The vaccines developed are contributing to the safety of people of the United States, rebuilding the United States economy, and the reunion of families. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of vaccines that received emergency use authorizations to respond to the coronavirus. (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the awards under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal described in that subsection with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 5. (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. SEC. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act''. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Researchers, scientists, doctors, epidemiologists, and others around the world have worked tirelessly and collaboratively to develop lifesaving vaccines to combat the coronavirus by reducing the likelihood of transmission, building immune resiliency, avoiding hospitalizations, and reducing the likelihood of death. (4) These professionals worked under record timelines to develop safe, effective vaccines demonstrated in trials and granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, outpacing the typical vaccine development timeframe of 5 to 10 years and beating the previous record by 3 years. (5) These remarkable achievements in medical science will have positive implications for future vaccine development, helping to combat new viruses, leading to improvements in health and well-being. (6) The tremendous efforts in vaccine development can be celebrated and attributed to building diverse teams, including the notable efforts of many individuals across the planet. (7) Vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States benefitted greatly from global cooperation, strategic partnerships, and collaboration with publicly funded agencies and research capabilities of the academic community. (10) The vaccines developed are contributing to the safety of people of the United States, rebuilding the United States economy, and the reunion of families. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the awards under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal described in that subsection with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 5. (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. SEC. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act''. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Researchers, scientists, doctors, epidemiologists, and others around the world have worked tirelessly and collaboratively to develop lifesaving vaccines to combat the coronavirus by reducing the likelihood of transmission, building immune resiliency, avoiding hospitalizations, and reducing the likelihood of death. (2) Through the academic, research and analytic expertise of universities and their faculty, researchers, and students, their efforts contributed to providing valuable information to the public on the severity of the coronavirus worldwide and, in some cases, contributed to vaccine development. (3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. (4) These professionals worked under record timelines to develop safe, effective vaccines demonstrated in trials and granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, outpacing the typical vaccine development timeframe of 5 to 10 years and beating the previous record by 3 years. (5) These remarkable achievements in medical science will have positive implications for future vaccine development, helping to combat new viruses, leading to improvements in health and well-being. (6) The tremendous efforts in vaccine development can be celebrated and attributed to building diverse teams, including the notable efforts of many individuals across the planet. (7) Vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States benefitted greatly from global cooperation, strategic partnerships, and collaboration with publicly funded agencies and research capabilities of the academic community. (8) As a result of the collaborative efforts, people around the world are benefitting from the administration of vaccines, although work remains to support governments around the world in ensuring vaccines are equitably distributed. (9) The United States, including through cooperation with bilateral and multilateral partnerships, can help scale up manufacturing and distribution to all corners of the globe. (10) The vaccines developed are contributing to the safety of people of the United States, rebuilding the United States economy, and the reunion of families. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of vaccines that received emergency use authorizations to respond to the coronavirus. (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the awards under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal described in that subsection with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for-- (A) the purpose of education, research, and the encouragement of science, technology, engineering, and math professions through the Smithsonian Science Education Center; and (B) on display at a physical Smithsonian museum or on loan, as appropriate, so that the medal may be displayed elsewhere. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. Under regulations that the Secretary may promulgate, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. SEC. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``COVID-19 Vaccine Developers Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Researchers, scientists, doctors, epidemiologists, and others around the world have worked tirelessly and collaboratively to develop lifesaving vaccines to combat the coronavirus by reducing the likelihood of transmission, building immune resiliency, avoiding hospitalizations, and reducing the likelihood of death. (2) Through the academic, research and analytic expertise of universities and their faculty, researchers, and students, their efforts contributed to providing valuable information to the public on the severity of the coronavirus worldwide and, in some cases, contributed to vaccine development. (3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. (4) These professionals worked under record timelines to develop safe, effective vaccines demonstrated in trials and granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, outpacing the typical vaccine development timeframe of 5 to 10 years and beating the previous record by 3 years. (5) These remarkable achievements in medical science will have positive implications for future vaccine development, helping to combat new viruses, leading to improvements in health and well-being. (6) The tremendous efforts in vaccine development can be celebrated and attributed to building diverse teams, including the notable efforts of many individuals across the planet. (7) Vaccines authorized for emergency use in the United States benefitted greatly from global cooperation, strategic partnerships, and collaboration with publicly funded agencies and research capabilities of the academic community. (8) As a result of the collaborative efforts, people around the world are benefitting from the administration of vaccines, although work remains to support governments around the world in ensuring vaccines are equitably distributed. (9) The United States, including through cooperation with bilateral and multilateral partnerships, can help scale up manufacturing and distribution to all corners of the globe. (10) The vaccines developed are contributing to the safety of people of the United States, rebuilding the United States economy, and the reunion of families. SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of vaccines that received emergency use authorizations to respond to the coronavirus. (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the awards under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal described in that subsection with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for-- (A) the purpose of education, research, and the encouragement of science, technology, engineering, and math professions through the Smithsonian Science Education Center; and (B) on display at a physical Smithsonian museum or on loan, as appropriate, so that the medal may be displayed elsewhere. SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. Under regulations that the Secretary may promulgate, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE. (a) Authority to Use Fund Amounts.--There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such sums as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medal authorized under section 3. (b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. <all>

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. 3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. (4) These professionals worked under record timelines to develop safe, effective vaccines demonstrated in trials and granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, outpacing the typical vaccine development timeframe of 5 to 10 years and beating the previous record by 3 years. ( 6) The tremendous efforts in vaccine development can be celebrated and attributed to building diverse teams, including the notable efforts of many individuals across the planet. ( (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of vaccines that received emergency use authorizations to respond to the coronavirus. ( c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. ( Under regulations that the Secretary may promulgate, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. 3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. ( (8) As a result of the collaborative efforts, people around the world are benefitting from the administration of vaccines, although work remains to support governments around the world in ensuring vaccines are equitably distributed. ( c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. ( (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. ( b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. 3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. ( (8) As a result of the collaborative efforts, people around the world are benefitting from the administration of vaccines, although work remains to support governments around the world in ensuring vaccines are equitably distributed. ( c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. ( (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. ( b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. 3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. (4) These professionals worked under record timelines to develop safe, effective vaccines demonstrated in trials and granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, outpacing the typical vaccine development timeframe of 5 to 10 years and beating the previous record by 3 years. ( 6) The tremendous efforts in vaccine development can be celebrated and attributed to building diverse teams, including the notable efforts of many individuals across the planet. ( (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of vaccines that received emergency use authorizations to respond to the coronavirus. ( c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. ( Under regulations that the Secretary may promulgate, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. 3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. ( (8) As a result of the collaborative efforts, people around the world are benefitting from the administration of vaccines, although work remains to support governments around the world in ensuring vaccines are equitably distributed. ( c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. ( (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. ( b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. 3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. (4) These professionals worked under record timelines to develop safe, effective vaccines demonstrated in trials and granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, outpacing the typical vaccine development timeframe of 5 to 10 years and beating the previous record by 3 years. ( 6) The tremendous efforts in vaccine development can be celebrated and attributed to building diverse teams, including the notable efforts of many individuals across the planet. ( (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of vaccines that received emergency use authorizations to respond to the coronavirus. ( c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. ( Under regulations that the Secretary may promulgate, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. 3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. ( (8) As a result of the collaborative efforts, people around the world are benefitting from the administration of vaccines, although work remains to support governments around the world in ensuring vaccines are equitably distributed. ( c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. ( (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. ( b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. 3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. (4) These professionals worked under record timelines to develop safe, effective vaccines demonstrated in trials and granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, outpacing the typical vaccine development timeframe of 5 to 10 years and beating the previous record by 3 years. ( 6) The tremendous efforts in vaccine development can be celebrated and attributed to building diverse teams, including the notable efforts of many individuals across the planet. ( (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of vaccines that received emergency use authorizations to respond to the coronavirus. ( c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. ( Under regulations that the Secretary may promulgate, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. 3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. ( (8) As a result of the collaborative efforts, people around the world are benefitting from the administration of vaccines, although work remains to support governments around the world in ensuring vaccines are equitably distributed. ( c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. ( (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. ( b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to honor the contributions of all of those whose efforts led to the successful development of life saving vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus. 3) Several of the resulting vaccines represent historic breakthroughs in biopharmaceutical technology, which are predicated on years of leading research conducted in laboratories and hospitals that benefit from the significant financial investment of United States taxpayers through the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority. (4) These professionals worked under record timelines to develop safe, effective vaccines demonstrated in trials and granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, outpacing the typical vaccine development timeframe of 5 to 10 years and beating the previous record by 3 years. ( 6) The tremendous efforts in vaccine development can be celebrated and attributed to building diverse teams, including the notable efforts of many individuals across the planet. ( (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in recognition of all those whose efforts led to the successful development of vaccines that received emergency use authorizations to respond to the coronavirus. ( c) Smithsonian Institution.-- (1) In general.--After the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where the medal shall be-- (A) available for display, as appropriate; and (B) made available for research. ( Under regulations that the Secretary may promulgate, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3 at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (

S.3158

Transportation and Public Works

Space Technology Advisory Committee Act of 2021 This bill sets out a process for reviewing applications and licenses for commercial space activities to determine whether an application or license poses a risk to national security or public safety. Specifically, the bill establishes a committee to assist the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Transportation, and the Federal Communications Commission review applications and licenses for the use of launch sites, launch and reentry vehicles, commercial spaceports, commercial Earth remote sensing satellites, or commercial satellite communications. For each application or license reviewed by the committee, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence must issue a written assessment of any national security threat related to the application or license.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Space Technology Advisory Committee Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. (2) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application, petition, or other request for a license, including an application, petition, or other request to transfer a license that has already been issued. (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications Commission. (4) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the committee established by section 3(a). (5) Committee advisor.--The term ``Committee advisor'' means an individual described in section 3(b)(2). (6) Committee member.--The term ``Committee member'' means an individual described in section 3(b)(1). (7) Lead member.--The term ``lead member'' means a Committee member designated under section 3(d) to carry out a specific duty of the Committee. (8) License.--The term ``license'' means a license for-- (A) a launch site; (B) a launch and reentry vehicle; (C) a commercial spaceport; (D) a commercial Earth remote sensing satellite; or (E) commercial satellite communications. (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. SEC. 3. COMMITTEE TO ADVISE SPACE LICENSING AUTHORITIES. (a) Establishment.--There is established a committee to assist the Administrator, the Secretary, and the Commission in conducting reviews of applications and licenses for the purpose of determining whether granting the applications or maintaining the licenses poses a risk to the national security or law enforcement or public safety interests of the United States. (b) Membership.-- (1) In general.--The Committee shall be comprised of the following Committee members: (A) The head, or a senior executive-level designee of the head, of each of the following: (i) The Department of Defense. (ii) The Department of Homeland Security. (iii) The Department of Justice. (iv) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. (v) The Federal Aviation Administration. (vi) The National Space Council. (vii) The Department of Commerce. (B) The head of any other executive department or agency, or any Assistant to the President, as the President considers appropriate. (2) Advisory members.--In addition to the Committee members, the following individuals shall serve as Committee advisors: (A) The head, or a senior executive-level designee of the head, of each of the following: (i) The Department of State. (ii) The Office of the United States Trade Representative. (iii) The Department of the Treasury. (iv) The Securities and Exchange Commission. (v) The Federal Communications Commission. (vi) The Environmental Protection Agency. (vii) The Department of the Interior. (viii) The Office of Science and Technology Policy. (ix) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. (B) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. (c) Chairperson.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee. (2) Exclusive authority.--The chairperson shall have the exclusive authority to act, or to authorize any other Committee member to act, on behalf of the Committee, including by communicating with the Administrator, the Secretary, the Commission, and applicants and licensees. (d) Lead Members.--The chairperson shall designate one or more Committee members to serve as a lead member for carrying out a Committee duty, consistent with the Committee member's statutory authority. (e) Assistant Secretary for Space Review.-- (1) In general.--The chairperson shall establish within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment the position of Assistant Secretary for Space Review, which position shall be principally related to the Committee, as delegated by the Secretary of Defense. (2) Duties.--The duties of the Assistant Secretary for Space Review shall be-- (A) to prioritize the organization and management of Committee meetings; and (B) to produce written archival records of Committee actions. (f) Information Sharing and Consultation.--The chairperson and each lead member shall-- (1) keep the Committee fully informed of their respective activities on behalf of the Committee; and (2) consult the Committee before taking any material action under this Act. (g) Duties.-- (1) Receipt of applications and licenses.--The Administrator, the Secretary, and the Commission shall refer all applications and licenses to the Committee, and the Committee shall receive such applications and licenses, for review and determination. (2) Review of applications and licenses.-- (A) In general.--The Committee shall-- (i) conduct a review and assessment of each application and license received; and (ii) with respect to each such application and license-- (I) submit questions or requests for information to the applicant, licensee, or any other entity for purposes of the assessment under subclause (II); (II) assess whether granting the application or maintaining the license would pose a risk to the national security or law enforcement or public safety interests of the United States; (III) in the case of an application or a license with respect to which the Committee determines such a risk exists, determine whether, as applicable-- (aa) the application should be granted or denied; or (bb) the license should be maintained or revoked; and (IV) in the case of an application or license determined to pose such a risk that may be addressed through approval with conditions-- (aa) not later than 30 days after the date on which the Committee receives such application or license for review, propose to the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, the measures necessary to address the risk, and recommend that the application only be granted, or the license only maintained, on the condition of compliance by the applicant or licensee with such measures; (bb) if the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission approves the measures proposed under item (aa) and grants the application, or maintains the license, communicate with the applicant or licensee with respect to such measures; and (cc) monitor compliance with such measures. (B) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the chairperson determines under paragraph (4) that the response of the applicant or licensee to any question or information request is complete, the Committee shall complete the review under this paragraph. (C) Notification.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any application or license determined by the Committee to warrant a secondary assessment. (3) Secondary assessment of applications and licenses.-- (A) In general.--The Committee shall-- (i) conduct a secondary assessment of any application or license determined by the Committee to pose a risk to the national security or law enforcement or public safety interests of the United States that cannot be addressed through standard mitigation measures; and (ii) with respect to each such application or license-- (I) submit additional questions or requests for information to the applicant, licensee, or any other entity to determine whether there are unresolved concerns; and (II) make a recommendation to the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, on whether the application should be denied or the license should be revoked. (B) Timeline.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Committee determines that a secondary assessment under this paragraph is warranted, the Committee shall complete the assessment. (C) Notification.--The chairperson, in coordination with the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, shall notify the National Security Council and the President of any application or license with respect to which the Committee recommends a denial or revocation. (4) Requests for additional information.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after receiving a response to questions or requests for additional information submitted to an applicant, licensee, or any other entity pursuant to an review under paragraph (2) or a secondary assessment under paragraph (3), the Committee shall-- (i) make a determination as to whether such response is complete; and (ii) notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of such determination. (B) Failure to respond.-- (i) In general.--In the case of an applicant, licensee, or other entity that fails to respond to such questions or requests for additional information, the Committee may make a recommendation to the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable-- (I) to deny the application concerned without prejudice; or (II) to rescind the license concerned. (ii) Notification.-- (I) Extension.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any extension of the review or secondary assessment period. (II) Denial.--The chairperson, in coordination with the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, shall notify the National Security Council and the President of any recommendation by the Committee to deny an application or rescind a license. (C) Confidentiality.--Information submitted to the Committee shall not be disclosed to any individual or entity outside the departments or agencies of Committee members and Committee advisors, except as appropriate and consistent with procedures governing the handling of classified or otherwise privileged information. (5) Notification of no objections.--If the Committee does not have a recommendation or an objection to granting an application or maintaining a license, the Committee shall so notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable. (6) Other duties.--The Committees shall conduct other related duties, as the chairperson considers appropriate. SEC. 4. THREAT ANALYSIS. With respect to each application and license reviewed by the Committee, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), shall issue a written assessment of any threat to the national security interests of the United States posed by granting the application or maintaining the license. <all>

Space Technology Advisory Committee Act of 2021

A bill to establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes.

Space Technology Advisory Committee Act of 2021

Sen. Feinstein, Dianne

D

CA

This bill sets out a process for reviewing applications and licenses for commercial space activities to determine whether an application or license poses a risk to national security or public safety. Specifically, the bill establishes a committee to assist the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department of Transportation, and the Federal Communications Commission review applications and licenses for the use of launch sites, launch and reentry vehicles, commercial spaceports, commercial Earth remote sensing satellites, or commercial satellite communications. For each application or license reviewed by the committee, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence must issue a written assessment of any national security threat related to the application or license.

This Act may be cited as the ``Space Technology Advisory Committee Act of 2021''. 2. (4) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the committee established by section 3(a). (8) License.--The term ``license'' means a license for-- (A) a launch site; (B) a launch and reentry vehicle; (C) a commercial spaceport; (D) a commercial Earth remote sensing satellite; or (E) commercial satellite communications. (ii) The Department of Homeland Security. (iv) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. (v) The Federal Aviation Administration. (vi) The National Space Council. (B) The head of any other executive department or agency, or any Assistant to the President, as the President considers appropriate. (ii) The Office of the United States Trade Representative. (d) Lead Members.--The chairperson shall designate one or more Committee members to serve as a lead member for carrying out a Committee duty, consistent with the Committee member's statutory authority. (g) Duties.-- (1) Receipt of applications and licenses.--The Administrator, the Secretary, and the Commission shall refer all applications and licenses to the Committee, and the Committee shall receive such applications and licenses, for review and determination. (4) Requests for additional information.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after receiving a response to questions or requests for additional information submitted to an applicant, licensee, or any other entity pursuant to an review under paragraph (2) or a secondary assessment under paragraph (3), the Committee shall-- (i) make a determination as to whether such response is complete; and (ii) notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of such determination. SEC. THREAT ANALYSIS.

This Act may be cited as the ``Space Technology Advisory Committee Act of 2021''. 2. (4) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the committee established by section 3(a). (8) License.--The term ``license'' means a license for-- (A) a launch site; (B) a launch and reentry vehicle; (C) a commercial spaceport; (D) a commercial Earth remote sensing satellite; or (E) commercial satellite communications. (ii) The Department of Homeland Security. (iv) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. (v) The Federal Aviation Administration. (vi) The National Space Council. (B) The head of any other executive department or agency, or any Assistant to the President, as the President considers appropriate. (ii) The Office of the United States Trade Representative. (d) Lead Members.--The chairperson shall designate one or more Committee members to serve as a lead member for carrying out a Committee duty, consistent with the Committee member's statutory authority. (g) Duties.-- (1) Receipt of applications and licenses.--The Administrator, the Secretary, and the Commission shall refer all applications and licenses to the Committee, and the Committee shall receive such applications and licenses, for review and determination. (4) Requests for additional information.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after receiving a response to questions or requests for additional information submitted to an applicant, licensee, or any other entity pursuant to an review under paragraph (2) or a secondary assessment under paragraph (3), the Committee shall-- (i) make a determination as to whether such response is complete; and (ii) notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of such determination. SEC. THREAT ANALYSIS.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Space Technology Advisory Committee Act of 2021''. 2. DEFINITIONS. (2) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application, petition, or other request for a license, including an application, petition, or other request to transfer a license that has already been issued. (4) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the committee established by section 3(a). (5) Committee advisor.--The term ``Committee advisor'' means an individual described in section 3(b)(2). (8) License.--The term ``license'' means a license for-- (A) a launch site; (B) a launch and reentry vehicle; (C) a commercial spaceport; (D) a commercial Earth remote sensing satellite; or (E) commercial satellite communications. (b) Membership.-- (1) In general.--The Committee shall be comprised of the following Committee members: (A) The head, or a senior executive-level designee of the head, of each of the following: (i) The Department of Defense. (ii) The Department of Homeland Security. (iv) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. (v) The Federal Aviation Administration. (vi) The National Space Council. (vii) The Department of Commerce. (B) The head of any other executive department or agency, or any Assistant to the President, as the President considers appropriate. (ii) The Office of the United States Trade Representative. (viii) The Office of Science and Technology Policy. (ix) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. (d) Lead Members.--The chairperson shall designate one or more Committee members to serve as a lead member for carrying out a Committee duty, consistent with the Committee member's statutory authority. (f) Information Sharing and Consultation.--The chairperson and each lead member shall-- (1) keep the Committee fully informed of their respective activities on behalf of the Committee; and (2) consult the Committee before taking any material action under this Act. (g) Duties.-- (1) Receipt of applications and licenses.--The Administrator, the Secretary, and the Commission shall refer all applications and licenses to the Committee, and the Committee shall receive such applications and licenses, for review and determination. (2) Review of applications and licenses.-- (A) In general.--The Committee shall-- (i) conduct a review and assessment of each application and license received; and (ii) with respect to each such application and license-- (I) submit questions or requests for information to the applicant, licensee, or any other entity for purposes of the assessment under subclause (II); (II) assess whether granting the application or maintaining the license would pose a risk to the national security or law enforcement or public safety interests of the United States; (III) in the case of an application or a license with respect to which the Committee determines such a risk exists, determine whether, as applicable-- (aa) the application should be granted or denied; or (bb) the license should be maintained or revoked; and (IV) in the case of an application or license determined to pose such a risk that may be addressed through approval with conditions-- (aa) not later than 30 days after the date on which the Committee receives such application or license for review, propose to the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, the measures necessary to address the risk, and recommend that the application only be granted, or the license only maintained, on the condition of compliance by the applicant or licensee with such measures; (bb) if the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission approves the measures proposed under item (aa) and grants the application, or maintains the license, communicate with the applicant or licensee with respect to such measures; and (cc) monitor compliance with such measures. (4) Requests for additional information.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after receiving a response to questions or requests for additional information submitted to an applicant, licensee, or any other entity pursuant to an review under paragraph (2) or a secondary assessment under paragraph (3), the Committee shall-- (i) make a determination as to whether such response is complete; and (ii) notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of such determination. (5) Notification of no objections.--If the Committee does not have a recommendation or an objection to granting an application or maintaining a license, the Committee shall so notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable. SEC. THREAT ANALYSIS.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Space Technology Advisory Committee Act of 2021''. 2. DEFINITIONS. (2) Application.--The term ``application'' means an application, petition, or other request for a license, including an application, petition, or other request to transfer a license that has already been issued. (4) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the committee established by section 3(a). (5) Committee advisor.--The term ``Committee advisor'' means an individual described in section 3(b)(2). (8) License.--The term ``license'' means a license for-- (A) a launch site; (B) a launch and reentry vehicle; (C) a commercial spaceport; (D) a commercial Earth remote sensing satellite; or (E) commercial satellite communications. (b) Membership.-- (1) In general.--The Committee shall be comprised of the following Committee members: (A) The head, or a senior executive-level designee of the head, of each of the following: (i) The Department of Defense. (ii) The Department of Homeland Security. (iii) The Department of Justice. (iv) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence. (v) The Federal Aviation Administration. (vi) The National Space Council. (vii) The Department of Commerce. (B) The head of any other executive department or agency, or any Assistant to the President, as the President considers appropriate. (ii) The Office of the United States Trade Representative. (iii) The Department of the Treasury. (vi) The Environmental Protection Agency. (vii) The Department of the Interior. (viii) The Office of Science and Technology Policy. (ix) The Federal Bureau of Investigation. (d) Lead Members.--The chairperson shall designate one or more Committee members to serve as a lead member for carrying out a Committee duty, consistent with the Committee member's statutory authority. (2) Duties.--The duties of the Assistant Secretary for Space Review shall be-- (A) to prioritize the organization and management of Committee meetings; and (B) to produce written archival records of Committee actions. (f) Information Sharing and Consultation.--The chairperson and each lead member shall-- (1) keep the Committee fully informed of their respective activities on behalf of the Committee; and (2) consult the Committee before taking any material action under this Act. (g) Duties.-- (1) Receipt of applications and licenses.--The Administrator, the Secretary, and the Commission shall refer all applications and licenses to the Committee, and the Committee shall receive such applications and licenses, for review and determination. (2) Review of applications and licenses.-- (A) In general.--The Committee shall-- (i) conduct a review and assessment of each application and license received; and (ii) with respect to each such application and license-- (I) submit questions or requests for information to the applicant, licensee, or any other entity for purposes of the assessment under subclause (II); (II) assess whether granting the application or maintaining the license would pose a risk to the national security or law enforcement or public safety interests of the United States; (III) in the case of an application or a license with respect to which the Committee determines such a risk exists, determine whether, as applicable-- (aa) the application should be granted or denied; or (bb) the license should be maintained or revoked; and (IV) in the case of an application or license determined to pose such a risk that may be addressed through approval with conditions-- (aa) not later than 30 days after the date on which the Committee receives such application or license for review, propose to the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, the measures necessary to address the risk, and recommend that the application only be granted, or the license only maintained, on the condition of compliance by the applicant or licensee with such measures; (bb) if the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission approves the measures proposed under item (aa) and grants the application, or maintains the license, communicate with the applicant or licensee with respect to such measures; and (cc) monitor compliance with such measures. (4) Requests for additional information.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after receiving a response to questions or requests for additional information submitted to an applicant, licensee, or any other entity pursuant to an review under paragraph (2) or a secondary assessment under paragraph (3), the Committee shall-- (i) make a determination as to whether such response is complete; and (ii) notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of such determination. (B) Failure to respond.-- (i) In general.--In the case of an applicant, licensee, or other entity that fails to respond to such questions or requests for additional information, the Committee may make a recommendation to the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable-- (I) to deny the application concerned without prejudice; or (II) to rescind the license concerned. (ii) Notification.-- (I) Extension.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any extension of the review or secondary assessment period. (C) Confidentiality.--Information submitted to the Committee shall not be disclosed to any individual or entity outside the departments or agencies of Committee members and Committee advisors, except as appropriate and consistent with procedures governing the handling of classified or otherwise privileged information. (5) Notification of no objections.--If the Committee does not have a recommendation or an objection to granting an application or maintaining a license, the Committee shall so notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable. (6) Other duties.--The Committees shall conduct other related duties, as the chairperson considers appropriate. SEC. THREAT ANALYSIS. With respect to each application and license reviewed by the Committee, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. 7) Lead member.--The term ``lead member'' means a Committee member designated under section 3(d) to carry out a specific duty of the Committee. ( 9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. (a) Establishment.--There is established a committee to assist the Administrator, the Secretary, and the Commission in conducting reviews of applications and licenses for the purpose of determining whether granting the applications or maintaining the licenses poses a risk to the national security or law enforcement or public safety interests of the United States. ( b) Membership.-- (1) In general.--The Committee shall be comprised of the following Committee members: (A) The head, or a senior executive-level designee of the head, of each of the following: (i) The Department of Defense. ( vii) The Department of Commerce. ( v) The Federal Communications Commission. ( (c) Chairperson.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee. ( 2) Exclusive authority.--The chairperson shall have the exclusive authority to act, or to authorize any other Committee member to act, on behalf of the Committee, including by communicating with the Administrator, the Secretary, the Commission, and applicants and licensees. ( (B) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the chairperson determines under paragraph (4) that the response of the applicant or licensee to any question or information request is complete, the Committee shall complete the review under this paragraph. ( C) Notification.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any application or license determined by the Committee to warrant a secondary assessment. ( (C) Notification.--The chairperson, in coordination with the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, shall notify the National Security Council and the President of any application or license with respect to which the Committee recommends a denial or revocation. ( 4) Requests for additional information.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after receiving a response to questions or requests for additional information submitted to an applicant, licensee, or any other entity pursuant to an review under paragraph (2) or a secondary assessment under paragraph (3), the Committee shall-- (i) make a determination as to whether such response is complete; and (ii) notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of such determination. ( (C) Confidentiality.--Information submitted to the Committee shall not be disclosed to any individual or entity outside the departments or agencies of Committee members and Committee advisors, except as appropriate and consistent with procedures governing the handling of classified or otherwise privileged information. ( 6) Other duties.--The Committees shall conduct other related duties, as the chairperson considers appropriate.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. 5) Committee advisor.--The term ``Committee advisor'' means an individual described in section 3(b)(2). ( 7) Lead member.--The term ``lead member'' means a Committee member designated under section 3(d) to carry out a specific duty of the Committee. ( vi) The National Space Council. ( vii) The Department of Commerce. (B) The head of any other executive department or agency, or any Assistant to the President, as the President considers appropriate. ( iii) The Department of the Treasury. ( v) The Federal Communications Commission. ( 2) Exclusive authority.--The chairperson shall have the exclusive authority to act, or to authorize any other Committee member to act, on behalf of the Committee, including by communicating with the Administrator, the Secretary, the Commission, and applicants and licensees. ( B) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the chairperson determines under paragraph (4) that the response of the applicant or licensee to any question or information request is complete, the Committee shall complete the review under this paragraph. ( C) Notification.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any application or license determined by the Committee to warrant a secondary assessment. B) Timeline.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Committee determines that a secondary assessment under this paragraph is warranted, the Committee shall complete the assessment. ( B) Failure to respond.-- (i) In general.--In the case of an applicant, licensee, or other entity that fails to respond to such questions or requests for additional information, the Committee may make a recommendation to the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable-- (I) to deny the application concerned without prejudice; or (II) to rescind the license concerned. ( (II) Denial.--The chairperson, in coordination with the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, shall notify the National Security Council and the President of any recommendation by the Committee to deny an application or rescind a license. ( With respect to each application and license reviewed by the Committee, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), shall issue a written assessment of any threat to the national security interests of the United States posed by granting the application or maintaining the license.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. 5) Committee advisor.--The term ``Committee advisor'' means an individual described in section 3(b)(2). ( 7) Lead member.--The term ``lead member'' means a Committee member designated under section 3(d) to carry out a specific duty of the Committee. ( vi) The National Space Council. ( vii) The Department of Commerce. (B) The head of any other executive department or agency, or any Assistant to the President, as the President considers appropriate. ( iii) The Department of the Treasury. ( v) The Federal Communications Commission. ( 2) Exclusive authority.--The chairperson shall have the exclusive authority to act, or to authorize any other Committee member to act, on behalf of the Committee, including by communicating with the Administrator, the Secretary, the Commission, and applicants and licensees. ( B) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the chairperson determines under paragraph (4) that the response of the applicant or licensee to any question or information request is complete, the Committee shall complete the review under this paragraph. ( C) Notification.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any application or license determined by the Committee to warrant a secondary assessment. B) Timeline.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Committee determines that a secondary assessment under this paragraph is warranted, the Committee shall complete the assessment. ( B) Failure to respond.-- (i) In general.--In the case of an applicant, licensee, or other entity that fails to respond to such questions or requests for additional information, the Committee may make a recommendation to the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable-- (I) to deny the application concerned without prejudice; or (II) to rescind the license concerned. ( (II) Denial.--The chairperson, in coordination with the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, shall notify the National Security Council and the President of any recommendation by the Committee to deny an application or rescind a license. ( With respect to each application and license reviewed by the Committee, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), shall issue a written assessment of any threat to the national security interests of the United States posed by granting the application or maintaining the license.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. 7) Lead member.--The term ``lead member'' means a Committee member designated under section 3(d) to carry out a specific duty of the Committee. ( 9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. (a) Establishment.--There is established a committee to assist the Administrator, the Secretary, and the Commission in conducting reviews of applications and licenses for the purpose of determining whether granting the applications or maintaining the licenses poses a risk to the national security or law enforcement or public safety interests of the United States. ( b) Membership.-- (1) In general.--The Committee shall be comprised of the following Committee members: (A) The head, or a senior executive-level designee of the head, of each of the following: (i) The Department of Defense. ( vii) The Department of Commerce. ( v) The Federal Communications Commission. ( (c) Chairperson.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee. ( 2) Exclusive authority.--The chairperson shall have the exclusive authority to act, or to authorize any other Committee member to act, on behalf of the Committee, including by communicating with the Administrator, the Secretary, the Commission, and applicants and licensees. ( (B) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the chairperson determines under paragraph (4) that the response of the applicant or licensee to any question or information request is complete, the Committee shall complete the review under this paragraph. ( C) Notification.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any application or license determined by the Committee to warrant a secondary assessment. ( (C) Notification.--The chairperson, in coordination with the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, shall notify the National Security Council and the President of any application or license with respect to which the Committee recommends a denial or revocation. ( 4) Requests for additional information.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after receiving a response to questions or requests for additional information submitted to an applicant, licensee, or any other entity pursuant to an review under paragraph (2) or a secondary assessment under paragraph (3), the Committee shall-- (i) make a determination as to whether such response is complete; and (ii) notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of such determination. ( (C) Confidentiality.--Information submitted to the Committee shall not be disclosed to any individual or entity outside the departments or agencies of Committee members and Committee advisors, except as appropriate and consistent with procedures governing the handling of classified or otherwise privileged information. ( 6) Other duties.--The Committees shall conduct other related duties, as the chairperson considers appropriate.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. 5) Committee advisor.--The term ``Committee advisor'' means an individual described in section 3(b)(2). ( 7) Lead member.--The term ``lead member'' means a Committee member designated under section 3(d) to carry out a specific duty of the Committee. ( vi) The National Space Council. ( vii) The Department of Commerce. (B) The head of any other executive department or agency, or any Assistant to the President, as the President considers appropriate. ( iii) The Department of the Treasury. ( v) The Federal Communications Commission. ( 2) Exclusive authority.--The chairperson shall have the exclusive authority to act, or to authorize any other Committee member to act, on behalf of the Committee, including by communicating with the Administrator, the Secretary, the Commission, and applicants and licensees. ( B) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the chairperson determines under paragraph (4) that the response of the applicant or licensee to any question or information request is complete, the Committee shall complete the review under this paragraph. ( C) Notification.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any application or license determined by the Committee to warrant a secondary assessment. B) Timeline.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Committee determines that a secondary assessment under this paragraph is warranted, the Committee shall complete the assessment. ( B) Failure to respond.-- (i) In general.--In the case of an applicant, licensee, or other entity that fails to respond to such questions or requests for additional information, the Committee may make a recommendation to the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable-- (I) to deny the application concerned without prejudice; or (II) to rescind the license concerned. ( (II) Denial.--The chairperson, in coordination with the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, shall notify the National Security Council and the President of any recommendation by the Committee to deny an application or rescind a license. ( With respect to each application and license reviewed by the Committee, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), shall issue a written assessment of any threat to the national security interests of the United States posed by granting the application or maintaining the license.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. 7) Lead member.--The term ``lead member'' means a Committee member designated under section 3(d) to carry out a specific duty of the Committee. ( 9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. (a) Establishment.--There is established a committee to assist the Administrator, the Secretary, and the Commission in conducting reviews of applications and licenses for the purpose of determining whether granting the applications or maintaining the licenses poses a risk to the national security or law enforcement or public safety interests of the United States. ( b) Membership.-- (1) In general.--The Committee shall be comprised of the following Committee members: (A) The head, or a senior executive-level designee of the head, of each of the following: (i) The Department of Defense. ( vii) The Department of Commerce. ( v) The Federal Communications Commission. ( (c) Chairperson.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee. ( 2) Exclusive authority.--The chairperson shall have the exclusive authority to act, or to authorize any other Committee member to act, on behalf of the Committee, including by communicating with the Administrator, the Secretary, the Commission, and applicants and licensees. ( (B) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the chairperson determines under paragraph (4) that the response of the applicant or licensee to any question or information request is complete, the Committee shall complete the review under this paragraph. ( C) Notification.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any application or license determined by the Committee to warrant a secondary assessment. ( (C) Notification.--The chairperson, in coordination with the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, shall notify the National Security Council and the President of any application or license with respect to which the Committee recommends a denial or revocation. ( 4) Requests for additional information.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after receiving a response to questions or requests for additional information submitted to an applicant, licensee, or any other entity pursuant to an review under paragraph (2) or a secondary assessment under paragraph (3), the Committee shall-- (i) make a determination as to whether such response is complete; and (ii) notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of such determination. ( (C) Confidentiality.--Information submitted to the Committee shall not be disclosed to any individual or entity outside the departments or agencies of Committee members and Committee advisors, except as appropriate and consistent with procedures governing the handling of classified or otherwise privileged information. ( 6) Other duties.--The Committees shall conduct other related duties, as the chairperson considers appropriate.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. 5) Committee advisor.--The term ``Committee advisor'' means an individual described in section 3(b)(2). ( 7) Lead member.--The term ``lead member'' means a Committee member designated under section 3(d) to carry out a specific duty of the Committee. ( vi) The National Space Council. ( vii) The Department of Commerce. (B) The head of any other executive department or agency, or any Assistant to the President, as the President considers appropriate. ( iii) The Department of the Treasury. ( v) The Federal Communications Commission. ( 2) Exclusive authority.--The chairperson shall have the exclusive authority to act, or to authorize any other Committee member to act, on behalf of the Committee, including by communicating with the Administrator, the Secretary, the Commission, and applicants and licensees. ( B) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the chairperson determines under paragraph (4) that the response of the applicant or licensee to any question or information request is complete, the Committee shall complete the review under this paragraph. ( C) Notification.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any application or license determined by the Committee to warrant a secondary assessment. B) Timeline.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Committee determines that a secondary assessment under this paragraph is warranted, the Committee shall complete the assessment. ( B) Failure to respond.-- (i) In general.--In the case of an applicant, licensee, or other entity that fails to respond to such questions or requests for additional information, the Committee may make a recommendation to the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable-- (I) to deny the application concerned without prejudice; or (II) to rescind the license concerned. ( (II) Denial.--The chairperson, in coordination with the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, shall notify the National Security Council and the President of any recommendation by the Committee to deny an application or rescind a license. ( With respect to each application and license reviewed by the Committee, the Director of National Intelligence, in coordination with the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)), shall issue a written assessment of any threat to the national security interests of the United States posed by granting the application or maintaining the license.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. 7) Lead member.--The term ``lead member'' means a Committee member designated under section 3(d) to carry out a specific duty of the Committee. ( 9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. (a) Establishment.--There is established a committee to assist the Administrator, the Secretary, and the Commission in conducting reviews of applications and licenses for the purpose of determining whether granting the applications or maintaining the licenses poses a risk to the national security or law enforcement or public safety interests of the United States. ( b) Membership.-- (1) In general.--The Committee shall be comprised of the following Committee members: (A) The head, or a senior executive-level designee of the head, of each of the following: (i) The Department of Defense. ( vii) The Department of Commerce. ( v) The Federal Communications Commission. ( (c) Chairperson.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee. ( 2) Exclusive authority.--The chairperson shall have the exclusive authority to act, or to authorize any other Committee member to act, on behalf of the Committee, including by communicating with the Administrator, the Secretary, the Commission, and applicants and licensees. ( (B) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the chairperson determines under paragraph (4) that the response of the applicant or licensee to any question or information request is complete, the Committee shall complete the review under this paragraph. ( C) Notification.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any application or license determined by the Committee to warrant a secondary assessment. ( (C) Notification.--The chairperson, in coordination with the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, shall notify the National Security Council and the President of any application or license with respect to which the Committee recommends a denial or revocation. ( 4) Requests for additional information.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after receiving a response to questions or requests for additional information submitted to an applicant, licensee, or any other entity pursuant to an review under paragraph (2) or a secondary assessment under paragraph (3), the Committee shall-- (i) make a determination as to whether such response is complete; and (ii) notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of such determination. ( (C) Confidentiality.--Information submitted to the Committee shall not be disclosed to any individual or entity outside the departments or agencies of Committee members and Committee advisors, except as appropriate and consistent with procedures governing the handling of classified or otherwise privileged information. ( 6) Other duties.--The Committees shall conduct other related duties, as the chairperson considers appropriate.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. vii) The Department of Commerce. ( B) Timeline.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the chairperson determines under paragraph (4) that the response of the applicant or licensee to any question or information request is complete, the Committee shall complete the review under this paragraph. ( 3003)), shall issue a written assessment of any threat to the national security interests of the United States posed by granting the application or maintaining the license.

To establish a committee to advise space licensing authorities, and for other purposes. 9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. ( ( C) Notification.--The chairperson shall notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of any application or license determined by the Committee to warrant a secondary assessment. ( ( 4) Requests for additional information.-- (A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after receiving a response to questions or requests for additional information submitted to an applicant, licensee, or any other entity pursuant to an review under paragraph (2) or a secondary assessment under paragraph (3), the Committee shall-- (i) make a determination as to whether such response is complete; and (ii) notify the Administrator, the Secretary, or the Commission, as applicable, of such determination. ( (

H.R.373

Taxation

This bill allows a medical expense tax deduction for face masks and hand sanitizers during the period of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency beginning on the enactment of this bill and ending when the COVID-19 emergency period has terminated.

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN FACE COVERINGS AND DISINFECTANTS AS MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL TAX BENEFITS. (a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. (b) Qualified COVID-19 Prevention Items.--For purposes of this section, the term ``qualified COVID-19 prevention items'' means-- (1) face masks which are recommended by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by the general public to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and (2) hand sanitizers which are recommended by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for use by general public to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (c) Specified Period.--For purposes of this section-- (1) In general.--The term ``specified period'' means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the close of calendar year which includes the date on which the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that the COVID-19 public health emergency has terminated. (2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (and any renewals or extensions thereof). (d) Treatment of Plan Amendments.--A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or health flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement is amended pursuant to a provision under this section and such amendment is retroactive, if-- (1) such amendment is adopted no later than the last day of the plan year in which the amendment is effective, and (2) the plan or arrangement is operated consistent with the terms of such amendment during the period beginning on the effective date of the amendment and ending on the date the amendment is adopted. <all>

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits.

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits.

Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits.

Rep. Curtis, John R.

R

UT

This bill allows a medical expense tax deduction for face masks and hand sanitizers during the period of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency beginning on the enactment of this bill and ending when the COVID-19 emergency period has terminated.

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN FACE COVERINGS AND DISINFECTANTS AS MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL TAX BENEFITS. (a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. (b) Qualified COVID-19 Prevention Items.--For purposes of this section, the term ``qualified COVID-19 prevention items'' means-- (1) face masks which are recommended by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by the general public to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and (2) hand sanitizers which are recommended by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for use by general public to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (c) Specified Period.--For purposes of this section-- (1) In general.--The term ``specified period'' means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the close of calendar year which includes the date on which the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that the COVID-19 public health emergency has terminated. (2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (and any renewals or extensions thereof). (d) Treatment of Plan Amendments.--A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or health flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement is amended pursuant to a provision under this section and such amendment is retroactive, if-- (1) such amendment is adopted no later than the last day of the plan year in which the amendment is effective, and (2) the plan or arrangement is operated consistent with the terms of such amendment during the period beginning on the effective date of the amendment and ending on the date the amendment is adopted. <all>

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. (a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. (b) Qualified COVID-19 Prevention Items.--For purposes of this section, the term ``qualified COVID-19 prevention items'' means-- (1) face masks which are recommended by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by the general public to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and (2) hand sanitizers which are recommended by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for use by general public to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (and any renewals or extensions thereof). (d) Treatment of Plan Amendments.--A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or health flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement is amended pursuant to a provision under this section and such amendment is retroactive, if-- (1) such amendment is adopted no later than the last day of the plan year in which the amendment is effective, and (2) the plan or arrangement is operated consistent with the terms of such amendment during the period beginning on the effective date of the amendment and ending on the date the amendment is adopted.

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN FACE COVERINGS AND DISINFECTANTS AS MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL TAX BENEFITS. (a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. (b) Qualified COVID-19 Prevention Items.--For purposes of this section, the term ``qualified COVID-19 prevention items'' means-- (1) face masks which are recommended by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by the general public to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and (2) hand sanitizers which are recommended by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for use by general public to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (c) Specified Period.--For purposes of this section-- (1) In general.--The term ``specified period'' means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the close of calendar year which includes the date on which the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that the COVID-19 public health emergency has terminated. (2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (and any renewals or extensions thereof). (d) Treatment of Plan Amendments.--A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or health flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement is amended pursuant to a provision under this section and such amendment is retroactive, if-- (1) such amendment is adopted no later than the last day of the plan year in which the amendment is effective, and (2) the plan or arrangement is operated consistent with the terms of such amendment during the period beginning on the effective date of the amendment and ending on the date the amendment is adopted. <all>

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN FACE COVERINGS AND DISINFECTANTS AS MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL TAX BENEFITS. (a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. (b) Qualified COVID-19 Prevention Items.--For purposes of this section, the term ``qualified COVID-19 prevention items'' means-- (1) face masks which are recommended by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for use by the general public to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and (2) hand sanitizers which are recommended by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for use by general public to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (c) Specified Period.--For purposes of this section-- (1) In general.--The term ``specified period'' means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the close of calendar year which includes the date on which the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that the COVID-19 public health emergency has terminated. (2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (and any renewals or extensions thereof). (d) Treatment of Plan Amendments.--A plan or other arrangement that otherwise satisfies all applicable requirements of sections 106 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (including any rules or regulations thereunder) shall not fail to be treated as a cafeteria plan or health flexible spending arrangement merely because such plan or arrangement is amended pursuant to a provision under this section and such amendment is retroactive, if-- (1) such amendment is adopted no later than the last day of the plan year in which the amendment is effective, and (2) the plan or arrangement is operated consistent with the terms of such amendment during the period beginning on the effective date of the amendment and ending on the date the amendment is adopted. <all>

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. ( (c) Specified Period.--For purposes of this section-- (1) In general.--The term ``specified period'' means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the close of calendar year which includes the date on which the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that the COVID-19 public health emergency has terminated. ( 2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (and any renewals or extensions thereof). (

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. (

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. (

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. ( (c) Specified Period.--For purposes of this section-- (1) In general.--The term ``specified period'' means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the close of calendar year which includes the date on which the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that the COVID-19 public health emergency has terminated. ( 2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (and any renewals or extensions thereof). (

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. (

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. ( (c) Specified Period.--For purposes of this section-- (1) In general.--The term ``specified period'' means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the close of calendar year which includes the date on which the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that the COVID-19 public health emergency has terminated. ( 2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (and any renewals or extensions thereof). (

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. (

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. ( (c) Specified Period.--For purposes of this section-- (1) In general.--The term ``specified period'' means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the close of calendar year which includes the date on which the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that the COVID-19 public health emergency has terminated. ( 2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (and any renewals or extensions thereof). (

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. (

To treat certain face coverings and disinfectants as medical expenses for purposes of certain Federal tax benefits. a) In General.--For purposes of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (and any provision of such Code which relies on such section for the definition of medical care, including sections 105, 106, 213, 220, and 223 of such Code), amounts paid (or expenses incurred, as the case may be) during the specified period for qualified COVID-19 prevention items shall be treated as amounts paid (or expenses incurred) for medical care. ( (c) Specified Period.--For purposes of this section-- (1) In general.--The term ``specified period'' means the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending with the close of calendar year which includes the date on which the Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, determines that the COVID-19 public health emergency has terminated. ( 2) COVID-19 public health emergency.--The term ``COVID-19 public health emergency'' means the emergency declared with respect to COVID-19 by the Secretary of Health and Human Services on January 31, 2020, under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) (and any renewals or extensions thereof). (

H.R.113

Health

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2021 This bill requires research and education activities related to triple-negative breast cancer. The cells of these breast cancers are negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and excess HER2 protein, so they do not respond to hormonal therapy medicines or medicines that target the HER2 protein receptors. Specifically, the National Institutes of Health must conduct and support research into the disease. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration must develop information about triple-negative breast cancer, including information regarding the elevated risk for minority women, for the public and for health care providers.

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer diagnoses among women in this country. (2) The survival rate for breast cancer has increased to 90 percent for White women and 78 percent for African-American women. (3) African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with larger tumors and more advanced stages of breast cancer despite a lower incidence rate. (4) Early detection for breast cancer increases survival rates for breast cancer, as evidenced by a 5-year relative survival rate of 98 percent for breast cancers that are discovered before the cancer spreads beyond the breast, compared to 23 percent for stage IV breast cancers. (5) Triple-negative breast cancer is a term used to describe breast cancers whose cells do not have estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors, and do not have an excess of the HER2 protein on their sources. (6) It is estimated that between 10 and 20 percent of female breast cancer patients are diagnosed with triple- negative breast cancer, and studies indicate the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer is much higher. (7) Triple-negative breast cancer most commonly affects African-American women, followed by Hispanic women. (8) Triple-negative breast cancer is a very aggressive form of cancer which affects women under the age of 50 across all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. (9) African-American women are 3 times more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer than White women. (10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. (11) Like other forms of breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer is treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. (13) Current research and available data do not provide adequate information on-- (A) the rates of prevalence and incidence of triple-negative breast cancer in African-American, Hispanic, and other minority women; (B) the costs associated with treating triple- negative breast cancer; and (C) the methods by which triple-negative breast cancer may be prevented or cured in these women. SEC. 3. RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (a) Research.--The Director of the National Institutes of Health (in this section referred to as the ``Director of NIH'') shall expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research with respect to triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. (c) Coordination of Activities.--The Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024. SEC. 4. EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (a) Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Public Education Program.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop and disseminate to the public information regarding triple-negative breast cancer, including information on-- (1) the incidence and prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer among women; (2) the elevated risk for minority women to develop triple- negative breast cancer; and (3) the availability, as medically appropriate, of a range of treatment options for symptomatic triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024. SEC. 5. INFORMATION TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE- NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (a) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall develop and disseminate to health care providers information on triple-negative breast cancer for the purpose of ensuring that health care providers remain informed about current information on triple-negative breast cancer. Such information shall include the elevated risk for minority women to develop triple-negative breast cancer and the range of available options for the treatment of symptomatic triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026. SEC. 6. DEFINITION. In this Act, the term ``minority women'' means women who are members of a racial and ethnic minority group, as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-6(g)). <all>

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2021

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes.

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2021

Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila

D

TX

This bill requires research and education activities related to triple-negative breast cancer. The cells of these breast cancers are negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and excess HER2 protein, so they do not respond to hormonal therapy medicines or medicines that target the HER2 protein receptors. Specifically, the National Institutes of Health must conduct and support research into the disease. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration must develop information about triple-negative breast cancer, including information regarding the elevated risk for minority women, for the public and for health care providers.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. FINDINGS. (2) The survival rate for breast cancer has increased to 90 percent for White women and 78 percent for African-American women. (3) African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with larger tumors and more advanced stages of breast cancer despite a lower incidence rate. (5) Triple-negative breast cancer is a term used to describe breast cancers whose cells do not have estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors, and do not have an excess of the HER2 protein on their sources. (6) It is estimated that between 10 and 20 percent of female breast cancer patients are diagnosed with triple- negative breast cancer, and studies indicate the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer is much higher. (8) Triple-negative breast cancer is a very aggressive form of cancer which affects women under the age of 50 across all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. (10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. (11) Like other forms of breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer is treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. 3. RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (c) Coordination of Activities.--The Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. 4. EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. 5. (a) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall develop and disseminate to health care providers information on triple-negative breast cancer for the purpose of ensuring that health care providers remain informed about current information on triple-negative breast cancer. Such information shall include the elevated risk for minority women to develop triple-negative breast cancer and the range of available options for the treatment of symptomatic triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026. SEC. 6. DEFINITION. In this Act, the term ``minority women'' means women who are members of a racial and ethnic minority group, as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. FINDINGS. (2) The survival rate for breast cancer has increased to 90 percent for White women and 78 percent for African-American women. (3) African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with larger tumors and more advanced stages of breast cancer despite a lower incidence rate. (8) Triple-negative breast cancer is a very aggressive form of cancer which affects women under the age of 50 across all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. (10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. 3. RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (c) Coordination of Activities.--The Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. 4. EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. 5. (a) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall develop and disseminate to health care providers information on triple-negative breast cancer for the purpose of ensuring that health care providers remain informed about current information on triple-negative breast cancer. Such information shall include the elevated risk for minority women to develop triple-negative breast cancer and the range of available options for the treatment of symptomatic triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026. SEC. 6. DEFINITION. In this Act, the term ``minority women'' means women who are members of a racial and ethnic minority group, as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer diagnoses among women in this country. (2) The survival rate for breast cancer has increased to 90 percent for White women and 78 percent for African-American women. (3) African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with larger tumors and more advanced stages of breast cancer despite a lower incidence rate. (5) Triple-negative breast cancer is a term used to describe breast cancers whose cells do not have estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors, and do not have an excess of the HER2 protein on their sources. (6) It is estimated that between 10 and 20 percent of female breast cancer patients are diagnosed with triple- negative breast cancer, and studies indicate the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer is much higher. (7) Triple-negative breast cancer most commonly affects African-American women, followed by Hispanic women. (8) Triple-negative breast cancer is a very aggressive form of cancer which affects women under the age of 50 across all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. (10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. (11) Like other forms of breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer is treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. (13) Current research and available data do not provide adequate information on-- (A) the rates of prevalence and incidence of triple-negative breast cancer in African-American, Hispanic, and other minority women; (B) the costs associated with treating triple- negative breast cancer; and (C) the methods by which triple-negative breast cancer may be prevented or cured in these women. 3. RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (a) Research.--The Director of the National Institutes of Health (in this section referred to as the ``Director of NIH'') shall expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research with respect to triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. (c) Coordination of Activities.--The Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024. 4. EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. 5. (a) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall develop and disseminate to health care providers information on triple-negative breast cancer for the purpose of ensuring that health care providers remain informed about current information on triple-negative breast cancer. Such information shall include the elevated risk for minority women to develop triple-negative breast cancer and the range of available options for the treatment of symptomatic triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026. SEC. 6. DEFINITION. In this Act, the term ``minority women'' means women who are members of a racial and ethnic minority group, as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-6(g)).

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds as follows: (1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer diagnoses among women in this country. (2) The survival rate for breast cancer has increased to 90 percent for White women and 78 percent for African-American women. (3) African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with larger tumors and more advanced stages of breast cancer despite a lower incidence rate. (4) Early detection for breast cancer increases survival rates for breast cancer, as evidenced by a 5-year relative survival rate of 98 percent for breast cancers that are discovered before the cancer spreads beyond the breast, compared to 23 percent for stage IV breast cancers. (5) Triple-negative breast cancer is a term used to describe breast cancers whose cells do not have estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors, and do not have an excess of the HER2 protein on their sources. (6) It is estimated that between 10 and 20 percent of female breast cancer patients are diagnosed with triple- negative breast cancer, and studies indicate the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer is much higher. (7) Triple-negative breast cancer most commonly affects African-American women, followed by Hispanic women. (8) Triple-negative breast cancer is a very aggressive form of cancer which affects women under the age of 50 across all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. (9) African-American women are 3 times more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer than White women. (10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. (11) Like other forms of breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer is treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. (13) Current research and available data do not provide adequate information on-- (A) the rates of prevalence and incidence of triple-negative breast cancer in African-American, Hispanic, and other minority women; (B) the costs associated with treating triple- negative breast cancer; and (C) the methods by which triple-negative breast cancer may be prevented or cured in these women. SEC. 3. RESEARCH WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (a) Research.--The Director of the National Institutes of Health (in this section referred to as the ``Director of NIH'') shall expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research with respect to triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. (c) Coordination of Activities.--The Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024. SEC. 4. EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (a) Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Public Education Program.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop and disseminate to the public information regarding triple-negative breast cancer, including information on-- (1) the incidence and prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer among women; (2) the elevated risk for minority women to develop triple- negative breast cancer; and (3) the availability, as medically appropriate, of a range of treatment options for symptomatic triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024. SEC. 5. INFORMATION TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WITH RESPECT TO TRIPLE- NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER. (a) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall develop and disseminate to health care providers information on triple-negative breast cancer for the purpose of ensuring that health care providers remain informed about current information on triple-negative breast cancer. Such information shall include the elevated risk for minority women to develop triple-negative breast cancer and the range of available options for the treatment of symptomatic triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026. SEC. 6. DEFINITION. In this Act, the term ``minority women'' means women who are members of a racial and ethnic minority group, as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u-6(g)). <all>

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Congress finds as follows: (1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer diagnoses among women in this country. ( (7) Triple-negative breast cancer most commonly affects African-American women, followed by Hispanic women. ( 10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. ( (b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. ( c) Coordination of Activities.--The Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. ( (b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. ( c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 9) African-American women are 3 times more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer than White women. ( (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. ( b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. ( b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. ( c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 9) African-American women are 3 times more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer than White women. ( (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. ( b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. ( b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. ( c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Congress finds as follows: (1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer diagnoses among women in this country. ( (7) Triple-negative breast cancer most commonly affects African-American women, followed by Hispanic women. ( 10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. ( (b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. ( c) Coordination of Activities.--The Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. ( (b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. ( c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 9) African-American women are 3 times more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer than White women. ( (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. ( b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. ( b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. ( c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Congress finds as follows: (1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer diagnoses among women in this country. ( (7) Triple-negative breast cancer most commonly affects African-American women, followed by Hispanic women. ( 10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. ( (b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. ( c) Coordination of Activities.--The Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. ( (b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. ( c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 9) African-American women are 3 times more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer than White women. ( (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. ( b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. ( b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. ( c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Congress finds as follows: (1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer diagnoses among women in this country. ( (7) Triple-negative breast cancer most commonly affects African-American women, followed by Hispanic women. ( 10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. ( (b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. ( c) Coordination of Activities.--The Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. ( (b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. ( c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 9) African-American women are 3 times more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer than White women. ( (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. ( b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. ( b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. ( c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes. Congress finds as follows: (1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer diagnoses among women in this country. ( (7) Triple-negative breast cancer most commonly affects African-American women, followed by Hispanic women. ( 10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. ( (b) Administration.--The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women's Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. ( c) Coordination of Activities.--The Director of the Office of Research on Women's Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. ( (b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. ( c) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2024.

H.R.3036

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act This bill prohibits the export or reexport of electronic waste, such as computers, televisions, and consumer electronics, subject to certain exemptions (e.g., items that meet specific criteria designed to ensure they do not become the source of counterfeit products).

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act''. SEC. 2. EXPORT CONTROLS ON ELECTRONIC WASTE. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Electronic waste.-- (A) In general.--The term ``electronic waste'' means any of the following used items containing electronic components, or fragments thereof, including parts or subcomponents of such items: (i) Computers and related equipment. (ii) Data center equipment (including servers, network equipment, firewalls, battery backup systems, and power distribution units). (iii) Mobile computers (including notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book readers). (iv) Televisions (including portable televisions and portable DVD players). (v) Video display devices (including monitors, digital picture frames, and portable video devices). (vi) Digital imaging devices (including printers, copiers, facsimile machines, image scanners, and multifunction machines). (vii) Consumer electronics-- (I) including digital cameras, projectors, digital audio players, cellular phones and wireless internet communication devices, audio equipment, video cassette recorders, DVD players, video game systems (including portable systems), video game controllers, signal converter boxes, and cable and satellite receivers; and (II) not including appliances that have electronic features. (viii) Portable global positioning system navigation devices. (ix) Other used electronic items that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. (B) Exempt items.--The term ``electronic waste'' does not include-- (i) exempted electronic waste items; (ii) electronic parts of a motor vehicle; or (iii) electronic components, or items containing electronic components, that are exported or reexported to an entity under the ownership or control of the person exporting or reexporting the components or items, with the intent that the components or items be used for the purpose for which the components or items were used in the United States. (2) Exempted electronic waste items.-- (A) In general.--The term ``exempted electronic waste items'' means the following: (i) Tested, working used electronics. (ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics. (iii) Recalled electronics. (B) Definitions.--In this paragraph: (i) Tested, working used electronics.--The term ``tested, working used electronics'' means any used electronic items that-- (I) are determined, through testing methodologies established by the Secretary, to be-- (aa) fully functional for the purpose for which the items were designed; or (bb) in the case of multifunction devices, fully functional for at least one of the primary purposes for which the items were designed; (II) are exported with the intent to reuse the products as functional products; and (III) are appropriately packaged for shipment to prevent the items from losing functionality as a result of damage during shipment. (ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. (iii) Recalled electronics.--The term ``recalled electronics'' means any electronic items that-- (I) because of a defect in the design or manufacture of the items-- (aa) are subject to a recall notice issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission or other pertinent Federal authority and have been received by the manufacturer or its agent and repaired by the manufacturer or its agent to cure the defect; or (bb) have been recalled by the manufacturer as a condition of the validity of the warranty on the items and have been repaired by the manufacturer or its agent to cure the defect; and (II) are exported by the manufacturer of the items. (iv) Feedstock.--The term ``feedstock'' means any raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process. (3) Counterfeit good.--The term ``counterfeit good'' means any good on which, or in connection with which, a counterfeit mark is used. (4) Counterfeit military good.--The term ``counterfeit military good'' means a counterfeit good that-- (A) is falsely identified or labeled as meeting military specifications; or (B) is intended for use in a military or national security application. (5) Counterfeit mark.--The term ``counterfeit mark'' has the meaning given that term in section 2320 of title 18, United States Code. (6) Export administration regulations.--The term ``Export Administration Regulations'' means the regulations set forth in subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations. (7) Export; reexport.--The terms ``export'' and ``reexport'' have the meanings given such terms in section 1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801). (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. (9) Used.--The term ``used'', with respect to an item, means the item has been operated or employed. (b) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), no person or entity may export or reexport electronic waste or exempted electronic waste items. (c) Export Prohibition Exemptions.--A person or entity may export or reexport exempted electronic waste items, but only if the following requirements are met: (1) Registration.--The person or entity is listed on a publicly available registry maintained by the Secretary. (2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. (B) The name of each country that received the exempted electronic waste items for reuse or recycling. (C)(i) The name of the ultimate consignee to which the exempted electronic waste items were received for reclamation, recall, or reuse; and (ii) documentation and a declaration that such consignee has the necessary permits, resources, and competence to manage the exempted electronic waste items as reusable products or recyclable feedstock and prevent its release as a counterfeit good or counterfeit military good. (3) Compliance with existing laws.--The export or reexport of exempted electronic waste items otherwise comply with applicable international agreements to which the United States is a party and with other trade and export control laws of the United States. (4) Export declarations and requirements.--The exempted electronic waste items are accompanied by-- (A) documentation of the registration of the exporter required under paragraph (1); (B) a declaration signed by an officer or designated representative of the exporter asserting that the exempted electronic waste items meet the applicable requirements for exempted electronic waste items under this section; (C) a description of the contents and condition of the exempted electronic waste items in the shipment; (D) for tested, working electronics, a description of the testing methodologies and test results for each item; (E) the name of the ultimate consignee and declaration of the consignee's applicable permits, resources, and competence to process or use the items as intended; and (F) with respect to low-risk counterfeit electronics only and when required by the importing country, the written consent of the competent authority of the receiving country to allow the products in such country. (d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. (e) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Modification of ear.--The Secretary shall, not later than the effective date under paragraph (1), ensure that the Export Administration Regulations are modified to carry out this section. (f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations. <all>

Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes.

Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act

Rep. Espaillat, Adriano

D

NY

This bill prohibits the export or reexport of electronic waste, such as computers, televisions, and consumer electronics, subject to certain exemptions (e.g., items that meet specific criteria designed to ensure they do not become the source of counterfeit products).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. EXPORT CONTROLS ON ELECTRONIC WASTE. (ii) Data center equipment (including servers, network equipment, firewalls, battery backup systems, and power distribution units). (v) Video display devices (including monitors, digital picture frames, and portable video devices). (ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics. (iii) Recalled electronics. (B) Definitions.--In this paragraph: (i) Tested, working used electronics.--The term ``tested, working used electronics'' means any used electronic items that-- (I) are determined, through testing methodologies established by the Secretary, to be-- (aa) fully functional for the purpose for which the items were designed; or (bb) in the case of multifunction devices, fully functional for at least one of the primary purposes for which the items were designed; (II) are exported with the intent to reuse the products as functional products; and (III) are appropriately packaged for shipment to prevent the items from losing functionality as a result of damage during shipment. (iii) Recalled electronics.--The term ``recalled electronics'' means any electronic items that-- (I) because of a defect in the design or manufacture of the items-- (aa) are subject to a recall notice issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission or other pertinent Federal authority and have been received by the manufacturer or its agent and repaired by the manufacturer or its agent to cure the defect; or (bb) have been recalled by the manufacturer as a condition of the validity of the warranty on the items and have been repaired by the manufacturer or its agent to cure the defect; and (II) are exported by the manufacturer of the items. (iv) Feedstock.--The term ``feedstock'' means any raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process. (4) Counterfeit military good.--The term ``counterfeit military good'' means a counterfeit good that-- (A) is falsely identified or labeled as meeting military specifications; or (B) is intended for use in a military or national security application. (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. (9) Used.--The term ``used'', with respect to an item, means the item has been operated or employed. (B) The name of each country that received the exempted electronic waste items for reuse or recycling. (d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. (f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. EXPORT CONTROLS ON ELECTRONIC WASTE. (ii) Data center equipment (including servers, network equipment, firewalls, battery backup systems, and power distribution units). (v) Video display devices (including monitors, digital picture frames, and portable video devices). (ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics. (iii) Recalled electronics. (B) Definitions.--In this paragraph: (i) Tested, working used electronics.--The term ``tested, working used electronics'' means any used electronic items that-- (I) are determined, through testing methodologies established by the Secretary, to be-- (aa) fully functional for the purpose for which the items were designed; or (bb) in the case of multifunction devices, fully functional for at least one of the primary purposes for which the items were designed; (II) are exported with the intent to reuse the products as functional products; and (III) are appropriately packaged for shipment to prevent the items from losing functionality as a result of damage during shipment. (iv) Feedstock.--The term ``feedstock'' means any raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process. (4) Counterfeit military good.--The term ``counterfeit military good'' means a counterfeit good that-- (A) is falsely identified or labeled as meeting military specifications; or (B) is intended for use in a military or national security application. (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. (9) Used.--The term ``used'', with respect to an item, means the item has been operated or employed. (B) The name of each country that received the exempted electronic waste items for reuse or recycling. (d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. (f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act''. SEC. 2. EXPORT CONTROLS ON ELECTRONIC WASTE. (ii) Data center equipment (including servers, network equipment, firewalls, battery backup systems, and power distribution units). (iii) Mobile computers (including notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book readers). (iv) Televisions (including portable televisions and portable DVD players). (v) Video display devices (including monitors, digital picture frames, and portable video devices). (vi) Digital imaging devices (including printers, copiers, facsimile machines, image scanners, and multifunction machines). (ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics. (iii) Recalled electronics. (B) Definitions.--In this paragraph: (i) Tested, working used electronics.--The term ``tested, working used electronics'' means any used electronic items that-- (I) are determined, through testing methodologies established by the Secretary, to be-- (aa) fully functional for the purpose for which the items were designed; or (bb) in the case of multifunction devices, fully functional for at least one of the primary purposes for which the items were designed; (II) are exported with the intent to reuse the products as functional products; and (III) are appropriately packaged for shipment to prevent the items from losing functionality as a result of damage during shipment. (iii) Recalled electronics.--The term ``recalled electronics'' means any electronic items that-- (I) because of a defect in the design or manufacture of the items-- (aa) are subject to a recall notice issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission or other pertinent Federal authority and have been received by the manufacturer or its agent and repaired by the manufacturer or its agent to cure the defect; or (bb) have been recalled by the manufacturer as a condition of the validity of the warranty on the items and have been repaired by the manufacturer or its agent to cure the defect; and (II) are exported by the manufacturer of the items. (iv) Feedstock.--The term ``feedstock'' means any raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process. (4) Counterfeit military good.--The term ``counterfeit military good'' means a counterfeit good that-- (A) is falsely identified or labeled as meeting military specifications; or (B) is intended for use in a military or national security application. (5) Counterfeit mark.--The term ``counterfeit mark'' has the meaning given that term in section 2320 of title 18, United States Code. 4801). (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. (9) Used.--The term ``used'', with respect to an item, means the item has been operated or employed. (c) Export Prohibition Exemptions.--A person or entity may export or reexport exempted electronic waste items, but only if the following requirements are met: (1) Registration.--The person or entity is listed on a publicly available registry maintained by the Secretary. (B) The name of each country that received the exempted electronic waste items for reuse or recycling. (C)(i) The name of the ultimate consignee to which the exempted electronic waste items were received for reclamation, recall, or reuse; and (ii) documentation and a declaration that such consignee has the necessary permits, resources, and competence to manage the exempted electronic waste items as reusable products or recyclable feedstock and prevent its release as a counterfeit good or counterfeit military good. (3) Compliance with existing laws.--The export or reexport of exempted electronic waste items otherwise comply with applicable international agreements to which the United States is a party and with other trade and export control laws of the United States. (d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. (e) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Secure E-Waste Export and Recycling Act''. SEC. 2. EXPORT CONTROLS ON ELECTRONIC WASTE. (ii) Data center equipment (including servers, network equipment, firewalls, battery backup systems, and power distribution units). (iii) Mobile computers (including notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book readers). (iv) Televisions (including portable televisions and portable DVD players). (v) Video display devices (including monitors, digital picture frames, and portable video devices). (vi) Digital imaging devices (including printers, copiers, facsimile machines, image scanners, and multifunction machines). (vii) Consumer electronics-- (I) including digital cameras, projectors, digital audio players, cellular phones and wireless internet communication devices, audio equipment, video cassette recorders, DVD players, video game systems (including portable systems), video game controllers, signal converter boxes, and cable and satellite receivers; and (II) not including appliances that have electronic features. (viii) Portable global positioning system navigation devices. (ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics. (iii) Recalled electronics. (B) Definitions.--In this paragraph: (i) Tested, working used electronics.--The term ``tested, working used electronics'' means any used electronic items that-- (I) are determined, through testing methodologies established by the Secretary, to be-- (aa) fully functional for the purpose for which the items were designed; or (bb) in the case of multifunction devices, fully functional for at least one of the primary purposes for which the items were designed; (II) are exported with the intent to reuse the products as functional products; and (III) are appropriately packaged for shipment to prevent the items from losing functionality as a result of damage during shipment. (ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. (iii) Recalled electronics.--The term ``recalled electronics'' means any electronic items that-- (I) because of a defect in the design or manufacture of the items-- (aa) are subject to a recall notice issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission or other pertinent Federal authority and have been received by the manufacturer or its agent and repaired by the manufacturer or its agent to cure the defect; or (bb) have been recalled by the manufacturer as a condition of the validity of the warranty on the items and have been repaired by the manufacturer or its agent to cure the defect; and (II) are exported by the manufacturer of the items. (iv) Feedstock.--The term ``feedstock'' means any raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process. (4) Counterfeit military good.--The term ``counterfeit military good'' means a counterfeit good that-- (A) is falsely identified or labeled as meeting military specifications; or (B) is intended for use in a military or national security application. (5) Counterfeit mark.--The term ``counterfeit mark'' has the meaning given that term in section 2320 of title 18, United States Code. 4801). (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. (9) Used.--The term ``used'', with respect to an item, means the item has been operated or employed. (c) Export Prohibition Exemptions.--A person or entity may export or reexport exempted electronic waste items, but only if the following requirements are met: (1) Registration.--The person or entity is listed on a publicly available registry maintained by the Secretary. (2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. (B) The name of each country that received the exempted electronic waste items for reuse or recycling. (C)(i) The name of the ultimate consignee to which the exempted electronic waste items were received for reclamation, recall, or reuse; and (ii) documentation and a declaration that such consignee has the necessary permits, resources, and competence to manage the exempted electronic waste items as reusable products or recyclable feedstock and prevent its release as a counterfeit good or counterfeit military good. (3) Compliance with existing laws.--The export or reexport of exempted electronic waste items otherwise comply with applicable international agreements to which the United States is a party and with other trade and export control laws of the United States. (d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. (e) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Modification of ear.--The Secretary shall, not later than the effective date under paragraph (1), ensure that the Export Administration Regulations are modified to carry out this section. (f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Electronic waste.-- (A) In general.--The term ``electronic waste'' means any of the following used items containing electronic components, or fragments thereof, including parts or subcomponents of such items: (i) Computers and related equipment. ( iii) Mobile computers (including notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book readers). ( (ix) Other used electronic items that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. ( 2) Exempted electronic waste items.-- (A) In general.--The term ``exempted electronic waste items'' means the following: (i) Tested, working used electronics. ( (ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. ( iv) Feedstock.--The term ``feedstock'' means any raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process. ( (4) Counterfeit military good.--The term ``counterfeit military good'' means a counterfeit good that-- (A) is falsely identified or labeled as meeting military specifications; or (B) is intended for use in a military or national security application. ( b) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), no person or entity may export or reexport electronic waste or exempted electronic waste items. ( (2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. ( C)(i) The name of the ultimate consignee to which the exempted electronic waste items were received for reclamation, recall, or reuse; and (ii) documentation and a declaration that such consignee has the necessary permits, resources, and competence to manage the exempted electronic waste items as reusable products or recyclable feedstock and prevent its release as a counterfeit good or counterfeit military good. ( d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. ( e) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Modification of ear.--The Secretary shall, not later than the effective date under paragraph (1), ensure that the Export Administration Regulations are modified to carry out this section. ( f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Electronic waste.-- (A) In general.--The term ``electronic waste'' means any of the following used items containing electronic components, or fragments thereof, including parts or subcomponents of such items: (i) Computers and related equipment. ( iii) Mobile computers (including notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book readers). ( ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. ( 3) Counterfeit good.--The term ``counterfeit good'' means any good on which, or in connection with which, a counterfeit mark is used. ( (5) Counterfeit mark.--The term ``counterfeit mark'' has the meaning given that term in section 2320 of title 18, United States Code. ( 9) Used.--The term ``used'', with respect to an item, means the item has been operated or employed. ( 2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. ( d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. ( f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Electronic waste.-- (A) In general.--The term ``electronic waste'' means any of the following used items containing electronic components, or fragments thereof, including parts or subcomponents of such items: (i) Computers and related equipment. ( iii) Mobile computers (including notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book readers). ( ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. ( 3) Counterfeit good.--The term ``counterfeit good'' means any good on which, or in connection with which, a counterfeit mark is used. ( (5) Counterfeit mark.--The term ``counterfeit mark'' has the meaning given that term in section 2320 of title 18, United States Code. ( 9) Used.--The term ``used'', with respect to an item, means the item has been operated or employed. ( 2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. ( d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. ( f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Electronic waste.-- (A) In general.--The term ``electronic waste'' means any of the following used items containing electronic components, or fragments thereof, including parts or subcomponents of such items: (i) Computers and related equipment. ( iii) Mobile computers (including notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book readers). ( (ix) Other used electronic items that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. ( 2) Exempted electronic waste items.-- (A) In general.--The term ``exempted electronic waste items'' means the following: (i) Tested, working used electronics. ( (ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. ( iv) Feedstock.--The term ``feedstock'' means any raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process. ( (4) Counterfeit military good.--The term ``counterfeit military good'' means a counterfeit good that-- (A) is falsely identified or labeled as meeting military specifications; or (B) is intended for use in a military or national security application. ( b) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), no person or entity may export or reexport electronic waste or exempted electronic waste items. ( (2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. ( C)(i) The name of the ultimate consignee to which the exempted electronic waste items were received for reclamation, recall, or reuse; and (ii) documentation and a declaration that such consignee has the necessary permits, resources, and competence to manage the exempted electronic waste items as reusable products or recyclable feedstock and prevent its release as a counterfeit good or counterfeit military good. ( d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. ( e) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Modification of ear.--The Secretary shall, not later than the effective date under paragraph (1), ensure that the Export Administration Regulations are modified to carry out this section. ( f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Electronic waste.-- (A) In general.--The term ``electronic waste'' means any of the following used items containing electronic components, or fragments thereof, including parts or subcomponents of such items: (i) Computers and related equipment. ( iii) Mobile computers (including notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book readers). ( ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. ( 3) Counterfeit good.--The term ``counterfeit good'' means any good on which, or in connection with which, a counterfeit mark is used. ( (5) Counterfeit mark.--The term ``counterfeit mark'' has the meaning given that term in section 2320 of title 18, United States Code. ( 9) Used.--The term ``used'', with respect to an item, means the item has been operated or employed. ( 2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. ( d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. ( f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Electronic waste.-- (A) In general.--The term ``electronic waste'' means any of the following used items containing electronic components, or fragments thereof, including parts or subcomponents of such items: (i) Computers and related equipment. ( iii) Mobile computers (including notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book readers). ( (ix) Other used electronic items that the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out this section. ( 2) Exempted electronic waste items.-- (A) In general.--The term ``exempted electronic waste items'' means the following: (i) Tested, working used electronics. ( (ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. ( iv) Feedstock.--The term ``feedstock'' means any raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process. ( (4) Counterfeit military good.--The term ``counterfeit military good'' means a counterfeit good that-- (A) is falsely identified or labeled as meeting military specifications; or (B) is intended for use in a military or national security application. ( b) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and (d), no person or entity may export or reexport electronic waste or exempted electronic waste items. ( (2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. ( C)(i) The name of the ultimate consignee to which the exempted electronic waste items were received for reclamation, recall, or reuse; and (ii) documentation and a declaration that such consignee has the necessary permits, resources, and competence to manage the exempted electronic waste items as reusable products or recyclable feedstock and prevent its release as a counterfeit good or counterfeit military good. ( d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. ( e) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Modification of ear.--The Secretary shall, not later than the effective date under paragraph (1), ensure that the Export Administration Regulations are modified to carry out this section. ( f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Electronic waste.-- (A) In general.--The term ``electronic waste'' means any of the following used items containing electronic components, or fragments thereof, including parts or subcomponents of such items: (i) Computers and related equipment. ( iii) Mobile computers (including notebooks, netbooks, tablets, and e-book readers). ( ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. ( 3) Counterfeit good.--The term ``counterfeit good'' means any good on which, or in connection with which, a counterfeit mark is used. ( (5) Counterfeit mark.--The term ``counterfeit mark'' has the meaning given that term in section 2320 of title 18, United States Code. ( 9) Used.--The term ``used'', with respect to an item, means the item has been operated or employed. ( 2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. ( d) Exception for Personal Use.--The Secretary may provide for an exception to the requirements of this section, subject to such recordkeeping requirements as the Secretary may impose, for the export or reexport of 5 or fewer items that are or contain electronic components intended for personal use. ( f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. ( ( (4) Counterfeit military good.--The term ``counterfeit military good'' means a counterfeit good that-- (A) is falsely identified or labeled as meeting military specifications; or (B) is intended for use in a military or national security application. ( 2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. ( ( e) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. ( 2) Modification of ear.--The Secretary shall, not later than the effective date under paragraph (1), ensure that the Export Administration Regulations are modified to carry out this section. (

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. ( ( f) Penalties for Violations.--Any person who violates this section or the regulations issued under subsection (e)(2) shall be subject to the same penalties as those that apply to any person violating any other provision of the Export Administration Regulations.

To control the export of electronic waste in order to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter military and civilian electronics supply chains in the United States, and for other purposes. ii) Low-risk counterfeit electronics.--The term ``low-risk counterfeit electronics'' means any electronic components or items that-- (I) have been subjected to destruction processes that render the items unusable for their original purpose; and (II) are exported as a feedstock, with no additional mechanical or hand separation required, in a reclamation process to render the electronic components or items recycled consistent with the laws of the foreign country performing the reclamation process. ( ( (4) Counterfeit military good.--The term ``counterfeit military good'' means a counterfeit good that-- (A) is falsely identified or labeled as meeting military specifications; or (B) is intended for use in a military or national security application. ( 2) Filing of export information.--For each export transaction, the person or entity files in the Automated Export System, in accordance with part 758 of the Export Administration Regulations (or any corresponding similar regulation or ruling), electronic export information that contains at least the following information: (A) A description of the type and total quantity of exempted electronic waste items exported. ( ( e) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section shall take effect upon the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. ( 2) Modification of ear.--The Secretary shall, not later than the effective date under paragraph (1), ensure that the Export Administration Regulations are modified to carry out this section. (

H.R.1750

Social Welfare

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021 This bill generally prohibits the federal government, states, tribal nations, or localities from discriminating or taking adverse action against a child welfare provider that declines to provide services due to the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. However, government entities may still take adverse action against a provider that declines to provide adoption or foster care services based on race, color, or national origin. The Department of Health and Human Services must withhold a portion of federal funding for family services and child welfare activities from a government entity that discriminates against a child welfare provider in violation of this bill. Child welfare providers may also sue the government entity for such discrimination. A prevailing provider may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Furthermore, government entities that accept certain federal funding for family services and child welfare activities must waive sovereign immunity as a defense to lawsuits brought under this bill. (In many cases, sovereign immunity shields states, territories, tribal nations, and some localities against private suits.)

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following: (1) Child welfare service providers, both individuals and organizations, have the inherent, fundamental, and inalienable right to free exercise of religion protected by the United States Constitution. (2) The right to free exercise of religion for child welfare service providers includes the freedom to refrain from conduct that conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs. (3) Most States provide government-funded child welfare services through various charitable, religious, and private organizations. (4) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy and distinguished history of providing child welfare services that predates government involvement. (5) Religious organizations have long been and should continue contracting with and receiving grants from governmental entities to provide child welfare services. (6) Religious organizations cannot provide certain child welfare services, such as foster-care or adoption placements, without receiving a government contract, grant or license. (7) Religious organizations display particular excellence when providing child welfare services. (8) Children and families benefit greatly from the child welfare services provided by religious organizations. (9) Governmental entities and officials administering federally funded child welfare services in some States, including Massachusetts, California, Illinois, and the District of Columbia, have refused to contract with religious organizations that are unable, due to sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions, to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with those beliefs or convictions; and that refusal has forced many religious organizations to end their long and distinguished history of excellence in the provision of child welfare services. (10) Ensuring that religious organizations can continue to provide child welfare services will benefit the children and families that receive those federally funded services. (11) States also provide government-funded child welfare services through individual child welfare service providers with varying religious and moral convictions. (12) Many individual child welfare service providers maintain sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions that relate to their work and should not be forced to choose between their livelihood and adherence to those beliefs or convictions. (13) Because governmental entities provide child welfare services through many charitable, religious, and private organizations, each with varying religious beliefs or moral convictions, and through diverse individuals with varying religious beliefs or moral convictions, the religiously impelled inability of some religious organizations or individuals to provide certain services will not have a material effect on a person's ability to access federally funded child welfare services. (14) The provisions of this Act are remedial measures that are congruent and proportional to protecting the constitutional rights of child welfare service providers guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (15) Congress has the authority to pass this Act pursuant to its spending clause power and enforcement power under section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To prohibit governmental entities from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions of the provider. (2) To protect child welfare service providers' exercise of religion and to ensure that governmental entities will not be able to force those providers, either directly or indirectly, to discontinue all or some of their child welfare services because they decline to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with their sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. (3) To provide relief to child welfare service providers whose rights have been violated. SEC. 3. DISCRIMINATION AND ADVERSE ACTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) In General.--The Federal Government, and any State that receives Federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 671 et seq.) (and any subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. (b) Limitation.--Subsection (a) does not apply to conduct forbidden by paragraph (18) of section 471(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(18)). SEC. 4. FUNDS WITHHELD FOR VIOLATION. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold from a State 15 percent of the Federal funds the State receives for a program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 671 et seq.) if the State violates section 3 when administering or disbursing funds under such program. SEC. 5. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. (a) In General.--A child welfare service provider aggrieved by a violation of section 3 may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain all appropriate relief, including declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and compensatory damages, with respect to that violation. (b) Attorneys' Fees and Costs.--A child welfare service provider that prevails in an action by establishing a violation of section 3 is entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. (c) Waiver of Sovereign Immunity.--By accepting or expending Federal funds in connection with a program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 671 et seq.), a State waives its sovereign immunity for any claim or defense that is raised under this section. SEC. 6. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Act, or any application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected. SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the withholding of funds authorized by section 4 shall apply to payments under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., 671 et seq.) for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date. (b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the governmental entity has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session. SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Child welfare service provider.--The term ``child welfare service provider'' includes organizations, corporations, groups, entities, or individuals that provide or seek to provide, or that apply for or receive a contract, subcontract, grant, or subgrant for the provision of, child welfare services. A provider need not be engaged exclusively in child welfare services to be considered a child welfare service provider for purposes of this Act. (2) Child welfare services.--The term ``child welfare services'' means social services provided to or on behalf of children, including assisting abused, neglected, or troubled children, counseling children or parents, promoting foster parenting, providing foster homes or temporary group shelters for children, recruiting foster parents, placing children in foster homes, licensing foster homes, promoting adoption, recruiting adoptive parents, assisting adoptions, supporting adoptive families, assisting kinship guardianships, assisting kinship caregivers, providing family preservation services, providing family support services, and providing time-limited family reunification services. (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. (4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means. (5) Adverse action.--The term ``adverse action'' includes, but is not limited to, denying a child welfare service provider's application for funding, refusing to renew the provider's funding, canceling the provider's funding, declining to enter into a contract with the provider, refusing to renew a contract with the provider, canceling a contract with the provider, declining to issue a license to the provider, refusing to renew the provider's license, canceling the provider's license, terminating the provider's employment, or any other adverse action that materially alters the terms or conditions of the provider's employment, funding, contract, or license. <all>

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children.

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2021

Rep. Kelly, Mike

R

PA

This bill generally prohibits the federal government, states, tribal nations, or localities from discriminating or taking adverse action against a child welfare provider that declines to provide services due to the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. However, government entities may still take adverse action against a provider that declines to provide adoption or foster care services based on race, color, or national origin. The Department of Health and Human Services must withhold a portion of federal funding for family services and child welfare activities from a government entity that discriminates against a child welfare provider in violation of this bill. Child welfare providers may also sue the government entity for such discrimination. A prevailing provider may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Furthermore, government entities that accept certain federal funding for family services and child welfare activities must waive sovereign immunity as a defense to lawsuits brought under this bill. (In many cases, sovereign immunity shields states, territories, tribal nations, and some localities against private suits.)

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 2. (2) The right to free exercise of religion for child welfare service providers includes the freedom to refrain from conduct that conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs. 3. DISCRIMINATION AND ADVERSE ACTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) In General.--The Federal Government, and any State that receives Federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 4. FUNDS WITHHELD FOR VIOLATION. if the State violates section 3 when administering or disbursing funds under such program. 5. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. ), a State waives its sovereign immunity for any claim or defense that is raised under this section. 6. If any provision of this Act, or any application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected. 7. 621 et seq., 671 et seq.) for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the governmental entity has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session. SEC. 8. A provider need not be engaged exclusively in child welfare services to be considered a child welfare service provider for purposes of this Act. (2) Child welfare services.--The term ``child welfare services'' means social services provided to or on behalf of children, including assisting abused, neglected, or troubled children, counseling children or parents, promoting foster parenting, providing foster homes or temporary group shelters for children, recruiting foster parents, placing children in foster homes, licensing foster homes, promoting adoption, recruiting adoptive parents, assisting adoptions, supporting adoptive families, assisting kinship guardianships, assisting kinship caregivers, providing family preservation services, providing family support services, and providing time-limited family reunification services. (4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means. (5) Adverse action.--The term ``adverse action'' includes, but is not limited to, denying a child welfare service provider's application for funding, refusing to renew the provider's funding, canceling the provider's funding, declining to enter into a contract with the provider, refusing to renew a contract with the provider, canceling a contract with the provider, declining to issue a license to the provider, refusing to renew the provider's license, canceling the provider's license, terminating the provider's employment, or any other adverse action that materially alters the terms or conditions of the provider's employment, funding, contract, or license.

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 2. (2) The right to free exercise of religion for child welfare service providers includes the freedom to refrain from conduct that conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs. 3. DISCRIMINATION AND ADVERSE ACTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) In General.--The Federal Government, and any State that receives Federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 4. FUNDS WITHHELD FOR VIOLATION. if the State violates section 3 when administering or disbursing funds under such program. 5. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. ), a State waives its sovereign immunity for any claim or defense that is raised under this section. 6. If any provision of this Act, or any application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected. 7. 621 et seq., 671 et seq.) for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the governmental entity has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session. SEC. 8. A provider need not be engaged exclusively in child welfare services to be considered a child welfare service provider for purposes of this Act. (2) Child welfare services.--The term ``child welfare services'' means social services provided to or on behalf of children, including assisting abused, neglected, or troubled children, counseling children or parents, promoting foster parenting, providing foster homes or temporary group shelters for children, recruiting foster parents, placing children in foster homes, licensing foster homes, promoting adoption, recruiting adoptive parents, assisting adoptions, supporting adoptive families, assisting kinship guardianships, assisting kinship caregivers, providing family preservation services, providing family support services, and providing time-limited family reunification services. (4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means.

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (2) The right to free exercise of religion for child welfare service providers includes the freedom to refrain from conduct that conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs. (13) Because governmental entities provide child welfare services through many charitable, religious, and private organizations, each with varying religious beliefs or moral convictions, and through diverse individuals with varying religious beliefs or moral convictions, the religiously impelled inability of some religious organizations or individuals to provide certain services will not have a material effect on a person's ability to access federally funded child welfare services. (15) Congress has the authority to pass this Act pursuant to its spending clause power and enforcement power under section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 3. DISCRIMINATION AND ADVERSE ACTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) In General.--The Federal Government, and any State that receives Federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(18)). 4. FUNDS WITHHELD FOR VIOLATION. if the State violates section 3 when administering or disbursing funds under such program. 5. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. (a) In General.--A child welfare service provider aggrieved by a violation of section 3 may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain all appropriate relief, including declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and compensatory damages, with respect to that violation. (b) Attorneys' Fees and Costs.--A child welfare service provider that prevails in an action by establishing a violation of section 3 is entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. ), a State waives its sovereign immunity for any claim or defense that is raised under this section. 6. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Act, or any application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected. 7. 621 et seq., 671 et seq.) for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date. (b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the governmental entity has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session. SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. A provider need not be engaged exclusively in child welfare services to be considered a child welfare service provider for purposes of this Act. (2) Child welfare services.--The term ``child welfare services'' means social services provided to or on behalf of children, including assisting abused, neglected, or troubled children, counseling children or parents, promoting foster parenting, providing foster homes or temporary group shelters for children, recruiting foster parents, placing children in foster homes, licensing foster homes, promoting adoption, recruiting adoptive parents, assisting adoptions, supporting adoptive families, assisting kinship guardianships, assisting kinship caregivers, providing family preservation services, providing family support services, and providing time-limited family reunification services. (4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means. (5) Adverse action.--The term ``adverse action'' includes, but is not limited to, denying a child welfare service provider's application for funding, refusing to renew the provider's funding, canceling the provider's funding, declining to enter into a contract with the provider, refusing to renew a contract with the provider, canceling a contract with the provider, declining to issue a license to the provider, refusing to renew the provider's license, canceling the provider's license, terminating the provider's employment, or any other adverse action that materially alters the terms or conditions of the provider's employment, funding, contract, or license.

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. (2) The right to free exercise of religion for child welfare service providers includes the freedom to refrain from conduct that conflicts with their sincerely held religious beliefs. (4) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy and distinguished history of providing child welfare services that predates government involvement. (12) Many individual child welfare service providers maintain sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions that relate to their work and should not be forced to choose between their livelihood and adherence to those beliefs or convictions. (13) Because governmental entities provide child welfare services through many charitable, religious, and private organizations, each with varying religious beliefs or moral convictions, and through diverse individuals with varying religious beliefs or moral convictions, the religiously impelled inability of some religious organizations or individuals to provide certain services will not have a material effect on a person's ability to access federally funded child welfare services. (14) The provisions of this Act are remedial measures that are congruent and proportional to protecting the constitutional rights of child welfare service providers guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (15) Congress has the authority to pass this Act pursuant to its spending clause power and enforcement power under section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 3. DISCRIMINATION AND ADVERSE ACTIONS PROHIBITED. (a) In General.--The Federal Government, and any State that receives Federal funding for any program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. (and any subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. (b) Limitation.--Subsection (a) does not apply to conduct forbidden by paragraph (18) of section 471(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(18)). 4. FUNDS WITHHELD FOR VIOLATION. if the State violates section 3 when administering or disbursing funds under such program. 5. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. (a) In General.--A child welfare service provider aggrieved by a violation of section 3 may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain all appropriate relief, including declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and compensatory damages, with respect to that violation. (b) Attorneys' Fees and Costs.--A child welfare service provider that prevails in an action by establishing a violation of section 3 is entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. ), a State waives its sovereign immunity for any claim or defense that is raised under this section. 6. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Act, or any application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 621 et seq., 671 et seq.) for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date. (b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the governmental entity has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session. SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. A provider need not be engaged exclusively in child welfare services to be considered a child welfare service provider for purposes of this Act. (2) Child welfare services.--The term ``child welfare services'' means social services provided to or on behalf of children, including assisting abused, neglected, or troubled children, counseling children or parents, promoting foster parenting, providing foster homes or temporary group shelters for children, recruiting foster parents, placing children in foster homes, licensing foster homes, promoting adoption, recruiting adoptive parents, assisting adoptions, supporting adoptive families, assisting kinship guardianships, assisting kinship caregivers, providing family preservation services, providing family support services, and providing time-limited family reunification services. (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. (4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means. (5) Adverse action.--The term ``adverse action'' includes, but is not limited to, denying a child welfare service provider's application for funding, refusing to renew the provider's funding, canceling the provider's funding, declining to enter into a contract with the provider, refusing to renew a contract with the provider, canceling a contract with the provider, declining to issue a license to the provider, refusing to renew the provider's license, canceling the provider's license, terminating the provider's employment, or any other adverse action that materially alters the terms or conditions of the provider's employment, funding, contract, or license.

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. 4) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy and distinguished history of providing child welfare services that predates government involvement. ( 7) Religious organizations display particular excellence when providing child welfare services. ( 10) Ensuring that religious organizations can continue to provide child welfare services will benefit the children and families that receive those federally funded services. ( 12) Many individual child welfare service providers maintain sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions that relate to their work and should not be forced to choose between their livelihood and adherence to those beliefs or convictions. ( (14) The provisions of this Act are remedial measures that are congruent and proportional to protecting the constitutional rights of child welfare service providers guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. ( b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To prohibit governmental entities from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions of the provider. ( and any subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. ( The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold from a State 15 percent of the Federal funds the State receives for a program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., (b) Attorneys' Fees and Costs.--A child welfare service provider that prevails in an action by establishing a violation of section 3 is entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. ( a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the withholding of funds authorized by section 4 shall apply to payments under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., (b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the governmental entity has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session. (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. ( 4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means. (

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. 4) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy and distinguished history of providing child welfare services that predates government involvement. ( 7) Religious organizations display particular excellence when providing child welfare services. ( (12) Many individual child welfare service providers maintain sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions that relate to their work and should not be forced to choose between their livelihood and adherence to those beliefs or convictions. ( b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To prohibit governmental entities from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions of the provider. ( (and any subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. ( The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold from a State 15 percent of the Federal funds the State receives for a program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. ( (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the withholding of funds authorized by section 4 shall apply to payments under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. ( 4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means. (

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. 4) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy and distinguished history of providing child welfare services that predates government involvement. ( 7) Religious organizations display particular excellence when providing child welfare services. ( (12) Many individual child welfare service providers maintain sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions that relate to their work and should not be forced to choose between their livelihood and adherence to those beliefs or convictions. ( b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To prohibit governmental entities from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions of the provider. ( (and any subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. ( The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold from a State 15 percent of the Federal funds the State receives for a program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. ( (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the withholding of funds authorized by section 4 shall apply to payments under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. ( 4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means. (

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. 4) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy and distinguished history of providing child welfare services that predates government involvement. ( 7) Religious organizations display particular excellence when providing child welfare services. ( 10) Ensuring that religious organizations can continue to provide child welfare services will benefit the children and families that receive those federally funded services. ( 12) Many individual child welfare service providers maintain sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions that relate to their work and should not be forced to choose between their livelihood and adherence to those beliefs or convictions. ( (14) The provisions of this Act are remedial measures that are congruent and proportional to protecting the constitutional rights of child welfare service providers guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. ( b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To prohibit governmental entities from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions of the provider. ( and any subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. ( The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold from a State 15 percent of the Federal funds the State receives for a program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., (b) Attorneys' Fees and Costs.--A child welfare service provider that prevails in an action by establishing a violation of section 3 is entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. ( a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the withholding of funds authorized by section 4 shall apply to payments under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., (b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the governmental entity has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session. (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. ( 4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means. (

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. 4) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy and distinguished history of providing child welfare services that predates government involvement. ( 7) Religious organizations display particular excellence when providing child welfare services. ( (12) Many individual child welfare service providers maintain sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions that relate to their work and should not be forced to choose between their livelihood and adherence to those beliefs or convictions. ( b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To prohibit governmental entities from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions of the provider. ( (and any subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. ( The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold from a State 15 percent of the Federal funds the State receives for a program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION. ( (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the withholding of funds authorized by section 4 shall apply to payments under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. ( 4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means. (

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. 4) Religious organizations, in particular, have a lengthy and distinguished history of providing child welfare services that predates government involvement. ( 7) Religious organizations display particular excellence when providing child welfare services. ( 10) Ensuring that religious organizations can continue to provide child welfare services will benefit the children and families that receive those federally funded services. ( 12) Many individual child welfare service providers maintain sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions that relate to their work and should not be forced to choose between their livelihood and adherence to those beliefs or convictions. ( (14) The provisions of this Act are remedial measures that are congruent and proportional to protecting the constitutional rights of child welfare service providers guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. ( b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To prohibit governmental entities from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions of the provider. ( and any subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. ( The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold from a State 15 percent of the Federal funds the State receives for a program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., (b) Attorneys' Fees and Costs.--A child welfare service provider that prevails in an action by establishing a violation of section 3 is entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. ( a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and the withholding of funds authorized by section 4 shall apply to payments under parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., (b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the governmental entity has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session. (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. ( 4) Funding; funded; funds.--The terms ``funding'', ``funded'', or ``funds'' include money paid pursuant to a contract, grant, voucher, or similar means. (

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To prohibit governmental entities from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions of the provider. ( ( b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. ( 3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. (

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. 14) The provisions of this Act are remedial measures that are congruent and proportional to protecting the constitutional rights of child welfare service providers guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. ( ( and any subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. ( The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold from a State 15 percent of the Federal funds the State receives for a program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., ( b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. (

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To prohibit governmental entities from discriminating or taking an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider declines to provide a child welfare service that conflicts, or under circumstances that conflict, with the sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions of the provider. ( ( b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. ( 3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. (

To ensure that organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to continue to provide services for children. 14) The provisions of this Act are remedial measures that are congruent and proportional to protecting the constitutional rights of child welfare service providers guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. ( ( and any subdivision, office or department of such State) shall not discriminate or take an adverse action against a child welfare service provider on the basis that the provider has declined or will decline to provide, facilitate, or refer for a child welfare service that conflicts with, or under circumstances that conflict with, the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. ( The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall withhold from a State 15 percent of the Federal funds the State receives for a program that provides child welfare services under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq., ( b) Exception.--If legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required for a governmental entity to bring itself into compliance with this Act, the governmental entity shall not be regarded as violating this Act before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the 1st regular session of the legislative body that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States, and any political subdivision thereof, and any Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium that has a plan approved in accordance with section 479B of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 679c) or that has a cooperative agreement or contract with one of the 50 States for the administration or payment of funds under part B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act. (

H.R.1099

Health

Vaccine Administration Centralization to Coordinate and Improve National Execution Act or the VACCINE Act This bill establishes a grant program for states, tribal nations, and territories to set up or expand COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine registration systems. The system must be the jurisdiction's sole means of registering an individual for a vaccine. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must set up a website and a call center to share information with the public about each registration system. HHS must also develop standards to allow for electronic information exchange among the systems. To carry out the program, HHS may use funds from the Public Health Emergency Fund. The authority for this program terminates at the end of the COVID-19 emergency period.

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccine Administration Centralization to Coordinate and Improve National Execution Act'' or the ``VACCINE Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to States to enable such States to establish, expand, or provide a statewide system as the sole and exclusive means by which individuals may register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in such State. (b) Eligibility.-- (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which a resident of such State that elects to receive a vaccine may register to receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in that State. (2) Criteria.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall comply with criteria established by the Secretary for carrying out activities under such grant. (3) Required information.--An internet website or a call center established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, provide to the residents of the State involved information on at least the following: (A) The date on which a resident becomes eligible for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. (B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. (C) The hours of operation at each such location. (c) National Communication Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which any individual may receive information on each State mechanism established pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (d) Electronic Exchange Standards.--For purposes of establishing the statewide systems described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic exchange of information required to facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to individuals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. (e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (f) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, each of the territories, and Indian tribes. (g) Sunset.--This section shall be in effect only until the date on which the duration of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (including any renewal thereof) terminates. <all>

VACCINE Act

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes.

VACCINE Act Vaccine Administration Centralization to Coordinate and Improve National Execution Act

Rep. Brown, Anthony G.

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MD

This bill establishes a grant program for states, tribal nations, and territories to set up or expand COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine registration systems. The system must be the jurisdiction's sole means of registering an individual for a vaccine. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must set up a website and a call center to share information with the public about each registration system. HHS must also develop standards to allow for electronic information exchange among the systems. To carry out the program, HHS may use funds from the Public Health Emergency Fund. The authority for this program terminates at the end of the COVID-19 emergency period.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccine Administration Centralization to Coordinate and Improve National Execution Act'' or the ``VACCINE Act''. SEC. NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to States to enable such States to establish, expand, or provide a statewide system as the sole and exclusive means by which individuals may register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in such State. (b) Eligibility.-- (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which a resident of such State that elects to receive a vaccine may register to receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in that State. (2) Criteria.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall comply with criteria established by the Secretary for carrying out activities under such grant. (3) Required information.--An internet website or a call center established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, provide to the residents of the State involved information on at least the following: (A) The date on which a resident becomes eligible for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. (B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. (C) The hours of operation at each such location. (c) National Communication Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which any individual may receive information on each State mechanism established pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (d) Electronic Exchange Standards.--For purposes of establishing the statewide systems described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic exchange of information required to facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to individuals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. (e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (f) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, each of the territories, and Indian tribes. (g) Sunset.--This section shall be in effect only until the date on which the duration of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (including any renewal thereof) terminates.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccine Administration Centralization to Coordinate and Improve National Execution Act'' or the ``VACCINE Act''. SEC. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to States to enable such States to establish, expand, or provide a statewide system as the sole and exclusive means by which individuals may register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in such State. (2) Criteria.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall comply with criteria established by the Secretary for carrying out activities under such grant. (B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. (C) The hours of operation at each such location. (c) National Communication Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which any individual may receive information on each State mechanism established pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (d) Electronic Exchange Standards.--For purposes of establishing the statewide systems described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic exchange of information required to facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to individuals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. (e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (f) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, each of the territories, and Indian tribes. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (including any renewal thereof) terminates.

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccine Administration Centralization to Coordinate and Improve National Execution Act'' or the ``VACCINE Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to States to enable such States to establish, expand, or provide a statewide system as the sole and exclusive means by which individuals may register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in such State. (b) Eligibility.-- (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which a resident of such State that elects to receive a vaccine may register to receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in that State. (2) Criteria.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall comply with criteria established by the Secretary for carrying out activities under such grant. (3) Required information.--An internet website or a call center established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, provide to the residents of the State involved information on at least the following: (A) The date on which a resident becomes eligible for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. (B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. (C) The hours of operation at each such location. (c) National Communication Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which any individual may receive information on each State mechanism established pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (d) Electronic Exchange Standards.--For purposes of establishing the statewide systems described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic exchange of information required to facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to individuals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. (e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (f) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, each of the territories, and Indian tribes. (g) Sunset.--This section shall be in effect only until the date on which the duration of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (including any renewal thereof) terminates. <all>

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Vaccine Administration Centralization to Coordinate and Improve National Execution Act'' or the ``VACCINE Act''. SEC. 2. NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR COVID-19 VACCINATION ADMINISTRATION. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to States to enable such States to establish, expand, or provide a statewide system as the sole and exclusive means by which individuals may register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in such State. (b) Eligibility.-- (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which a resident of such State that elects to receive a vaccine may register to receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in that State. (2) Criteria.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall comply with criteria established by the Secretary for carrying out activities under such grant. (3) Required information.--An internet website or a call center established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, to the extent practicable, provide to the residents of the State involved information on at least the following: (A) The date on which a resident becomes eligible for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. (B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. (C) The hours of operation at each such location. (c) National Communication Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which any individual may receive information on each State mechanism established pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (d) Electronic Exchange Standards.--For purposes of establishing the statewide systems described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic exchange of information required to facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to individuals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. (e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (f) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (2) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, each of the territories, and Indian tribes. (g) Sunset.--This section shall be in effect only until the date on which the duration of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (including any renewal thereof) terminates. <all>

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. b) Eligibility.-- (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which a resident of such State that elects to receive a vaccine may register to receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in that State. ( (B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. ( e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. ( (g) Sunset.--This section shall be in effect only until the date on which the duration of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (including any renewal thereof) terminates.

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. ( c) National Communication Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which any individual may receive information on each State mechanism established pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (d) Electronic Exchange Standards.--For purposes of establishing the statewide systems described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic exchange of information required to facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to individuals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. ( e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. ( c) National Communication Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which any individual may receive information on each State mechanism established pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (d) Electronic Exchange Standards.--For purposes of establishing the statewide systems described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic exchange of information required to facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to individuals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. ( e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. b) Eligibility.-- (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which a resident of such State that elects to receive a vaccine may register to receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in that State. ( (B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. ( e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. ( (g) Sunset.--This section shall be in effect only until the date on which the duration of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (including any renewal thereof) terminates.

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. ( c) National Communication Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which any individual may receive information on each State mechanism established pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (d) Electronic Exchange Standards.--For purposes of establishing the statewide systems described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic exchange of information required to facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to individuals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. ( e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. b) Eligibility.-- (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which a resident of such State that elects to receive a vaccine may register to receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in that State. ( (B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. ( e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. ( (g) Sunset.--This section shall be in effect only until the date on which the duration of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (including any renewal thereof) terminates.

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. ( c) National Communication Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which any individual may receive information on each State mechanism established pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (d) Electronic Exchange Standards.--For purposes of establishing the statewide systems described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic exchange of information required to facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to individuals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. ( e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. b) Eligibility.-- (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which a resident of such State that elects to receive a vaccine may register to receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in that State. ( (B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. ( e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. ( (g) Sunset.--This section shall be in effect only until the date on which the duration of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (including any renewal thereof) terminates.

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. ( c) National Communication Mechanism.--The Secretary shall establish communication mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which any individual may receive information on each State mechanism established pursuant to subsection (b)(1). (d) Electronic Exchange Standards.--For purposes of establishing the statewide systems described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards and the architecture to allow for and promote the electronic exchange of information required to facilitate coordination between and among Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial entities and public and private health care entities for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine to individuals eligible and registered to receive such a vaccine. ( e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (

To establish a national system for individuals to register for the administration of a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. b) Eligibility.-- (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant, a State shall establish mechanisms, including an internet website and a call center, through which a resident of such State that elects to receive a vaccine may register to receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine in that State. ( (B) The locations at which the resident may receive administration of a COVID-19 vaccine. ( e) Funding.--Of the funds in the Public Health Emergency Fund under section 319(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d(b)), the Secretary may use such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. ( (g) Sunset.--This section shall be in effect only until the date on which the duration of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, with respect to COVID-19 (including any renewal thereof) terminates.

S.4380

Armed Forces and National Security

Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act This bill requires that not less than 75% of the total number of contracted non-tactical vehicles purchased, leased by, or for use of the Department of Defense (DOD) must be electric or zero emission vehicles (or a federally authorized alternative) and use a charging connector type that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. The bill also authorizes DOD to furnish electric vehicle charging stations at a commissary store or MWR retail facility (i.e., exchange stores and other revenue-generating facilities operated by nonappropriated fund activities of DOD) for commercial use by individuals authorized to access such facilities.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act''. SEC. 2. PROCUREMENT OF ELECTRIC OR ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Procurement Requirement.-- (1) In general.--Section 2922g of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles ``(a) Requirement To Procure Electric or Zero Emission Vehicles.-- Not less than 75 percent of the total number of covered nontactical vehicles purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall-- ``(1) be electric or zero emission vehicles; and ``(2) use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. ``(b) Relation to Other Vehicle Technologies That Reduce Consumption of Fossil Fuels.--The head of the department or agency of the Federal Government concerned may authorize the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles that use a technology other than electric or zero emission technology only if the head of such department or agency determines, on a case by case basis, that-- ``(1) the technology used in the vehicles to be purchased or leased reduces the consumption of fossil fuels compared to any vehicles being replaced by the newly purchased or leased vehicles (regardless of the engine technology used in the vehicles being replaced); ``(2) the purchase or lease of such vehicles is consistent with the energy performance goals and master plan of the Department of Defense required by subsections (c) and (d) of section 2911 of this title; ``(3) the purchase or lease of such vehicles will not result in a total number of non-electric or non-zero emission vehicles in excess of the threshold specified in subsection (a); and ``(4) the purchase or lease of electric or zero emission vehicles is impracticable under the circumstances. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(B) Section 4862 of this title (commonly referred to as the `Berry Amendment'). ``(C) Section 4863 of this title (commonly referred to as the `Specialty Metal Clause'). ``(2) Domestic sourcing of batteries.--Any vehicle battery included in a covered nontactical vehicle shall be sourced from a manufacturer-- ``(A) within the national technology and industrial base; or ``(B) from a qualifying country (as defined in section 225.003 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations). ``(3) Applicability to leased vehicles.--The requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply to leased vehicles in the same manner that such requirements apply to purchased vehicles. ``(4) Prohibition on waiver.--No provision of a memorandum of understanding or related agreement referred to in section 4851 of this title (commonly referred to as a `Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement') may waive or supercede the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). ``(d) Prohibition on Sourcing From Non-Allied Foreign Nations.--A covered nontactical vehicle that is an electric or zero emission vehicle purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense may not-- ``(1) include an automotive item, including a vehicle battery, battery pack, or battery cell, sourced from a covered nation; or ``(2) be sourced, including final assembly, from-- ``(A) a covered nation; ``(B) a country that is not part of the national technology and industrial base; or ``(C) a country that does not have a memorandum of understanding or related agreement referred to in section 4851 of this title with the United States (commonly referred to as a `reciprocal defense procurement agreement'). ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered nation.--The term `covered nation' has the meaning given that term in section 4872(d) of this title. ``(2) Covered nontactical vehicle.--The term `covered nontactical vehicle' means any vehicle-- ``(A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and ``(B) that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense, or by another department or agency of the Federal Government for the use of the Department of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2022. ``(3) National technology and industrial base.--The term `national technology and industrial base' has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2922g and inserting the following new item: ``2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2022. SEC. 3. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. (a) Charging Stations at Commissary Stores and Military Exchanges.-- (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 147 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2486. Electric vehicle charging stations at commissary stores and military exchanges ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may furnish electric vehicle charging stations at a commissary store or MWR retail facility for commercial use by individuals authorized to access such facilities. ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(c) Interoperability.--Any vehicle charging station provided under this section shall use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that-- ``(1) meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety; and ``(2) is compatible with-- ``(A) electric vehicles commonly available for purchase by a member of the general public; and ``(B) covered nontactical vehicles (as defined in section 2922g(e) of this title) for which charging is required. ``(d) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR retail facility' has the meaning given the term `MWR retail facilities' in section 1063(e) of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``2486. Electric vehicle charging stations at commissary stores and military exchanges.''. (b) Additional Requirements and Authorities.-- (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. 2922j. Requirements and authorities relating to electric vehicle charging stations ``(a) Use of Qualified Electricians.--Any electrical work (including installation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement) required for an electric vehicle charging station located at a military installation shall be carried out by a qualified electrician who-- ``(1) is licensed to perform such work in the State in which the work is performed; ``(2) is paid wages not less than those prevailing for similar work in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40 (commonly referred to as the `Davis-Bacon Act'); and ``(3) holds a valid certification from the nongovernmental Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program. ``(b) Authority To Carry Out Unspecified Minor Military Construction Projects.--The Secretary of Defense may use the authority provided under section 2805 of this title for the installation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of an electric vehicle charging station on a military installation. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title. ``(2) The term `State' means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``2922j. Requirements and authorities relating to electric vehicle charging stations.''. <all>

Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act

A bill to transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes.

Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act

Sen. Warren, Elizabeth

D

MA

This bill requires that not less than 75% of the total number of contracted non-tactical vehicles purchased, leased by, or for use of the Department of Defense (DOD) must be electric or zero emission vehicles (or a federally authorized alternative) and use a charging connector type that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. The bill also authorizes DOD to furnish electric vehicle charging stations at a commissary store or MWR retail facility (i.e., exchange stores and other revenue-generating facilities operated by nonappropriated fund activities of DOD) for commercial use by individuals authorized to access such facilities.

2. 2922g. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(d) Prohibition on Sourcing From Non-Allied Foreign Nations.--A covered nontactical vehicle that is an electric or zero emission vehicle purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense may not-- ``(1) include an automotive item, including a vehicle battery, battery pack, or battery cell, sourced from a covered nation; or ``(2) be sourced, including final assembly, from-- ``(A) a covered nation; ``(B) a country that is not part of the national technology and industrial base; or ``(C) a country that does not have a memorandum of understanding or related agreement referred to in section 4851 of this title with the United States (commonly referred to as a `reciprocal defense procurement agreement'). ``(2) Covered nontactical vehicle.--The term `covered nontactical vehicle' means any vehicle-- ``(A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and ``(B) that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense, or by another department or agency of the Federal Government for the use of the Department of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2022. ``(3) National technology and industrial base.--The term `national technology and industrial base' has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of this title.''. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles.''. SEC. 3. ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(d) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR retail facility' has the meaning given the term `MWR retail facilities' in section 1063(e) of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``2486. Electric vehicle charging stations at commissary stores and military exchanges.''. 2922j. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title. ``(2) The term `State' means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''. Requirements and authorities relating to electric vehicle charging stations.''.

2. 2922g. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(2) Covered nontactical vehicle.--The term `covered nontactical vehicle' means any vehicle-- ``(A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and ``(B) that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense, or by another department or agency of the Federal Government for the use of the Department of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2022. ``(3) National technology and industrial base.--The term `national technology and industrial base' has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of this title.''. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles.''. SEC. 3. ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(d) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR retail facility' has the meaning given the term `MWR retail facilities' in section 1063(e) of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``2486. Electric vehicle charging stations at commissary stores and military exchanges.''. 2922j. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title. ``(2) The term `State' means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''. Requirements and authorities relating to electric vehicle charging stations.''.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 2. (a) Procurement Requirement.-- (1) In general.--Section 2922g of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 2922g. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(d) Prohibition on Sourcing From Non-Allied Foreign Nations.--A covered nontactical vehicle that is an electric or zero emission vehicle purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense may not-- ``(1) include an automotive item, including a vehicle battery, battery pack, or battery cell, sourced from a covered nation; or ``(2) be sourced, including final assembly, from-- ``(A) a covered nation; ``(B) a country that is not part of the national technology and industrial base; or ``(C) a country that does not have a memorandum of understanding or related agreement referred to in section 4851 of this title with the United States (commonly referred to as a `reciprocal defense procurement agreement'). ``(2) Covered nontactical vehicle.--The term `covered nontactical vehicle' means any vehicle-- ``(A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and ``(B) that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense, or by another department or agency of the Federal Government for the use of the Department of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2022. ``(3) National technology and industrial base.--The term `national technology and industrial base' has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of this title.''. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles.''. SEC. 3. ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(c) Interoperability.--Any vehicle charging station provided under this section shall use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that-- ``(1) meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety; and ``(2) is compatible with-- ``(A) electric vehicles commonly available for purchase by a member of the general public; and ``(B) covered nontactical vehicles (as defined in section 2922g(e) of this title) for which charging is required. ``(d) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR retail facility' has the meaning given the term `MWR retail facilities' in section 1063(e) of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``2486. Electric vehicle charging stations at commissary stores and military exchanges.''. 2922j. Requirements and authorities relating to electric vehicle charging stations ``(a) Use of Qualified Electricians.--Any electrical work (including installation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement) required for an electric vehicle charging station located at a military installation shall be carried out by a qualified electrician who-- ``(1) is licensed to perform such work in the State in which the work is performed; ``(2) is paid wages not less than those prevailing for similar work in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40 (commonly referred to as the `Davis-Bacon Act'); and ``(3) holds a valid certification from the nongovernmental Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title. ``(2) The term `State' means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''. Requirements and authorities relating to electric vehicle charging stations.''.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Military Vehicle Fleet Electrification Act''. 2. (a) Procurement Requirement.-- (1) In general.--Section 2922g of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``Sec. 2922g. ``(b) Relation to Other Vehicle Technologies That Reduce Consumption of Fossil Fuels.--The head of the department or agency of the Federal Government concerned may authorize the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles that use a technology other than electric or zero emission technology only if the head of such department or agency determines, on a case by case basis, that-- ``(1) the technology used in the vehicles to be purchased or leased reduces the consumption of fossil fuels compared to any vehicles being replaced by the newly purchased or leased vehicles (regardless of the engine technology used in the vehicles being replaced); ``(2) the purchase or lease of such vehicles is consistent with the energy performance goals and master plan of the Department of Defense required by subsections (c) and (d) of section 2911 of this title; ``(3) the purchase or lease of such vehicles will not result in a total number of non-electric or non-zero emission vehicles in excess of the threshold specified in subsection (a); and ``(4) the purchase or lease of electric or zero emission vehicles is impracticable under the circumstances. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(B) Section 4862 of this title (commonly referred to as the `Berry Amendment'). ``(C) Section 4863 of this title (commonly referred to as the `Specialty Metal Clause'). ``(2) Domestic sourcing of batteries.--Any vehicle battery included in a covered nontactical vehicle shall be sourced from a manufacturer-- ``(A) within the national technology and industrial base; or ``(B) from a qualifying country (as defined in section 225.003 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations). ``(d) Prohibition on Sourcing From Non-Allied Foreign Nations.--A covered nontactical vehicle that is an electric or zero emission vehicle purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense may not-- ``(1) include an automotive item, including a vehicle battery, battery pack, or battery cell, sourced from a covered nation; or ``(2) be sourced, including final assembly, from-- ``(A) a covered nation; ``(B) a country that is not part of the national technology and industrial base; or ``(C) a country that does not have a memorandum of understanding or related agreement referred to in section 4851 of this title with the United States (commonly referred to as a `reciprocal defense procurement agreement'). ``(2) Covered nontactical vehicle.--The term `covered nontactical vehicle' means any vehicle-- ``(A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and ``(B) that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense, or by another department or agency of the Federal Government for the use of the Department of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2022. ``(3) National technology and industrial base.--The term `national technology and industrial base' has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of this title.''. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles.''. (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2022. SEC. 3. ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(c) Interoperability.--Any vehicle charging station provided under this section shall use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that-- ``(1) meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety; and ``(2) is compatible with-- ``(A) electric vehicles commonly available for purchase by a member of the general public; and ``(B) covered nontactical vehicles (as defined in section 2922g(e) of this title) for which charging is required. ``(d) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR retail facility' has the meaning given the term `MWR retail facilities' in section 1063(e) of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``2486. Electric vehicle charging stations at commissary stores and military exchanges.''. 2922j. Requirements and authorities relating to electric vehicle charging stations ``(a) Use of Qualified Electricians.--Any electrical work (including installation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement) required for an electric vehicle charging station located at a military installation shall be carried out by a qualified electrician who-- ``(1) is licensed to perform such work in the State in which the work is performed; ``(2) is paid wages not less than those prevailing for similar work in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor under subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40 (commonly referred to as the `Davis-Bacon Act'); and ``(3) holds a valid certification from the nongovernmental Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title. ``(2) The term `State' means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''. Requirements and authorities relating to electric vehicle charging stations.''.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. 2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles ``(a) Requirement To Procure Electric or Zero Emission Vehicles.-- Not less than 75 percent of the total number of covered nontactical vehicles purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall-- ``(1) be electric or zero emission vehicles; and ``(2) use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(B) Section 4862 of this title (commonly referred to as the `Berry Amendment'). ``(C) Section 4863 of this title (commonly referred to as the `Specialty Metal Clause'). ``(4) Prohibition on waiver.--No provision of a memorandum of understanding or related agreement referred to in section 4851 of this title (commonly referred to as a `Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement') may waive or supercede the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered nation.--The term `covered nation' has the meaning given that term in section 4872(d) of this title. ``(3) National technology and industrial base.--The term `national technology and industrial base' has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2922g and inserting the following new item: ``2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles.''. ( ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(c) Interoperability.--Any vehicle charging station provided under this section shall use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that-- ``(1) meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety; and ``(2) is compatible with-- ``(A) electric vehicles commonly available for purchase by a member of the general public; and ``(B) covered nontactical vehicles (as defined in section 2922g(e) of this title) for which charging is required. b) Additional Requirements and Authorities.-- (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. ``(b) Authority To Carry Out Unspecified Minor Military Construction Projects.--The Secretary of Defense may use the authority provided under section 2805 of this title for the installation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of an electric vehicle charging station on a military installation. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. 2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles ``(a) Requirement To Procure Electric or Zero Emission Vehicles.-- Not less than 75 percent of the total number of covered nontactical vehicles purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall-- ``(1) be electric or zero emission vehicles; and ``(2) use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered nation.--The term `covered nation' has the meaning given that term in section 4872(d) of this title. ``(2) Covered nontactical vehicle.--The term `covered nontactical vehicle' means any vehicle-- ``(A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and ``(B) that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense, or by another department or agency of the Federal Government for the use of the Department of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2022. ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(d) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR retail facility' has the meaning given the term `MWR retail facilities' in section 1063(e) of this title.''. ( ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. 2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles ``(a) Requirement To Procure Electric or Zero Emission Vehicles.-- Not less than 75 percent of the total number of covered nontactical vehicles purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall-- ``(1) be electric or zero emission vehicles; and ``(2) use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered nation.--The term `covered nation' has the meaning given that term in section 4872(d) of this title. ``(2) Covered nontactical vehicle.--The term `covered nontactical vehicle' means any vehicle-- ``(A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and ``(B) that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense, or by another department or agency of the Federal Government for the use of the Department of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2022. ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(d) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR retail facility' has the meaning given the term `MWR retail facilities' in section 1063(e) of this title.''. ( ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. 2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles ``(a) Requirement To Procure Electric or Zero Emission Vehicles.-- Not less than 75 percent of the total number of covered nontactical vehicles purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall-- ``(1) be electric or zero emission vehicles; and ``(2) use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(B) Section 4862 of this title (commonly referred to as the `Berry Amendment'). ``(C) Section 4863 of this title (commonly referred to as the `Specialty Metal Clause'). ``(4) Prohibition on waiver.--No provision of a memorandum of understanding or related agreement referred to in section 4851 of this title (commonly referred to as a `Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement') may waive or supercede the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered nation.--The term `covered nation' has the meaning given that term in section 4872(d) of this title. ``(3) National technology and industrial base.--The term `national technology and industrial base' has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2922g and inserting the following new item: ``2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles.''. ( ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(c) Interoperability.--Any vehicle charging station provided under this section shall use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that-- ``(1) meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety; and ``(2) is compatible with-- ``(A) electric vehicles commonly available for purchase by a member of the general public; and ``(B) covered nontactical vehicles (as defined in section 2922g(e) of this title) for which charging is required. b) Additional Requirements and Authorities.-- (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. ``(b) Authority To Carry Out Unspecified Minor Military Construction Projects.--The Secretary of Defense may use the authority provided under section 2805 of this title for the installation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of an electric vehicle charging station on a military installation. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. 2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles ``(a) Requirement To Procure Electric or Zero Emission Vehicles.-- Not less than 75 percent of the total number of covered nontactical vehicles purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall-- ``(1) be electric or zero emission vehicles; and ``(2) use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered nation.--The term `covered nation' has the meaning given that term in section 4872(d) of this title. ``(2) Covered nontactical vehicle.--The term `covered nontactical vehicle' means any vehicle-- ``(A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and ``(B) that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense, or by another department or agency of the Federal Government for the use of the Department of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2022. ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(d) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR retail facility' has the meaning given the term `MWR retail facilities' in section 1063(e) of this title.''. ( ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. 2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles ``(a) Requirement To Procure Electric or Zero Emission Vehicles.-- Not less than 75 percent of the total number of covered nontactical vehicles purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall-- ``(1) be electric or zero emission vehicles; and ``(2) use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(B) Section 4862 of this title (commonly referred to as the `Berry Amendment'). ``(C) Section 4863 of this title (commonly referred to as the `Specialty Metal Clause'). ``(4) Prohibition on waiver.--No provision of a memorandum of understanding or related agreement referred to in section 4851 of this title (commonly referred to as a `Reciprocal Defense Procurement Agreement') may waive or supercede the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2). ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered nation.--The term `covered nation' has the meaning given that term in section 4872(d) of this title. ``(3) National technology and industrial base.--The term `national technology and industrial base' has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of this title.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2922g and inserting the following new item: ``2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles.''. ( ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(c) Interoperability.--Any vehicle charging station provided under this section shall use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that-- ``(1) meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety; and ``(2) is compatible with-- ``(A) electric vehicles commonly available for purchase by a member of the general public; and ``(B) covered nontactical vehicles (as defined in section 2922g(e) of this title) for which charging is required. b) Additional Requirements and Authorities.-- (1) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``Sec. ``(b) Authority To Carry Out Unspecified Minor Military Construction Projects.--The Secretary of Defense may use the authority provided under section 2805 of this title for the installation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of an electric vehicle charging station on a military installation. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. 2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles ``(a) Requirement To Procure Electric or Zero Emission Vehicles.-- Not less than 75 percent of the total number of covered nontactical vehicles purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall-- ``(1) be electric or zero emission vehicles; and ``(2) use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered nation.--The term `covered nation' has the meaning given that term in section 4872(d) of this title. ``(2) Covered nontactical vehicle.--The term `covered nontactical vehicle' means any vehicle-- ``(A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and ``(B) that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense, or by another department or agency of the Federal Government for the use of the Department of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2022. ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(d) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR retail facility' has the meaning given the term `MWR retail facilities' in section 1063(e) of this title.''. ( ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(3) National technology and industrial base.--The term `national technology and industrial base' has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of this title.''. ( ``(c) Interoperability.--Any vehicle charging station provided under this section shall use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that-- ``(1) meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety; and ``(2) is compatible with-- ``(A) electric vehicles commonly available for purchase by a member of the general public; and ``(B) covered nontactical vehicles (as defined in section 2922g(e) of this title) for which charging is required. ``(b) Authority To Carry Out Unspecified Minor Military Construction Projects.--The Secretary of Defense may use the authority provided under section 2805 of this title for the installation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of an electric vehicle charging station on a military installation. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. 2922g. Procurement of electric or zero emission vehicles ``(a) Requirement To Procure Electric or Zero Emission Vehicles.-- Not less than 75 percent of the total number of covered nontactical vehicles purchased or leased by or for the use of the Department of Defense shall-- ``(1) be electric or zero emission vehicles; and ``(2) use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(e) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Covered nation.--The term `covered nation' has the meaning given that term in section 4872(d) of this title. ``(2) Covered nontactical vehicle.--The term `covered nontactical vehicle' means any vehicle-- ``(A) that is not a tactical vehicle designed for use in combat; and ``(B) that is purchased or leased by the Department of Defense, or by another department or agency of the Federal Government for the use of the Department of Defense, pursuant to a contract entered into, renewed, modified, or amended on or after October 1, 2022. ``(b) Rates and Procedures.--If the Secretary of Defense furnishes electric vehicle charging stations pursuant to subsection (a)-- ``(1) the Secretary shall establish rates and procedures that the Secretary determines appropriate for the purchase of electric power from the charging stations; and ``(2) such charging stations may be installed and operated by a contractor on a for-profit basis. ``(d) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the term `MWR retail facility' has the meaning given the term `MWR retail facilities' in section 1063(e) of this title.''. ( ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title.

To transition the nontactical vehicle fleet of the Department of Defense to electric or other zero emission vehicles, and for other purposes. ``(c) Domestic Sourcing Requirements.-- ``(1) In general.--The following provisions of law shall apply to the purchase or lease of covered nontactical vehicles under this section: ``(A) Chapter 83 of title 41 (commonly referred to as the `Buy American Act'). ``(3) National technology and industrial base.--The term `national technology and industrial base' has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of this title.''. ( ``(c) Interoperability.--Any vehicle charging station provided under this section shall use a charging connector type (or other means to transmit electricity to the vehicle) that-- ``(1) meets applicable industry accepted standards for interoperability and safety; and ``(2) is compatible with-- ``(A) electric vehicles commonly available for purchase by a member of the general public; and ``(B) covered nontactical vehicles (as defined in section 2922g(e) of this title) for which charging is required. ``(b) Authority To Carry Out Unspecified Minor Military Construction Projects.--The Secretary of Defense may use the authority provided under section 2805 of this title for the installation, maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of an electric vehicle charging station on a military installation. ``(c) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) The term `military installation' has the meaning given that term in section 2801 of this title.

H.R.3658

Armed Forces and National Security

This bill authorizes the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor during his service in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Military service is one of the most admired and respected vocations any one can embark upon knowing that their commitment is to something far greater than oneself, and we value such military service because it is dedicated to upholding, defending, and preserving the constitution. (2) While historically many were drafted into service before the military became an all-volunteer service in 1973, there were still individuals who volunteered to serve without being drafted, and people of all walks of life, including new immigrants, have sought to demonstrate their love, commitment, and loyalty to this country by volunteering their lives to service. (3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. (4) Private Serna was placed in the 355th Infantry of the 89th Division, and upon his arrival in France, when it was discovered that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was given the option to return home, however, Private Serna made the valiant decision to serve the United States, his adoptive home. (5) In recognition of his courageous actions, Private Serna became the most decorated World War I veteran in Texas, with awards from the United States, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, which include: the World War I Victory Medal, two Purple Hearts, the French Medaille Militaire, two French Croix de Guerre, a French Medaille commemorative, the British War Medal, the Italian Croce al Merito di Guerra, the French Verdun, and the St. Mihiel Medals, as well as being posthumously awarded Texas' Lone Star Medal of Valor in 2016. (6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. (7) White contemporaries of Private Serna who engaged in similar courageous acts during World War I have been rightfully recognized for their valor with the Medal of Honor; however Private Serna was reportedly passed over for the Medal of Honor because he did not know enough English to be promoted. (8) On May 7, 2021, recognizing that acts of valor performed by minority service members like Private Serna have gone unrecognized, a bipartisan Texas State House and Senate Committee voted to unanimously award Private Serna the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor. (9) For his conspicuous gallantry, unwavering commitment, and heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty to the United States of America, Private Marcelino Serna has long earned the Medal of Honor, an award that would allow his descendants, fellow Texans, and Americans everywhere to recognize his heroic deeds. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO MARCELINO SERNA FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD WAR I. (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may posthumously award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such title to Marcelino Serna for the acts of valor described in the subsection (b). (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross. <all>

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I.

Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I.

Rep. Escobar, Veronica

D

TX

This bill authorizes the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor during his service in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Military service is one of the most admired and respected vocations any one can embark upon knowing that their commitment is to something far greater than oneself, and we value such military service because it is dedicated to upholding, defending, and preserving the constitution. (2) While historically many were drafted into service before the military became an all-volunteer service in 1973, there were still individuals who volunteered to serve without being drafted, and people of all walks of life, including new immigrants, have sought to demonstrate their love, commitment, and loyalty to this country by volunteering their lives to service. (4) Private Serna was placed in the 355th Infantry of the 89th Division, and upon his arrival in France, when it was discovered that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was given the option to return home, however, Private Serna made the valiant decision to serve the United States, his adoptive home. (5) In recognition of his courageous actions, Private Serna became the most decorated World War I veteran in Texas, with awards from the United States, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, which include: the World War I Victory Medal, two Purple Hearts, the French Medaille Militaire, two French Croix de Guerre, a French Medaille commemorative, the British War Medal, the Italian Croce al Merito di Guerra, the French Verdun, and the St. Mihiel Medals, as well as being posthumously awarded Texas' Lone Star Medal of Valor in 2016. (6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. (9) For his conspicuous gallantry, unwavering commitment, and heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty to the United States of America, Private Marcelino Serna has long earned the Medal of Honor, an award that would allow his descendants, fellow Texans, and Americans everywhere to recognize his heroic deeds. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO MARCELINO SERNA FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD WAR I. (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may posthumously award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such title to Marcelino Serna for the acts of valor described in the subsection (b).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Military service is one of the most admired and respected vocations any one can embark upon knowing that their commitment is to something far greater than oneself, and we value such military service because it is dedicated to upholding, defending, and preserving the constitution. (2) While historically many were drafted into service before the military became an all-volunteer service in 1973, there were still individuals who volunteered to serve without being drafted, and people of all walks of life, including new immigrants, have sought to demonstrate their love, commitment, and loyalty to this country by volunteering their lives to service. (4) Private Serna was placed in the 355th Infantry of the 89th Division, and upon his arrival in France, when it was discovered that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was given the option to return home, however, Private Serna made the valiant decision to serve the United States, his adoptive home. (6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO MARCELINO SERNA FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD WAR I. (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may posthumously award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such title to Marcelino Serna for the acts of valor described in the subsection (b).

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Military service is one of the most admired and respected vocations any one can embark upon knowing that their commitment is to something far greater than oneself, and we value such military service because it is dedicated to upholding, defending, and preserving the constitution. (2) While historically many were drafted into service before the military became an all-volunteer service in 1973, there were still individuals who volunteered to serve without being drafted, and people of all walks of life, including new immigrants, have sought to demonstrate their love, commitment, and loyalty to this country by volunteering their lives to service. (3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. (4) Private Serna was placed in the 355th Infantry of the 89th Division, and upon his arrival in France, when it was discovered that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was given the option to return home, however, Private Serna made the valiant decision to serve the United States, his adoptive home. (5) In recognition of his courageous actions, Private Serna became the most decorated World War I veteran in Texas, with awards from the United States, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, which include: the World War I Victory Medal, two Purple Hearts, the French Medaille Militaire, two French Croix de Guerre, a French Medaille commemorative, the British War Medal, the Italian Croce al Merito di Guerra, the French Verdun, and the St. Mihiel Medals, as well as being posthumously awarded Texas' Lone Star Medal of Valor in 2016. (6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. (7) White contemporaries of Private Serna who engaged in similar courageous acts during World War I have been rightfully recognized for their valor with the Medal of Honor; however Private Serna was reportedly passed over for the Medal of Honor because he did not know enough English to be promoted. (8) On May 7, 2021, recognizing that acts of valor performed by minority service members like Private Serna have gone unrecognized, a bipartisan Texas State House and Senate Committee voted to unanimously award Private Serna the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor. (9) For his conspicuous gallantry, unwavering commitment, and heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty to the United States of America, Private Marcelino Serna has long earned the Medal of Honor, an award that would allow his descendants, fellow Texans, and Americans everywhere to recognize his heroic deeds. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO MARCELINO SERNA FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD WAR I. (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may posthumously award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such title to Marcelino Serna for the acts of valor described in the subsection (b). (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross. <all>

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Military service is one of the most admired and respected vocations any one can embark upon knowing that their commitment is to something far greater than oneself, and we value such military service because it is dedicated to upholding, defending, and preserving the constitution. (2) While historically many were drafted into service before the military became an all-volunteer service in 1973, there were still individuals who volunteered to serve without being drafted, and people of all walks of life, including new immigrants, have sought to demonstrate their love, commitment, and loyalty to this country by volunteering their lives to service. (3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. (4) Private Serna was placed in the 355th Infantry of the 89th Division, and upon his arrival in France, when it was discovered that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was given the option to return home, however, Private Serna made the valiant decision to serve the United States, his adoptive home. (5) In recognition of his courageous actions, Private Serna became the most decorated World War I veteran in Texas, with awards from the United States, France, Italy and the United Kingdom, which include: the World War I Victory Medal, two Purple Hearts, the French Medaille Militaire, two French Croix de Guerre, a French Medaille commemorative, the British War Medal, the Italian Croce al Merito di Guerra, the French Verdun, and the St. Mihiel Medals, as well as being posthumously awarded Texas' Lone Star Medal of Valor in 2016. (6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. (7) White contemporaries of Private Serna who engaged in similar courageous acts during World War I have been rightfully recognized for their valor with the Medal of Honor; however Private Serna was reportedly passed over for the Medal of Honor because he did not know enough English to be promoted. (8) On May 7, 2021, recognizing that acts of valor performed by minority service members like Private Serna have gone unrecognized, a bipartisan Texas State House and Senate Committee voted to unanimously award Private Serna the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor. (9) For his conspicuous gallantry, unwavering commitment, and heroic actions above and beyond the call of duty to the United States of America, Private Marcelino Serna has long earned the Medal of Honor, an award that would allow his descendants, fellow Texans, and Americans everywhere to recognize his heroic deeds. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR TO MARCELINO SERNA FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING WORLD WAR I. (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may posthumously award the Medal of Honor under section 7272 of such title to Marcelino Serna for the acts of valor described in the subsection (b). (b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross. <all>

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. (4) Private Serna was placed in the 355th Infantry of the 89th Division, and upon his arrival in France, when it was discovered that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was given the option to return home, however, Private Serna made the valiant decision to serve the United States, his adoptive home. ( 6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. ( (8) On May 7, 2021, recognizing that acts of valor performed by minority service members like Private Serna have gone unrecognized, a bipartisan Texas State House and Senate Committee voted to unanimously award Private Serna the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor. ( b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. ( (6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. ( b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. ( (6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. ( b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. (4) Private Serna was placed in the 355th Infantry of the 89th Division, and upon his arrival in France, when it was discovered that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was given the option to return home, however, Private Serna made the valiant decision to serve the United States, his adoptive home. ( 6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. ( (8) On May 7, 2021, recognizing that acts of valor performed by minority service members like Private Serna have gone unrecognized, a bipartisan Texas State House and Senate Committee voted to unanimously award Private Serna the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor. ( b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. ( (6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. ( b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. (4) Private Serna was placed in the 355th Infantry of the 89th Division, and upon his arrival in France, when it was discovered that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was given the option to return home, however, Private Serna made the valiant decision to serve the United States, his adoptive home. ( 6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. ( (8) On May 7, 2021, recognizing that acts of valor performed by minority service members like Private Serna have gone unrecognized, a bipartisan Texas State House and Senate Committee voted to unanimously award Private Serna the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor. ( b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. ( (6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. ( b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. (4) Private Serna was placed in the 355th Infantry of the 89th Division, and upon his arrival in France, when it was discovered that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was given the option to return home, however, Private Serna made the valiant decision to serve the United States, his adoptive home. ( 6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. ( (8) On May 7, 2021, recognizing that acts of valor performed by minority service members like Private Serna have gone unrecognized, a bipartisan Texas State House and Senate Committee voted to unanimously award Private Serna the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor. ( b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. ( (6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. ( b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

To authorize the President to posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for acts of valor as a private in the Army during World War I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 3) Private Marcelino Serna was one such immigrant seeking to demonstrate his love, commitment, and loyalty to his country; born in Chihuahua, Mexico, Private Serna is part of a legacy of immigrant soldiers fighting for the United States, eager to pursue the American Dream; in 1917, without hesitation, he volunteered to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces against Germany at the age of 20. (4) Private Serna was placed in the 355th Infantry of the 89th Division, and upon his arrival in France, when it was discovered that he was not a U.S. citizen, he was given the option to return home, however, Private Serna made the valiant decision to serve the United States, his adoptive home. ( 6) The aforementioned awards recognize Private Serna's demonstrated bravery and remarkable service to his country in World War I, during which time, as detailed in the military's official citation for his receipt of the Distinguished Service Cross and in the Texas Handbook Online, Private Serna singlehandedly fought, killed, and captured enemy fighters in the French theater. ( (8) On May 7, 2021, recognizing that acts of valor performed by minority service members like Private Serna have gone unrecognized, a bipartisan Texas State House and Senate Committee voted to unanimously award Private Serna the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor. ( b) Acts of Valor Described.--The acts of valor described in this subsection are the actions of Marcelino Serna as a private in the Army during World War I, for which he was previously awarded the Distinguished-Service Cross.

S.76

Energy

Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2021 or the POWER Act of 2021 This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or mineral leases or permits on federal lands, including oil and gas leases, coal leases, hard rock leases, or critical minerals leases. In addition, the President and agencies must obtain the approval of Congress before withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2021'' or the ``POWER Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MORATORIA OF NEW ENERGY LEASES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND AND ON WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Critical mineral.--The term ``critical mineral'' means any mineral included on the list of critical minerals published in the notice of the Secretary of the Interior entitled ``Final List of Critical Minerals 2018'' (83 Fed. Reg. 23295 (May 18, 2018)). (2) Federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means-- (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. (B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President or any designee, including-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not carry out any action that would prohibit or substantially delay the issuance of any of the following on Federal land, unless such an action has been authorized by an Act of Congress: (A) New oil and gas leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (B) New coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (C) New hard rock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (2) Prohibition on withdrawal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress. <all>

POWER Act of 2021

A bill to prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

POWER Act of 2021 Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2021

Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M.

R

WY

This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or mineral leases or permits on federal lands, including oil and gas leases, coal leases, hard rock leases, or critical minerals leases. In addition, the President and agencies must obtain the approval of Congress before withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2021'' or the ``POWER Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MORATORIA OF NEW ENERGY LEASES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND AND ON WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Critical mineral.--The term ``critical mineral'' means any mineral included on the list of critical minerals published in the notice of the Secretary of the Interior entitled ``Final List of Critical Minerals 2018'' (83 Fed. Reg. 23295 (May 18, 2018)). (2) Federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means-- (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. (B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President or any designee, including-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not carry out any action that would prohibit or substantially delay the issuance of any of the following on Federal land, unless such an action has been authorized by an Act of Congress: (A) New oil and gas leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (B) New coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (C) New hard rock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (2) Prohibition on withdrawal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress. <all>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2021'' or the ``POWER Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MORATORIA OF NEW ENERGY LEASES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND AND ON WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Critical mineral.--The term ``critical mineral'' means any mineral included on the list of critical minerals published in the notice of the Secretary of the Interior entitled ``Final List of Critical Minerals 2018'' (83 Fed. Reg. 23295 (May 18, 2018)). (2) Federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means-- (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. (B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President or any designee, including-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not carry out any action that would prohibit or substantially delay the issuance of any of the following on Federal land, unless such an action has been authorized by an Act of Congress: (A) New oil and gas leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (B) New coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (2) Prohibition on withdrawal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress.

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2021'' or the ``POWER Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MORATORIA OF NEW ENERGY LEASES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND AND ON WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Critical mineral.--The term ``critical mineral'' means any mineral included on the list of critical minerals published in the notice of the Secretary of the Interior entitled ``Final List of Critical Minerals 2018'' (83 Fed. Reg. 23295 (May 18, 2018)). (2) Federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means-- (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. (B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President or any designee, including-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not carry out any action that would prohibit or substantially delay the issuance of any of the following on Federal land, unless such an action has been authorized by an Act of Congress: (A) New oil and gas leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (B) New coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (C) New hard rock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (2) Prohibition on withdrawal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress. <all>

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2021'' or the ``POWER Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MORATORIA OF NEW ENERGY LEASES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LAND AND ON WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL LAND FROM ENERGY DEVELOPMENT. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Critical mineral.--The term ``critical mineral'' means any mineral included on the list of critical minerals published in the notice of the Secretary of the Interior entitled ``Final List of Critical Minerals 2018'' (83 Fed. Reg. 23295 (May 18, 2018)). (2) Federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means-- (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. (B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President or any designee, including-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Prohibitions.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not carry out any action that would prohibit or substantially delay the issuance of any of the following on Federal land, unless such an action has been authorized by an Act of Congress: (A) New oil and gas leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (B) New coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (C) New hard rock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (2) Prohibition on withdrawal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress. <all>

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. 2) Federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means-- (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. ( (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President or any designee, including-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. ( D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. ( C) New hard rock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. ( (2) Prohibition on withdrawal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress.

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. ( C) New hard rock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. ( (2) Prohibition on withdrawal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress.

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. 2) Federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means-- (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. ( (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President or any designee, including-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. ( D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. ( C) New hard rock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. ( (2) Prohibition on withdrawal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress.

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. 2) Federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means-- (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. ( (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President or any designee, including-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. ( D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. ( C) New hard rock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. ( (2) Prohibition on withdrawal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress.

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. 2) Federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means-- (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. ( (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President or any designee, including-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. ( D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. B) Inclusion.--The term ``Federal land'' includes land described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate are owned by a non-Federal entity. ( C) New hard rock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. ( (2) Prohibition on withdrawal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress.

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. 2) Federal land.-- (A) In general.--The term ``Federal land'' means-- (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); and (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. ( (3) President.--The term ``President'' means the President or any designee, including-- (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. ( D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (

H.R.454

Immigration

Protect Patriot Parents Act This bill makes certain aliens who are parents of a veteran eligible for adjustment to permanent residence status. An eligible alien shall be an individual who is a parent of a U.S. citizen who serves or served in the Armed Forces, either on active duty or in a reserve component. If the U.S. citizen has been discharged from the Armed Forces, such discharge must be under honorable conditions. Certain factors that would otherwise make an alien inadmissible, such as having entered the United States without being admitted, shall not make such an alien parent ineligible for permanent residence status under this bill. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may also waive certain factors that would otherwise make an alien inadmissible, such as having misrepresented a material fact to secure a visa, if the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any crimes that are unrelated to immigration status. An eligible alien who was previously removed from (or permitted to leave) the United States before this bill's enactment may apply for adjustment of status under this bill from abroad. DHS and the Department of State shall also establish a program where an eligible alien who has applied for adjustment of status under this bill may be admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant while the application is pending, if DHS and the State Department determine that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or national security.

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Patriot Parents Act''. SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(n)(1) In applying this section to an alien described in paragraph (2)-- ``(A) such alien shall be deemed, for purposes of subsection (a), to have been inspected and admitted into the United States; and ``(B) in determining the alien's admissibility as an immigrant-- ``(i) paragraphs (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) shall not apply; and ``(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C), (9)(A), and (9)(C) of section 212(a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any criminal offenses in violation of Federal or State law unrelated to the alien's status. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c)(1) In determining the admissibility as an immigrant of an alien described in paragraph (2)-- ``(A) subsection (a)(9)(B) shall not apply; and ``(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C), (9)(A), and (9)(C) of subsection (a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any criminal offenses in violation of Federal or State law unrelated to the alien's status. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF REMOVED OR VOLUNTARILY DEPARTED ALIENS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that eligible aliens who were removed or permitted to depart voluntarily from the United States before the date of the enactment of this Act may apply from abroad for an immigrant visa pursuant to the amendment made by section 3. (b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)). <all>

Protect Patriot Parents Act

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes.

Protect Patriot Parents Act

Rep. Carbajal, Salud O.

D

CA

This bill makes certain aliens who are parents of a veteran eligible for adjustment to permanent residence status. An eligible alien shall be an individual who is a parent of a U.S. citizen who serves or served in the Armed Forces, either on active duty or in a reserve component. If the U.S. citizen has been discharged from the Armed Forces, such discharge must be under honorable conditions. Certain factors that would otherwise make an alien inadmissible, such as having entered the United States without being admitted, shall not make such an alien parent ineligible for permanent residence status under this bill. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may also waive certain factors that would otherwise make an alien inadmissible, such as having misrepresented a material fact to secure a visa, if the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any crimes that are unrelated to immigration status. An eligible alien who was previously removed from (or permitted to leave) the United States before this bill's enactment may apply for adjustment of status under this bill from abroad. DHS and the Department of State shall also establish a program where an eligible alien who has applied for adjustment of status under this bill may be admitted into the United States as a nonimmigrant while the application is pending, if DHS and the State Department determine that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or national security.

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Patriot Parents Act''. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c)(1) In determining the admissibility as an immigrant of an alien described in paragraph (2)-- ``(A) subsection (a)(9)(B) shall not apply; and ``(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C), (9)(A), and (9)(C) of subsection (a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any criminal offenses in violation of Federal or State law unrelated to the alien's status. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF REMOVED OR VOLUNTARILY DEPARTED ALIENS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that eligible aliens who were removed or permitted to depart voluntarily from the United States before the date of the enactment of this Act may apply from abroad for an immigrant visa pursuant to the amendment made by section 3. (b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. 1182(a)).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Patriot Parents Act''. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. 3. Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c)(1) In determining the admissibility as an immigrant of an alien described in paragraph (2)-- ``(A) subsection (a)(9)(B) shall not apply; and ``(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C), (9)(A), and (9)(C) of subsection (a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any criminal offenses in violation of Federal or State law unrelated to the alien's status. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF REMOVED OR VOLUNTARILY DEPARTED ALIENS. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Patriot Parents Act''. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(n)(1) In applying this section to an alien described in paragraph (2)-- ``(A) such alien shall be deemed, for purposes of subsection (a), to have been inspected and admitted into the United States; and ``(B) in determining the alien's admissibility as an immigrant-- ``(i) paragraphs (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) shall not apply; and ``(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C), (9)(A), and (9)(C) of section 212(a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any criminal offenses in violation of Federal or State law unrelated to the alien's status. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c)(1) In determining the admissibility as an immigrant of an alien described in paragraph (2)-- ``(A) subsection (a)(9)(B) shall not apply; and ``(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C), (9)(A), and (9)(C) of subsection (a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any criminal offenses in violation of Federal or State law unrelated to the alien's status. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF REMOVED OR VOLUNTARILY DEPARTED ALIENS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that eligible aliens who were removed or permitted to depart voluntarily from the United States before the date of the enactment of this Act may apply from abroad for an immigrant visa pursuant to the amendment made by section 3. (b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Patriot Parents Act''. SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. Section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(n)(1) In applying this section to an alien described in paragraph (2)-- ``(A) such alien shall be deemed, for purposes of subsection (a), to have been inspected and admitted into the United States; and ``(B) in determining the alien's admissibility as an immigrant-- ``(i) paragraphs (6)(A), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 212(a) shall not apply; and ``(ii) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C), (9)(A), and (9)(C) of section 212(a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any criminal offenses in violation of Federal or State law unrelated to the alien's status. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c)(1) In determining the admissibility as an immigrant of an alien described in paragraph (2)-- ``(A) subsection (a)(9)(B) shall not apply; and ``(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C), (9)(A), and (9)(C) of subsection (a) if the alien establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any criminal offenses in violation of Federal or State law unrelated to the alien's status. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. SEC. 4. ELIGIBILITY OF REMOVED OR VOLUNTARILY DEPARTED ALIENS. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that eligible aliens who were removed or permitted to depart voluntarily from the United States before the date of the enactment of this Act may apply from abroad for an immigrant visa pursuant to the amendment made by section 3. (b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)). <all>

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR INADMISSIBILITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PARENTS. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the marriage to such citizen.''. b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining whether an alien is eligible to be admitted to the United States as a nonimmigrant under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall require the alien to establish to the satisfaction of each Secretary that the alien does not pose a threat to the public or to national security. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).

To render certain military parents eligible for adjustment of status, and for other purposes. ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien-- ``(A) is a parent of a United States citizen who-- ``(i) is or was serving on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or in a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; and ``(ii) if discharged or released from service in the Armed Forces, was discharged or released under honorable conditions; and ``(B) is the beneficiary of a petition for classification under section 204(a)(1)(A) as an immediate relative (as defined in section 201(b)) by reason of the parental relationship to such citizen.''. b) Nonimmigrant Admission Pending Adjudication.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State shall establish a program under which an eligible alien with a pending application made under subsection (a) may be authorized to enter the United States as a nonimmigrant to reunite with their United States citizen son or daughter during the period in which such application, and an associated application for adjustment of status, remain pending. In determining the admissibility as a nonimmigrant of an alien described in this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary, may waive the application of paragraphs (6)(C) and (9) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)).

S.3198

Finance and Financial Sector

Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create a new form for the registration of index-linked annuities to ensure that a purchaser can make a knowledgeable decision. The bill defines a registered index-linked annuity as an annuity that is deemed a security, that is registered with the SEC, and that is issued by an insurance company subject to state supervision. Furthermore, the returns of these annuities (1) are based on the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate, and (2) may be subject to a market value adjustment if amounts are withdrawn early.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act''. SEC. 2. PARITY FOR REGISTERED INDEX-LINKED ANNUITIES REGARDING REGISTRATION RULES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Securities and Exchange Commission. (2) Investment company.--The term ``investment company'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). (3) Market value adjustment.--The term ``market value adjustment'' means, with respect to a registered index-linked annuity, after an early withdrawal or contract discontinuance-- (A) an adjustment to the value of that annuity based on calculations using a predetermined formula; or (B) a change in interest rates (or other factor, as determined by the Commission) that apply to that annuity. (4) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity. (5) Registered index-linked annuity.--The term ``registered index-linked annuity'' means an annuity-- (A) that is deemed to be a security; (B) that is registered with the Commission in accordance with section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77e); (C) that is issued by an insurance company that is subject to the supervision of-- (i) the insurance commissioner or bank commissioner of any State; or (ii) any agency or officer performing like functions as a commissioner described in clause (i); (D) that is not issued by an investment company; and (E) the returns of which-- (i) are based on the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate (or a registered exchange traded fund that seeks to track the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate); and (ii) may be subject to a market value adjustment if amounts are withdrawn before the end of the period during which that market value adjustment applies. (6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). (b) Rules.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall propose, and, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prepare and finalize, new or amended rules, as appropriate, to establish a new form in accordance with paragraph (2) on which an issuer of a registered index- linked annuity may register that registered index-linked annuity, subject to conditions the Commission determines appropriate, which may include requiring the issuer to take the steps described in section 240.12h-7(e) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, with respect to the registered index-linked annuity. (2) Design of form.--In developing the form required to be established under paragraph (1), the Commission shall-- (A) design the form to ensure that a purchaser using the form receives the information necessary to make knowledgeable decisions, taking into account-- (i) the availability of information; (ii) the knowledge and sophistication of that class of purchasers; (iii) the complexity of the registered index-linked annuity; and (iv) any other factor the Commission determines appropriate; (B) engage in investor testing; and (C) incorporate the results of the testing required under subparagraph (B) in the design of the form, with the goal of ensuring that key information is conveyed in terms that a purchaser is able to understand. (c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (2) Preparation.--A registration described in paragraph (1) shall be prepared pursuant to applicable provisions of the form described in that paragraph. (3) Termination.--This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b). (d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to-- (1) limit the authority of the Commission to-- (A) determine the information to be requested in the form described in subsection (b); or (B) extend the eligibility for the form described in subsection (b) to a product that is similar to, but is not, a registered index-linked annuity; or (2) preempt any State law, regulation, rule, or order. Passed the Senate December 6, 2022. Attest: Secretary. 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3198 _______________________________________________________________________

Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act

A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes.

Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act

Sen. Smith, Tina

D

MN

This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create a new form for the registration of index-linked annuities to ensure that a purchaser can make a knowledgeable decision. The bill defines a registered index-linked annuity as an annuity that is deemed a security, that is registered with the SEC, and that is issued by an insurance company subject to state supervision. Furthermore, the returns of these annuities (1) are based on the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate, and (2) may be subject to a market value adjustment if amounts are withdrawn early.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act''. SEC. 2. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Securities and Exchange Commission. (2) Investment company.--The term ``investment company'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). (4) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity. 77e); (C) that is issued by an insurance company that is subject to the supervision of-- (i) the insurance commissioner or bank commissioner of any State; or (ii) any agency or officer performing like functions as a commissioner described in clause (i); (D) that is not issued by an investment company; and (E) the returns of which-- (i) are based on the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate (or a registered exchange traded fund that seeks to track the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate); and (ii) may be subject to a market value adjustment if amounts are withdrawn before the end of the period during which that market value adjustment applies. 77b(a)). (2) Design of form.--In developing the form required to be established under paragraph (1), the Commission shall-- (A) design the form to ensure that a purchaser using the form receives the information necessary to make knowledgeable decisions, taking into account-- (i) the availability of information; (ii) the knowledge and sophistication of that class of purchasers; (iii) the complexity of the registered index-linked annuity; and (iv) any other factor the Commission determines appropriate; (B) engage in investor testing; and (C) incorporate the results of the testing required under subparagraph (B) in the design of the form, with the goal of ensuring that key information is conveyed in terms that a purchaser is able to understand. (c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (3) Termination.--This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b). Passed the Senate December 6, 2022. Attest: Secretary. 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3198 _______________________________________________________________________

SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act''. 2. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Securities and Exchange Commission. (2) Investment company.--The term ``investment company'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. (4) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity. 77e); (C) that is issued by an insurance company that is subject to the supervision of-- (i) the insurance commissioner or bank commissioner of any State; or (ii) any agency or officer performing like functions as a commissioner described in clause (i); (D) that is not issued by an investment company; and (E) the returns of which-- (i) are based on the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate (or a registered exchange traded fund that seeks to track the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate); and (ii) may be subject to a market value adjustment if amounts are withdrawn before the end of the period during which that market value adjustment applies. (c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (3) Termination.--This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b). Passed the Senate December 6, 2022. 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3198 _______________________________________________________________________

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act''. SEC. 2. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Securities and Exchange Commission. (2) Investment company.--The term ``investment company'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). (3) Market value adjustment.--The term ``market value adjustment'' means, with respect to a registered index-linked annuity, after an early withdrawal or contract discontinuance-- (A) an adjustment to the value of that annuity based on calculations using a predetermined formula; or (B) a change in interest rates (or other factor, as determined by the Commission) that apply to that annuity. (4) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity. (5) Registered index-linked annuity.--The term ``registered index-linked annuity'' means an annuity-- (A) that is deemed to be a security; (B) that is registered with the Commission in accordance with section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77e); (C) that is issued by an insurance company that is subject to the supervision of-- (i) the insurance commissioner or bank commissioner of any State; or (ii) any agency or officer performing like functions as a commissioner described in clause (i); (D) that is not issued by an investment company; and (E) the returns of which-- (i) are based on the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate (or a registered exchange traded fund that seeks to track the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate); and (ii) may be subject to a market value adjustment if amounts are withdrawn before the end of the period during which that market value adjustment applies. 77b(a)). (2) Design of form.--In developing the form required to be established under paragraph (1), the Commission shall-- (A) design the form to ensure that a purchaser using the form receives the information necessary to make knowledgeable decisions, taking into account-- (i) the availability of information; (ii) the knowledge and sophistication of that class of purchasers; (iii) the complexity of the registered index-linked annuity; and (iv) any other factor the Commission determines appropriate; (B) engage in investor testing; and (C) incorporate the results of the testing required under subparagraph (B) in the design of the form, with the goal of ensuring that key information is conveyed in terms that a purchaser is able to understand. (c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (2) Preparation.--A registration described in paragraph (1) shall be prepared pursuant to applicable provisions of the form described in that paragraph. (3) Termination.--This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b). (d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to-- (1) limit the authority of the Commission to-- (A) determine the information to be requested in the form described in subsection (b); or (B) extend the eligibility for the form described in subsection (b) to a product that is similar to, but is not, a registered index-linked annuity; or (2) preempt any State law, regulation, rule, or order. Passed the Senate December 6, 2022. Attest: Secretary. 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3198 _______________________________________________________________________

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act''. SEC. 2. PARITY FOR REGISTERED INDEX-LINKED ANNUITIES REGARDING REGISTRATION RULES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Securities and Exchange Commission. (2) Investment company.--The term ``investment company'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). (3) Market value adjustment.--The term ``market value adjustment'' means, with respect to a registered index-linked annuity, after an early withdrawal or contract discontinuance-- (A) an adjustment to the value of that annuity based on calculations using a predetermined formula; or (B) a change in interest rates (or other factor, as determined by the Commission) that apply to that annuity. (4) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity. (5) Registered index-linked annuity.--The term ``registered index-linked annuity'' means an annuity-- (A) that is deemed to be a security; (B) that is registered with the Commission in accordance with section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77e); (C) that is issued by an insurance company that is subject to the supervision of-- (i) the insurance commissioner or bank commissioner of any State; or (ii) any agency or officer performing like functions as a commissioner described in clause (i); (D) that is not issued by an investment company; and (E) the returns of which-- (i) are based on the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate (or a registered exchange traded fund that seeks to track the performance of a specified benchmark index or rate); and (ii) may be subject to a market value adjustment if amounts are withdrawn before the end of the period during which that market value adjustment applies. (6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). (b) Rules.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall propose, and, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prepare and finalize, new or amended rules, as appropriate, to establish a new form in accordance with paragraph (2) on which an issuer of a registered index- linked annuity may register that registered index-linked annuity, subject to conditions the Commission determines appropriate, which may include requiring the issuer to take the steps described in section 240.12h-7(e) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, with respect to the registered index-linked annuity. (2) Design of form.--In developing the form required to be established under paragraph (1), the Commission shall-- (A) design the form to ensure that a purchaser using the form receives the information necessary to make knowledgeable decisions, taking into account-- (i) the availability of information; (ii) the knowledge and sophistication of that class of purchasers; (iii) the complexity of the registered index-linked annuity; and (iv) any other factor the Commission determines appropriate; (B) engage in investor testing; and (C) incorporate the results of the testing required under subparagraph (B) in the design of the form, with the goal of ensuring that key information is conveyed in terms that a purchaser is able to understand. (c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (2) Preparation.--A registration described in paragraph (1) shall be prepared pursuant to applicable provisions of the form described in that paragraph. (3) Termination.--This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b). (d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to-- (1) limit the authority of the Commission to-- (A) determine the information to be requested in the form described in subsection (b); or (B) extend the eligibility for the form described in subsection (b) to a product that is similar to, but is not, a registered index-linked annuity; or (2) preempt any State law, regulation, rule, or order. Passed the Senate December 6, 2022. Attest: Secretary. 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3198 _______________________________________________________________________

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. 5) Registered index-linked annuity.--The term ``registered index-linked annuity'' means an annuity-- (A) that is deemed to be a security; (B) that is registered with the Commission in accordance with section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). (c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ( d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to-- (1) limit the authority of the Commission to-- (A) determine the information to be requested in the form described in subsection (b); or (B) extend the eligibility for the form described in subsection (b) to a product that is similar to, but is not, a registered index-linked annuity; or (2) preempt any State law, regulation, rule, or order.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. 4) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity. ( (6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). ( c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ( (3) Termination.--This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b). ( Passed the Senate December 6, 2022.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. 4) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity. ( (6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). ( c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ( (3) Termination.--This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b). ( Passed the Senate December 6, 2022.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. 5) Registered index-linked annuity.--The term ``registered index-linked annuity'' means an annuity-- (A) that is deemed to be a security; (B) that is registered with the Commission in accordance with section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). (c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ( d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to-- (1) limit the authority of the Commission to-- (A) determine the information to be requested in the form described in subsection (b); or (B) extend the eligibility for the form described in subsection (b) to a product that is similar to, but is not, a registered index-linked annuity; or (2) preempt any State law, regulation, rule, or order.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. 4) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity. ( (6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). ( c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ( (3) Termination.--This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b). ( Passed the Senate December 6, 2022.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. 5) Registered index-linked annuity.--The term ``registered index-linked annuity'' means an annuity-- (A) that is deemed to be a security; (B) that is registered with the Commission in accordance with section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). (c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ( d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to-- (1) limit the authority of the Commission to-- (A) determine the information to be requested in the form described in subsection (b); or (B) extend the eligibility for the form described in subsection (b) to a product that is similar to, but is not, a registered index-linked annuity; or (2) preempt any State law, regulation, rule, or order.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. 4) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity. ( (6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). ( c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ( (3) Termination.--This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b). ( Passed the Senate December 6, 2022.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. 5) Registered index-linked annuity.--The term ``registered index-linked annuity'' means an annuity-- (A) that is deemed to be a security; (B) that is registered with the Commission in accordance with section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). (c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ( d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to-- (1) limit the authority of the Commission to-- (A) determine the information to be requested in the form described in subsection (b); or (B) extend the eligibility for the form described in subsection (b) to a product that is similar to, but is not, a registered index-linked annuity; or (2) preempt any State law, regulation, rule, or order.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. 4) Purchaser.--The term ``purchaser'' means a purchaser of a registered index-linked annuity. ( (6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). ( c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ( (3) Termination.--This subsection shall terminate upon the establishment by the Commission of the form described in subsection (b). ( Passed the Senate December 6, 2022.

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable issuers of index-linked annuities to register on a form tailored specifically to registered index-linked annuities, and for other purposes. 5) Registered index-linked annuity.--The term ``registered index-linked annuity'' means an annuity-- (A) that is deemed to be a security; (B) that is registered with the Commission in accordance with section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 6) Security.--The term ``security'' has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)). (c) Treatment if Rules Not Prepared and Finalized in a Timely Manner.-- (1) In general.--If, as of the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission has failed to prepare and finalize the rules required under subsection (b)(1), any registered index-linked annuity may be registered on the form described in section 239.17b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. ( d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to-- (1) limit the authority of the Commission to-- (A) determine the information to be requested in the form described in subsection (b); or (B) extend the eligibility for the form described in subsection (b) to a product that is similar to, but is not, a registered index-linked annuity; or (2) preempt any State law, regulation, rule, or order.

H.R.6757

Health

Insulin Savings for Patients Act This bill requires 100% of negotiated price concessions for covered insulin products under the Medicare prescription drug benefit to be reflected at the point of sale by 2024. The Government Accountability Office must annually report on the effects of the bill's implementation, including with respect to insulin prices.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Insulin Savings for Patients Act''. SEC. 2. NEGOTIATED PRICE CONCESSIONS FOR INSULIN AT POINT-OF-SALE UNDER PART D OF MEDICARE PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(d)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Under'' and inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (D), under''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) Negotiated price concessions for insulin at point-of-sale.-- ``(i) In general.--For drugs dispensed in plan year 2022 or a subsequent plan year, the minimum percentage described in clause (ii) for such plan year of price concessions negotiated between manufacturers and a prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan (or any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any such prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan) and taken into account under subparagraph (B) in determining negotiated prices for the plan year for covered part D drugs that are insulin provided under such a plan shall be provided to enrollees of such a plan at pharmacies or by mail order service at the point-of-sale of such drugs. ``(ii) Amount of price concession.--For purposes of clause (i), and subject to clause (iii), the minimum percentage described in this clause is-- ``(I) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2022, 50 percent; ``(II) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2023, 75 percent; and ``(III) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2024 or a subsequent plan year, 100 percent. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. Any percentage specified pursuant to the authority of the previous sentence for a plan year that would be less than the percentage otherwise described in clause (ii) for the plan year may only be applied if such reduction in percentage is justified as a benefit to individuals enrolled under this title.''. (b) Inclusion of Information in Bid Submission.--Section 1860D- 11(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-11(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Point-of-sale price concessions for insulin.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an estimate of the aggregate price concessions for all insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''. (c) GAO Study and Report on Insulin Pricing.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall-- (1) conduct a study on the effects of the implementation of the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D- 2(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(d)(1)), as added by subsection (a), including an analysis of-- (A) trends in the list and net prices of insulin for qualified prescription drug coverage offered by a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title; (B) savings on insulin for individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title; (C) trends in out-of-pocket costs for individuals enrolled in such plans, as compared to individuals enrolled in a group health plan (as defined in section 2791(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(a)), a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, or a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange established under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18001 et seq.); and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. (d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''. <all>

Insulin Savings for Patients Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes.

Insulin Savings for Patients Act

Rep. Burgess, Michael C.

R

TX

This bill requires 100% of negotiated price concessions for covered insulin products under the Medicare prescription drug benefit to be reflected at the point of sale by 2024. The Government Accountability Office must annually report on the effects of the bill's implementation, including with respect to insulin prices.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Insulin Savings for Patients Act''. SEC. 2. 1395w-102(d)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Under'' and inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (D), under''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) Negotiated price concessions for insulin at point-of-sale.-- ``(i) In general.--For drugs dispensed in plan year 2022 or a subsequent plan year, the minimum percentage described in clause (ii) for such plan year of price concessions negotiated between manufacturers and a prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan (or any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any such prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan) and taken into account under subparagraph (B) in determining negotiated prices for the plan year for covered part D drugs that are insulin provided under such a plan shall be provided to enrollees of such a plan at pharmacies or by mail order service at the point-of-sale of such drugs. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. (b) Inclusion of Information in Bid Submission.--Section 1860D- 11(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(a)), a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, or a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange established under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18001 et seq. ); and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. (d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Insulin Savings for Patients Act''. SEC. 2. 1395w-102(d)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Under'' and inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (D), under''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) Negotiated price concessions for insulin at point-of-sale.-- ``(i) In general.--For drugs dispensed in plan year 2022 or a subsequent plan year, the minimum percentage described in clause (ii) for such plan year of price concessions negotiated between manufacturers and a prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan (or any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any such prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan) and taken into account under subparagraph (B) in determining negotiated prices for the plan year for covered part D drugs that are insulin provided under such a plan shall be provided to enrollees of such a plan at pharmacies or by mail order service at the point-of-sale of such drugs. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. 18001 et seq. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. (d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Insulin Savings for Patients Act''. SEC. 2. 1395w-102(d)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Under'' and inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (D), under''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) Negotiated price concessions for insulin at point-of-sale.-- ``(i) In general.--For drugs dispensed in plan year 2022 or a subsequent plan year, the minimum percentage described in clause (ii) for such plan year of price concessions negotiated between manufacturers and a prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan (or any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any such prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan) and taken into account under subparagraph (B) in determining negotiated prices for the plan year for covered part D drugs that are insulin provided under such a plan shall be provided to enrollees of such a plan at pharmacies or by mail order service at the point-of-sale of such drugs. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. Any percentage specified pursuant to the authority of the previous sentence for a plan year that would be less than the percentage otherwise described in clause (ii) for the plan year may only be applied if such reduction in percentage is justified as a benefit to individuals enrolled under this title.''. (b) Inclusion of Information in Bid Submission.--Section 1860D- 11(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-11(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Point-of-sale price concessions for insulin.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an estimate of the aggregate price concessions for all insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''. (c) GAO Study and Report on Insulin Pricing.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall-- (1) conduct a study on the effects of the implementation of the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D- 2(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(a)), a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, or a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange established under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18001 et seq. ); and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. (d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Insulin Savings for Patients Act''. SEC. 2. NEGOTIATED PRICE CONCESSIONS FOR INSULIN AT POINT-OF-SALE UNDER PART D OF MEDICARE PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(d)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Under'' and inserting ``Subject to subparagraph (D), under''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(D) Negotiated price concessions for insulin at point-of-sale.-- ``(i) In general.--For drugs dispensed in plan year 2022 or a subsequent plan year, the minimum percentage described in clause (ii) for such plan year of price concessions negotiated between manufacturers and a prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan (or any entity that provides pharmacy benefits management services under a contract with any such prescription drug plan or MA-PD plan) and taken into account under subparagraph (B) in determining negotiated prices for the plan year for covered part D drugs that are insulin provided under such a plan shall be provided to enrollees of such a plan at pharmacies or by mail order service at the point-of-sale of such drugs. ``(ii) Amount of price concession.--For purposes of clause (i), and subject to clause (iii), the minimum percentage described in this clause is-- ``(I) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2022, 50 percent; ``(II) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2023, 75 percent; and ``(III) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2024 or a subsequent plan year, 100 percent. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. Any percentage specified pursuant to the authority of the previous sentence for a plan year that would be less than the percentage otherwise described in clause (ii) for the plan year may only be applied if such reduction in percentage is justified as a benefit to individuals enrolled under this title.''. (b) Inclusion of Information in Bid Submission.--Section 1860D- 11(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-11(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Point-of-sale price concessions for insulin.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an estimate of the aggregate price concessions for all insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''. (c) GAO Study and Report on Insulin Pricing.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall-- (1) conduct a study on the effects of the implementation of the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D- 2(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-102(d)(1)), as added by subsection (a), including an analysis of-- (A) trends in the list and net prices of insulin for qualified prescription drug coverage offered by a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title; (B) savings on insulin for individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title; (C) trends in out-of-pocket costs for individuals enrolled in such plans, as compared to individuals enrolled in a group health plan (as defined in section 2791(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-91(a)), a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act, or a qualified health plan offered through an Exchange established under title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18001 et seq.); and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. (d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''. <all>

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. ``(ii) Amount of price concession.--For purposes of clause (i), and subject to clause (iii), the minimum percentage described in this clause is-- ``(I) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2022, 50 percent; ``(II) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2023, 75 percent; and ``(III) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2024 or a subsequent plan year, 100 percent. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. Any percentage specified pursuant to the authority of the previous sentence for a plan year that would be less than the percentage otherwise described in clause (ii) for the plan year may only be applied if such reduction in percentage is justified as a benefit to individuals enrolled under this title.''. ( ); and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. ( d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. ``(ii) Amount of price concession.--For purposes of clause (i), and subject to clause (iii), the minimum percentage described in this clause is-- ``(I) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2022, 50 percent; ``(II) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2023, 75 percent; and ``(III) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2024 or a subsequent plan year, 100 percent. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. b) Inclusion of Information in Bid Submission.--Section 1860D- 11(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-11(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Point-of-sale price concessions for insulin.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an estimate of the aggregate price concessions for all insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''. ( and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. ( d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. ``(ii) Amount of price concession.--For purposes of clause (i), and subject to clause (iii), the minimum percentage described in this clause is-- ``(I) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2022, 50 percent; ``(II) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2023, 75 percent; and ``(III) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2024 or a subsequent plan year, 100 percent. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. b) Inclusion of Information in Bid Submission.--Section 1860D- 11(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-11(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Point-of-sale price concessions for insulin.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an estimate of the aggregate price concessions for all insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''. ( and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. ( d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. ``(ii) Amount of price concession.--For purposes of clause (i), and subject to clause (iii), the minimum percentage described in this clause is-- ``(I) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2022, 50 percent; ``(II) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2023, 75 percent; and ``(III) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2024 or a subsequent plan year, 100 percent. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. Any percentage specified pursuant to the authority of the previous sentence for a plan year that would be less than the percentage otherwise described in clause (ii) for the plan year may only be applied if such reduction in percentage is justified as a benefit to individuals enrolled under this title.''. ( ); and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. ( d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. ``(ii) Amount of price concession.--For purposes of clause (i), and subject to clause (iii), the minimum percentage described in this clause is-- ``(I) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2022, 50 percent; ``(II) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2023, 75 percent; and ``(III) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2024 or a subsequent plan year, 100 percent. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. b) Inclusion of Information in Bid Submission.--Section 1860D- 11(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-11(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Point-of-sale price concessions for insulin.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an estimate of the aggregate price concessions for all insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''. ( and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. ( d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. ``(ii) Amount of price concession.--For purposes of clause (i), and subject to clause (iii), the minimum percentage described in this clause is-- ``(I) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2022, 50 percent; ``(II) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2023, 75 percent; and ``(III) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2024 or a subsequent plan year, 100 percent. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. Any percentage specified pursuant to the authority of the previous sentence for a plan year that would be less than the percentage otherwise described in clause (ii) for the plan year may only be applied if such reduction in percentage is justified as a benefit to individuals enrolled under this title.''. ( ); and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. ( d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. ``(ii) Amount of price concession.--For purposes of clause (i), and subject to clause (iii), the minimum percentage described in this clause is-- ``(I) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2022, 50 percent; ``(II) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2023, 75 percent; and ``(III) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2024 or a subsequent plan year, 100 percent. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. b) Inclusion of Information in Bid Submission.--Section 1860D- 11(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-11(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Point-of-sale price concessions for insulin.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an estimate of the aggregate price concessions for all insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''. ( and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. ( d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1860D-2(d)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. ``(ii) Amount of price concession.--For purposes of clause (i), and subject to clause (iii), the minimum percentage described in this clause is-- ``(I) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2022, 50 percent; ``(II) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2023, 75 percent; and ``(III) for drugs dispensed in plan year 2024 or a subsequent plan year, 100 percent. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. Any percentage specified pursuant to the authority of the previous sentence for a plan year that would be less than the percentage otherwise described in clause (ii) for the plan year may only be applied if such reduction in percentage is justified as a benefit to individuals enrolled under this title.''. ( ); and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. ( d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. b) Inclusion of Information in Bid Submission.--Section 1860D- 11(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-11(b)(2)) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: ``(F) Point-of-sale price concessions for insulin.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, an estimate of the aggregate price concessions for all insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year.''. ( 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year. ''.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish under the Medicare prescription drug program a minimum amount of price concessions for insulin to be passed through to beneficiaries at the point-of-sale, and for other purposes. ``(iii) Modification of minimum percentage.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, the Secretary may, through notice and comment rulemaking, specify a percentage other than the percentage described in clause (ii) for a plan year, except that in specifying such percentage the Secretary shall not specify a percentage that is less than 50 percent of the negotiated price concession for such plan year. ( ); and (D) approval and market entry of biosimilar insulin under section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262); and (2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means in the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Finance in the Senate, a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1), with recommendations on how to enhance the access of individuals enrolled in a prescription drug plan under part D of the Social Security Act or an MA-PD plan under part C of such title to lower out-of- pocket costs for insulin. ( d) Transparency.--Section 1860D-1(c)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: ``(C) Additional information.--For plan year 2022 and each subsequent plan year, such information referred to in paragraph (2)(A) shall also include, for a plan year, information regarding the requirement described in subparagraph (D) of section 1860D-2(d)(1) with respect to insulin negotiated by the plan for such plan year. ''.

H.R.6777

International Affairs

Supplying Ukraine with Provisions to Protect against Ongoing Russian Threats Act or the SUPPORT Act This bill states that it is U.S. policy to take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukraine's efforts to reassert control of its territory and defend its sovereignty in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, including by providing lethal and nonlethal assistance and sharing intelligence. The bill also requires the Department of Defense to report to Congress a plan for providing such support to a Ukrainian insurgency. The National Intelligence Council must produce an intelligence community assessment relating to Russia's gray zone activities and assets. (Under this bill, a gray zone activity is an activity to advance a foreign state's interests that (1) falls between ordinary statecraft and open warfare, (2) is designed to maximize the advancement of such interests without provoking a U.S. kinetic military response, and (3) falls on a spectrum ranging from covert adversary operations to open adversary operations.

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supplying Ukraine with Provisions to Protect against Ongoing Russian Threats Act'' or the ``SUPPORT Act''. SEC. 2. UKRAINE ANTI-RUSSIAN INSURGENCY. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) it is in the national security interests of the United States to support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and to continue and deepen the security partnership between the United States and Ukraine; (2) aggression and malign influence by Russia and its proxies in Ukraine are a threat to the sovereignty and democratic government of Ukraine; (3) coordination by the United States with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and members of the international community can help strengthen the opposition to the efforts of Russia to further encroach on the territorial sovereignty and right to self-determination of Ukraine; (4) Congress supports efforts to resolve the crisis diplomatically, without compromising on the principles on which the NATO alliance and European security rest; and (5) Congress believes that the principle that nations may not change borders by force is central to the post-World War II international order. (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that, in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the United States will take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukrainian efforts to reassert control of its territory, expel an invading foreign force, and defend its sovereignty. These steps include supporting a Ukrainian insurgency with lethal and nonlethal assistance, and intelligence sharing, with the aim of imposing grave costs on Russia for actions threatening international peace and security. (c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. (2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary. (d) Intelligence Community Assessment Regarding Russian Gray Zone Assets.-- (1) Intelligence community assessment.--The Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall produce an intelligence community assessment that contains-- (A) a description of the gray zone assets of Russia; (B) an identification of any opportunities to hold such gray zone assets at risk, as a method of influencing the behavior of Russia; and (C) an assessment of the risks and potential benefits, with respect to the interests of the United States, that may result from the seizure of such gray zone assets to hold the assets at risk. (2) Considerations.--In identifying opportunities to hold a gray zone asset of Russia at risk under paragraph (1)(B), the National Intelligence Council shall consider the following: (A) The effect on civilians of holding the gray zone asset at risk. (B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. (C) The likelihood that holding the gray zone asset at risk will influence the behavior of Russia. (D) The likelihood that holding the gray asset at risk, or degrading the asset, will affect any attempt of Russia to use force to change existing borders or undermine the political independence or territorial integrity of any State, including Ukraine. (E) Such other factors as the National Intelligence Council may determine appropriate. (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. (4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). (5) Form.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) Gray zone activity.--The term ``gray zone activity'' has the meaning given that term in section 708(b) of H.R. 5412 of the 117th Congress, as reported by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives on October 28, 2021. (3) Gray zone asset.--The term ``gray zone asset''-- (A) means an entity or proxy that is controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign adversary of the United States and is used by such foreign adversary in connection with a gray zone activity; and (B) includes a State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary that is so used. (4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). <all>

SUPPORT Act

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes.

SUPPORT Act Supplying Ukraine with Provisions to Protect against Ongoing Russian Threats Act

Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja

D

IL

This bill states that it is U.S. policy to take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukraine's efforts to reassert control of its territory and defend its sovereignty in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, including by providing lethal and nonlethal assistance and sharing intelligence. The bill also requires the Department of Defense to report to Congress a plan for providing such support to a Ukrainian insurgency. The National Intelligence Council must produce an intelligence community assessment relating to Russia's gray zone activities and assets. (Under this bill, a gray zone activity is an activity to advance a foreign state's interests that (1) falls between ordinary statecraft and open warfare, (2) is designed to maximize the advancement of such interests without provoking a U.S. kinetic military response, and (3) falls on a spectrum ranging from covert adversary operations to open adversary operations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supplying Ukraine with Provisions to Protect against Ongoing Russian Threats Act'' or the ``SUPPORT Act''. SEC. 2. UKRAINE ANTI-RUSSIAN INSURGENCY. (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that, in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the United States will take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukrainian efforts to reassert control of its territory, expel an invading foreign force, and defend its sovereignty. These steps include supporting a Ukrainian insurgency with lethal and nonlethal assistance, and intelligence sharing, with the aim of imposing grave costs on Russia for actions threatening international peace and security. (c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. (2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary. (B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. (C) The likelihood that holding the gray zone asset at risk will influence the behavior of Russia. (E) Such other factors as the National Intelligence Council may determine appropriate. (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 3003).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supplying Ukraine with Provisions to Protect against Ongoing Russian Threats Act'' or the ``SUPPORT Act''. SEC. 2. UKRAINE ANTI-RUSSIAN INSURGENCY. (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that, in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the United States will take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukrainian efforts to reassert control of its territory, expel an invading foreign force, and defend its sovereignty. These steps include supporting a Ukrainian insurgency with lethal and nonlethal assistance, and intelligence sharing, with the aim of imposing grave costs on Russia for actions threatening international peace and security. (2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary. (C) The likelihood that holding the gray zone asset at risk will influence the behavior of Russia. (E) Such other factors as the National Intelligence Council may determine appropriate. (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 3003).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supplying Ukraine with Provisions to Protect against Ongoing Russian Threats Act'' or the ``SUPPORT Act''. SEC. 2. UKRAINE ANTI-RUSSIAN INSURGENCY. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) it is in the national security interests of the United States to support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and to continue and deepen the security partnership between the United States and Ukraine; (2) aggression and malign influence by Russia and its proxies in Ukraine are a threat to the sovereignty and democratic government of Ukraine; (3) coordination by the United States with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and members of the international community can help strengthen the opposition to the efforts of Russia to further encroach on the territorial sovereignty and right to self-determination of Ukraine; (4) Congress supports efforts to resolve the crisis diplomatically, without compromising on the principles on which the NATO alliance and European security rest; and (5) Congress believes that the principle that nations may not change borders by force is central to the post-World War II international order. (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that, in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the United States will take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukrainian efforts to reassert control of its territory, expel an invading foreign force, and defend its sovereignty. These steps include supporting a Ukrainian insurgency with lethal and nonlethal assistance, and intelligence sharing, with the aim of imposing grave costs on Russia for actions threatening international peace and security. (c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. (2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary. (2) Considerations.--In identifying opportunities to hold a gray zone asset of Russia at risk under paragraph (1)(B), the National Intelligence Council shall consider the following: (A) The effect on civilians of holding the gray zone asset at risk. (B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. (C) The likelihood that holding the gray zone asset at risk will influence the behavior of Russia. (E) Such other factors as the National Intelligence Council may determine appropriate. (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) Gray zone activity.--The term ``gray zone activity'' has the meaning given that term in section 708(b) of H.R. 5412 of the 117th Congress, as reported by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives on October 28, 2021. (3) Gray zone asset.--The term ``gray zone asset''-- (A) means an entity or proxy that is controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign adversary of the United States and is used by such foreign adversary in connection with a gray zone activity; and (B) includes a State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary that is so used. 3003).

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Supplying Ukraine with Provisions to Protect against Ongoing Russian Threats Act'' or the ``SUPPORT Act''. SEC. 2. UKRAINE ANTI-RUSSIAN INSURGENCY. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) it is in the national security interests of the United States to support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and to continue and deepen the security partnership between the United States and Ukraine; (2) aggression and malign influence by Russia and its proxies in Ukraine are a threat to the sovereignty and democratic government of Ukraine; (3) coordination by the United States with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and members of the international community can help strengthen the opposition to the efforts of Russia to further encroach on the territorial sovereignty and right to self-determination of Ukraine; (4) Congress supports efforts to resolve the crisis diplomatically, without compromising on the principles on which the NATO alliance and European security rest; and (5) Congress believes that the principle that nations may not change borders by force is central to the post-World War II international order. (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that, in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the United States will take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukrainian efforts to reassert control of its territory, expel an invading foreign force, and defend its sovereignty. These steps include supporting a Ukrainian insurgency with lethal and nonlethal assistance, and intelligence sharing, with the aim of imposing grave costs on Russia for actions threatening international peace and security. (c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. (2) Form.--The report under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified form, but if so submitted shall include an unclassified executive summary. (d) Intelligence Community Assessment Regarding Russian Gray Zone Assets.-- (1) Intelligence community assessment.--The Director of National Intelligence, acting through the National Intelligence Council, shall produce an intelligence community assessment that contains-- (A) a description of the gray zone assets of Russia; (B) an identification of any opportunities to hold such gray zone assets at risk, as a method of influencing the behavior of Russia; and (C) an assessment of the risks and potential benefits, with respect to the interests of the United States, that may result from the seizure of such gray zone assets to hold the assets at risk. (2) Considerations.--In identifying opportunities to hold a gray zone asset of Russia at risk under paragraph (1)(B), the National Intelligence Council shall consider the following: (A) The effect on civilians of holding the gray zone asset at risk. (B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. (C) The likelihood that holding the gray zone asset at risk will influence the behavior of Russia. (D) The likelihood that holding the gray asset at risk, or degrading the asset, will affect any attempt of Russia to use force to change existing borders or undermine the political independence or territorial integrity of any State, including Ukraine. (E) Such other factors as the National Intelligence Council may determine appropriate. (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. (4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). (5) Form.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. (e) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and (B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. (2) Gray zone activity.--The term ``gray zone activity'' has the meaning given that term in section 708(b) of H.R. 5412 of the 117th Congress, as reported by the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives on October 28, 2021. (3) Gray zone asset.--The term ``gray zone asset''-- (A) means an entity or proxy that is controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign adversary of the United States and is used by such foreign adversary in connection with a gray zone activity; and (B) includes a State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary that is so used. (4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). <all>

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. UKRAINE ANTI-RUSSIAN INSURGENCY. ( (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that, in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the United States will take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukrainian efforts to reassert control of its territory, expel an invading foreign force, and defend its sovereignty. c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. ( 2) Considerations.--In identifying opportunities to hold a gray zone asset of Russia at risk under paragraph (1)(B), the National Intelligence Council shall consider the following: (A) The effect on civilians of holding the gray zone asset at risk. ( B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. ( (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. ( 4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). ( (3) Gray zone asset.--The term ``gray zone asset''-- (A) means an entity or proxy that is controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign adversary of the United States and is used by such foreign adversary in connection with a gray zone activity; and (B) includes a State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary that is so used. ( 4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. These steps include supporting a Ukrainian insurgency with lethal and nonlethal assistance, and intelligence sharing, with the aim of imposing grave costs on Russia for actions threatening international peace and security. (c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. ( B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. ( (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. ( 4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). (

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. These steps include supporting a Ukrainian insurgency with lethal and nonlethal assistance, and intelligence sharing, with the aim of imposing grave costs on Russia for actions threatening international peace and security. (c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. ( B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. ( (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. ( 4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). (

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. UKRAINE ANTI-RUSSIAN INSURGENCY. ( (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that, in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the United States will take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukrainian efforts to reassert control of its territory, expel an invading foreign force, and defend its sovereignty. c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. ( 2) Considerations.--In identifying opportunities to hold a gray zone asset of Russia at risk under paragraph (1)(B), the National Intelligence Council shall consider the following: (A) The effect on civilians of holding the gray zone asset at risk. ( B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. ( (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. ( 4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). ( (3) Gray zone asset.--The term ``gray zone asset''-- (A) means an entity or proxy that is controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign adversary of the United States and is used by such foreign adversary in connection with a gray zone activity; and (B) includes a State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary that is so used. ( 4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. These steps include supporting a Ukrainian insurgency with lethal and nonlethal assistance, and intelligence sharing, with the aim of imposing grave costs on Russia for actions threatening international peace and security. (c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. ( B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. ( (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. ( 4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). (

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. UKRAINE ANTI-RUSSIAN INSURGENCY. ( (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that, in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the United States will take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukrainian efforts to reassert control of its territory, expel an invading foreign force, and defend its sovereignty. c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. ( 2) Considerations.--In identifying opportunities to hold a gray zone asset of Russia at risk under paragraph (1)(B), the National Intelligence Council shall consider the following: (A) The effect on civilians of holding the gray zone asset at risk. ( B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. ( (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. ( 4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). ( (3) Gray zone asset.--The term ``gray zone asset''-- (A) means an entity or proxy that is controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign adversary of the United States and is used by such foreign adversary in connection with a gray zone activity; and (B) includes a State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary that is so used. ( 4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. These steps include supporting a Ukrainian insurgency with lethal and nonlethal assistance, and intelligence sharing, with the aim of imposing grave costs on Russia for actions threatening international peace and security. (c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. ( B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. ( (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. ( 4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). (

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. UKRAINE ANTI-RUSSIAN INSURGENCY. ( (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that, in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the United States will take necessary and appropriate steps to support Ukrainian efforts to reassert control of its territory, expel an invading foreign force, and defend its sovereignty. c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. ( 2) Considerations.--In identifying opportunities to hold a gray zone asset of Russia at risk under paragraph (1)(B), the National Intelligence Council shall consider the following: (A) The effect on civilians of holding the gray zone asset at risk. ( B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. ( (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. ( 4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). ( (3) Gray zone asset.--The term ``gray zone asset''-- (A) means an entity or proxy that is controlled, in whole or in part, by a foreign adversary of the United States and is used by such foreign adversary in connection with a gray zone activity; and (B) includes a State-owned enterprise of a foreign adversary that is so used. ( 4) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. These steps include supporting a Ukrainian insurgency with lethal and nonlethal assistance, and intelligence sharing, with the aim of imposing grave costs on Russia for actions threatening international peace and security. (c) Report.-- (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination with any other official the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing a plan for providing support described in subsection (b) to a Ukrainian insurgency, including with respect to funding, weapons, partner contributions, intelligence sharing, and type of systems to be deployed, and means of insertion. ( B) The extent to which the gray zone asset is substantially State-owned or substantially controlled by Russia. ( (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. ( 4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). (

To establish the policy of the United States with respect to supporting an insurgency in Ukraine in the event of an invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and for other purposes. 2) Considerations.--In identifying opportunities to hold a gray zone asset of Russia at risk under paragraph (1)(B), the National Intelligence Council shall consider the following: (A) The effect on civilians of holding the gray zone asset at risk. ( ( (3) Appendix.--The intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1) shall include an appendix that contains a list of the categories of gray zone assets of Russia, with specific examples of-- (A) gray zone assets in each category; and (B) for each such gray zone asset listed, the ways in which Russia uses the asset to advance its gray zone activities. ( 4) Submission.--The Director, consistent with the protection of sources and methods, shall submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate the intelligence community assessment under paragraph (1). ( (

H.R.8951

Immigration

Ending Catch and Release Act of 2022 This bill changes the treatment of certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) without lawful immigration status, including by prohibiting the release of asylum seekers into the United States while their cases are pending. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may not (with some exceptions) release an individual who is not clearly entitled to admission into the United States while the individual's case is pending, even if the individual is an asylum seeker. DHS may instead detain the individual or return the individual to a neighboring country in certain situations. The bill also expands expedited removal from the United States (i.e., removal without further hearing or review) to include individuals present in the United States without being admitted, with certain exceptions. Under current law, individuals are subject to expedited removal if they lack proper documentation or obtained an immigration benefit through fraud; such individuals are still subject to expedited removal under the bill. The bill also modifies the standard for establishing a credible fear of persecution to avoid expedited removal. Generally, an asylum seeker may avoid expedited removal if an asylum officer finds such a credible fear. Under this bill, an officer may find credible fear if it is more likely than not the individual can establish their eligibility for asylum, whereas under current law, the officer may find credible fear if there is a significant possibility that the individual can establish their eligibility.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Catch and Release Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION. Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)) is amended by-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) in clause (i)-- (I) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; and (ii) in clause (ii)-- (I) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary''; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum'' and inserting ``the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States''; (iii) in clause (iii)-- (I) in subclause (I), by striking the period at the end and adding ``. The Secretary shall remove the alien within 72 hours. If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``has not'' and inserting ``has or has not''; and (III) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; and (iv) in clause (v), by striking ``there is a significant possibility, taking into account the credibility of the statements made by the alien in support of the alien's claim and such other facts as are known to the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum under section 208'' and inserting ``it is more likely than not that the alien will be able to establish eligibility for asylum under section 208''; and (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) by striking ``and (C)''; and (ii) by striking ``the alien shall be detained for a proceeding under section 240.'' and inserting ``the alien shall be either detained for a proceeding under section 240 or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory pending a proceeding under section 240. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; and (B) by striking subparagraph (C). <all>

Ending Catch and Release Act of 2022

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes.

Ending Catch and Release Act of 2022

Rep. Biggs, Andy

R

AZ

This bill changes the treatment of certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) without lawful immigration status, including by prohibiting the release of asylum seekers into the United States while their cases are pending. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may not (with some exceptions) release an individual who is not clearly entitled to admission into the United States while the individual's case is pending, even if the individual is an asylum seeker. DHS may instead detain the individual or return the individual to a neighboring country in certain situations. The bill also expands expedited removal from the United States (i.e., removal without further hearing or review) to include individuals present in the United States without being admitted, with certain exceptions. Under current law, individuals are subject to expedited removal if they lack proper documentation or obtained an immigration benefit through fraud; such individuals are still subject to expedited removal under the bill. The bill also modifies the standard for establishing a credible fear of persecution to avoid expedited removal. Generally, an asylum seeker may avoid expedited removal if an asylum officer finds such a credible fear. Under this bill, an officer may find credible fear if it is more likely than not the individual can establish their eligibility for asylum, whereas under current law, the officer may find credible fear if there is a significant possibility that the individual can establish their eligibility.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Catch and Release Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION. Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)) is amended by-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) in clause (i)-- (I) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. ''; and (ii) in clause (ii)-- (I) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. ''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary''; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum'' and inserting ``the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States''; (iii) in clause (iii)-- (I) in subclause (I), by striking the period at the end and adding ``. The Secretary shall remove the alien within 72 hours. If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. ''; (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``has not'' and inserting ``has or has not''; and (III) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. ''; and (iv) in clause (v), by striking ``there is a significant possibility, taking into account the credibility of the statements made by the alien in support of the alien's claim and such other facts as are known to the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum under section 208'' and inserting ``it is more likely than not that the alien will be able to establish eligibility for asylum under section 208''; and (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) by striking ``and (C)''; and (ii) by striking ``the alien shall be detained for a proceeding under section 240.'' and inserting ``the alien shall be either detained for a proceeding under section 240 or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory pending a proceeding under section 240. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; and (B) by striking subparagraph (C). <all>

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Catch and Release Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION. Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. ''; and (ii) in clause (ii)-- (I) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. ''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary''; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum'' and inserting ``the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary shall remove the alien within 72 hours. If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. ''; (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``has not'' and inserting ``has or has not''; and (III) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. ''; and (iv) in clause (v), by striking ``there is a significant possibility, taking into account the credibility of the statements made by the alien in support of the alien's claim and such other facts as are known to the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum under section 208'' and inserting ``it is more likely than not that the alien will be able to establish eligibility for asylum under section 208''; and (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) by striking ``and (C)''; and (ii) by striking ``the alien shall be detained for a proceeding under section 240.'' The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Catch and Release Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION. Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)) is amended by-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) in clause (i)-- (I) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; and (ii) in clause (ii)-- (I) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary''; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum'' and inserting ``the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States''; (iii) in clause (iii)-- (I) in subclause (I), by striking the period at the end and adding ``. The Secretary shall remove the alien within 72 hours. If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``has not'' and inserting ``has or has not''; and (III) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; and (iv) in clause (v), by striking ``there is a significant possibility, taking into account the credibility of the statements made by the alien in support of the alien's claim and such other facts as are known to the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum under section 208'' and inserting ``it is more likely than not that the alien will be able to establish eligibility for asylum under section 208''; and (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) by striking ``and (C)''; and (ii) by striking ``the alien shall be detained for a proceeding under section 240.'' and inserting ``the alien shall be either detained for a proceeding under section 240 or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory pending a proceeding under section 240. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; and (B) by striking subparagraph (C). <all>

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Catch and Release Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION. Section 235(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)) is amended by-- (1) in paragraph (1)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) in clause (i)-- (I) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; and (ii) in clause (ii)-- (I) by striking ``section 212(a)(6)(C)'' and inserting ``section 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary''; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum'' and inserting ``the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States''; (iii) in clause (iii)-- (I) in subclause (I), by striking the period at the end and adding ``. The Secretary shall remove the alien within 72 hours. If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; (II) in subclause (II), by striking ``has not'' and inserting ``has or has not''; and (III) in subclause (IV), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; and (iv) in clause (v), by striking ``there is a significant possibility, taking into account the credibility of the statements made by the alien in support of the alien's claim and such other facts as are known to the officer, that the alien could establish eligibility for asylum under section 208'' and inserting ``it is more likely than not that the alien will be able to establish eligibility for asylum under section 208''; and (2) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A)-- (i) by striking ``and (C)''; and (ii) by striking ``the alien shall be detained for a proceeding under section 240.'' and inserting ``the alien shall be either detained for a proceeding under section 240 or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory pending a proceeding under section 240. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States.''; and (B) by striking subparagraph (C). <all>

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; ''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary''; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum'' and inserting ``the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. and inserting ``the alien shall be either detained for a proceeding under section 240 or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory pending a proceeding under section 240. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. '';

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. '';

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. '';

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; ''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary''; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum'' and inserting ``the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. and inserting ``the alien shall be either detained for a proceeding under section 240 or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory pending a proceeding under section 240. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. '';

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. '';

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; ''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary''; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum'' and inserting ``the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. and inserting ``the alien shall be either detained for a proceeding under section 240 or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory pending a proceeding under section 240. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. '';

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. '';

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; ''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary''; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum'' and inserting ``the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. and inserting ``the alien shall be either detained for a proceeding under section 240 or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory pending a proceeding under section 240. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. '';

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; If the alien cannot be removed, the alien shall be detained until removed. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. '';

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the parole or release of an asylum applicant, and for other purposes. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. ''; ''; (B) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) in clause (i), by striking ``Attorney General'' and inserting ``Secretary''; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``the alien shall be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum'' and inserting ``the alien shall either be detained for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory for further consideration of the application for asylum by an immigration judge. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. and inserting ``the alien shall be either detained for a proceeding under section 240 or if the alien arrived on land from a foreign territory contiguous to the United States, be returned to that territory pending a proceeding under section 240. The Secretary may not parole or otherwise release the alien into the United States. '';

H.R.2643

Energy

Offshore Pipeline Safety Act This bill establishes requirements to address the environmental risks of decommissioned oil and gas pipelines on the seafloor. Specifically, the bill requires the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to finalize regulations proposed in 2007 related to offshore pipelines. The regulations must require owners of oil and gas pipelines to provide for biannual, third-party inspections of pipelines and to equip pipelines with leak detection systems or devices. Further, the BSEE must issue regulations to charge an annual fee on such owners for the purpose of providing the BSEE with funds to decommission or remove offshore pipelines in the event the owner files for bankruptcy. When determining whether to permit an owner to decommission such pipelines, the BSEE must consider the navigational hazards, any interferences with other uses of the Outer Continental Shelf, and the environmental impacts of the pipelines. In addition, the BSEE must continually monitor the condition and location of all oil and gas pipelines that have been decommissioned and remain in place. If the BSEE identifies an exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, then it must either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, then the BSEE must resecure the segment to the sea floor.

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Pipeline Safety Act''. SEC. 2. FINALIZATION OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO OFFSHORE PIPELINES. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall issue final regulations relating to Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (72 Fed. Reg. 56,442 (Oct. 3, 2007)). Such regulations shall require owners of oil and gas pipelines subject to such regulations-- (1) to provide for internal and external inspections of pipelines by a third-party no less frequently than every two years, unless the Director of the Bureau determines that any such inspection is not required; and (2) to equip such pipelines with a leak detection system or device that provides continuous volumetric comparison between the pipeline's product input and output and includes alarms and adequate sensitivity to detect variations between input and discharge volumes to enable any leaks from the pipeline to be detected as quickly as possible. SEC. 3. ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF DECOMMISSIONING PIPELINES. (a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. Such study shall include-- (A) an evaluation of pipelines that have been decommissioned in place, identifying decommissioned pipelines at high-risk of causing safety and environmental harm, causing obstructions, or otherwise unduly interfering with present or future uses of the outer continental shelf; and (B) recommendations on the best uses of the revenues generated by the annual pipelines fees as authorized by subsection (d). (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Directors shall transmit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, detailing the findings and determinations of the study, including any recommendations for legislation. (b) Required Considerations in Reviewing Decommissioning Applications.--In determining whether to permit an owner to decommission an oil or gas pipeline, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall fully consider whether the offshore oil and gas pipeline constitutes a hazard to navigation and commercial and recreational fishing operations, unduly interferes with other uses of the outer continental shelf, or has adverse environmental effects. (c) Ongoing Monitoring of Decommissioned Pipelines.--The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall continually monitor the condition and location of all oil and gas pipelines that have been decommissioned and remain in place, and shall maintain all relevant records of such monitoring. (d) Annual Pipeline Owners Fee.--Not later than 180 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall issue regulations to assess an annual fee on owners of offshore oil and gas pipelines for the purpose of providing the Bureau with funds to decommission or remove such pipelines in the event an owner files for bankruptcy. Such fee shall be no less than-- (1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and (2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth of under 500 feet. SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO EXPOSED SEGMENTS OF OFFSHORE PIPELINES. If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement identifies any exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, the Bureau shall re-secure such segment to the sea floor. SEC. 5. COMPLETION OF STUDY RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT RISKS OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS USED IN OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS. (a) Completion of Study.--The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall complete a study addressing the risks to the environment of chemical products used in oil and gas operations including umbilical lines. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall transmit a report of the findings and determinations in such study to Congress, including any recommendations for legislation. SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. No provision of this Act shall take effect without considering whether such action will result in a reduction of reef fish habitat. Union Calendar No. 456 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2643 [Report No. 117-633] _______________________________________________________________________

Offshore Pipeline Safety Act

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes.

Offshore Pipeline Safety Act Offshore Pipeline Safety Act

Rep. Brownley, Julia

D

CA

This bill establishes requirements to address the environmental risks of decommissioned oil and gas pipelines on the seafloor. Specifically, the bill requires the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) to finalize regulations proposed in 2007 related to offshore pipelines. The regulations must require owners of oil and gas pipelines to provide for biannual, third-party inspections of pipelines and to equip pipelines with leak detection systems or devices. Further, the BSEE must issue regulations to charge an annual fee on such owners for the purpose of providing the BSEE with funds to decommission or remove offshore pipelines in the event the owner files for bankruptcy. When determining whether to permit an owner to decommission such pipelines, the BSEE must consider the navigational hazards, any interferences with other uses of the Outer Continental Shelf, and the environmental impacts of the pipelines. In addition, the BSEE must continually monitor the condition and location of all oil and gas pipelines that have been decommissioned and remain in place. If the BSEE identifies an exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, then it must either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, then the BSEE must resecure the segment to the sea floor.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Pipeline Safety Act''. 2. FINALIZATION OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO OFFSHORE PIPELINES. Reg. 56,442 (Oct. 3, 2007)). Such regulations shall require owners of oil and gas pipelines subject to such regulations-- (1) to provide for internal and external inspections of pipelines by a third-party no less frequently than every two years, unless the Director of the Bureau determines that any such inspection is not required; and (2) to equip such pipelines with a leak detection system or device that provides continuous volumetric comparison between the pipeline's product input and output and includes alarms and adequate sensitivity to detect variations between input and discharge volumes to enable any leaks from the pipeline to be detected as quickly as possible. 3. ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF DECOMMISSIONING PIPELINES. Such study shall include-- (A) an evaluation of pipelines that have been decommissioned in place, identifying decommissioned pipelines at high-risk of causing safety and environmental harm, causing obstructions, or otherwise unduly interfering with present or future uses of the outer continental shelf; and (B) recommendations on the best uses of the revenues generated by the annual pipelines fees as authorized by subsection (d). (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Directors shall transmit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, detailing the findings and determinations of the study, including any recommendations for legislation. Such fee shall be no less than-- (1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and (2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth of under 500 feet. 4. If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement identifies any exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. 5. COMPLETION OF STUDY RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT RISKS OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS USED IN OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall transmit a report of the findings and determinations in such study to Congress, including any recommendations for legislation. SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. No provision of this Act shall take effect without considering whether such action will result in a reduction of reef fish habitat. Union Calendar No. 456 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2643 [Report No. 117-633] _______________________________________________________________________

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Pipeline Safety Act''. 2. FINALIZATION OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO OFFSHORE PIPELINES. Reg. 3. ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF DECOMMISSIONING PIPELINES. Such study shall include-- (A) an evaluation of pipelines that have been decommissioned in place, identifying decommissioned pipelines at high-risk of causing safety and environmental harm, causing obstructions, or otherwise unduly interfering with present or future uses of the outer continental shelf; and (B) recommendations on the best uses of the revenues generated by the annual pipelines fees as authorized by subsection (d). Such fee shall be no less than-- (1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and (2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth of under 500 feet. 4. If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement identifies any exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. 5. COMPLETION OF STUDY RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT RISKS OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS USED IN OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall transmit a report of the findings and determinations in such study to Congress, including any recommendations for legislation. SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. No provision of this Act shall take effect without considering whether such action will result in a reduction of reef fish habitat. Union Calendar No. 117-633] _______________________________________________________________________

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Pipeline Safety Act''. 2. FINALIZATION OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO OFFSHORE PIPELINES. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall issue final regulations relating to Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (72 Fed. Reg. 56,442 (Oct. 3, 2007)). Such regulations shall require owners of oil and gas pipelines subject to such regulations-- (1) to provide for internal and external inspections of pipelines by a third-party no less frequently than every two years, unless the Director of the Bureau determines that any such inspection is not required; and (2) to equip such pipelines with a leak detection system or device that provides continuous volumetric comparison between the pipeline's product input and output and includes alarms and adequate sensitivity to detect variations between input and discharge volumes to enable any leaks from the pipeline to be detected as quickly as possible. 3. ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF DECOMMISSIONING PIPELINES. Such study shall include-- (A) an evaluation of pipelines that have been decommissioned in place, identifying decommissioned pipelines at high-risk of causing safety and environmental harm, causing obstructions, or otherwise unduly interfering with present or future uses of the outer continental shelf; and (B) recommendations on the best uses of the revenues generated by the annual pipelines fees as authorized by subsection (d). (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Directors shall transmit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, detailing the findings and determinations of the study, including any recommendations for legislation. (b) Required Considerations in Reviewing Decommissioning Applications.--In determining whether to permit an owner to decommission an oil or gas pipeline, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall fully consider whether the offshore oil and gas pipeline constitutes a hazard to navigation and commercial and recreational fishing operations, unduly interferes with other uses of the outer continental shelf, or has adverse environmental effects. (c) Ongoing Monitoring of Decommissioned Pipelines.--The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall continually monitor the condition and location of all oil and gas pipelines that have been decommissioned and remain in place, and shall maintain all relevant records of such monitoring. Such fee shall be no less than-- (1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and (2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth of under 500 feet. 4. If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement identifies any exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, the Bureau shall re-secure such segment to the sea floor. 5. COMPLETION OF STUDY RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT RISKS OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS USED IN OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall transmit a report of the findings and determinations in such study to Congress, including any recommendations for legislation. SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. No provision of this Act shall take effect without considering whether such action will result in a reduction of reef fish habitat. Union Calendar No. 456 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2643 [Report No. 117-633] _______________________________________________________________________

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Pipeline Safety Act''. SEC. 2. FINALIZATION OF REGULATIONS RELATED TO OFFSHORE PIPELINES. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall issue final regulations relating to Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (72 Fed. Reg. 56,442 (Oct. 3, 2007)). Such regulations shall require owners of oil and gas pipelines subject to such regulations-- (1) to provide for internal and external inspections of pipelines by a third-party no less frequently than every two years, unless the Director of the Bureau determines that any such inspection is not required; and (2) to equip such pipelines with a leak detection system or device that provides continuous volumetric comparison between the pipeline's product input and output and includes alarms and adequate sensitivity to detect variations between input and discharge volumes to enable any leaks from the pipeline to be detected as quickly as possible. SEC. 3. ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF DECOMMISSIONING PIPELINES. (a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. Such study shall include-- (A) an evaluation of pipelines that have been decommissioned in place, identifying decommissioned pipelines at high-risk of causing safety and environmental harm, causing obstructions, or otherwise unduly interfering with present or future uses of the outer continental shelf; and (B) recommendations on the best uses of the revenues generated by the annual pipelines fees as authorized by subsection (d). (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Directors shall transmit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, detailing the findings and determinations of the study, including any recommendations for legislation. (b) Required Considerations in Reviewing Decommissioning Applications.--In determining whether to permit an owner to decommission an oil or gas pipeline, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall fully consider whether the offshore oil and gas pipeline constitutes a hazard to navigation and commercial and recreational fishing operations, unduly interferes with other uses of the outer continental shelf, or has adverse environmental effects. (c) Ongoing Monitoring of Decommissioned Pipelines.--The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall continually monitor the condition and location of all oil and gas pipelines that have been decommissioned and remain in place, and shall maintain all relevant records of such monitoring. (d) Annual Pipeline Owners Fee.--Not later than 180 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall issue regulations to assess an annual fee on owners of offshore oil and gas pipelines for the purpose of providing the Bureau with funds to decommission or remove such pipelines in the event an owner files for bankruptcy. Such fee shall be no less than-- (1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and (2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth of under 500 feet. SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT RELATING TO EXPOSED SEGMENTS OF OFFSHORE PIPELINES. If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement identifies any exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, the Bureau shall re-secure such segment to the sea floor. SEC. 5. COMPLETION OF STUDY RELATING TO ENVIRONMENT RISKS OF CHEMICAL PRODUCTS USED IN OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS. (a) Completion of Study.--The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall complete a study addressing the risks to the environment of chemical products used in oil and gas operations including umbilical lines. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall transmit a report of the findings and determinations in such study to Congress, including any recommendations for legislation. SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. No provision of this Act shall take effect without considering whether such action will result in a reduction of reef fish habitat. Union Calendar No. 456 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2643 [Report No. 117-633] _______________________________________________________________________

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall issue final regulations relating to Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (72 Fed. ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF DECOMMISSIONING PIPELINES. ( a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Directors shall transmit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, detailing the findings and determinations of the study, including any recommendations for legislation. ( d) Annual Pipeline Owners Fee.--Not later than 180 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall issue regulations to assess an annual fee on owners of offshore oil and gas pipelines for the purpose of providing the Bureau with funds to decommission or remove such pipelines in the event an owner files for bankruptcy. Such fee shall be no less than-- (1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and (2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth of under 500 feet. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. ( 456 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2643 [Report No. 117-633] _______________________________________________________________________

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. Such study shall include-- (A) an evaluation of pipelines that have been decommissioned in place, identifying decommissioned pipelines at high-risk of causing safety and environmental harm, causing obstructions, or otherwise unduly interfering with present or future uses of the outer continental shelf; and (B) recommendations on the best uses of the revenues generated by the annual pipelines fees as authorized by subsection (d). ( b) Required Considerations in Reviewing Decommissioning Applications.--In determining whether to permit an owner to decommission an oil or gas pipeline, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall fully consider whether the offshore oil and gas pipeline constitutes a hazard to navigation and commercial and recreational fishing operations, unduly interferes with other uses of the outer continental shelf, or has adverse environmental effects. ( If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement identifies any exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, the Bureau shall re-secure such segment to the sea floor.

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. Such study shall include-- (A) an evaluation of pipelines that have been decommissioned in place, identifying decommissioned pipelines at high-risk of causing safety and environmental harm, causing obstructions, or otherwise unduly interfering with present or future uses of the outer continental shelf; and (B) recommendations on the best uses of the revenues generated by the annual pipelines fees as authorized by subsection (d). ( b) Required Considerations in Reviewing Decommissioning Applications.--In determining whether to permit an owner to decommission an oil or gas pipeline, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall fully consider whether the offshore oil and gas pipeline constitutes a hazard to navigation and commercial and recreational fishing operations, unduly interferes with other uses of the outer continental shelf, or has adverse environmental effects. ( If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement identifies any exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, the Bureau shall re-secure such segment to the sea floor.

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall issue final regulations relating to Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (72 Fed. ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF DECOMMISSIONING PIPELINES. ( a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Directors shall transmit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, detailing the findings and determinations of the study, including any recommendations for legislation. ( d) Annual Pipeline Owners Fee.--Not later than 180 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall issue regulations to assess an annual fee on owners of offshore oil and gas pipelines for the purpose of providing the Bureau with funds to decommission or remove such pipelines in the event an owner files for bankruptcy. Such fee shall be no less than-- (1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and (2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth of under 500 feet. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. ( 456 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2643 [Report No. 117-633] _______________________________________________________________________

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. Such study shall include-- (A) an evaluation of pipelines that have been decommissioned in place, identifying decommissioned pipelines at high-risk of causing safety and environmental harm, causing obstructions, or otherwise unduly interfering with present or future uses of the outer continental shelf; and (B) recommendations on the best uses of the revenues generated by the annual pipelines fees as authorized by subsection (d). ( b) Required Considerations in Reviewing Decommissioning Applications.--In determining whether to permit an owner to decommission an oil or gas pipeline, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall fully consider whether the offshore oil and gas pipeline constitutes a hazard to navigation and commercial and recreational fishing operations, unduly interferes with other uses of the outer continental shelf, or has adverse environmental effects. ( If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement identifies any exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, the Bureau shall re-secure such segment to the sea floor.

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall issue final regulations relating to Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (72 Fed. ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF DECOMMISSIONING PIPELINES. ( a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Directors shall transmit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, detailing the findings and determinations of the study, including any recommendations for legislation. ( d) Annual Pipeline Owners Fee.--Not later than 180 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall issue regulations to assess an annual fee on owners of offshore oil and gas pipelines for the purpose of providing the Bureau with funds to decommission or remove such pipelines in the event an owner files for bankruptcy. Such fee shall be no less than-- (1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and (2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth of under 500 feet. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. ( 456 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2643 [Report No. 117-633] _______________________________________________________________________

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. Such study shall include-- (A) an evaluation of pipelines that have been decommissioned in place, identifying decommissioned pipelines at high-risk of causing safety and environmental harm, causing obstructions, or otherwise unduly interfering with present or future uses of the outer continental shelf; and (B) recommendations on the best uses of the revenues generated by the annual pipelines fees as authorized by subsection (d). ( b) Required Considerations in Reviewing Decommissioning Applications.--In determining whether to permit an owner to decommission an oil or gas pipeline, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall fully consider whether the offshore oil and gas pipeline constitutes a hazard to navigation and commercial and recreational fishing operations, unduly interferes with other uses of the outer continental shelf, or has adverse environmental effects. ( If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement identifies any exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, the Bureau shall re-secure such segment to the sea floor.

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall issue final regulations relating to Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (72 Fed. ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF DECOMMISSIONING PIPELINES. ( a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Directors shall transmit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, detailing the findings and determinations of the study, including any recommendations for legislation. ( d) Annual Pipeline Owners Fee.--Not later than 180 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall issue regulations to assess an annual fee on owners of offshore oil and gas pipelines for the purpose of providing the Bureau with funds to decommission or remove such pipelines in the event an owner files for bankruptcy. Such fee shall be no less than-- (1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and (2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth of under 500 feet. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. ( 456 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2643 [Report No. 117-633] _______________________________________________________________________

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. Such study shall include-- (A) an evaluation of pipelines that have been decommissioned in place, identifying decommissioned pipelines at high-risk of causing safety and environmental harm, causing obstructions, or otherwise unduly interfering with present or future uses of the outer continental shelf; and (B) recommendations on the best uses of the revenues generated by the annual pipelines fees as authorized by subsection (d). ( b) Required Considerations in Reviewing Decommissioning Applications.--In determining whether to permit an owner to decommission an oil or gas pipeline, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall fully consider whether the offshore oil and gas pipeline constitutes a hazard to navigation and commercial and recreational fishing operations, unduly interferes with other uses of the outer continental shelf, or has adverse environmental effects. ( If the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement identifies any exposed segment of any active or decommissioned pipeline, the Bureau shall either remove the pipeline from the ocean or ensure it is properly decommissioned and does not pose a threat. If a segment of any active pipeline is exposed or shifts, the Bureau shall re-secure such segment to the sea floor.

To require the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement to further develop, finalize, and implement updated regulations for offshore oil and gas pipelines to address long-standing limitations regarding its ability to ensure active pipeline integrity and address safety and environmental risks associated with decommissioning, and for other purposes. Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, shall issue final regulations relating to Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Pipelines and Pipeline Rights-of-Way (72 Fed. ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS OF DECOMMISSIONING PIPELINES. ( a) Study on Environmental Risks of Decommissioning Pipelines Versus Removing Pipelines.-- (1) Study.--The Directors of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shall jointly conduct a study to evaluate the environmental benefits and risks associated with decommissioning oil and gas pipelines in place on the sea floor compared to removing such pipelines. (2) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Directors shall transmit a report to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, detailing the findings and determinations of the study, including any recommendations for legislation. ( d) Annual Pipeline Owners Fee.--Not later than 180 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement shall issue regulations to assess an annual fee on owners of offshore oil and gas pipelines for the purpose of providing the Bureau with funds to decommission or remove such pipelines in the event an owner files for bankruptcy. Such fee shall be no less than-- (1) $10,000 per mile for such pipelines in water with a depth of 500 feet or greater; and (2) $1,000 per mile for pipelines in water depth of under 500 feet. In conducting the study, the Bureau shall seek input from chemical suppliers and the oil and gas industry. ( 456 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2643 [Report No. 117-633] _______________________________________________________________________

H.R.7656

Education

Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2022 This bill limits executive authority to (1) suspend or defer federal student loan payments or interest accrual on such loans, and (2) cancel federal student loans. Specifically, the bill prohibits the President or the Department of Education (ED) from suspending or deferring federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest on such loans for borrowers with annual household incomes over 400% of the federal poverty line. Further, ED may only suspend or defer federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for such loans for a total of 90 days after the declaration of a national emergency by the President. ED must submit recommendations to Congress on relief necessary for recipients of student financial-aid assistance. Additionally, the bill prohibits the President or ED from cancelling the outstanding balances or portions of balances on student loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency. Executive or regulatory action to suspend or defer federal student loan payments or to cancel federal student loans shall be subject to congressional review. The bill also revises the definition of affected individual for purposes of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003 to exclude from relief under the act (1) an individual who resides or is employed in an area that is declared a disaster area in connection with a national emergency; or (2) an individual who suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of a war, military operation, or national emergency.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098aa et seq.) was intended to provide relief opportunities for members of the armed services. (2) The authority provided under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 has been abused by the Executive Branch during the COVID-19 national emergency regarding the payment of Federal student loans. (3) The unilateral payment pause on Federal student loans has cost $100,000,000,000. (4) The individuals benefiting the most from the payment pause continued by the Executive Branch are doctors, who receive 11 times the benefit of bachelor's degree recipients and 14 times the benefit of associate's degree recipients. SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ACT OF 2003. Section 5(2) of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). SEC. 4. HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVILIANS IN THE CASE OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND LIMITATIONS ON COVERED LOANS. (a) Temporary Authority for Higher Education Relief.-- (1) In general.--Subject to the limitation provided in subsection (c), during the 90-day period after a declaration of a national emergency under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), the Secretary of Education may suspend or defer Federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for loans made, insured or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.; 1087a et seq.; 1087aa et seq.) or loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. (2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Education may not use the temporary authority provided under paragraph (1) in consecutive 90-day periods. (b) Recommendations for Higher Education Relief From the Secretary of Education.-- In the case of a national emergency declared by the President under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), the Secretary of Education shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, not later than 60 days after the date of such declaration, a report that includes any recommendations on relief necessary for recipients of student financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). (c) Limits on Executive Authority To Suspend or Defer Federal Student Loan Payments or Interest.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President or the Secretary of Education may not suspend or defer Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans of borrowers with annual household incomes over 400 percent of the poverty line (as determined under the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))). (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. (d) Limits on Executive Authority To Cancel Student Loans.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the President or the Secretary of Education may not cancel the outstanding balances, or a portion of the balances, on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency. (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education cancels the outstanding balances, or portion of the balances, on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the cancellation shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. (e) Implementation.-- (1) Regarding suspensions or deferments of federal student loan payments ongoing at the time of enactment.--Not later than the effective date of this Act, any suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency shall terminate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a subsequent suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans for the COVID-19 national emergency shall be prohibited. (2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. (f) Definition of Covered Loan.--In this subsection, the term ``covered loan'' means a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.; 1087a et seq.; 1087aa et seq.) or a loan under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2022

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes.

Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2022

Rep. Murphy, Gregory

R

NC

This bill limits executive authority to (1) suspend or defer federal student loan payments or interest accrual on such loans, and (2) cancel federal student loans. Specifically, the bill prohibits the President or the Department of Education (ED) from suspending or deferring federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest on such loans for borrowers with annual household incomes over 400% of the federal poverty line. Further, ED may only suspend or defer federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for such loans for a total of 90 days after the declaration of a national emergency by the President. ED must submit recommendations to Congress on relief necessary for recipients of student financial-aid assistance. Additionally, the bill prohibits the President or ED from cancelling the outstanding balances or portions of balances on student loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency. Executive or regulatory action to suspend or defer federal student loan payments or to cancel federal student loans shall be subject to congressional review. The bill also revises the definition of affected individual for purposes of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003 to exclude from relief under the act (1) an individual who resides or is employed in an area that is declared a disaster area in connection with a national emergency; or (2) an individual who suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of a war, military operation, or national emergency.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. FINDINGS. was intended to provide relief opportunities for members of the armed services. (3) The unilateral payment pause on Federal student loans has cost $100,000,000,000. (4) The individuals benefiting the most from the payment pause continued by the Executive Branch are doctors, who receive 11 times the benefit of bachelor's degree recipients and 14 times the benefit of associate's degree recipients. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ACT OF 2003. 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 4. 1621), the Secretary of Education may suspend or defer Federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for loans made, insured or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. or loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. (2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Education may not use the temporary authority provided under paragraph (1) in consecutive 90-day periods. (b) Recommendations for Higher Education Relief From the Secretary of Education.-- In the case of a national emergency declared by the President under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), the Secretary of Education shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, not later than 60 days after the date of such declaration, a report that includes any recommendations on relief necessary for recipients of student financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 9902(2))). (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education cancels the outstanding balances, or portion of the balances, on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the cancellation shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a subsequent suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans for the COVID-19 national emergency shall be prohibited. 1071 et seq. ; 1087a et seq. ; 1087aa et seq.) SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. FINDINGS. was intended to provide relief opportunities for members of the armed services. (3) The unilateral payment pause on Federal student loans has cost $100,000,000,000. (4) The individuals benefiting the most from the payment pause continued by the Executive Branch are doctors, who receive 11 times the benefit of bachelor's degree recipients and 14 times the benefit of associate's degree recipients. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ACT OF 2003. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 4. 1621), the Secretary of Education may suspend or defer Federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for loans made, insured or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. or loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. (2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Education may not use the temporary authority provided under paragraph (1) in consecutive 90-day periods. (b) Recommendations for Higher Education Relief From the Secretary of Education.-- In the case of a national emergency declared by the President under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education cancels the outstanding balances, or portion of the balances, on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the cancellation shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a subsequent suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans for the COVID-19 national emergency shall be prohibited. 1071 et seq. ; 1087a et seq. ; 1087aa et seq.) SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2022''. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098aa et seq.) was intended to provide relief opportunities for members of the armed services. (3) The unilateral payment pause on Federal student loans has cost $100,000,000,000. (4) The individuals benefiting the most from the payment pause continued by the Executive Branch are doctors, who receive 11 times the benefit of bachelor's degree recipients and 14 times the benefit of associate's degree recipients. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ACT OF 2003. 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 4. 1621), the Secretary of Education may suspend or defer Federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for loans made, insured or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. or loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. (2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Education may not use the temporary authority provided under paragraph (1) in consecutive 90-day periods. (b) Recommendations for Higher Education Relief From the Secretary of Education.-- In the case of a national emergency declared by the President under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), the Secretary of Education shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, not later than 60 days after the date of such declaration, a report that includes any recommendations on relief necessary for recipients of student financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). (c) Limits on Executive Authority To Suspend or Defer Federal Student Loan Payments or Interest.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President or the Secretary of Education may not suspend or defer Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans of borrowers with annual household incomes over 400 percent of the poverty line (as determined under the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))). (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education cancels the outstanding balances, or portion of the balances, on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the cancellation shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. (e) Implementation.-- (1) Regarding suspensions or deferments of federal student loan payments ongoing at the time of enactment.--Not later than the effective date of this Act, any suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency shall terminate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a subsequent suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans for the COVID-19 national emergency shall be prohibited. (f) Definition of Covered Loan.--In this subsection, the term ``covered loan'' means a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. ; 1087a et seq. ; 1087aa et seq.) SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Reckless Student Loan Actions Act of 2022''. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098aa et seq.) was intended to provide relief opportunities for members of the armed services. (2) The authority provided under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 has been abused by the Executive Branch during the COVID-19 national emergency regarding the payment of Federal student loans. (3) The unilateral payment pause on Federal student loans has cost $100,000,000,000. (4) The individuals benefiting the most from the payment pause continued by the Executive Branch are doctors, who receive 11 times the benefit of bachelor's degree recipients and 14 times the benefit of associate's degree recipients. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS ACT OF 2003. 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 4. HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVILIANS IN THE CASE OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND LIMITATIONS ON COVERED LOANS. 1621), the Secretary of Education may suspend or defer Federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for loans made, insured or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. or loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. (2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Education may not use the temporary authority provided under paragraph (1) in consecutive 90-day periods. (b) Recommendations for Higher Education Relief From the Secretary of Education.-- In the case of a national emergency declared by the President under section 201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1621), the Secretary of Education shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, not later than 60 days after the date of such declaration, a report that includes any recommendations on relief necessary for recipients of student financial assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). (c) Limits on Executive Authority To Suspend or Defer Federal Student Loan Payments or Interest.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President or the Secretary of Education may not suspend or defer Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans of borrowers with annual household incomes over 400 percent of the poverty line (as determined under the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))). (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education cancels the outstanding balances, or portion of the balances, on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the cancellation shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. (e) Implementation.-- (1) Regarding suspensions or deferments of federal student loan payments ongoing at the time of enactment.--Not later than the effective date of this Act, any suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency shall terminate. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a subsequent suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans for the COVID-19 national emergency shall be prohibited. (2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. (f) Definition of Covered Loan.--In this subsection, the term ``covered loan'' means a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. ; 1087a et seq. ; 1087aa et seq.) SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. 2) The authority provided under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 has been abused by the Executive Branch during the COVID-19 national emergency regarding the payment of Federal student loans. ( 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Education may not use the temporary authority provided under paragraph (1) in consecutive 90-day periods. (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( d) Limits on Executive Authority To Cancel Student Loans.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the President or the Secretary of Education may not cancel the outstanding balances, or a portion of the balances, on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency. ( (e) Implementation.-- (1) Regarding suspensions or deferments of federal student loan payments ongoing at the time of enactment.--Not later than the effective date of this Act, any suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency shall terminate. 2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. Section 5(2) of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVILIANS IN THE CASE OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND LIMITATIONS ON COVERED LOANS. ( 1621), the Secretary of Education may suspend or defer Federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for loans made, insured or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. ; or loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. ( (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( 2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education cancels the outstanding balances, or portion of the balances, on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the cancellation shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( (2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( or a loan under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. Section 5(2) of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVILIANS IN THE CASE OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND LIMITATIONS ON COVERED LOANS. ( 1621), the Secretary of Education may suspend or defer Federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for loans made, insured or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. ; or loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. ( (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( 2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education cancels the outstanding balances, or portion of the balances, on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the cancellation shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( (2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( or a loan under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. 2) The authority provided under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 has been abused by the Executive Branch during the COVID-19 national emergency regarding the payment of Federal student loans. ( 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Education may not use the temporary authority provided under paragraph (1) in consecutive 90-day periods. (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( d) Limits on Executive Authority To Cancel Student Loans.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the President or the Secretary of Education may not cancel the outstanding balances, or a portion of the balances, on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency. ( (e) Implementation.-- (1) Regarding suspensions or deferments of federal student loan payments ongoing at the time of enactment.--Not later than the effective date of this Act, any suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency shall terminate. 2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. Section 5(2) of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVILIANS IN THE CASE OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND LIMITATIONS ON COVERED LOANS. ( 1621), the Secretary of Education may suspend or defer Federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for loans made, insured or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. ; or loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. ( (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( 2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education cancels the outstanding balances, or portion of the balances, on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the cancellation shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( (2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( or a loan under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. 2) The authority provided under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 has been abused by the Executive Branch during the COVID-19 national emergency regarding the payment of Federal student loans. ( 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Education may not use the temporary authority provided under paragraph (1) in consecutive 90-day periods. (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( d) Limits on Executive Authority To Cancel Student Loans.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the President or the Secretary of Education may not cancel the outstanding balances, or a portion of the balances, on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency. ( (e) Implementation.-- (1) Regarding suspensions or deferments of federal student loan payments ongoing at the time of enactment.--Not later than the effective date of this Act, any suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency shall terminate. 2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. Section 5(2) of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). HIGHER EDUCATION RELIEF OPPORTUNITIES FOR CIVILIANS IN THE CASE OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND LIMITATIONS ON COVERED LOANS. ( 1621), the Secretary of Education may suspend or defer Federal student loan payments or the accrual of interest for loans made, insured or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. ; or loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. ( (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( 2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education cancels the outstanding balances, or portion of the balances, on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the cancellation shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( (2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( or a loan under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. 2) The authority provided under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 has been abused by the Executive Branch during the COVID-19 national emergency regarding the payment of Federal student loans. ( 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). 2) Limitation.--The Secretary of Education may not use the temporary authority provided under paragraph (1) in consecutive 90-day periods. (2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( d) Limits on Executive Authority To Cancel Student Loans.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the President or the Secretary of Education may not cancel the outstanding balances, or a portion of the balances, on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency. ( (e) Implementation.-- (1) Regarding suspensions or deferments of federal student loan payments ongoing at the time of enactment.--Not later than the effective date of this Act, any suspension or deferment of Federal student loan payments on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency shall terminate. 2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. Section 5(2) of the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 (20 U.S.C. 1098ee) is amended-- (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(or the spouse or dependent of the parent, as that term is used in section 480 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087vv))'' after ``an individual''; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the semicolon and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D). ( (2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( or a loan under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program.

To amend the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 to strike the Secretary's unilateral authority during a national emergency, and for other purposes. 2) Application of congressional review act.--In any case where the President or the Secretary of Education suspends or defers Federal student loan payments on covered loans or the accrual of interest on covered loans through any type of executive or regulatory action, the suspension or deferral shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. ( d) Limits on Executive Authority To Cancel Student Loans.-- (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the President or the Secretary of Education may not cancel the outstanding balances, or a portion of the balances, on covered loans due to the COVID-19 national emergency or any other national emergency. ( ( 2) Regarding cancellation of student loans prior to effective date.--Any cancellation of the outstanding balance, or portion of a balance, on a covered loan made by the President or Secretary of Education through any type of executive or regulatory action in the 30 days before the effective date of this Act shall be-- (A) deemed to be a major rule for purposes of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the ``Congressional Review Act''); and (B) subject to congressional disapproval in accordance with such chapter. (

S.4654

Government Operations and Politics

Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act This bill authorizes the use of excess funds for management costs for certain disaster recovery projects. Specifically, excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from incidents. Such funds may also be used to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(c) Use of Excess Funds for Management Costs.-- </DELETED> <DELETED> ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `excess funds for management costs' means the difference between--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) the amount of the applicable specific management costs authorized under subsection (b); and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) as of the date on which the incident is closed, the amount of funding for management costs activities expended by the grantee or subgrantee receiving the financial assistance for costs described in subparagraph (A).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.--The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(4) Availability.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) shall remain available to the grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 5 years after the date on which the excess funds for management costs are made available under paragraph (2).''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Use of Excess Funds for Management Costs.-- ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `excess funds for management costs' means the difference between-- ``(A) the amount of the applicable specific management costs authorized under subsection (b); and ``(B) as of the date on which the grant award is closed, the amount of funding for management costs activities expended by the grantee or subgrantee receiving the financial assistance for costs described in subparagraph (A). ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.-- The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs. ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. ``(4) Availability.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) shall remain available to the grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 5 years after the date on which the excess funds for management costs are made available under paragraph (2).''. (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act. Calendar No. 649 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4654 [Report No. 117-258] _______________________________________________________________________

Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act

A bill to amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects.

Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act

Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood

D

NH

This bill authorizes the use of excess funds for management costs for certain disaster recovery projects. Specifically, excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from incidents. Such funds may also be used to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Use of Excess Funds for Management Costs.-- ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `excess funds for management costs' means the difference between-- ``(A) the amount of the applicable specific management costs authorized under subsection (b); and ``(B) as of the date on which the grant award is closed, the amount of funding for management costs activities expended by the grantee or subgrantee receiving the financial assistance for costs described in subparagraph (A). ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.-- The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs. ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. ``(4) Availability.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) shall remain available to the grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 5 years after the date on which the excess funds for management costs are made available under paragraph (2).''. (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act. Calendar No. 649 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4654 [Report No. 117-258] _______________________________________________________________________

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Use of Excess Funds for Management Costs.-- ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `excess funds for management costs' means the difference between-- ``(A) the amount of the applicable specific management costs authorized under subsection (b); and ``(B) as of the date on which the grant award is closed, the amount of funding for management costs activities expended by the grantee or subgrantee receiving the financial assistance for costs described in subparagraph (A). ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. ``(4) Availability.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) shall remain available to the grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 5 years after the date on which the excess funds for management costs are made available under paragraph (2).''. (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act. Calendar No. 649 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4654 [Report No. 117-258] _______________________________________________________________________

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. ''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Use of Excess Funds for Management Costs.-- ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `excess funds for management costs' means the difference between-- ``(A) the amount of the applicable specific management costs authorized under subsection (b); and ``(B) as of the date on which the grant award is closed, the amount of funding for management costs activities expended by the grantee or subgrantee receiving the financial assistance for costs described in subparagraph (A). ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.-- The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs. ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. ``(4) Availability.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) shall remain available to the grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 5 years after the date on which the excess funds for management costs are made available under paragraph (2).''. (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act. Calendar No. 649 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4654 [Report No. 117-258] _______________________________________________________________________

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended--</DELETED> <DELETED> (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</DELETED> <DELETED> (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(c) Use of Excess Funds for Management Costs.-- </DELETED> <DELETED> ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `excess funds for management costs' means the difference between--</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(A) the amount of the applicable specific management costs authorized under subsection (b); and</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(B) as of the date on which the incident is closed, the amount of funding for management costs activities expended by the grantee or subgrantee receiving the financial assistance for costs described in subparagraph (A).</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.--The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident.</DELETED> <DELETED> ``(4) Availability.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) shall remain available to the grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 5 years after the date on which the excess funds for management costs are made available under paragraph (2).''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''. SEC. 2. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165b) is amended-- (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: ``(c) Use of Excess Funds for Management Costs.-- ``(1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `excess funds for management costs' means the difference between-- ``(A) the amount of the applicable specific management costs authorized under subsection (b); and ``(B) as of the date on which the grant award is closed, the amount of funding for management costs activities expended by the grantee or subgrantee receiving the financial assistance for costs described in subparagraph (A). ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.-- The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs. ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. ``(4) Availability.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) shall remain available to the grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 5 years after the date on which the excess funds for management costs are made available under paragraph (2).''. (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act. Calendar No. 649 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4654 [Report No. 117-258] _______________________________________________________________________

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. ''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. ( ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. .</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''. ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.-- The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs. b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. .</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''. ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.-- The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs. b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. ''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. ( ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. .</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''. ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.-- The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs. b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. ''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. ( ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. .</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''. ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.-- The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs. b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. ''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. ( ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. .</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act''. ``(2) Availability of excess funds for management costs.-- The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs. b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS.</DELETED> <DELETED> (a) In General.--Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. ''.</DELETED> <DELETED> (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.</DELETED> SECTION 1. USE OF EXCESS FUNDS FOR MANAGEMENT COSTS. ( ``(3) Use of funds.--Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any grant award in relation to a major disaster or emergency declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170, 5191) that is open on, or made on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.

H.R.1224

Government Operations and Politics

Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board through FY2026 and modifies certain requirements relating to the administration of cases involving whistleblowers. Specifically, it requires cases involving alleged retaliation against whistleblowers to be heard by the board, an administrative law judge, or a designated board employee who has received training regarding the protections afforded whistleblowers under law.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE SURVEYS FOR MERIT SYSTEMS STUDIES. Section 1204(e)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by-- (1) striking ``(3) In carrying'' and inserting ``(3)(A) In carrying''; and (2) adding at the end the following: ``(B) The Office of Personnel Management and other agencies shall-- ``(i) provide assistance to the Board to facilitate the conduct by the Board of surveys of employees; and ``(ii) upon request, unless otherwise prohibited by law, provide to the Board records and information concerning applicants for Federal employment.''. SEC. 4. WHISTLEBLOWER TRAINING FOR MSPB ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES. Section 7701(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(1)(A) The Board may hear any case appealed to it or may refer the case to an administrative law judge appointed under section 3105 or other employee of the Board designated by the Board to hear such cases, except that any case involving-- ``(i) a removal from the service shall be heard by the Board, an employee experienced in hearing appeals, or an administrative law judge; and ``(ii) an alleged prohibited personnel practice in violation of section 2302(b)(8), section 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D), or section 2302(b)(13) shall be heard by the Board or an administrative law judge or other employee of the Board designated by the Board to hear such cases who has successfully completed training regarding protections afforded by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''. <all>

Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes.

Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021

Rep. Connolly, Gerald E.

D

VA

This bill reauthorizes the Merit Systems Protection Board through FY2026 and modifies certain requirements relating to the administration of cases involving whistleblowers. Specifically, it requires cases involving alleged retaliation against whistleblowers to be heard by the board, an administrative law judge, or a designated board employee who has received training regarding the protections afforded whistleblowers under law.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE SURVEYS FOR MERIT SYSTEMS STUDIES. Section 1204(e)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by-- (1) striking ``(3) In carrying'' and inserting ``(3)(A) In carrying''; and (2) adding at the end the following: ``(B) The Office of Personnel Management and other agencies shall-- ``(i) provide assistance to the Board to facilitate the conduct by the Board of surveys of employees; and ``(ii) upon request, unless otherwise prohibited by law, provide to the Board records and information concerning applicants for Federal employment.''. SEC. 4. WHISTLEBLOWER TRAINING FOR MSPB ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES. Section 7701(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(1)(A) The Board may hear any case appealed to it or may refer the case to an administrative law judge appointed under section 3105 or other employee of the Board designated by the Board to hear such cases, except that any case involving-- ``(i) a removal from the service shall be heard by the Board, an employee experienced in hearing appeals, or an administrative law judge; and ``(ii) an alleged prohibited personnel practice in violation of section 2302(b)(8), section 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D), or section 2302(b)(13) shall be heard by the Board or an administrative law judge or other employee of the Board designated by the Board to hear such cases who has successfully completed training regarding protections afforded by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''. <all>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE SURVEYS FOR MERIT SYSTEMS STUDIES. Section 1204(e)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by-- (1) striking ``(3) In carrying'' and inserting ``(3)(A) In carrying''; and (2) adding at the end the following: ``(B) The Office of Personnel Management and other agencies shall-- ``(i) provide assistance to the Board to facilitate the conduct by the Board of surveys of employees; and ``(ii) upon request, unless otherwise prohibited by law, provide to the Board records and information concerning applicants for Federal employment.''. SEC. 4. WHISTLEBLOWER TRAINING FOR MSPB ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE SURVEYS FOR MERIT SYSTEMS STUDIES. Section 1204(e)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by-- (1) striking ``(3) In carrying'' and inserting ``(3)(A) In carrying''; and (2) adding at the end the following: ``(B) The Office of Personnel Management and other agencies shall-- ``(i) provide assistance to the Board to facilitate the conduct by the Board of surveys of employees; and ``(ii) upon request, unless otherwise prohibited by law, provide to the Board records and information concerning applicants for Federal employment.''. SEC. 4. WHISTLEBLOWER TRAINING FOR MSPB ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES. Section 7701(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(1)(A) The Board may hear any case appealed to it or may refer the case to an administrative law judge appointed under section 3105 or other employee of the Board designated by the Board to hear such cases, except that any case involving-- ``(i) a removal from the service shall be heard by the Board, an employee experienced in hearing appeals, or an administrative law judge; and ``(ii) an alleged prohibited personnel practice in violation of section 2302(b)(8), section 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D), or section 2302(b)(13) shall be heard by the Board or an administrative law judge or other employee of the Board designated by the Board to hear such cases who has successfully completed training regarding protections afforded by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''. <all>

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE SURVEYS FOR MERIT SYSTEMS STUDIES. Section 1204(e)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by-- (1) striking ``(3) In carrying'' and inserting ``(3)(A) In carrying''; and (2) adding at the end the following: ``(B) The Office of Personnel Management and other agencies shall-- ``(i) provide assistance to the Board to facilitate the conduct by the Board of surveys of employees; and ``(ii) upon request, unless otherwise prohibited by law, provide to the Board records and information concerning applicants for Federal employment.''. SEC. 4. WHISTLEBLOWER TRAINING FOR MSPB ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES. Section 7701(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(1)(A) The Board may hear any case appealed to it or may refer the case to an administrative law judge appointed under section 3105 or other employee of the Board designated by the Board to hear such cases, except that any case involving-- ``(i) a removal from the service shall be heard by the Board, an employee experienced in hearing appeals, or an administrative law judge; and ``(ii) an alleged prohibited personnel practice in violation of section 2302(b)(8), section 2302(b)(9)(A)(i), (B), (C), or (D), or section 2302(b)(13) shall be heard by the Board or an administrative law judge or other employee of the Board designated by the Board to hear such cases who has successfully completed training regarding protections afforded by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''. <all>

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

To reauthorize the authority of the Merit Systems Protection Board, and for other purposes. Section 8(a)(1) of the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 5509 note) is amended by striking ``2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007'' and inserting ``2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026''. ``(B) The Board, administrative law judge, or other employee (as the case may be) shall make a decision after receipt of the written representations of the parties to the appeal and after opportunity for a hearing under subsection (a)(1) of this section. A copy of the decision shall be furnished to each party to the appeal and to the Office of Personnel Management.''.

H.R.3089

Health

Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers without undergoing additional screening requirements. Among other things, a qualifying provider must (1) serve minors, or adults whose condition began as a minor; and (2) have previously been screened for Medicare participation or for participation in the Medicaid program of the state in which the provider is located.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act''. SEC. 2. STREAMLINED ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR ELIGIBLE OUT-OF-STATE PROVIDERS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. An eligible out-of-State provider that enrolls in the State plan through such process shall be so enrolled for a 5-year period and may revalidate such enrollment through such process for subsequent 5-year periods. ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Eligible out-of-state provider.--The term `eligible out-of-State provider' means, with respect to a State, a provider-- ``(I) that furnishes to qualifying individuals any item or service for which payment is available under the State plan of the State; ``(II) that is located in any other State; ``(III) with respect to which the Secretary has determined there is a limited risk of fraud, waste, or abuse for purposes of determining the level of screening to be conducted under section 1866(j)(2)(B); ``(IV) that has been screened under such section 1866(j)(2)(B) for purposes of enrolling in the Medicare program under title XVIII or the State plan of the State in which such provider is located; and ``(V) that has not been excluded from participation in the Medicare program under such title or the Medicaid program under this title. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. (2) Section 1902(kk) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended-- (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Enrollment,'' after ``Screening,''; and (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (10), nothing''. (3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. (c) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2022. (2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a State child health plan under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, such State plan or State child health plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title XIX or title XXI, respectively, solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. <all>

Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes.

Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act

Rep. Clark, Katherine M.

D

MA

This bill requires state Medicaid programs to establish a process through which qualifying out-of-state providers may enroll as participating providers without undergoing additional screening requirements. Among other things, a qualifying provider must (1) serve minors, or adults whose condition began as a minor; and (2) have previously been screened for Medicare participation or for participation in the Medicaid program of the state in which the provider is located.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act''. SEC. 2. STREAMLINED ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR ELIGIBLE OUT-OF-STATE PROVIDERS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. An eligible out-of-State provider that enrolls in the State plan through such process shall be so enrolled for a 5-year period and may revalidate such enrollment through such process for subsequent 5-year periods. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. (2) Section 1902(kk) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended-- (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Enrollment,'' after ``Screening,''; and (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (10), nothing''. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. (c) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2022. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, such State plan or State child health plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title XIX or title XXI, respectively, solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act''. SEC. 2. STREAMLINED ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR ELIGIBLE OUT-OF-STATE PROVIDERS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. (2) Section 1902(kk) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended-- (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Enrollment,'' after ``Screening,''; and (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (10), nothing''. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. (c) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2022. 1396 et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, such State plan or State child health plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title XIX or title XXI, respectively, solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act''. SEC. 2. STREAMLINED ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR ELIGIBLE OUT-OF-STATE PROVIDERS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. An eligible out-of-State provider that enrolls in the State plan through such process shall be so enrolled for a 5-year period and may revalidate such enrollment through such process for subsequent 5-year periods. ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Eligible out-of-state provider.--The term `eligible out-of-State provider' means, with respect to a State, a provider-- ``(I) that furnishes to qualifying individuals any item or service for which payment is available under the State plan of the State; ``(II) that is located in any other State; ``(III) with respect to which the Secretary has determined there is a limited risk of fraud, waste, or abuse for purposes of determining the level of screening to be conducted under section 1866(j)(2)(B); ``(IV) that has been screened under such section 1866(j)(2)(B) for purposes of enrolling in the Medicare program under title XVIII or the State plan of the State in which such provider is located; and ``(V) that has not been excluded from participation in the Medicare program under such title or the Medicaid program under this title. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. (2) Section 1902(kk) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended-- (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Enrollment,'' after ``Screening,''; and (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (10), nothing''. (3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. (c) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2022. (2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a State child health plan under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, such State plan or State child health plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title XIX or title XXI, respectively, solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. <all>

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act''. SEC. 2. STREAMLINED ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR ELIGIBLE OUT-OF-STATE PROVIDERS UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. An eligible out-of-State provider that enrolls in the State plan through such process shall be so enrolled for a 5-year period and may revalidate such enrollment through such process for subsequent 5-year periods. ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph: ``(i) Eligible out-of-state provider.--The term `eligible out-of-State provider' means, with respect to a State, a provider-- ``(I) that furnishes to qualifying individuals any item or service for which payment is available under the State plan of the State; ``(II) that is located in any other State; ``(III) with respect to which the Secretary has determined there is a limited risk of fraud, waste, or abuse for purposes of determining the level of screening to be conducted under section 1866(j)(2)(B); ``(IV) that has been screened under such section 1866(j)(2)(B) for purposes of enrolling in the Medicare program under title XVIII or the State plan of the State in which such provider is located; and ``(V) that has not been excluded from participation in the Medicare program under such title or the Medicaid program under this title. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. (2) Section 1902(kk) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended-- (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``Enrollment,'' after ``Screening,''; and (B) in paragraph (9), by striking ``Nothing'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (10), nothing''. (3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. (c) Effective Date.-- (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section take effect on January 1, 2022. (2) Exception for state legislation.--In the case of a State plan under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) or a State child health plan under title XXI of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines requires State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, such State plan or State child health plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of such title XIX or title XXI, respectively, solely on the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. <all>

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. ( b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( 3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. ( 3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. ( 3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. ( b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( 3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. ( 3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. ( b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( 3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. ( 3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. ( b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( 3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. ( 3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to streamline enrollment under the Medicaid program of certain providers across State lines, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Section 1902(kk) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(kk)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(10) Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of- state providers.-- ``(A) In general.--The State adopts and implements a process that enables an eligible out-of-State provider to enroll as a provider in the State plan without the imposition of additional screening requirements by the State. ``(ii) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying individual' means, with respect to an eligible out-of-State provider-- ``(I) an individual under 18 years of age to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition; and ``(II) an individual 18 years of age or older to whom the provider furnishes items and services for the treatment of a condition that onset before such individual attained 18 years of age.''. ( b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 1902(a)(77) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(77)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( 3) Section 2107(e)(1)(G) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)(G)) is amended by inserting ``enrollment,'' after ``screening,''. ( For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.

H.R.2759

Health

Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment with respect to certain pharmacist services that (1) are furnished by a pharmacist in a health-professional shortage area, and (2) would otherwise be covered under Medicare if furnished by a physician.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PHARMACIST SERVICES. (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (GG); (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (HH); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (HH) the following new subparagraph at the end: ``(II) pharmacist services furnished by a pharmacist, as licensed by State law, individually or on behalf of a pharmacy provider-- ``(i) which the pharmacist is legally authorized to perform in the State in which the individual performs such services; ``(ii) as would otherwise be covered under this part if furnished by a physician, or as an incident to a physician's service; and ``(iii) in a setting located in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act), medically underserved area, or medically underserved population (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of such Act).''. (b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (DD)'' and inserting ``(DD)''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(II)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician''. (c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4). <all>

Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services.

Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act

Rep. Butterfield, G. K.

D

NC

This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment with respect to certain pharmacist services that (1) are furnished by a pharmacist in a health-professional shortage area, and (2) would otherwise be covered under Medicare if furnished by a physician.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PHARMACIST SERVICES. (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (GG); (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (HH); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (HH) the following new subparagraph at the end: ``(II) pharmacist services furnished by a pharmacist, as licensed by State law, individually or on behalf of a pharmacy provider-- ``(i) which the pharmacist is legally authorized to perform in the State in which the individual performs such services; ``(ii) as would otherwise be covered under this part if furnished by a physician, or as an incident to a physician's service; and ``(iii) in a setting located in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act), medically underserved area, or medically underserved population (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of such Act).''. (b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (DD)'' and inserting ``(DD)''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(II)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician''. (c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4). <all>

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PHARMACIST SERVICES. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (GG); (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (HH); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (HH) the following new subparagraph at the end: ``(II) pharmacist services furnished by a pharmacist, as licensed by State law, individually or on behalf of a pharmacy provider-- ``(i) which the pharmacist is legally authorized to perform in the State in which the individual performs such services; ``(ii) as would otherwise be covered under this part if furnished by a physician, or as an incident to a physician's service; and ``(iii) in a setting located in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act), medically underserved area, or medically underserved population (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of such Act).''. (b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (DD)'' and inserting ``(DD)''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(II)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician''. (c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4).

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PHARMACIST SERVICES. (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (GG); (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (HH); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (HH) the following new subparagraph at the end: ``(II) pharmacist services furnished by a pharmacist, as licensed by State law, individually or on behalf of a pharmacy provider-- ``(i) which the pharmacist is legally authorized to perform in the State in which the individual performs such services; ``(ii) as would otherwise be covered under this part if furnished by a physician, or as an incident to a physician's service; and ``(iii) in a setting located in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act), medically underserved area, or medically underserved population (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of such Act).''. (b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (DD)'' and inserting ``(DD)''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(II)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician''. (c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4). <all>

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act''. SEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PHARMACIST SERVICES. (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (GG); (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (HH); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (HH) the following new subparagraph at the end: ``(II) pharmacist services furnished by a pharmacist, as licensed by State law, individually or on behalf of a pharmacy provider-- ``(i) which the pharmacist is legally authorized to perform in the State in which the individual performs such services; ``(ii) as would otherwise be covered under this part if furnished by a physician, or as an incident to a physician's service; and ``(iii) in a setting located in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act), medically underserved area, or medically underserved population (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of such Act).''. (b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (DD)'' and inserting ``(DD)''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(II)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician''. (c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4). <all>

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (DD)'' and inserting ``(DD)''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(II)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician''. ( c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4).

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4).

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (DD)'' and inserting ``(DD)''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(II)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician''. ( c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4).

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (DD)'' and inserting ``(DD)''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(II)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician''. ( c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4).

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (DD)'' and inserting ``(DD)''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(II)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician''. ( c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4).

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``and (DD)'' and inserting ``(DD)''; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ``and (EE) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(II)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician''. ( c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.-- (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. (

S.4154

Labor and Employment

Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act This bill requires pooled employer retirement plans to designate a named fiduciary to collect contributions to the plan and implement written contribution collection procedures that are reasonable, diligent, and systematic. Current law requires a plan to designate one or more trustees to perform these tasks. The bill also revises the requirements for combined annual reporting for a group of plans.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act''. SEC. 2. ANNUAL AUDIT PARITY FOR GROUP OF PLANS. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''. SEC. 3. POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS MODIFICATION. Section 3(43)(B)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(43)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: ``(ii) designate a named fiduciary (other than an employer in the plan) to be responsible for collecting contributions to the plan and require such fiduciary to implement written contribution collection procedures that are reasonable, diligent, and systematic;''. SEC. 4. REPORT ON POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS. The Secretary of Labor shall-- (1) conduct a study on the pooled employer plan (as such term is defined in section 3(43) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(43))) industry, including on-- (A) the legal name and number of pooled employer plans; (B) the number of participants in such plans; (C) the range of investment options provided in such plans; (D) the fees assessed in such plans; (E) the manner in which employers select and monitor such plans; (F) the disclosures provided to participants in such plans; (G) the number and nature of any enforcement actions by the Secretary of Labor on such plans; (H) the extent to which such plans have increased retirement savings coverage in the United States; and (I) any additional information as the Secretary determines necessary; and (2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, submit to Congress and make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor, a report on the findings of the study under paragraph (1), including recommendations on how pooled employer plans can be improved, through legislation, to serve and protect retirement plan participants. <all>

Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act

A bill to provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses.

Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act

Sen. Hickenlooper, John W.

D

CO

This bill requires pooled employer retirement plans to designate a named fiduciary to collect contributions to the plan and implement written contribution collection procedures that are reasonable, diligent, and systematic. Current law requires a plan to designate one or more trustees to perform these tasks. The bill also revises the requirements for combined annual reporting for a group of plans.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act''. SEC. 2. ANNUAL AUDIT PARITY FOR GROUP OF PLANS. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''. SEC. 3. POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS MODIFICATION. Section 3(43)(B)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(43)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: ``(ii) designate a named fiduciary (other than an employer in the plan) to be responsible for collecting contributions to the plan and require such fiduciary to implement written contribution collection procedures that are reasonable, diligent, and systematic;''. SEC. 4. REPORT ON POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS. The Secretary of Labor shall-- (1) conduct a study on the pooled employer plan (as such term is defined in section 3(43) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(43))) industry, including on-- (A) the legal name and number of pooled employer plans; (B) the number of participants in such plans; (C) the range of investment options provided in such plans; (D) the fees assessed in such plans; (E) the manner in which employers select and monitor such plans; (F) the disclosures provided to participants in such plans; (G) the number and nature of any enforcement actions by the Secretary of Labor on such plans; (H) the extent to which such plans have increased retirement savings coverage in the United States; and (I) any additional information as the Secretary determines necessary; and (2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, submit to Congress and make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor, a report on the findings of the study under paragraph (1), including recommendations on how pooled employer plans can be improved, through legislation, to serve and protect retirement plan participants. <all>

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2. ANNUAL AUDIT PARITY FOR GROUP OF PLANS. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''. 3. Section 3(43)(B)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(43)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: ``(ii) designate a named fiduciary (other than an employer in the plan) to be responsible for collecting contributions to the plan and require such fiduciary to implement written contribution collection procedures that are reasonable, diligent, and systematic;''. SEC. 4. REPORT ON POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS. 1002(43))) industry, including on-- (A) the legal name and number of pooled employer plans; (B) the number of participants in such plans; (C) the range of investment options provided in such plans; (D) the fees assessed in such plans; (E) the manner in which employers select and monitor such plans; (F) the disclosures provided to participants in such plans; (G) the number and nature of any enforcement actions by the Secretary of Labor on such plans; (H) the extent to which such plans have increased retirement savings coverage in the United States; and (I) any additional information as the Secretary determines necessary; and (2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, submit to Congress and make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor, a report on the findings of the study under paragraph (1), including recommendations on how pooled employer plans can be improved, through legislation, to serve and protect retirement plan participants.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act''. SEC. 2. ANNUAL AUDIT PARITY FOR GROUP OF PLANS. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''. SEC. 3. POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS MODIFICATION. Section 3(43)(B)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(43)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: ``(ii) designate a named fiduciary (other than an employer in the plan) to be responsible for collecting contributions to the plan and require such fiduciary to implement written contribution collection procedures that are reasonable, diligent, and systematic;''. SEC. 4. REPORT ON POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS. The Secretary of Labor shall-- (1) conduct a study on the pooled employer plan (as such term is defined in section 3(43) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(43))) industry, including on-- (A) the legal name and number of pooled employer plans; (B) the number of participants in such plans; (C) the range of investment options provided in such plans; (D) the fees assessed in such plans; (E) the manner in which employers select and monitor such plans; (F) the disclosures provided to participants in such plans; (G) the number and nature of any enforcement actions by the Secretary of Labor on such plans; (H) the extent to which such plans have increased retirement savings coverage in the United States; and (I) any additional information as the Secretary determines necessary; and (2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, submit to Congress and make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor, a report on the findings of the study under paragraph (1), including recommendations on how pooled employer plans can be improved, through legislation, to serve and protect retirement plan participants. <all>

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Simplifying Small Business Retirement Savings Act''. SEC. 2. ANNUAL AUDIT PARITY FOR GROUP OF PLANS. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''. SEC. 3. POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS MODIFICATION. Section 3(43)(B)(ii) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(43)(B)(ii)) is amended to read as follows: ``(ii) designate a named fiduciary (other than an employer in the plan) to be responsible for collecting contributions to the plan and require such fiduciary to implement written contribution collection procedures that are reasonable, diligent, and systematic;''. SEC. 4. REPORT ON POOLED EMPLOYER PLANS. The Secretary of Labor shall-- (1) conduct a study on the pooled employer plan (as such term is defined in section 3(43) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(43))) industry, including on-- (A) the legal name and number of pooled employer plans; (B) the number of participants in such plans; (C) the range of investment options provided in such plans; (D) the fees assessed in such plans; (E) the manner in which employers select and monitor such plans; (F) the disclosures provided to participants in such plans; (G) the number and nature of any enforcement actions by the Secretary of Labor on such plans; (H) the extent to which such plans have increased retirement savings coverage in the United States; and (I) any additional information as the Secretary determines necessary; and (2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, submit to Congress and make available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Labor, a report on the findings of the study under paragraph (1), including recommendations on how pooled employer plans can be improved, through legislation, to serve and protect retirement plan participants. <all>

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''.

To provide better access to retirement plans through small businesses. Section 202(a) of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-94; 26 U.S.C. 6058 note) is amended-- (1) by striking ``so that all members'' and inserting the following: ``so that-- ``(1) all members''; (2) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(2) any opinions required by section 103(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1023(a)(3)) shall relate only to each individual plan which would otherwise be subject to the requirements of such section 103(a)(3).''.

H.R.348

Government Operations and Politics

Wear Your Mask Act This bill requires each federal agency to take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask inside a federal facility under its jurisdiction if the individual is within six feet of another individual to minimize the transmission of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Each agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. The bill terminates such requirements when the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases determines, and publishes in the Federal Register a notification, that the requirement to wear a mask is no longer necessary to prevent such transmission.

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wear Your Mask Act''. SEC. 2. MASKS REQUIRED IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. (a) Masks Required.--Each Federal agency shall take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask if such individual is-- (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdiction of such agency; and (2) within 6 feet of another individual. (b) Enforcement.--A Federal agency may remove or deny service to an individual who fails to wear a mask in accordance with subsection (a). (c) Provision of Masks.--Each Federal agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. (d) Funding.--A Federal agency shall use funds otherwise appropriated to such agency to carry out this section. (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Capitol buildings.--The term ``Capitol Buildings'' has the meaning given such term in section 5101 of title 40, United States Code. (2) Face mask.--The term ``face mask'' means a mask covering both the nose and mouth that reasonably can be expected to minimize the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. (4) Federal facility.--The term ``Federal facility'' means-- (A) a building or any part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government for use by a Federal agency; and (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part thereof. (f) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall cease to have effect on the date on which the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases determines, and publishes in the Federal Register a notification of such determination, that the requirement to wear a mask is no longer necessary to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2. <all>

Wear Your Mask Act

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.

Wear Your Mask Act

Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R.

D

TX

This bill requires each federal agency to take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask inside a federal facility under its jurisdiction if the individual is within six feet of another individual to minimize the transmission of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Each agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. The bill terminates such requirements when the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases determines, and publishes in the Federal Register a notification, that the requirement to wear a mask is no longer necessary to prevent such transmission.

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wear Your Mask Act''. SEC. 2. MASKS REQUIRED IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. (a) Masks Required.--Each Federal agency shall take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask if such individual is-- (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdiction of such agency; and (2) within 6 feet of another individual. (b) Enforcement.--A Federal agency may remove or deny service to an individual who fails to wear a mask in accordance with subsection (a). (c) Provision of Masks.--Each Federal agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. (d) Funding.--A Federal agency shall use funds otherwise appropriated to such agency to carry out this section. (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Capitol buildings.--The term ``Capitol Buildings'' has the meaning given such term in section 5101 of title 40, United States Code. (2) Face mask.--The term ``face mask'' means a mask covering both the nose and mouth that reasonably can be expected to minimize the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. (4) Federal facility.--The term ``Federal facility'' means-- (A) a building or any part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government for use by a Federal agency; and (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part thereof. (f) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall cease to have effect on the date on which the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases determines, and publishes in the Federal Register a notification of such determination, that the requirement to wear a mask is no longer necessary to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2. <all>

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wear Your Mask Act''. SEC. 2. MASKS REQUIRED IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. (a) Masks Required.--Each Federal agency shall take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask if such individual is-- (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdiction of such agency; and (2) within 6 feet of another individual. (b) Enforcement.--A Federal agency may remove or deny service to an individual who fails to wear a mask in accordance with subsection (a). (c) Provision of Masks.--Each Federal agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. (d) Funding.--A Federal agency shall use funds otherwise appropriated to such agency to carry out this section. (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Capitol buildings.--The term ``Capitol Buildings'' has the meaning given such term in section 5101 of title 40, United States Code. (2) Face mask.--The term ``face mask'' means a mask covering both the nose and mouth that reasonably can be expected to minimize the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. (4) Federal facility.--The term ``Federal facility'' means-- (A) a building or any part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government for use by a Federal agency; and (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part thereof. (f) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall cease to have effect on the date on which the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases determines, and publishes in the Federal Register a notification of such determination, that the requirement to wear a mask is no longer necessary to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2. <all>

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wear Your Mask Act''. SEC. 2. MASKS REQUIRED IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. (a) Masks Required.--Each Federal agency shall take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask if such individual is-- (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdiction of such agency; and (2) within 6 feet of another individual. (b) Enforcement.--A Federal agency may remove or deny service to an individual who fails to wear a mask in accordance with subsection (a). (c) Provision of Masks.--Each Federal agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. (d) Funding.--A Federal agency shall use funds otherwise appropriated to such agency to carry out this section. (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Capitol buildings.--The term ``Capitol Buildings'' has the meaning given such term in section 5101 of title 40, United States Code. (2) Face mask.--The term ``face mask'' means a mask covering both the nose and mouth that reasonably can be expected to minimize the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. (4) Federal facility.--The term ``Federal facility'' means-- (A) a building or any part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government for use by a Federal agency; and (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part thereof. (f) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall cease to have effect on the date on which the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases determines, and publishes in the Federal Register a notification of such determination, that the requirement to wear a mask is no longer necessary to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2. <all>

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Wear Your Mask Act''. SEC. 2. MASKS REQUIRED IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. (a) Masks Required.--Each Federal agency shall take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask if such individual is-- (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdiction of such agency; and (2) within 6 feet of another individual. (b) Enforcement.--A Federal agency may remove or deny service to an individual who fails to wear a mask in accordance with subsection (a). (c) Provision of Masks.--Each Federal agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. (d) Funding.--A Federal agency shall use funds otherwise appropriated to such agency to carry out this section. (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Capitol buildings.--The term ``Capitol Buildings'' has the meaning given such term in section 5101 of title 40, United States Code. (2) Face mask.--The term ``face mask'' means a mask covering both the nose and mouth that reasonably can be expected to minimize the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. (4) Federal facility.--The term ``Federal facility'' means-- (A) a building or any part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government for use by a Federal agency; and (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part thereof. (f) Termination.--The requirements of this section shall cease to have effect on the date on which the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases determines, and publishes in the Federal Register a notification of such determination, that the requirement to wear a mask is no longer necessary to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2. <all>

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. a) Masks Required.--Each Federal agency shall take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask if such individual is-- (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdiction of such agency; and (2) within 6 feet of another individual. ( (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. ( 4) Federal facility.--The term ``Federal facility'' means-- (A) a building or any part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government for use by a Federal agency; and (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part thereof. (

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. c) Provision of Masks.--Each Federal agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. ( 3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. (

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. c) Provision of Masks.--Each Federal agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. ( 3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. (

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. a) Masks Required.--Each Federal agency shall take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask if such individual is-- (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdiction of such agency; and (2) within 6 feet of another individual. ( (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. ( 4) Federal facility.--The term ``Federal facility'' means-- (A) a building or any part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government for use by a Federal agency; and (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part thereof. (

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. c) Provision of Masks.--Each Federal agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. ( 3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. (

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. a) Masks Required.--Each Federal agency shall take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask if such individual is-- (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdiction of such agency; and (2) within 6 feet of another individual. ( (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. ( 4) Federal facility.--The term ``Federal facility'' means-- (A) a building or any part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government for use by a Federal agency; and (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part thereof. (

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. c) Provision of Masks.--Each Federal agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. ( 3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. (

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. a) Masks Required.--Each Federal agency shall take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask if such individual is-- (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdiction of such agency; and (2) within 6 feet of another individual. ( (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. ( 4) Federal facility.--The term ``Federal facility'' means-- (A) a building or any part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government for use by a Federal agency; and (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part thereof. (

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. c) Provision of Masks.--Each Federal agency shall make face masks available at each entrance to a Federal facility at which such agency maintains a presence. ( 3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. (

To require face masks in Federal facilities to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes. a) Masks Required.--Each Federal agency shall take action to ensure that an individual is required to wear a face mask if such individual is-- (1) inside a Federal facility under the jurisdiction of such agency; and (2) within 6 feet of another individual. ( (3) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code, except that with respect to Capitol Buildings, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol shall be treated as the relevant Federal agency. ( 4) Federal facility.--The term ``Federal facility'' means-- (A) a building or any part thereof owned or leased by the Federal Government for use by a Federal agency; and (B) the Capitol Buildings or any part thereof. (

S.1999

Transportation and Public Works

Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act of 2021 This bill includes substances other than alcohol within the scope of federal programs for preventing impaired driving. It also addresses reporting of impaired driving arrests, citations, convictions, and related matters to federal and other databases. Under current law, if a state does not have (or enforce) certain laws to address repeat intoxicated drivers, a portion of that state's Federal-aid highway funding must be reserved for alcohol-related countermeasures for impaired driving. This bill provides that reserved funds may also be used for countermeasures for single or multiple substance impaired driving. Additionally, states may use grants for impaired driving countermeasures to improve (1) reporting of information about crashes and impaired driving to federal, state, and local databases; and (2) research using such information. The Government Accountability Office must also study the extent to which states and localities report information about impaired driving to relevant federal databases and use the databases to identify repeat impaired driving offenders.

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; PURPOSE. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to increase national investment in, and maximize the use of, innovative programs and technologies to eliminate multiple substance impaired driving. SEC. 3. IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION AND REPORTING. (a) Use of Funds for Multiple Substance Impaired Driving.--Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for alcohol- impaired'' and inserting the following: ``for-- ``(i) alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures; or ``(ii) single or multiple substance impaired''. (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``intoxicated'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ``intoxicated, driving under the influence, driving while multiple substance impaired, or other related laws (including regulations), including for-- ``(i) the purchase of equipment dedicated to the enforcement of those laws; ``(ii) the training of officers dedicated to the enforcement of those laws; and ``(iii) the use of additional personnel for specific-- ``(I) alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures; or ``(II) single or multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures.''. (b) Impaired Driving Countermeasures.--Section 405(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4)-- (A) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following: ``(iii)(I) court support of high-visibility enforcement efforts; ``(II) hiring criminal justice professionals, including law enforcement officers, prosecutors, traffic safety resource prosecutors, judges, judicial outreach liaisons, and probation officers; ``(III) training and education of the criminal justice professionals described in subclause (II) to assist those professionals in preventing impaired driving and handling impaired driving cases, including by providing compensation to a law enforcement officer to replace a law enforcement officer who is-- ``(aa) receiving drug recognition expert training; or ``(bb) participating as an instructor in drug recognition expert training; and ``(IV) establishing driving while intoxicated courts;''; (ii) by striking clauses (v) and (vi) and inserting the following: ``(v) improving-- ``(I) blood alcohol concentration screening and testing; ``(II) the detection of potentially impairing drugs, including through the use of oral fluid as a specimen; and ``(III) reporting relating to the screening, testing, and detection described in subclauses (I) and (II); ``(vi)(I) paid and earned media in support of high-visibility enforcement efforts; ``(II) conducting initial and continuing-- ``(aa) standardized field sobriety training, advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training, and drug recognition expert training for law enforcement; and ``(bb) law enforcement phlebotomy training; and ``(III) purchasing equipment to carry out impaired driving enforcement activities authorized by this subsection;''; (iii) in clause (ix), by striking ``and'' at the end; (iv) in clause (x), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (v) by adding at the end the following: ``(xi) testing and implementing programs and purchasing technologies to better identify, monitor, or treat impaired drivers, including-- ``(I) oral fluid screening technologies; ``(II) electronic warrant programs; ``(III) equipment to increase the scope, quantity, quality, and timeliness of forensic toxicology chemical testing; ``(IV) case management software to support the management of impaired driving offenders; and ``(V) technology to monitor impaired driving offenders.''; and (B) in subparagraph (C)-- (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``Medium-range'' and inserting the following: ``(ii) Medium-range and high-range states.--Subject to clause (iii), medium- range''; (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``Low-range'' and inserting the following: ``(i) Low-range states.--Subject to clause (iii), low-range''; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: ``(iii) All states.-- ``(I) Reporting of impaired driving information.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure designed to increase the timely and accurate reporting of impaired driving crash information, including electronic crash reporting systems that allow accurate real- or near-real-time uploading of crash information, and impaired driving criminal justice information to Federal, State, and local databases. ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures.''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. (c) GAO Study on National DUI Reporting.-- (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases and the interstate sharing of information about convictions and license suspensions relating to impaired driving to facilitate the widespread identification of repeat impaired driving offenders. (2) Inclusions.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed assessment of-- (A) the extent to which State and local criminal justice agencies are reporting impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; (B) any barriers-- (i) at the Federal, State, or local level to the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; and (ii) to the use by State and local criminal justice agencies of-- (I) those databases; and (II) any systems for the reporting of that data; (C) the extent to which States are sharing impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; (D) any barriers at the Federal, State, or local level to the sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; (E) any Federal, State, and local resources available to improve the reporting and sharing of impaired driving data; (F) any recommendations for policies and programs to be carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to improve-- (i) the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; or (ii) the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; and (G) any recommendations for programs or grant funding to be authorized by Congress to improve-- (i) the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; or (ii) the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data. (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1). <all>

Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act of 2021

A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes.

Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act of 2021

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore

R

WV

This bill includes substances other than alcohol within the scope of federal programs for preventing impaired driving. It also addresses reporting of impaired driving arrests, citations, convictions, and related matters to federal and other databases. Under current law, if a state does not have (or enforce) certain laws to address repeat intoxicated drivers, a portion of that state's Federal-aid highway funding must be reserved for alcohol-related countermeasures for impaired driving. This bill provides that reserved funds may also be used for countermeasures for single or multiple substance impaired driving. Additionally, states may use grants for impaired driving countermeasures to improve (1) reporting of information about crashes and impaired driving to federal, state, and local databases; and (2) research using such information. The Government Accountability Office must also study the extent to which states and localities report information about impaired driving to relevant federal databases and use the databases to identify repeat impaired driving offenders.

2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; PURPOSE. 3. IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION AND REPORTING. (a) Use of Funds for Multiple Substance Impaired Driving.--Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for alcohol- impaired'' and inserting the following: ``for-- ``(i) alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures; or ``(ii) single or multiple substance impaired''. (2) Inclusions.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed assessment of-- (A) the extent to which State and local criminal justice agencies are reporting impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; (B) any barriers-- (i) at the Federal, State, or local level to the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; and (ii) to the use by State and local criminal justice agencies of-- (I) those databases; and (II) any systems for the reporting of that data; (C) the extent to which States are sharing impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; (D) any barriers at the Federal, State, or local level to the sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; (E) any Federal, State, and local resources available to improve the reporting and sharing of impaired driving data; (F) any recommendations for policies and programs to be carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to improve-- (i) the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; or (ii) the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; and (G) any recommendations for programs or grant funding to be authorized by Congress to improve-- (i) the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; or (ii) the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data.

2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; PURPOSE. 3. IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION AND REPORTING. (a) Use of Funds for Multiple Substance Impaired Driving.--Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for alcohol- impaired'' and inserting the following: ``for-- ``(i) alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures; or ``(ii) single or multiple substance impaired''. (2) Inclusions.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed assessment of-- (A) the extent to which State and local criminal justice agencies are reporting impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; (B) any barriers-- (i) at the Federal, State, or local level to the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; and (ii) to the use by State and local criminal justice agencies of-- (I) those databases; and (II) any systems for the reporting of that data; (C) the extent to which States are sharing impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; (D) any barriers at the Federal, State, or local level to the sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; (E) any Federal, State, and local resources available to improve the reporting and sharing of impaired driving data; (F) any recommendations for policies and programs to be carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to improve-- (i) the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; or (ii) the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; and (G) any recommendations for programs or grant funding to be authorized by Congress to improve-- (i) the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; or (ii) the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data.

2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; PURPOSE. SEC. 3. IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION AND REPORTING. (a) Use of Funds for Multiple Substance Impaired Driving.--Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for alcohol- impaired'' and inserting the following: ``for-- ``(i) alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures; or ``(ii) single or multiple substance impaired''. (b) Impaired Driving Countermeasures.--Section 405(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4)-- (A) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following: ``(iii)(I) court support of high-visibility enforcement efforts; ``(II) hiring criminal justice professionals, including law enforcement officers, prosecutors, traffic safety resource prosecutors, judges, judicial outreach liaisons, and probation officers; ``(III) training and education of the criminal justice professionals described in subclause (II) to assist those professionals in preventing impaired driving and handling impaired driving cases, including by providing compensation to a law enforcement officer to replace a law enforcement officer who is-- ``(aa) receiving drug recognition expert training; or ``(bb) participating as an instructor in drug recognition expert training; and ``(IV) establishing driving while intoxicated courts;''; (ii) by striking clauses (v) and (vi) and inserting the following: ``(v) improving-- ``(I) blood alcohol concentration screening and testing; ``(II) the detection of potentially impairing drugs, including through the use of oral fluid as a specimen; and ``(III) reporting relating to the screening, testing, and detection described in subclauses (I) and (II); ``(vi)(I) paid and earned media in support of high-visibility enforcement efforts; ``(II) conducting initial and continuing-- ``(aa) standardized field sobriety training, advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training, and drug recognition expert training for law enforcement; and ``(bb) law enforcement phlebotomy training; and ``(III) purchasing equipment to carry out impaired driving enforcement activities authorized by this subsection;''; (iii) in clause (ix), by striking ``and'' at the end; (iv) in clause (x), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (v) by adding at the end the following: ``(xi) testing and implementing programs and purchasing technologies to better identify, monitor, or treat impaired drivers, including-- ``(I) oral fluid screening technologies; ``(II) electronic warrant programs; ``(III) equipment to increase the scope, quantity, quality, and timeliness of forensic toxicology chemical testing; ``(IV) case management software to support the management of impaired driving offenders; and ``(V) technology to monitor impaired driving offenders. ''; and (B) in subparagraph (C)-- (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``Medium-range'' and inserting the following: ``(ii) Medium-range and high-range states.--Subject to clause (iii), medium- range''; (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``Low-range'' and inserting the following: ``(i) Low-range states.--Subject to clause (iii), low-range''; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: ``(iii) All states.-- ``(I) Reporting of impaired driving information.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure designed to increase the timely and accurate reporting of impaired driving crash information, including electronic crash reporting systems that allow accurate real- or near-real-time uploading of crash information, and impaired driving criminal justice information to Federal, State, and local databases. (2) Inclusions.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed assessment of-- (A) the extent to which State and local criminal justice agencies are reporting impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; (B) any barriers-- (i) at the Federal, State, or local level to the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; and (ii) to the use by State and local criminal justice agencies of-- (I) those databases; and (II) any systems for the reporting of that data; (C) the extent to which States are sharing impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; (D) any barriers at the Federal, State, or local level to the sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; (E) any Federal, State, and local resources available to improve the reporting and sharing of impaired driving data; (F) any recommendations for policies and programs to be carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to improve-- (i) the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; or (ii) the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; and (G) any recommendations for programs or grant funding to be authorized by Congress to improve-- (i) the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; or (ii) the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act of 2021''. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; PURPOSE. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). SEC. 3. IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION AND REPORTING. (a) Use of Funds for Multiple Substance Impaired Driving.--Section 164(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``for alcohol- impaired'' and inserting the following: ``for-- ``(i) alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures; or ``(ii) single or multiple substance impaired''. (b) Impaired Driving Countermeasures.--Section 405(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in paragraph (4)-- (A) in subparagraph (B)-- (i) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following: ``(iii)(I) court support of high-visibility enforcement efforts; ``(II) hiring criminal justice professionals, including law enforcement officers, prosecutors, traffic safety resource prosecutors, judges, judicial outreach liaisons, and probation officers; ``(III) training and education of the criminal justice professionals described in subclause (II) to assist those professionals in preventing impaired driving and handling impaired driving cases, including by providing compensation to a law enforcement officer to replace a law enforcement officer who is-- ``(aa) receiving drug recognition expert training; or ``(bb) participating as an instructor in drug recognition expert training; and ``(IV) establishing driving while intoxicated courts;''; (ii) by striking clauses (v) and (vi) and inserting the following: ``(v) improving-- ``(I) blood alcohol concentration screening and testing; ``(II) the detection of potentially impairing drugs, including through the use of oral fluid as a specimen; and ``(III) reporting relating to the screening, testing, and detection described in subclauses (I) and (II); ``(vi)(I) paid and earned media in support of high-visibility enforcement efforts; ``(II) conducting initial and continuing-- ``(aa) standardized field sobriety training, advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training, and drug recognition expert training for law enforcement; and ``(bb) law enforcement phlebotomy training; and ``(III) purchasing equipment to carry out impaired driving enforcement activities authorized by this subsection;''; (iii) in clause (ix), by striking ``and'' at the end; (iv) in clause (x), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (v) by adding at the end the following: ``(xi) testing and implementing programs and purchasing technologies to better identify, monitor, or treat impaired drivers, including-- ``(I) oral fluid screening technologies; ``(II) electronic warrant programs; ``(III) equipment to increase the scope, quantity, quality, and timeliness of forensic toxicology chemical testing; ``(IV) case management software to support the management of impaired driving offenders; and ``(V) technology to monitor impaired driving offenders. ''; and (B) in subparagraph (C)-- (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``Medium-range'' and inserting the following: ``(ii) Medium-range and high-range states.--Subject to clause (iii), medium- range''; (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``Low-range'' and inserting the following: ``(i) Low-range states.--Subject to clause (iii), low-range''; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: ``(iii) All states.-- ``(I) Reporting of impaired driving information.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure designed to increase the timely and accurate reporting of impaired driving crash information, including electronic crash reporting systems that allow accurate real- or near-real-time uploading of crash information, and impaired driving criminal justice information to Federal, State, and local databases. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. (2) Inclusions.--The study conducted under paragraph (1) shall include a detailed assessment of-- (A) the extent to which State and local criminal justice agencies are reporting impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; (B) any barriers-- (i) at the Federal, State, or local level to the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; and (ii) to the use by State and local criminal justice agencies of-- (I) those databases; and (II) any systems for the reporting of that data; (C) the extent to which States are sharing impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; (D) any barriers at the Federal, State, or local level to the sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; (E) any Federal, State, and local resources available to improve the reporting and sharing of impaired driving data; (F) any recommendations for policies and programs to be carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to improve-- (i) the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; or (ii) the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data; and (G) any recommendations for programs or grant funding to be authorized by Congress to improve-- (i) the reporting of impaired driving arrest and citation data to Federal databases; or (ii) the interstate sharing of impaired driving conviction and license-suspension data. (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). ( ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. ( (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). ( ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. ( 3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). ( ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. ( 3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). ( ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. ( (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). ( ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. ( 3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). ( ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. ( (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). ( ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. ( 3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). ( ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. ( (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). ( ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. ( 3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

To amend title 23, United States Code, to authorize the use of certain Federal funds for multiple substance impaired driving countermeasures, and for other purposes. a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) a priority should be placed on creating State systems, programs, and processes that improve impaired driving detection in cases in which alcohol, drugs, and especially multiple substances are involved; (2) States and communities should have access to a broader range of countermeasures, technologies, and resources to address multiple substance impaired driving; and (3) increased Federal funding should be made available for efforts to improve public safety through the approaches described in paragraphs (1) and (2). ( ``(II) Impaired driving countermeasures.--A State may use grant funds for any expenditure to research or evaluate impaired driving countermeasures. ''; and (2) in paragraph (7)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting ``or local'' after ``authorizes a State''. ( (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1).

H.R.311

Health

This bill (1) establishes documentation requirements for testing, treatment, and reporting related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019); and (2) makes it unlawful to knowingly report a false diagnosis of COVID-19. To receive a federal reimbursement for the cost of a COVID-19 diagnostic test or treatment, the request for reimbursement must document that the administered COVID-19 test has been approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. Further, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must exclude from its official COVID-19 case and death counts any person who tested positive and requested federal reimbursement without the required documentation. Additionally, any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 is subject to criminal fines and imprisonment for not more than 10 years.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF COVID-19 REIMBURSEMENTS AND REPORTING. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds shall be used for a reimbursement or payment for-- (1) COVID-19 testing of any individual unless the request for such reimbursement or payment is accompanied by evidence that the individual was tested using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis; or (2) COVID-19 treatment of any individual unless the request for reimbursement or payment is accompanied by evidence that the person tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis. (b) Quality Assurance of Reimbursements.--For purposes of subsection (a), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of any Federal agency authorized to make a reimbursement or payment for COVID-19 testing or treatment of individuals shall review each request presented for such reimbursement or payment and-- (1) deny any request for such a reimbursement or payment for COVID-19 testing of an individual or, if reimbursement or payment has already been made, cause to be recovered such reimbursement or payment, unless the request is accompanied by evidence that the individual was tested using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; (2) deny any request for such a reimbursement or payment for COVID-19 treatment of an individual or, if reimbursement or payment has already been made, cause to be recovered such reimbursement or payment, unless the request is accompanied by evidence that the individual tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; and (3) provide to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the results of such review. (c) Correction of Reports.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall apply the results provided to the Director under subsection (b)(3) to-- (1) exclude from the official United States count of cases of COVID-19 any individual reported to have been positive for COVID-19 in a request subject to review in subsection (b) but where the agency head involved found the request was not accompanied by evidence that the individual had been tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for diagnosis of COVID-19; and (2) exclude from the official United States count of deaths due to COVID-19 any individual who died and was reported to have been treated or tested positive for COVID-19 in a request subject to review under subsection (b) but where the agency head involved found the request was not accompanied by evidence that the individual had been tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for diagnosis of COVID-19. (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both. <all>

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting.

Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting.

Rep. Posey, Bill

R

FL

This bill (1) establishes documentation requirements for testing, treatment, and reporting related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019); and (2) makes it unlawful to knowingly report a false diagnosis of COVID-19. To receive a federal reimbursement for the cost of a COVID-19 diagnostic test or treatment, the request for reimbursement must document that the administered COVID-19 test has been approved, cleared, or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. Further, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must exclude from its official COVID-19 case and death counts any person who tested positive and requested federal reimbursement without the required documentation. Additionally, any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 is subject to criminal fines and imprisonment for not more than 10 years.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF COVID-19 REIMBURSEMENTS AND REPORTING. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds shall be used for a reimbursement or payment for-- (1) COVID-19 testing of any individual unless the request for such reimbursement or payment is accompanied by evidence that the individual was tested using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; (2) deny any request for such a reimbursement or payment for COVID-19 treatment of an individual or, if reimbursement or payment has already been made, cause to be recovered such reimbursement or payment, unless the request is accompanied by evidence that the individual tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; and (3) provide to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the results of such review. (c) Correction of Reports.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall apply the results provided to the Director under subsection (b)(3) to-- (1) exclude from the official United States count of cases of COVID-19 any individual reported to have been positive for COVID-19 in a request subject to review in subsection (b) but where the agency head involved found the request was not accompanied by evidence that the individual had been tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF COVID-19 REIMBURSEMENTS AND REPORTING. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds shall be used for a reimbursement or payment for-- (1) COVID-19 testing of any individual unless the request for such reimbursement or payment is accompanied by evidence that the individual was tested using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; and (3) provide to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the results of such review. (c) Correction of Reports.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall apply the results provided to the Director under subsection (b)(3) to-- (1) exclude from the official United States count of cases of COVID-19 any individual reported to have been positive for COVID-19 in a request subject to review in subsection (b) but where the agency head involved found the request was not accompanied by evidence that the individual had been tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF COVID-19 REIMBURSEMENTS AND REPORTING. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds shall be used for a reimbursement or payment for-- (1) COVID-19 testing of any individual unless the request for such reimbursement or payment is accompanied by evidence that the individual was tested using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis; or (2) COVID-19 treatment of any individual unless the request for reimbursement or payment is accompanied by evidence that the person tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis. (b) Quality Assurance of Reimbursements.--For purposes of subsection (a), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of any Federal agency authorized to make a reimbursement or payment for COVID-19 testing or treatment of individuals shall review each request presented for such reimbursement or payment and-- (1) deny any request for such a reimbursement or payment for COVID-19 testing of an individual or, if reimbursement or payment has already been made, cause to be recovered such reimbursement or payment, unless the request is accompanied by evidence that the individual was tested using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; (2) deny any request for such a reimbursement or payment for COVID-19 treatment of an individual or, if reimbursement or payment has already been made, cause to be recovered such reimbursement or payment, unless the request is accompanied by evidence that the individual tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; and (3) provide to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the results of such review. (c) Correction of Reports.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall apply the results provided to the Director under subsection (b)(3) to-- (1) exclude from the official United States count of cases of COVID-19 any individual reported to have been positive for COVID-19 in a request subject to review in subsection (b) but where the agency head involved found the request was not accompanied by evidence that the individual had been tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for diagnosis of COVID-19; and (2) exclude from the official United States count of deaths due to COVID-19 any individual who died and was reported to have been treated or tested positive for COVID-19 in a request subject to review under subsection (b) but where the agency head involved found the request was not accompanied by evidence that the individual had been tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for diagnosis of COVID-19. (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both. <all>

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF COVID-19 REIMBURSEMENTS AND REPORTING. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds shall be used for a reimbursement or payment for-- (1) COVID-19 testing of any individual unless the request for such reimbursement or payment is accompanied by evidence that the individual was tested using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis; or (2) COVID-19 treatment of any individual unless the request for reimbursement or payment is accompanied by evidence that the person tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis. (b) Quality Assurance of Reimbursements.--For purposes of subsection (a), notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of any Federal agency authorized to make a reimbursement or payment for COVID-19 testing or treatment of individuals shall review each request presented for such reimbursement or payment and-- (1) deny any request for such a reimbursement or payment for COVID-19 testing of an individual or, if reimbursement or payment has already been made, cause to be recovered such reimbursement or payment, unless the request is accompanied by evidence that the individual was tested using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; (2) deny any request for such a reimbursement or payment for COVID-19 treatment of an individual or, if reimbursement or payment has already been made, cause to be recovered such reimbursement or payment, unless the request is accompanied by evidence that the individual tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; and (3) provide to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the results of such review. (c) Correction of Reports.--The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall apply the results provided to the Director under subsection (b)(3) to-- (1) exclude from the official United States count of cases of COVID-19 any individual reported to have been positive for COVID-19 in a request subject to review in subsection (b) but where the agency head involved found the request was not accompanied by evidence that the individual had been tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for diagnosis of COVID-19; and (2) exclude from the official United States count of deaths due to COVID-19 any individual who died and was reported to have been treated or tested positive for COVID-19 in a request subject to review under subsection (b) but where the agency head involved found the request was not accompanied by evidence that the individual had been tested positive for COVID-19 using a test that was approved, cleared, or authorized under section 510(k), 513, 515, or 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for diagnosis of COVID-19. (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both. <all>

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; and (3) provide to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the results of such review. ( d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; and (3) provide to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the results of such review. ( d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; and (3) provide to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the results of such review. ( d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; and (3) provide to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the results of such review. ( d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. (d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

To provide for quality assurance of COVID-19 reimbursements and reporting. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 360(k), 360c, 360e, 360bbb-3) for COVID-19 diagnosis as of the date of the review of the head of the agency; and (3) provide to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the results of such review. ( d) Penalty.--Any person who knowingly reports a false diagnosis of COVID-19 shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years and fined under title 18, United States Code, or both.

S.2981

Housing and Community Development

Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2021 or the HELPER Act of 2021 This bill establishes a program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary school teachers, firefighters, or other first responders. Specifically, these individuals may be eligible for a one-time mortgage on a primary family residence with no down payment and no monthly mortgage insurance premium.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2021'' or the ``HELPER Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR MORTGAGES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 259. FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR MORTGAGES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (i), the Secretary may, upon application by a mortgagee, insure any mortgage eligible for insurance under this section and, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, make commitments for the insurance of such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement. ``(b) Eligible Mortgagors.--The mortgagor for a mortgage insured under this section shall, at the time the mortgage is executed, meet the following requirements: ``(1) First responder.--The mortgagor shall be-- ``(A)(i) employed full-time by a law enforcement agency of the Federal Government, a State (as such term is defined in section 201), or a unit of general local government; and ``(ii) in carrying out such full-time employment, sworn to uphold, and make arrests for violations of, Federal, State, county, township, or municipal laws, or authorized by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders; ``(B) employed full-time as a firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician by a fire department or emergency medical services responder unit of the Federal Government, a State, or a unit of general local government; or ``(C) employed as a full-time teacher by a State- accredited public school or private school that provides direct services to students in grades pre- kindergarten through 12. ``(2) Years of service.--The mortgagor shall have been-- ``(A) employed as required under paragraph (1) before application for a mortgage insured under this section for 4 or more consecutive years; or ``(B) released from employment described in paragraph (1)(C) due to an occupation-connected disability resulting directly from such duty or employment. ``(3) Intent for future service.--Except in the case of a mortgagor described in paragraph (2)(B), the mortgagor shall have certified that the mortgagor in good faith intends to continue employment as described in paragraph (1) for at least one year following the date of closing on the mortgage. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(5) Acceptable risk.--The mortgagor meets such requirements as the Secretary shall establish to ensure that insurance of the mortgage represents an acceptable risk to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. ``(6) Actuarial objectives.--The mortgagor meets such underwriting requirements as the Secretary shall establish to meet actuarial objectives identified by the Secretary, which may include avoiding a positive subsidy rate or complying with the capital ratio requirement under section 205(f)(2). ``(7) One-time use.--The mortgagor shall never previously have been the mortgagor under a mortgage insured under this section. ``(c) Mortgage Terms.--A mortgage insured under this section shall comply with the following requirements: ``(1) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the mortgage shall be used only-- ``(A) to purchase, construct, or repair a 1-family residence, including a 1-family dwelling unit in a condominium project; or ``(B) to purchase-- ``(i) a manufactured home to be permanently affixed to a lot that is owned by the mortgagor; or ``(ii) a manufactured home and a lot to which the home will be permanently affixed. ``(2) Security.--The mortgage shall be secured by an interest in the residence for which the proceeds are used. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(4) Use as principal residence.-- ``(A) Requirement.--The residence securing the mortgage shall be occupied, during the term of the mortgage, by the mortgagor as the mortgagor's principal residence. ``(B) Certification.--The mortgagor shall certify compliance with subparagraph (A) upon the execution of the mortgage and annually during the period specified in such subparagraph. ``(5) Loan limits.--The mortgage shall involve an original principal obligation (including such initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees to the extent allowable in connection with a mortgage insured under section 203) not exceeding the amount allowable with respect to a mortgage insured under section 203(h). ``(6) Closing costs.--The Secretary shall provide that the seller of a residence acquired using a mortgage insured under this section may pay all or a part of any closing costs associated with such sale, subject to such limits as the Secretary shall establish. ``(7) Mortgagee.--A mortgage insured under this section shall be originated by a mortgagee approved by Secretary under this title. ``(8) Interest.--A mortgage insured under this section shall bear interest at rate agreed to by the mortgagor and mortgagee, which may be adjustable. ``(d) Mortgage Insurance Premium.-- ``(1) Up-front premium.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish and collect an insurance premium in connection with each mortgage insured under this section, at the time and in the manner provided under section 203(c)(2)(A), except that such premiums shall be in an amount equal to 3.6 percent of the amount of the original insured principal obligation of the mortgage. ``(2) Authority to adjust.--The Secretary may adjust the percentages specified in paragraph (1) from time to time by increasing or decreasing such percentages as the Secretary considers necessary, based on the performance of mortgages insured under this section and market conditions. ``(3) Prohibition of monthly premiums.--A mortgage insured under this section shall not be subject to a monthly insurance premium, including a premium under section 203(c)(2)(B). ``(e) Extent of Insurance.--Mortgage insurance under this section shall provide insurance of the mortgage in the same amount as would be guaranteed under section 3703(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, for a loan guaranteed under chapter 37 of such title having an original principal obligation in the same amount as such mortgage. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default. ``(g) MMIF.--A mortgage insured under this section shall be an obligation of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund established under section 202(a). ``(h) Reauthorization Required.--The authority to enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under this section shall expire upon the conclusion of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section unless otherwise specifically provided by law.''. <all>

HELPER Act of 2021

A bill to amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes.

HELPER Act of 2021 Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2021

Sen. Rubio, Marco

R

FL

This bill establishes a program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary school teachers, firefighters, or other first responders. Specifically, these individuals may be eligible for a one-time mortgage on a primary family residence with no down payment and no monthly mortgage insurance premium.

SHORT TITLE. SEC. 2. Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) 259. FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR MORTGAGES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. ``(b) Eligible Mortgagors.--The mortgagor for a mortgage insured under this section shall, at the time the mortgage is executed, meet the following requirements: ``(1) First responder.--The mortgagor shall be-- ``(A)(i) employed full-time by a law enforcement agency of the Federal Government, a State (as such term is defined in section 201), or a unit of general local government; and ``(ii) in carrying out such full-time employment, sworn to uphold, and make arrests for violations of, Federal, State, county, township, or municipal laws, or authorized by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders; ``(B) employed full-time as a firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician by a fire department or emergency medical services responder unit of the Federal Government, a State, or a unit of general local government; or ``(C) employed as a full-time teacher by a State- accredited public school or private school that provides direct services to students in grades pre- kindergarten through 12. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(6) Actuarial objectives.--The mortgagor meets such underwriting requirements as the Secretary shall establish to meet actuarial objectives identified by the Secretary, which may include avoiding a positive subsidy rate or complying with the capital ratio requirement under section 205(f)(2). ``(7) One-time use.--The mortgagor shall never previously have been the mortgagor under a mortgage insured under this section. ``(2) Security.--The mortgage shall be secured by an interest in the residence for which the proceeds are used. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default. ``(h) Reauthorization Required.--The authority to enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under this section shall expire upon the conclusion of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section unless otherwise specifically provided by law.''.

SHORT TITLE. SEC. 2. Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR MORTGAGES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. ``(b) Eligible Mortgagors.--The mortgagor for a mortgage insured under this section shall, at the time the mortgage is executed, meet the following requirements: ``(1) First responder.--The mortgagor shall be-- ``(A)(i) employed full-time by a law enforcement agency of the Federal Government, a State (as such term is defined in section 201), or a unit of general local government; and ``(ii) in carrying out such full-time employment, sworn to uphold, and make arrests for violations of, Federal, State, county, township, or municipal laws, or authorized by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders; ``(B) employed full-time as a firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician by a fire department or emergency medical services responder unit of the Federal Government, a State, or a unit of general local government; or ``(C) employed as a full-time teacher by a State- accredited public school or private school that provides direct services to students in grades pre- kindergarten through 12. ``(6) Actuarial objectives.--The mortgagor meets such underwriting requirements as the Secretary shall establish to meet actuarial objectives identified by the Secretary, which may include avoiding a positive subsidy rate or complying with the capital ratio requirement under section 205(f)(2). ``(7) One-time use.--The mortgagor shall never previously have been the mortgagor under a mortgage insured under this section. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(h) Reauthorization Required.--The authority to enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under this section shall expire upon the conclusion of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section unless otherwise specifically provided by law.''.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2021'' or the ``HELPER Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) 259. FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR MORTGAGES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. ``(b) Eligible Mortgagors.--The mortgagor for a mortgage insured under this section shall, at the time the mortgage is executed, meet the following requirements: ``(1) First responder.--The mortgagor shall be-- ``(A)(i) employed full-time by a law enforcement agency of the Federal Government, a State (as such term is defined in section 201), or a unit of general local government; and ``(ii) in carrying out such full-time employment, sworn to uphold, and make arrests for violations of, Federal, State, county, township, or municipal laws, or authorized by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders; ``(B) employed full-time as a firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician by a fire department or emergency medical services responder unit of the Federal Government, a State, or a unit of general local government; or ``(C) employed as a full-time teacher by a State- accredited public school or private school that provides direct services to students in grades pre- kindergarten through 12. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(5) Acceptable risk.--The mortgagor meets such requirements as the Secretary shall establish to ensure that insurance of the mortgage represents an acceptable risk to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. ``(6) Actuarial objectives.--The mortgagor meets such underwriting requirements as the Secretary shall establish to meet actuarial objectives identified by the Secretary, which may include avoiding a positive subsidy rate or complying with the capital ratio requirement under section 205(f)(2). ``(7) One-time use.--The mortgagor shall never previously have been the mortgagor under a mortgage insured under this section. ``(c) Mortgage Terms.--A mortgage insured under this section shall comply with the following requirements: ``(1) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the mortgage shall be used only-- ``(A) to purchase, construct, or repair a 1-family residence, including a 1-family dwelling unit in a condominium project; or ``(B) to purchase-- ``(i) a manufactured home to be permanently affixed to a lot that is owned by the mortgagor; or ``(ii) a manufactured home and a lot to which the home will be permanently affixed. ``(2) Security.--The mortgage shall be secured by an interest in the residence for which the proceeds are used. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(B) Certification.--The mortgagor shall certify compliance with subparagraph (A) upon the execution of the mortgage and annually during the period specified in such subparagraph. ``(6) Closing costs.--The Secretary shall provide that the seller of a residence acquired using a mortgage insured under this section may pay all or a part of any closing costs associated with such sale, subject to such limits as the Secretary shall establish. ``(7) Mortgagee.--A mortgage insured under this section shall be originated by a mortgagee approved by Secretary under this title. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default. ``(h) Reauthorization Required.--The authority to enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under this section shall expire upon the conclusion of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section unless otherwise specifically provided by law.''.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2021'' or the ``HELPER Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``SEC. 259. FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR MORTGAGES FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. ``(b) Eligible Mortgagors.--The mortgagor for a mortgage insured under this section shall, at the time the mortgage is executed, meet the following requirements: ``(1) First responder.--The mortgagor shall be-- ``(A)(i) employed full-time by a law enforcement agency of the Federal Government, a State (as such term is defined in section 201), or a unit of general local government; and ``(ii) in carrying out such full-time employment, sworn to uphold, and make arrests for violations of, Federal, State, county, township, or municipal laws, or authorized by law to supervise sentenced criminal offenders; ``(B) employed full-time as a firefighter, paramedic, or emergency medical technician by a fire department or emergency medical services responder unit of the Federal Government, a State, or a unit of general local government; or ``(C) employed as a full-time teacher by a State- accredited public school or private school that provides direct services to students in grades pre- kindergarten through 12. ``(2) Years of service.--The mortgagor shall have been-- ``(A) employed as required under paragraph (1) before application for a mortgage insured under this section for 4 or more consecutive years; or ``(B) released from employment described in paragraph (1)(C) due to an occupation-connected disability resulting directly from such duty or employment. ``(3) Intent for future service.--Except in the case of a mortgagor described in paragraph (2)(B), the mortgagor shall have certified that the mortgagor in good faith intends to continue employment as described in paragraph (1) for at least one year following the date of closing on the mortgage. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(5) Acceptable risk.--The mortgagor meets such requirements as the Secretary shall establish to ensure that insurance of the mortgage represents an acceptable risk to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. ``(6) Actuarial objectives.--The mortgagor meets such underwriting requirements as the Secretary shall establish to meet actuarial objectives identified by the Secretary, which may include avoiding a positive subsidy rate or complying with the capital ratio requirement under section 205(f)(2). ``(7) One-time use.--The mortgagor shall never previously have been the mortgagor under a mortgage insured under this section. ``(c) Mortgage Terms.--A mortgage insured under this section shall comply with the following requirements: ``(1) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the mortgage shall be used only-- ``(A) to purchase, construct, or repair a 1-family residence, including a 1-family dwelling unit in a condominium project; or ``(B) to purchase-- ``(i) a manufactured home to be permanently affixed to a lot that is owned by the mortgagor; or ``(ii) a manufactured home and a lot to which the home will be permanently affixed. ``(2) Security.--The mortgage shall be secured by an interest in the residence for which the proceeds are used. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(B) Certification.--The mortgagor shall certify compliance with subparagraph (A) upon the execution of the mortgage and annually during the period specified in such subparagraph. ``(5) Loan limits.--The mortgage shall involve an original principal obligation (including such initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees to the extent allowable in connection with a mortgage insured under section 203) not exceeding the amount allowable with respect to a mortgage insured under section 203(h). ``(6) Closing costs.--The Secretary shall provide that the seller of a residence acquired using a mortgage insured under this section may pay all or a part of any closing costs associated with such sale, subject to such limits as the Secretary shall establish. ``(7) Mortgagee.--A mortgage insured under this section shall be originated by a mortgagee approved by Secretary under this title. ``(2) Authority to adjust.--The Secretary may adjust the percentages specified in paragraph (1) from time to time by increasing or decreasing such percentages as the Secretary considers necessary, based on the performance of mortgages insured under this section and market conditions. ``(e) Extent of Insurance.--Mortgage insurance under this section shall provide insurance of the mortgage in the same amount as would be guaranteed under section 3703(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, for a loan guaranteed under chapter 37 of such title having an original principal obligation in the same amount as such mortgage. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default. ``(h) Reauthorization Required.--The authority to enter into new commitments to insure mortgages under this section shall expire upon the conclusion of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section unless otherwise specifically provided by law.''.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (i), the Secretary may, upon application by a mortgagee, insure any mortgage eligible for insurance under this section and, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, make commitments for the insurance of such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement. ``(2) Years of service.--The mortgagor shall have been-- ``(A) employed as required under paragraph (1) before application for a mortgage insured under this section for 4 or more consecutive years; or ``(B) released from employment described in paragraph (1)(C) due to an occupation-connected disability resulting directly from such duty or employment. ``(3) Intent for future service.--Except in the case of a mortgagor described in paragraph (2)(B), the mortgagor shall have certified that the mortgagor in good faith intends to continue employment as described in paragraph (1) for at least one year following the date of closing on the mortgage. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(c) Mortgage Terms.--A mortgage insured under this section shall comply with the following requirements: ``(1) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the mortgage shall be used only-- ``(A) to purchase, construct, or repair a 1-family residence, including a 1-family dwelling unit in a condominium project; or ``(B) to purchase-- ``(i) a manufactured home to be permanently affixed to a lot that is owned by the mortgagor; or ``(ii) a manufactured home and a lot to which the home will be permanently affixed. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(5) Loan limits.--The mortgage shall involve an original principal obligation (including such initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees to the extent allowable in connection with a mortgage insured under section 203) not exceeding the amount allowable with respect to a mortgage insured under section 203(h). ``(6) Closing costs.--The Secretary shall provide that the seller of a residence acquired using a mortgage insured under this section may pay all or a part of any closing costs associated with such sale, subject to such limits as the Secretary shall establish. ``(3) Prohibition of monthly premiums.--A mortgage insured under this section shall not be subject to a monthly insurance premium, including a premium under section 203(c)(2)(B). ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (i), the Secretary may, upon application by a mortgagee, insure any mortgage eligible for insurance under this section and, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, make commitments for the insurance of such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement. ``(2) Years of service.--The mortgagor shall have been-- ``(A) employed as required under paragraph (1) before application for a mortgage insured under this section for 4 or more consecutive years; or ``(B) released from employment described in paragraph (1)(C) due to an occupation-connected disability resulting directly from such duty or employment. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(d) Mortgage Insurance Premium.-- ``(1) Up-front premium.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish and collect an insurance premium in connection with each mortgage insured under this section, at the time and in the manner provided under section 203(c)(2)(A), except that such premiums shall be in an amount equal to 3.6 percent of the amount of the original insured principal obligation of the mortgage. ``(2) Authority to adjust.--The Secretary may adjust the percentages specified in paragraph (1) from time to time by increasing or decreasing such percentages as the Secretary considers necessary, based on the performance of mortgages insured under this section and market conditions. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (i), the Secretary may, upon application by a mortgagee, insure any mortgage eligible for insurance under this section and, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, make commitments for the insurance of such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement. ``(2) Years of service.--The mortgagor shall have been-- ``(A) employed as required under paragraph (1) before application for a mortgage insured under this section for 4 or more consecutive years; or ``(B) released from employment described in paragraph (1)(C) due to an occupation-connected disability resulting directly from such duty or employment. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(d) Mortgage Insurance Premium.-- ``(1) Up-front premium.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish and collect an insurance premium in connection with each mortgage insured under this section, at the time and in the manner provided under section 203(c)(2)(A), except that such premiums shall be in an amount equal to 3.6 percent of the amount of the original insured principal obligation of the mortgage. ``(2) Authority to adjust.--The Secretary may adjust the percentages specified in paragraph (1) from time to time by increasing or decreasing such percentages as the Secretary considers necessary, based on the performance of mortgages insured under this section and market conditions. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (i), the Secretary may, upon application by a mortgagee, insure any mortgage eligible for insurance under this section and, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, make commitments for the insurance of such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement. ``(2) Years of service.--The mortgagor shall have been-- ``(A) employed as required under paragraph (1) before application for a mortgage insured under this section for 4 or more consecutive years; or ``(B) released from employment described in paragraph (1)(C) due to an occupation-connected disability resulting directly from such duty or employment. ``(3) Intent for future service.--Except in the case of a mortgagor described in paragraph (2)(B), the mortgagor shall have certified that the mortgagor in good faith intends to continue employment as described in paragraph (1) for at least one year following the date of closing on the mortgage. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(c) Mortgage Terms.--A mortgage insured under this section shall comply with the following requirements: ``(1) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the mortgage shall be used only-- ``(A) to purchase, construct, or repair a 1-family residence, including a 1-family dwelling unit in a condominium project; or ``(B) to purchase-- ``(i) a manufactured home to be permanently affixed to a lot that is owned by the mortgagor; or ``(ii) a manufactured home and a lot to which the home will be permanently affixed. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(5) Loan limits.--The mortgage shall involve an original principal obligation (including such initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees to the extent allowable in connection with a mortgage insured under section 203) not exceeding the amount allowable with respect to a mortgage insured under section 203(h). ``(6) Closing costs.--The Secretary shall provide that the seller of a residence acquired using a mortgage insured under this section may pay all or a part of any closing costs associated with such sale, subject to such limits as the Secretary shall establish. ``(3) Prohibition of monthly premiums.--A mortgage insured under this section shall not be subject to a monthly insurance premium, including a premium under section 203(c)(2)(B). ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (i), the Secretary may, upon application by a mortgagee, insure any mortgage eligible for insurance under this section and, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, make commitments for the insurance of such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement. ``(2) Years of service.--The mortgagor shall have been-- ``(A) employed as required under paragraph (1) before application for a mortgage insured under this section for 4 or more consecutive years; or ``(B) released from employment described in paragraph (1)(C) due to an occupation-connected disability resulting directly from such duty or employment. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(d) Mortgage Insurance Premium.-- ``(1) Up-front premium.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish and collect an insurance premium in connection with each mortgage insured under this section, at the time and in the manner provided under section 203(c)(2)(A), except that such premiums shall be in an amount equal to 3.6 percent of the amount of the original insured principal obligation of the mortgage. ``(2) Authority to adjust.--The Secretary may adjust the percentages specified in paragraph (1) from time to time by increasing or decreasing such percentages as the Secretary considers necessary, based on the performance of mortgages insured under this section and market conditions. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (i), the Secretary may, upon application by a mortgagee, insure any mortgage eligible for insurance under this section and, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, make commitments for the insurance of such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement. ``(2) Years of service.--The mortgagor shall have been-- ``(A) employed as required under paragraph (1) before application for a mortgage insured under this section for 4 or more consecutive years; or ``(B) released from employment described in paragraph (1)(C) due to an occupation-connected disability resulting directly from such duty or employment. ``(3) Intent for future service.--Except in the case of a mortgagor described in paragraph (2)(B), the mortgagor shall have certified that the mortgagor in good faith intends to continue employment as described in paragraph (1) for at least one year following the date of closing on the mortgage. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(c) Mortgage Terms.--A mortgage insured under this section shall comply with the following requirements: ``(1) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the mortgage shall be used only-- ``(A) to purchase, construct, or repair a 1-family residence, including a 1-family dwelling unit in a condominium project; or ``(B) to purchase-- ``(i) a manufactured home to be permanently affixed to a lot that is owned by the mortgagor; or ``(ii) a manufactured home and a lot to which the home will be permanently affixed. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(5) Loan limits.--The mortgage shall involve an original principal obligation (including such initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other fees to the extent allowable in connection with a mortgage insured under section 203) not exceeding the amount allowable with respect to a mortgage insured under section 203(h). ``(6) Closing costs.--The Secretary shall provide that the seller of a residence acquired using a mortgage insured under this section may pay all or a part of any closing costs associated with such sale, subject to such limits as the Secretary shall establish. ``(3) Prohibition of monthly premiums.--A mortgage insured under this section shall not be subject to a monthly insurance premium, including a premium under section 203(c)(2)(B). ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. ``(a) Authority.--Subject to subsection (i), the Secretary may, upon application by a mortgagee, insure any mortgage eligible for insurance under this section and, upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, make commitments for the insurance of such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement. ``(2) Years of service.--The mortgagor shall have been-- ``(A) employed as required under paragraph (1) before application for a mortgage insured under this section for 4 or more consecutive years; or ``(B) released from employment described in paragraph (1)(C) due to an occupation-connected disability resulting directly from such duty or employment. ``(4) Good standing.--The mortgagor shall be in good standing with respect to the employment required under paragraph (1) and not on probation or under investigation for conduct that, if determined to have occurred, is grounds for termination of employment. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(d) Mortgage Insurance Premium.-- ``(1) Up-front premium.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish and collect an insurance premium in connection with each mortgage insured under this section, at the time and in the manner provided under section 203(c)(2)(A), except that such premiums shall be in an amount equal to 3.6 percent of the amount of the original insured principal obligation of the mortgage. ``(2) Authority to adjust.--The Secretary may adjust the percentages specified in paragraph (1) from time to time by increasing or decreasing such percentages as the Secretary considers necessary, based on the performance of mortgages insured under this section and market conditions. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. ``(3) Intent for future service.--Except in the case of a mortgagor described in paragraph (2)(B), the mortgagor shall have certified that the mortgagor in good faith intends to continue employment as described in paragraph (1) for at least one year following the date of closing on the mortgage. ``(c) Mortgage Terms.--A mortgage insured under this section shall comply with the following requirements: ``(1) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the mortgage shall be used only-- ``(A) to purchase, construct, or repair a 1-family residence, including a 1-family dwelling unit in a condominium project; or ``(B) to purchase-- ``(i) a manufactured home to be permanently affixed to a lot that is owned by the mortgagor; or ``(ii) a manufactured home and a lot to which the home will be permanently affixed. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(6) Closing costs.--The Secretary shall provide that the seller of a residence acquired using a mortgage insured under this section may pay all or a part of any closing costs associated with such sale, subject to such limits as the Secretary shall establish. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. ``(d) Mortgage Insurance Premium.-- ``(1) Up-front premium.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish and collect an insurance premium in connection with each mortgage insured under this section, at the time and in the manner provided under section 203(c)(2)(A), except that such premiums shall be in an amount equal to 3.6 percent of the amount of the original insured principal obligation of the mortgage. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default.

To amend the National Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first responders, and for other purposes. ``(3) Intent for future service.--Except in the case of a mortgagor described in paragraph (2)(B), the mortgagor shall have certified that the mortgagor in good faith intends to continue employment as described in paragraph (1) for at least one year following the date of closing on the mortgage. ``(c) Mortgage Terms.--A mortgage insured under this section shall comply with the following requirements: ``(1) Use of proceeds.--The proceeds of the mortgage shall be used only-- ``(A) to purchase, construct, or repair a 1-family residence, including a 1-family dwelling unit in a condominium project; or ``(B) to purchase-- ``(i) a manufactured home to be permanently affixed to a lot that is owned by the mortgagor; or ``(ii) a manufactured home and a lot to which the home will be permanently affixed. ``(3) No downpayment.--Subject to paragraph (5) of this subsection, the mortgage may involve an original principal obligation in an amount up to 100 percent of the cost of acquisition of the residence involved (including charges and fees referred to in such paragraph (5) and the premium pursuant to subsection (d)(1)) and shall not require that the mortgagor shall pay any amount, in cash or its equivalent, on account of the property. ``(6) Closing costs.--The Secretary shall provide that the seller of a residence acquired using a mortgage insured under this section may pay all or a part of any closing costs associated with such sale, subject to such limits as the Secretary shall establish. ``(f) Procedure Upon Default.--In the event of default in the payment of any mortgage insured under this section, such mortgage shall be subject to the same requirements, conditions, and procedures applicable under this title to mortgages insured under section 203 that are in default.

H.R.336

Congress

Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act or the TRUST in Congress Act This bill requires a Member of Congress, as well as any spouse or dependent child of a Member, to place specified investments into a qualified blind trust (i.e., an arrangement in which certain financial holdings are placed in someone else's control to avoid a possible conflict of interest) until 180 days after the end of their tenure as a Member of Congress.

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act'' or the ``TRUST in Congress Act''. SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN BLIND TRUST. (a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. (2) Members assuming office after date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date an individual becomes a Member of Congress after the date of enactment of this Act, such individual and any spouse or dependent child of such individual shall place any covered investment owned by such individual, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. (3) Mingling of assets.--A spouse or dependent child of a Member of Congress may place a covered investment in a qualified blind trust established by such Member under paragraph (1) or (2). (4) Assets upon separation.--A Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member may not dissolve any qualified blind trust in which a covered investment has been placed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), or otherwise control such an investment, until the date that is 180 days after the date such Member ceases to be a Member of Congress. (b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (2) Members of the senate.--A Member of Congress who is a Senator shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Secretary of the Senate that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Secretary that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). (c) Exception.--A spouse or dependent child who receives compensation from their primary occupation through any covered investment shall not be required to place such covered investment in a qualified blind trust under this Act. (d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Commodity.--The term ``commodity'' has the meaning given the term in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a). (2) Covered investment.--The term ``covered investment''-- (A) means investment in a security, a commodity, or a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative; and (B) does not include-- (i) a widely held investment fund described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; or (ii) a United States Treasury bill, note, or bond. (3) Dependent child.--The term ``dependent child'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. (4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (5) Qualified blind trust.--The term ``qualified blind trust'' has the meaning given that term in section 102(f)(3) of such Act. <all>

TRUST in Congress Act

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes.

TRUST in Congress Act Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act

Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis

D

VA

This bill requires a Member of Congress, as well as any spouse or dependent child of a Member, to place specified investments into a qualified blind trust (i.e., an arrangement in which certain financial holdings are placed in someone else's control to avoid a possible conflict of interest) until 180 days after the end of their tenure as a Member of Congress.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act'' or the ``TRUST in Congress Act''. SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN BLIND TRUST. (2) Members assuming office after date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date an individual becomes a Member of Congress after the date of enactment of this Act, such individual and any spouse or dependent child of such individual shall place any covered investment owned by such individual, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. (4) Assets upon separation.--A Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member may not dissolve any qualified blind trust in which a covered investment has been placed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), or otherwise control such an investment, until the date that is 180 days after the date such Member ceases to be a Member of Congress. (b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). (c) Exception.--A spouse or dependent child who receives compensation from their primary occupation through any covered investment shall not be required to place such covered investment in a qualified blind trust under this Act. (d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Commodity.--The term ``commodity'' has the meaning given the term in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. (2) Covered investment.--The term ``covered investment''-- (A) means investment in a security, a commodity, or a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative; and (B) does not include-- (i) a widely held investment fund described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; or (ii) a United States Treasury bill, note, or bond. (4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act.

SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act'' or the ``TRUST in Congress Act''. SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN BLIND TRUST. (2) Members assuming office after date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date an individual becomes a Member of Congress after the date of enactment of this Act, such individual and any spouse or dependent child of such individual shall place any covered investment owned by such individual, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. (b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). (c) Exception.--A spouse or dependent child who receives compensation from their primary occupation through any covered investment shall not be required to place such covered investment in a qualified blind trust under this Act. (d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Commodity.--The term ``commodity'' has the meaning given the term in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. (2) Covered investment.--The term ``covered investment''-- (A) means investment in a security, a commodity, or a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative; and (B) does not include-- (i) a widely held investment fund described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; or (ii) a United States Treasury bill, note, or bond.

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act'' or the ``TRUST in Congress Act''. SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN BLIND TRUST. (a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. (2) Members assuming office after date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date an individual becomes a Member of Congress after the date of enactment of this Act, such individual and any spouse or dependent child of such individual shall place any covered investment owned by such individual, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. (3) Mingling of assets.--A spouse or dependent child of a Member of Congress may place a covered investment in a qualified blind trust established by such Member under paragraph (1) or (2). (4) Assets upon separation.--A Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member may not dissolve any qualified blind trust in which a covered investment has been placed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), or otherwise control such an investment, until the date that is 180 days after the date such Member ceases to be a Member of Congress. (b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (2) Members of the senate.--A Member of Congress who is a Senator shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Secretary of the Senate that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Secretary that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). (c) Exception.--A spouse or dependent child who receives compensation from their primary occupation through any covered investment shall not be required to place such covered investment in a qualified blind trust under this Act. (d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Commodity.--The term ``commodity'' has the meaning given the term in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a). (2) Covered investment.--The term ``covered investment''-- (A) means investment in a security, a commodity, or a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative; and (B) does not include-- (i) a widely held investment fund described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; or (ii) a United States Treasury bill, note, or bond. (3) Dependent child.--The term ``dependent child'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. (4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (5) Qualified blind trust.--The term ``qualified blind trust'' has the meaning given that term in section 102(f)(3) of such Act. <all>

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act'' or the ``TRUST in Congress Act''. SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN BLIND TRUST. (a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. (2) Members assuming office after date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date an individual becomes a Member of Congress after the date of enactment of this Act, such individual and any spouse or dependent child of such individual shall place any covered investment owned by such individual, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. (3) Mingling of assets.--A spouse or dependent child of a Member of Congress may place a covered investment in a qualified blind trust established by such Member under paragraph (1) or (2). (4) Assets upon separation.--A Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member may not dissolve any qualified blind trust in which a covered investment has been placed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), or otherwise control such an investment, until the date that is 180 days after the date such Member ceases to be a Member of Congress. (b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (2) Members of the senate.--A Member of Congress who is a Senator shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Secretary of the Senate that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Secretary that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). (c) Exception.--A spouse or dependent child who receives compensation from their primary occupation through any covered investment shall not be required to place such covered investment in a qualified blind trust under this Act. (d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Commodity.--The term ``commodity'' has the meaning given the term in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a). (2) Covered investment.--The term ``covered investment''-- (A) means investment in a security, a commodity, or a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative; and (B) does not include-- (i) a widely held investment fund described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; or (ii) a United States Treasury bill, note, or bond. (3) Dependent child.--The term ``dependent child'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. (4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (5) Qualified blind trust.--The term ``qualified blind trust'' has the meaning given that term in section 102(f)(3) of such Act. <all>

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. ( (4) Assets upon separation.--A Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member may not dissolve any qualified blind trust in which a covered investment has been placed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), or otherwise control such an investment, until the date that is 180 days after the date such Member ceases to be a Member of Congress. ( b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (2) Members of the senate.--A Member of Congress who is a Senator shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Secretary of the Senate that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Secretary that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. ( 3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). ( (2) Covered investment.--The term ``covered investment''-- (A) means investment in a security, a commodity, or a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative; and (B) does not include-- (i) a widely held investment fund described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; or (ii) a United States Treasury bill, note, or bond. ( 4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. ( (b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. ( 3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). ( (3) Dependent child.--The term ``dependent child'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. ( 4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. ( (b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. ( 3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). ( (3) Dependent child.--The term ``dependent child'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. ( 4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. ( (4) Assets upon separation.--A Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member may not dissolve any qualified blind trust in which a covered investment has been placed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), or otherwise control such an investment, until the date that is 180 days after the date such Member ceases to be a Member of Congress. ( b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (2) Members of the senate.--A Member of Congress who is a Senator shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Secretary of the Senate that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Secretary that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. ( 3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). ( (2) Covered investment.--The term ``covered investment''-- (A) means investment in a security, a commodity, or a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative; and (B) does not include-- (i) a widely held investment fund described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; or (ii) a United States Treasury bill, note, or bond. ( 4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. ( (b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. ( 3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). ( (3) Dependent child.--The term ``dependent child'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. ( 4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. ( (4) Assets upon separation.--A Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member may not dissolve any qualified blind trust in which a covered investment has been placed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), or otherwise control such an investment, until the date that is 180 days after the date such Member ceases to be a Member of Congress. ( b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (2) Members of the senate.--A Member of Congress who is a Senator shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Secretary of the Senate that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Secretary that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. ( 3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). ( (2) Covered investment.--The term ``covered investment''-- (A) means investment in a security, a commodity, or a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative; and (B) does not include-- (i) a widely held investment fund described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; or (ii) a United States Treasury bill, note, or bond. ( 4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. ( (b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. ( 3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). ( (3) Dependent child.--The term ``dependent child'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. ( 4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. ( (4) Assets upon separation.--A Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member may not dissolve any qualified blind trust in which a covered investment has been placed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), or otherwise control such an investment, until the date that is 180 days after the date such Member ceases to be a Member of Congress. ( b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. (2) Members of the senate.--A Member of Congress who is a Senator shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Secretary of the Senate that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Secretary that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. ( 3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). ( (2) Covered investment.--The term ``covered investment''-- (A) means investment in a security, a commodity, or a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative; and (B) does not include-- (i) a widely held investment fund described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; or (ii) a United States Treasury bill, note, or bond. ( 4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. ( (b) Accountability.-- (1) Members of the house.--A Member of Congress who is a Member of the House of Representatives shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Clerk of the House of Representatives that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Clerk that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. ( 3) Report.--The Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available on the public internet website of the Clerk and the Secretary, respectively, any certification made under paragraph (1) or (2). ( (3) Dependent child.--The term ``dependent child'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. ( 4) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' has the meaning given that term in section 109(12) of such Act. (

To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. a) In General.-- (1) Members occupying office on date of enactment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Member of Congress and any spouse or dependent child of such Member shall place any covered investment owned by such Member, spouse, or dependent child into a qualified blind trust. ( ( (2) Members of the senate.--A Member of Congress who is a Senator shall-- (A) not later than 15 days after the date a qualified blind trust is established under subsection (a), certify to the Secretary of the Senate that such trust has been established and that any covered investment owned by such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member has been placed in such trust; or (B) certify to the Secretary that such Member or a spouse or dependent child of such Member does not own any covered investment. ( 2) Covered investment.--The term ``covered investment''-- (A) means investment in a security, a commodity, or a future, or any comparable economic interest acquired through synthetic means such as the use of a derivative; and (B) does not include-- (i) a widely held investment fund described in section 102(f)(8) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978; or (ii) a United States Treasury bill, note, or bond. (

H.R.3943

Education

Modernizing Financing of Early Care and Education in America Act of 2021 This bill establishes the Bipartisan Commission on Early Childhood Education Financing to submit recommendations to Congress on how to modernize federal financing of early care and education programs to streamline and reduce duplicate funding streams.

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Financing of Early Care and Education in America Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. MODERNIZING FINANCING OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION IN AMERICA. (a) Purpose and Objectives.--The purpose of this section is to establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs in order to promote-- (1) access to high quality child care and early education settings that support healthy development and well-being of young children; (2) affordability of high quality early learning and education opportunities for children living in poverty and in disadvantaged communities; (3) parent choice and flexibility that respects the role parents play in choosing child care that is best suited to fit their child's needs; and (4) a more streamlined, equitable, and sustainable Federal financing framework to support the success of future generations. (b) Bipartisan Commission on Early Childhood Education Financing.-- (1) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known as the Bipartisan Commission on Early Childhood Education Financing (in this subsection referred to as the ``Commission''). (2) Membership.-- (A) Qualifications.--The Commission members shall be knowledgeable in federally and state-funded early care and education programs, including individuals representing State and local governments and organizations knowledgeable in public regulatory and funding mechanisms for early care and education programs, and shall be balanced by area of expertise and balanced geographically to the extent consistent with maintaining the highest level of expertise on the Commission. (B) Number; appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members appointed, within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, from among individuals who meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), as follows: (i) 1 member shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate. (ii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (iii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (iv) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. (v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. (vi) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. (vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (viii) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (ix) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. (x) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. (xi) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. (xii) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. (C) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the vacating member was appointed. (3) Powers.--In carrying out the functions of the Commission under this subsection, the Commission-- (A) may secure directly from any Federal agency or department any information the Commission deems necessary to carry out the functions, and, on the request of the Commission, each such agency or department may cooperate with the Commission and, to the extent permitted by law, furnish the information to the Commission; and (B) may enter into contracts, subject to the availability of appropriations, and employ such staff experts and consultants as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission, subject to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. (4) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary for the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. The Executive Director shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate payable for Level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5136 of title 5, United States Code. The employment and termination of an Executive Director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the Commission. (5) Meetings.-- (A) In general.--All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public. The Commission shall permit interested persons to appear at Commission meetings and present oral or written statements on the subject matter of the meeting. (B) Advance public notice.--The Commission shall provide timely notice, in advance, in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject of each Commission meeting. (C) Documentation.--The Commission shall keep minutes of each Commission meeting, which shall contain a record of the people present, a description of the discussion that occurred, and copies of all statements filed. Subject to section 552 of title 5, United States Code, the minutes and records of all meetings and other documents that were made available to, or prepared for, the Commission shall be available for public inspection and copying at a single location in the offices of the Commission. (D) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first meeting within 30 days after all Commission members are appointed. (6) Report.-- (A) In general.--Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall prepare a report of its findings and recommendations regarding modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs to streamline and reduce duplicate funding streams. (B) Contents.--The report required by subparagraph (A) shall include the following: (i) An inventory and accounting of the total amount of Federal funds available for early care and education programs, including-- (I) programs under the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.); (II) the child care stabilization grant program under section 2202 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (42 U.S.C. 9858 note); (III) the child care entitlement program under section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 618); (IV) programs under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.); (V) the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 note); (VII) the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. (ii) A comprehensive review and assessment of the funding structure and allocation formula used to finance each program referred to in clause (i), including a bifurcation of programs indicating whether Federal funds are provided directly to States or to other grantees, and how that affects the coordination of programs at the State and local levels and the delivery of services to families. (iii) A description of congressional jurisdiction over, and Federal agency administration of, each such program. (iv) An explanation of how each such program interacts with State and local public funding and financing for early care and education, including publicly-funded pre- kindergarten, which shall include an accounting of the total amount of State and local funds available for such purposes. (v) An identification of barriers in the governance and funding structures of programs that limit the most efficient use of local, State, and Federal resources. (C) Matters required to be addressed in the report to the congress.--In the report to the Congress, the Commission shall make specific recommendations, including delineation of specific statutory and regulatory changes, to address each of the following: (i) How to modernize and more effectively use Federal funds to strengthen the delivery of child care and early education, and improve the financing framework and governance structure at the Federal level to improve access for families and accountability for taxpayer dollars. (ii) The pros and cons of streamlining or combining Federal programs and funding streams in order to improve the overall participation of children in a mixed delivery system, while maintaining availability of high quality services, expanding parental choice, and enhancing access for children from low-income communities. (iii) Options for Federal alternative financing framework or governance models that better leverage the Federal investment in child care and early education funding, including ideas that are outside the current framework or that re-envision existing programs. (iv) Options for expanding the use of public and private partnerships to help maximize the Federal investment in early care and education. (D) Distribution.--The Commission shall make the report publicly available, and shall submit a copy of the report to the Chairman and ranking minority member of each of the Committees on Finance and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees on Ways and Means and on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and to the President. (7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6). <all>

Modernizing Financing of Early Care and Education in America Act of 2021

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs.

Modernizing Financing of Early Care and Education in America Act of 2021

Rep. Owens, Burgess

R

UT

This bill establishes the Bipartisan Commission on Early Childhood Education Financing to submit recommendations to Congress on how to modernize federal financing of early care and education programs to streamline and reduce duplicate funding streams.

SHORT TITLE. SEC. 2. MODERNIZING FINANCING OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION IN AMERICA. (B) Number; appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members appointed, within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, from among individuals who meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), as follows: (i) 1 member shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate. (ii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (4) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary for the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. (5) Meetings.-- (A) In general.--All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public. (B) Advance public notice.--The Commission shall provide timely notice, in advance, in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject of each Commission meeting. 9858 note); (III) the child care entitlement program under section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq. 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. (iii) A description of congressional jurisdiction over, and Federal agency administration of, each such program. (v) An identification of barriers in the governance and funding structures of programs that limit the most efficient use of local, State, and Federal resources. (C) Matters required to be addressed in the report to the congress.--In the report to the Congress, the Commission shall make specific recommendations, including delineation of specific statutory and regulatory changes, to address each of the following: (i) How to modernize and more effectively use Federal funds to strengthen the delivery of child care and early education, and improve the financing framework and governance structure at the Federal level to improve access for families and accountability for taxpayer dollars. (ii) The pros and cons of streamlining or combining Federal programs and funding streams in order to improve the overall participation of children in a mixed delivery system, while maintaining availability of high quality services, expanding parental choice, and enhancing access for children from low-income communities. (iv) Options for expanding the use of public and private partnerships to help maximize the Federal investment in early care and education. (D) Distribution.--The Commission shall make the report publicly available, and shall submit a copy of the report to the Chairman and ranking minority member of each of the Committees on Finance and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees on Ways and Means and on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and to the President.

SHORT TITLE. 2. MODERNIZING FINANCING OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION IN AMERICA. (ii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (4) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary for the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. (5) Meetings.-- (A) In general.--All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public. (B) Advance public notice.--The Commission shall provide timely notice, in advance, in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject of each Commission meeting. 9858 note); (III) the child care entitlement program under section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. (v) An identification of barriers in the governance and funding structures of programs that limit the most efficient use of local, State, and Federal resources. (C) Matters required to be addressed in the report to the congress.--In the report to the Congress, the Commission shall make specific recommendations, including delineation of specific statutory and regulatory changes, to address each of the following: (i) How to modernize and more effectively use Federal funds to strengthen the delivery of child care and early education, and improve the financing framework and governance structure at the Federal level to improve access for families and accountability for taxpayer dollars. (iv) Options for expanding the use of public and private partnerships to help maximize the Federal investment in early care and education. (D) Distribution.--The Commission shall make the report publicly available, and shall submit a copy of the report to the Chairman and ranking minority member of each of the Committees on Finance and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees on Ways and Means and on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and to the President.

SHORT TITLE. SEC. 2. MODERNIZING FINANCING OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION IN AMERICA. (b) Bipartisan Commission on Early Childhood Education Financing.-- (1) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known as the Bipartisan Commission on Early Childhood Education Financing (in this subsection referred to as the ``Commission''). (B) Number; appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members appointed, within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, from among individuals who meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), as follows: (i) 1 member shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate. (ii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (C) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the vacating member was appointed. (3) Powers.--In carrying out the functions of the Commission under this subsection, the Commission-- (A) may secure directly from any Federal agency or department any information the Commission deems necessary to carry out the functions, and, on the request of the Commission, each such agency or department may cooperate with the Commission and, to the extent permitted by law, furnish the information to the Commission; and (B) may enter into contracts, subject to the availability of appropriations, and employ such staff experts and consultants as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission, subject to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. (4) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary for the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. The Executive Director shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate payable for Level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5136 of title 5, United States Code. (5) Meetings.-- (A) In general.--All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public. (B) Advance public notice.--The Commission shall provide timely notice, in advance, in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject of each Commission meeting. (C) Documentation.--The Commission shall keep minutes of each Commission meeting, which shall contain a record of the people present, a description of the discussion that occurred, and copies of all statements filed. 9858 note); (III) the child care entitlement program under section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq. 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. (iii) A description of congressional jurisdiction over, and Federal agency administration of, each such program. (v) An identification of barriers in the governance and funding structures of programs that limit the most efficient use of local, State, and Federal resources. (C) Matters required to be addressed in the report to the congress.--In the report to the Congress, the Commission shall make specific recommendations, including delineation of specific statutory and regulatory changes, to address each of the following: (i) How to modernize and more effectively use Federal funds to strengthen the delivery of child care and early education, and improve the financing framework and governance structure at the Federal level to improve access for families and accountability for taxpayer dollars. (ii) The pros and cons of streamlining or combining Federal programs and funding streams in order to improve the overall participation of children in a mixed delivery system, while maintaining availability of high quality services, expanding parental choice, and enhancing access for children from low-income communities. (iv) Options for expanding the use of public and private partnerships to help maximize the Federal investment in early care and education. (D) Distribution.--The Commission shall make the report publicly available, and shall submit a copy of the report to the Chairman and ranking minority member of each of the Committees on Finance and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees on Ways and Means and on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and to the President.

SHORT TITLE. SEC. 2. MODERNIZING FINANCING OF EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION IN AMERICA. (a) Purpose and Objectives.--The purpose of this section is to establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs in order to promote-- (1) access to high quality child care and early education settings that support healthy development and well-being of young children; (2) affordability of high quality early learning and education opportunities for children living in poverty and in disadvantaged communities; (3) parent choice and flexibility that respects the role parents play in choosing child care that is best suited to fit their child's needs; and (4) a more streamlined, equitable, and sustainable Federal financing framework to support the success of future generations. (b) Bipartisan Commission on Early Childhood Education Financing.-- (1) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known as the Bipartisan Commission on Early Childhood Education Financing (in this subsection referred to as the ``Commission''). (2) Membership.-- (A) Qualifications.--The Commission members shall be knowledgeable in federally and state-funded early care and education programs, including individuals representing State and local governments and organizations knowledgeable in public regulatory and funding mechanisms for early care and education programs, and shall be balanced by area of expertise and balanced geographically to the extent consistent with maintaining the highest level of expertise on the Commission. (B) Number; appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 members appointed, within 90 days after the effective date of this Act, from among individuals who meet the requirements of subparagraph (A), as follows: (i) 1 member shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate. (ii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. (vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. (C) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the vacating member was appointed. (3) Powers.--In carrying out the functions of the Commission under this subsection, the Commission-- (A) may secure directly from any Federal agency or department any information the Commission deems necessary to carry out the functions, and, on the request of the Commission, each such agency or department may cooperate with the Commission and, to the extent permitted by law, furnish the information to the Commission; and (B) may enter into contracts, subject to the availability of appropriations, and employ such staff experts and consultants as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission, subject to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code. (4) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary for the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. The Executive Director shall be compensated at a rate not to exceed the rate payable for Level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5136 of title 5, United States Code. (5) Meetings.-- (A) In general.--All meetings of the Commission shall be open to the public. (B) Advance public notice.--The Commission shall provide timely notice, in advance, in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject of each Commission meeting. (C) Documentation.--The Commission shall keep minutes of each Commission meeting, which shall contain a record of the people present, a description of the discussion that occurred, and copies of all statements filed. ); (II) the child care stabilization grant program under section 2202 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (42 U.S.C. 9858 note); (III) the child care entitlement program under section 418 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq. 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. (iii) A description of congressional jurisdiction over, and Federal agency administration of, each such program. (iv) An explanation of how each such program interacts with State and local public funding and financing for early care and education, including publicly-funded pre- kindergarten, which shall include an accounting of the total amount of State and local funds available for such purposes. (v) An identification of barriers in the governance and funding structures of programs that limit the most efficient use of local, State, and Federal resources. (C) Matters required to be addressed in the report to the congress.--In the report to the Congress, the Commission shall make specific recommendations, including delineation of specific statutory and regulatory changes, to address each of the following: (i) How to modernize and more effectively use Federal funds to strengthen the delivery of child care and early education, and improve the financing framework and governance structure at the Federal level to improve access for families and accountability for taxpayer dollars. (ii) The pros and cons of streamlining or combining Federal programs and funding streams in order to improve the overall participation of children in a mixed delivery system, while maintaining availability of high quality services, expanding parental choice, and enhancing access for children from low-income communities. (iv) Options for expanding the use of public and private partnerships to help maximize the Federal investment in early care and education. (D) Distribution.--The Commission shall make the report publicly available, and shall submit a copy of the report to the Chairman and ranking minority member of each of the Committees on Finance and on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the Committees on Ways and Means and on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, and to the President. (7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6).

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Financing of Early Care and Education in America Act of 2021''. (2) Membership.-- (A) Qualifications.--The Commission members shall be knowledgeable in federally and state-funded early care and education programs, including individuals representing State and local governments and organizations knowledgeable in public regulatory and funding mechanisms for early care and education programs, and shall be balanced by area of expertise and balanced geographically to the extent consistent with maintaining the highest level of expertise on the Commission. ( v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ( (ix) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. ( xii) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. ( (4) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary for the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. C) Documentation.--The Commission shall keep minutes of each Commission meeting, which shall contain a record of the people present, a description of the discussion that occurred, and copies of all statements filed. (D) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first meeting within 30 days after all Commission members are appointed. ( V) the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 note); (VII) the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. ( ii) A comprehensive review and assessment of the funding structure and allocation formula used to finance each program referred to in clause (i), including a bifurcation of programs indicating whether Federal funds are provided directly to States or to other grantees, and how that affects the coordination of programs at the State and local levels and the delivery of services to families. ( (ii) The pros and cons of streamlining or combining Federal programs and funding streams in order to improve the overall participation of children in a mixed delivery system, while maintaining availability of high quality services, expanding parental choice, and enhancing access for children from low-income communities. ( 7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6).

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. iii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. ( (v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ( vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. ( ix) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. ( The employment and termination of an Executive Director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the Commission. ( B) Advance public notice.--The Commission shall provide timely notice, in advance, in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject of each Commission meeting. ( 6) Report.-- (A) In general.--Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall prepare a report of its findings and recommendations regarding modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs to streamline and reduce duplicate funding streams. ( 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 note); (VII) the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. ( C) Matters required to be addressed in the report to the congress.--In the report to the Congress, the Commission shall make specific recommendations, including delineation of specific statutory and regulatory changes, to address each of the following: (i) How to modernize and more effectively use Federal funds to strengthen the delivery of child care and early education, and improve the financing framework and governance structure at the Federal level to improve access for families and accountability for taxpayer dollars. ( (iv) Options for expanding the use of public and private partnerships to help maximize the Federal investment in early care and education. ( 7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6).

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. iii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. ( (v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ( vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. ( ix) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. ( The employment and termination of an Executive Director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the Commission. ( B) Advance public notice.--The Commission shall provide timely notice, in advance, in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject of each Commission meeting. ( 6) Report.-- (A) In general.--Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall prepare a report of its findings and recommendations regarding modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs to streamline and reduce duplicate funding streams. ( 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 note); (VII) the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. ( C) Matters required to be addressed in the report to the congress.--In the report to the Congress, the Commission shall make specific recommendations, including delineation of specific statutory and regulatory changes, to address each of the following: (i) How to modernize and more effectively use Federal funds to strengthen the delivery of child care and early education, and improve the financing framework and governance structure at the Federal level to improve access for families and accountability for taxpayer dollars. ( (iv) Options for expanding the use of public and private partnerships to help maximize the Federal investment in early care and education. ( 7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6).

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Financing of Early Care and Education in America Act of 2021''. (2) Membership.-- (A) Qualifications.--The Commission members shall be knowledgeable in federally and state-funded early care and education programs, including individuals representing State and local governments and organizations knowledgeable in public regulatory and funding mechanisms for early care and education programs, and shall be balanced by area of expertise and balanced geographically to the extent consistent with maintaining the highest level of expertise on the Commission. ( v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ( (ix) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. ( xii) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. ( (4) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary for the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. C) Documentation.--The Commission shall keep minutes of each Commission meeting, which shall contain a record of the people present, a description of the discussion that occurred, and copies of all statements filed. (D) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first meeting within 30 days after all Commission members are appointed. ( V) the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 note); (VII) the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. ( ii) A comprehensive review and assessment of the funding structure and allocation formula used to finance each program referred to in clause (i), including a bifurcation of programs indicating whether Federal funds are provided directly to States or to other grantees, and how that affects the coordination of programs at the State and local levels and the delivery of services to families. ( (ii) The pros and cons of streamlining or combining Federal programs and funding streams in order to improve the overall participation of children in a mixed delivery system, while maintaining availability of high quality services, expanding parental choice, and enhancing access for children from low-income communities. ( 7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6).

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. iii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. ( (v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ( vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. ( ix) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. ( The employment and termination of an Executive Director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the Commission. ( B) Advance public notice.--The Commission shall provide timely notice, in advance, in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject of each Commission meeting. ( 6) Report.-- (A) In general.--Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall prepare a report of its findings and recommendations regarding modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs to streamline and reduce duplicate funding streams. ( 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 note); (VII) the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. ( C) Matters required to be addressed in the report to the congress.--In the report to the Congress, the Commission shall make specific recommendations, including delineation of specific statutory and regulatory changes, to address each of the following: (i) How to modernize and more effectively use Federal funds to strengthen the delivery of child care and early education, and improve the financing framework and governance structure at the Federal level to improve access for families and accountability for taxpayer dollars. ( (iv) Options for expanding the use of public and private partnerships to help maximize the Federal investment in early care and education. ( 7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6).

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Financing of Early Care and Education in America Act of 2021''. (2) Membership.-- (A) Qualifications.--The Commission members shall be knowledgeable in federally and state-funded early care and education programs, including individuals representing State and local governments and organizations knowledgeable in public regulatory and funding mechanisms for early care and education programs, and shall be balanced by area of expertise and balanced geographically to the extent consistent with maintaining the highest level of expertise on the Commission. ( v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ( (ix) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. ( xii) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. ( (4) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary for the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. C) Documentation.--The Commission shall keep minutes of each Commission meeting, which shall contain a record of the people present, a description of the discussion that occurred, and copies of all statements filed. (D) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first meeting within 30 days after all Commission members are appointed. ( V) the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 note); (VII) the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. ( ii) A comprehensive review and assessment of the funding structure and allocation formula used to finance each program referred to in clause (i), including a bifurcation of programs indicating whether Federal funds are provided directly to States or to other grantees, and how that affects the coordination of programs at the State and local levels and the delivery of services to families. ( (ii) The pros and cons of streamlining or combining Federal programs and funding streams in order to improve the overall participation of children in a mixed delivery system, while maintaining availability of high quality services, expanding parental choice, and enhancing access for children from low-income communities. ( 7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6).

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. iii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. ( (v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ( vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. ( ix) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. ( The employment and termination of an Executive Director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the Commission. ( B) Advance public notice.--The Commission shall provide timely notice, in advance, in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject of each Commission meeting. ( 6) Report.-- (A) In general.--Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall prepare a report of its findings and recommendations regarding modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs to streamline and reduce duplicate funding streams. ( 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 note); (VII) the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. ( C) Matters required to be addressed in the report to the congress.--In the report to the Congress, the Commission shall make specific recommendations, including delineation of specific statutory and regulatory changes, to address each of the following: (i) How to modernize and more effectively use Federal funds to strengthen the delivery of child care and early education, and improve the financing framework and governance structure at the Federal level to improve access for families and accountability for taxpayer dollars. ( (iv) Options for expanding the use of public and private partnerships to help maximize the Federal investment in early care and education. ( 7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6).

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. This Act may be cited as the ``Modernizing Financing of Early Care and Education in America Act of 2021''. (2) Membership.-- (A) Qualifications.--The Commission members shall be knowledgeable in federally and state-funded early care and education programs, including individuals representing State and local governments and organizations knowledgeable in public regulatory and funding mechanisms for early care and education programs, and shall be balanced by area of expertise and balanced geographically to the extent consistent with maintaining the highest level of expertise on the Commission. ( v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ( (ix) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. ( xii) 1 member shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives. ( (4) Staff.--The Commission may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an Executive Director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary for the Commission to perform the duties of the Commission. C) Documentation.--The Commission shall keep minutes of each Commission meeting, which shall contain a record of the people present, a description of the discussion that occurred, and copies of all statements filed. (D) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first meeting within 30 days after all Commission members are appointed. ( V) the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 note); (VII) the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. ( ii) A comprehensive review and assessment of the funding structure and allocation formula used to finance each program referred to in clause (i), including a bifurcation of programs indicating whether Federal funds are provided directly to States or to other grantees, and how that affects the coordination of programs at the State and local levels and the delivery of services to families. ( (ii) The pros and cons of streamlining or combining Federal programs and funding streams in order to improve the overall participation of children in a mixed delivery system, while maintaining availability of high quality services, expanding parental choice, and enhancing access for children from low-income communities. ( 7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6).

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. iii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. ( (v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ( vii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. ( ix) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. ( The employment and termination of an Executive Director shall be subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the Commission. ( B) Advance public notice.--The Commission shall provide timely notice, in advance, in the Federal Register, of the time, place, and subject of each Commission meeting. ( 6) Report.-- (A) In general.--Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall prepare a report of its findings and recommendations regarding modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs to streamline and reduce duplicate funding streams. ( 601-619); (VI) the Preschool Development Grants program under section 9212 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 note); (VII) the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program under section 419N of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070e); and (VIII) and any other early care or education program identified by the Commission. ( C) Matters required to be addressed in the report to the congress.--In the report to the Congress, the Commission shall make specific recommendations, including delineation of specific statutory and regulatory changes, to address each of the following: (i) How to modernize and more effectively use Federal funds to strengthen the delivery of child care and early education, and improve the financing framework and governance structure at the Federal level to improve access for families and accountability for taxpayer dollars. ( (iv) Options for expanding the use of public and private partnerships to help maximize the Federal investment in early care and education. ( 7) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days after the Commission submits the report required by paragraph (6).

To establish a commission to make recommendations for modernizing Federal financing of early care and education programs. v) 1 member shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. ( ( (D) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first meeting within 30 days after all Commission members are appointed. ( ii) A comprehensive review and assessment of the funding structure and allocation formula used to finance each program referred to in clause (i), including a bifurcation of programs indicating whether Federal funds are provided directly to States or to other grantees, and how that affects the coordination of programs at the State and local levels and the delivery of services to families. ( (

S.4407

Foreign Trade and International Finance

China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the exportation of petroleum products to China. Petroleum product means crude oil, refined oil or a refined oil product, residual fuel oil, or any other petroleum product. The prohibition does not apply to (1) natural gas or any natural gas liquid product, or (2) petroleum products that are in transport when the prohibition takes effect (which is 10 days after the bill's enactment).

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CRUDE AND REFINED OIL AND CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (a) In General.--The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 101 the following: ``SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. ``(b) Petroleum Product Described.--A petroleum product referred to in subsection (a) is-- ``(1) crude oil; ``(2) refined oil or a refined oil product; ``(3) residual fuel oil; or ``(4) any other petroleum product (other than natural gas or any natural gas liquid product). ``(c) Applicability.-- ``(1) Petroleum products in transport.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is in the process of being transported from the United States to the People's Republic of China as of the date on which the prohibition under that subsection takes effect pursuant to subsection (d). ``(2) Natural gas.--Subsection (a) does not apply to natural gas or any natural gas liquid product. ``(d) Effective Date.--The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 10 days after the date of enactment of the China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163; 89 Stat. 871; 114 Stat. 2034) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 101 the following: ``Sec. 102. Prohibition on export of certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China.''. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''. <all>

China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022

A bill to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China.

China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022

Sen. Rubio, Marco

R

FL

This bill prohibits the exportation of petroleum products to China. Petroleum product means crude oil, refined oil or a refined oil product, residual fuel oil, or any other petroleum product. The prohibition does not apply to (1) natural gas or any natural gas liquid product, or (2) petroleum products that are in transport when the prohibition takes effect (which is 10 days after the bill's enactment).

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CRUDE AND REFINED OIL AND CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (a) In General.--The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 101 the following: ``SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. ``(b) Petroleum Product Described.--A petroleum product referred to in subsection (a) is-- ``(1) crude oil; ``(2) refined oil or a refined oil product; ``(3) residual fuel oil; or ``(4) any other petroleum product (other than natural gas or any natural gas liquid product). ``(c) Applicability.-- ``(1) Petroleum products in transport.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is in the process of being transported from the United States to the People's Republic of China as of the date on which the prohibition under that subsection takes effect pursuant to subsection (d). ``(2) Natural gas.--Subsection (a) does not apply to natural gas or any natural gas liquid product. ``(d) Effective Date.--The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 10 days after the date of enactment of the China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163; 89 Stat. 871; 114 Stat. 2034) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 101 the following: ``Sec. 102. Prohibition on export of certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China.''. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''. <all>

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022''. SEC. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CRUDE AND REFINED OIL AND CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 6201 et seq.) PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. ``(b) Petroleum Product Described.--A petroleum product referred to in subsection (a) is-- ``(1) crude oil; ``(2) refined oil or a refined oil product; ``(3) residual fuel oil; or ``(4) any other petroleum product (other than natural gas or any natural gas liquid product). ``(c) Applicability.-- ``(1) Petroleum products in transport.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is in the process of being transported from the United States to the People's Republic of China as of the date on which the prohibition under that subsection takes effect pursuant to subsection (d). ``(2) Natural gas.--Subsection (a) does not apply to natural gas or any natural gas liquid product. ``(d) Effective Date.--The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 10 days after the date of enactment of the China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163; 89 Stat. 871; 114 Stat. 2034) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 101 the following: ``Sec. 102. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CRUDE AND REFINED OIL AND CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (a) In General.--The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 101 the following: ``SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. ``(b) Petroleum Product Described.--A petroleum product referred to in subsection (a) is-- ``(1) crude oil; ``(2) refined oil or a refined oil product; ``(3) residual fuel oil; or ``(4) any other petroleum product (other than natural gas or any natural gas liquid product). ``(c) Applicability.-- ``(1) Petroleum products in transport.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is in the process of being transported from the United States to the People's Republic of China as of the date on which the prohibition under that subsection takes effect pursuant to subsection (d). ``(2) Natural gas.--Subsection (a) does not apply to natural gas or any natural gas liquid product. ``(d) Effective Date.--The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 10 days after the date of enactment of the China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163; 89 Stat. 871; 114 Stat. 2034) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 101 the following: ``Sec. 102. Prohibition on export of certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China.''. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''. <all>

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CRUDE AND REFINED OIL AND CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. (a) In General.--The Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 101 the following: ``SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT OF CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. ``(b) Petroleum Product Described.--A petroleum product referred to in subsection (a) is-- ``(1) crude oil; ``(2) refined oil or a refined oil product; ``(3) residual fuel oil; or ``(4) any other petroleum product (other than natural gas or any natural gas liquid product). ``(c) Applicability.-- ``(1) Petroleum products in transport.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is in the process of being transported from the United States to the People's Republic of China as of the date on which the prohibition under that subsection takes effect pursuant to subsection (d). ``(2) Natural gas.--Subsection (a) does not apply to natural gas or any natural gas liquid product. ``(d) Effective Date.--The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 10 days after the date of enactment of the China Oil Export Prohibition Act of 2022.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Public Law 94-163; 89 Stat. 871; 114 Stat. 2034) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 101 the following: ``Sec. 102. Prohibition on export of certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China.''. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''. <all>

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. ``(c) Applicability.-- ``(1) Petroleum products in transport.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is in the process of being transported from the United States to the People's Republic of China as of the date on which the prohibition under that subsection takes effect pursuant to subsection (d). c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. is amended by inserting after section 101 the following: ``SEC. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. is amended by inserting after section 101 the following: ``SEC. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. ``(c) Applicability.-- ``(1) Petroleum products in transport.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is in the process of being transported from the United States to the People's Republic of China as of the date on which the prohibition under that subsection takes effect pursuant to subsection (d). c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. is amended by inserting after section 101 the following: ``SEC. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. ``(c) Applicability.-- ``(1) Petroleum products in transport.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is in the process of being transported from the United States to the People's Republic of China as of the date on which the prohibition under that subsection takes effect pursuant to subsection (d). c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. is amended by inserting after section 101 the following: ``SEC. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. ``(c) Applicability.-- ``(1) Petroleum products in transport.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is in the process of being transported from the United States to the People's Republic of China as of the date on which the prohibition under that subsection takes effect pursuant to subsection (d). c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. is amended by inserting after section 101 the following: ``SEC. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit exports of crude and refined oil and certain petroleum products to the People's Republic of China. ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is produced in the United States may be exported from the United States to the People's Republic of China. ``(c) Applicability.-- ``(1) Petroleum products in transport.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any petroleum product described in subsection (b) that is in the process of being transported from the United States to the People's Republic of China as of the date on which the prohibition under that subsection takes effect pursuant to subsection (d). c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 101(b) of division O of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (42 U.S.C. 6212a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and section 102 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act'' after ``subsections (c) and (d)''.

H.R.8423

International Affairs

Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act The bill requires the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a program to provide bicycles in rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa.  The program must focus on providing bicycles to rural communities to promote access to education, health care, and livelihood opportunities.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act''. SEC. 2. RURAL MOBILITY PROGRAM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. (a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. (2) Purpose.--The program shall focus on country-driven projects within sub-Saharan Africa to-- (A) promote rural communities' access to critical services and opportunities, including education, health care, and livelihood opportunities, through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles; and (B) provide support to sustainably increase access to critical services such as education, health care, and livelihood opportunities in rural areas, including through support for rural-based mechanics, access to spare parts, reduction of social and gender-based stigma, and community project management capacity. (3) Partnerships.--To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for providing access to affordable bicycles to achieve development objectives. (4) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated-- (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). The report shall-- (A) identify in which countries USAID embedded rural bicycle mobility into strategies, programs, and projects of USAID; (B) describe the mechanisms by which rural bicycle mobility was so embedded; (C) specify the number of bicycles distributed each fiscal year; (D) assess the outcomes for and impacts on participants in such projects; and (E) assess USAID's efforts to disseminate lessons learned from such projects. (2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Each such report shall include information relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1). <all>

Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes.

Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act

Rep. Blumenauer, Earl

D

OR

The bill requires the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish a program to provide bicycles in rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa. The program must focus on providing bicycles to rural communities to promote access to education, health care, and livelihood opportunities.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act''. SEC. 2. RURAL MOBILITY PROGRAM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. (a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. (2) Purpose.--The program shall focus on country-driven projects within sub-Saharan Africa to-- (A) promote rural communities' access to critical services and opportunities, including education, health care, and livelihood opportunities, through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles; and (B) provide support to sustainably increase access to critical services such as education, health care, and livelihood opportunities in rural areas, including through support for rural-based mechanics, access to spare parts, reduction of social and gender-based stigma, and community project management capacity. (3) Partnerships.--To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for providing access to affordable bicycles to achieve development objectives. (4) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated-- (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. The report shall-- (A) identify in which countries USAID embedded rural bicycle mobility into strategies, programs, and projects of USAID; (B) describe the mechanisms by which rural bicycle mobility was so embedded; (C) specify the number of bicycles distributed each fiscal year; (D) assess the outcomes for and impacts on participants in such projects; and (E) assess USAID's efforts to disseminate lessons learned from such projects. (2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Each such report shall include information relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act''. SEC. 2. RURAL MOBILITY PROGRAM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. (2) Purpose.--The program shall focus on country-driven projects within sub-Saharan Africa to-- (A) promote rural communities' access to critical services and opportunities, including education, health care, and livelihood opportunities, through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles; and (B) provide support to sustainably increase access to critical services such as education, health care, and livelihood opportunities in rural areas, including through support for rural-based mechanics, access to spare parts, reduction of social and gender-based stigma, and community project management capacity. (3) Partnerships.--To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for providing access to affordable bicycles to achieve development objectives. (4) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated-- (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. (2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Each such report shall include information relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1).

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act''. SEC. 2. RURAL MOBILITY PROGRAM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. (a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. (2) Purpose.--The program shall focus on country-driven projects within sub-Saharan Africa to-- (A) promote rural communities' access to critical services and opportunities, including education, health care, and livelihood opportunities, through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles; and (B) provide support to sustainably increase access to critical services such as education, health care, and livelihood opportunities in rural areas, including through support for rural-based mechanics, access to spare parts, reduction of social and gender-based stigma, and community project management capacity. (3) Partnerships.--To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for providing access to affordable bicycles to achieve development objectives. (4) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated-- (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). The report shall-- (A) identify in which countries USAID embedded rural bicycle mobility into strategies, programs, and projects of USAID; (B) describe the mechanisms by which rural bicycle mobility was so embedded; (C) specify the number of bicycles distributed each fiscal year; (D) assess the outcomes for and impacts on participants in such projects; and (E) assess USAID's efforts to disseminate lessons learned from such projects. (2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Each such report shall include information relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1). <all>

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Bicycles for Rural African Transport Act''. SEC. 2. RURAL MOBILITY PROGRAM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. (a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. (2) Purpose.--The program shall focus on country-driven projects within sub-Saharan Africa to-- (A) promote rural communities' access to critical services and opportunities, including education, health care, and livelihood opportunities, through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles; and (B) provide support to sustainably increase access to critical services such as education, health care, and livelihood opportunities in rural areas, including through support for rural-based mechanics, access to spare parts, reduction of social and gender-based stigma, and community project management capacity. (3) Partnerships.--To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for providing access to affordable bicycles to achieve development objectives. (4) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated-- (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). The report shall-- (A) identify in which countries USAID embedded rural bicycle mobility into strategies, programs, and projects of USAID; (B) describe the mechanisms by which rural bicycle mobility was so embedded; (C) specify the number of bicycles distributed each fiscal year; (D) assess the outcomes for and impacts on participants in such projects; and (E) assess USAID's efforts to disseminate lessons learned from such projects. (2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year. Each such report shall include information relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1). <all>

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. 3) Partnerships.--To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for providing access to affordable bicycles to achieve development objectives. ( 4) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated-- (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. ( (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. ( (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. 3) Partnerships.--To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for providing access to affordable bicycles to achieve development objectives. ( 4) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated-- (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. ( (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. 3) Partnerships.--To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for providing access to affordable bicycles to achieve development objectives. ( 4) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated-- (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. ( (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. 3) Partnerships.--To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for providing access to affordable bicycles to achieve development objectives. ( 4) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated-- (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. ( (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

To establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of the United States Agency for International Development a rural mobility program to promote mobility in rural communities through access to affordable, fit-for-purpose bicycles, provide support to sustainably increase access to rural areas, and for other purposes. a) Establishment.-- (1) In general.--The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall establish within the Office of Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment of USAID a rural mobility program (in this section referred to as the ``program'') to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (2), including through grants made to eligible nongovernmental partner organizations, prioritizing those organizations with demonstrated success conducting rural mobility programs in the region to so carry out such purposes. 3) Partnerships.--To the greatest extent practicable, the program shall partner with existing entities overseas that have successful models for providing access to affordable bicycles to achieve development objectives. ( 4) Authorization of appropriations.--To carry out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated-- (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (B) $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (C) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (D) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; and (E) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Report.-- (1) Prior projects.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during each of fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 relating to the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). 2) Current projects.--Not later than December 30, 2024, and each December 30 thereafter, the Administrator of USAID shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a report on projects carried out by USAID during the immediately preceding fiscal year.

H.R.3054

Labor and Employment

21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act This bill creates a grant program in the Department of Labor to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or underemployed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In addition, Labor must (1) establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist, and make such works available to the public; and (2) forward the completed work to the Library of Congress to archive such material. The Library must establish an archive program in its American Folklife Center for collection and public availability, in a digital format of such written and visual works.

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In 1935, during the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established The Federal Writers' Project of the New Deal Era. This program was organized to employ writers, editors, historians, researchers, journalists, librarians, broadcasters, photographers, and others to document American society. (2) The Federal Writers Project employed up to 10,000 people between its founding in 1935 during the Great Depression and the publication of its first guides in 1943. (3) The original Federal Writers' Project had many successes, such as-- (A) the American Guide Series, which covered 48 States, 40 cities, 18 regions and territories and countless counties, with John Steinbeck calling the Series, ``the most comprehensive account of the United States ever got together, and nothing since has even approached it. It was compiled during the depression by the best writers in America''; (B) creating opportunities for writers who went on to become some of America's greatest authors, including Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, Saul Bellow, and Zora Neale Hurston; (C) developing the Slave Narrative Project, the largest project to document the experience of formerly enslaved people, which included oral histories and photography telling the story of 10,000 Americans in 17 States; (D) creating over 1,000 books and pamphlets covering local and regional histories, folklore collections, humor, ethnic studies, and nature studies. (4) The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline of local newspapers and other local news outlets, with more than 60 local newsrooms closing over the course of 2020 and other newsrooms enduring cutbacks. More than 200 counties have no daily or weekly newspaper and 68 percent of these counties are nonmetro areas, home to small towns and rural communities. (5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. (6) The original Federal Writers' Project provided the opportunity to observe and document the Great Depression. Further, the impact of COVID-19, including the lives lost, should be documented by a renewed Federal Writers' Project. SEC. 3. DOL GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, working through the Employment Training Administration, shall establish a grant program to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or under employed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. (b) Grant Features.--In administering the grant program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine the parameters of the grant program, the amount and duration of grant awards, with an individual grant award not to exceed 7.5 percent of the total amounts of available grant funds, and the eligibility of individuals to receive funds from a grant recipient (using the Standard Occupational Classification for categories 25-000 and 27-000). (c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and be-- (1) a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization each of which has experience in writing, researching, collecting, curating, and disseminating educational information; (2) a newsroom that may be a nonprofit or for profit entity; (3) a public or nonprofit library; or (4) a communications union or guild. (d) Geographic Diversity.--In selecting the recipients for a grant under this section the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure equitable geographic distribution, including urban and rural areas. (e) Repository.--The Secretary shall establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist. and make such works available to the public. Not later than 90 days after receipt of a completed work, the Secretary shall forward such work to the Librarian of Congress to archive such material in accordance with subsection (f). (f) Archive.--The Librarian of Congress shall establish an archive program in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to collect and make publicly available in a digital format, including giving credit to each writer or artist, written and visual works collected by the Secretary under subsection (e). (g) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Grantee reporting.--The Secretary shall develop reporting guidelines for grant recipients to include, at a minimum, information regarding-- (A) the amount of funds received by each grantee, the amount provided to subgrantees, the number of projects completed; (B) the race, ethnicity, age, location in terms of local or rural, and regional diversity of subgrantees; (C) the number of requests made to review the completed projects (when available); and (D) such other data the Secretary considers important. (2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. (h) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may withhold 5 percent of funds made available to carry out this program for administrative costs. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may reserve not more than 10 percent of funds received to administer its program. (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. <all>

21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic.

21st Century Federal Writers’ Project Act

Rep. Lieu, Ted

D

CA

This bill creates a grant program in the Department of Labor to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or underemployed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. In addition, Labor must (1) establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist, and make such works available to the public; and (2) forward the completed work to the Library of Congress to archive such material. The Library must establish an archive program in its American Folklife Center for collection and public availability, in a digital format of such written and visual works.

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act''. 2. FINDINGS. This program was organized to employ writers, editors, historians, researchers, journalists, librarians, broadcasters, photographers, and others to document American society. (4) The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline of local newspapers and other local news outlets, with more than 60 local newsrooms closing over the course of 2020 and other newsrooms enduring cutbacks. More than 200 counties have no daily or weekly newspaper and 68 percent of these counties are nonmetro areas, home to small towns and rural communities. (6) The original Federal Writers' Project provided the opportunity to observe and document the Great Depression. Further, the impact of COVID-19, including the lives lost, should be documented by a renewed Federal Writers' Project. SEC. 3. DOL GRANT PROGRAM. (c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and be-- (1) a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization each of which has experience in writing, researching, collecting, curating, and disseminating educational information; (2) a newsroom that may be a nonprofit or for profit entity; (3) a public or nonprofit library; or (4) a communications union or guild. and make such works available to the public. Not later than 90 days after receipt of a completed work, the Secretary shall forward such work to the Librarian of Congress to archive such material in accordance with subsection (f). (g) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Grantee reporting.--The Secretary shall develop reporting guidelines for grant recipients to include, at a minimum, information regarding-- (A) the amount of funds received by each grantee, the amount provided to subgrantees, the number of projects completed; (B) the race, ethnicity, age, location in terms of local or rural, and regional diversity of subgrantees; (C) the number of requests made to review the completed projects (when available); and (D) such other data the Secretary considers important. (h) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may withhold 5 percent of funds made available to carry out this program for administrative costs. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may reserve not more than 10 percent of funds received to administer its program. (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act''. 2. FINDINGS. This program was organized to employ writers, editors, historians, researchers, journalists, librarians, broadcasters, photographers, and others to document American society. (4) The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline of local newspapers and other local news outlets, with more than 60 local newsrooms closing over the course of 2020 and other newsrooms enduring cutbacks. More than 200 counties have no daily or weekly newspaper and 68 percent of these counties are nonmetro areas, home to small towns and rural communities. (6) The original Federal Writers' Project provided the opportunity to observe and document the Great Depression. Further, the impact of COVID-19, including the lives lost, should be documented by a renewed Federal Writers' Project. SEC. 3. DOL GRANT PROGRAM. and make such works available to the public. Not later than 90 days after receipt of a completed work, the Secretary shall forward such work to the Librarian of Congress to archive such material in accordance with subsection (f). (g) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Grantee reporting.--The Secretary shall develop reporting guidelines for grant recipients to include, at a minimum, information regarding-- (A) the amount of funds received by each grantee, the amount provided to subgrantees, the number of projects completed; (B) the race, ethnicity, age, location in terms of local or rural, and regional diversity of subgrantees; (C) the number of requests made to review the completed projects (when available); and (D) such other data the Secretary considers important. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may reserve not more than 10 percent of funds received to administer its program. (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act''. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In 1935, during the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established The Federal Writers' Project of the New Deal Era. This program was organized to employ writers, editors, historians, researchers, journalists, librarians, broadcasters, photographers, and others to document American society. (3) The original Federal Writers' Project had many successes, such as-- (A) the American Guide Series, which covered 48 States, 40 cities, 18 regions and territories and countless counties, with John Steinbeck calling the Series, ``the most comprehensive account of the United States ever got together, and nothing since has even approached it. It was compiled during the depression by the best writers in America''; (B) creating opportunities for writers who went on to become some of America's greatest authors, including Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, Saul Bellow, and Zora Neale Hurston; (C) developing the Slave Narrative Project, the largest project to document the experience of formerly enslaved people, which included oral histories and photography telling the story of 10,000 Americans in 17 States; (D) creating over 1,000 books and pamphlets covering local and regional histories, folklore collections, humor, ethnic studies, and nature studies. (4) The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline of local newspapers and other local news outlets, with more than 60 local newsrooms closing over the course of 2020 and other newsrooms enduring cutbacks. More than 200 counties have no daily or weekly newspaper and 68 percent of these counties are nonmetro areas, home to small towns and rural communities. (6) The original Federal Writers' Project provided the opportunity to observe and document the Great Depression. Further, the impact of COVID-19, including the lives lost, should be documented by a renewed Federal Writers' Project. SEC. 3. DOL GRANT PROGRAM. (b) Grant Features.--In administering the grant program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine the parameters of the grant program, the amount and duration of grant awards, with an individual grant award not to exceed 7.5 percent of the total amounts of available grant funds, and the eligibility of individuals to receive funds from a grant recipient (using the Standard Occupational Classification for categories 25-000 and 27-000). (c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and be-- (1) a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization each of which has experience in writing, researching, collecting, curating, and disseminating educational information; (2) a newsroom that may be a nonprofit or for profit entity; (3) a public or nonprofit library; or (4) a communications union or guild. (d) Geographic Diversity.--In selecting the recipients for a grant under this section the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure equitable geographic distribution, including urban and rural areas. (e) Repository.--The Secretary shall establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist. and make such works available to the public. Not later than 90 days after receipt of a completed work, the Secretary shall forward such work to the Librarian of Congress to archive such material in accordance with subsection (f). (g) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Grantee reporting.--The Secretary shall develop reporting guidelines for grant recipients to include, at a minimum, information regarding-- (A) the amount of funds received by each grantee, the amount provided to subgrantees, the number of projects completed; (B) the race, ethnicity, age, location in terms of local or rural, and regional diversity of subgrantees; (C) the number of requests made to review the completed projects (when available); and (D) such other data the Secretary considers important. (h) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may withhold 5 percent of funds made available to carry out this program for administrative costs. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may reserve not more than 10 percent of funds received to administer its program. (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century Federal Writers' Project Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In 1935, during the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established The Federal Writers' Project of the New Deal Era. This program was organized to employ writers, editors, historians, researchers, journalists, librarians, broadcasters, photographers, and others to document American society. (2) The Federal Writers Project employed up to 10,000 people between its founding in 1935 during the Great Depression and the publication of its first guides in 1943. (3) The original Federal Writers' Project had many successes, such as-- (A) the American Guide Series, which covered 48 States, 40 cities, 18 regions and territories and countless counties, with John Steinbeck calling the Series, ``the most comprehensive account of the United States ever got together, and nothing since has even approached it. It was compiled during the depression by the best writers in America''; (B) creating opportunities for writers who went on to become some of America's greatest authors, including Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, Saul Bellow, and Zora Neale Hurston; (C) developing the Slave Narrative Project, the largest project to document the experience of formerly enslaved people, which included oral histories and photography telling the story of 10,000 Americans in 17 States; (D) creating over 1,000 books and pamphlets covering local and regional histories, folklore collections, humor, ethnic studies, and nature studies. (4) The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline of local newspapers and other local news outlets, with more than 60 local newsrooms closing over the course of 2020 and other newsrooms enduring cutbacks. More than 200 counties have no daily or weekly newspaper and 68 percent of these counties are nonmetro areas, home to small towns and rural communities. (5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. (6) The original Federal Writers' Project provided the opportunity to observe and document the Great Depression. Further, the impact of COVID-19, including the lives lost, should be documented by a renewed Federal Writers' Project. SEC. 3. DOL GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, working through the Employment Training Administration, shall establish a grant program to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or under employed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. (b) Grant Features.--In administering the grant program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine the parameters of the grant program, the amount and duration of grant awards, with an individual grant award not to exceed 7.5 percent of the total amounts of available grant funds, and the eligibility of individuals to receive funds from a grant recipient (using the Standard Occupational Classification for categories 25-000 and 27-000). (c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and be-- (1) a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization each of which has experience in writing, researching, collecting, curating, and disseminating educational information; (2) a newsroom that may be a nonprofit or for profit entity; (3) a public or nonprofit library; or (4) a communications union or guild. (d) Geographic Diversity.--In selecting the recipients for a grant under this section the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure equitable geographic distribution, including urban and rural areas. (e) Repository.--The Secretary shall establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist. and make such works available to the public. Not later than 90 days after receipt of a completed work, the Secretary shall forward such work to the Librarian of Congress to archive such material in accordance with subsection (f). (f) Archive.--The Librarian of Congress shall establish an archive program in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to collect and make publicly available in a digital format, including giving credit to each writer or artist, written and visual works collected by the Secretary under subsection (e). (g) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Grantee reporting.--The Secretary shall develop reporting guidelines for grant recipients to include, at a minimum, information regarding-- (A) the amount of funds received by each grantee, the amount provided to subgrantees, the number of projects completed; (B) the race, ethnicity, age, location in terms of local or rural, and regional diversity of subgrantees; (C) the number of requests made to review the completed projects (when available); and (D) such other data the Secretary considers important. (2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. (h) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may withhold 5 percent of funds made available to carry out this program for administrative costs. An eligible entity that receives a grant under this section may reserve not more than 10 percent of funds received to administer its program. (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. <all>

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress finds the following: (1) In 1935, during the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established The Federal Writers' Project of the New Deal Era. 4) The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline of local newspapers and other local news outlets, with more than 60 local newsrooms closing over the course of 2020 and other newsrooms enduring cutbacks. 5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. ( (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, working through the Employment Training Administration, shall establish a grant program to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or under employed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. ( c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and be-- (1) a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization each of which has experience in writing, researching, collecting, curating, and disseminating educational information; (2) a newsroom that may be a nonprofit or for profit entity; (3) a public or nonprofit library; or (4) a communications union or guild. (d) Geographic Diversity.--In selecting the recipients for a grant under this section the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure equitable geographic distribution, including urban and rural areas. ( g) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Grantee reporting.--The Secretary shall develop reporting guidelines for grant recipients to include, at a minimum, information regarding-- (A) the amount of funds received by each grantee, the amount provided to subgrantees, the number of projects completed; (B) the race, ethnicity, age, location in terms of local or rural, and regional diversity of subgrantees; (C) the number of requests made to review the completed projects (when available); and (D) such other data the Secretary considers important. (2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. ( h) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may withhold 5 percent of funds made available to carry out this program for administrative costs.

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. 3) The original Federal Writers' Project had many successes, such as-- (A) the American Guide Series, which covered 48 States, 40 cities, 18 regions and territories and countless counties, with John Steinbeck calling the Series, ``the most comprehensive account of the United States ever got together, and nothing since has even approached it. (5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. ( e) Repository.--The Secretary shall establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist. and make such works available to the public. 2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. (

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. 3) The original Federal Writers' Project had many successes, such as-- (A) the American Guide Series, which covered 48 States, 40 cities, 18 regions and territories and countless counties, with John Steinbeck calling the Series, ``the most comprehensive account of the United States ever got together, and nothing since has even approached it. (5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. ( e) Repository.--The Secretary shall establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist. and make such works available to the public. 2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. (

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress finds the following: (1) In 1935, during the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established The Federal Writers' Project of the New Deal Era. 4) The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline of local newspapers and other local news outlets, with more than 60 local newsrooms closing over the course of 2020 and other newsrooms enduring cutbacks. 5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. ( (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, working through the Employment Training Administration, shall establish a grant program to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or under employed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. ( c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and be-- (1) a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization each of which has experience in writing, researching, collecting, curating, and disseminating educational information; (2) a newsroom that may be a nonprofit or for profit entity; (3) a public or nonprofit library; or (4) a communications union or guild. (d) Geographic Diversity.--In selecting the recipients for a grant under this section the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure equitable geographic distribution, including urban and rural areas. ( g) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Grantee reporting.--The Secretary shall develop reporting guidelines for grant recipients to include, at a minimum, information regarding-- (A) the amount of funds received by each grantee, the amount provided to subgrantees, the number of projects completed; (B) the race, ethnicity, age, location in terms of local or rural, and regional diversity of subgrantees; (C) the number of requests made to review the completed projects (when available); and (D) such other data the Secretary considers important. (2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. ( h) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may withhold 5 percent of funds made available to carry out this program for administrative costs.

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. 3) The original Federal Writers' Project had many successes, such as-- (A) the American Guide Series, which covered 48 States, 40 cities, 18 regions and territories and countless counties, with John Steinbeck calling the Series, ``the most comprehensive account of the United States ever got together, and nothing since has even approached it. (5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. ( e) Repository.--The Secretary shall establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist. and make such works available to the public. 2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. (

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress finds the following: (1) In 1935, during the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established The Federal Writers' Project of the New Deal Era. 4) The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline of local newspapers and other local news outlets, with more than 60 local newsrooms closing over the course of 2020 and other newsrooms enduring cutbacks. 5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. ( (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, working through the Employment Training Administration, shall establish a grant program to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or under employed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. ( c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and be-- (1) a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization each of which has experience in writing, researching, collecting, curating, and disseminating educational information; (2) a newsroom that may be a nonprofit or for profit entity; (3) a public or nonprofit library; or (4) a communications union or guild. (d) Geographic Diversity.--In selecting the recipients for a grant under this section the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure equitable geographic distribution, including urban and rural areas. ( g) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Grantee reporting.--The Secretary shall develop reporting guidelines for grant recipients to include, at a minimum, information regarding-- (A) the amount of funds received by each grantee, the amount provided to subgrantees, the number of projects completed; (B) the race, ethnicity, age, location in terms of local or rural, and regional diversity of subgrantees; (C) the number of requests made to review the completed projects (when available); and (D) such other data the Secretary considers important. (2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. ( h) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may withhold 5 percent of funds made available to carry out this program for administrative costs.

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. 3) The original Federal Writers' Project had many successes, such as-- (A) the American Guide Series, which covered 48 States, 40 cities, 18 regions and territories and countless counties, with John Steinbeck calling the Series, ``the most comprehensive account of the United States ever got together, and nothing since has even approached it. (5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. ( e) Repository.--The Secretary shall establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist. and make such works available to the public. 2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. (

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress finds the following: (1) In 1935, during the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established The Federal Writers' Project of the New Deal Era. 4) The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the decline of local newspapers and other local news outlets, with more than 60 local newsrooms closing over the course of 2020 and other newsrooms enduring cutbacks. 5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. ( (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, working through the Employment Training Administration, shall establish a grant program to provide eligible entities with funds to assist individuals who are unemployed or under employed in order to document in writing and images American society and the broad impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. ( c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and be-- (1) a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization each of which has experience in writing, researching, collecting, curating, and disseminating educational information; (2) a newsroom that may be a nonprofit or for profit entity; (3) a public or nonprofit library; or (4) a communications union or guild. (d) Geographic Diversity.--In selecting the recipients for a grant under this section the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure equitable geographic distribution, including urban and rural areas. ( g) Reporting Requirements.-- (1) Grantee reporting.--The Secretary shall develop reporting guidelines for grant recipients to include, at a minimum, information regarding-- (A) the amount of funds received by each grantee, the amount provided to subgrantees, the number of projects completed; (B) the race, ethnicity, age, location in terms of local or rural, and regional diversity of subgrantees; (C) the number of requests made to review the completed projects (when available); and (D) such other data the Secretary considers important. (2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. ( h) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may withhold 5 percent of funds made available to carry out this program for administrative costs.

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. 3) The original Federal Writers' Project had many successes, such as-- (A) the American Guide Series, which covered 48 States, 40 cities, 18 regions and territories and countless counties, with John Steinbeck calling the Series, ``the most comprehensive account of the United States ever got together, and nothing since has even approached it. (5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. ( e) Repository.--The Secretary shall establish a repository of works developed through the grant program in which grantees submit completed works from subgrantees, including giving credit to each writer or artist. and make such works available to the public. 2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. (

To establish a grant program in the Department of Labor to assist unemployed and under employed workers following the COVID-19 pandemic. 5) Following the death of more than 550,000 people due to COVID-19 and more than a year of physical restrictions, the United States has experienced a historic period with a profound and lasting impact on society. ( ( ( c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall submit an application to the Secretary of Labor at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may require and be-- (1) a nonprofit institution of higher education or a nonprofit organization each of which has experience in writing, researching, collecting, curating, and disseminating educational information; (2) a newsroom that may be a nonprofit or for profit entity; (3) a public or nonprofit library; or (4) a communications union or guild. ( d) Geographic Diversity.--In selecting the recipients for a grant under this section the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure equitable geographic distribution, including urban and rural areas. ( (2) Reporting to congress.--Not less than once each year while the program is in operation, the Secretary shall submit a report summarizing the data collected under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Appropriations and Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate. ( h) Administrative Costs.--The Secretary may withhold 5 percent of funds made available to carry out this program for administrative costs.

S.4734

Commerce

Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022 This bill amends the law relating to patent subject matter eligibility to establish that only specified subject matter (e.g., a natural process wholly independent of human activity) are ineligible for patenting. (Currently, subject matter eligibility is determined by examining whether the claimed invention is directed to certain ineligible categories, and if so, whether there is an inventive concept.)

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PATENT ELIGIBILITY. (a) In General.--Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 100-- (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``includes a new use of a known process'' and inserting ``includes a use, application, or method of manufacture of a known or naturally-occurring process''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(k) The term `useful' means, with respect to an invention or discovery, that the invention or discovery has a specific and practical utility from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention or discovery pertains.''; and (2) by amending section 101 to read as follows: ``Sec. 101. Patent eligibility ``(a) In General.--Whoever invents or discovers any useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject only to the exclusions in subsection (b) and to the further conditions and requirements of this title. ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(B) A process that-- ``(i) is a non-technological economic, financial, business, social, cultural, or artistic process; ``(ii) is a mental process performed solely in the human mind; or ``(iii) occurs in nature wholly independent of, and prior to, any human activity. ``(C) An unmodified human gene, as that gene exists in the human body. ``(D) An unmodified natural material, as that material exists in nature. ``(2) Conditions.-- ``(A) Certain processes.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person may obtain a patent for a claimed invention that is a process described in such provision if that process is embodied in a machine or manufacture, unless that machine or manufacture is recited in a patent claim without integrating, beyond merely storing and executing, the steps of the process that the machine or manufacture perform. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified. ``(c) Eligibility.-- ``(1) In general.--In determining whether, under this section, a claimed invention is eligible for a patent, eligibility shall be determined-- ``(A) by considering the claimed invention as a whole and without discounting or disregarding any claim element; and ``(B) without regard to-- ``(i) the manner in which the claimed invention was made; ``(ii) whether a claim element is known, conventional, routine, or naturally occurring; ``(iii) the state of the applicable art, as of the date on which the claimed invention is invented; or ``(iv) any other consideration in section 102, 103, or 112. ``(2) Infringement action.-- ``(A) In general.--In an action brought for infringement under this title, the court, at any time, may determine whether an invention or discovery that is a subject of the action is eligible for a patent under this section, including on motion of a party when there are no genuine issues of material fact. ``(B) Limited discovery.--With respect to a determination described in subparagraph (A), the court may consider limited discovery relevant only to the eligibility described in that subparagraph before ruling on a motion described in that subparagraph.''. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 101 and inserting the following: ``101. Patent eligibility.''. <all>

Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022

A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes.

Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022

Sen. Tillis, Thomas

R

NC

This bill amends the law relating to patent subject matter eligibility to establish that only specified subject matter (e.g., a natural process wholly independent of human activity) are ineligible for patenting. (Currently, subject matter eligibility is determined by examining whether the claimed invention is directed to certain ineligible categories, and if so, whether there is an inventive concept.)

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PATENT ELIGIBILITY. (a) In General.--Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 100-- (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``includes a new use of a known process'' and inserting ``includes a use, application, or method of manufacture of a known or naturally-occurring process''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(k) The term `useful' means, with respect to an invention or discovery, that the invention or discovery has a specific and practical utility from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention or discovery pertains. 101. ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(B) A process that-- ``(i) is a non-technological economic, financial, business, social, cultural, or artistic process; ``(ii) is a mental process performed solely in the human mind; or ``(iii) occurs in nature wholly independent of, and prior to, any human activity. ``(C) An unmodified human gene, as that gene exists in the human body. ``(D) An unmodified natural material, as that material exists in nature. ``(2) Conditions.-- ``(A) Certain processes.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person may obtain a patent for a claimed invention that is a process described in such provision if that process is embodied in a machine or manufacture, unless that machine or manufacture is recited in a patent claim without integrating, beyond merely storing and executing, the steps of the process that the machine or manufacture perform. ``(2) Infringement action.-- ``(A) In general.--In an action brought for infringement under this title, the court, at any time, may determine whether an invention or discovery that is a subject of the action is eligible for a patent under this section, including on motion of a party when there are no genuine issues of material fact. ``(B) Limited discovery.--With respect to a determination described in subparagraph (A), the court may consider limited discovery relevant only to the eligibility described in that subparagraph before ruling on a motion described in that subparagraph.''. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 101 and inserting the following: ``101.

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PATENT ELIGIBILITY. 101. ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(B) A process that-- ``(i) is a non-technological economic, financial, business, social, cultural, or artistic process; ``(ii) is a mental process performed solely in the human mind; or ``(iii) occurs in nature wholly independent of, and prior to, any human activity. ``(C) An unmodified human gene, as that gene exists in the human body. ``(D) An unmodified natural material, as that material exists in nature. ``(2) Conditions.-- ``(A) Certain processes.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person may obtain a patent for a claimed invention that is a process described in such provision if that process is embodied in a machine or manufacture, unless that machine or manufacture is recited in a patent claim without integrating, beyond merely storing and executing, the steps of the process that the machine or manufacture perform. ``(2) Infringement action.-- ``(A) In general.--In an action brought for infringement under this title, the court, at any time, may determine whether an invention or discovery that is a subject of the action is eligible for a patent under this section, including on motion of a party when there are no genuine issues of material fact. ``(B) Limited discovery.--With respect to a determination described in subparagraph (A), the court may consider limited discovery relevant only to the eligibility described in that subparagraph before ruling on a motion described in that subparagraph.''. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 101 and inserting the following: ``101.

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PATENT ELIGIBILITY. (a) In General.--Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 100-- (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``includes a new use of a known process'' and inserting ``includes a use, application, or method of manufacture of a known or naturally-occurring process''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(k) The term `useful' means, with respect to an invention or discovery, that the invention or discovery has a specific and practical utility from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention or discovery pertains.''; and (2) by amending section 101 to read as follows: ``Sec. 101. Patent eligibility ``(a) In General.--Whoever invents or discovers any useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject only to the exclusions in subsection (b) and to the further conditions and requirements of this title. ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(B) A process that-- ``(i) is a non-technological economic, financial, business, social, cultural, or artistic process; ``(ii) is a mental process performed solely in the human mind; or ``(iii) occurs in nature wholly independent of, and prior to, any human activity. ``(C) An unmodified human gene, as that gene exists in the human body. ``(D) An unmodified natural material, as that material exists in nature. ``(2) Conditions.-- ``(A) Certain processes.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person may obtain a patent for a claimed invention that is a process described in such provision if that process is embodied in a machine or manufacture, unless that machine or manufacture is recited in a patent claim without integrating, beyond merely storing and executing, the steps of the process that the machine or manufacture perform. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified. ``(c) Eligibility.-- ``(1) In general.--In determining whether, under this section, a claimed invention is eligible for a patent, eligibility shall be determined-- ``(A) by considering the claimed invention as a whole and without discounting or disregarding any claim element; and ``(B) without regard to-- ``(i) the manner in which the claimed invention was made; ``(ii) whether a claim element is known, conventional, routine, or naturally occurring; ``(iii) the state of the applicable art, as of the date on which the claimed invention is invented; or ``(iv) any other consideration in section 102, 103, or 112. ``(2) Infringement action.-- ``(A) In general.--In an action brought for infringement under this title, the court, at any time, may determine whether an invention or discovery that is a subject of the action is eligible for a patent under this section, including on motion of a party when there are no genuine issues of material fact. ``(B) Limited discovery.--With respect to a determination described in subparagraph (A), the court may consider limited discovery relevant only to the eligibility described in that subparagraph before ruling on a motion described in that subparagraph.''. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 101 and inserting the following: ``101. Patent eligibility.''. <all>

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. PATENT ELIGIBILITY. (a) In General.--Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 100-- (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``includes a new use of a known process'' and inserting ``includes a use, application, or method of manufacture of a known or naturally-occurring process''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(k) The term `useful' means, with respect to an invention or discovery, that the invention or discovery has a specific and practical utility from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention or discovery pertains.''; and (2) by amending section 101 to read as follows: ``Sec. 101. Patent eligibility ``(a) In General.--Whoever invents or discovers any useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject only to the exclusions in subsection (b) and to the further conditions and requirements of this title. ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(B) A process that-- ``(i) is a non-technological economic, financial, business, social, cultural, or artistic process; ``(ii) is a mental process performed solely in the human mind; or ``(iii) occurs in nature wholly independent of, and prior to, any human activity. ``(C) An unmodified human gene, as that gene exists in the human body. ``(D) An unmodified natural material, as that material exists in nature. ``(2) Conditions.-- ``(A) Certain processes.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person may obtain a patent for a claimed invention that is a process described in such provision if that process is embodied in a machine or manufacture, unless that machine or manufacture is recited in a patent claim without integrating, beyond merely storing and executing, the steps of the process that the machine or manufacture perform. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified. ``(c) Eligibility.-- ``(1) In general.--In determining whether, under this section, a claimed invention is eligible for a patent, eligibility shall be determined-- ``(A) by considering the claimed invention as a whole and without discounting or disregarding any claim element; and ``(B) without regard to-- ``(i) the manner in which the claimed invention was made; ``(ii) whether a claim element is known, conventional, routine, or naturally occurring; ``(iii) the state of the applicable art, as of the date on which the claimed invention is invented; or ``(iv) any other consideration in section 102, 103, or 112. ``(2) Infringement action.-- ``(A) In general.--In an action brought for infringement under this title, the court, at any time, may determine whether an invention or discovery that is a subject of the action is eligible for a patent under this section, including on motion of a party when there are no genuine issues of material fact. ``(B) Limited discovery.--With respect to a determination described in subparagraph (A), the court may consider limited discovery relevant only to the eligibility described in that subparagraph before ruling on a motion described in that subparagraph.''. (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 101 and inserting the following: ``101. Patent eligibility.''. <all>

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 100-- (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``includes a new use of a known process'' and inserting ``includes a use, application, or method of manufacture of a known or naturally-occurring process''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(k) The term `useful' means, with respect to an invention or discovery, that the invention or discovery has a specific and practical utility from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention or discovery pertains. ''; ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified. ``(2) Infringement action.-- ``(A) In general.--In an action brought for infringement under this title, the court, at any time, may determine whether an invention or discovery that is a subject of the action is eligible for a patent under this section, including on motion of a party when there are no genuine issues of material fact. ``(B) Limited discovery.--With respect to a determination described in subparagraph (A), the court may consider limited discovery relevant only to the eligibility described in that subparagraph before ruling on a motion described in that subparagraph.''. (

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(C) An unmodified human gene, as that gene exists in the human body. ``(2) Conditions.-- ``(A) Certain processes.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person may obtain a patent for a claimed invention that is a process described in such provision if that process is embodied in a machine or manufacture, unless that machine or manufacture is recited in a patent claim without integrating, beyond merely storing and executing, the steps of the process that the machine or manufacture perform. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified.

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(C) An unmodified human gene, as that gene exists in the human body. ``(2) Conditions.-- ``(A) Certain processes.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person may obtain a patent for a claimed invention that is a process described in such provision if that process is embodied in a machine or manufacture, unless that machine or manufacture is recited in a patent claim without integrating, beyond merely storing and executing, the steps of the process that the machine or manufacture perform. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified.

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 100-- (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``includes a new use of a known process'' and inserting ``includes a use, application, or method of manufacture of a known or naturally-occurring process''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(k) The term `useful' means, with respect to an invention or discovery, that the invention or discovery has a specific and practical utility from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention or discovery pertains. ''; ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified. ``(2) Infringement action.-- ``(A) In general.--In an action brought for infringement under this title, the court, at any time, may determine whether an invention or discovery that is a subject of the action is eligible for a patent under this section, including on motion of a party when there are no genuine issues of material fact. ``(B) Limited discovery.--With respect to a determination described in subparagraph (A), the court may consider limited discovery relevant only to the eligibility described in that subparagraph before ruling on a motion described in that subparagraph.''. (

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(C) An unmodified human gene, as that gene exists in the human body. ``(2) Conditions.-- ``(A) Certain processes.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person may obtain a patent for a claimed invention that is a process described in such provision if that process is embodied in a machine or manufacture, unless that machine or manufacture is recited in a patent claim without integrating, beyond merely storing and executing, the steps of the process that the machine or manufacture perform. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified.

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 100-- (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``includes a new use of a known process'' and inserting ``includes a use, application, or method of manufacture of a known or naturally-occurring process''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(k) The term `useful' means, with respect to an invention or discovery, that the invention or discovery has a specific and practical utility from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention or discovery pertains. ''; ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified. ``(2) Infringement action.-- ``(A) In general.--In an action brought for infringement under this title, the court, at any time, may determine whether an invention or discovery that is a subject of the action is eligible for a patent under this section, including on motion of a party when there are no genuine issues of material fact. ``(B) Limited discovery.--With respect to a determination described in subparagraph (A), the court may consider limited discovery relevant only to the eligibility described in that subparagraph before ruling on a motion described in that subparagraph.''. (

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(C) An unmodified human gene, as that gene exists in the human body. ``(2) Conditions.-- ``(A) Certain processes.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person may obtain a patent for a claimed invention that is a process described in such provision if that process is embodied in a machine or manufacture, unless that machine or manufacture is recited in a patent claim without integrating, beyond merely storing and executing, the steps of the process that the machine or manufacture perform. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified.

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 100-- (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``includes a new use of a known process'' and inserting ``includes a use, application, or method of manufacture of a known or naturally-occurring process''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(k) The term `useful' means, with respect to an invention or discovery, that the invention or discovery has a specific and practical utility from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention or discovery pertains. ''; ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified. ``(2) Infringement action.-- ``(A) In general.--In an action brought for infringement under this title, the court, at any time, may determine whether an invention or discovery that is a subject of the action is eligible for a patent under this section, including on motion of a party when there are no genuine issues of material fact. ``(B) Limited discovery.--With respect to a determination described in subparagraph (A), the court may consider limited discovery relevant only to the eligibility described in that subparagraph before ruling on a motion described in that subparagraph.''. (

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(C) An unmodified human gene, as that gene exists in the human body. ``(2) Conditions.-- ``(A) Certain processes.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B)(i), a person may obtain a patent for a claimed invention that is a process described in such provision if that process is embodied in a machine or manufacture, unless that machine or manufacture is recited in a patent claim without integrating, beyond merely storing and executing, the steps of the process that the machine or manufacture perform. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified.

To amend title 35, United States Code, to address matters relating to patent subject matter eligibility, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Chapter 10 of title 35, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 100-- (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``includes a new use of a known process'' and inserting ``includes a use, application, or method of manufacture of a known or naturally-occurring process''; and (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(k) The term `useful' means, with respect to an invention or discovery, that the invention or discovery has a specific and practical utility from the perspective of a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the invention or discovery pertains. ''; ``(b) Eligibility Exclusions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a person may not obtain a patent for any of the following, if claimed as such: ``(A) A mathematical formula, apart from a useful invention or discovery. ``(B) Human genes and natural materials.--For the purposes of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1), a human gene or natural material that is isolated, purified, enriched, or otherwise altered by human activity, or that is otherwise employed in a useful invention or discovery, shall not be considered to be unmodified. ``(2) Infringement action.-- ``(A) In general.--In an action brought for infringement under this title, the court, at any time, may determine whether an invention or discovery that is a subject of the action is eligible for a patent under this section, including on motion of a party when there are no genuine issues of material fact. ``(B) Limited discovery.--With respect to a determination described in subparagraph (A), the court may consider limited discovery relevant only to the eligibility described in that subparagraph before ruling on a motion described in that subparagraph.''. (

H.R.4744

Transportation and Public Works

Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants for states to provide mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, including juveniles in secure detention facilities or secure correctional facilities in the state. A state that receives a grant must (1) prohibit certain fees from being imposed on juvenile offenders or their parents or guardians; and (2) report, for inclusion in a national report, certain information about fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system.

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH GRANT. (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General makes grants to eligible States for the purpose of providing evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall-- (1) certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a juvenile offender or a parent or guardian of such a juvenile from being ordered to pay probation supervision fees or court administrative fees, including the cost of court- appointed attorneys or public defenders, the cost of prosecution, or other administrative costs of the court; (2) certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a parent or guardian of a juvenile offender from paying child support or other costs for detention or post- adjudication placement to the State; and (3) submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require. (c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk juveniles, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. (d) Contracts and Subgrants.-- (1) In general.--A State may, in using a grant under this section for purposes authorized by subsection (c), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with or make one or more subgrants to one or more units of local government. (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). (e) Information for Report.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall provide to an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, such information as is necessary to complete the report described in section 3. (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. SEC. 3. NATIONAL REPORT. (a) Independent Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a national report on fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system, including-- (1) information with respect to the monetary amount of fines and fees imposed, including the race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, and other demographic data of the individuals upon whom such fines and fees are imposed and the rate at which individuals are reincarcerated within 1 year of release from a secure detention facility or a secure correctional facility; (2) a description of each type of service for which a fee is imposed; (3) a description of each type of charge for which a fine is imposed; (4) a comparison of the average length of incarceration or detention for individuals who are unable to pay a fine and the average length of incarceration or detention for individuals who are able to pay a fine based on the amount of the fine; and (5) a disclosure of the sum total of fines and fees collected minus the cost to collect such sum. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, which shall remain available until expended. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) At-risk youth.--The term ``at-risk youth'' means an individual who-- (A) has not attained the age of 21; and (B)(i) is likely to fail academically without intervention, including an individual who-- (I) has a high truancy rate; (II) has withdrawn from school previously; (III) is not less than 1 year behind the appropriate grade level for an individual of the same age; or (IV) has limited English language proficiency; (ii) has a history of or is actively using drugs or alcohol; (iii) is pregnant or a parent; (iv) is a gang member; (v) is in contact with the juvenile justice system; or (vi) is homeless, has run away from home, or is in foster care. (2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). (3) Juvenile offender.--The term ``juvenile offender'' means an individual-- (A) who has not attained the age of 21; and (B)(i) against whom a petition is filed for the adjudication of a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States; or (ii) who has been adjudicated delinquent for a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States. (4) Secure correctional facility.--The term ``secure correctional facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). (5) Secure detention facility.--The term ``secure detention facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). (6) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States. (7) Trauma-informed.--The term ``trauma-informed'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). <all>

Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2021

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes.

Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2021

Rep. Cárdenas, Tony

D

CA

This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants for states to provide mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, including juveniles in secure detention facilities or secure correctional facilities in the state. A state that receives a grant must (1) prohibit certain fees from being imposed on juvenile offenders or their parents or guardians; and (2) report, for inclusion in a national report, certain information about fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system.

2. (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall-- (1) certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a juvenile offender or a parent or guardian of such a juvenile from being ordered to pay probation supervision fees or court administrative fees, including the cost of court- appointed attorneys or public defenders, the cost of prosecution, or other administrative costs of the court; (2) certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a parent or guardian of a juvenile offender from paying child support or other costs for detention or post- adjudication placement to the State; and (3) submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require. (c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk juveniles, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 3. NATIONAL REPORT. (a) Independent Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a national report on fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system, including-- (1) information with respect to the monetary amount of fines and fees imposed, including the race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, and other demographic data of the individuals upon whom such fines and fees are imposed and the rate at which individuals are reincarcerated within 1 year of release from a secure detention facility or a secure correctional facility; (2) a description of each type of service for which a fee is imposed; (3) a description of each type of charge for which a fine is imposed; (4) a comparison of the average length of incarceration or detention for individuals who are unable to pay a fine and the average length of incarceration or detention for individuals who are able to pay a fine based on the amount of the fine; and (5) a disclosure of the sum total of fines and fees collected minus the cost to collect such sum. SEC. 4. (6) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States. (7) Trauma-informed.--The term ``trauma-informed'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103).

2. (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall-- (1) certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a juvenile offender or a parent or guardian of such a juvenile from being ordered to pay probation supervision fees or court administrative fees, including the cost of court- appointed attorneys or public defenders, the cost of prosecution, or other administrative costs of the court; (2) certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a parent or guardian of a juvenile offender from paying child support or other costs for detention or post- adjudication placement to the State; and (3) submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require. (c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk juveniles, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 3. NATIONAL REPORT. SEC. 4. (7) Trauma-informed.--The term ``trauma-informed'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2021''. 2. YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH GRANT. (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall-- (1) certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a juvenile offender or a parent or guardian of such a juvenile from being ordered to pay probation supervision fees or court administrative fees, including the cost of court- appointed attorneys or public defenders, the cost of prosecution, or other administrative costs of the court; (2) certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a parent or guardian of a juvenile offender from paying child support or other costs for detention or post- adjudication placement to the State; and (3) submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require. (c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk juveniles, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. (d) Contracts and Subgrants.-- (1) In general.--A State may, in using a grant under this section for purposes authorized by subsection (c), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with or make one or more subgrants to one or more units of local government. (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 3. NATIONAL REPORT. (a) Independent Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a national report on fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system, including-- (1) information with respect to the monetary amount of fines and fees imposed, including the race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, and other demographic data of the individuals upon whom such fines and fees are imposed and the rate at which individuals are reincarcerated within 1 year of release from a secure detention facility or a secure correctional facility; (2) a description of each type of service for which a fee is imposed; (3) a description of each type of charge for which a fine is imposed; (4) a comparison of the average length of incarceration or detention for individuals who are unable to pay a fine and the average length of incarceration or detention for individuals who are able to pay a fine based on the amount of the fine; and (5) a disclosure of the sum total of fines and fees collected minus the cost to collect such sum. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) At-risk youth.--The term ``at-risk youth'' means an individual who-- (A) has not attained the age of 21; and (B)(i) is likely to fail academically without intervention, including an individual who-- (I) has a high truancy rate; (II) has withdrawn from school previously; (III) is not less than 1 year behind the appropriate grade level for an individual of the same age; or (IV) has limited English language proficiency; (ii) has a history of or is actively using drugs or alcohol; (iii) is pregnant or a parent; (iv) is a gang member; (v) is in contact with the juvenile justice system; or (vi) is homeless, has run away from home, or is in foster care. (6) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States. (7) Trauma-informed.--The term ``trauma-informed'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103).

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2021''. 2. YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH GRANT. (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General makes grants to eligible States for the purpose of providing evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall-- (1) certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a juvenile offender or a parent or guardian of such a juvenile from being ordered to pay probation supervision fees or court administrative fees, including the cost of court- appointed attorneys or public defenders, the cost of prosecution, or other administrative costs of the court; (2) certify to the Attorney General that the laws of the State prohibit a parent or guardian of a juvenile offender from paying child support or other costs for detention or post- adjudication placement to the State; and (3) submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require. (c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk juveniles, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. (d) Contracts and Subgrants.-- (1) In general.--A State may, in using a grant under this section for purposes authorized by subsection (c), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with or make one or more subgrants to one or more units of local government. (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). (e) Information for Report.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall provide to an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, such information as is necessary to complete the report described in section 3. (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 3. NATIONAL REPORT. (a) Independent Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a national report on fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system, including-- (1) information with respect to the monetary amount of fines and fees imposed, including the race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, and other demographic data of the individuals upon whom such fines and fees are imposed and the rate at which individuals are reincarcerated within 1 year of release from a secure detention facility or a secure correctional facility; (2) a description of each type of service for which a fee is imposed; (3) a description of each type of charge for which a fine is imposed; (4) a comparison of the average length of incarceration or detention for individuals who are unable to pay a fine and the average length of incarceration or detention for individuals who are able to pay a fine based on the amount of the fine; and (5) a disclosure of the sum total of fines and fees collected minus the cost to collect such sum. (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, which shall remain available until expended. SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) At-risk youth.--The term ``at-risk youth'' means an individual who-- (A) has not attained the age of 21; and (B)(i) is likely to fail academically without intervention, including an individual who-- (I) has a high truancy rate; (II) has withdrawn from school previously; (III) is not less than 1 year behind the appropriate grade level for an individual of the same age; or (IV) has limited English language proficiency; (ii) has a history of or is actively using drugs or alcohol; (iii) is pregnant or a parent; (iv) is a gang member; (v) is in contact with the juvenile justice system; or (vi) is homeless, has run away from home, or is in foster care. (2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. (3) Juvenile offender.--The term ``juvenile offender'' means an individual-- (A) who has not attained the age of 21; and (B)(i) against whom a petition is filed for the adjudication of a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States; or (ii) who has been adjudicated delinquent for a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States. (6) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession of the United States. (7) Trauma-informed.--The term ``trauma-informed'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103).

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2021''. c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk juveniles, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. ( d) Contracts and Subgrants.-- (1) In general.--A State may, in using a grant under this section for purposes authorized by subsection (c), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with or make one or more subgrants to one or more units of local government. (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). ( e) Information for Report.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall provide to an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, such information as is necessary to complete the report described in section 3. ( b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, which shall remain available until expended. 2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 3) Juvenile offender.--The term ``juvenile offender'' means an individual-- (A) who has not attained the age of 21; and (B)(i) against whom a petition is filed for the adjudication of a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States; or (ii) who has been adjudicated delinquent for a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States. (4) Secure correctional facility.--The term ``secure correctional facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 7) Trauma-informed.--The term ``trauma-informed'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103).

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General makes grants to eligible States for the purpose of providing evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. ( (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). ( f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 5) Secure detention facility.--The term ``secure detention facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). (

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General makes grants to eligible States for the purpose of providing evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. ( (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). ( f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 5) Secure detention facility.--The term ``secure detention facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). (

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2021''. c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk juveniles, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. ( d) Contracts and Subgrants.-- (1) In general.--A State may, in using a grant under this section for purposes authorized by subsection (c), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with or make one or more subgrants to one or more units of local government. (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). ( e) Information for Report.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall provide to an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, such information as is necessary to complete the report described in section 3. ( b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, which shall remain available until expended. 2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 3) Juvenile offender.--The term ``juvenile offender'' means an individual-- (A) who has not attained the age of 21; and (B)(i) against whom a petition is filed for the adjudication of a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States; or (ii) who has been adjudicated delinquent for a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States. (4) Secure correctional facility.--The term ``secure correctional facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 7) Trauma-informed.--The term ``trauma-informed'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103).

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General makes grants to eligible States for the purpose of providing evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. ( (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). ( f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 5) Secure detention facility.--The term ``secure detention facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). (

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2021''. c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk juveniles, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. ( d) Contracts and Subgrants.-- (1) In general.--A State may, in using a grant under this section for purposes authorized by subsection (c), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with or make one or more subgrants to one or more units of local government. (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). ( e) Information for Report.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall provide to an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, such information as is necessary to complete the report described in section 3. ( b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, which shall remain available until expended. 2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 3) Juvenile offender.--The term ``juvenile offender'' means an individual-- (A) who has not attained the age of 21; and (B)(i) against whom a petition is filed for the adjudication of a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States; or (ii) who has been adjudicated delinquent for a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States. (4) Secure correctional facility.--The term ``secure correctional facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 7) Trauma-informed.--The term ``trauma-informed'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103).

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General makes grants to eligible States for the purpose of providing evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. ( (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). ( f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 5) Secure detention facility.--The term ``secure detention facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). (

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2021''. c) Use of Funds.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to provide evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk juveniles, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. ( d) Contracts and Subgrants.-- (1) In general.--A State may, in using a grant under this section for purposes authorized by subsection (c), use all or a portion of that grant to contract with or make one or more subgrants to one or more units of local government. (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). ( e) Information for Report.--A State that receives a grant under this section shall provide to an independent criminal justice organization, selected by the Attorney General, such information as is necessary to complete the report described in section 3. ( b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, which shall remain available until expended. 2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 3) Juvenile offender.--The term ``juvenile offender'' means an individual-- (A) who has not attained the age of 21; and (B)(i) against whom a petition is filed for the adjudication of a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States; or (ii) who has been adjudicated delinquent for a delinquency offense under the laws of a State or the United States. (4) Secure correctional facility.--The term ``secure correctional facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 7) Trauma-informed.--The term ``trauma-informed'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103).

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall carry out a program under which the Attorney General makes grants to eligible States for the purpose of providing evidence-based and trauma-informed mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, including juveniles in secure detention or correctional facilities in the State. ( (2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). ( f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025. 2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 5) Secure detention facility.--The term ``secure detention facility'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). (

To establish a grant to provide mental health services and behavioral health services to at-risk youth, and for other purposes. 2) Use of funds.--An entity that receives a contract or a subgrant under this subsection may use such funds to provide services or benefits described under subsection (c). ( 2) Evidence-based.--The term ``evidence-based'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103). ( 7) Trauma-informed.--The term ``trauma-informed'' has the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11103).

H.R.8904

Armed Forces and National Security

This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the Department of Defense (DOD) to brief Congress on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation between DOD and allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals. Additionally, DOD must submit a strategy for expanding the collaboration between DOD and allies and partners of the United States to strengthen the supply chains for critical minerals and address the risks to such supply chains.

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. STRATEGY ON FURTHER COLLABORATING WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS FOR ACCESS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS. (a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. (b) Collaboration Strategy.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, in line with section 3(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14017 (86 Fed. Reg. 11849; relating to America's supply chain), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for expanding the collaboration of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States to strengthen the supply chains for critical minerals and address the risks to such supply chains. (2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall-- (A) identify key allies and partners of the United States with which the Department of Defense may seek to enter into bilateral and multilateral agreements on access to critical minerals to strengthen defense industrial supply chains; (B) prioritize strategic and critical minerals that are essential for national defense and of which such allies and partners maintain large stocks; (C) assess opportunities for regional and multilateral agreements regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, including prioritizing mining, processing, and refining of strategic and critical minerals for national defense purposes; (D) review the authorities under which the Department of Defense may enter into strategic and critical mineral sharing agreements; and (E) provide recommendations for adjustments to existing authorities to facilitate strategic and critical mineral sharing agreements with such allies and partners. (3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer or otherwise dispose of any strategic and critical mineral contained in the National Defense Stockpile that is necessary for the defense industrial base. (d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (2) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)). <all>

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes.

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes.

Official Titles - House of Representatives Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes.

Rep. Slotkin, Elissa

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This bill requires the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of the Department of Defense (DOD) to brief Congress on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation between DOD and allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals. Additionally, DOD must submit a strategy for expanding the collaboration between DOD and allies and partners of the United States to strengthen the supply chains for critical minerals and address the risks to such supply chains.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. STRATEGY ON FURTHER COLLABORATING WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS FOR ACCESS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS. (a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. (b) Collaboration Strategy.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, in line with section 3(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14017 (86 Fed. Reg. 11849; relating to America's supply chain), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for expanding the collaboration of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States to strengthen the supply chains for critical minerals and address the risks to such supply chains. (2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall-- (A) identify key allies and partners of the United States with which the Department of Defense may seek to enter into bilateral and multilateral agreements on access to critical minerals to strengthen defense industrial supply chains; (B) prioritize strategic and critical minerals that are essential for national defense and of which such allies and partners maintain large stocks; (C) assess opportunities for regional and multilateral agreements regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, including prioritizing mining, processing, and refining of strategic and critical minerals for national defense purposes; (D) review the authorities under which the Department of Defense may enter into strategic and critical mineral sharing agreements; and (E) provide recommendations for adjustments to existing authorities to facilitate strategic and critical mineral sharing agreements with such allies and partners. (3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer or otherwise dispose of any strategic and critical mineral contained in the National Defense Stockpile that is necessary for the defense industrial base. (2) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. STRATEGY ON FURTHER COLLABORATING WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS FOR ACCESS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS. (a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. (b) Collaboration Strategy.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, in line with section 3(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14017 (86 Fed. Reg. 11849; relating to America's supply chain), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for expanding the collaboration of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States to strengthen the supply chains for critical minerals and address the risks to such supply chains. (3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer or otherwise dispose of any strategic and critical mineral contained in the National Defense Stockpile that is necessary for the defense industrial base. (2) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)).

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. STRATEGY ON FURTHER COLLABORATING WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS FOR ACCESS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS. (a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. (b) Collaboration Strategy.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, in line with section 3(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14017 (86 Fed. Reg. 11849; relating to America's supply chain), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for expanding the collaboration of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States to strengthen the supply chains for critical minerals and address the risks to such supply chains. (2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall-- (A) identify key allies and partners of the United States with which the Department of Defense may seek to enter into bilateral and multilateral agreements on access to critical minerals to strengthen defense industrial supply chains; (B) prioritize strategic and critical minerals that are essential for national defense and of which such allies and partners maintain large stocks; (C) assess opportunities for regional and multilateral agreements regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, including prioritizing mining, processing, and refining of strategic and critical minerals for national defense purposes; (D) review the authorities under which the Department of Defense may enter into strategic and critical mineral sharing agreements; and (E) provide recommendations for adjustments to existing authorities to facilitate strategic and critical mineral sharing agreements with such allies and partners. (3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer or otherwise dispose of any strategic and critical mineral contained in the National Defense Stockpile that is necessary for the defense industrial base. (d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (2) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)). <all>

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. STRATEGY ON FURTHER COLLABORATING WITH ALLIES AND PARTNERS FOR ACCESS TO STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS. (a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. (b) Collaboration Strategy.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, in line with section 3(b)(iii) of Executive Order 14017 (86 Fed. Reg. 11849; relating to America's supply chain), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for expanding the collaboration of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States to strengthen the supply chains for critical minerals and address the risks to such supply chains. (2) Elements.--The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall-- (A) identify key allies and partners of the United States with which the Department of Defense may seek to enter into bilateral and multilateral agreements on access to critical minerals to strengthen defense industrial supply chains; (B) prioritize strategic and critical minerals that are essential for national defense and of which such allies and partners maintain large stocks; (C) assess opportunities for regional and multilateral agreements regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, including prioritizing mining, processing, and refining of strategic and critical minerals for national defense purposes; (D) review the authorities under which the Department of Defense may enter into strategic and critical mineral sharing agreements; and (E) provide recommendations for adjustments to existing authorities to facilitate strategic and critical mineral sharing agreements with such allies and partners. (3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer or otherwise dispose of any strategic and critical mineral contained in the National Defense Stockpile that is necessary for the defense industrial base. (d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (2) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)). <all>

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. ( 3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer or otherwise dispose of any strategic and critical mineral contained in the National Defense Stockpile that is necessary for the defense industrial base. ( d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. ( (3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. ( 2) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)).

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. ( (3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. ( 2) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)).

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. ( 3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer or otherwise dispose of any strategic and critical mineral contained in the National Defense Stockpile that is necessary for the defense industrial base. ( d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. ( (3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. ( 2) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)).

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. ( 3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer or otherwise dispose of any strategic and critical mineral contained in the National Defense Stockpile that is necessary for the defense industrial base. ( d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. ( (3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. ( 2) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)).

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. ( 3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer or otherwise dispose of any strategic and critical mineral contained in the National Defense Stockpile that is necessary for the defense industrial base. ( d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. ( (3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. ( 2) Strategic and critical minerals.--The term ``strategic and critical minerals'' means any mineral, element, substance, or material designated as critical by the Secretary of the Interior under section 7002(c) of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 1606(c)).

To require the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy for further collaborating with allies and partners of the United States regarding access to strategic and critical minerals, and for other purposes. a) Feasibility Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the feasibility of expanding the cooperation of the Department of Defense with the allies and partners of the United States regarding critical minerals, including shared access to sources of such minerals, facilities for processing such minerals, and stockpiles of such minerals. ( 3) Collaboration agreement requirements.--The agreements described in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall-- (A) identify the terms of potential bilateral and multilateral agreements, including processes for information sharing during peacetime and mechanisms for expediting the sharing of strategic and critical minerals during crisis and conflict scenarios; and (B) in a crisis or conflict scenario, prioritize the access of the domestic defense industrial base to strategic and critical materials. (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed as authorizing the Secretary of Defense to transfer or otherwise dispose of any strategic and critical mineral contained in the National Defense Stockpile that is necessary for the defense industrial base. ( d) Definitions.--In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (

H.R.4524

Social Welfare

Improving Access to Work Act This bill requires states to use at least 25% of grant funds received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for assistance, case management, supportive services, nonrecurring short-term benefits, and certain activities related to work and wages.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Work Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING STATE DIVERSION OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO REPLACE STATE SPENDING. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''. SEC. 3. TARGETING FUNDS TO CORE PURPOSES. (a) Requirement That States Reserve 25 Percent of TANF Grant for Spending on Core Activities.--Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(13) Requirement that states reserve 25 percent of tanf grant for spending on core activities.--A State to which a grant is made under section 403(a) for a fiscal year shall expend not less than 25 percent of the grant on assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits.''. (b) Requirement That at Least 25 Percent of Qualified State Expenditures From Non-Private Sources Be for Core Activities.--Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(14) Requirement that at least 25 percent of qualified state expenditures from non-private sources counting towards maintenance of effort requirement be for core activities.--Not less than 25 percent of the qualified State expenditures of a State during the fiscal year shall be expenditures of funds from non-private sources for assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits.''. SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022. <all>

Improving Access to Work Act

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

Improving Access to Work Act

Rep. LaHood, Darin

R

IL

This bill requires states to use at least 25% of grant funds received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for assistance, case management, supportive services, nonrecurring short-term benefits, and certain activities related to work and wages.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Work Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING STATE DIVERSION OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO REPLACE STATE SPENDING. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''. SEC. 3. TARGETING FUNDS TO CORE PURPOSES. (a) Requirement That States Reserve 25 Percent of TANF Grant for Spending on Core Activities.--Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(13) Requirement that states reserve 25 percent of tanf grant for spending on core activities.--A State to which a grant is made under section 403(a) for a fiscal year shall expend not less than 25 percent of the grant on assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits.''. (b) Requirement That at Least 25 Percent of Qualified State Expenditures From Non-Private Sources Be for Core Activities.--Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(14) Requirement that at least 25 percent of qualified state expenditures from non-private sources counting towards maintenance of effort requirement be for core activities.--Not less than 25 percent of the qualified State expenditures of a State during the fiscal year shall be expenditures of funds from non-private sources for assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits.''. SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022. <all>

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Work Act''. 2. PROHIBITING STATE DIVERSION OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO REPLACE STATE SPENDING. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''. 3. TARGETING FUNDS TO CORE PURPOSES. (a) Requirement That States Reserve 25 Percent of TANF Grant for Spending on Core Activities.--Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(13) Requirement that states reserve 25 percent of tanf grant for spending on core activities.--A State to which a grant is made under section 403(a) for a fiscal year shall expend not less than 25 percent of the grant on assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits.''. (b) Requirement That at Least 25 Percent of Qualified State Expenditures From Non-Private Sources Be for Core Activities.--Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(14) Requirement that at least 25 percent of qualified state expenditures from non-private sources counting towards maintenance of effort requirement be for core activities.--Not less than 25 percent of the qualified State expenditures of a State during the fiscal year shall be expenditures of funds from non-private sources for assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits.''. SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022. <all>

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Work Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING STATE DIVERSION OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO REPLACE STATE SPENDING. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''. SEC. 3. TARGETING FUNDS TO CORE PURPOSES. (a) Requirement That States Reserve 25 Percent of TANF Grant for Spending on Core Activities.--Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(13) Requirement that states reserve 25 percent of tanf grant for spending on core activities.--A State to which a grant is made under section 403(a) for a fiscal year shall expend not less than 25 percent of the grant on assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits.''. (b) Requirement That at Least 25 Percent of Qualified State Expenditures From Non-Private Sources Be for Core Activities.--Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(14) Requirement that at least 25 percent of qualified state expenditures from non-private sources counting towards maintenance of effort requirement be for core activities.--Not less than 25 percent of the qualified State expenditures of a State during the fiscal year shall be expenditures of funds from non-private sources for assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits.''. SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022. <all>

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Work Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING STATE DIVERSION OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO REPLACE STATE SPENDING. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''. SEC. 3. TARGETING FUNDS TO CORE PURPOSES. (a) Requirement That States Reserve 25 Percent of TANF Grant for Spending on Core Activities.--Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(13) Requirement that states reserve 25 percent of tanf grant for spending on core activities.--A State to which a grant is made under section 403(a) for a fiscal year shall expend not less than 25 percent of the grant on assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits.''. (b) Requirement That at Least 25 Percent of Qualified State Expenditures From Non-Private Sources Be for Core Activities.--Section 408(a) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(14) Requirement that at least 25 percent of qualified state expenditures from non-private sources counting towards maintenance of effort requirement be for core activities.--Not less than 25 percent of the qualified State expenditures of a State during the fiscal year shall be expenditures of funds from non-private sources for assistance, case management, work supports and supportive services, work, wage subsidies, work activities (as defined in section 407(d)), and non-recurring short-term benefits.''. SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022. <all>

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''.

To amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. Section 404 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 604) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(l) Limitation on Use of Federal Funds To Replace State General Revenue Funds.--Funds made available to States under this part on or after the effective date of this subsection must be used to supplement, not supplant, State general revenue spending on activities described in this section.''. The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2022.

H.R.1223

International Affairs

Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2021 This bill directs the President to impose visa- and asset-blocking sanctions on any current or former official of Russia's government involved in the August 20, 2020, poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny or the subsequent cover-up of the poisoning. An individual or entity that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of such sanctions shall be subject to civil and criminal penalties. In addition, the President shall report to Congress on the personal wealth of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his family members. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the circumstances of the February 27, 2015, assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE POISONING OF OPPOSITION LEADER ALEXEI NAVALNY. (a) Identification.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report identifying any current or former official of, or other individual acting for or on behalf of, the Government of the Russian Federation that the President determines was involved in the poisoning on August 20, 2020, of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny or the subsequent cover-up of the poisoning. (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--With respect to each official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a), the President shall impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114- 328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.-- (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is-- (i) inadmissible to the United States; (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (B) Current visas revoked.-- (i) In general.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) shall-- (I) take effect immediately; and (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession. (c) Waiver; Exceptions; Implementation of Sanctions.-- (1) Implementation; penalties.-- (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. (B) Penalties.--A person that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of subsection (b)(1), or any regulation, license, or order issued to carry out that subsection, shall be subject to the penalties set forth in subsections (b) and (c) of section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. (2) National security waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President determines and certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. (3) Exceptions.-- (A) Exception for intelligence activities.-- Sanctions under this section shall not apply to any activity subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence activities of the United States. (B) Exception to comply with international obligations.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. (C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. (ii) Good defined.--In this subparagraph, the term ``good'' means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'', ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). (2) United states person.--The term ``United States person'' means-- (A) an individual who is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or (C) any person in the United States. SEC. 3. REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF BORIS NEMTSOV. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to Congress a report detailing the circumstances of the assassination on February 27, 2015, of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, including-- (1) a list of the individuals the Secretary determines to have been involved in the assassination as perpetrators or as having organized or directed the assassination; (2) a description of what measures, if any, have been taken by the Government of the Russian Federation to investigate the assassination and bring the individuals described in paragraph (1) to justice; and (3) an assessment of the effectiveness of those measures. SEC. 4. REPORT ON PERSONAL WEALTH OF VLADIMIR PUTIN AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his family members. (b) Personal Wealth.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the assets, investments, bank accounts, other business interests, and relevant beneficial ownership information of Vladimir Putin and his family members. (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. SEC. 5. DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH GERMANY WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE. It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should urge the Government of Germany to withdraw its support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from the Russian Federation, emphasizing the impropriety of involvement in a project that will support a government that murders its citizens for highlighting corruption and other abuses, while at the same making Europe more reliant on the destabilizing and untrustworthy leadership of the Russian Federation. SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS RELATING TO RECENT USE OF NOVICHOK IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. It is the sense of Congress that the President should-- (1) make a determination under section 306(a) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5604(a)) with respect to whether the recent use of Novichok on August 20, 2020, against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by the Government of the Russian Federation constituted the use of chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law or the use of lethal chemical or biological weapons against its own nationals as described in that section; and (2) if the President makes an affirmative determination under paragraph (1), impose the sanctions required by section 307 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 5605). SEC. 7. CALLING FOR RELEASE OF ALEXEI NAVALNY AND OTHER POLITICAL PRISONERS FROM POLITICALLY MOTIVATED DETENTION. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that authorities of the Government of the Russian Federation detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on false charges when he returned to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment for Novichok poisoning in Germany. (b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. <all>

Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2021

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes.

Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2021

Rep. Cohen, Steve

D

TN

This bill directs the President to impose visa- and asset-blocking sanctions on any current or former official of Russia's government involved in the August 20, 2020, poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny or the subsequent cover-up of the poisoning. An individual or entity that violates, attempts to violate, conspires to violate, or causes a violation of such sanctions shall be subject to civil and criminal penalties. In addition, the President shall report to Congress on the personal wealth of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his family members. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the circumstances of the February 27, 2015, assassination of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

SHORT TITLE. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE POISONING OF OPPOSITION LEADER ALEXEI NAVALNY. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (B) Current visas revoked.-- (i) In general.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) shall-- (I) take effect immediately; and (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. (2) National security waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President determines and certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. or any authorized intelligence activities of the United States. (C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. (2) United states person.--The term ``United States person'' means-- (A) an individual who is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or (C) any person in the United States. 3. REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF BORIS NEMTSOV. 4. REPORT ON PERSONAL WEALTH OF VLADIMIR PUTIN AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. 5. DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH GERMANY WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS RELATING TO RECENT USE OF NOVICHOK IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. It is the sense of Congress that the President should-- (1) make a determination under section 306(a) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5605). SEC. 7. (b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

SHORT TITLE. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE POISONING OF OPPOSITION LEADER ALEXEI NAVALNY. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (B) Current visas revoked.-- (i) In general.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. (2) National security waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President determines and certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. or any authorized intelligence activities of the United States. (C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. (2) United states person.--The term ``United States person'' means-- (A) an individual who is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or (C) any person in the United States. 3. REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF BORIS NEMTSOV. REPORT ON PERSONAL WEALTH OF VLADIMIR PUTIN AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH GERMANY WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS RELATING TO RECENT USE OF NOVICHOK IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. SEC. (b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2021''. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE POISONING OF OPPOSITION LEADER ALEXEI NAVALNY. (a) Identification.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report identifying any current or former official of, or other individual acting for or on behalf of, the Government of the Russian Federation that the President determines was involved in the poisoning on August 20, 2020, of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny or the subsequent cover-up of the poisoning. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. 1101 et seq.). (B) Current visas revoked.-- (i) In general.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) shall-- (I) take effect immediately; and (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. (2) National security waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President determines and certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. or any authorized intelligence activities of the United States. (B) Exception to comply with international obligations.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. (C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. (ii) Good defined.--In this subparagraph, the term ``good'' means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'', ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. (2) United states person.--The term ``United States person'' means-- (A) an individual who is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or (C) any person in the United States. 3. REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF BORIS NEMTSOV. 4. REPORT ON PERSONAL WEALTH OF VLADIMIR PUTIN AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 5. DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH GERMANY WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS RELATING TO RECENT USE OF NOVICHOK IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. It is the sense of Congress that the President should-- (1) make a determination under section 306(a) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5605). SEC. 7. (b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Holding Russia Accountable for Malign Activities Act of 2021''. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE POISONING OF OPPOSITION LEADER ALEXEI NAVALNY. (a) Identification.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report identifying any current or former official of, or other individual acting for or on behalf of, the Government of the Russian Federation that the President determines was involved in the poisoning on August 20, 2020, of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny or the subsequent cover-up of the poisoning. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.-- (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is-- (i) inadmissible to the United States; (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (B) Current visas revoked.-- (i) In general.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. (ii) Immediate effect.--A revocation under clause (i) shall-- (I) take effect immediately; and (II) cancel any other valid visa or entry documentation that is in the alien's possession. (c) Waiver; Exceptions; Implementation of Sanctions.-- (1) Implementation; penalties.-- (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. 1705) to the same extent as a person that commits an unlawful act described in subsection (a) of that section. (2) National security waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President determines and certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. or any authorized intelligence activities of the United States. (B) Exception to comply with international obligations.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. (C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. (ii) Good defined.--In this subparagraph, the term ``good'' means any article, natural or manmade substance, material, supply, or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, and excluding technical data. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Admission; admitted; alien.--The terms ``admission'', ``admitted'', and ``alien'' have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. (2) United states person.--The term ``United States person'' means-- (A) an individual who is a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity; or (C) any person in the United States. 3. REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF BORIS NEMTSOV. 4. REPORT ON PERSONAL WEALTH OF VLADIMIR PUTIN AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex. 5. DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH GERMANY WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE. It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should urge the Government of Germany to withdraw its support for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from the Russian Federation, emphasizing the impropriety of involvement in a project that will support a government that murders its citizens for highlighting corruption and other abuses, while at the same making Europe more reliant on the destabilizing and untrustworthy leadership of the Russian Federation. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS RELATING TO RECENT USE OF NOVICHOK IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. It is the sense of Congress that the President should-- (1) make a determination under section 306(a) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 5605). SEC. 7. (b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. b) Imposition of Sanctions.--With respect to each official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a), the President shall impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114- 328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. ( B) Current visas revoked.-- (i) In general.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. ( 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. ( 2) National security waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President determines and certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. ( (B) Exception to comply with international obligations.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. ( C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. ( REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF BORIS NEMTSOV. a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his family members. ( DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH GERMANY WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS RELATING TO RECENT USE OF NOVICHOK IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that authorities of the Government of the Russian Federation detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on false charges when he returned to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment for Novichok poisoning in Germany. ( b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. b) Imposition of Sanctions.--With respect to each official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a), the President shall impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114- 328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.-- (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is-- (i) inadmissible to the United States; (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). ( c) Waiver; Exceptions; Implementation of Sanctions.-- (1) Implementation; penalties.-- (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. ( (B) Exception to comply with international obligations.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. ( C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. ( REPORT ON PERSONAL WEALTH OF VLADIMIR PUTIN AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. ( a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his family members. ( (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that authorities of the Government of the Russian Federation detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on false charges when he returned to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment for Novichok poisoning in Germany. ( b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. b) Imposition of Sanctions.--With respect to each official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a), the President shall impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114- 328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.-- (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is-- (i) inadmissible to the United States; (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). ( c) Waiver; Exceptions; Implementation of Sanctions.-- (1) Implementation; penalties.-- (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. ( (B) Exception to comply with international obligations.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. ( C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. ( REPORT ON PERSONAL WEALTH OF VLADIMIR PUTIN AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. ( a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his family members. ( (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that authorities of the Government of the Russian Federation detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on false charges when he returned to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment for Novichok poisoning in Germany. ( b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. b) Imposition of Sanctions.--With respect to each official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a), the President shall impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114- 328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. ( B) Current visas revoked.-- (i) In general.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. ( 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. ( 2) National security waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President determines and certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. ( (B) Exception to comply with international obligations.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. ( C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. ( REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF BORIS NEMTSOV. a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his family members. ( DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH GERMANY WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS RELATING TO RECENT USE OF NOVICHOK IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that authorities of the Government of the Russian Federation detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on false charges when he returned to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment for Novichok poisoning in Germany. ( b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. b) Imposition of Sanctions.--With respect to each official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a), the President shall impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114- 328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.-- (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is-- (i) inadmissible to the United States; (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). ( c) Waiver; Exceptions; Implementation of Sanctions.-- (1) Implementation; penalties.-- (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. ( (B) Exception to comply with international obligations.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. ( C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. ( REPORT ON PERSONAL WEALTH OF VLADIMIR PUTIN AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. ( a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his family members. ( (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that authorities of the Government of the Russian Federation detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on false charges when he returned to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment for Novichok poisoning in Germany. ( b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. b) Imposition of Sanctions.--With respect to each official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a), the President shall impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114- 328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. ( B) Current visas revoked.-- (i) In general.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is subject to revocation of any visa or other entry documentation regardless of when the visa or other entry documentation is or was issued. ( 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. ( 2) National security waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President determines and certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. ( (B) Exception to comply with international obligations.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. ( C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. ( REPORT ON THE ASSASSINATION OF BORIS NEMTSOV. a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his family members. ( DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT WITH GERMANY WITH RESPECT TO SUPPORT FOR NORD STREAM 2 PIPELINE. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON IMPOSITION OF ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS RELATING TO RECENT USE OF NOVICHOK IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that authorities of the Government of the Russian Federation detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on false charges when he returned to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment for Novichok poisoning in Germany. ( b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. b) Imposition of Sanctions.--With respect to each official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a), the President shall impose sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114- 328; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) or the following sanctions: (1) Asset blocking.--The President shall exercise all of the powers granted to the President under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (2) Ineligibility for visas, admission, or parole.-- (A) Visas, admission, or parole.--An alien identified in the report required by subsection (a) is-- (i) inadmissible to the United States; (ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United States; and (iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted or paroled into the United States or to receive any other benefit under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). ( c) Waiver; Exceptions; Implementation of Sanctions.-- (1) Implementation; penalties.-- (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. ( (B) Exception to comply with international obligations.--Sanctions under subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect to an alien if admitting or paroling the alien into the United States is necessary to permit the United States to comply with the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, signed at Lake Success June 26, 1947, and entered into force November 21, 1947, between the United Nations and the United States, or other applicable international obligations. ( C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. ( REPORT ON PERSONAL WEALTH OF VLADIMIR PUTIN AND HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. ( a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his family members. ( (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that authorities of the Government of the Russian Federation detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on false charges when he returned to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment for Novichok poisoning in Germany. ( b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. ( ( 2) National security waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President determines and certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. ( ( C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. ( (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that authorities of the Government of the Russian Federation detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on false charges when he returned to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment for Novichok poisoning in Germany. ( b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. c) Waiver; Exceptions; Implementation of Sanctions.-- (1) Implementation; penalties.-- (A) Implementation.--The President may exercise all authorities provided under sections 203 and 205 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702 and 1704) to the extent necessary to carry out this section. ( ( ( a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the sources and extent of the personal wealth of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, and his family members. ( ( b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

To impose sanctions with respect to individuals associated with the Government of the Russian Federation who are complicit in the poisoning and repression of citizens of the Russian Federation for political motives, and for other purposes. to the extent necessary to block and prohibit all transactions in property and interests in property of the official or other individual identified in the report required by subsection (a) if such property and interests in property are in the United States, come within the United States, or are or come within the possession or control of a United States person. ( ( 2) National security waiver.--The President may waive the application of sanctions under this section with respect to a person if the President determines and certifies to Congress that such a waiver is in the national security interests of the United States. ( ( C) Exception relating to the importation of goods.-- (i) In general.--The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this section shall not include the authority or a requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods. ( (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that authorities of the Government of the Russian Federation detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on false charges when he returned to Moscow on January 17, 2021, after receiving treatment for Novichok poisoning in Germany. ( b) Calling for Release of Political Prisoners.--Congress calls on the Government of the Russian Federation to immediately release Navalny and all other political prisoners in the Russian Federation currently imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights.

H.R.4055

Science, Technology, Communications

American Cybersecurity Literacy Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign to increase knowledge and awareness of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Cybersecurity Literacy Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that the United States has a national security and economic interest in promoting cybersecurity literacy amongst the general public. SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBERSECURITY LITERACY CAMPAIGN. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. (b) Campaign.--To reduce cybersecurity risks, the Assistant Secretary shall-- (1) educate the American people on how to prevent and mitigate cyberattacks and cybersecurity risks, including by-- (A) instructing the American people on how to identify-- (i) phishing emails and messages; and (ii) secure websites; (B) instructing the American people about the benefits of changing default passwords on hardware and software technology; (C) encouraging the use of cybersecurity tools, including-- (i) multi-factor authentication; (ii) complex passwords; (iii) anti-virus software; (iv) patching and updating software and applications; and (v) virtual private networks; (D) identifying the devices that could pose possible cybersecurity risks, including-- (i) personal computers; (ii) smartphones; (iii) tablets; (iv) Wi-Fi routers; (v) smart home appliances; (vi) webcams; (vii) internet-connected monitors; and (viii) any other device that can be connected to the internet, including mobile devices other than smartphones and tablets; (E) encouraging Americans to-- (i) regularly review mobile application permissions; (ii) decline privilege requests from mobile applications that are unnecessary; (iii) download applications only from trusted vendors or sources; and (iv) consider a product's life cycle and the developer or manufacturer's commitment to providing security updates during a connected device's expected period of use; and (F) identifying the potential cybersecurity risks of using publicly available Wi-Fi networks and the methods a user may utilize to limit such risks; and (2) encourage the American people to use resources to help mitigate the cybersecurity risks identified in this subsection. (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk.

American Cybersecurity Literacy Act

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes.

American Cybersecurity Literacy Act American Cybersecurity Literacy Act American Cybersecurity Literacy Act American Cybersecurity Literacy Act

Rep. Kinzinger, Adam

R

IL

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign to increase knowledge and awareness of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Cybersecurity Literacy Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that the United States has a national security and economic interest in promoting cybersecurity literacy amongst the general public. SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBERSECURITY LITERACY CAMPAIGN. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. (b) Campaign.--To reduce cybersecurity risks, the Assistant Secretary shall-- (1) educate the American people on how to prevent and mitigate cyberattacks and cybersecurity risks, including by-- (A) instructing the American people on how to identify-- (i) phishing emails and messages; and (ii) secure websites; (B) instructing the American people about the benefits of changing default passwords on hardware and software technology; (C) encouraging the use of cybersecurity tools, including-- (i) multi-factor authentication; (ii) complex passwords; (iii) anti-virus software; (iv) patching and updating software and applications; and (v) virtual private networks; (D) identifying the devices that could pose possible cybersecurity risks, including-- (i) personal computers; (ii) smartphones; (iii) tablets; (iv) Wi-Fi routers; (v) smart home appliances; (vi) webcams; (vii) internet-connected monitors; and (viii) any other device that can be connected to the internet, including mobile devices other than smartphones and tablets; (E) encouraging Americans to-- (i) regularly review mobile application permissions; (ii) decline privilege requests from mobile applications that are unnecessary; (iii) download applications only from trusted vendors or sources; and (iv) consider a product's life cycle and the developer or manufacturer's commitment to providing security updates during a connected device's expected period of use; and (F) identifying the potential cybersecurity risks of using publicly available Wi-Fi networks and the methods a user may utilize to limit such risks; and (2) encourage the American people to use resources to help mitigate the cybersecurity risks identified in this subsection. (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk.

SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Cybersecurity Literacy Act''. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that the United States has a national security and economic interest in promoting cybersecurity literacy amongst the general public. SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBERSECURITY LITERACY CAMPAIGN. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. (b) Campaign.--To reduce cybersecurity risks, the Assistant Secretary shall-- (1) educate the American people on how to prevent and mitigate cyberattacks and cybersecurity risks, including by-- (A) instructing the American people on how to identify-- (i) phishing emails and messages; and (ii) secure websites; (B) instructing the American people about the benefits of changing default passwords on hardware and software technology; (C) encouraging the use of cybersecurity tools, including-- (i) multi-factor authentication; (ii) complex passwords; (iii) anti-virus software; (iv) patching and updating software and applications; and (v) virtual private networks; (D) identifying the devices that could pose possible cybersecurity risks, including-- (i) personal computers; (ii) smartphones; (iii) tablets; (iv) Wi-Fi routers; (v) smart home appliances; (vi) webcams; (vii) internet-connected monitors; and (viii) any other device that can be connected to the internet, including mobile devices other than smartphones and tablets; (E) encouraging Americans to-- (i) regularly review mobile application permissions; (ii) decline privilege requests from mobile applications that are unnecessary; (iii) download applications only from trusted vendors or sources; and (iv) consider a product's life cycle and the developer or manufacturer's commitment to providing security updates during a connected device's expected period of use; and (F) identifying the potential cybersecurity risks of using publicly available Wi-Fi networks and the methods a user may utilize to limit such risks; and (2) encourage the American people to use resources to help mitigate the cybersecurity risks identified in this subsection. (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Cybersecurity Literacy Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that the United States has a national security and economic interest in promoting cybersecurity literacy amongst the general public. SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBERSECURITY LITERACY CAMPAIGN. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. (b) Campaign.--To reduce cybersecurity risks, the Assistant Secretary shall-- (1) educate the American people on how to prevent and mitigate cyberattacks and cybersecurity risks, including by-- (A) instructing the American people on how to identify-- (i) phishing emails and messages; and (ii) secure websites; (B) instructing the American people about the benefits of changing default passwords on hardware and software technology; (C) encouraging the use of cybersecurity tools, including-- (i) multi-factor authentication; (ii) complex passwords; (iii) anti-virus software; (iv) patching and updating software and applications; and (v) virtual private networks; (D) identifying the devices that could pose possible cybersecurity risks, including-- (i) personal computers; (ii) smartphones; (iii) tablets; (iv) Wi-Fi routers; (v) smart home appliances; (vi) webcams; (vii) internet-connected monitors; and (viii) any other device that can be connected to the internet, including mobile devices other than smartphones and tablets; (E) encouraging Americans to-- (i) regularly review mobile application permissions; (ii) decline privilege requests from mobile applications that are unnecessary; (iii) download applications only from trusted vendors or sources; and (iv) consider a product's life cycle and the developer or manufacturer's commitment to providing security updates during a connected device's expected period of use; and (F) identifying the potential cybersecurity risks of using publicly available Wi-Fi networks and the methods a user may utilize to limit such risks; and (2) encourage the American people to use resources to help mitigate the cybersecurity risks identified in this subsection. (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``American Cybersecurity Literacy Act''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of the Congress that the United States has a national security and economic interest in promoting cybersecurity literacy amongst the general public. SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBERSECURITY LITERACY CAMPAIGN. (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. (b) Campaign.--To reduce cybersecurity risks, the Assistant Secretary shall-- (1) educate the American people on how to prevent and mitigate cyberattacks and cybersecurity risks, including by-- (A) instructing the American people on how to identify-- (i) phishing emails and messages; and (ii) secure websites; (B) instructing the American people about the benefits of changing default passwords on hardware and software technology; (C) encouraging the use of cybersecurity tools, including-- (i) multi-factor authentication; (ii) complex passwords; (iii) anti-virus software; (iv) patching and updating software and applications; and (v) virtual private networks; (D) identifying the devices that could pose possible cybersecurity risks, including-- (i) personal computers; (ii) smartphones; (iii) tablets; (iv) Wi-Fi routers; (v) smart home appliances; (vi) webcams; (vii) internet-connected monitors; and (viii) any other device that can be connected to the internet, including mobile devices other than smartphones and tablets; (E) encouraging Americans to-- (i) regularly review mobile application permissions; (ii) decline privilege requests from mobile applications that are unnecessary; (iii) download applications only from trusted vendors or sources; and (iv) consider a product's life cycle and the developer or manufacturer's commitment to providing security updates during a connected device's expected period of use; and (F) identifying the potential cybersecurity risks of using publicly available Wi-Fi networks and the methods a user may utilize to limit such risks; and (2) encourage the American people to use resources to help mitigate the cybersecurity risks identified in this subsection. (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. ( (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. ( (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. ( (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. ( (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. ( (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021.

To establish a cybersecurity literacy campaign, and for other purposes. a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall develop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and awareness of the American people of best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. (c) Assistant Secretary Defined.--In this section, the term ``Assistant Secretary'' means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2021.

S.2179

Housing and Community Development

Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021 This bill establishes grants through the Department of Housing and Urban Development for owners of intergenerational dwellings. Grants must be used to (1) provide services such as tutoring, health care services, and after-school care; (2) perform outreach to intergenerational families in the surrounding community; and (3) maintain spaces within the property to be used for programs and services for intergenerational families.

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited to as the ``Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR GRANDFAMILY HOUSING. (a) In General.--Title II of the LEGACY Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1790q note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 206. GRANT PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, establish a program to provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units. ``(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs associated with-- ``(1) employing a service coordinator to-- ``(A) provide onsite services to intergenerational families, including tutoring, health care services, and afterschool care; and ``(B) coordinate with any local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)); ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families as described in subsection (d); ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational families; and ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit for the services and programs provided to intergenerational families. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. ``(2) Coordination.--Outreach under this subsection shall, where possible, be in coordination with a local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or entity in the State in which the intergenerational dwelling unit is located. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report that-- (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that could allow for the grant program to be more effective. <all>

Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021

A bill to provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes.

Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021

Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr.

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This bill establishes grants through the Department of Housing and Urban Development for owners of intergenerational dwellings. Grants must be used to (1) provide services such as tutoring, health care services, and after-school care; (2) perform outreach to intergenerational families in the surrounding community; and (3) maintain spaces within the property to be used for programs and services for intergenerational families.

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited to as the ``Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR GRANDFAMILY HOUSING. (a) In General.--Title II of the LEGACY Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1790q note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 206. GRANT PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, establish a program to provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units. ``(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs associated with-- ``(1) employing a service coordinator to-- ``(A) provide onsite services to intergenerational families, including tutoring, health care services, and afterschool care; and ``(B) coordinate with any local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)); ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families as described in subsection (d); ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational families; and ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit for the services and programs provided to intergenerational families. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. ``(2) Coordination.--Outreach under this subsection shall, where possible, be in coordination with a local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or entity in the State in which the intergenerational dwelling unit is located. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report that-- (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that could allow for the grant program to be more effective. <all>

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited to as the ``Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. (a) In General.--Title II of the LEGACY Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1790q note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 206. GRANT PROGRAM. ``(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. 674(a)(7)); ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families as described in subsection (d); ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational families; and ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit for the services and programs provided to intergenerational families. ``(2) Coordination.--Outreach under this subsection shall, where possible, be in coordination with a local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report that-- (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that could allow for the grant program to be more effective.

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited to as the ``Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR GRANDFAMILY HOUSING. (a) In General.--Title II of the LEGACY Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1790q note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 206. GRANT PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, establish a program to provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units. ``(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs associated with-- ``(1) employing a service coordinator to-- ``(A) provide onsite services to intergenerational families, including tutoring, health care services, and afterschool care; and ``(B) coordinate with any local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)); ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families as described in subsection (d); ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational families; and ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit for the services and programs provided to intergenerational families. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. ``(2) Coordination.--Outreach under this subsection shall, where possible, be in coordination with a local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or entity in the State in which the intergenerational dwelling unit is located. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report that-- (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that could allow for the grant program to be more effective. <all>

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited to as the ``Grandfamily Housing Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM FOR GRANDFAMILY HOUSING. (a) In General.--Title II of the LEGACY Act of 2003 (12 U.S.C. 1790q note) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 206. GRANT PROGRAM. ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, establish a program to provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units. ``(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs associated with-- ``(1) employing a service coordinator to-- ``(A) provide onsite services to intergenerational families, including tutoring, health care services, and afterschool care; and ``(B) coordinate with any local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)); ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families as described in subsection (d); ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational families; and ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit for the services and programs provided to intergenerational families. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. ``(2) Coordination.--Outreach under this subsection shall, where possible, be in coordination with a local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or entity in the State in which the intergenerational dwelling unit is located. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report that-- (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that could allow for the grant program to be more effective. <all>

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs associated with-- ``(1) employing a service coordinator to-- ``(A) provide onsite services to intergenerational families, including tutoring, health care services, and afterschool care; and ``(B) coordinate with any local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)); ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families as described in subsection (d); ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational families; and ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit for the services and programs provided to intergenerational families. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report that-- (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that could allow for the grant program to be more effective.

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or entity in the State in which the intergenerational dwelling unit is located. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''. (

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or entity in the State in which the intergenerational dwelling unit is located. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''. (

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs associated with-- ``(1) employing a service coordinator to-- ``(A) provide onsite services to intergenerational families, including tutoring, health care services, and afterschool care; and ``(B) coordinate with any local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)); ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families as described in subsection (d); ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational families; and ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit for the services and programs provided to intergenerational families. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report that-- (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that could allow for the grant program to be more effective.

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or entity in the State in which the intergenerational dwelling unit is located. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''. (

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs associated with-- ``(1) employing a service coordinator to-- ``(A) provide onsite services to intergenerational families, including tutoring, health care services, and afterschool care; and ``(B) coordinate with any local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)); ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families as described in subsection (d); ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational families; and ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit for the services and programs provided to intergenerational families. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report that-- (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that could allow for the grant program to be more effective.

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or entity in the State in which the intergenerational dwelling unit is located. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''. (

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs associated with-- ``(1) employing a service coordinator to-- ``(A) provide onsite services to intergenerational families, including tutoring, health care services, and afterschool care; and ``(B) coordinate with any local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)); ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families as described in subsection (d); ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational families; and ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit for the services and programs provided to intergenerational families. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report that-- (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that could allow for the grant program to be more effective.

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. 674(a)(7)) or a comparable program or entity in the State in which the intergenerational dwelling unit is located. ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023.''. (

To provide grants to owners of intergenerational dwelling units, and for other purposes. ``(c) Use of Grant Amounts.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall use amounts provided to cover costs associated with-- ``(1) employing a service coordinator to-- ``(A) provide onsite services to intergenerational families, including tutoring, health care services, and afterschool care; and ``(B) coordinate with any local kinship navigator program (as described in section 474(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 674(a)(7)); ``(2) facilitating outreach to intergenerational families as described in subsection (d); ``(3) planning and providing services to intergenerational families; and ``(4) retrofitting and maintaining existing spaces within the property that contains the intergenerational dwelling unit for the services and programs provided to intergenerational families. ``(d) Outreach.-- ``(1) In general.--An owner of an intergenerational dwelling unit that receives a grant under this section shall engage with intergenerational families in the community surrounding the property that contains the grandfamily housing owned by the grant recipient by-- ``(A) performing periodic informational outreach; and ``(B) planning and executing events for intergenerational families. (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the Congress a report that-- (1) describes the effectiveness of the grant program established under section 206 of the LEGACY Act of 2003, as added by subsection (a); and (2) makes recommendations for legislative changes that could allow for the grant program to be more effective.

H.R.7704

Finance and Financial Sector

Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2022 This bill requires additional reporting regarding the domestic and foreign financial activity of specified Chinese officials. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Treasury, upon a determination by the President that a threat to the interests of the United States exists resulting from actions by China, to (1) report to Congress on funds held by certain members of the Chinese Communist Party, including the total amount of funds, a description of the funds, and a list of related financial institutions; and (2) brief Congress on how these funds were acquired and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. The bill also allows Treasury to prohibit significant transactions between U.S. financial institutions and these individuals.

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS CONNECTED TO CERTAIN CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. (a) Financial Institutions Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date that the President, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3302(c)), informs the Congress of a threat resulting from actions of the People's Republic of China and any danger to the interests of the United States arising therefrom, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the appropriate Members of Congress containing the following: (A) With respect to each of at least 10 natural persons described under subsection (b), at least 1 of whom is a natural person listed under paragraph (1) of such subsection (b) and at least 1 of whom is a natural person listed under paragraph (2) of such subsection (b), the estimated total funds that are held in financial institutions and are under direct or indirect control by such natural person and a description of such funds. (B) A list of any financial institutions that-- (i) maintain an account in connection with significant funds described in subparagraph (A); or (ii) otherwise provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report. (2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. (3) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines: (A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. (B) The natural person has agreed to provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. (C) A financial institution has agreed to-- (i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); (ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or (iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. (4) Waiver.--The President may waive any requirement described under paragraph (1) with respect to a natural person or a financial institution upon reporting to the appropriate Members of Congress that-- (A) the waiver would substantially promote the objective of ending the threat described under paragraph (1); (B) the threat described under paragraph (1) is no longer present; or (C) the waiver is essential to the national security interests of the United States. (b) Natural Persons Described.--The natural persons described in this subsection are persons who, at the time of a report, are the following: (1) A member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. (2) A member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party that is not described under paragraph (1). (3) A member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party that-- (A) is none of the foregoing; and (B) performs any official duty that directly or indirectly affects Taiwan. (c) Form of Report; Public Availability.-- (1) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (2) Public availability.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make the unclassified portion of the report required under subsection (a) available to the public on the website and social media accounts of the Department of the Treasury-- (A) in English, Chinese, and any other language that the Secretary finds appropriate; and (B) in precompressed, easily downloadable versions that are made available in all appropriate formats. SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of-- (1) the date that is 30 days after the date that the President reports to the appropriate Members of Congress that the threat described under section 2(a)(1) is no longer present; or (2) the date that is 25 years after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury submits the final report required under section 2(a)(1). SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) Appropriate members of congress.--The term ``appropriate Members of Congress'' means the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) Financial institution.--The term ``financial institution'' means a United States financial institution or a foreign financial institution. (3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. (4) Funds.--The term ``funds'' has the meaning given to such term by the Secretary of the Treasury. (5) Immediate family.--The term ``immediate family'' of any natural person means the following (whether by the full or half blood or by adoption): (A) Such person's spouse, father, mother, children, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren. (B) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of such person's spouse. (C) The spouse of a child, brother, or sister of such person. (6) United states financial institution.--The term ``United States financial institution'' has the meaning given the term ``U.S. financial institution'' under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. <all>

Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2022

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes.

Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2022

Rep. Hill, J. French

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This bill requires additional reporting regarding the domestic and foreign financial activity of specified Chinese officials. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Treasury, upon a determination by the President that a threat to the interests of the United States exists resulting from actions by China, to (1) report to Congress on funds held by certain members of the Chinese Communist Party, including the total amount of funds, a description of the funds, and a list of related financial institutions; and (2) brief Congress on how these funds were acquired and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. The bill also allows Treasury to prohibit significant transactions between U.S. financial institutions and these individuals.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2022''. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS CONNECTED TO CERTAIN CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. (C) A financial institution has agreed to-- (i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); (ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or (iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. (b) Natural Persons Described.--The natural persons described in this subsection are persons who, at the time of a report, are the following: (1) A member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. (c) Form of Report; Public Availability.-- (1) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (2) Public availability.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make the unclassified portion of the report required under subsection (a) available to the public on the website and social media accounts of the Department of the Treasury-- (A) in English, Chinese, and any other language that the Secretary finds appropriate; and (B) in precompressed, easily downloadable versions that are made available in all appropriate formats. 3. PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of-- (1) the date that is 30 days after the date that the President reports to the appropriate Members of Congress that the threat described under section 2(a)(1) is no longer present; or (2) the date that is 25 years after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury submits the final report required under section 2(a)(1). SEC. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) Appropriate members of congress.--The term ``appropriate Members of Congress'' means the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) Financial institution.--The term ``financial institution'' means a United States financial institution or a foreign financial institution. (3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. (4) Funds.--The term ``funds'' has the meaning given to such term by the Secretary of the Treasury. (B) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of such person's spouse. (C) The spouse of a child, brother, or sister of such person.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2022''. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS CONNECTED TO CERTAIN CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. (C) A financial institution has agreed to-- (i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); (ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or (iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. (b) Natural Persons Described.--The natural persons described in this subsection are persons who, at the time of a report, are the following: (1) A member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. (c) Form of Report; Public Availability.-- (1) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. 3. PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of-- (1) the date that is 30 days after the date that the President reports to the appropriate Members of Congress that the threat described under section 2(a)(1) is no longer present; or (2) the date that is 25 years after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury submits the final report required under section 2(a)(1). SEC. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) Appropriate members of congress.--The term ``appropriate Members of Congress'' means the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) Financial institution.--The term ``financial institution'' means a United States financial institution or a foreign financial institution. (4) Funds.--The term ``funds'' has the meaning given to such term by the Secretary of the Treasury. (C) The spouse of a child, brother, or sister of such person.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2022''. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS CONNECTED TO CERTAIN CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. (a) Financial Institutions Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date that the President, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3302(c)), informs the Congress of a threat resulting from actions of the People's Republic of China and any danger to the interests of the United States arising therefrom, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the appropriate Members of Congress containing the following: (A) With respect to each of at least 10 natural persons described under subsection (b), at least 1 of whom is a natural person listed under paragraph (1) of such subsection (b) and at least 1 of whom is a natural person listed under paragraph (2) of such subsection (b), the estimated total funds that are held in financial institutions and are under direct or indirect control by such natural person and a description of such funds. (C) A financial institution has agreed to-- (i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); (ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or (iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. (4) Waiver.--The President may waive any requirement described under paragraph (1) with respect to a natural person or a financial institution upon reporting to the appropriate Members of Congress that-- (A) the waiver would substantially promote the objective of ending the threat described under paragraph (1); (B) the threat described under paragraph (1) is no longer present; or (C) the waiver is essential to the national security interests of the United States. (b) Natural Persons Described.--The natural persons described in this subsection are persons who, at the time of a report, are the following: (1) A member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. (3) A member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party that-- (A) is none of the foregoing; and (B) performs any official duty that directly or indirectly affects Taiwan. (c) Form of Report; Public Availability.-- (1) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (2) Public availability.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make the unclassified portion of the report required under subsection (a) available to the public on the website and social media accounts of the Department of the Treasury-- (A) in English, Chinese, and any other language that the Secretary finds appropriate; and (B) in precompressed, easily downloadable versions that are made available in all appropriate formats. 3. PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of-- (1) the date that is 30 days after the date that the President reports to the appropriate Members of Congress that the threat described under section 2(a)(1) is no longer present; or (2) the date that is 25 years after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury submits the final report required under section 2(a)(1). SEC. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) Appropriate members of congress.--The term ``appropriate Members of Congress'' means the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) Financial institution.--The term ``financial institution'' means a United States financial institution or a foreign financial institution. (3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. (4) Funds.--The term ``funds'' has the meaning given to such term by the Secretary of the Treasury. (B) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of such person's spouse. (C) The spouse of a child, brother, or sister of such person.

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act of 2022''. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND ACCOUNTS CONNECTED TO CERTAIN CHINESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. (a) Financial Institutions Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date that the President, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3302(c)), informs the Congress of a threat resulting from actions of the People's Republic of China and any danger to the interests of the United States arising therefrom, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the appropriate Members of Congress containing the following: (A) With respect to each of at least 10 natural persons described under subsection (b), at least 1 of whom is a natural person listed under paragraph (1) of such subsection (b) and at least 1 of whom is a natural person listed under paragraph (2) of such subsection (b), the estimated total funds that are held in financial institutions and are under direct or indirect control by such natural person and a description of such funds. (B) A list of any financial institutions that-- (i) maintain an account in connection with significant funds described in subparagraph (A); or (ii) otherwise provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report. (2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. (3) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines: (A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. (C) A financial institution has agreed to-- (i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); (ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or (iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. (4) Waiver.--The President may waive any requirement described under paragraph (1) with respect to a natural person or a financial institution upon reporting to the appropriate Members of Congress that-- (A) the waiver would substantially promote the objective of ending the threat described under paragraph (1); (B) the threat described under paragraph (1) is no longer present; or (C) the waiver is essential to the national security interests of the United States. (b) Natural Persons Described.--The natural persons described in this subsection are persons who, at the time of a report, are the following: (1) A member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. (3) A member of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party that-- (A) is none of the foregoing; and (B) performs any official duty that directly or indirectly affects Taiwan. (c) Form of Report; Public Availability.-- (1) Form.--The report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (2) Public availability.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make the unclassified portion of the report required under subsection (a) available to the public on the website and social media accounts of the Department of the Treasury-- (A) in English, Chinese, and any other language that the Secretary finds appropriate; and (B) in precompressed, easily downloadable versions that are made available in all appropriate formats. 3. PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of-- (1) the date that is 30 days after the date that the President reports to the appropriate Members of Congress that the threat described under section 2(a)(1) is no longer present; or (2) the date that is 25 years after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury submits the final report required under section 2(a)(1). SEC. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Act: (1) Appropriate members of congress.--The term ``appropriate Members of Congress'' means the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate. (2) Financial institution.--The term ``financial institution'' means a United States financial institution or a foreign financial institution. (3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. (4) Funds.--The term ``funds'' has the meaning given to such term by the Secretary of the Treasury. (5) Immediate family.--The term ``immediate family'' of any natural person means the following (whether by the full or half blood or by adoption): (A) Such person's spouse, father, mother, children, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren. (B) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of such person's spouse. (C) The spouse of a child, brother, or sister of such person.

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. a) Financial Institutions Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date that the President, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. B) A list of any financial institutions that-- (i) maintain an account in connection with significant funds described in subparagraph (A); or (ii) otherwise provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report. ( 2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. (3) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines: (A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. ( 4) Waiver.--The President may waive any requirement described under paragraph (1) with respect to a natural person or a financial institution upon reporting to the appropriate Members of Congress that-- (A) the waiver would substantially promote the objective of ending the threat described under paragraph (1); (B) the threat described under paragraph (1) is no longer present; or (C) the waiver is essential to the national security interests of the United States. ( (2) A member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party that is not described under paragraph (1). ( a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of-- (1) the date that is 30 days after the date that the President reports to the appropriate Members of Congress that the threat described under section 2(a)(1) is no longer present; or (2) the date that is 25 years after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury submits the final report required under section 2(a)(1). 3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. ( (B) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of such person's spouse. ( C) The spouse of a child, brother, or sister of such person. (

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. 2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. (3) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines: (A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. ( C) A financial institution has agreed to-- (i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); (ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or (iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. ( PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. ( a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. ( (6) United states financial institution.--The term ``United States financial institution'' has the meaning given the term ``U.S. financial institution'' under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. 2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. (3) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines: (A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. ( C) A financial institution has agreed to-- (i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); (ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or (iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. ( PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. ( a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. ( (6) United states financial institution.--The term ``United States financial institution'' has the meaning given the term ``U.S. financial institution'' under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. a) Financial Institutions Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date that the President, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. B) A list of any financial institutions that-- (i) maintain an account in connection with significant funds described in subparagraph (A); or (ii) otherwise provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report. ( 2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. (3) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines: (A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. ( 4) Waiver.--The President may waive any requirement described under paragraph (1) with respect to a natural person or a financial institution upon reporting to the appropriate Members of Congress that-- (A) the waiver would substantially promote the objective of ending the threat described under paragraph (1); (B) the threat described under paragraph (1) is no longer present; or (C) the waiver is essential to the national security interests of the United States. ( (2) A member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party that is not described under paragraph (1). ( a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of-- (1) the date that is 30 days after the date that the President reports to the appropriate Members of Congress that the threat described under section 2(a)(1) is no longer present; or (2) the date that is 25 years after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury submits the final report required under section 2(a)(1). 3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. ( (B) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of such person's spouse. ( C) The spouse of a child, brother, or sister of such person. (

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. 2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. (3) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines: (A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. ( C) A financial institution has agreed to-- (i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); (ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or (iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. ( PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. ( a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. ( (6) United states financial institution.--The term ``United States financial institution'' has the meaning given the term ``U.S. financial institution'' under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. a) Financial Institutions Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date that the President, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. B) A list of any financial institutions that-- (i) maintain an account in connection with significant funds described in subparagraph (A); or (ii) otherwise provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report. ( 2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. (3) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines: (A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. ( 4) Waiver.--The President may waive any requirement described under paragraph (1) with respect to a natural person or a financial institution upon reporting to the appropriate Members of Congress that-- (A) the waiver would substantially promote the objective of ending the threat described under paragraph (1); (B) the threat described under paragraph (1) is no longer present; or (C) the waiver is essential to the national security interests of the United States. ( (2) A member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party that is not described under paragraph (1). ( a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall have no force or effect on the earlier of-- (1) the date that is 30 days after the date that the President reports to the appropriate Members of Congress that the threat described under section 2(a)(1) is no longer present; or (2) the date that is 25 years after the date that the Secretary of the Treasury submits the final report required under section 2(a)(1). 3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. ( (B) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of such person's spouse. ( C) The spouse of a child, brother, or sister of such person. (

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. 2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. (3) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines: (A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. ( C) A financial institution has agreed to-- (i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); (ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or (iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. ( PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. ( a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. ( (6) United states financial institution.--The term ``United States financial institution'' has the meaning given the term ``U.S. financial institution'' under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. a) Financial Institutions Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date that the President, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. B) A list of any financial institutions that-- (i) maintain an account in connection with significant funds described in subparagraph (A); or (ii) otherwise provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report. ( ( 4) Waiver.--The President may waive any requirement described under paragraph (1) with respect to a natural person or a financial institution upon reporting to the appropriate Members of Congress that-- (A) the waiver would substantially promote the objective of ending the threat described under paragraph (1); (B) the threat described under paragraph (1) is no longer present; or (C) the waiver is essential to the national security interests of the United States. ( ( a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. ( 3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. ( ( B) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of such person's spouse. (

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. 2) Briefing required.--Not later than 30 days after submitting a report described under paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury, or a designee of the Secretary, shall brief the appropriate Members of Congress on the funds covered by the report, including a description of how the funds were acquired, and any illicit or corrupt means employed to acquire or use the funds. (3) Exemptions.--The requirements described under paragraph (1) may not be applied with respect to a natural person or a financial institution, as the case may be, if the President determines: (A) The funds described under paragraph (1)(A) were primarily acquired through legal and noncorrupt means. ( C) A financial institution has agreed to-- (i) no longer maintain an account described under paragraph (1)(B)(i); (ii) no longer provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report; or (iii) provide significant cooperation to the United States for an important national security purpose with respect to China. ( PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE FAMILY. ( a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. ( (6) United states financial institution.--The term ``United States financial institution'' has the meaning given the term ``U.S. financial institution'' under section 561.309 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.

To deter Chinese aggression towards Taiwan by requiring the Secretary of the Treasury to publish a report on financial institutions and accounts connected to senior officials of the People's Republic of China, to restrict financial services for certain immediate family of such officials, and for other purposes. a) Financial Institutions Report.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date that the President, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. B) A list of any financial institutions that-- (i) maintain an account in connection with significant funds described in subparagraph (A); or (ii) otherwise provide significant financial services to a natural person covered by the report. ( ( 4) Waiver.--The President may waive any requirement described under paragraph (1) with respect to a natural person or a financial institution upon reporting to the appropriate Members of Congress that-- (A) the waiver would substantially promote the objective of ending the threat described under paragraph (1); (B) the threat described under paragraph (1) is no longer present; or (C) the waiver is essential to the national security interests of the United States. ( ( a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may prohibit a United States financial institution, and any person owned or controlled by a United States financial institution, from engaging in a significant transaction with-- (1) a natural person covered by a report made under section 2(a); or (2) the immediate family of a person described under paragraph (1), if the Secretary finds that such immediate family benefits from funds described in the report. ( 3) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign financial institution'' has the meaning given that term in section 561.308 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations. ( ( B) The father, mother, brothers, and sisters of such person's spouse. (

S.1695

Science, Technology, Communications

Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act or the E-BRIDGE Act This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects. Such projects shall be to provide, extend, expand, or improve high-speed broadband service through (1) planning, technical assistance, or training; (2) land acquisition or development; or (3) acquisition, construction, or improvement of facilities. Title to real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or another acceptable possessory interest, must be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project. In addition, grant funds may be combined with amounts made available under any other federal program, and Commerce may provide credit toward the nonfederal share of a broadband project's cost.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act'' or the ``E-BRIDGE Act''. SEC. 2. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. (a) In General.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 219. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Broadband project.--The term `broadband project' means, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service to further the goals of this Act-- ``(A) planning, technical assistance, or training; ``(B) the acquisition or development of land; or ``(C) the acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of facilities, including related machinery, equipment, contractual rights, and intangible property. ``(2) Eligible recipient.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible recipient' means an eligible recipient. ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `eligible recipient' includes-- ``(i) a public-private partnership; and ``(ii) a consortium formed for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service between 1 or more eligible recipients and 1 or more for-profit organizations. ``(3) High-speed broadband.--The term `high-speed broadband' means the provision of 2-way data transmission with sufficient downstream and upstream speeds to end users to permit effective participation in the economy and to support economic growth, as determined by the Secretary. ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(2) Data requested.--In reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on-- ``(A) the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and ``(B) the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program. ``(3) Interest in real or personal property.--For any broadband project carried out by an eligible recipient that is a public-private partnership or consortium, the Secretary shall require that title to any real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or if the recipient will not acquire title, another possessory interest acceptable to the Secretary, be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project, after which title may be transferred to any member of the public-private partnership or consortium in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary. ``(4) Procurement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or entity shall be disqualified from competing to provide goods or services related to a broadband project on the basis that the person or entity participated in the development of the broadband project or in the drafting of specifications, requirements, statements of work, or similar documents related to the goods or services to be provided. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(B) Treatment.--The grant or exercise of an option described in subparagraph (A) shall not constitute a redistribution of grant funds under section 217. ``(c) Sources of Assistance.--A grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program. ``(d) Non-Federal Share.--In determining the amount of the non- Federal share of the cost of a broadband project, the Secretary may provide credit toward the non-Federal share for the present value of allowable contributions over the useful life of the broadband project, subject to the condition that the Secretary may require such assurances of the value of the rights and of the commitment of the rights as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec. 219. High-speed broadband deployment initiative.''. <all>

Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act

A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative.

Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act

Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore

R

WV

This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to award economic development grants for public-private partnerships and certain consortiums to carry out specified broadband projects. Such projects shall be to provide, extend, expand, or improve high-speed broadband service through (1) planning, technical assistance, or training; (2) land acquisition or development; or (3) acquisition, construction, or improvement of facilities. Title to real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or another acceptable possessory interest, must be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project. In addition, grant funds may be combined with amounts made available under any other federal program, and Commerce may provide credit toward the nonfederal share of a broadband project's cost.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SEC. (a) In General.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(2) Eligible recipient.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible recipient' means an eligible recipient. ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `eligible recipient' includes-- ``(i) a public-private partnership; and ``(ii) a consortium formed for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service between 1 or more eligible recipients and 1 or more for-profit organizations. ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(2) Data requested.--In reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on-- ``(A) the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and ``(B) the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program. ``(4) Procurement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or entity shall be disqualified from competing to provide goods or services related to a broadband project on the basis that the person or entity participated in the development of the broadband project or in the drafting of specifications, requirements, statements of work, or similar documents related to the goods or services to be provided. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(c) Sources of Assistance.--A grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program. ``(d) Non-Federal Share.--In determining the amount of the non- Federal share of the cost of a broadband project, the Secretary may provide credit toward the non-Federal share for the present value of allowable contributions over the useful life of the broadband project, subject to the condition that the Secretary may require such assurances of the value of the rights and of the commitment of the rights as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.''. 219. High-speed broadband deployment initiative.''.

SEC. (a) In General.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(2) Eligible recipient.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible recipient' means an eligible recipient. ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(2) Data requested.--In reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on-- ``(A) the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and ``(B) the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(c) Sources of Assistance.--A grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program. ``(d) Non-Federal Share.--In determining the amount of the non- Federal share of the cost of a broadband project, the Secretary may provide credit toward the non-Federal share for the present value of allowable contributions over the useful life of the broadband project, subject to the condition that the Secretary may require such assurances of the value of the rights and of the commitment of the rights as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.''. 219. High-speed broadband deployment initiative.''.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act'' or the ``E-BRIDGE Act''. SEC. (a) In General.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Broadband project.--The term `broadband project' means, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service to further the goals of this Act-- ``(A) planning, technical assistance, or training; ``(B) the acquisition or development of land; or ``(C) the acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of facilities, including related machinery, equipment, contractual rights, and intangible property. ``(2) Eligible recipient.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible recipient' means an eligible recipient. ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `eligible recipient' includes-- ``(i) a public-private partnership; and ``(ii) a consortium formed for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service between 1 or more eligible recipients and 1 or more for-profit organizations. ``(3) High-speed broadband.--The term `high-speed broadband' means the provision of 2-way data transmission with sufficient downstream and upstream speeds to end users to permit effective participation in the economy and to support economic growth, as determined by the Secretary. ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(2) Data requested.--In reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on-- ``(A) the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and ``(B) the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program. ``(4) Procurement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or entity shall be disqualified from competing to provide goods or services related to a broadband project on the basis that the person or entity participated in the development of the broadband project or in the drafting of specifications, requirements, statements of work, or similar documents related to the goods or services to be provided. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(B) Treatment.--The grant or exercise of an option described in subparagraph (A) shall not constitute a redistribution of grant funds under section 217. ``(c) Sources of Assistance.--A grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program. ``(d) Non-Federal Share.--In determining the amount of the non- Federal share of the cost of a broadband project, the Secretary may provide credit toward the non-Federal share for the present value of allowable contributions over the useful life of the broadband project, subject to the condition that the Secretary may require such assurances of the value of the rights and of the commitment of the rights as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.''. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec. 219. High-speed broadband deployment initiative.''.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility Act'' or the ``E-BRIDGE Act''. SEC. 2. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. (a) In General.--Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 219. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Broadband project.--The term `broadband project' means, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service to further the goals of this Act-- ``(A) planning, technical assistance, or training; ``(B) the acquisition or development of land; or ``(C) the acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of facilities, including related machinery, equipment, contractual rights, and intangible property. ``(2) Eligible recipient.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible recipient' means an eligible recipient. ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `eligible recipient' includes-- ``(i) a public-private partnership; and ``(ii) a consortium formed for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service between 1 or more eligible recipients and 1 or more for-profit organizations. ``(3) High-speed broadband.--The term `high-speed broadband' means the provision of 2-way data transmission with sufficient downstream and upstream speeds to end users to permit effective participation in the economy and to support economic growth, as determined by the Secretary. ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(2) Data requested.--In reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on-- ``(A) the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and ``(B) the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program. ``(3) Interest in real or personal property.--For any broadband project carried out by an eligible recipient that is a public-private partnership or consortium, the Secretary shall require that title to any real or personal property acquired or improved with grant funds, or if the recipient will not acquire title, another possessory interest acceptable to the Secretary, be vested in a public partner or eligible nonprofit organization or association for the useful life of the project, after which title may be transferred to any member of the public-private partnership or consortium in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary. ``(4) Procurement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or entity shall be disqualified from competing to provide goods or services related to a broadband project on the basis that the person or entity participated in the development of the broadband project or in the drafting of specifications, requirements, statements of work, or similar documents related to the goods or services to be provided. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(B) Treatment.--The grant or exercise of an option described in subparagraph (A) shall not constitute a redistribution of grant funds under section 217. ``(c) Sources of Assistance.--A grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program. ``(d) Non-Federal Share.--In determining the amount of the non- Federal share of the cost of a broadband project, the Secretary may provide credit toward the non-Federal share for the present value of allowable contributions over the useful life of the broadband project, subject to the condition that the Secretary may require such assurances of the value of the rights and of the commitment of the rights as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec. 219. High-speed broadband deployment initiative.''. <all>

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Broadband project.--The term `broadband project' means, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service to further the goals of this Act-- ``(A) planning, technical assistance, or training; ``(B) the acquisition or development of land; or ``(C) the acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of facilities, including related machinery, equipment, contractual rights, and intangible property. ``(3) High-speed broadband.--The term `high-speed broadband' means the provision of 2-way data transmission with sufficient downstream and upstream speeds to end users to permit effective participation in the economy and to support economic growth, as determined by the Secretary. ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(4) Procurement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or entity shall be disqualified from competing to provide goods or services related to a broadband project on the basis that the person or entity participated in the development of the broadband project or in the drafting of specifications, requirements, statements of work, or similar documents related to the goods or services to be provided. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(B) Treatment.--The grant or exercise of an option described in subparagraph (A) shall not constitute a redistribution of grant funds under section 217. b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. ( ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(2) Data requested.--In reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on-- ``(A) the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and ``(B) the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(c) Sources of Assistance.--A grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program. b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. ( ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(2) Data requested.--In reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on-- ``(A) the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and ``(B) the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(c) Sources of Assistance.--A grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program. b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Broadband project.--The term `broadband project' means, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service to further the goals of this Act-- ``(A) planning, technical assistance, or training; ``(B) the acquisition or development of land; or ``(C) the acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of facilities, including related machinery, equipment, contractual rights, and intangible property. ``(3) High-speed broadband.--The term `high-speed broadband' means the provision of 2-way data transmission with sufficient downstream and upstream speeds to end users to permit effective participation in the economy and to support economic growth, as determined by the Secretary. ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(4) Procurement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or entity shall be disqualified from competing to provide goods or services related to a broadband project on the basis that the person or entity participated in the development of the broadband project or in the drafting of specifications, requirements, statements of work, or similar documents related to the goods or services to be provided. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(B) Treatment.--The grant or exercise of an option described in subparagraph (A) shall not constitute a redistribution of grant funds under section 217. b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. ( ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(2) Data requested.--In reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on-- ``(A) the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and ``(B) the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(c) Sources of Assistance.--A grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program. b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Broadband project.--The term `broadband project' means, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service to further the goals of this Act-- ``(A) planning, technical assistance, or training; ``(B) the acquisition or development of land; or ``(C) the acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of facilities, including related machinery, equipment, contractual rights, and intangible property. ``(3) High-speed broadband.--The term `high-speed broadband' means the provision of 2-way data transmission with sufficient downstream and upstream speeds to end users to permit effective participation in the economy and to support economic growth, as determined by the Secretary. ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(4) Procurement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or entity shall be disqualified from competing to provide goods or services related to a broadband project on the basis that the person or entity participated in the development of the broadband project or in the drafting of specifications, requirements, statements of work, or similar documents related to the goods or services to be provided. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(B) Treatment.--The grant or exercise of an option described in subparagraph (A) shall not constitute a redistribution of grant funds under section 217. b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. ( ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(2) Data requested.--In reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on-- ``(A) the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and ``(B) the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(c) Sources of Assistance.--A grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program. b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Broadband project.--The term `broadband project' means, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service to further the goals of this Act-- ``(A) planning, technical assistance, or training; ``(B) the acquisition or development of land; or ``(C) the acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of facilities, including related machinery, equipment, contractual rights, and intangible property. ``(3) High-speed broadband.--The term `high-speed broadband' means the provision of 2-way data transmission with sufficient downstream and upstream speeds to end users to permit effective participation in the economy and to support economic growth, as determined by the Secretary. ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(4) Procurement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or entity shall be disqualified from competing to provide goods or services related to a broadband project on the basis that the person or entity participated in the development of the broadband project or in the drafting of specifications, requirements, statements of work, or similar documents related to the goods or services to be provided. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(B) Treatment.--The grant or exercise of an option described in subparagraph (A) shall not constitute a redistribution of grant funds under section 217. b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVE. ( ``(b) Broadband Projects.-- ``(1) In general.--On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants under this title for broadband projects, which shall be subject to the provisions of this section. ``(2) Data requested.--In reviewing an application submitted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall request from the Federal Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Appalachian Regional Commission data on-- ``(A) the level and extent of broadband service that exists in the area proposed to be served; and ``(B) the level and extent of broadband service that will be deployed in the area proposed to be served pursuant to another Federal program. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(c) Sources of Assistance.--A grant provided under this section may be provided from amounts made available to carry out this title in combination with amounts made available under any other Federal program. b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 89-136) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 218 the following: ``Sec.

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Broadband project.--The term `broadband project' means, for the purpose of providing, extending, expanding, or improving high-speed broadband service to further the goals of this Act-- ``(A) planning, technical assistance, or training; ``(B) the acquisition or development of land; or ``(C) the acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of facilities, including related machinery, equipment, contractual rights, and intangible property. ``(5) Broadband project property.-- ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may permit a recipient of a grant for a broadband project to grant an option to acquire real or personal property (including contractual rights and intangible property) related to that project to a third party on such terms as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to the condition that the option may only be exercised after the Secretary releases the Federal interest in the property. ``(B) Treatment.--The grant or exercise of an option described in subparagraph (A) shall not constitute a redistribution of grant funds under section 217.

H.R.6541

Science, Technology, Communications

Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act This bill requires reporting and other efforts to improve the cybersecurity of small entities. These include small businesses, governments (or certain governmental bodies) that represent populations of less than 50,000, and small nonprofits. Specifically, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) must periodically report on and make recommendations about cybersecurity policies and controls for small entities. CISA, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Minority Business Development Agency must (1) promote the report, including by making it available through their respective websites; and (2) make voluntary training and technical assistance available to employees of small entities concerning cybersecurity recommendations identified in the report. In addition, the Department of Commerce must report to Congress about improving the cybersecurity of small entities. Further, the SBA must collect information from small businesses concerning cybersecurity matters and report to Congress about the cybersecurity of small businesses.

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY OF SMALL ENTITIES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (2) Annual cybersecurity report; small business; small entity; small governmental jurisdiction; small organization.-- The terms ``annual cybersecurity report'', ``small business'', ``small entity'', ``small governmental jurisdiction'', and ``small organization'' have the meanings given those terms in section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (b). (3) CISA.--The term ``CISA'' means the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (4) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. (b) Annual Report.-- (1) Amendment.--Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 2220D. ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY REPORT FOR SMALL ENTITIES. ``(a) Definitions.-- ``(1) Administration.--The term `Administration' means the Small Business Administration. ``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Administration. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(4) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal Trade Commission. ``(5) Electronic device.--The term `electronic device' means any electronic equipment that is-- ``(A) used by an employee or contractor of a small entity for the purpose of performing work for the small entity; ``(B) capable of connecting to the internet or another communication network; and ``(C) capable of sending, receiving, or processing personal information. ``(6) NIST.--The term `NIST' means the National Institute of Standards and Technology. ``(7) Small business.--The term `small business' has the meaning given the term `small business concern' under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). ``(8) Small entity.--The term `small entity' means-- ``(A) a small business; ``(B) a small governmental jurisdiction; and ``(C) a small organization. ``(9) Small governmental jurisdiction.--The term `small governmental jurisdiction' means governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts with a population of less than 50,000. ``(10) Small organization.--The term `small organization' means any not-for-profit enterprise that is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field. ``(b) Annual Cybersecurity Report.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Director shall publish a report for small entities that documents and promotes evidence-based cybersecurity policies and controls for use by small entities, which shall-- ``(A) include basic controls that have the most impact in protecting small entities against common cybersecurity threats and risks; ``(B) include protocols and policies to address common cybersecurity threats and risks posed by electronic devices, regardless of whether the electronic devices are-- ``(i) issued by the small entity to employees and contractors of the small entity; or ``(ii) personal to the employees and contractors of the small entity; and ``(C) recommend, as practicable-- ``(i) measures to improve the cybersecurity of small entities; and ``(ii) configurations and settings for some of the most commonly used software that can improve the cybersecurity of small entities. ``(2) Existing recommendations.--The Director shall ensure that each annual cybersecurity report published under paragraph (1) incorporates-- ``(A) cybersecurity resources developed by NIST, as required by the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236); and ``(B) the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Framework, or successor resource, maintained by NIST. ``(3) Consideration for specific types of small entities.-- The Director may include and prioritize the development of cybersecurity recommendations, as required under paragraph (1), appropriate for specific types of small entities in addition to recommendations applicable for all small entities. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. ``(2) Promotion generally.--The Director, the Administrator, and the Secretary of Commerce shall, to the degree practicable, promote the annual cybersecurity report through relevant resources that are intended for or known to be regularly used by small entities, including agency documents, websites, and events. ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance.--The Director, the Administrator, and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency shall make available to employees of small entities voluntary training and technical assistance on how to implement the recommendations of the annual cybersecurity report.''. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2220C the following: ``Sec. 2220D. Annual cybersecurity report for small entities.''. (c) Report to Congress.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of products and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. (2) Matters to be included.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall-- (A) identify barriers or challenges for small entities in purchasing or acquiring classes of products and services that promote the cybersecurity of small entities; (B) assess market availability, market pricing, and affordability of classes of products and services that promote the cybersecurity of small entities, with particular attention to identifying high-risk and underserved sectors or regions; (C) estimate the costs and benefits of policies that promote the cybersecurity of small entities, including-- (i) tax breaks; (ii) grants and subsidies; and (iii) other incentives as determined appropriate by the Secretary; (D) describe evidence-based cybersecurity controls and policies that improve the cybersecurity of small entities; (E) with respect to the incentives described in subparagraph (C), recommend measures that can effectively improve cybersecurity at scale for small entities; and (F) include any other matters as the Secretary determines relevant. (3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. (4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with-- (A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA, and the Commission; and (B) small entities, insurers of risks related to cybersecurity, State governments, cybersecurity and information technology companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity. (d) Periodic Census on State of Cybersecurity of Small Businesses.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 24 months thereafter for 10 years, the Administrator shall submit to Congress and make publicly available data on the state of cybersecurity of small businesses, including, to the extent practicable-- (A) adoption of the cybersecurity recommendations from the annual cybersecurity report among small businesses; (B) the most significant and widespread cybersecurity threats facing small businesses; (C) the amount small businesses spend on cybersecurity products and services; and (D) the personnel small businesses dedicate to cybersecurity, including the amount of total personnel time, whether by employees or contractors, dedicated to cybersecurity efforts. (2) Voluntary participation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall collect data from small businesses that participate on a voluntary basis. (3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (4) Consultation.--In preparing to collect the data required under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consult with-- (A) the Secretary, the Director of CISA, and the Commission; and (B) small businesses, insurers of risks related to cybersecurity, cybersecurity and information technology companies that work with small businesses, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity. (5) Privacy.--In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall ensure that any publicly available data is anonymized and does not reveal personally identifiable information. (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to provide any additional regulatory authority to CISA. <all>

Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes.

Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act

Rep. Eshoo, Anna G.

D

CA

This bill requires reporting and other efforts to improve the cybersecurity of small entities. These include small businesses, governments (or certain governmental bodies) that represent populations of less than 50,000, and small nonprofits. Specifically, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) must periodically report on and make recommendations about cybersecurity policies and controls for small entities. CISA, the Small Business Administration (SBA), and the Minority Business Development Agency must (1) promote the report, including by making it available through their respective websites; and (2) make voluntary training and technical assistance available to employees of small entities concerning cybersecurity recommendations identified in the report. In addition, the Department of Commerce must report to Congress about improving the cybersecurity of small entities. Further, the SBA must collect information from small businesses concerning cybersecurity matters and report to Congress about the cybersecurity of small businesses.

SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY OF SMALL ENTITIES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (3) CISA.--The term ``CISA'' means the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (4) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(5) Electronic device.--The term `electronic device' means any electronic equipment that is-- ``(A) used by an employee or contractor of a small entity for the purpose of performing work for the small entity; ``(B) capable of connecting to the internet or another communication network; and ``(C) capable of sending, receiving, or processing personal information. ``(6) NIST.--The term `NIST' means the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 632). ``(9) Small governmental jurisdiction.--The term `small governmental jurisdiction' means governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts with a population of less than 50,000. ``(10) Small organization.--The term `small organization' means any not-for-profit enterprise that is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance.--The Director, the Administrator, and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency shall make available to employees of small entities voluntary training and technical assistance on how to implement the recommendations of the annual cybersecurity report.''. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 107-296; 116 Stat. 2220D. (c) Report to Congress.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of products and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. (3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. (5) Privacy.--In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall ensure that any publicly available data is anonymized and does not reveal personally identifiable information.

SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY OF SMALL ENTITIES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (3) CISA.--The term ``CISA'' means the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (4) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(5) Electronic device.--The term `electronic device' means any electronic equipment that is-- ``(A) used by an employee or contractor of a small entity for the purpose of performing work for the small entity; ``(B) capable of connecting to the internet or another communication network; and ``(C) capable of sending, receiving, or processing personal information. ``(6) NIST.--The term `NIST' means the National Institute of Standards and Technology. ``(9) Small governmental jurisdiction.--The term `small governmental jurisdiction' means governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts with a population of less than 50,000. ``(10) Small organization.--The term `small organization' means any not-for-profit enterprise that is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field. ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance.--The Director, the Administrator, and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency shall make available to employees of small entities voluntary training and technical assistance on how to implement the recommendations of the annual cybersecurity report.''. 2220D. (c) Report to Congress.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of products and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. (3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY OF SMALL ENTITIES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (3) CISA.--The term ``CISA'' means the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (4) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(5) Electronic device.--The term `electronic device' means any electronic equipment that is-- ``(A) used by an employee or contractor of a small entity for the purpose of performing work for the small entity; ``(B) capable of connecting to the internet or another communication network; and ``(C) capable of sending, receiving, or processing personal information. ``(6) NIST.--The term `NIST' means the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 632). ``(9) Small governmental jurisdiction.--The term `small governmental jurisdiction' means governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts with a population of less than 50,000. ``(10) Small organization.--The term `small organization' means any not-for-profit enterprise that is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(2) Promotion generally.--The Director, the Administrator, and the Secretary of Commerce shall, to the degree practicable, promote the annual cybersecurity report through relevant resources that are intended for or known to be regularly used by small entities, including agency documents, websites, and events. ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance.--The Director, the Administrator, and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency shall make available to employees of small entities voluntary training and technical assistance on how to implement the recommendations of the annual cybersecurity report.''. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2220C the following: ``Sec. 2220D. (c) Report to Congress.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of products and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. (3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. (3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (5) Privacy.--In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall ensure that any publicly available data is anonymized and does not reveal personally identifiable information. (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to provide any additional regulatory authority to CISA.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Cybersecurity of Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING CYBERSECURITY OF SMALL ENTITIES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. (3) CISA.--The term ``CISA'' means the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. (4) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Trade Commission. (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce. 651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(5) Electronic device.--The term `electronic device' means any electronic equipment that is-- ``(A) used by an employee or contractor of a small entity for the purpose of performing work for the small entity; ``(B) capable of connecting to the internet or another communication network; and ``(C) capable of sending, receiving, or processing personal information. ``(6) NIST.--The term `NIST' means the National Institute of Standards and Technology. ``(7) Small business.--The term `small business' has the meaning given the term `small business concern' under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). ``(9) Small governmental jurisdiction.--The term `small governmental jurisdiction' means governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts with a population of less than 50,000. ``(10) Small organization.--The term `small organization' means any not-for-profit enterprise that is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field. ``(2) Existing recommendations.--The Director shall ensure that each annual cybersecurity report published under paragraph (1) incorporates-- ``(A) cybersecurity resources developed by NIST, as required by the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236); and ``(B) the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Framework, or successor resource, maintained by NIST. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(2) Promotion generally.--The Director, the Administrator, and the Secretary of Commerce shall, to the degree practicable, promote the annual cybersecurity report through relevant resources that are intended for or known to be regularly used by small entities, including agency documents, websites, and events. ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance.--The Director, the Administrator, and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency shall make available to employees of small entities voluntary training and technical assistance on how to implement the recommendations of the annual cybersecurity report.''. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2220C the following: ``Sec. 2220D. (c) Report to Congress.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of products and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. (2) Matters to be included.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall-- (A) identify barriers or challenges for small entities in purchasing or acquiring classes of products and services that promote the cybersecurity of small entities; (B) assess market availability, market pricing, and affordability of classes of products and services that promote the cybersecurity of small entities, with particular attention to identifying high-risk and underserved sectors or regions; (C) estimate the costs and benefits of policies that promote the cybersecurity of small entities, including-- (i) tax breaks; (ii) grants and subsidies; and (iii) other incentives as determined appropriate by the Secretary; (D) describe evidence-based cybersecurity controls and policies that improve the cybersecurity of small entities; (E) with respect to the incentives described in subparagraph (C), recommend measures that can effectively improve cybersecurity at scale for small entities; and (F) include any other matters as the Secretary determines relevant. (3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. (d) Periodic Census on State of Cybersecurity of Small Businesses.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 24 months thereafter for 10 years, the Administrator shall submit to Congress and make publicly available data on the state of cybersecurity of small businesses, including, to the extent practicable-- (A) adoption of the cybersecurity recommendations from the annual cybersecurity report among small businesses; (B) the most significant and widespread cybersecurity threats facing small businesses; (C) the amount small businesses spend on cybersecurity products and services; and (D) the personnel small businesses dedicate to cybersecurity, including the amount of total personnel time, whether by employees or contractors, dedicated to cybersecurity efforts. (2) Voluntary participation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall collect data from small businesses that participate on a voluntary basis. (3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (5) Privacy.--In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator shall ensure that any publicly available data is anonymized and does not reveal personally identifiable information. (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to provide any additional regulatory authority to CISA.

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. ( 2) Annual cybersecurity report; small business; small entity; small governmental jurisdiction; small organization.-- The terms ``annual cybersecurity report'', ``small business'', ``small entity'', ``small governmental jurisdiction'', and ``small organization'' have the meanings given those terms in section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (b). ( ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(5) Electronic device.--The term `electronic device' means any electronic equipment that is-- ``(A) used by an employee or contractor of a small entity for the purpose of performing work for the small entity; ``(B) capable of connecting to the internet or another communication network; and ``(C) capable of sending, receiving, or processing personal information. ``(2) Existing recommendations.--The Director shall ensure that each annual cybersecurity report published under paragraph (1) incorporates-- ``(A) cybersecurity resources developed by NIST, as required by the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236); and ``(B) the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Framework, or successor resource, maintained by NIST. ``(3) Consideration for specific types of small entities.-- The Director may include and prioritize the development of cybersecurity recommendations, as required under paragraph (1), appropriate for specific types of small entities in addition to recommendations applicable for all small entities. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 107-296; 116 Stat. c) Report to Congress.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of products and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. 3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. ( 4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with-- (A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA, and the Commission; and (B) small entities, insurers of risks related to cybersecurity, State governments, cybersecurity and information technology companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity. 2) Voluntary participation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall collect data from small businesses that participate on a voluntary basis. ( 3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. ( (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to provide any additional regulatory authority to CISA.

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Administration. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(8) Small entity.--The term `small entity' means-- ``(A) a small business; ``(B) a small governmental jurisdiction; and ``(C) a small organization. ``(2) Existing recommendations.--The Director shall ensure that each annual cybersecurity report published under paragraph (1) incorporates-- ``(A) cybersecurity resources developed by NIST, as required by the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236); and ``(B) the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Framework, or successor resource, maintained by NIST. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. 3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. ( 4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with-- (A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA, and the Commission; and (B) small entities, insurers of risks related to cybersecurity, State governments, cybersecurity and information technology companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity. ( (2) Voluntary participation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall collect data from small businesses that participate on a voluntary basis. ( 3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Administration. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(8) Small entity.--The term `small entity' means-- ``(A) a small business; ``(B) a small governmental jurisdiction; and ``(C) a small organization. ``(2) Existing recommendations.--The Director shall ensure that each annual cybersecurity report published under paragraph (1) incorporates-- ``(A) cybersecurity resources developed by NIST, as required by the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236); and ``(B) the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Framework, or successor resource, maintained by NIST. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. 3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. ( 4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with-- (A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA, and the Commission; and (B) small entities, insurers of risks related to cybersecurity, State governments, cybersecurity and information technology companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity. ( (2) Voluntary participation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall collect data from small businesses that participate on a voluntary basis. ( 3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. ( 2) Annual cybersecurity report; small business; small entity; small governmental jurisdiction; small organization.-- The terms ``annual cybersecurity report'', ``small business'', ``small entity'', ``small governmental jurisdiction'', and ``small organization'' have the meanings given those terms in section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (b). ( ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(5) Electronic device.--The term `electronic device' means any electronic equipment that is-- ``(A) used by an employee or contractor of a small entity for the purpose of performing work for the small entity; ``(B) capable of connecting to the internet or another communication network; and ``(C) capable of sending, receiving, or processing personal information. ``(2) Existing recommendations.--The Director shall ensure that each annual cybersecurity report published under paragraph (1) incorporates-- ``(A) cybersecurity resources developed by NIST, as required by the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236); and ``(B) the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Framework, or successor resource, maintained by NIST. ``(3) Consideration for specific types of small entities.-- The Director may include and prioritize the development of cybersecurity recommendations, as required under paragraph (1), appropriate for specific types of small entities in addition to recommendations applicable for all small entities. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 107-296; 116 Stat. c) Report to Congress.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of products and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. 3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. ( 4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with-- (A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA, and the Commission; and (B) small entities, insurers of risks related to cybersecurity, State governments, cybersecurity and information technology companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity. 2) Voluntary participation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall collect data from small businesses that participate on a voluntary basis. ( 3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. ( (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to provide any additional regulatory authority to CISA.

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Administration. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(8) Small entity.--The term `small entity' means-- ``(A) a small business; ``(B) a small governmental jurisdiction; and ``(C) a small organization. ``(2) Existing recommendations.--The Director shall ensure that each annual cybersecurity report published under paragraph (1) incorporates-- ``(A) cybersecurity resources developed by NIST, as required by the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236); and ``(B) the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Framework, or successor resource, maintained by NIST. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. 3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. ( 4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with-- (A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA, and the Commission; and (B) small entities, insurers of risks related to cybersecurity, State governments, cybersecurity and information technology companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity. ( (2) Voluntary participation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall collect data from small businesses that participate on a voluntary basis. ( 3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. ( 2) Annual cybersecurity report; small business; small entity; small governmental jurisdiction; small organization.-- The terms ``annual cybersecurity report'', ``small business'', ``small entity'', ``small governmental jurisdiction'', and ``small organization'' have the meanings given those terms in section 2220D of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by subsection (b). ( ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(5) Electronic device.--The term `electronic device' means any electronic equipment that is-- ``(A) used by an employee or contractor of a small entity for the purpose of performing work for the small entity; ``(B) capable of connecting to the internet or another communication network; and ``(C) capable of sending, receiving, or processing personal information. ``(2) Existing recommendations.--The Director shall ensure that each annual cybersecurity report published under paragraph (1) incorporates-- ``(A) cybersecurity resources developed by NIST, as required by the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236); and ``(B) the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Framework, or successor resource, maintained by NIST. ``(3) Consideration for specific types of small entities.-- The Director may include and prioritize the development of cybersecurity recommendations, as required under paragraph (1), appropriate for specific types of small entities in addition to recommendations applicable for all small entities. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. (2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public 107-296; 116 Stat. c) Report to Congress.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of products and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. 3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. ( 4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with-- (A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA, and the Commission; and (B) small entities, insurers of risks related to cybersecurity, State governments, cybersecurity and information technology companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity. 2) Voluntary participation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall collect data from small businesses that participate on a voluntary basis. ( 3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. ( (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to provide any additional regulatory authority to CISA.

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. ``(2) Administrator.--The term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the Administration. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(8) Small entity.--The term `small entity' means-- ``(A) a small business; ``(B) a small governmental jurisdiction; and ``(C) a small organization. ``(2) Existing recommendations.--The Director shall ensure that each annual cybersecurity report published under paragraph (1) incorporates-- ``(A) cybersecurity resources developed by NIST, as required by the NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act (Public Law 115-236); and ``(B) the most recent version of the Cybersecurity Framework, or successor resource, maintained by NIST. ``(4) Consultation.--In publishing the annual cybersecurity report under paragraph (1), the Director shall, to the degree practicable and as appropriate, consult with-- ``(A) the Administrator, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commission, and the Director of NIST; ``(B) small entities, insurers, State governments, companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity; and ``(C) any other entity as determined appropriate by the Director. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. 3) Specific sectors of small entities.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary may include matters applicable for specific sectors of small entities in addition to matters applicable to all small entities. ( 4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with-- (A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA, and the Commission; and (B) small entities, insurers of risks related to cybersecurity, State governments, cybersecurity and information technology companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity. ( (2) Voluntary participation.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall collect data from small businesses that participate on a voluntary basis. ( 3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(3) Consideration for specific types of small entities.-- The Director may include and prioritize the development of cybersecurity recommendations, as required under paragraph (1), appropriate for specific types of small entities in addition to recommendations applicable for all small entities. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. ( c) Report to Congress.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of products and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. 3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. ( (

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. ( 4) Consultation.--In preparing the report required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with-- (A) the Administrator, the Director of CISA, and the Commission; and (B) small entities, insurers of risks related to cybersecurity, State governments, cybersecurity and information technology companies that work with small entities, and academic and Federal and non-Federal experts in cybersecurity. ( ( 3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (

To require the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish cybersecurity guidance for small organizations, and for other purposes. ``(3) Annual cybersecurity report.--The term `annual cybersecurity report' means the annual cybersecurity report published and promoted under subsections (b) and (c), respectively. ``(3) Consideration for specific types of small entities.-- The Director may include and prioritize the development of cybersecurity recommendations, as required under paragraph (1), appropriate for specific types of small entities in addition to recommendations applicable for all small entities. ``(c) Promotion of Annual Cybersecurity Report for Small Businesses.-- ``(1) Publication.--The annual cybersecurity report, and previous versions of the report as appropriate, published under subsection (b)(1) shall be-- ``(A) made available, prominently and free of charge, on the public website of the Agency; and ``(B) linked to from relevant portions of the websites of the Administration and the Minority Business Development Agency, as determined by the Administrator and the Director of the Minority Business Development Agency, respectively. ( c) Report to Congress.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing methods to improve the cybersecurity of small entities, including through the adoption of policies, controls, and classes of products and services that have been demonstrated to reduce cybersecurity risk. 3) Form.--The data required under paragraph (1) shall be produced in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. ( (

H.R.8424

Health

Expanding Access to Family Planning Act This bill provides, subject to specified conditions, funding through FY2032 for federally funded family planning services and clinics. In particular, the funds must be used for (1) grants and contracts that support the provision of family planning services, and (2) clinic infrastructure (e.g., construction and renovation of clinics). Clinics that receive funding to provide family planning services must offer each patient with a positive pregnancy test the opportunity for nondirective counseling on (1) prenatal care and delivery; (2) infant care, foster care, and adoption; and (3) pregnancy termination. This counseling must include referrals if requested by a patient. Additionally, if a funding recipient makes subawards for the provision of family planning services, the recipient may not prohibit an entity from participating in a subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide family planning services.

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Family Planning Act''. SEC. 2. TITLE X CLINIC FUND. (a) In General.--There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ``Office of the Secretary''), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) (referred to in this section as ``title X clinics''). (b) Funding.--There is appropriated to the Office of the Secretary for the Title X Clinic Fund, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032-- (1) $500,000,000 for necessary expenses for grants and contracts under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.); and (2) $50,000,000 for infrastructure, including the construction and renovation (including equipment) of title X clinics. (c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended. (d) Conditions on Funding.-- (1) Prohibition.--No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. (2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. (iii) Pregnancy termination. (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling. <all>

Expanding Access to Family Planning Act

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services.

Expanding Access to Family Planning Act

Rep. Davids, Sharice

D

KS

This bill provides, subject to specified conditions, funding through FY2032 for federally funded family planning services and clinics. In particular, the funds must be used for (1) grants and contracts that support the provision of family planning services, and (2) clinic infrastructure (e.g., construction and renovation of clinics). Clinics that receive funding to provide family planning services must offer each patient with a positive pregnancy test the opportunity for nondirective counseling on (1) prenatal care and delivery; (2) infant care, foster care, and adoption; and (3) pregnancy termination. This counseling must include referrals if requested by a patient. Additionally, if a funding recipient makes subawards for the provision of family planning services, the recipient may not prohibit an entity from participating in a subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide family planning services.

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Family Planning Act''. SEC. 2. TITLE X CLINIC FUND. (a) In General.--There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ``Office of the Secretary''), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) (referred to in this section as ``title X clinics''). (b) Funding.--There is appropriated to the Office of the Secretary for the Title X Clinic Fund, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032-- (1) $500,000,000 for necessary expenses for grants and contracts under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.); and (2) $50,000,000 for infrastructure, including the construction and renovation (including equipment) of title X clinics. (c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended. (d) Conditions on Funding.-- (1) Prohibition.--No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. (2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. (iii) Pregnancy termination. (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling. <all>

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Family Planning Act''. SEC. 2. TITLE X CLINIC FUND. 300 et seq.) (referred to in this section as ``title X clinics''). (b) Funding.--There is appropriated to the Office of the Secretary for the Title X Clinic Fund, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032-- (1) $500,000,000 for necessary expenses for grants and contracts under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. ); and (2) $50,000,000 for infrastructure, including the construction and renovation (including equipment) of title X clinics. (c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended. (d) Conditions on Funding.-- (1) Prohibition.--No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. (2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. (iii) Pregnancy termination. (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling.

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Family Planning Act''. SEC. 2. TITLE X CLINIC FUND. (a) In General.--There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ``Office of the Secretary''), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) (referred to in this section as ``title X clinics''). (b) Funding.--There is appropriated to the Office of the Secretary for the Title X Clinic Fund, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032-- (1) $500,000,000 for necessary expenses for grants and contracts under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.); and (2) $50,000,000 for infrastructure, including the construction and renovation (including equipment) of title X clinics. (c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended. (d) Conditions on Funding.-- (1) Prohibition.--No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. (2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. (iii) Pregnancy termination. (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling. <all>

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Access to Family Planning Act''. SEC. 2. TITLE X CLINIC FUND. (a) In General.--There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ``Office of the Secretary''), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) (referred to in this section as ``title X clinics''). (b) Funding.--There is appropriated to the Office of the Secretary for the Title X Clinic Fund, out of any monies in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2032-- (1) $500,000,000 for necessary expenses for grants and contracts under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.); and (2) $50,000,000 for infrastructure, including the construction and renovation (including equipment) of title X clinics. (c) Availability.--Amounts appropriated under subsection (b) shall remain available until expended. (d) Conditions on Funding.-- (1) Prohibition.--No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. (2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. (iii) Pregnancy termination. (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling. <all>

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. a) In General.--There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ``Office of the Secretary''), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) ( (d) Conditions on Funding.-- (1) Prohibition.--No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. ( 2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. 2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. ( ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. ( (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling.

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. 2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. ( ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. ( (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling.

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. a) In General.--There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ``Office of the Secretary''), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) ( (d) Conditions on Funding.-- (1) Prohibition.--No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. ( 2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. 2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. ( ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. ( (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling.

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. a) In General.--There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ``Office of the Secretary''), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) ( (d) Conditions on Funding.-- (1) Prohibition.--No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. ( 2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. 2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. ( ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. ( (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling.

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. a) In General.--There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ``Office of the Secretary''), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) ( (d) Conditions on Funding.-- (1) Prohibition.--No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. ( 2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. 2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. ( ii) Infant care, foster care, and adoption. ( (B) If the patient requests such information and counseling, such patient shall be provided with neutral, factual information and nondirective counseling on each option described in subparagraph (A), including referral upon request, except with respect to any option about which the patient indicates no interest in receiving such information and counseling.

To provide enhanced funding for family planning services. a) In General.--There is established a Title X Clinic Fund to be administered through the Office of the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the ``Office of the Secretary''), to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in clinics providing family planning services supported under title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) ( (d) Conditions on Funding.-- (1) Prohibition.--No recipient of funds made available under this section that makes a subaward for the provision of title X services may prohibit an entity from participating in such subaward program for reasons other than the entity's inability to provide such title X services. ( 2) Pregnancy counseling.--In the case of services provided by a title X clinic that receives funding made available under this section, all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and, with respect to all patients of the title X clinic with a positive pregnancy test, the following shall apply: (A) All such patients shall be given the opportunity to be provided information and counseling regarding each of the following options: (i) Prenatal care and delivery. (

S.4173

Science, Technology, Communications

Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Modernization Act of 2022 or the CALM Modernization Act of 2022 This bill applies certain requirements concerning the volume of commercials to video streaming services that are supported by advertisements (e.g., Hulu). It also modifies enforcement related to those requirements. Current law requires commercials transmitted via broadcast, cable, and satellite television to have the same average volume as the underlying programming. Under this bill, the Federal Communications Commission must apply through rulemaking similar requirements to ad-supported video streaming services. The bill also modifies enforcement of requirements for moderating the volume of commercials. The commission currently uses a complaint-driven enforcement process. Under this bill, the commission must treat violations of the requirements as violations of the Communications Act of 1934. Additionally, the bill makes rebuttable a presumption that deems a broadcast television station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor in compliance with the requirements if it appropriately installs and uses certain equipment and software to moderate the volume of commercials. The Government Accountability Office must report on the effectiveness of the requirements, and the commission's enforcement of them, in moderating the volume of commercials.

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Modernization Act of 2022'' or the ``CALM Modernization Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. MODERNIZATION OF THE CALM ACT AND RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. (a) Amendments.--The CALM Act (Public Law 111-311; 124 Stat. 3294) is amended-- (1) in section 2 (47 U.S.C. 621)-- (A) by striking ``Federal Communications Commission'' each place the term appears and inserting ``Commission''; (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: ``(c) Compliance.-- ``(1) Rebuttable presumption.--There is a rebuttable presumption that any television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor that installs, uses, and maintains in a commercially reasonable manner the equipment and associated software in compliance with the regulations issued by the Commission in accordance with subsection (a) is in compliance with those regulations. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. ``(B) Substantive patterns or trends from complaints on loud commercials the Commission has received. ``(C) Data and conclusions in any report issued by a Federal agency (including the Government Accountability Office) regarding the effectiveness of this Act in moderating the loudness of commercials in comparison with accompanying video programming. ``(D) Any other factor established by the Commission by regulation.''; and (C) in subsection (d)-- (i) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (3) and moving it to appear after paragraph (2); (ii) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting a period; (iii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1); (iv) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated-- (I) by striking ``multi-channel'' and inserting ``multichannel''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (v) by inserting after paragraph (1), as so redesignated, the following: ``(2) the term `Commission' means the Federal Communications Commission; and''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 3. RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. ``(a) Rulemaking Required for Loud Streaming Video Commercials.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall prescribe pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) a regulation that prohibits video streaming services from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany in a manner that is similar in effect to the regulation prescribed under section 2. ``(2) Rebuttable presumption.--In prescribing the regulation under paragraph (1), the Commission may include a rebuttable presumption provision that is similar to the rebuttable presumption under section 2(c) if it is practicable and warranted for effective enforcement of this section. ``(3) Effective date.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), the regulation required under paragraph (1) shall take effect 180 days after the date on which the regulation is published in the Federal Register. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(5) Updates.--The Commission shall update the regulation prescribed under paragraph (1) as necessary. ``(b) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal Communications Commission. ``(2) Video programming.--The term `video programming' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)). ``(3) Video streaming service.--The term `video streaming service'-- ``(A) means an entity that makes available directly to the end user through a distribution method that uses internet protocol-- ``(i) video programming; or ``(ii) video content the entity makes available for users to view; and ``(B) does not include-- ``(i) a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor (as those terms are defined in section 2(d)), only with respect to commercial advertisements and video programming subject to section 2; or ``(ii) an entity that serves video programming or video content that is served without video commercial advertisements. ``SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(b) Violations.--A violation of this Act, or a regulation promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under that Act, respectively. ``(c) No Citation Required.--Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)) shall not apply to a determination of forfeiture liability under that subsection against a person who commits a violation described in subsection (b) of this section.''. (b) GAO Report on CALM Act Enforcement.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on section 2 of the CALM Act (47 U.S.C. 621), as amended by subsection (a), that-- (A) analyzes the effectiveness of that section in moderating the loudness of commercials in comparison to accompanying video programming; (B) evaluates the ability of the Federal Communications Commission to effectively moderate the loudness of commercials in comparison to accompanying video programming under subsection (c) of that section; and (C) as appropriate, recommends policy solutions that would enable better moderation of the loudness of commercials in comparison to accompanying video programming. (2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)). <all>

CALM Modernization Act of 2022

A bill to amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes.

CALM Modernization Act of 2022 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Modernization Act of 2022

Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon

D

RI

This bill applies certain requirements concerning the volume of commercials to video streaming services that are supported by advertisements (e.g., Hulu). It also modifies enforcement related to those requirements. Current law requires commercials transmitted via broadcast, cable, and satellite television to have the same average volume as the underlying programming. Under this bill, the Federal Communications Commission must apply through rulemaking similar requirements to ad-supported video streaming services. The bill also modifies enforcement of requirements for moderating the volume of commercials. The commission currently uses a complaint-driven enforcement process. Under this bill, the commission must treat violations of the requirements as violations of the Communications Act of 1934. Additionally, the bill makes rebuttable a presumption that deems a broadcast television station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor in compliance with the requirements if it appropriately installs and uses certain equipment and software to moderate the volume of commercials. The Government Accountability Office must report on the effectiveness of the requirements, and the commission's enforcement of them, in moderating the volume of commercials.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Modernization Act of 2022'' or the ``CALM Modernization Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. (a) Amendments.--The CALM Act (Public Law 111-311; 124 Stat. 621)-- (A) by striking ``Federal Communications Commission'' each place the term appears and inserting ``Commission''; (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: ``(c) Compliance.-- ``(1) Rebuttable presumption.--There is a rebuttable presumption that any television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor that installs, uses, and maintains in a commercially reasonable manner the equipment and associated software in compliance with the regulations issued by the Commission in accordance with subsection (a) is in compliance with those regulations. ``(B) Substantive patterns or trends from complaints on loud commercials the Commission has received. ``(C) Data and conclusions in any report issued by a Federal agency (including the Government Accountability Office) regarding the effectiveness of this Act in moderating the loudness of commercials in comparison with accompanying video programming. ``(D) Any other factor established by the Commission by regulation. 3. RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. 151 et seq.) ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(b) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal Communications Commission. ``(3) Video streaming service.--The term `video streaming service'-- ``(A) means an entity that makes available directly to the end user through a distribution method that uses internet protocol-- ``(i) video programming; or ``(ii) video content the entity makes available for users to view; and ``(B) does not include-- ``(i) a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor (as those terms are defined in section 2(d)), only with respect to commercial advertisements and video programming subject to section 2; or ``(ii) an entity that serves video programming or video content that is served without video commercial advertisements. 4. ENFORCEMENT. ``(b) Violations.--A violation of this Act, or a regulation promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under that Act, respectively. ``(c) No Citation Required.--Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. (b) GAO Report on CALM Act Enforcement.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on section 2 of the CALM Act (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Modernization Act of 2022'' or the ``CALM Modernization Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. 621)-- (A) by striking ``Federal Communications Commission'' each place the term appears and inserting ``Commission''; (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: ``(c) Compliance.-- ``(1) Rebuttable presumption.--There is a rebuttable presumption that any television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor that installs, uses, and maintains in a commercially reasonable manner the equipment and associated software in compliance with the regulations issued by the Commission in accordance with subsection (a) is in compliance with those regulations. ``(C) Data and conclusions in any report issued by a Federal agency (including the Government Accountability Office) regarding the effectiveness of this Act in moderating the loudness of commercials in comparison with accompanying video programming. 3. RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. 151 et seq.) ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(b) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal Communications Commission. 4. ENFORCEMENT. ``(b) Violations.--A violation of this Act, or a regulation promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under that Act, respectively. ``(c) No Citation Required.--Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Modernization Act of 2022'' or the ``CALM Modernization Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. (a) Amendments.--The CALM Act (Public Law 111-311; 124 Stat. 3294) is amended-- (1) in section 2 (47 U.S.C. 621)-- (A) by striking ``Federal Communications Commission'' each place the term appears and inserting ``Commission''; (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: ``(c) Compliance.-- ``(1) Rebuttable presumption.--There is a rebuttable presumption that any television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor that installs, uses, and maintains in a commercially reasonable manner the equipment and associated software in compliance with the regulations issued by the Commission in accordance with subsection (a) is in compliance with those regulations. ``(B) Substantive patterns or trends from complaints on loud commercials the Commission has received. ``(C) Data and conclusions in any report issued by a Federal agency (including the Government Accountability Office) regarding the effectiveness of this Act in moderating the loudness of commercials in comparison with accompanying video programming. ``(D) Any other factor established by the Commission by regulation. ''; and (C) in subsection (d)-- (i) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (3) and moving it to appear after paragraph (2); (ii) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting a period; (iii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1); (iv) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated-- (I) by striking ``multi-channel'' and inserting ``multichannel''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (v) by inserting after paragraph (1), as so redesignated, the following: ``(2) the term `Commission' means the Federal Communications Commission; and''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 3. RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. 151 et seq.) a regulation that prohibits video streaming services from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany in a manner that is similar in effect to the regulation prescribed under section 2. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(5) Updates.--The Commission shall update the regulation prescribed under paragraph (1) as necessary. ``(b) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal Communications Commission. ``(2) Video programming.--The term `video programming' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. ``(3) Video streaming service.--The term `video streaming service'-- ``(A) means an entity that makes available directly to the end user through a distribution method that uses internet protocol-- ``(i) video programming; or ``(ii) video content the entity makes available for users to view; and ``(B) does not include-- ``(i) a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor (as those terms are defined in section 2(d)), only with respect to commercial advertisements and video programming subject to section 2; or ``(ii) an entity that serves video programming or video content that is served without video commercial advertisements. 4. ENFORCEMENT. ``(b) Violations.--A violation of this Act, or a regulation promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under that Act, respectively. ``(c) No Citation Required.--Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)) shall not apply to a determination of forfeiture liability under that subsection against a person who commits a violation described in subsection (b) of this section.''. (b) GAO Report on CALM Act Enforcement.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on section 2 of the CALM Act (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Modernization Act of 2022'' or the ``CALM Modernization Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. (a) Amendments.--The CALM Act (Public Law 111-311; 124 Stat. 3294) is amended-- (1) in section 2 (47 U.S.C. 621)-- (A) by striking ``Federal Communications Commission'' each place the term appears and inserting ``Commission''; (B) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: ``(c) Compliance.-- ``(1) Rebuttable presumption.--There is a rebuttable presumption that any television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor that installs, uses, and maintains in a commercially reasonable manner the equipment and associated software in compliance with the regulations issued by the Commission in accordance with subsection (a) is in compliance with those regulations. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. ``(B) Substantive patterns or trends from complaints on loud commercials the Commission has received. ``(C) Data and conclusions in any report issued by a Federal agency (including the Government Accountability Office) regarding the effectiveness of this Act in moderating the loudness of commercials in comparison with accompanying video programming. ``(D) Any other factor established by the Commission by regulation. ''; and (C) in subsection (d)-- (i) by redesignating paragraph (1) as paragraph (3) and moving it to appear after paragraph (2); (ii) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking ``; and'' at the end and inserting a period; (iii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (1); (iv) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated-- (I) by striking ``multi-channel'' and inserting ``multichannel''; and (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (v) by inserting after paragraph (1), as so redesignated, the following: ``(2) the term `Commission' means the Federal Communications Commission; and''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 3. RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. 151 et seq.) a regulation that prohibits video streaming services from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany in a manner that is similar in effect to the regulation prescribed under section 2. ``(2) Rebuttable presumption.--In prescribing the regulation under paragraph (1), the Commission may include a rebuttable presumption provision that is similar to the rebuttable presumption under section 2(c) if it is practicable and warranted for effective enforcement of this section. ``(3) Effective date.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), the regulation required under paragraph (1) shall take effect 180 days after the date on which the regulation is published in the Federal Register. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(5) Updates.--The Commission shall update the regulation prescribed under paragraph (1) as necessary. ``(b) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal Communications Commission. ``(2) Video programming.--The term `video programming' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. ``(3) Video streaming service.--The term `video streaming service'-- ``(A) means an entity that makes available directly to the end user through a distribution method that uses internet protocol-- ``(i) video programming; or ``(ii) video content the entity makes available for users to view; and ``(B) does not include-- ``(i) a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor (as those terms are defined in section 2(d)), only with respect to commercial advertisements and video programming subject to section 2; or ``(ii) an entity that serves video programming or video content that is served without video commercial advertisements. 4. ENFORCEMENT. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. ``(b) Violations.--A violation of this Act, or a regulation promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under that Act, respectively. ``(c) No Citation Required.--Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)) shall not apply to a determination of forfeiture liability under that subsection against a person who commits a violation described in subsection (b) of this section.''. (b) GAO Report on CALM Act Enforcement.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on section 2 of the CALM Act (47 U.S.C. 621), as amended by subsection (a), that-- (A) analyzes the effectiveness of that section in moderating the loudness of commercials in comparison to accompanying video programming; (B) evaluates the ability of the Federal Communications Commission to effectively moderate the loudness of commercials in comparison to accompanying video programming under subsection (c) of that section; and (C) as appropriate, recommends policy solutions that would enable better moderation of the loudness of commercials in comparison to accompanying video programming. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. ``(B) Substantive patterns or trends from complaints on loud commercials the Commission has received. ``(a) Rulemaking Required for Loud Streaming Video Commercials.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall prescribe pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) a regulation that prohibits video streaming services from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany in a manner that is similar in effect to the regulation prescribed under section 2. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(c) No Citation Required.--Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)) shall not apply to a determination of forfeiture liability under that subsection against a person who commits a violation described in subsection (b) of this section.''. 2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(b) Violations.--A violation of this Act, or a regulation promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under that Act, respectively. (2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(b) Violations.--A violation of this Act, or a regulation promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under that Act, respectively. (2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. ``(B) Substantive patterns or trends from complaints on loud commercials the Commission has received. ``(a) Rulemaking Required for Loud Streaming Video Commercials.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall prescribe pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) a regulation that prohibits video streaming services from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany in a manner that is similar in effect to the regulation prescribed under section 2. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(c) No Citation Required.--Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)) shall not apply to a determination of forfeiture liability under that subsection against a person who commits a violation described in subsection (b) of this section.''. 2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(b) Violations.--A violation of this Act, or a regulation promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under that Act, respectively. (2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. ``(B) Substantive patterns or trends from complaints on loud commercials the Commission has received. ``(a) Rulemaking Required for Loud Streaming Video Commercials.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall prescribe pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) a regulation that prohibits video streaming services from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany in a manner that is similar in effect to the regulation prescribed under section 2. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(c) No Citation Required.--Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)) shall not apply to a determination of forfeiture liability under that subsection against a person who commits a violation described in subsection (b) of this section.''. 2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(b) Violations.--A violation of this Act, or a regulation promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under that Act, respectively. (2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. ``(B) Substantive patterns or trends from complaints on loud commercials the Commission has received. ``(a) Rulemaking Required for Loud Streaming Video Commercials.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall prescribe pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) a regulation that prohibits video streaming services from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany in a manner that is similar in effect to the regulation prescribed under section 2. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(c) No Citation Required.--Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)) shall not apply to a determination of forfeiture liability under that subsection against a person who commits a violation described in subsection (b) of this section.''. 2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. RULEMAKING ON LOUD COMMERCIALS ON STREAMING VIDEO. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(b) Violations.--A violation of this Act, or a regulation promulgated under this Act, shall be considered to be a violation of the Communications Act of 1934, or a regulation promulgated under that Act, respectively. (2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

To amend the CALM Act to include video streaming services, and for other purposes. ``(2) Factors to determine rebuttal.--In determining whether the presumption of compliance under paragraph (1) has been rebutted with respect to a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor, the Commission shall consider the following: ``(A) The number of complaints regarding loud commercials the Commission has received with respect to that station, operator, or other distributor. ``(B) Substantive patterns or trends from complaints on loud commercials the Commission has received. ``(a) Rulemaking Required for Loud Streaming Video Commercials.-- ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall prescribe pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) a regulation that prohibits video streaming services from transmitting the audio of commercial advertisements louder than the video content the advertisements accompany in a manner that is similar in effect to the regulation prescribed under section 2. ``(4) Extension of effective date.--The Commission may extend the effective date described in paragraph (3) for 1 year for any video streaming service that demonstrates that complying with the regulation would result in significant financial hardship. ``(a) In General.--The Federal Communications Commission shall implement and enforce this Act as if this Act were a part of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). ``(c) No Citation Required.--Paragraph (5) of section 503(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 503(b)) shall not apply to a determination of forfeiture liability under that subsection against a person who commits a violation described in subsection (b) of this section.''. 2) Video programming defined.--In this subsection, the term ``video programming'' has the meaning given the term in section 713(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 613(h)).

H.R.3109

Taxation

Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021 or the PHIT Act of 2021 This bill allows a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines qualified sports and fitness expenses as amounts paid exclusively for participating in a physical activity, including (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, or (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021'' or the ``PHIT Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to promote health and prevent disease, particularly diseases related to being overweight or obese, by-- (1) encouraging healthier lifestyles; (2) providing financial incentives to ease the financial burden of engaging in healthy behavior; and (3) increasing the ability of individuals and families to participate in physical fitness activities. SEC. 3. CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FITNESS, AND EXERCISE TREATED AS AMOUNTS PAID FOR MEDICAL CARE. (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. (b) Qualified Sports and Fitness Expenses.--Subsection (d) of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(12) Qualified sports and fitness expenses.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified sports and fitness expenses' means amounts paid exclusively for the sole purpose of participating in a physical activity including-- ``(i) for membership at a fitness facility, ``(ii) for participation or instruction in physical exercise or physical activity, or ``(iii) for equipment used in a program (including a self-directed program) of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(B) Overall dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return or a head of household (as defined in section 2(b))). ``(C) Fitness facility.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the term `fitness facility' means a facility-- ``(i) which provides instruction in a program of physical exercise, offers facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness, or serves as the site of such a program of a State or local government, ``(ii) which is not a private club owned and operated by its members, ``(iii) which does not offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities, ``(iv) the health or fitness component of which is not incidental to its overall function and purpose, and ``(v) which is fully compliant with the State of jurisdiction and Federal anti- discrimination laws. ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(E) Limitations related to sports and fitness equipment.--Amounts paid for equipment described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses only-- ``(i) if such equipment is utilized exclusively for participation in fitness, exercise, sport, or other physical activity, ``(ii) in the case of amounts paid for apparel or footwear, if such apparel or footwear is of a type that is necessary for, and is not used for any purpose other than, a specific physical activity, and ``(iii) in the case of amounts paid for any single item of sports equipment (other than exercise equipment), to the extent such amounts do not exceed $250. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components. For purposes of the preceding sentence, travel and accommodations shall be treated as a separate component.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

PHIT Act of 2021

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care.

PHIT Act of 2021 Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021

Rep. Kind, Ron

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This bill allows a medical care tax deduction for up to $1,000 ($2,000 for a joint return or a head of household) of qualified sports and fitness expenses per year. The bill defines qualified sports and fitness expenses as amounts paid exclusively for participating in a physical activity, including (1) fitness facility memberships, (2) physical exercise or activity programs, or (3) equipment for a physical exercise or activity program.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021'' or the ``PHIT Act of 2021''. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to promote health and prevent disease, particularly diseases related to being overweight or obese, by-- (1) encouraging healthier lifestyles; (2) providing financial incentives to ease the financial burden of engaging in healthy behavior; and (3) increasing the ability of individuals and families to participate in physical fitness activities. SEC. 3. CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FITNESS, AND EXERCISE TREATED AS AMOUNTS PAID FOR MEDICAL CARE. (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ``(C) Fitness facility.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the term `fitness facility' means a facility-- ``(i) which provides instruction in a program of physical exercise, offers facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness, or serves as the site of such a program of a State or local government, ``(ii) which is not a private club owned and operated by its members, ``(iii) which does not offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities, ``(iv) the health or fitness component of which is not incidental to its overall function and purpose, and ``(v) which is fully compliant with the State of jurisdiction and Federal anti- discrimination laws. ``(E) Limitations related to sports and fitness equipment.--Amounts paid for equipment described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses only-- ``(i) if such equipment is utilized exclusively for participation in fitness, exercise, sport, or other physical activity, ``(ii) in the case of amounts paid for apparel or footwear, if such apparel or footwear is of a type that is necessary for, and is not used for any purpose other than, a specific physical activity, and ``(iii) in the case of amounts paid for any single item of sports equipment (other than exercise equipment), to the extent such amounts do not exceed $250. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021'' or the ``PHIT Act of 2021''. 2. PURPOSE. SEC. 3. CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FITNESS, AND EXERCISE TREATED AS AMOUNTS PAID FOR MEDICAL CARE. (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ``(C) Fitness facility.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the term `fitness facility' means a facility-- ``(i) which provides instruction in a program of physical exercise, offers facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness, or serves as the site of such a program of a State or local government, ``(ii) which is not a private club owned and operated by its members, ``(iii) which does not offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities, ``(iv) the health or fitness component of which is not incidental to its overall function and purpose, and ``(v) which is fully compliant with the State of jurisdiction and Federal anti- discrimination laws. ``(E) Limitations related to sports and fitness equipment.--Amounts paid for equipment described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses only-- ``(i) if such equipment is utilized exclusively for participation in fitness, exercise, sport, or other physical activity, ``(ii) in the case of amounts paid for apparel or footwear, if such apparel or footwear is of a type that is necessary for, and is not used for any purpose other than, a specific physical activity, and ``(iii) in the case of amounts paid for any single item of sports equipment (other than exercise equipment), to the extent such amounts do not exceed $250. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021'' or the ``PHIT Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to promote health and prevent disease, particularly diseases related to being overweight or obese, by-- (1) encouraging healthier lifestyles; (2) providing financial incentives to ease the financial burden of engaging in healthy behavior; and (3) increasing the ability of individuals and families to participate in physical fitness activities. SEC. 3. CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FITNESS, AND EXERCISE TREATED AS AMOUNTS PAID FOR MEDICAL CARE. (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. (b) Qualified Sports and Fitness Expenses.--Subsection (d) of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(12) Qualified sports and fitness expenses.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified sports and fitness expenses' means amounts paid exclusively for the sole purpose of participating in a physical activity including-- ``(i) for membership at a fitness facility, ``(ii) for participation or instruction in physical exercise or physical activity, or ``(iii) for equipment used in a program (including a self-directed program) of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(B) Overall dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return or a head of household (as defined in section 2(b))). ``(C) Fitness facility.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the term `fitness facility' means a facility-- ``(i) which provides instruction in a program of physical exercise, offers facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness, or serves as the site of such a program of a State or local government, ``(ii) which is not a private club owned and operated by its members, ``(iii) which does not offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities, ``(iv) the health or fitness component of which is not incidental to its overall function and purpose, and ``(v) which is fully compliant with the State of jurisdiction and Federal anti- discrimination laws. ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(E) Limitations related to sports and fitness equipment.--Amounts paid for equipment described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses only-- ``(i) if such equipment is utilized exclusively for participation in fitness, exercise, sport, or other physical activity, ``(ii) in the case of amounts paid for apparel or footwear, if such apparel or footwear is of a type that is necessary for, and is not used for any purpose other than, a specific physical activity, and ``(iii) in the case of amounts paid for any single item of sports equipment (other than exercise equipment), to the extent such amounts do not exceed $250. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components. For purposes of the preceding sentence, travel and accommodations shall be treated as a separate component.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Health Investment Today Act of 2021'' or the ``PHIT Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to promote health and prevent disease, particularly diseases related to being overweight or obese, by-- (1) encouraging healthier lifestyles; (2) providing financial incentives to ease the financial burden of engaging in healthy behavior; and (3) increasing the ability of individuals and families to participate in physical fitness activities. SEC. 3. CERTAIN AMOUNTS PAID FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, FITNESS, AND EXERCISE TREATED AS AMOUNTS PAID FOR MEDICAL CARE. (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. (b) Qualified Sports and Fitness Expenses.--Subsection (d) of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(12) Qualified sports and fitness expenses.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified sports and fitness expenses' means amounts paid exclusively for the sole purpose of participating in a physical activity including-- ``(i) for membership at a fitness facility, ``(ii) for participation or instruction in physical exercise or physical activity, or ``(iii) for equipment used in a program (including a self-directed program) of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(B) Overall dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return or a head of household (as defined in section 2(b))). ``(C) Fitness facility.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the term `fitness facility' means a facility-- ``(i) which provides instruction in a program of physical exercise, offers facilities for the preservation, maintenance, encouragement, or development of physical fitness, or serves as the site of such a program of a State or local government, ``(ii) which is not a private club owned and operated by its members, ``(iii) which does not offer golf, hunting, sailing, or riding facilities, ``(iv) the health or fitness component of which is not incidental to its overall function and purpose, and ``(v) which is fully compliant with the State of jurisdiction and Federal anti- discrimination laws. ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(E) Limitations related to sports and fitness equipment.--Amounts paid for equipment described in subparagraph (A)(iii) shall be treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses only-- ``(i) if such equipment is utilized exclusively for participation in fitness, exercise, sport, or other physical activity, ``(ii) in the case of amounts paid for apparel or footwear, if such apparel or footwear is of a type that is necessary for, and is not used for any purpose other than, a specific physical activity, and ``(iii) in the case of amounts paid for any single item of sports equipment (other than exercise equipment), to the extent such amounts do not exceed $250. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components. For purposes of the preceding sentence, travel and accommodations shall be treated as a separate component.''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ``(B) Overall dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return or a head of household (as defined in section 2(b))). ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components. For purposes of the preceding sentence, travel and accommodations shall be treated as a separate component.''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ( ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ( ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ``(B) Overall dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return or a head of household (as defined in section 2(b))). ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components. For purposes of the preceding sentence, travel and accommodations shall be treated as a separate component.''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ( ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ``(B) Overall dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return or a head of household (as defined in section 2(b))). ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components. For purposes of the preceding sentence, travel and accommodations shall be treated as a separate component.''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ( ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ``(B) Overall dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return or a head of household (as defined in section 2(b))). ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components. For purposes of the preceding sentence, travel and accommodations shall be treated as a separate component.''. (

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ( ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for physical activity, fitness, and exercise as amounts paid for medical care. a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: ``(E) for qualified sports and fitness expenses.''. ``(B) Overall dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount treated as qualified sports and fitness expenses with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return or a head of household (as defined in section 2(b))). ``(D) Treatment of exercise videos, etc.--Videos, books, and similar materials shall be treated as described in subparagraph (A)(ii) if the content of such materials constitutes instruction in a program of physical exercise or physical activity. ``(F) Programs which include components other than physical exercise and physical activity.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraph (6) shall apply in the case of any program that includes physical exercise or physical activity and also other components. For purposes of the preceding sentence, travel and accommodations shall be treated as a separate component.''. (

H.R.9494

Crime and Law Enforcement

Dignity Act This bill provides for visitation between federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and their family members, in accordance with specified procedures.

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Dignity Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS. Section 4051 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Visitation Rules.--The Director shall promulgate regulations for visitation between prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and their family members under which-- ``(1) a prisoner may receive visits not fewer than 6 days per week, which shall include Saturday and Sunday; ``(2) a covered institution shall be open for visitation for not fewer than 8 hours per day; ``(3) a prisoner may have up to 5 adult visitors and an unlimited number of child visitors per visit; and ``(4) a prisoner may have physical contact with visitors unless the prisoner presents an immediate physical danger to the visitors. ``(j) Ombudsman.--The Attorney General shall designate an ombudsman to oversee and monitor, with respect to covered institutions-- ``(1) prisoner transportation; ``(2) use of segregated housing; ``(3) strip searches of prisoners; and ``(4) civil rights violations. ``(k) Telecommunications.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director-- ``(A) may not charge a fee for a telephone call made by a prisoner; and ``(B) shall make videoconferencing available to prisoners in each covered institution free of charge. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(l) Use of Sex-Appropriate Correctional Officers.-- ``(1) Regulations.--The Director shall make rules under which-- ``(A) a correctional officer may not conduct a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex unless-- ``(i) the prisoner presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others, and no other correctional officer of the same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff, is available to assist; or ``(ii) the prisoner has previously requested that an officer of a different sex conduct searches; ``(B) a correctional officer may not enter a restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite sex unless-- ``(i) a prisoner in the restroom presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others; or ``(ii) there is a medical emergency in the restroom and no other correctional officer of the appropriate sex is available to assist; ``(C) a transgender prisoner's sex shall be determined according to the sex with which the prisoner identifies; and ``(D) a correctional officer may not search or physically examine a prisoner for the sole purpose of determining the prisoner's genital status or sex. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. SEC. 3. OVERNIGHT VISIT PILOT PROGRAM. (a) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; (2) the term ``primary caretaker parent'' has the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the Family United Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 12242); and (3) the term ``prisoner'' means an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correctional institution. (b) Pilot Program.--The Director shall carry out a pilot program under which prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and meet eligibility criteria established by the Director may receive overnight visits from family members. (c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code). <all>

Dignity Act

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes.

Dignity Act

Rep. Jayapal, Pramila

D

WA

This bill provides for visitation between federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and their family members, in accordance with specified procedures.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Dignity Act''. 2. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS. Section 4051 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Visitation Rules.--The Director shall promulgate regulations for visitation between prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and their family members under which-- ``(1) a prisoner may receive visits not fewer than 6 days per week, which shall include Saturday and Sunday; ``(2) a covered institution shall be open for visitation for not fewer than 8 hours per day; ``(3) a prisoner may have up to 5 adult visitors and an unlimited number of child visitors per visit; and ``(4) a prisoner may have physical contact with visitors unless the prisoner presents an immediate physical danger to the visitors. ``(k) Telecommunications.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director-- ``(A) may not charge a fee for a telephone call made by a prisoner; and ``(B) shall make videoconferencing available to prisoners in each covered institution free of charge. ``(l) Use of Sex-Appropriate Correctional Officers.-- ``(1) Regulations.--The Director shall make rules under which-- ``(A) a correctional officer may not conduct a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex unless-- ``(i) the prisoner presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others, and no other correctional officer of the same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff, is available to assist; or ``(ii) the prisoner has previously requested that an officer of a different sex conduct searches; ``(B) a correctional officer may not enter a restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite sex unless-- ``(i) a prisoner in the restroom presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others; or ``(ii) there is a medical emergency in the restroom and no other correctional officer of the appropriate sex is available to assist; ``(C) a transgender prisoner's sex shall be determined according to the sex with which the prisoner identifies; and ``(D) a correctional officer may not search or physically examine a prisoner for the sole purpose of determining the prisoner's genital status or sex. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. SEC. 3. OVERNIGHT VISIT PILOT PROGRAM. 12242); and (3) the term ``prisoner'' means an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correctional institution. (c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Dignity Act''. 2. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS. Section 4051 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Visitation Rules.--The Director shall promulgate regulations for visitation between prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and their family members under which-- ``(1) a prisoner may receive visits not fewer than 6 days per week, which shall include Saturday and Sunday; ``(2) a covered institution shall be open for visitation for not fewer than 8 hours per day; ``(3) a prisoner may have up to 5 adult visitors and an unlimited number of child visitors per visit; and ``(4) a prisoner may have physical contact with visitors unless the prisoner presents an immediate physical danger to the visitors. ``(l) Use of Sex-Appropriate Correctional Officers.-- ``(1) Regulations.--The Director shall make rules under which-- ``(A) a correctional officer may not conduct a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex unless-- ``(i) the prisoner presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others, and no other correctional officer of the same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff, is available to assist; or ``(ii) the prisoner has previously requested that an officer of a different sex conduct searches; ``(B) a correctional officer may not enter a restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite sex unless-- ``(i) a prisoner in the restroom presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others; or ``(ii) there is a medical emergency in the restroom and no other correctional officer of the appropriate sex is available to assist; ``(C) a transgender prisoner's sex shall be determined according to the sex with which the prisoner identifies; and ``(D) a correctional officer may not search or physically examine a prisoner for the sole purpose of determining the prisoner's genital status or sex. 30301 et seq.).''. SEC. 3. OVERNIGHT VISIT PILOT PROGRAM. 12242); and (3) the term ``prisoner'' means an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correctional institution.

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Dignity Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS. Section 4051 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Visitation Rules.--The Director shall promulgate regulations for visitation between prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and their family members under which-- ``(1) a prisoner may receive visits not fewer than 6 days per week, which shall include Saturday and Sunday; ``(2) a covered institution shall be open for visitation for not fewer than 8 hours per day; ``(3) a prisoner may have up to 5 adult visitors and an unlimited number of child visitors per visit; and ``(4) a prisoner may have physical contact with visitors unless the prisoner presents an immediate physical danger to the visitors. ``(j) Ombudsman.--The Attorney General shall designate an ombudsman to oversee and monitor, with respect to covered institutions-- ``(1) prisoner transportation; ``(2) use of segregated housing; ``(3) strip searches of prisoners; and ``(4) civil rights violations. ``(k) Telecommunications.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director-- ``(A) may not charge a fee for a telephone call made by a prisoner; and ``(B) shall make videoconferencing available to prisoners in each covered institution free of charge. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(l) Use of Sex-Appropriate Correctional Officers.-- ``(1) Regulations.--The Director shall make rules under which-- ``(A) a correctional officer may not conduct a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex unless-- ``(i) the prisoner presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others, and no other correctional officer of the same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff, is available to assist; or ``(ii) the prisoner has previously requested that an officer of a different sex conduct searches; ``(B) a correctional officer may not enter a restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite sex unless-- ``(i) a prisoner in the restroom presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others; or ``(ii) there is a medical emergency in the restroom and no other correctional officer of the appropriate sex is available to assist; ``(C) a transgender prisoner's sex shall be determined according to the sex with which the prisoner identifies; and ``(D) a correctional officer may not search or physically examine a prisoner for the sole purpose of determining the prisoner's genital status or sex. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. SEC. 3. OVERNIGHT VISIT PILOT PROGRAM. (a) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; (2) the term ``primary caretaker parent'' has the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the Family United Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 12242); and (3) the term ``prisoner'' means an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correctional institution. (b) Pilot Program.--The Director shall carry out a pilot program under which prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and meet eligibility criteria established by the Director may receive overnight visits from family members. (c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code). <all>

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Dignity Act''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING THE TREATMENT OF PRIMARY CARETAKER PARENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN FEDERAL PRISONS. Section 4051 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(i) Visitation Rules.--The Director shall promulgate regulations for visitation between prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and their family members under which-- ``(1) a prisoner may receive visits not fewer than 6 days per week, which shall include Saturday and Sunday; ``(2) a covered institution shall be open for visitation for not fewer than 8 hours per day; ``(3) a prisoner may have up to 5 adult visitors and an unlimited number of child visitors per visit; and ``(4) a prisoner may have physical contact with visitors unless the prisoner presents an immediate physical danger to the visitors. ``(j) Ombudsman.--The Attorney General shall designate an ombudsman to oversee and monitor, with respect to covered institutions-- ``(1) prisoner transportation; ``(2) use of segregated housing; ``(3) strip searches of prisoners; and ``(4) civil rights violations. ``(k) Telecommunications.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director-- ``(A) may not charge a fee for a telephone call made by a prisoner; and ``(B) shall make videoconferencing available to prisoners in each covered institution free of charge. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(l) Use of Sex-Appropriate Correctional Officers.-- ``(1) Regulations.--The Director shall make rules under which-- ``(A) a correctional officer may not conduct a strip search of a prisoner of the opposite sex unless-- ``(i) the prisoner presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others, and no other correctional officer of the same sex as the prisoner, or medical staff, is available to assist; or ``(ii) the prisoner has previously requested that an officer of a different sex conduct searches; ``(B) a correctional officer may not enter a restroom reserved for prisoners of the opposite sex unless-- ``(i) a prisoner in the restroom presents a risk of immediate harm to the prisoner or others; or ``(ii) there is a medical emergency in the restroom and no other correctional officer of the appropriate sex is available to assist; ``(C) a transgender prisoner's sex shall be determined according to the sex with which the prisoner identifies; and ``(D) a correctional officer may not search or physically examine a prisoner for the sole purpose of determining the prisoner's genital status or sex. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. SEC. 3. OVERNIGHT VISIT PILOT PROGRAM. (a) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; (2) the term ``primary caretaker parent'' has the meaning given the term in section 31903 of the Family United Demonstration Project Act (34 U.S.C. 12242); and (3) the term ``prisoner'' means an individual who is incarcerated in a Federal penal or correctional institution. (b) Pilot Program.--The Director shall carry out a pilot program under which prisoners who are primary caretaker parents and meet eligibility criteria established by the Director may receive overnight visits from family members. (c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code). <all>

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. ``(j) Ombudsman.--The Attorney General shall designate an ombudsman to oversee and monitor, with respect to covered institutions-- ``(1) prisoner transportation; ``(2) use of segregated housing; ``(3) strip searches of prisoners; and ``(4) civil rights violations. ``(k) Telecommunications.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director-- ``(A) may not charge a fee for a telephone call made by a prisoner; and ``(B) shall make videoconferencing available to prisoners in each covered institution free of charge. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. ``(j) Ombudsman.--The Attorney General shall designate an ombudsman to oversee and monitor, with respect to covered institutions-- ``(1) prisoner transportation; ``(2) use of segregated housing; ``(3) strip searches of prisoners; and ``(4) civil rights violations. ``(k) Telecommunications.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director-- ``(A) may not charge a fee for a telephone call made by a prisoner; and ``(B) shall make videoconferencing available to prisoners in each covered institution free of charge. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. ``(j) Ombudsman.--The Attorney General shall designate an ombudsman to oversee and monitor, with respect to covered institutions-- ``(1) prisoner transportation; ``(2) use of segregated housing; ``(3) strip searches of prisoners; and ``(4) civil rights violations. ``(k) Telecommunications.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director-- ``(A) may not charge a fee for a telephone call made by a prisoner; and ``(B) shall make videoconferencing available to prisoners in each covered institution free of charge. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. ``(j) Ombudsman.--The Attorney General shall designate an ombudsman to oversee and monitor, with respect to covered institutions-- ``(1) prisoner transportation; ``(2) use of segregated housing; ``(3) strip searches of prisoners; and ``(4) civil rights violations. ``(k) Telecommunications.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director-- ``(A) may not charge a fee for a telephone call made by a prisoner; and ``(B) shall make videoconferencing available to prisoners in each covered institution free of charge. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

To improve the treatment of Federal prisoners who are primary caretaker parents, and for other purposes. ``(j) Ombudsman.--The Attorney General shall designate an ombudsman to oversee and monitor, with respect to covered institutions-- ``(1) prisoner transportation; ``(2) use of segregated housing; ``(3) strip searches of prisoners; and ``(4) civil rights violations. ``(k) Telecommunications.-- ``(1) In general.--The Director-- ``(A) may not charge a fee for a telephone call made by a prisoner; and ``(B) shall make videoconferencing available to prisoners in each covered institution free of charge. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1)(B) shall be construed to authorize the Director to use videoconferencing as a substitute for in-person visits. ``(2) Relation to other laws.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to affect the requirements under the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (34 U.S.C. 30301 et seq.).''. c) Eligibility Criteria.--In establishing eligibility criteria for the pilot program under subsection (b), the Director shall-- (1) require that a prisoner have displayed good behavior; and (2) prohibit participation by any prisoner who has been convicted of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code).

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