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CADETS Act

Subjects: Transportation and Public Works, Higher education, Marine and inland water transportation, National Guard and reserves, State and local government operations, Student aid and college costs, Transportation employees

Summary:  <p><strong>Changing Age-Determined Eligibility To Student Incentive Payments Act or the</strong> <strong>CADETS Act </strong></p>   <p> This bill modifies the age requirements for the Student Incentive Payment Program, which provides financial support to cadets who attend one of six state maritime academies and commit to a post-graduation service obligation. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill modifies the age requirements to allow older cadets to qualify for the program if they will meet the age requirements for enlistment in the Navy Reserve at the time of their graduation. Current age requirements prohibit cadets older than 25 from participating in the program.</p>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 467 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 467

To modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program 
                    of the State maritime academies.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Braun, 
 and Ms. Baldwin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
 and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program 
                    of the State maritime academies.

    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 ``Changing Age-Determined Eligibility 
To Student Incentive Payments Act'' or the ``CADETS Act''.

SEC. 2. AGE REQUIREMENT FOR THE STUDENT INCENTIVE PAYMENT PROGRAM OF 
              THE STATE MARITIME ACADEMIES.

    Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(i) Age Requirement.--The Secretary may make an agreement under 
this section only with a qualified student who will meet the age 
requirement for enlistment in the Navy Reserve at the time of 
graduation from the academy.''.
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STUDENT Act

Subjects: Education

Summary:  <p><strong>Student Transparency for Understanding Decisions in Education Net Terms Act or the STUDENT Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires loan disclosure forms for federal student loans to include the total amount of interest that would be paid over the life of the loan based on a standard 10-year repayment plan.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 469 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 469

  To require disclosure of the total amount of interest that would be 
    paid over the life of a loan for certain Federal student loans.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

  Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Hassan, Mr. 
 Manchin, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
                                Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To require disclosure of the total amount of interest that would be 
    paid over the life of a loan for certain Federal student loans.

    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 ``Student Transparency for 
Understanding Decisions in Education Net Terms Act'' or the ``STUDENT 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INTEREST DISCLOSURE.

    Section 433(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1083(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (18) and (19) as paragraphs 
        (19) and (20), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following:
            ``(18) the total amount of interest that would be paid over 
        the life of the loan based on a standard 10-year repayment 
        plan;''.
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SAND Act of 2023

Subjects: Water Resources Development, Marine and coastal resources, fisheries, Public contracts and procurement, Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:  <p><b>Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2023 or the SAND Act</b> <b>of 2023</b> </p> <p>This bill allows the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment purposes from non-domestic sources even if such materials are available from domestic sources.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 47 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 47

   To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify a 
            provision relating to acquisition of beach fill.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023

   Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to modify a 
            provision relating to acquisition of beach fill.

    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 ``Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and 
Development Act of 2023'' or the ``SAND Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. ACQUISITION OF BEACH FILL.

    Section 935 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2299) is amended by striking ``if such materials are not 
available from domestic sources for environmental or economic 
reasons''.
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Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023

Subjects: Health, Health facilities and institutions, Health personnel, Medicaid, Medical ethics

Summary:  <p><b>Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of </b><b>2023</b></p> <p>This bill repeals provisions under the Stark law (i.e., the Physician Self-Referral Law) that limit,&nbsp;for purposes of&nbsp;Medicare participation,&nbsp;self-referrals by newly constructed or expanded&nbsp;physician-owned hospitals.</p>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 470 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 470

   To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare 
    exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for 
                   hospitals, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

  Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Young, Mr. 
 Cotton, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Paul, Mr. Cornyn, 
 Mr. Cruz, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Budd) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare 
    exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for 
                   hospitals, 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 ``Patient Access to Higher Quality 
Health Care Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF HEALTH CARE REFORM PROVISIONS LIMITING MEDICARE 
              EXCEPTION TO THE PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PHYSICIAN 
              REFERRALS FOR HOSPITALS.

    Sections 6001 and 10601 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 684, 1005) and section 1106 of 
the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 
111-152; 124 Stat. 1049) are repealed and the provisions of law amended 
by such sections are restored as if such sections had never been 
enacted.
                                 &lt;all&gt;
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Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act

Subjects: Health

Summary:  <p><b>Maintaining Investments in New Innovation Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires drug products with genetically targeted technology to have had market approval for at least 11 years in order to qualify for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. (The program requires the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services to negotiate the prices of certain prescription drugs under Medicare beginning in 2026. Among other requirements, drugs must have had market approval for at least 7 years (for drug products) or 11 years (for biologics) to qualify for negotiation.)</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 476 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 476

   To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to protect access to 
                   genetically targeted technologies.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

Mr. Menendez (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to protect access to 
                   genetically targeted technologies.

    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 ``Maintaining Investments in New 
Innovation Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF QUALIFYING SINGLE SOURCE DRUG.

    Section 1192(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320f-1(e)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by inserting ``(or, in the 
        case of an advanced drug product (as defined in paragraph (4)), 
        11 years)'' after ``7 years''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Advanced drug product defined.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the term `advanced drug product' means a 
        drug that incorporates or utilizes a genetically targeted 
        technology (as defined in section 529A(c)(2) of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) that may result in the modulation 
        (including suppression, up-regulation, or activation) of the 
        function of a gene or its associated gene product.''.
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Stop Taxpayer Funding of Hamas Act

Subjects: International Affairs


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 489 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 489

   To prohibit any direct or indirect United States funding for the 
          territory of Gaza unless certain conditions are met.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

  Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, and Mr. Braun) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit any direct or indirect United States funding for the 
          territory of Gaza unless certain conditions are met.

    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 Taxpayer Funding of Hamas 
Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON THE EXPENDITURE FOR FEDERAL FUNDS IN GAZA.

    (a) In General.--No United States Government funds may be obligated 
or expended in the territory of Gaza until after the President 
certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that such 
funds can be expended without benefitting any organization or persons 
that is--
            (1) a member of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any 
        other organization designated by the Secretary of State as a 
        foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189); or
            (2) controlled or influenced by Hamas, Palestinian Islamic 
        Jihad, or any such foreign terrorist organization.
    (b) United Nations Entities.--No United States Government funds may 
be obligated or expended in the territory of Gaza through any United 
Nations entity or office unless the President certifies to the 
congressional committees referred to in subsection (a) that such entity 
or office is not encouraging or teaching anti-Israel or anti-Semitic 
ideas or propaganda.
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CVV Act

Subjects: Taxation

Summary:  <p> <strong>Codification of Verified Values Act or the CVV Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires a contributor to political organizations who uses a credit card to make online contributions to such organizations to disclose the credit verification value of such credit card at the time a contribution is made. A credit verification value is a series of numbers on a credit card (usually on the back of the card) that provides additional security for a transaction by credit card.</p>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 491 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 491

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that online 
contributions to a political organization require a credit verification 
                                 value.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

  Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that online 
contributions to a political organization require a credit verification 
                                 value.

    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 ``Codification of Verified Values 
Act'' or the ``CVV Act''.

SEC. 2. CVV REQUIREMENT FOR ONLINE CONTRIBUTIONS TO POLITICAL 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(m) CVV Requirement for Online Contributions.--An organization 
shall not be treated as an organization described in this section 
unless, in the case of any internet credit card contribution accepted 
by such organization, the individual or entity making such contribution 
is required, at the time such contribution is made, to disclose the 
credit verification value of such credit card.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to contributions made in taxable years beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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Respect for Workers Act

Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:  <p><strong>Respect for Workers Act </strong></p> <p>This bill requires at least one member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to have experience supporting or protecting the rights of workers. This member is in charge of developing policy recommendations regarding the board's goal of maximum employment. (The board is made up of seven members that are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Members serve 14-year terms, with one term beginning every two years.) </p> <p>The bill also requires the board to discuss in their semiannual report the distributional effect of monetary policy.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 496 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 496

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to reaffirm the importance of workers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

   Mr. Reed (for himself, Mr. Brown, Ms. Warren, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
Booker, Mr. Whitehouse, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Merkley, and Mr. 
Casey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 
        to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to reaffirm the importance of workers.

    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 ``Respect for Workers Act''.

SEC. 2. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.

    The Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 221 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2B(b) (12 U.S.C. 225b(b)), by inserting 
        ``and distributional effect'' after ``conduct''; and
            (2) in section 10 (12 U.S.C. 241), in the third sentence of 
        the first undesignated paragraph, by inserting ``and at least 1 
        member with demonstrated primary experience in supporting or 
        protecting the rights of workers, who shall be the lead member 
        of the Board in charge of promoting effectively and developing 
        policy recommendations for the Board to meet the goal of 
        maximum employment described in section 2A'' before the period 
        at the end.

SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.

    The amendment made by section 2(2) shall apply to any appointment 
to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System made on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Military Family Nutrition Access Act of 2023

Subjects: Agriculture and Food

Summary:  <p><b>Military Family Nutrition Access Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill excludes military housing allowances from income when determining eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 497 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

&lt;DOC&gt;






118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 497

    To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude a basic 
 allowance for housing from income for purposes of eligibility for the 
               supplemental nutrition assistance program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. King, Mr. Blumenthal, 
 Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Welch, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Booker, Mr. Fetterman, Mr. Tester, and Mrs. 
    Murray) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude a basic 
 allowance for housing from income for purposes of eligibility for the 
               supplemental nutrition assistance 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 ``Military Family Nutrition Access Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING FROM INCOME.

    Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2014(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (18), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (19)(B), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(20) a basic allowance for housing paid to a member of a 
        uniformed service under section 403 of title 37, United States 
        Code.''.
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Debbie Smith Act of 2023

Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 499 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

&lt;DOC&gt;






118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 499

     To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to 
 reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Graham, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
   Crapo, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Grassley, Ms. 
 Cortez Masto, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Shaheen, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Coons, Ms. 
Cantwell, and Mr. Tillis) introduced the following bill; which was read 
          twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to 
 reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, 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 ``Debbie Smith Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION.

    Section 2(j) of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 
(34 U.S.C. 40701(j)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2019 through 
2024'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2024 through 2029''.
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Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2023

Subjects: Environmental Protection, Aquatic ecology, Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Hazardous wastes and toxic substances, Marine pollution, Water quality, Wetlands

Summary:  <p><b>Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill revises the National Estuary Program to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to give priority consideration to selecting the Pensacola and Perdido Bays in Florida and Alabama as estuaries of national significance. Under the existing program, the EPA protects and restores the water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries of national significance.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 50 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 50

    To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the 
 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority 
consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of 
             national significance, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023

    Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                      Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the 
 Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority 
consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of 
             national significance, 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 ``Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary 
of National Significance Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. PENSACOLA AND PERDIDO BAYS.

    Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``and Lower Columbia 
River, Oregon and Washington'' and inserting ``Lower Columbia River, 
Oregon and Washington; and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida and 
Alabama''.
                                 &lt;all&gt;
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Freedom to Invest in a Sustainable Future Act

Subjects: Labor and Employment


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 523 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

&lt;DOC&gt;






118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 523

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit 
 retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

 Ms. Smith (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Blumenthal, 
    Mr. Durbin, Ms. Warren, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Markey) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit 
 retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions.

    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 ``Freedom to Invest in a Sustainable 
Future Act''.

SEC. 2. ERISA AMENDMENTS.

    Subsection (a) of section 404 of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1104) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
    ``(3)(A) Provided that a fiduciary discharges the fiduciary's 
duties with respect to a plan in a manner otherwise consistent with 
this subsection, a fiduciary may--
            ``(i) consider environmental, social, governance, or 
        similar factors, in connection with carrying out an investment 
        decision, strategy, or objective, or other fiduciary act; and
            ``(ii) consider collateral environmental, social, 
        governance, or similar factors as tie-breakers when competing 
        investments can reasonably be expected to serve the plan's 
        economic interests equally well with respect to expected return 
        and risk over the appropriate time horizon.
    ``(B) In a case described in clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph 
(A), a fiduciary shall not be required to maintain any greater 
documentation, substantiation, or other justification of the 
fiduciary's actions relating to such fiduciary act than is otherwise 
required under this part.
    ``(C) Nothing in this part shall preclude an investment selected in 
accordance with clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) from being 
treated as a default investment or a component of such a default 
investment (as described in regulations issued by the Secretary under 
subsection (c)(5)(A)), if such investment would otherwise qualify for 
such treatment under such regulations.''.
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BENEFIT Act of 2023

Subjects: Health


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 526 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 526

  To strengthen the use of patient-experience data within the benefit-
               risk framework for approval of new drugs.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 16, 2023

  Mr. Wicker (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, 
                     Education, Labor, and Pensions

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To strengthen the use of patient-experience data within the benefit-
               risk framework for approval of new drugs.

    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 ``Better Empowerment Now to Enhance 
Framework and Improve Treatments Act of 2023'' or the ``BENEFIT Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING THE USE OF PATIENT-EXPERIENCE DATA WITHIN RISK-
              BENEFIT FRAMEWORK.

    Section 569C of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360bbb-8c) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) as part of the risk-benefit assessment 
                framework in the new drug approval process described in 
                section 505(d), considering patient experience data 
                submitted by the medical product sponsor or another 
                party.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``, including a 
        description of how such data and information were considered in 
        the risk-benefit assessment described in section 505(d)'' 
        before the period at the end.
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A bill to authorize the confiscation of assets of the Russian Federation and the use of such assets to offset costs to the United States of assistance to Ukraine.

Subjects: International Affairs


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 536 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 536

 To authorize the confiscation of assets of the Russian Federation and 
    the use of such assets to offset costs to the United States of 
                         assistance to Ukraine.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 27, 2023

Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the confiscation of assets of the Russian Federation and 
    the use of such assets to offset costs to the United States of 
                         assistance to Ukraine.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONFISCATION OF ASSETS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION; USE TO OFFSET 
              COSTS TO UNITED STATES OF AID TO UKRAINE.

    (a) In General.--The President shall--
            (1) confiscate, through instructions or licenses or in such 
        other manner as the President determines appropriate, funds of 
        the Government of the Russian Federation that are subject to 
        the jurisdiction of the United States; and
            (2) deposit funds confiscated under paragraph (1) in the 
        general fund of the Treasury to offset the costs of amounts 
        appropriated by any Act making emergency supplemental 
        appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for 
        the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023.
    (b) Vesting.--All right, title, and interest in funds confiscated 
under subsection (a) shall vest in the Government of the United States.
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Veterans Member Business Loan Act

Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector, International Affairs

Summary:  <p><b>Veterans Member Business Loan Act</b></p> <p>This bill excludes from credit union aggregate loan limitations member business loans made to veterans. </p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 539 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 539

 To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit 
    made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2023

  Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Ms. Hirono) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Housing, and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit 
    made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan.

    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 ``Veterans Member Business Loan Act''.

SEC. 2. MEMBER BUSINESS LOAN DEFINITION.

    (a) In General.--Section 107A(c) of the Federal Credit Union Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
                    (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``or'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (v), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(vi) made to a veteran;'';
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;
            (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) the term `veteran' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 101 of title 38, United States Code.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the credit for biomass stoves and boilers.

Subjects: Taxation

Summary:  <p>This bill increases the allowable amount of the energy efficient home improvement tax credit for biomass stoves and boilers.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 54 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 54

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation 
             on the credit for biomass stoves and boilers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 24 (legislative day, January 3), 2023

 Mr. King (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Hassan, and Ms. 
  Murkowski) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation 
             on the credit for biomass stoves and boilers.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASED LIMITATION FOR BIOMASS STOVES AND BOILERS UNDER 
              ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME IMPROVEMENT CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 25C(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``shall not, in the aggregate, exceed'' and 
        all that follows and inserting the following: ``shall not 
        exceed--
                    ``(A) with respect to amounts paid or incurred, in 
                the aggregate, for property described in clauses (i) 
                and (ii) of subsection (d)(2)(A), $2,000, and
                    ``(B) with respect to amounts paid or incurred, in 
                the aggregate, for property described in subsection 
                (d)(2)(B), $8,000.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to property placed in service after December 31, 2022.
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A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide a sunset for certain ways in which credit unions may be Agent members of the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility.

Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:  <p>This bill temporarily grants the National Credit Union Administration Board discretion in determining the amount of capital stock in the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility is required for a corporate credit union to become an agent member of the facility. The facility serves as a liquidity lender to member credit unions.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 544 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 544

 To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide a sunset for certain 
ways in which credit unions may be Agent members of the National Credit 
            Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2023

Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Cramer) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide a sunset for certain 
ways in which credit unions may be Agent members of the National Credit 
            Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AGENT MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) In General.--Section 304(b)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1795c(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``all those credit 
unions'' and inserting ``such credit unions as the Board may in its 
discretion determine''.
    (b) Sunset.--
            (1) In general.--Section 304(b)(2) of the Federal Credit 
        Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1795c(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``such 
        credit unions as the Board may in its discretion determine'' 
        and inserting ``all those credit unions''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on the date that is 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.
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Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2023

Subjects: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:  <p><b>Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2023 </b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to ensure that the face of all $20 federal reserve notes printed after December 31, 2030, bear the likeness of Harriet Tubman. Treasury may delay this date by two years if the earlier deadline creates an unacceptable risk (1) of counterfeiting; or (2) to the safe, secure, and speedy functioning of the United States economy.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 568 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 568

   To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign $20 Federal 
 reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 28, 2023

 Mrs. Shaheen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
    referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign $20 Federal 
 reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, 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 ``Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. LIKENESS OF HARRIET TUBMAN REQUIRED TO BE INCLUDED ON THE FACE 
              OF $20 FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES.

    The eighth undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal 
Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 418) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ``The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure 
that the face of all $20 Federal reserve notes printed after December 
31, 2030, shall bear the likeness of Harriet Tubman, except that the 
Secretary may delay such date by not more than 2 years if the Secretary 
submits to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the 
Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives a determination, after consultation with the Director 
of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Board, and the Director of 
the United States Secret Service, that issuing such notes after 
December 31, 2030, would create an unacceptable risk of counterfeiting 
or to the safe, secure, and speedy functioning of the United States 
economy.''.
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No PLA LOOPHOLES Act

Subjects: International Affairs


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 586 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 586

To modify the limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts 
 with the People's Liberation Army to cover all logistical operations 
    and remove the exception for search-and-rescue and humanitarian 
                       operations and exercises.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2023

   Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Braun, Mr. 
 Hawley, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mr. Cruz) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign 
                               Relations

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To modify the limitation on military-to-military exchanges and contacts 
 with the People's Liberation Army to cover all logistical operations 
    and remove the exception for search-and-rescue and humanitarian 
                       operations and exercises.

    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 ``No People's Liberation Army in 
Logistical Operations and Other Pertinent Humanitarian Operations 
Leading to Endangered Security Act'' or the ``No PLA LOOPHOLES Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY-TO-MILITARY EXCHANGES 
              AND CONTACTS WITH CHINESE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY.

    Section 1201 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2000 (Public Law 106-65; 10 U.S.C. 168 note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``Advanced logistical 
        operations'' and inserting ``Logistical operations''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c).
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