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Woman on the Twenty Act of 2021

To require $20 notes to include a portrait of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Woman on the Twenty Act of 2021 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 1875, Congress adopted the dollar as the monetary unit of the United States. (2) In 1877, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the Department of the Treasury began printing all United States paper money. (3) The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created the Federal Reserve as the Nation’s central bank and provided for a national banking system. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued new paper money called Federal Reserve notes. (4) The Secretary of the Treasury has historically selected the designs shown on Federal Reserve notes with the advice of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. (5) United States Federal Reserve notes now in production bear the following portraits: (A) President George Washington on the $1 bill. (B) President Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill. (C) President Abraham Lincoln on the $5 bill. (D) Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill. (E) President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. (F) President Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 bill. (G) Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill. (6) There are also several denominations of Federal Reserve notes that are no longer produced. These include the $500 bill with the portrait of President William McKinley, the $1,000 bill with a portrait of President Grover Cleveland, the $5,000 bill with a portrait of President James Madison, the $10,000 bill with a portrait of Salmon P. Chase, and the $100,000 bill with a portrait of President Woodrow Wilson. (7) Since the first general circulation of paper money, no woman has ever held the honor of being featured on paper money. (8) In June 2015, then-Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that the portrait of a woman would be featured on the new $10 bill. (9) After a lengthy period of public engagement between the public and the Department of the Treasury, on April 20, 2016, then-Treasury Secretary Lew announced that for the first time in more than a century, the front of our currency will feature the portrait of a woman—Harriet Tubman on the $20 note. 3. Harriet Tubman on the $20 note (a) In general Section 5114(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: No $20 note of United States currency may be printed after December 31, 2024, which does not prominently feature a portrait of Harriet Tubman on the front face of the note. (b) Preliminary design The Secretary of the Treasury shall release to the public the preliminary design of the $20 note prominently featuring a portrait of Harriet Tubman no later than December 31, 2022.

Summary: Woman on the Twenty Act of 2021 This bill bars the printing of any $20 note after December 31, 2024, which does not prominently feature a portrait of Harriet Tubman on the front face of the note. The Department of the Treasury shall release to the public the preliminary design of the $20 note prominently featuring a portrait of Harriet Tubman no later than December 31, 2022.
Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the definition of employee as it relates to direct sellers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act 2. Definitions Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(e) (6) The term employee section 3508(b)(2) .

Summary: Preserving Direct Seller Independence Act This bill excludes a real estate agent or a direct seller of consumer products from the definition of an employee for the purpose of applying the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
To direct the Secretary of State to establish a unit within the Office of the Inspector General to audit United States contributions to multilateral and international organizations, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of State to establish a unit within the Office of the Inspector General to audit United States contributions to multilateral and international organizations, and for other purposes. 1. Audit of United States contributions to multilateral and international organizations (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish within the Office of Audits of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State a unit to be known as the Unit to Audit US Contributions to Multilateral and International Organizations (b) Annual audit (1) In general Not later than December 31 of each year, the unit established pursuant to subsection (a) shall submit to the Secretary an audit of United States contributions to multilateral and international organizations during the immediately preceding fiscal year. (2) Elements Each audit under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) Information relating to— (i) the aggregate amount of United States contributions to recipient multilateral and international organizations; and (ii) the purposes for each such contribution. (B) An analysis relating to— (i) whether each such organization achieved the purpose for the contributions; (ii) fraud, waste, or abuse of such contributions by each such organization; and (iii) whether the contributions received by each such organization were in turn provided directly or indirectly to— (I) the People’s Republic of China; (II) the Russian Federation; (III) the Islamic Republic of Iran; (IV) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (V) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; (VI) the Syrian Arab Republic; or (VII) an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 (c) Report Not later than 30 days after the receipt of each audit under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report based on the information and analysis in each such audit. (d) Limitation No additional appropriations are authorized to carry out this section, which shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees the term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations in the Senate. (2) Secretary The term Secretary

Summary: This bill requires the Department of State to establish the Unit to Audit US Contributions to Multilateral and International Organizations to audit and report on the contributions to those organizations during the preceding fiscal year.
To provide that section 216 of Executive Order 14008 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

To provide that section 216 of Executive Order 14008 shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. 1. Limitation on Executive branch acquisition of land (a) In general Section 216 of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619; relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad) shall have no force or effect. (b) Executive branch action restricted The President, and each Federal agency, may not— (1) take an action if the sole authorization for such action is a report or recommendation initiated pursuant to a covered Executive order or campaign; (2) mandate that a State, Tribal, or local government adopt, or participate in, specific conservation practices developed as the result of a report or recommendation initiated pursuant to a covered Executive order or campaign; (3) with respect to private property owners who do not wish to sell their property to the Federal Government, use Federal agency programs or funds to acquire private property from such private property owners in order to increase Federal holdings of public lands based on a report or recommendation initiated pursuant to a covered Executive order or campaign; or (4) with respect to private land, mandate that the owners of such land adopt, or participate in, conservation practices developed as the result of a report or recommendation initiated pursuant to a covered Executive order or campaign. (c) DOI payment of property taxes On an annual basis, with respect to any private land acquired by the Federal Government as the result of a report or recommendation initiated pursuant to a covered Executive order or campaign, the Secretary of the Interior shall pay to each county the amount such land would be assessed for property taxes, as determined by the county, if such land remained private land. (d) Covered order or campaign defined In this section, the term covered Executive order or campaign (1) section 216 of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619; relating to tackling the climate crisis at home and abroad); (2) any successor Executive order; and (3) a program, campaign, or effort with similar goals to section 216 of Executive Order 14008, including the America the Beautiful campaign.

Summary: This bill prohibits from having the force and effect of law a provision of Executive Order 14008 (86 Fed. Reg. 7619), titled Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, that requires the Department of the Interior to recommend steps to achieve the goal of conserving at least 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. The President and each federal agency may not take specified actions with respect to that provision of Executive Order 14008, any successor executive order, or a program, campaign, or effort with similar goals, including the America the Beautiful campaign.
Preserving the MotorCities Heritage Act

To extend the authorization for the MotorCities National Heritage Area in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving the MotorCities Heritage Act 2. Extension of motorcities national heritage area authorization The Automobile National Heritage Area Act ( Public Law 105–355 (1) in section 109, by striking September 30, 2021 September 30, 2036 (2) in section 110— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Annual appropriations; limitation on total appropriations (1) Annual appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated under this title not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. (2) Limitation on total appropriations Not more than a total of $23,250,000 may be appropriated for the Heritage Area under this title. ; and (B) in subsection (b), by adding before the period , except that for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 the matching requirement shall be waived due to negative economic ramifications of the COVID–19 pandemic

Summary: Preserving the MotorCities Heritage Act This bill extends through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to make grants or furnish technical assistance for the MotorCities National Heritage Area in Michigan. The bill also increases the maximum amount of funding that may be appropriated for the heritage area. Finally, the bill waives, for FY2022-FY2023, the matching funds requirement for the heritage area.
Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act

To provide a safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act 2. Safe harbor for non-controlling block­chain developers and providers of blockchain services (a) Protection for non-Controlling block­chain services and software developers No blockchain developer or provider of a blockchain service shall be treated as a money transmitter (as defined under State licensing laws), a financial institution (as defined under section 5312 of title 31, United States Code), or any other State or Federal legal designation requiring licensing or registration as a condition to acting as a blockchain developer or provider of a blockchain service, unless the developer or provider has, in the regular course of business, control over digital currency to which a user is entitled under the blockchain service or the software created, maintained, or disseminated by the blockchain developer. (b) Effect on other laws (1) Intellectual property law Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or expand any law pertaining to intellectual property. (2) State law Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any State from enforcing any State law that is consistent with this section. No cause of action may be brought and no liability may be imposed under any State or local law that is inconsistent with this section. (c) Definitions As used in this section: (1) Blockchain network The term block­chain network (2) Blockchain developer The term block­chain developer (3) Blockchain service The term block­chain service (4) Control The term control (5) Digital currency The term digital currency

Summary: Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act This bill exempts from certain financial reporting and licensing requirements blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services that do not take control of consumer funds.
SNAP Act of 2021

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit States to record in writing that applicants for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits have signed an application through a recorded verbal assent over the telephone. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Nutrition Assistance Paperwork Act of 2021 SNAP Act of 2021 2. Amendment Section 11(e)(2)(C)(iii)(I) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(C)(iii)(I) as audio or in writing record 3. Effective date; Application of amendment (a) Effective date This Act, and the amendment made by this Act, shall take effect on January 1, 2023. (b) Application of amendment The amendment made by section 2 shall apply with respect to applications made after the effective date of this Act.

Summary: Streamlining Nutrition Assistance Paperwork Act of 2021 or the SNAP Act of 2021 This bill provides statutory authority for a Department of Agriculture (USDA) waiver that allows states to use a written record to document telephonic signatures for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) applications. Under current law, states may allow individuals to sign their SNAP applications over the telephone, but states must preserve audio recordings of those telephonic signatures. During the COVID-19 emergency, USDA waived the requirement to preserve the audio recording and allowed states to document the telephonic signatures through written records.
To designate the Little Wekiva River as a scenic river, and for other purposes.

To designate the Little Wekiva River as a scenic river, and for other purposes. 1. Little Wekiva River Section 3(a)(162) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(162) (1) in the heading, by striking and Black Water Creek Black Water Creek, and Little Wekiva River (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 41.6-mile 45.4-mile (3) by adding at the end the following subparagraph: (D) Little Wekiva River The 3.8 miles from the confluence of the Wekiva River and Little Wekiva River to the end of Ibis Road in Longwood, Florida, to be administered as a scenic river. .

Summary: This bill designates Little Wekiva River in Florida as a scenic river and as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2021

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the accuracy of geographic adjustment factors under the Medicare program and to permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2021 2. Improving the accuracy of geographic adjustment factors Section 1848(e)(1)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(e)(1)(D) (D) Use of accurate data (i) In general In establishing indices and index values under this paragraph, the Secretary shall use the most recent data available relating to practice expenses, malpractice expenses, and physician work effort in each fee schedule area. (ii) Practice expense and work indices In establishing indices and index values under clause (i) or (iii) of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— (I) use the most recent market data available on physician wages, or if available, actual cost data for physician labor; and (II) not use nonphysician professional wage data as a proxy for physician wage data. (iii) Practice expense calculation In calculating index values under clause (i) of subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall use the most recent office rent data available or data from Federally qualified health centers (as defined in section 1861(aa)(4)) expense reports. . 3. Floor for work and practice expense geographic indices (a) Work geographic index Section 1848(e)(1)(E) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(e)(1)(E) (1) by striking and before January 1, 2024, (2) by adding at the end the following: Any such increase made for purposes of payment for services furnished on or after January 1, 2022, shall not be applied in a budget neutral manner. (b) Practice expense geographic indices Section 1848(e)(1)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(e)(1)(I) (1) in the header, by striking for services furnished in frontier states (2) in clause (i), by inserting and for purposes of payment for services furnished in any State on or after January 1, 2022, 2011, (3) in clause (ii), by inserting before January 1, 2022, furnished

Summary: Keep Physicians Serving Patients Act of 2021 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use specified data regarding physician wages and office rent when determining certain geographic adjustment factors for the payment of physician services under Medicare. With respect to such payment, the bill also makes permanent certain minimum adjustments to the work geographic index and extends to all localities certain minimum adjustments to the practice expense index.
IMF Afghan Recognition Assurance Act

To instruct the United States Governor of, and the United States Executive Director at, the International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to advocate that the Fund not recognize the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under Taliban control, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IMF Afghan Recognition Assurance Act 2. Prohibition on recognition of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan under Taliban control (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Governor of, and the United States Executive Director at, the International Monetary Fund to use the voice and vote of the United States to advocate that the Fund not recognize the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and any successor state, should the Secretary of the Treasury determine that the government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is under Taliban control. (b) Waiver The President may waive subsection (a) for up to 180 days at a time on reporting to the Congress, Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that— (1) the government under Taliban control is upholding the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan; (2) the Taliban does not provide material, financial, or technological support for international acts of terrorism, and does not permit terrorist groups to operate from the territory of Afghanistan; and (3) such a waiver is in the national interest of the United States.

Summary: IMF Afghan Recognition Assurance Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to oppose any International Monetary Fund recognition of Afghanistan if the Taliban controls Afghanistan's government. The President may temporarily waive this requirement if (1) the Taliban-controlled government is upholding the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan, (2) the Taliban-controlled government is not providing support for international acts of terrorism or permitting terrorist groups to operate from Afghanistan, and (3) such a waiver supports U.S. national interests.
To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct an investigation into the withdrawal of the United States armed forces from Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct an investigation into the withdrawal of the United States armed forces from Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 1. Department of Defense Inspector General report on withdrawal of United States armed forces from Afghanistan (a) Investigation required The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a full investigation into the withdrawal of the United States armed forces from Afghanistan. Such investigation shall include an analysis of each of the following: (1) The extent to which, and the reasons why, United States humvees, helicopters, artillery, and drones ended up in the possession of the Taliban. (2) The extent to which Afghan forces in possession of United States equipment entered Iran with such equipment. (3) The effectiveness of the evacuation of United States and allied personnel from Afghanistan. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to Congress a report that includes the findings of the investigation conducted pursuant to subsection (a) and any recommendations of the Inspector General for legislative action.

Summary: This bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to conduct a full investigation into the withdrawal of the U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan. The investigation must analyze (1) the extent to which, and reasons why, U.S. Humvees, helicopters, artillery, and drones ended up in the Taliban's possession; (2) the extent to which Afghan forces in possession of U.S. equipment entered Iran with such equipment; and (3) the effectiveness of the evacuation of U.S. and allied personnel.
Mental Health Stigma in the Military Act of 2021

To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to survey access to mental health care under the military health system, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mental Health Stigma in the Military Act of 2021 2. Pilot program to survey access to mental health care under military health system (a) Pilot program Beginning not later than October 1, 2021, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to survey access to mental health care under the military health system. (b) Elements In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that command climate surveys administered to active duty members of the Armed Forces of not fewer than 20 commands (10 of which shall be deployable) per military department are updated to include questions on access to mental health care under the military health system. Such questions shall address the following: (1) The perceived ability of the respondent to access mental health care under the military health system. (2) Whether the respondent has previously been prohibited from, or advised against, accessing such care. (3) Any overall stigma perceived by the respondent with respect to such care. (c) Termination The authority to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on July 1, 2022. (d) Report Not later than 90 days after the date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) terminates, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the results of the updated surveys administered pursuant to the pilot program. (e) Definitions In this section, the terms active duty Armed Forces military departments

Summary: Mental Health Stigma in the Military Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Defense to implement a pilot program through July 1, 2022, to survey access to mental health care under the military health system. Command climate surveys must be administered to active duty service members of not fewer than 20 commands, 10 of which must be deployable, in each military department.