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Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act

To require the Federal Trade Commission to submit a report to Congress on scams targeting seniors, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act 2. FTC report on scams targeting seniors during emergencies Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission (referred to in this Act as the Commission (1) a description of the number and types of scams identified by the Commission as being targeted at senior citizens; and (2) policy recommendations to prevent such scams, especially as such scams relate to future national emergencies. 3. Increasing awareness of scams targeting seniors (a) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall update its web portal to include the latest information, searchable by region and type of scam, on scams targeting seniors, including contacts for relevant law enforcement and adult protective service agencies. (b) Coordination with media outlets and law enforcement The Commission shall work with media outlets and law enforcement to distribute the information included in the web portal of the Commission pursuant to subsection (a) to senior citizens and their families and caregivers. December 16, 2021 Reported without amendment

Summary: Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams ActThis bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to report on, and increase awareness regarding, scams targeting older adults. Specifically, the commission must report on the number and type of scams that target older adults and provide policy recommendations to prevent such scams; revise the commission's web portal with current information about such scams, including contact information for law enforcement and adult protective services agencies; and coordinate with media outlets and law enforcement to disseminate such information.
Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021 2. Requiring the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans Section 1853(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(a)(1) (J) Inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses for purposes of risk adjustment (i) In general For purposes of determining the appropriate adjustment for health status under subparagraph (C)(i) for plan years 2020 and 2021 (and for such other plan years determined appropriate by the Secretary), the Secretary, in determining the diseases or conditions of an individual, shall take into account diagnoses obtained through a telehealth encounter, and in the case of a qualified diagnosis (as defined in clause (ii)) made with respect to such individual by a qualified provider (as so defined), shall not require the use of video communications with respect to such telehealth encounter. (ii) Definitions For purposes of this subparagraph: (I) Qualified diagnosis The term qualified diagnosis (II) Qualified provider The term qualified provider (aa) furnished an item or service to such individual during the 3-year period ending on the date such diagnosis was so made; or (bb) is in the same practice (as determined by tax identification number) of a provider of services or supplier who furnished such an item or service to such individual during such period. . 3. Requiring parity in telehealth payments during the COVID–19 emergency Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) (9) Special rule for telehealth payment parity during the COVID–19 emergency In the case of a telehealth service furnished during the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) for which payment may be made under this subsection (including any service for which payment may be so made due to application of a waiver made under section 1135(b)), the amount of such payment shall be equal to the amount that would have been paid for such service had such service been furnished in-person. .

Summary: Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2021 This bill allows audio-only diagnoses that are made via telehealth to be used for purposes of determining risk adjustments to payments under Medicare Advantage. Additionally, the bill requires payments for Medicare telehealth services that are furnished during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) to be made in the same amounts as those for in-person services.
Transparency to Rehabilitate United States Treaties with Mexico Act of 2021

To require the Secretary of State to submit a report to Congress describing certain violations by Mexican authorities of the U.S.-Mexico Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, and for other purposes. 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Transparency to Rehabilitate United States Treaties with Mexico Act of 2021 TRUST with Mexico Act of 2021 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives (2) U.S.-Mexico mutual legal assistance treaty The term U.S.-Mexico Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty 3. Report on actions by the Government of Mexico in violation of the U.S.-Mexico Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that describes any actions taken by the Government of Mexico, on or after January 1, 2020, that contravene paragraph (1) of Article 6 of the U.S.-Mexico Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. (b) Contents The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) for every action identified in such report, a description of— (A) the action taken; (B) the government agency or agencies responsible for such action; (C) a description of the action’s effect on the joint counternarcotics efforts of the United States and Mexico; and (D) a description of the action’s effect on the national security of the United States; and (2) a description of the assets of Division General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, including a description of— (A) his estimated net worth; (B) the estimated net worth of his immediate family members; and (C) all of his real, personal, and intellectual property, bank or investment or similar accounts, and any other financial or business interests or holdings, including those outside of Mexico, whether obtained legitimately or illegitimately.

Summary: Transparency to Rehabilitate United States Treaties with Mexico Act of 2021 or the TRUST with Mexico Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of State to report on any nonconsensual use by Mexico of information or evidence obtained under the U.S.-Mexico Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty for purposes not stated in the request for such information or evidence. This report must encompass any such actions taken by Mexico on or after January 1, 2020, and it must include descriptions of (1) the action taken and its effect on U.S. national security, and (2) the assets and estimated net worth of Division General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda.
Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act

To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules requiring enhanced disclosures for blank check companies during initial public offering and pre-merger stages, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act 2. Enhanced disclosures for blank check companies during IPO and pre-merger stages (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term blank check company 15 U.S.C. 77g(b)(3) (2) the term Commission (b) Disclosures Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue rules— (1) establishing enhanced disclosures for blank check companies during an initial public offering or prior to a merger, which shall require the disclosure of— (A) the amount of cash per share expected to be held by the blank check company immediately prior to the merger under various redemption scenarios; (B) any side payments or agreements to pay sponsors, blank check company investors, or private investors in public equity for their participation in the merger, including any rights or warrants to be issued post-merger and the dilutive impact of those rights or warrants; and (C) any fees or other payments to the sponsor, underwriter, and any other party, including the dilutive impact of any warrant that remains outstanding after blank check company investors redeem shares pre-merger; and (2) allowing the disclosures required under paragraph (1) to be more explicit to investors, in particular retail investors.

Summary: Sponsor Promote and Compensation Act This bill establishes additional disclosure requirements for a blank check company (e.g., a special purpose acquisition company) during an initial public offering or prior to a merger. A blank check company is a development stage company that issues a penny stock and (1) has no specific business plan or purpose, or (2) has indicated that its business plan is to merge with a company or companies. Specifically, the bill requires such a company to disclose the amount of cash per share expected to be held by the blank check company immediately prior to the merger under various redemption scenarios; side payments or agreements to pay sponsors, blank check company investors, or private investors in public equity for their participation in the merger; and fees or other payments to the sponsor, underwriter, and any other party.
Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act

To require the Commandant of the Coast Guard to modify regulations relating to vessel response plans to include notifications with respect to search and rescue missions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act 2. Search and rescue notification requirements for vessel response plans of Coast Guard-approved commercial vessels (a) In general The Commandant of the Coast Guard shall modify subparts I and J of part 155 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, to require the vessel response plans of Coast Guard-approved tank and nontank commercial vessels to include the procedures described in subsection (b) for use by the Coast Guard in the case of a search and rescue mission. (b) Procedures The procedures described in this subsection are as follows: (1) A procedure for providing, not less frequently than twice daily for the duration of a search and rescue mission, notifications to family members of the crew of the vessel with respect to the status of the search and rescue mission, any injured crew member, and salvage. (2) A procedure for the immediate notification of the next of kin or family members in the case of— (A) a deceased crew member; or (B) the recovery of a survivor or the body of a crew member during such a search and rescue mission.

Summary: Vessel Response Plan Improvement Act This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to require the vessel response plans of Coast Guard-approved commercial vessels to include certain notification requirements with regard to search and rescue missions. Such requirements include developing a procedure for the immediate notification of next of kin in the event that search and rescue teams save or recover crew members during the missions.
Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate certain limitations with respect to pre-production plastic pellet pollution, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act 2. Effluent limitations for wastewater, spills, and runoff from plastic polymer production facilities, plastic molding and forming facilities, and other point sources associated with the transport and packaging of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section as the Administrator (1) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials (including discharge into wastewater and other runoff) from facilities regulated under part 414 or 463 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), is prohibited; (2) the discharge of plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials (including discharge into wastewater and other runoff) from a point source (as defined in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)) that makes, uses, packages, or transports those plastic pellets and other pre-production plastic materials is prohibited; and (3) the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) are reflected in— (A) all wastewater, stormwater, and other permits issued by the Administrator and State-delegated programs under section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) to facilities and other point sources (as defined in section 502 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)) that make, use, package, or transport plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials, as determined by the Administrator, in addition to other applicable limits and standards; and (B) all standards of performance promulgated under section 312(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(p)) that are applicable to point sources (as defined in section 502 of that Act (33 U.S.C. 1362)) that make, use, package, or transport plastic pellets or other pre-production plastic materials, as determined by the Administrator.

Summary: Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule that prohibits certain discharges of plastic pellets and other preproduction plastic into waters of the United States.
A bill to provide for the use of emergency use authorization data and real world evidence gathered during an emergency to support premarket applications for drugs, biological products, and devices, and for other purposes.

To provide for the use of emergency use authorization data and real world evidence gathered during an emergency to support premarket applications for drugs, biological products, and devices, and for other purposes. 1. Using emergency use authorization data and real world evidence gathered during an emergency to support premarket applications for drugs, biological products, and devices (a) In general Data generated to support an authorization under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 (1) reviewing submissions pursuant to section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 42 U.S.C. 262 (2) reviewing submissions pursuant to sections 510(k), 513(f), and 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 21 (3) otherwise meeting the requirements of such Act and such section 351 of the Public Health Service Act. (b) Applicability of certain categorizations for premarket device review In the case of a device receiving an authorization under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 42 U.S.C. 262 21 U.S.C. 21 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 42 U.S.C. 262 (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as altering the review standards or otherwise affecting the requirements under section 505, 510(k), 513(f), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 21 U.S.C. 355 42 U.S.C. 262

Summary: This bill establishes that certain data and determinations from a request for emergency use authorization for a drug, biological product, or medical device may apply to later regulatory procedures for that product. Specifically, data generated to support a request for emergency use authorization may constitute valid scientific evidence to be considered for various later submissions to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including a request for market approval. Also, when granting emergency use authorization for a medical device, if the FDA determines that the device performs certain simple low-risk examinations, that determination shall apply to certain other regulatory submissions unless additional information contradicts that determination.
Fair Access to Small Business Lending Act

To expand access to capital in underserved markets by providing resources for the Small Business Administration to approve additional Non-Federally Regulated Lenders to make business loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration to small business concerns in low-income and moderate-income neighborhoods. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Access to Small Business Lending Act 2. Fair access to small business lending Section 7(a)(17) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(17) (1) by striking (17) The Administration (17) Authorization of lenders (A) In general The Administration ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Access to capital for underserved markets (i) Definitions In this subparagraph— (I) the term covered Non-Federally Regulated Lender (aa) has not been approved to make loans guaranteed under this subsection; and (bb) meets the applicable criteria for authorizing lenders to make loans guaranteed under this subsection; and (II) the term low or moderate-income neighborhood 12 U.S.C. 2901 (ii) Initiative (I) In general The Administrator, acting through the Office of Credit Risk Management, shall carry out an initiative to authorize covered Non-Federally Regulated Lenders to make loans guaranteed under this subsection that is targeted to expanding the availability of loans guaranteed under this subsection to small business concerns that are located in a low or moderate-income neighborhood. (II) Authority Under the initiative under subclause (I), the Administrator may not approve a covered Non-Federally Regulated Lender to only be eligible to make loans guaranteed under the Community Advantage Pilot Program of the Administration. (III) Lenders A covered Non-Federally Regulated Lender that becomes authorized to make loans guaranteed under this subsection under the initiative under subclause (I) shall ensure that not less than 50 percent of the loans made by the covered Non-Federally Regulated Lender that are guaranteed under this subsection are made to small business concerns that are located in a low or moderate-income neighborhood. (iii) Funding For fiscal year 2021, and each fiscal year thereafter, there is appropriated to the Administrator, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as are necessary to carry out the initiative under clause (ii). .

Summary: Fair Access to Small Business Lending Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to carry out an initiative to expand the availability of 7(a) loans to small businesses that are located in low- or moderate-income neighborhoods. (Under the 7(a) Program, the SBA provides business loans and loan guaranties to small business borrowers unable to obtain financing elsewhere.) The SBA must expand authorization for providing 7(a) loans to lenders that meet the criteria to make such loans but have not otherwise been approved to do so. Such lenders must ensure that at least 50% of loans they make that are guaranteed pursuant to the bill are made to small businesses in low- or moderate-income neighborhoods.
Border Transportation Efficiency Act

To expedite detainee transport to border patrol processing facilities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Transportation Efficiency Act 2. Commercial driver program (a) Defined term In this section, the term remote border patrol station (b) Establishment The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall establish a program to expedite detainee transport to border patrol processing facilities by ensuring, beginning not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, that— (1) not fewer than 300 U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to remote border patrol stations have a commercial driver’s license with a passenger endorsement for detainee transport; (2) in each of the El Paso, Laredo, Rio Grande Valley, San Diego, Yuma, and Tucson U.S. Border Patrol Sectors— (A) not fewer than 5 U.S. Border Patrol agents with a commercial driver’s license are available during every shift; and (B) not fewer than 5 buses are assigned to the sector; and (3) in each of the Big Bend, Del Rio, and El Centro U.S. Border Patrol Sectors— (A) not fewer than 2 U.S. Border Patrol agents with a commercial driver’s license are available during every shift; and (B) not fewer than 3 buses are assigned to the sector. (c) Relocation Buses assigned to specific U.S. Border Patrol sectors pursuant to subsection (b) may be relocated to other sectors in response to changing migration patterns. (d) Reducing wait times at remote U.S. Border Patrol stations The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that sufficient buses are available in each U.S. Border Patrol sector to avoid subjecting detainees to long wait times at remote border patrol stations. (e) Use of official duty time A U.S. Border Patrol agent shall be credited with work time for the process of obtaining and maintaining a commercial driver’s license under subsection (b). (f) Reports to Congress The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit quarterly reports regarding the average length of detainees’ stay at U.S. Border Patrol stations to— (1) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate (2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives

Summary: Border Transportation Efficiency Act This bill directs Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish a program to expedite detainee transport to processing facilities. Under the program, CBP shall ensure that at least 300 border patrol agents that have commercial driver's licenses with passenger endorsements are assigned to remote border patrol stations. CBP shall also ensure that for specified geographical sectors (1) a certain number of border patrol agents with commercial driver's licenses are serving on each shift, and (2) a certain number of buses are assigned.
A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund.

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund. 1. United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund Section 1458(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3291(e) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking entered into as entered into in 1977 (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the BARD Fund such sums as are necessary to carry out activities under this subsection for each fiscal year. .

Summary: This bill authorizes appropriations for the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund for each fiscal year to promote and support agricultural research and development activities that are of mutual benefit to the United States and Israel.