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American Beef Labeling Act of 2023

To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish country of origin labeling requirements for beef, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Beef Labeling Act of 2023 2. Country of origin labeling for beef (a) Definitions Section 281 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1638 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as paragraphs (2) through (8), respectively; (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (1) Beef The term beef ; and (3) in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— (A) in clause (i), by inserting , beef, lamb (B) in clause (ii), by inserting , ground beef, lamb (b) Notice of country of origin Section 282(a)(2) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1638a(a)(2) (1) in the paragraph heading, by inserting beef, for (2) in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D), by inserting beef, lamb (3) in subparagraph (E)— (A) in the subparagraph heading, by inserting beef, Ground (B) by inserting ground beef, ground lamb (c) Means of reinstating MCOOL for beef (1) Determination of means Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall determine a means of reinstating mandatory country of origin labeling for beef in accordance with the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) that is in compliance with all applicable rules of the World Trade Organization. (2) Implementation of means Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Trade Representative and the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement the means determined under paragraph (1). (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) take effect on the earlier of— (1) the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture publishes a determination in the Federal Register that the means determined under paragraph (1) of subsection (c) have been implemented under paragraph (2) of that subsection; and (2) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: American Beef Labeling Act of 2023 This bill reinstates mandatory country-of-origin labeling requirements for beef. Specifically, the bill requires the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to develop a means of reinstating the requirements that complies with the rules of the World Trade Organization. The USTR and the Department of Agriculture must implement the means within one year.
Freedom to Invest in a Sustainable Future Act

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit retirement plans to consider certain factors in investment decisions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Invest in a Sustainable Future Act 2. ERISA amendments Subsection (a) of section 404 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1104 (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. .

Summary: Freedom to Invest in a Sustainable Future Act This bill provides statutory authority for fiduciaries of employer-sponsored retirement plans to consider environmental, social, governance, or similar factors when making investment decisions.
EQUAL Act

To eliminate the disparity in sentencing for cocaine offenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act EQUAL Act 2. Elimination of increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base (a) Controlled Substances Act The following provisions of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. (1) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(A) ( 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(A) (2) Clause (iii) of section 401(b)(1)(B) ( 21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(B) (b) Controlled Substances Import and Export Act The following provisions of the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act ( 21 U.S.C. 951 et seq. (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(1) ( 21 U.S.C. 960(b)(1) (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 1010(b)(2) ( 21 U.S.C. 960(b)(2) (c) Applicability to pending and past cases (1) Pending cases This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply to any sentence imposed after the date of enactment of this Act, regardless of when the offense was committed. (2) Past cases In the case of a defendant who, before the date of enactment of this Act, was convicted or sentenced for a Federal offense involving cocaine base, the sentencing court may, on motion of the defendant, the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, or on its own motion, impose a reduced sentence after considering the factors set forth in section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code.

Summary: Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law Act or the EQUAL Act This bill eliminates the federal sentencing disparity between drug offenses involving crack cocaine and powder cocaine. Currently, different threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine (e.g., 28 grams of crack cocaine and 500 grams of powder cocaine) trigger the same statutory criminal penalties. This bill eliminates the lower quantity thresholds for crack cocaine offenses. Under the bill, the same threshold quantities of crack cocaine and powder cocaine trigger the same statutory criminal penalties. The change applies to future cases and cases pending on the date of enactment. With respect to past cases, the bill authorizes resentencing of a defendant who was convicted or sentenced for a crack cocaine offense before the date of enactment.
Families Fly Together Act of 2023

To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that a child can sit next to a family member on a flight at no additional cost. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Families Fly Together Act of 2023 2. Ensuring that a child can sit next to a family member on a flight at no additional cost (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 417 41727. Ensuring that a child can sit next to a family member on a flight at no additional cost (a) In general Beginning on the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, each air carrier providing air transportation shall ensure that a child, who is age 13 or under on the date the flight is scheduled to occur, is able to be seated in a seat adjacent to the seat of an accompanying family member at no additional cost to the base fare price. (b) Investigations of complaints (1) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall investigate each complaint of a violation of the requirement under subsection (a). (2) Publication of data The Secretary of Transportation shall publish data on complaints of violations of the requirement under subsection (a) in a manner comparable to other consumer complaint data. (c) Family member For purposes of subsection (a), the term family member (1) 16 years of age or older; and (2) responsible for accompanying such child, including a parent or legal guardian of such child. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 417 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 41726 the following: 41727. Ensuring that a child can sit next to a family member on a flight at no additional cost. .

Summary: Families Fly Together Act of 2023 This bill requires all air carriers that provide air transportation to ensure children age 13 and under are seated adjacent to their family members on flights without mandating extra fees. Additionally, the Department of Transportation must investigate and publish data regarding violations of the requirement.
BENEFIT Act of 2023

To strengthen the use of patient-experience data within the benefit-risk framework for approval of new drugs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Empowerment Now to Enhance Framework and Improve Treatments Act of 2023 BENEFIT Act of 2023 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 (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and inserting ; 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)

Summary: Better Empowerment Now to Enhance Framework and Improve Treatments Act of 2023 or the BENEFIT Act of 2023 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider relevant patient experience data in the risk-benefit assessment framework used in the process for approving new drugs. After a new drug application has been approved, the FDA's public statement about how it used patient experience data shall include a description of how such data was considered in the risk-benefit assessment framework.
National Right-to-Work Act

To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Right-to-Work Act 2. Amendments to the National Labor Relations Act (a) Rights of employees Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 157 except to authorized in section 8(a)(3) (b) Unfair labor practices Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158 (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking : Provided retaining membership (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking or to discriminate retaining membership (B) in paragraph (5), by striking covered by an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3) (3) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking clause (2) and redesignating clauses (3) and (4) as clauses (2) and (3), respectively; and (B) by striking Provided, Provided further Provided (c) Additional conforming amendments (1) National Labor Relations Act The National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 151 et seq. (A) in section 9 ( 29 U.S.C. 159 (B) in section 3(b) ( 29 U.S.C. 153(b) or (e) (C) in section 8(f) ( 29 U.S.C. 158(f) or 9(e) (2) Other laws Section 453A(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 653a(a)(2)(B)(ii) section 8(f)(3) section 8(f)(2) 3. Amendment to the Railway Labor Act Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act ( 45 U.S.C. 152 (1) by striking the Eleventh paragraph under the heading for general duties; and (2) by redesignating the Twelfth paragraph under the heading for general duties as the Eleventh paragraph. 4. Effective date This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply to any agreement entered into or renewed after the date of enactment of this Act. February 28, 2023 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: National Right-to-Work Act This bill repeals those provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act that permit employers to make an agreement with a labor union to require employees to join such union as a condition of employment. Currently, at least 27 states have enacted laws prohibiting employers from compelling employees to become members of a union as a condition of employment.
Buffalo Tract Protection Act

To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buffalo Tract Protection Act 2. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (b) Description The Federal land referred to in subsections (a) and (c) is the approximately 4,288 acres of land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted as Tract A Tract B Tract C Tract D Placitas, New Mexico Area Map (c) Surface estate (1) In general Subject to the reservation of the mineral estate under paragraph (2), nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from conveying the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) in accordance with— (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (B) the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq. (2) Mineral estate Any conveyance of the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States. July 19, 2023 Reported without amendment

Summary: Buffalo Tract Protection Act This bill withdraws specified Bureau of Land Management lands in Placitas, New Mexico, from (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. Any conveyance of the surface estate of such federal land requires a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.
Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act

To streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act 2. Compliance with BLM permitting (a) In general Notwithstanding the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. (1) less than 50 percent of the minerals within the oil and gas drilling or spacing unit are minerals owned by the Federal Government; and (2) the Federal Government does not own or lease the surface estate within the area directly impacted by the action. (b) Notification For each State permit to drill or drilling plan that would impact or extract oil and gas owned by the Federal Government— (1) each lessee, or designee of a lessee, shall— (A) notify the Secretary of the Interior of the submission of a State application for a permit to drill or drilling plan on submission of the application; and (B) provide a copy of the application described in subparagraph (A) to the Secretary of the Interior not later than 5 days after the date on which the permit or plan is submitted; and (2) each lessee, designee of a lessee, or applicable State shall notify the Secretary of the Interior of the approved State permit to drill or drilling plan not later than 45 days after the date on which the permit or plan is approved. (c) Nonapplicability to Indian lands Subsection (a) shall not apply to Indian lands (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ( 30 U.S.C. 1702 (d) Effect Nothing in this section affects— (1) other authorities of the Secretary of the Interior under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ( 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (2) the amount of royalties due to the Federal Government from the production of the Federal minerals within the oil and gas drilling or spacing unit. July 11, 2023 Reported without amendment

Summary: Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act This bill expedites the permitting process for oil and gas drilling on federal land. Specifically, the bill bans the Department of the Interior from requiring a permit to drill for an oil and gas lease under the Mineral Leasing Act for an action occurring within an oil and gas drilling or spacing unit if (1) less than 50% of the minerals within the unit are minerals owned by the federal government, and (2) the federal government does not own or lease the surface estate within the area directly impacted by the action. However, this ban does not apply to certain tribal land. In addition, the bill requires state drilling applicants to notify Interior if their permit or plan would impact or extract federally owned oil or gas. Holders of oil or gas leases must notify Interior when they submit a state permit application to drill.
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.

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. 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.

Summary: This bill requires the President to seize Russian government funds that are subject to U.S. jurisdiction. The confiscated funds must be deposited in the Treasury to offset the costs of FY2023 emergency supplemental appropriations that were provided for assistance in Ukraine.
Veterans Member Business Loan Act

To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to exclude extensions of credit made to veterans from the definition of a member business loan. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Member Business Loan Act 2. Member business loan definition (a) In general Section 107A(c) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c) (1) in paragraph (1)(B)— (A) in clause (iv), by striking or (B) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (vi) made to a veteran; ; (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii), by striking and (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (4) the term veteran . (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.

Summary: Veterans Member Business Loan Act This bill excludes from credit union aggregate loan limitations member business loans made to veterans.
CCU Parity Act of 2023

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the applicable dollar amount for qualified carbon oxide which is captured and utilized for purposes of the carbon oxide sequestration credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CCU Parity Act of 2023 2. Increase applicable dollar amount for qualified carbon oxide which is captured and utilized (a) In general Section 45Q(b)(1)(A) (1) in clause (i), by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following: (II) for purposes of paragraph (4) of such subsection— (aa) with respect to any qualified carbon oxide which is captured and used in the manner described in clause (i) of paragraph (4)(B) of such subsection, $12, and (bb) with respect to any qualified carbon oxide which is captured and utilized in the manner described in clause (ii) of paragraph (4)(B) of such subsection, $17, and , and (2) in clause (ii), by striking subclause (II) and inserting the following: (II) for purposes of paragraph (4) of such subsection— (aa) with respect to any qualified carbon oxide which is captured and used in the manner described in clause (i) of paragraph (4)(B) of such subsection, an amount equal to the product of $12 and the inflation adjustment factor for such calendar year determined under section 43(b)(3)(B) for such calendar year, determined by substituting 2025 1990 (bb) with respect to any qualified carbon oxide which is captured and utilized in the manner described in clause (ii) of paragraph (4)(B) of such subsection, an amount equal to the product of $17 and the inflation adjustment factor for such calendar year determined under section 43(b)(3)(B) for such calendar year, determined by substituting 2025 1990 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to carbon oxide captured and utilized after December 31, 2023.

Summary: CCU Parity Act of 2023 This bill increases the tax credit for carbon capture and use to match incentives for carbon capture and sequestration for both direct air capture and the power and industrial sectors.
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.

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. 1. Agent membership (a) In general Section 304(b)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1795c(b)(2) all those credit unions 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) such credit unions as the Board may in its discretion determine 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.

Summary: 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.