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Chronic Disease Management Act of 2023

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chronic Disease Management Act of 2023 2. Chronic disease prevention (a) In general Section 223(c)(2) (F) Preventive care services and items for chronic conditions For purposes of subparagraph (C)— (i) preventive care shall include any service or item used to treat an individual with a chronic condition if— (I) such service or item is low-cost, (II) in regards to such service or item, there is medical evidence supporting high cost efficiency of preventing exacerbation of the chronic condition or the development of a secondary condition, and (III) there is a strong likelihood, documented by clinical evidence, that with respect to the class of individuals utilizing such service or item, the specific service or use of the item will prevent the exacerbation of the chronic condition or the development of a secondary condition that requires significantly higher cost treatments, and (ii) an individual who has been prescribed preventive care for any chronic condition may be presumed to have been diagnosed with such condition if such preventive care is customarily prescribed for such condition. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to coverage for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Chronic Disease Management Act of 2023 This bill modifies requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to permit the high deductible health plans required for an HSA to provide care for chronic conditions with no deductible. The bill covers any preventive care service or item used to treat a chronic condition if (1) such service or item is low-cost, (2) there is medical evidence of the effectiveness of such service or item, and (3) there is a strong likelihood that the use of such service or item will prevent the exacerbation of the chronic condition or the development of a secondary condition that requires significantly higher cost treatment. The bill further provides that an individual who has been prescribed preventive care for any chronic condition may be presumed to have been diagnosed with such condition if such preventive care is customarily prescribed for such condition.
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act 2. Elimination of waiting period for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (a) In general Section 223(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 423(a) (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter following subparagraph (E), by inserting or metastatic breast cancer amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting or (iii) clause (ii) (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for disability insurance benefits filed after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Waiver of 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage of individuals with metastatic breast cancer (a) In general Section 226(h) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 426(h) or metastatic breast cancer amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (b) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefits for months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act This bill expedites payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and eligibility for Medicare coverage for those with metastatic breast cancer (i.e., breast cancer that has spread to other sites in the body). Specifically, the bill eliminates the 5-month waiting period for SSDI benefits and the subsequent 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer. Under current law, individuals generally must wait 5 months after the onset of disability to begin receiving SSDI benefits and an additional 24 months to become eligible for Medicare.
A bill to ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements from the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes.

To ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements from the Social Security Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Ensuring beneficiaries receive regular social security statements Not later than January 1, 2025, the Commissioner of Social Security shall ensure that— (1) individuals with social security account numbers are mailed a paper social security statement whenever they enter the workforce or start a new job; (2) a paper social security statement is mailed to each individual with a social security account number not less frequently than— (A) once every 5 years beginning with the year in which the individual achieves age 25; (B) once every 2 years beginning with the year in which the individual achieves age 55; and (C) annually beginning with the year in which the individual achieves age 60; (3) individuals with social security account numbers are mailed paper social security statements regardless of whether they have created an online my Social Security (4) individuals are able to opt out from receiving paper social security statements (including statements otherwise required under this section). 2. Limitation on administrative expenses There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of Social Security for the Social Security Administration's Limitation on Administrative Expenses for each fiscal year beginning with 2024 such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

Summary: This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to mail paper copies of Social Security statements to each individual with a Social Security number at particular times and intervals. The SSA must mail the statements whenever an individual enters the workforce or starts a new job. In addition, the SSA must mail the statements periodically throughout an individual's life. From age 25 to 54, the SSA must mail the statements at least once every five years. From age 55 to 59, the SSA must mail the statements at least once every two years. After age 60, the SSA must mail the statements annually. An individual may opt out of receiving the paper statements.
Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act of 2023

To require the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study on conduct related to oil and gas prices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act of 2023 2. FTC study on conduct related to oil and gas prices (a) Study The Federal Trade Commission (in this section referred to as the Commission 15 U.S.C. 46(b) (1) whether such oil and gas companies use their financial resources in a manner that would not expand or increase fuel supply, including by reducing investments in the production of fuel, engaging in stock buy backs, or any other conduct the Commission deems appropriate; and (2) whether such anti-competitive, collusive, or other conduct may— (A) result in inflated costs for consumers or be considered price gouging; (B) delay producing or delivering more fuel supply; (C) impact investment decisions that would contribute to additional fuel supply; or (D) restrict the availability, accessibility, or affordability of alternative fuels or vehicle technology. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 2 years, the Commission shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Commission determines appropriate or necessary to provide fair, competitive, and transparent costs and markets impacting consumers with respect to oil and gas. (2) Appropriate committees of Congress In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; and (D) the Subcommittees on Financial Services and General Government of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (c) Inapplicability of paperwork reduction act Chapter 35 Paperwork Reduction Act (d) Additional FTC resources (1) Additional personnel Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission shall, without regard to the civil service laws (including regulations), appoint not more than 50 additional personnel, as necessary, for the purposes of carrying out the study and report required under this section. (2) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

Summary: Fair and Transparent Gas Prices Act of 2023 This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to investigate anticompetitive, collusive, or other conduct related to oil and gas companies and markets.
Future Logging Careers Act

To exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Future Logging Careers Act 2. Child labor law exemptions for logging operations The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq. (1) in section 3 ( 29 U.S.C. 203 (z) Logging operation (1) means— (A) a mechanized operation; (B) the bucking or converting of timber into logs, poles, ties, bolts, pulpwood, chemical wood, excelsior wood, cordwood, fence posts, or similar products; (C) the collecting, skidding, yarding, loading, transporting, or unloading of such products in connection with the activities described in this paragraph; (D) the constructing, repairing, or maintaining of— (i) roads or camps used in connection with the activities described in this paragraph; or (ii) machinery or equipment used in the activities described in this paragraph; or (E) any other work performed in connection with the activities described in this paragraph; and (2) does not include the manual use of chainsaws to fell or process timber or the use of cable skidders to bring the timber to the landing. (aa) Mechanized operation (1) means the felling, skidding, yarding, loading, or processing of timber by equipment other than manually operated chainsaws or cable skidders; and (2) includes the use of whole tree processors, cut-to-length processors, stroke boom delimbers, wheeled and track feller-bunchers, pull-through delimbers, wheeled and track forwarders, chippers, grinders, mechanical debarkers, wheeled and track grapple skidders, yarders, bulldozers, excavators, and log loaders. ; and (2) in section 13(c) ( 29 U.S.C. 213(c) (8) The provisions of section 12 relating to child labor shall apply to an employee who is 16 or 17 years old employed in a logging operation in an occupation that the Secretary of Labor finds and declares to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children ages 16 or 17, except where such employee is employed by his parent or by a person standing in the place of his parent in a logging operation owned or operated by such parent or person. .

Summary: Future Logging Careers Act This bill allows individuals who are 16 or 17 years old to work at certain logging operations that are owned or operated by at least one parent or a person standing in place of a parent. Thus, the bill exempts such employees from child labor laws.
American Dream Employment Act of 2023

To enable the payment of certain officers and employees of the United States whose employment is authorized pursuant to a grant of deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or temporary protected status. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Dream Employment Act of 2023 2. Certain Federal employees who are beneficiaries of deferred action, deferred enforced departure, or temporary protected status authorized to be paid Section 704 of title VII of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 (1) by striking eligible; or eligible; (2) by striking allegiance to the United States: allegiance to the United States; or (5) is a person who is employed by the House of Representatives or the Senate, and holds a current employment authorization document that was issued pursuant to a grant of deferred action, including under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program of the Secretary of Homeland Security, established pursuant to the memorandum from the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children 8 U.S.C. 1254a

Summary: American Dream Employment Act of 2023 This bill permits the compensation of congressional employees who hold a current employment authorization document that was issued pursuant to a grant of (1) deferred action, including under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program; (2) deferred enforced departure; or (3) temporary protected status. (Generally, these programs and statuses allow eligible aliens to remain and work in the United States.)
REVIEW Act of 2023

To amend title 5, United States Code, to postpone the effective date of high-impact rules pending judicial review. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2023 REVIEW Act of 2023 2. Relief pending review Section 705 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking When (a) In general When ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) High-Impact rules (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term Administrator (B) the term high-impact rule (2) Identification A final rule may not be published or take effect until— (A) the agency making the rule submits the rule to the Administrator; and (B) the Administrator makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule, which shall be published by the agency with the final rule. (3) Relief (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an agency shall postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule of the agency until the final disposition of all actions seeking judicial review of the rule. (B) Failure to timely seek judicial review Notwithstanding section 553(d), if no person seeks judicial review of a high-impact rule— (i) during any period explicitly provided for judicial review under the statute authorizing the making of the rule; or (ii) if no such period is explicitly provided for, during the 60-day period beginning on the date on which the high-impact rule is published in the Federal Register, the high-impact rule may take effect as early as the date on which the applicable period ends. (4) Rule of construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to impose any limitation under law on any court against the issuance of any order enjoining the implementation of any rule. .

Summary: Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2023 or the REVIEW Act of 2023 This bill prohibits a final agency rule from taking effect until (1) the agency submits the rule to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), and (2) OIRA makes a determination as to whether the rule is a high-impact rule that may impose an annual cost on the economy of at least $1 billion. In addition, an agency must postpone the effective date of a high-impact rule until the final disposition of all actions seeking judicial review of the rule.
Checks and Balances Act

To amend sections 801 and 804 of title 5, United States Code, to include guidance issued by non-agencies, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Checks and Balances Act 2. Guidance issued by non-agencies Section 801 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) For purposes of Congressional review under this chapter— (1) guidance that directs the operations of a Federal agency and is issued by an entity with authority delegated by the President shall be considered a rule; and (2) the entity that issues the guidance is required to comply with this chapter in the same manner as a Federal agency. . 3. Definitions Section 804 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) The term Federal agency (A) means any agency as that term is defined in section 551(1); and (B) includes a task force or similar entity composed of members of an agency. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) The term guidance (A) means an agency statement of general applicability (other than a rule that has the force and effect of law promulgated in accordance with the notice and comment procedures under section 553) that— (i) does not have the force and effect of law; and (ii) is designated by an agency official as setting forth— (I) a policy on a statutory, regulatory, personnel, or technical issue; or (II) an interpretation of a statutory or regulatory issue, including a personnel issue; and (B) may include— (i) a memorandum; (ii) a notice; (iii) a bulletin; (iv) a directive; (v) a letter; (vi) a no-action letter; (vii) any final agency action intended to impose restrictions on the management of Federal public land, including the withdrawal of Federal public land; and (viii) any combination of the items described in clauses (i) through (vii). .

Summary: Checks and Balances Act This bill expands congressional oversight of guidance documents (e.g., statements of policy) issued by a task force or similar entity composed of members of a federal agency. Specifically, the bill makes such guidance (and guidance that directs the operations of a federal agency and is issued by an entity under the authority of the President) subject to the requirements of the Congressional Review Act.
VETT Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the Armed Forces. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VSO Equal Tax Treatment Act VETT Act 2. Deductibility of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the Armed Forces (a) In general (1) Definition of a charitable contribution Section 170(c) (6) An organization described in section 501(c)(19) that is a federally chartered corporation. . (2) Percentage limitation Section 170(b)(1)(A) or or (x) an organization described in section 501(c)(19) that is a federally chartered corporation, . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: VSO Equal Tax Treatment Act or the VETT Act This bill expands the deductibility of charitable contributions to all federally-chartered tax-exempt organizations serving current and former members of the Armed Forces.
GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023

To amend chapter 8 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023 2. Rules no longer in effect (a) In general Section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) For any rule submitted under subparagraph (A), if the Federal agency promulgating the rule, in whole or in part, revokes, suspends, replaces, amends, or otherwise makes the rule ineffective, or the rule is made ineffective for any other reason, the Federal agency shall submit to the Comptroller General a report containing— (i) the title of the rule; (ii) the Federal Register citation for the rule, if any; (iii) the date on which rule was submitted to the Comptroller General; and (iv) a description of the provisions of the rule that are being revoked, suspended, replaced, amended, or otherwise made ineffective. . (b) Sunset Effective on the date that is 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act, section 801(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (D), as added by subsection (a). May 11, 2023 Reported without amendment

Summary: GAO Database Modernization Act of 2023 This bill requires federal agencies to report to the Government Accountability Office certain information about agency rules that are made ineffective due to an agency action or other reason.
Safe Social Media Act

To require the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study regarding social media use by teenagers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Social Media Act 2. Report by the FTC on social media use by teenagers The Federal Trade Commission, in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (1) conduct a study on social media platform use among individuals younger than age 18, including— (A) what personal information is collected by social media platforms regarding such individuals; (B) how such personal information is used by the algorithms of the social media platforms; (C) how often such individuals use social media platforms daily; (D) differences in use of social media platforms related to the age ranges of such individuals; (E) mental health effects on such individuals linked to the use of social media platforms; and (F) potential harmful effects on such individuals from extended social media platform use; and (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study under paragraph (1), including any recommended policy changes based on such findings. 3. Definition of social media platform In this Act, the term social media platform

Summary: Safe Social Media Act This bill requires a study on the use of social media platforms among individuals under age 18. A social media platform is a public-facing website, internet application, or mobile internet application (e.g., social network, search engine, or email service) with at least 30 million active monthly users in the United States. The Federal Trade Commission must coordinate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out the study, and the study must address matters such as frequency of usage, mental health effects linked to such usage, and policy recommendations.
NET Act

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Network Equipment Transparency Act NET Act 2. Telecommunications supply chain consideration Section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 163 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Status of telecommunications supply chain In each report required by subsection (a), the Commission shall, to the extent that data is available, determine whether a lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability during the applicable reporting period. .

Summary: Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine (subject to available data) whether the lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of broadband and other advanced telecommunications capability. The FCC must include this determination in its biennial report on the state of the communications marketplace.