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PASS Act of 2022

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and require review of certain agricultural transactions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act of 2022 PASS Act of 2022 2. Review of agriculture-related transactions by CFIUS (a) In general Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4565 (1) in subsection (a)(5)— (A) by striking means, subject means— (A) subject ; (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) includes— (i) the sector of agriculture (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203 (ii) biotechnology related to the agriculture sector. ; (2) in subsection (k)(2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following: (J) The Secretary of Agriculture. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (r) Prohibition with respect to agricultural companies (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, persons who are acting on behalf of or otherwise directed by the government of a prohibited country may not carry out any merger, acquisition, or takeover that could result in foreign control of a United States agricultural company. (2) Prohibited country In this subsection, the term prohibited country (A) China. (B) Russia. (C) Iran. (D) North Korea. . (b) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the risks that foreign purchases of agricultural companies pose to the agricultural sector of the United States.

Summary: Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security Act of 2022 or the PASS Act of 2022 This bill places the Secretary of Agriculture on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). Further, the bill requires CFIUS to review certain agriculture-related transactions, including those related to biotechnology. The bill also prohibits persons who are acting on behalf of a prohibited country (i.e., China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea) from carrying out any merger, acquisition, or takeover that could result in foreign control of a U.S. agricultural company.
Iron Pipeline Review Act

To direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to report on firearms trafficking along the I–95 corridor. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iron Pipeline Review Act 2. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives report on firearms trafficking along the I–95 corridor Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, in consultation with State and local law enforcement entities, and other agencies or stakeholders as determined appropriate by the Director, shall submit to the Committee on Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Judiciary of the Senate a report on firearms trafficked along Interstate 95 that contains the following: (1) An analysis of the number of firearms trafficked along Interstate 95, that contains the following: (A) Firearms listed by the State of origin, and the make and model of the firearm. (B) An analysis of the effectiveness of counter firearm trafficking measures. (C) An analysis of specific local, State and Federal laws that affect the number of firearms trafficked. (D) A description of any actions directed as a result of the analysis conducted under this section. (2) Recommendations, as appropriate, for Federal, State and local law enforcement entities to improve firearm trafficking measures referred to in paragraph (1). (3) Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative actions and funding needed to improve measures to counter firearm trafficking.

Summary: Iron Pipeline Review Act This bill requires the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to report to Congress on firearms trafficked along Interstate 95. The report must include an analysis of the firearms trafficked and contain legislative proposals to counter the firearms trafficking.
Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties on the President for engaging in actions to interfere with the determination of electoral votes in a presidential election, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act 2. Imposition of criminal penalties on President for interfering with determination of electoral votes (a) Penalties Chapter 29 612. Interference by President with determination of electoral votes (a) It shall be unlawful for the President to— (1) obstruct the certification of electoral votes by Congress; (2) pressure the Vice President during the certification of electoral votes by Congress to discount a State-certified slate of electors or count an alternate slate of electors; (3) pressure a Federal, State, or local official to substitute an alternate slate of electors; (4) pressure a Federal, State, or local official to find votes; or (5) pressure a Federal, State, or local official to make false claims about a presidential election. (b) If the President violates subsection (a), the President shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for not more than the maximum term of imprisonment imposed for a violation of section 1505 of this title (relating to obstruction of proceedings), or both. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 29 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 612. Interference by President with determination of electoral votes. .

Summary: Conspiracy to Obstruct the Electoral Count Act This bill prohibits the President from interfering with the determination of electoral votes and establishes penalties for violations. Specifically, the bill prohibits the President from obstructing the certification of electoral votes by Congress or pressuring the Vice President during such certification to discount a state-certified slate of electors or count an alternate slate of electors; a federal, state, or local official to substitute an alternate slate of electors; a federal, state, or local official to find votes; or a federal, state, or local official to make false claims about a presidential election.
To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence, and for other purposes.

To direct the Attorney General to conduct a study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence, and for other purposes. 1. Study on extreme risk protection orders Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, shall conduct a study on the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence.

Summary: This bill directs the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the Department of Justice to study the efficacy of extreme risk protection orders on reducing gun violence.
Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act

To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Senior Executive Service and schedule C employees to disclose Federal student loan debt, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act 2. Disclosure of Federal student loan debt by SES and schedule C employees Section 102 of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) (1) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of the Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act, and not later than February 28 of each year thereafter, a covered employee shall file a report containing a full and complete statement of the outstanding balance of principal and interest owed by such employee on— (A) each loan made under part D of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. (B) any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B or E of such Act. (2) Within 60 days of assuming the position of a covered employee, an individual shall file a report containing the information required under paragraph (1). (3) Not later than May 1 of each year, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall transmit to Congress a report containing— (A) the total amount owed by all covered employees as disclosed under paragraph (1); and (B) the name of any covered employee who failed to file or report any information required to be reported under such paragraph. (4) In this subsection, the term covered employee (A) a Senior Executive Service position (as that term is defined in section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code); or (B) a position of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations. .

Summary: Federal Employee Student Debt Transparency Act This bill requires (1) Senior Executive Service and Schedule C federal employees to annually disclose any federal student loan debt, and (2) the Office of Government Ethics to annually report the total amount owed by such employees and any employees who failed to comply with the bill's requirements.
Don Young American Grown Act

To require cut flowers and cut greens displayed in certain Federal buildings to be produced in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Don Young American Grown Act 2. Limitation (a) In general A cut flower or a cut green may not be officially displayed in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of the President or of the Department of State or of the Department of Defense unless the cut flower or cut green is produced in the United States. (b) Rule of construction The limitation in subsection (a) may not be construed to apply to any cut flower or cut green used by a Federal officer or employee for personal display. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Cut flower The term cut flower (2) Cut green The term cut green (3) Produced in the United States The term produced in the United States (A) any of the several States; (B) the District of Columbia; (C) a territory or possession of the United States; or (D) an area subject to the jurisdiction of a federally recognized Indian Tribe. (d) Effective date This Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Don Young American Grown Act This bill prohibits the official display of a cut flower or green in any public area of a building of the Executive Office of the President, the Department of State, or the Department of Defense unless it is produced in the United States. The prohibition does not apply to any cut flower or green used by a federal officer or employee for personal display.
To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes.

To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes. 1. Land taken into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Reservation The term Reservation (2) Secretary The term Secretary (3) Tribe The term Tribe (b) Land held in trust (1) In general Subject to all valid existing rights of the United States, the approximately 1,082.63 acres generally depicted as NPS Parcels to be Transferred to Tribe Olympic National Park Proposed Transfer of Elwha Lands (2) Inclusion in reservation The land taken into trust under paragraph (1) is hereby declared to be part of the Reservation. (3) Law applicable to certain land The land taken into trust under paragraph (1) shall not be subject to any requirements for valuation, appraisal, or equalization under any Federal law. (c) Land management Of the lands taken into and held in trust under subsection (b), that portion of the Elwha River subject to section 3(c)(3) of the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act ( Public Law 102–495 16 U.S.C. 1271 (d) Map and survey (1) Boundary adjustment; survey As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a survey to define the boundaries of the land taken into and held in trust under subsection (b). (2) Adjustments The Secretary may make minor boundary adjustments to the lands taken into and held in trust under subsection (b) and may correct any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or description of the lands taken into and held in trust under subsection (b). (e) Gaming prohibition No land taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe under this Act shall be considered Indian lands for the purpose of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.

Summary: This bill takes approximately 1,082.63 acres of specified lands in the state of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the Lower Elwha Reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act

To authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act 2. Authorization for program of voluntary separation incentive payments for District of Columbia courts (a) In general Chapter 17 11–1726A. Voluntary separation incentive payments The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program established under subchapter II of chapter 35 . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of chapter 17 11–1726A. Voluntary separation incentive payments. . 3. Authorization for program of voluntary separation incentive payments for District of Columbia Public Defender Service Section 305 of the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 (sec. 2–1605, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) The Director may establish a program substantially similar to the program established under subchapter II of chapter 35 .

Summary: District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act This bill authorizes the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for nonjudicial employees of the District's courts substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000. Additionally, the District's Public Defender Service may establish such a program for its employees, again limiting the maximum payment amount to any individual to $25,000.
Banning Misleading Drug Ads Act of 2022

To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate a past due final rule with respect to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Banning Misleading Drug Ads Act of 2022 2. Past due final rule with respect to direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements (a) In general If, by the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has not promulgated a final rule establishing the standards required by section 901(d)(3)(B) of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–85 Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertisements; Presentation of the Major Statement in Television and Radio Advertisements in a Clear, Conspicuous, and Neutral Manner (b) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to prohibit the Secretary from promulgating, pursuant to the rulemaking authority of the Secretary under any other provision of law, a change to, including a replacement of, the rule deemed to be a final rule under such subsection.

Summary: Banning Misleading Drug Ads Act of 2022 This bill finalizes a 2010 proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding television and radio prescription drug advertisements if the FDA does not otherwise issue a final rule within 180 days of the bill's enactment. (The proposed rule specifies standards for major statements about a drug's side effects in television and radio advertisements.)
Passenger Rail Station Security Report Act

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report to Congress on counterterrorism security at certain passenger rail stations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Passenger Rail Station Security Report Act 2. Report on improving counterterrorism security at passenger rail stations (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, passenger rail station owners and operators, State and local transportation entities, and other agencies or stakeholders as determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the 5 largest passenger rail stations by annual ridership and a representative sample of 8 other-sized passenger rail stations that contains the following: (1) An analysis of the effectiveness of counterterrorism measures implemented in each passenger rail station to include prevention systems, including— (A) surveillance systems, including cameras, and physical law enforcement presence; (B) response systems including— (i) evacuation systems to allow passengers and workers to egress the stations, mezzanines, and rail cars; (ii) fire safety measures, including ventilation and fire suppression systems; and (iii) public alert systems; and (C) recovery systems, including coordination with State and Federal agencies. (2) A description of any actions directed as a result of the analysis conducted under paragraph (1). (3) Recommendations, as appropriate, for passenger rail station owners and operators, and State and local transportation entities to improve counterterrorism measures outlined in paragraph (1). (4) Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative actions and funding needed to improve counterterrorism measures. (b) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees

Summary: Passenger Rail Station Security Report Act This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration to submit a report to Congress on counterterrorism security at the five largest passenger rails stations by annual ridership and a representative sample of eight other-sized passenger rail stations. The report must contain (1) an analysis of the effectiveness of counterterrorism measures implemented in each passenger rail station to include prevention systems; (2) a description of any actions directed as a result of the analysis; (3) recommendations for passenger rail station owners and operators, and state and local transportation entities to improve counterterrorism measures; and (4) proposals for legislative actions and funding needed to improve counterterrorism measures.
Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Expansion Act of 2022

To direct the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to ensure reasonable access to the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Expansion Act of 2022 2. Plan to ensure reasonable access to the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (a) Plan required The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop a plan to increase the total number of units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to ensure that there is reasonable access to such units in each geographic region of the United States by not later than September 30, 2031. (b) Elements The plan required under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A proposal to increase the total number of units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps to ensure reasonable access for students throughout the United States. (2) The estimated cost of implementing the proposed increase in the number of such units. (3) A prioritized list of the States and regions in which the Secretary proposes adding additional units. (4) Actions the Secretary expects to carry out to ensure adequate representation and fair access to such units for students in all regions of the United States, including rural and remote areas and in underrepresented States. (5) To the extent appropriate, modifications to the requirements for such units, including the requirements applicable to instructors, to accommodate units in rural areas and small schools. (6) A plan to increase school and community awareness of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs in underrepresented areas. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes the plan developed under subsection (a). (d) Reasonable access defined In this section, the term reasonable access

Summary: Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Expansion Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Defense to develop a plan to increase the total number of units of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps to ensure that there is reasonable access to such units in each geographic region of the United States by September 30, 2031.