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National Guard Cybersecurity Support Act

To amend title 32, United States Code, to authorize cybersecurity operations and missions to protect critical infrastructure by members of the National Guard in connection with training or other duty. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Guard Cybersecurity Support Act 2. Cybersecurity operations and missions to protect critical infrastructure by members of the National Guard in connection with training or other duty Section 502(f)(1) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by adding after the flush matter at the end the following new sentence: Such training or other duty may include cybersecurity operations or missions undertaken by the member's unit at the request of the Governor of the State concerned to protect critical infrastructure (as that term is defined in the Critical Infrastructures Protection Act of 2001 ( 42 U.S.C. 5195c

Summary: National Guard Cybersecurity Support Act This bill authorizes members of the National Guard to perform, at the request of a state and in connection with training or other duty, cybersecurity operations or missions to protect critical infrastructure.
Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act

To prohibit Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act 2. Prohibition on Federal funding of State firearm ownership databases (a) Definitions In this section: (1) State The term State (2) State firearm ownership database The term State firearm ownership database (A) firearms lawfully owned or possessed by individuals; or (B) individuals who lawfully own or possess firearms. (b) Prohibition A Federal agency may not fund or otherwise support the establishment or maintenance of a State firearm ownership database. (c) Exception Subsection (b) shall not apply to a database of a State or political subdivision of a State that lists— (1) firearms that have been reported as lost or stolen; or (2) individuals who have reported their firearms as lost or stolen.

Summary: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act This bill prohibits federal funding of, or support for, state databases that list (1) firearms lawfully owned or possessed by individuals, or (2) individuals who lawfully own or possess firearms.
Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021

To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to future interstate designations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021 2. Future interstate designation and operation (a) Inclusion of certain route segments on interstate system Section 1105(e)(5) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ( Public Law 102–240 (1) in subparagraph (A), in the first sentence— (A) by inserting subsection (c)(14)(A)(ii) (relating solely to the portion from Limon to I–76 in the vicinity of Brush), subsection (c)(13), (B) by inserting subsection (c)(38), subsection (c)(37), (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by adding at the end the following: A State having jurisdiction over any segment of the routes referred to in subsection (c)(14)(A)(ii) (relating solely to the portion from Limon to I–76 in the vicinity of Brush) or (c)(38) shall erect signs, as appropriate and approved by the Secretary, identifying such segment as a future addition to the Interstate System. (b) Vehicle weight limitations Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (v) Operation of vehicles on certain Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico highways If any segment of the routes referred to in paragraph (14)(A)(ii) (relating solely to the portion from Limon to I–76 in the vicinity of Brush) or paragraph (38) of section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ( Public Law 102–240 .

Summary: Ports-to-Plains Highway Act of 2021 This bill expands and designates certain route segments on the National Highway System. Specifically, the bill (1) designates the portion of the Heartland Expressway (relating solely to the portion from Limon, Colorado to Interstate Route I-76 in the vicinity of Brush, Colorado) and the Ports-to-Plains Corridor as future parts of the Interstate System; and (2) permits the continued operation of vehicles on any segment of the Heartland Expressway (relating solely to the portion from Limon, Colorado to I-76 in the vicinity of Brush, Colorado) and the Ports-to-Plains Corridor that is designated as a route on the Interstate System in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico, without regard to vehicle weight limitation requirements.
Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act

To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to provide for immediate eligibility for former foster youth under Medicaid. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act 2. Providing for immediate Medicaid eligibility for former foster youth Section 1002(a)(2) of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act ( Public Law 115–271 January 1, 2023 the date of enactment of the Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act 3. Outreach efforts for enrollment of former foster children Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a) (1) in paragraph (85), by striking ; and (2) in paragraph (86), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (86) the following new paragraph: (87) not later than January 1, 2022, establish an outreach and enrollment program, in coordination with the State agency responsible for administering the State plan under part E of title IV and any other appropriate or interested agencies, designed to increase the enrollment of individuals who are eligible for medical assistance under the State plan under paragraph (10)(A)(i)(IX) in accordance with best practices established by the Secretary. .

Summary: Dosha Joi Immediate Coverage for Former Foster Youth Act This bill accelerates the application of certain changes that are scheduled to take effect under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act relating to the coverage of former foster youth under Medicaid. Under current law, a state Medicaid program must cover former foster youth until the age of 26 if the youth were in the state's foster care system at the age of 18 and were enrolled in the state's Medicaid program while in foster care; a state may choose to also cover former foster youth from other states. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act altered these provisions to require a state Medicaid program to cover former foster youth from other states until the age of 26; such changes apply to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after January 1, 2023. The bill instead applies these changes to former foster youth who reach the age of 18 on or after the date of enactment of this bill. States must also establish Medicaid outreach and enrollment programs for former foster youth.
PPP Extension Act of 2021

To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PPP Extension Act of 2021 2. Extension of covered period for paycheck protection program (a) In general Section 7(a)(36)(A)(iii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36)(A)(iii) March 31, 2021 June 30, 2021 (b) Funding Section 1102(b)(1) of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 Public Law 116–260 March 31, 2021 June 30, 2021 (c) Restriction From June 1, 2021, through June 30, 2021, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall not accept new lender applications for loans under paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)

Summary: PPP Extension Act of 2021 This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), through June 30, 2021. Currently, the program is set to expire on March 31, 2021. For the final 30 days of the program (i.e., from June 1 until June 30), the Small Business Administration may only process applications submitted prior to June 1, and it may not accept any new loan applications.
CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2021

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2021 2. Increase of maximum age for children eligible for medical care under champva program (a) Increase Subsection (c) of section 1781 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) (1) Notwithstanding clauses (i) and (iii) of section 101(4)(A) of this title and except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, a child is eligible for benefits under subsection (a) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status. (2) This subsection shall not be construed to limit eligibility for benefits under subsection (a) of a child described in section 101(4)(A)(ii) of this title. . (b) Effective date Subsection (c) of such section, as amended by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to medical care provided under such section on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2021 This bill provides that a child shall be eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) until the child's 26th birthday, regardless of the child's marital status.
COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act

To facilitate the expedited review of COVID–19 hate crimes, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act 2. Review of COVID–19 hate crimes (a) In general Not later than 14 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall designate an officer or employee of the Department of Justice whose sole responsibility during the applicable period shall be to facilitate the expedited review of COVID–19 hate crimes and reports of any such crime to Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Applicable period The term applicable period 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1) (2) COVID–19 hate crime The term COVID–19 hate crime (A) the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability of any person; and (B) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID–19 of any person because of the characteristic described in subparagraph (A). 3. Guidance (a) Guidance for law enforcement agencies The Attorney General shall issue guidance for State and local law enforcement agencies on how to— (1) establish online reporting of hate crimes or incidents, and to have online reporting available in multiple languages as determined by the Attorney General; and (2) expand culturally competent and linguistically appropriate public education campaigns, and collection of data and public reporting of hate crimes. (b) Guidance relating to COVID–19 pandemic The Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the COVID–19 Health Equity Task Force and community-based organizations, shall issue guidance describing best practices to mitigate racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID–19 pandemic.

Summary: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) hate crimes and reports of COVID-19 hate crimes. It defines COVID-19 hate crime as a violent crime that is motivated by two things: (1) the actual or perceived characteristic (e.g., race or ethnicity) of any person, and (2) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID-19 of any person because of that characteristic. The bill requires DOJ to issue guidance for state and local law enforcement agencies on how to establish online hate crime reporting processes in multiple languages and how to expand culturally competent education campaigns. Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance on best practices for mitigating racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Let States Cut Taxes Act

To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to remove the prohibition on States and territories against lowering their taxes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Let States Cut Taxes Act 2. Removal of restriction of use of Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery funds (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 602(c) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, is amended to read as follows: (2) Further restriction on use of funds No State or territory may use funds made available under this section for deposit into any pension fund. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 602 of such Act is further amended— (1) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking , including, in the case of a State or a territory, all modifications to the State's or territory's tax revenue sources during the covered period (2) in subsection (e), by striking such subsection, such subsection. (3) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Summary: Let States Cut Taxes Act This bill removes a prohibition on states and territories using COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to offset a reduction in revenue resulting from a reduction in taxes or a delay in the imposition of a tax or tax increase.
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021

To modify the exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information in the Freedom of Information Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 2. Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act Section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act (1) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , provided that the term confidential (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking This section does not authorize withholding of information This section— (1) does not authorize the withholding of information ; (B) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking . This section is not authority to withhold information from Congress. (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) does not authorize the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is non-responsive; and (3) is not authority to withhold information from Congress. .

Summary: Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.
State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021

To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to remove the prohibition on States and territories against lowering their taxes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021 2. Removal of restriction of use of Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery funds (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 602(c) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, is amended to read as follows: (2) Further restriction on use of funds No State or territory may use funds made available under this section for deposit into any pension fund. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 602 of such Act is further amended— (1) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking , including, in the case of a State or a territory, all modifications to the State's or territory's tax revenue sources during the covered period (2) in subsection (e), by striking such subsection, such subsection. (3) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Summary: State Fiscal Flexibility Act of 2021 This bill removes a prohibition on states and territories using COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) relief funding under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to offset a reduction in revenue resulting from a reduction in taxes or a delay in the imposition of a tax or tax increase.
Medicare Sequester Relief Act

To provide for an extension of the temporary suspension of Medicare sequestration during the COVID–19 public health emergency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Sequester Relief Act 2. Extension of temporary suspension of medicare sequestration (a) In general Section 3709(a) of division A of the CARES Act ( 2 U.S.C. 901a Public Law 116–136 March 31, 2021 the last day of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1)(B) (b) Extension of direct spending reductions through fiscal year 2031 Section 251A(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a(6) (1) in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking through 2030 through 2031 (2) in subparagraph (C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking fiscal year 2030 fiscal year 2031 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if enacted as part of the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136

Summary: Medicare Sequester Relief Act This bill continues to exempt Medicare from sequestration until the end of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2021

To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to ensure that preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health insurance coverage and group health plans continue to be prohibited. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2021 2. Ensuring the prohibition of preexisting condition exclusions with respect to enrollment in health insurance coverage and group health plans Part I of subtitle F of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 1503. Severability If subsection (a) of section 5000A 42 U.S.C. 300gg .

Summary: Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2021 This bill establishes severability between provisions relating to the requirement to maintain minimum essential health care coverage (i.e., the individual mandate) and other provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Specifically, the bill provides that if the individual mandate is found to be illegal or incapable of being enforced, such findings do not affect the validity of other provisions relating to (1) the availability and renewability of coverage, or (2) the prohibitions against discriminatory coverage practices based on preexisting conditions or health status.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal. 1. Extension of refined coal production tax credit (a) Extension of period during which refined coal can be produced Section 45(e)(8) (E) Extension of credit period for certain refined coal facilities In the case of a refined coal production facility which does not produce steel industry fuel and which is placed in service before January 1, 2012, clauses (i) and (ii)(II) of subparagraph (A) shall each be applied by substituting 20-year period 10-year period . (b) Extension of period during which refined coal facilities can be qualified Subparagraph (B) of section 45(d)(8) (1) by striking placed in service after placed in service— (i) after ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , or (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2024. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to coal produced and sold after the date of the enactment of this Act, in taxable years ending after such date.

Summary: This bill extends the tax credit for the production of refined coal. With respect to refined coal production facilities that do not produce steel industry fuel, the bill (1) allows facilities that were placed in service before January 1, 2012, to claim the credit for an additional 10 years, and (2) establishes an additional 3-year period (after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2024), during which facilities may qualify for the credit by being placed in service.
POWER Act of 2021

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2021 POWER Act of 2021 2. Prohibition on moratoria of new energy leases on certain Federal land and on withdrawal of Federal land from energy development (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Critical mineral The term critical mineral Final List of Critical Minerals 2018 (2) Federal land (A) In general The term Federal land (i) National Forest System land; (ii) public lands (as defined in section 103 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1702 (iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as defined in section 2 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 (iv) land managed by the Secretary of Energy. (B) Inclusion The term Federal land (3) President The term President (A) the Secretary of Agriculture; (B) the Secretary of Energy; and (C) the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Prohibitions (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not carry out any action that would prohibit or substantially delay the issuance of any of the following on Federal land, unless such an action has been authorized by an Act of Congress: (A) New oil and gas leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (B) New coal leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (C) New hard rock leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (D) New critical minerals leases, permits, approvals, or authorizations. (2) Prohibition on withdrawal Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall not withdraw any Federal land from forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws, location, entry, and patent under the mining laws, or disposition under laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials unless the withdrawal has been authorized by an Act of Congress.

Summary: Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources Act of 2021 or the POWER Act of 2021 This bill requires the President and federal agencies to obtain the approval of Congress before prohibiting or substantially delaying certain new energy or mineral leases or permits on federal lands, including oil and gas leases, coal leases, hard rock leases, or critical minerals leases. In addition, the President and agencies must obtain the approval of Congress before withdrawing certain federal lands from mineral and geothermal leasing activities.