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To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes.

To require certain agencies in the executive branch of the Federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions, and for other purposes. 1. Study on duplicative functions (a) Study The head of each covered agency shall conduct a study to— (1) identify functions of such covered agency that duplicate the functions of any other covered agency; (2) calculate the annual cost of such duplicative functions; and (3) analyze solutions for eliminating such duplicative functions, including identifying which covered agency is best suited to have sole responsibility for such duplicative functions. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the heads of the covered agencies shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional committees a consolidated report on the results of the studies conducted under subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered agency The term covered agency (A) the Department of Agriculture; (B) the Department of Commerce; (C) the Department of Energy; (D) the Department of Health and Human Services; (E) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (F) the Department of the Interior; (G) the Department of Labor; (H) the Department of Transportation; and (I) the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) with respect to the House of Representatives— (i) the Committee on Agriculture; (ii) the Committee on Appropriations; (iii) the Committee on Education and Labor; (iv) the Committee on Energy and Commerce; (v) the Committee on Financial Services; (vi) the Committee on Natural Resources; (vii) the Committee on Oversight and Reform; (viii) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; and (ix) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; and (B) with respect to the Senate— (i) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; (ii) the Committee on Appropriations; (iii) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; (iv) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; (v) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; (vi) the Committee on Environment and Public Works; (vii) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and (viii) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summary: This bill requires specified agencies in the executive branch of the federal government to conduct a study on duplicative functions. Specifically, such agencies (which include the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, and Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency) must identity functions that duplicate the functions of other specified agencies; calculate the annual cost of such duplicative functions; and analyze solutions for eliminating such duplicative functions, including identifying which agency is best suited to have sole responsibility for such functions. Such agencies must jointly submit a consolidated report to Congress on the results.
CHATS Act of 2022

To direct the Attorney General to modify the uniform crime reporting program to include data on internet platforms used in connection with criminal offenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Harmful Actions with Transparency on Social Act of 2022 CHATS Act of 2022 2. Collection of data on internet platforms used in connection with criminal offenses (a) In general Under the authority of section 534 of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General shall modify the uniform crime reporting program in the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include, for any offense for which data is collected under the program, data on any internet platform used in connection with such offense. (b) Guidelines Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall establish guidelines for the collection of the data described in subsection (a), including criteria for use by law enforcement agencies in determining whether an internet platform was used in connection with an offense. (c) No right of action Nothing in this section may be construed to— (1) create a private right of action; or (2) limit any existing right of action, including any action under chapter 7 (d) No personally identifiable information Data collected under this section may be used only for research or statistical purposes and may not contain any personally identifiable information. (e) Publication The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the data collected under this section, including— (1) the specific internet platforms used in connection with offenses for which data is collected under the uniform crime reporting program; and (2) offenses committed by, and offenses committed against, juveniles, with respect to which an internet platform was used in connection with such offense. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term used in connection with (2) The term internet platform (g) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

Summary: Combating Harmful Actions with Transparency on Social Act of 2022 or the CHATS Act of 2022 This bill directs the Department of Justice to modify the Uniform Crime Reporting Program in the Federal Bureau of Investigation to include data on any internet platform used in connection with criminal offenses.
Credit Reporting Accuracy After a Legal Name Change Act of 2022

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require nationwide consumer reporting agencies, upon request, to use a consumer’s current legal name on consumer reports, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Credit Reporting Accuracy After a Legal Name Change Act of 2022 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Consumer reports are significant to the ability for American consumers to access credit, housing, and employment. (2) Fragmented files created by the credit reporting industry lead to inaccuracies on the consumer reports of transgender and gender nonconforming consumers after a legal name change. Inaccurate consumer reports create additional burdens and barriers for these consumers and impair their ability to access credit, housing, and employment. (3) As of 2017, there were approximately 1.4 million adults who identify as transgender, according to the Williams Institute report, Age of Individuals Who Identify as Transgender in the United States Nonbinary LGBTQ Adults in the United States (4) As evidence that transgender and gender nonconforming adults are vulnerable to discrimination, harassment, and abuse based on their gender identity and expression, in its 2016 report Injustice at Every Turn (5) Transgender and gender nonconforming consumers face a myriad of problems in terms of consumer reporting problems after they change their names, including that their credit report fragments into two or more unconnected files upon their name change and that their name change and any credit actions that follow are never reflected in their report at all. Many consumers report that credit reporting problems have a negative impact on their financial and personal lives, including credit score decreases of 100 points or more, which can be a barrier to accessing banking services, mortgages, auto financing, employment, and rental housing. (6) Transgender consumers face severe adverse effects from having their former name reflected on their credit report. The disclosure of a transgender person’s prior name in a consumer report to a creditor, employer, or lessor can expose those consumers to unlawful discrimination on the basis of that consumer’s gender identity. 3. Requirement to use a consumer’s current legal name on consumer reports Section 605(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c(a) (9) With respect to a consumer reporting agency described in section 603(p), any prior name of the consumer about whom the report relates, other than the consumer’s current legal name, after receiving a request from the consumer to use only the consumer’s current legal name on all consumer reports. .

Summary: Credit Reporting Accuracy After a Legal Name Change Act of 2022 This bill prohibits, upon a consumer's request, a credit reporting agency from including on a consumer credit report a consumer's prior name after a legal name change.
Desert Lands Protection Act

To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 with respect to the definition of the term conservation land 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Desert Lands Protection Act 2. Prohibited uses of acquired, donated, and conservation land Section 714(a) of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–433 (3) Conservation land The term conservation land (A) any land within the Conservation Area that is designated to satisfy the conditions of a Federal habitat conservation plan, general conservation plan, or State natural communities conservation plan; (B) any national conservation land within the Conservation Area established pursuant to section 2002(b)(2)(D) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 7202(b)(2)(D) (C) any area of critical environmental concern within the Conservation Area established pursuant to section 202(c)(3) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(3) .

Summary: Desert Lands Protection Act This bill revises a provision regarding the California Desert Conservation Area to specify that the prohibition on activities contrary to the conservation purposes of the area only applies within the area.
Collateral Requirements for Disaster Loans Act

To adjust collateral requirements under the Small Business Act for disaster loans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Collateral Requirements for Disaster Loans Act 2. Collateral requirements for disaster loans under the small business act (a) Amendment to the rise after disaster act of 2015 Section 2102 of the RISE After Disaster Act of 2015 ( Public Law 114–88 (1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and (2) by striking (a) In general. (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as though enacted as part of the RISE After Disaster Act of 2015.

Summary: Collateral Requirements for Disaster Loans Act This bill makes permanent the increased threshold limits for the minimum major-disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral.
Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Act

To accord securities issued by the International Development Association the same exemption from the securities laws that applies to the securities of other multilateral development banks in which the United States is a member. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Act 2. Exemption of securities of the International Development Association from the securities laws (a) In general The International Development Association Act ( 22 U.S.C. 284–284cc 32. Exemption from securities laws; reports required (a) Exemption from securities laws; reports to Securities and Exchange Commission Any securities issued by the Association (including any guaranty by the Association, whether or not limited in scope) and any securities guaranteed by the Association as to both principal and interest shall be deemed to be exempted securities within the meaning of section 3(a)(2 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2) 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12) (b) Authority of Securities and Exchange Commission To suspend exemption; reports to Congress The Securities and Exchange Commission, acting in consultation with the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems, is authorized to suspend the provisions of subsection (a) of this section at any time as to any or all securities issued or guaranteed by the Association during the period of such suspension. The Commission shall include in its annual reports to the Congress such information as it shall deem advisable with regard to the operations and effect of this section. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank's International Development Association Act This bill exempts from securities regulations any securities issued by the International Development Association of the World Bank. The association provides loans and grants to developing countries.
PARENT Act of 2022

To direct the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to transfer the care and custody of an unaccompanied alien child to the Secretary of Health and Human Services or such child’s parent or legal guardian, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting an Alien child’s Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2022 PARENT Act of 2022 2. Providing safe and secure placements for children Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may only transfer the care and custody of an unaccompanied alien child to the Secretary of Health and Human Services or such child’s parent or legal guardian.

Summary: Protecting an Alien child's Reasonable Expectation of No Trafficking Act of 2022 or the PARENT Act of 2022 This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to transfer custody of an unaccompanied alien child only to the Department of Health and Human Services or the child's parent or legal guardian.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligible practitioners to furnish telehealth services.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand eligible practitioners to furnish telehealth services. 1. Expanding practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services Section 1834(m)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(4)(E) (1) by striking for the 151-day period (2) by striking of the period at the end of the emergency sentence of the emergency period

Summary: This bill permanently allows occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and audiologists to provide telehealth services under Medicare.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services. 1. Removing geographic requirements and expanding originating sites for telehealth services Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii) by striking during the 151-day period beginning on on or after (2) in paragraph (4)(C)(iii) by striking during the 151-day period beginning on on or after

Summary: This bill permanently allows any site to serve as an originating site (i.e., the location of the beneficiary) for purposes of Medicare telehealth services, including a beneficiary's home.
Fairness for Responsible Borrowers Act

To prohibit the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Attorney General from cancelling student loans except as specifically authorized by law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Responsible Borrowers Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The executive branch does not have the statutory authority to cancel student loans on a large scale. (2) Student loan forgiveness is unfair to those who have already paid off their loans and to those who did not attend college. (3) Student loan forgiveness is inherently regressive and would disproportionately benefit upper-class Americans. (4) An undergraduate degree is by no means the only option for a successful career path. (5) Community and technical colleges are a fantastic way for students to learn a valuable skill set without taking on a large debt burden. 3. Prohibition on mass cancellation of student loans (a) Prohibition (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Attorney General shall not take any action to cancel or forgive the outstanding balances, or portion of balances, of covered loans, except as provided in paragraph (2). (2) Exemption The prohibition described in paragraph (1) shall not apply to targeted Federal student loan forgiveness, cancellation, or repayment programs carried out under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. (b) Definitions In this section, the term covered loan (1) a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, D, or E of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq. (2) a loan under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program under title VII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 292 et seq. (c) Limitation The Secretary of Education, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Attorney General may not implement, or publish in any form, any regulation, or take any action, that modifies, alters, amends, cancels, discharges, forgives, or defers the repayment of any student debt not expressly permitted within statute or regulation, regarding covered loans, except to the extent that such regulation or action reflects the clear and unequivocal intent of Congress in legislation.

Summary: Fairness for Responsible Borrowers Act This bill generally prohibits the Departments of Education, Justice, or the Treasury from taking any action to cancel or forgive the outstanding balances, or portion of balances, of covered loans. Covered loans refer to Federal Family Education Loans, Federal Direct Loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and loans under the Health Education Assistance Loan Program. The prohibition does not apply to targeted federal student loan forgiveness, cancellation, or repayment programs carried out under the Higher Education Act of 1965.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove in-person requirements under Medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology. 1. Removing the in-person requirements under medicare for mental health services furnished through telehealth and telecommunications technology (a) Removing in-Person requirements for mental health services furnished through telehealth Section 1834(m)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7) (7) Treatment of substance use disorder services and mental health services furnished through telehealth The geographic requirements described in paragraph (4)(C)(i) shall not apply with respect to telehealth services furnished on or after July 1, 2019, to an eligible telehealth individual with a substance use disorder diagnosis for purposes of treatment of such disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder, as determined by the Secretary, or, on or after the first day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B), to an eligible telehealth individual for purposes of diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of a mental health disorder, as determined by the Secretary, at an originating site described in paragraph (4)(C)(ii) (other than an originating site described in subclause (IX) of such paragraph) or, for the period for which clause (iii) of paragraph (4)(C) applies, at any site described in such clause. . (b) Mental health visits furnished by rural health clinics Section 1834(y) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(y) (1) in the heading, by striking to hospice patients (2) in paragraph (2), by striking prior to the day that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)) (c) Mental health visits furnished by federally qualified health centers Section 1834(o)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(o)(4) (1) in the heading, by striking to hospice patients (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking prior to the day that is the 152nd day after the end of the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B))

Summary: This bill permanently removes in-person evaluation requirements for mental health telehealth services under Medicare.
To establish reporting requirements for persons who issue fiat currency-backed stablecoins, and for other purposes.

To establish reporting requirements for persons who issue fiat currency-backed stablecoins, and for other purposes. 1. Fiat currency-backed stablecoins (a) In general The term fiat currency-backed stablecoin (1) that maintains price stability by backing the value of such digital asset to a non-digital currency that is denominated in the same currency as such digital asset is issued; and (2) is redeemable on a one-to-one basis in the denominated currency to which the digital asset is backed. (b) Treatment as a security or commodity A fait currency-based stablecoin is not a security (within the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) or a commodity (within the meaning given the term in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act) and may not be regulated as such by the Securities Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. 2. Stablecoin issuer requirements (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Fiat currency-backed stablecoin The term fiat currency-backed stablecoin (A) that maintains price stability by backing the value of such digital asset to a non-digital currency that is denominated in the same currency as such digital asset is issued; and (B) is redeemable on a one-to-one basis in the denominated currency to which the digital asset is backed. (2) Stablecoin issuer The term stablecoin issuer (b) Reserves Each stablecoin issuer shall hold all reserves associated with each fiat currency-backed stablecoin issued by such stablecoin issuer in— (1) government securities that mature not more than 12 months; (2) fully collateralized security repurchase agreements; and (3) United States dollars or any other non-digital currency. (c) Reserve reports Each stablecoin issuer shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 30 days thereafter, publish on the website of such stablecoin issuer, a report on the reserves held by such stablecoin issuer that has been audited by a third-party auditor.

Summary: This bill addresses the regulatory treatment of fiat currency-backed stablecoins. The bill defines these as digital assets that (1) maintain price stability by backing the value with a nondigital currency, and (2) can be redeemed in that currency on a one-to-one basis. Under the bill, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are prohibited from regulating fiat currency-backed stablecoins. The bill requires stablecoin issuers to hold all associated reserves in (1) government securities that mature in not more than 12 months, (2) fully collateralized security repurchase agreements, and (3) U.S. dollars or other nondigital currency.