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Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to add flood prevention and mitigation measures to purposes of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act 2. RCPP purposes Paragraph (2) of section 1271(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3871(b)(2) (2) To address natural resource concerns on eligible land on a regional or watershed scale, including— (A) the conservation, protection, restoration, and sustainable use of soil; (B) the conservation and protection of water, including sources of drinking water and groundwater; (C) the prevention and mitigation of the effects of flooding and drought, and the improvement or expansion of flood resiliency; and (D) the conservation of wildlife, agricultural land, and related natural resources. .

Summary: Flood Resiliency and Land Stewardship Act This bill amends the purpose of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to include the prevention and mitigation of the effects of flooding and drought and the improvement or expansion of flood resiliency. (Under the RCPP, USDA enters into agreements with eligible partners to deliver conservation projects in specific geographical areas. Within an RCPP project, producers enter into contracts and agreements with USDA to carry out eligible conservation activities.)
Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in the Southern California planning area Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary of the Interior may not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in the Southern California planning area, as such planning area is described in the document entitled 2019–2024 National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program 43 U.S.C. 1344 .

Summary: Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production (i.e., offshore drilling) of oil or natural gas in the Southern California planning area of the Outer Continental Shelf.
Leveraging Quantum Computing Act

To provide for enhanced use of quantum computing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Leveraging Quantum Computing Act 2. National Quantum Coordination Office activities (a) Quantum use cases The Director of the National Quantum Coordination Office of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish a program of engagement with Federal agencies to identify potential use cases with respect to which quantum computing could advance the missions of such agencies, including through on-premises, cloud-based, hybrid, or networked approaches. (b) Quantum on-Ramp For each potential use case identified pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the National Quantum Coordination Office, in consultation with the head of the relevant Federal agency and, if appropriate, the appropriate officer, official, or other employee of the relevant private sector entity, shall develop a plan to enable such agency to address each such potential use case. (c) Reports The Director of the National Quantum Coordination Office shall annually submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report regarding the Office’s progress in carrying out the activities under this section, including information relating to the following: (1) The extent and nature of the Office’s outreach activities. (2) The potential use cases identified pursuant to subsection (a). (3) The status of plans to address such potential use cases, including through acquisition or lease of quantum computers. (4) Any obstacles to addressing such potential use cases, including lack of funding.

Summary: Leveraging Quantum Computing Act This bill requires the National Quantum Coordination Office in the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy to conduct outreach with federal agencies on the use of quantum computing.Specifically, the office must engage with federal agencies to identify areas in which quantum computing may be used and to develop plans that enable such use. The office must annually report on its activities.
Small Business Paperwork Savings Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the threshold for requiring information reporting with respect to certain payees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Paperwork Savings Act 2. Increase in threshold for requiring information reporting with respect to certain payees (a) In general Sections 6041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $600 $5,000 (b) Inflation adjustment Section 6041 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Inflation adjustment In the case of any calendar year after 2024, the dollar amount in subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (1) such dollar amount, multiplied by (2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, determined by substituting calendar year 2023 calendar year 2016 If any increase under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . (c) Application to reporting on remuneration for services and direct sales Section 6041A of such Code is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking is $600 or more equals or exceeds the dollar amount in effect for such calendar year under section 6041(a) (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking is $5,000 or more equals or exceeds the dollar amount in effect for such calendar year under section 6041(a) (d) Application To backup withholding Section 3406(b)(6) of such Code is amended— (1) by striking $600 the dollar amount in effect for such calendar year under section 6041(a) (2) by striking only where aggregate for calendar year is $600 only if in excess of threshold (e) Conforming amendments (1) The heading of section 6041(a) of such Code is amended by striking of $600 or more exceeding threshold (2) Section 6041(a) of such Code is amended by striking taxable year calendar year (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to payments made after December 31, 2023.

Summary: Small Business Paperwork Savings Act This bill increases from $600 to $5,000 the threshold for reporting income for tax purposes.
Effective Bank Regulation Act

To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to require stress tests performed pursuant to that Act to evaluate for the increase and decrease of interest rates, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Effective Bank Regulation Act 2. Stress test scenario Section 165(i)(1)(B)(i) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5365(i)(1)(B)(i) (1) by striking 2 different 5 different (2) by striking baseline and severely adverse baseline, adverse, severely adverse, a set of conditions that evaluates for increases in interest rates, and a set of conditions that evaluates for decreases in interest rates

Summary: Effective Bank Regulation Act This bill requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to test additional scenarios during annual stress tests. Specifically, when evaluating whether a nonbank financial company or bank holding company has the capital to absorb losses due to adverse economic conditions, the board must test for three additional scenarios, including scenarios that incorporate interest rate changes.
Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a fiscal year is not greater than zero, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act 2. Small Business Administration rulemaking costs to small business concerns (a) In general The Administrator shall ensure that the small business regulatory budget for a fiscal year is not greater than zero. (b) Report Not later than 60 days after the last day of a fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on any regulations issued by other Federal agencies that have an impact on small business concerns. Such report shall include rules issued during the fiscal year preceding and the fiscal year following the date of the report and such rules shall be disaggregated by the issuing Federal agency. (c) Small business regulatory budget defined In this section, the term small business regulatory budget 15 U.S.C. 632 3. Compliance with CUTGO No additional amounts are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. Such Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise appropriated to the Administrator of the Small Business Administration. September 1, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration to ensure that for each fiscal year the cost to small businesses of the administration's rulemaking (including the modification or repeal of a rule) is not greater than zero. The administration also must report on any regulations issued by other federal agencies that have an impact on small businesses.
CCP Virus Reimbursement For States Act of 2023

To authorize States to bring civil actions against the Government of the People’s Republic of China for harm suffered by the State as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CCP Virus Reimbursement For States Act of 2023 2. Civil action authorized for States related to COVID–19 harm (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including chapter 85 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (b) Payment by United States If a State is awarded damages in an action under this section, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China has not satisfied such award before the date that is one year after the date on which the damages were awarded, the State may seek an order from the court directing the United States to pay such award to the State. The payment by the United States of any such award shall be deducted from any interest or debt owed by the United States to the People’s Republic of China, or from any amounts made available to provide United States assistance to the People’s Republic of China. (c) Definition In this section, the term harm (1) the payment of overtime to frontline workers; (2) purchasing masks and sanitizing products; (3) purchasing vaccines; (4) research and development; (5) developing COVID–19 testing sites and testing individuals for COVID–19; (6) purchasing medical equipment related to COVID–19; (7) unemployment payments; and (8) laws to provide other assistance during the COVID–19 pandemic.

Summary: CCP Virus Reimbursement For States Act of 2023 This bill authorizes states to sue the Chinese government for harm suffered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill specifies that the actionable harms for which a state may seek damages include, but are not limited to, expenditures such as overtime wages paid to frontline workers, vaccine or medical equipment purchases, and research and development costs. Such a case must be brought in a U.S. district court. If the Chinese government fails to pay a judgment to a state within one year, the state may obtain a court order directing the federal government to pay the amount owed. If the federal government is ordered to pay the judgment, the federal government must deduct an equivalent amount from (1) any interest or debt owed by the United States to China, or (2) any amounts made available to provide U.S. assistance to China.
Naloxone Affordability Act of 2023

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on naloxone access. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Naloxone Affordability Act of 2023 2. Study on naloxone access (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on actions that may be taken to ensure appropriate access and affordability of naloxone for individuals seeking to purchase naloxone. Such study shall address what is known about— (1) coverage of naloxone (in any available form), including whether naloxone can be covered as an over-the-counter drug under a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage (as such terms are defined in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. (2) the out-of-pocket cost to consumers purchasing naloxone— (A) with a prescription, with and without coverage under any such plan or coverage; (B) over the counter, with and without coverage under any such plan or coverage; and (C) pursuant to a standing order; and (3) other factors impacting coverage, including barriers in covering naloxone as an over-the-counter drug, the relative net costs of naloxone when purchased over the counter without insurance coverage compared to when purchased with a prescription and covered under a group health plan or health insurance coverage, and the availability of naloxone purchased and distributed through public health entities. (b) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that contains the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a).

Summary: Naloxone Affordability Act of 2023 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study access to and affordability of naloxone (a medication that temporarily reverses opioid overdoses). The study must address matters related to out-of-pocket costs that consumers pay for naloxone and coverage for naloxone as an over-the-counter drug through Medicare, Medicaid, and private health insurance. Historically, naloxone required a prescription and so was typically covered by health insurance. However, the Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan (a naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray) for use without a prescription on March 29, 2023, and health insurance does not generally cover over-the-counter medications.
HEAL Act of 2023

To ensure references to opioid overdose reversal agents in grant programs of the Department of Health and Human Services are not limited to naloxone. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss Act of 2023 HEAL Act of 2023 2. References to opioid overdose reversal agents in HHS grant programs (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall ensure that, whenever the Department of Health and Human Services issues a regulation, guidance, or other document for any grant program addressing opioid misuse and use disorders, any reference to an opioid overdose reversal agent (such as a reference to naloxone) is inclusive of any opioid overdose reversal agent that has been approved or otherwise authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration. (b) Existing references (1) Update Not later than the end of calendar year 2023, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall update all references described in paragraph (2) to be inclusive of any opioid overdose reversal agent that has been approved or otherwise authorized for use by the Food and Drug Administration. (2) References A reference described in this paragraph is any reference to an opioid overdose reversal agent (such as naloxone) in any regulation, guidance, or other document of the Department of Health and Human Services that— (A) was issued before the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) is for— (i) the grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid use disorders under section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 State Opioid Response Grants Tribal Opioid Response Grants (ii) the grant program for priority substance use disorder prevention needs of regional and national significance under section 516 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–22

Summary: Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss Act of 2023 or the HEAL Act of 2023This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ensure that references in its grant programs to opioid overdose reversal agents are inclusive of any such agents that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Specifically, HHS must ensure that regulations, guidance, and other documents for grant programs that include references to opioid overdose reversal agents (e.g., naloxone) encompass any opioid overdose reversal agent that has been approved by the FDA. HHS must also update such references with respect to materials that were previously issued for State Opioid Response Grants, Tribal Opioid Response Grants, and Programs of Regional and National Significance for substance use disorder prevention.
American Science First Act

To prohibit the Director of the National Science Foundation from awarding grants and other forms of assistance to Chinese communist military companies and their affiliates, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Science First Act 2. Restriction on National Science Foundation grants and other forms of assistance to Chinese communist military companies and their affiliates (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the National Science Foundation may not provide grants or other forms of assistance to any individual or entity that is affiliated or otherwise has a relationship, including but not limited to a research partnership, joint venture, or contract with— (1) an entity included on the list maintained and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration Regulations; (2) a company on the list required by section 1237 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 ( Public Law 105–261 50 U.S.C. 1701 Public Law 116–283 (3) any parent, subsidiary, affiliate of, or entity owned by or controlled by, an entity described in paragraph (1) or (2). (b) Export administration regulations defined In this section, the term Export Administration Regulations

Summary: American Science First Act This bill prohibits the National Science Foundation (NSF) from providing grants or other forms of assistance to certain foreign individuals and entities. Specifically, the NSF may not support any individual or entity that is affiliated or otherwise has a relationship, including but not limited to a research partnership, joint venture, or contract, with an entity included on the entity list under the Export Administration Regulations, which identifies foreign entities subject to license requirements for the export, reexport, or transfer of certain items; a Chinese military company operating in the United States or any of its territories or possessions on the list required under the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999, or required under the Mac Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, or any successor list; or any parent, subsidiary, affiliate of, or entity owned by or controlled by any such entity.
Woman on the Twenty Act of 2023

To require $20 notes to include a portrait of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Woman on the Twenty Act of 2023 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 1875, Congress adopted the dollar as the monetary unit of the United States. (2) In 1877, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing of the Department of the Treasury began printing all United States paper money. (3) The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 created the Federal Reserve as the Nation’s central bank and provided for a national banking system. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued new paper money called Federal Reserve notes. (4) The Secretary of the Treasury has historically selected the designs shown on Federal Reserve notes with the advice of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. (5) United States Federal Reserve notes now in production bear the following portraits: (A) President George Washington on the $1 bill. (B) President Thomas Jefferson on the $2 bill. (C) President Abraham Lincoln on the $5 bill. (D) Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill. (E) President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. (F) President Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 bill. (G) Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill. (6) There are also several denominations of Federal Reserve notes that are no longer produced. These include the $500 bill with the portrait of President William McKinley, the $1,000 bill with a portrait of President Grover Cleveland, the $5,000 bill with a portrait of President James Madison, the $10,000 bill with a portrait of Salmon P. Chase, and the $100,000 bill with a portrait of President Woodrow Wilson. (7) Since the first general circulation of paper money, no woman has ever held the honor of being featured on paper money. (8) In June 2015, then-Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that the portrait of a woman would be featured on the new $10 bill. (9) After a lengthy period of public engagement between the public and the Department of the Treasury, on April 20, 2016, then-Treasury Secretary Lew announced that for the first time in more than a century, the front of our currency will feature the portrait of a woman—Harriet Tubman on the $20 note. 3. Harriet Tubman on the $20 note (a) In general Section 5114(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: No $20 note of United States currency may be printed after December 31, 2026, which does not prominently feature a portrait of Harriet Tubman on the front face of the note. (b) Preliminary design The Secretary of the Treasury shall release to the public the preliminary design of the $20 note prominently featuring a portrait of Harriet Tubman no later than December 31, 2024.

Summary: Woman on the Twenty Act of 2023 This bill bars the printing of any $20 note after December 31, 2026, which does not prominently feature a portrait of Harriet Tubman on the front face of the note. The Department of the Treasury shall release to the public the preliminary design of the $20 note prominently featuring a portrait of Harriet Tubman no later than December 31, 2024.