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Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act

To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land (A) land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and (B) National Forest System land. (2) Long-distance bike trail The term long-distance bike trail (A) is not less than 80 miles in length on Federal land; (B) to the maximum extent practicable, makes use of existing trails and roads; and (C) may be used for mountain biking, road biking, touring, or gravel biking. (3) Secretary The term Secretary (4) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned (A) the Secretary, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; or (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land. 3. Long-distance bike trails on federal land (a) Identification of long-Distance trails The Secretaries concerned shall— (1) identify not fewer than 10 long-distance bike trails, consistent with management requirements for the Federal land identified that make use of trails and roads in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) (A) identify not fewer than 10 areas in which there is an opportunity to develop or complete long-distance bike trails, consistent with the management requirements for the Federal land identified; and (B) coordinate with stakeholders on the feasibility of, and identifying any resources necessary for, completing the development of the trails identified under subparagraph (A). (b) Maps, signage, and promotional materials For any long-distance bike trail identified under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may publish and distribute maps, install signage, and issue promotional materials. (c) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned, in partnership with interested organizations, shall prepare and publish a report that lists the trails identified under subsection (a).

Summary: Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act This bill establishes requirements related to long-distance bike trails. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture shall identify not fewer than 10 long-distance bike trails; identify not fewer than 10 areas in which there is an opportunity to develop or complete long-distance bike trails; and coordinate with stakeholders on the feasibility of, and identifying any resources necessary for, completing the development of such trails.
POWER Act

To require the National Nuclear Security Administration to release all of its reversionary rights to the building located at 4170 Allium Court, Springfield, Ohio. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Opportunities for Wider Economic Revitalization Act POWER Act 2. Transfer of building located at 4170 Allium Court, Springfield, Ohio (a) In general The National Nuclear Security Administration shall release all of its reversionary rights without reimbursement to the building located at 4170 Allium Court, Springfield, Ohio, also known as the Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development, to the Community Improvement Corporation of Clark County and the Chamber of Commerce. (b) Fee simple interest The fee simple interest in the property, on which the building described in subsection (a) is located, shall be transferred from the Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development to the Community Improvement Corporation of Clark County prior to or concurrent with the release of the reversionary rights of the National Nuclear Security Administration under subsection (a).

Summary: Providing Opportunities for Wider Economic Revitalization Act or the POWER Act This bill requires the National Nuclear Security Administration to release all of its reversionary rights to the building located at 4170 Allium Court, Springfield, Ohio (also known as the Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development), to the Community Improvement Corporation of Clark County and the Chamber of Commerce.
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act 2. Land to be taken into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (a) In general The approximately 2,560 acres of land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians generally depicted as Lands to be Taken into Trust Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Land to be Taken into Trust (b) Administration Land taken into trust by subsection (a) shall be— (1) part of the reservation of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; and (2) administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe. (c) Gaming prohibited Land taken into trust by subsection (a) shall not be eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. June 23, 2022 Reported without amendment

Summary: Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act This bill takes approximately 2,560 acres of specified lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
A bill to rename the Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility in St. Louis, Missouri, as the Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center.

To rename the Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility in St. Louis, Missouri, as the Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center. 1. Designation of Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center (a) Designation The Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility in St. Louis, Missouri, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center

Summary: This bill redesignates the Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility in St. Louis, Missouri, as the Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center.
Section 401 Certification Act

To enact the Section 401 Certification Rule, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Section 401 Certification Act 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1341 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. (2) in the years preceding the date of enactment of this Act, States have denied water quality certifications under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1341 (3) natural gas pipelines, coal production, and electric transmissions lines are vital to ensuring that the people of the United States have affordable access to energy; (4) in October 2021, the Energy Information Administration projected that nearly half of households in the United States that heat primarily with natural gas will spend, on average, 30 percent more to heat those households as compared to the previous winter; (5) fuel scarcity and a lack of sufficient infrastructure to transport natural gas contribute to higher energy prices; and (6) other infrastructure projects, such as road construction to support interstate commerce, are in the national interest and warrant regulatory certainty under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1341 3. Enactment of the Section 401 Certification Rule The final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule

Summary: Section 401 Certification Act The bill provides statutory authority for the rule published on July 13, 2020, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. Under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, an applicant for a federal license or permit to conduct an activity that may result in any discharge into navigable waters must also obtain a certification—or waiver of such certification—from a relevant state, intrastate agency, or Indian tribe that the proposed activity will not violate certain water quality requirements of the state or Indian tribe. The rule revised existing regulations, including by limiting the scope of the certification review process as well as the time frame for a state, interstate agency, or Indian tribe to issue a certification.
Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2021

To extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2021 2. Extension of special rules for Haiti under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act ( 19 U.S.C. 2703a (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (B)(v)(I)— (i) by striking means 60 percent means 60 percent (ii) by striking 7 succeeding 1-year periods 17 succeeding 1-year periods (B) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in the table, by striking 16 succeeding 1-year periods 28 succeeding 1-year periods (ii) in the matter following the table, by striking 2025 2035 (2) in subsection (h), by striking 2025 2035

Summary: Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2021 This bill extends through FY2035 the special duty-free rules for Haiti. It also extends through December 19, 2035, the duty-free treatment provided for apparel articles assembled in Haiti and imported from Haiti or the Dominican Republic.
Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021

To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to clarify and expand food donation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021 2. Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting or is charged a good Samaritan reduced price (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) Good Samaritan reduced price The term good Samaritan reduced price ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (12) Qualified direct donor The term qualified direct donor 20 U.S.C. 1002 ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting at zero cost or at a good Samaritan reduced price needy individuals (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Direct donations to needy individuals A qualified direct donor shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the qualified direct donor donates in good faith to a needy individual. ; and (D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking and (2) through (3) 3. Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations that clarify the quality and labeling standards that food products donated under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791

Summary: Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021 This bill expands liability protections for the donation of food and grocery products. Specifically, the bill expands the liability protections to include donations of an apparently fit grocery product or apparently wholesome food for which the recipient is charged a good Samaritan reduced price that is no greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the food or product; or that is donated directly to a needy individual by a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education. The Department of Agriculture must issue regulations that clarify the quality and labeling standards that food products donated under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act must meet to be eligible for liability protection.
Sentencing Commission Improvements Act

To include a Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sentencing Commission Improvements Act 2. Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission (a) In general Section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking one nonvoting member. 2 nonvoting members. (2) in the fifth sentence, by striking shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member and a Federal Public or Community Defender designated by the Defender Services Advisory Group, shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the Commission. (b) Conforming amendment Section 235(b)(5) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 ( 18 U.S.C. 3551 nine members, including two ex officio, nonvoting members 10 members, including 3 ex officio, nonvoting members.

Summary: Sentencing Commission Improvements Act This bill adds one nonvoting member to the U.S. Sentencing Commission and requires the new member to be a public defender.
Strategic Production Response Act

To provide for the development and issuance of a plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strategic Production Response Act SPR Act 2. Strategic production response plan Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 (k) Strategic production response plan (1) Definition of Federal land (A) In general In this subsection, the term Federal land (B) Exclusions In this subsection, the term Federal land (i) a unit of the National Park System; (ii) a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; (iii) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (iv) a National Marine Sanctuary; or (v) Indian land. (2) Plan Except in the case of a severe energy supply interruption described in subsection (d) or as otherwise mandated by Congress, the Secretary may not execute 1 drawdown or a series of 2 or more drawdowns of petroleum products in the Reserve after the date of enactment of this subsection, whether through sale, exchange, or loan, until the Secretary of the Interior has, as applicable, issued a plan or updated a previously issued plan to increase the production of oil and gas on Federal land. (3) Requirements for plan Each plan issued or updated under paragraph (2) shall include proposed actions to increase oil and gas production on Federal land that are in addition to lease sales previously scheduled by the Secretary of the Interior under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. (4) Consultation The Secretary of the Interior shall issue or update each plan required under paragraph (2) in consultation with the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Defense. (5) Congressional submission Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary executes 1 drawdown or a series of 2 or more drawdowns of petroleum products in the Reserve after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a copy of the applicable plan required under paragraph (2). .

Summary: Strategic Production Response Act or the SPR Act This bill limits the drawdown of petroleum in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve until the Department of Interior issues a plan or updates a previously issued plan to increase the production of oil and gas on federal land. The bill defines federal land to (1) include Outer Continental Shelf land; and (2) exclude land otherwise not available for oil and gas development within the National Park System, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the National Wilderness Preservation System, a National Marine Sanctuary, or Indian land.
Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2021

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to initiate hearings to review Federal milk marketing orders relating to pricing of Class I skim milk, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2021 2. Notice and hearings (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide notice of, and initiate, national hearings to review Federal milk marketing orders under section 8c(3) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act ( 7 U.S.C. 608c(3) higher of (b) Higher of The higher of (1) the adjusted Class I differential specified in section 1000.52 of that title (or successor regulations); (2) the adjustment to Class I prices specified in sections 1005.51(b), 1006.51(b), and 1007.51(b) of that title (or successor regulations); and (3) the higher of— (A) the advanced pricing factor computed under section 1000.50(q)(1) of that title (or successor regulations); and (B) the advanced pricing factor computed under section 1000.50(q)(2) of that title (or successor regulations).

Summary: Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to hold national hearings to review Federal Milk Marketing Orders. (USDA uses these orders to establish a minimum price for various classes of milk.) The hearings must include the review of proposals from producers and the dairy industry on the price of Class I skim milk.
A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard based on COVID-19 vaccination status.

To prohibit the Department of Defense from discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard based on COVID–19 vaccination status. 1. Prohibition on discharging or withholding pay or benefits from National Guard members based on COVID–19 vaccination status (a) In general The Secretary of Defense shall not, based on whether or not a member of the National Guard has received a COVID–19 vaccine, take any of the following actions: (1) Involuntarily discharge or discipline the member under chapter 47 (2) Withhold pay or benefits from the member. (3) Prohibit the member from participating in training or using equipment funded by amounts appropriated by an Act of Congress. (b) Pay and benefits included The pay and benefits referred to in subsection (a)(2) include the following: (1) Basic pay and special pay under title 37, United States Code, or title 10, United States Code. (2) Medical and dental care under chapter 55 (3) Transitional health benefits under section 1145 of such title. (4) Commissary and exchange benefits under section 1146 of such title. December 2, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from taking specified actions against a member of the National Guard based on whether the member has received a COVID-19 vaccine. Specifically, DOD may not (1) involuntarily discharge or discipline the member, (2) withhold pay or benefits from the member, or (3) prohibit the member from participating in training or using equipment.
BRICKS Act of 2021

To amend title 18, United States Code, by increasing the maximum term of imprisonment for the offense of rioting, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021 BRICKS Act of 2021 2. Maximum penalty for rioting increased Section 2101 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this paragraph paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection (B) by striking five years 10 years (C) by inserting after or both. If serious bodily injury (as such term is defined in section 2246) results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both. If death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both. (2) in subsection (b), by striking subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1) paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4)

Summary: Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021 or the BRICKS Act of 2021 This bill increases criminal penalties for rioting and related offenses (e.g., inciting a riot). First, the bill increases from 5 to 10 years the statutory maximum prison term for a rioting offense. Second, it establishes higher statutory maximum penalties for rioting offenses that involve certain aggravating characteristics. Specifically, it provides a prison term of up to 25 years for a rioting offense that results in serious bodily injury or includes a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; and a prison term of any years or for life for a rioting offense that results in death or includes kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or attempt to kill.
State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021

To appropriate amounts to the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund State home construction projects that have been approved before the date of the enactment of this Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021 2. Appropriation of amounts to Department of Veterans Affairs for State home relief (a) In general There is appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000 to fund projects on the grant program priority list for construction of State homes under subchapter III of chapter 81 (b) Supplement, not supplant The amount appropriated by subsection (a) shall supplement and not supplant amounts appropriated or otherwise made available before the date of the enactment of this Act for the purposes described in such subsection. (c) Availability of amounts (1) In general The amount appropriated by subsection (a) shall remain available until December 31, 2021. (2) Remainder to Treasury Any amounts appropriated by subsection (a) that are available after December 31, 2021, shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. (d) State home defined In this section, the term State home 3. Emergency designation (a) In general The amounts provided under this Act are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) (b) Designation in senate In the Senate, this Act is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

Summary: State Veterans Homes Relief Act of 2021 This bill appropriates $500 million to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to fund projects on the grant program priority list for construction of state homes that are approved by the VA prior to the enactment of this bill. A state home is a home established by a state for veterans who are disabled by age, disease, or otherwise and incapable of earning a living because of such disability. The term also includes a home that furnishes nursing home care for veterans.