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Cutting Paperwork for Taxpayers Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any interest paid on an overpayment of tax in the case of an individual or small business. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cutting Paperwork for Taxpayers Act 2. Interest received on overpayments (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 139J. Interest received on tax overpayments In the case of an individual or an eligible small business described in section 44(b)(1), gross income shall not include any interest allowed and paid upon an overpayment of tax pursuant to section 6611. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 139J. Interest received on tax overpayments. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this section.

Summary: Cutting Paperwork for Taxpayers Act This bill excludes from the gross income of individual taxpayers and eligible small businesses, for income tax purposes, any interest allowed and paid upon a tax refund amount.
Border Airport Enhancement Act of 2023

To require the designation of certain airports as ports of entry, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Airport Enhancement Act of 2023 2. Designation of certain airports as ports of entry; certain hiring enhancements for U.S. Customs and Border Protection The President shall— (1) pursuant to the Act of August 1, 1914 (38 Stat. 623, chapter 223; 19 U.S.C. 2 (2) terminate, if applicable, the application of the user fee requirement under section 236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 ( 19 U.S.C. 58b

Summary: Border Airport Enhancement Act of 2023 This bill requires the President to designate certain airports as ports of entry and terminate the user fee requirement for customs services at these airports. This bill specifically applies to the Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas, and the Plattsburgh International Airport in Plattsburgh, New York.
Fresh Start Act of 2023

To amend the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to establish grants for States for purposes of modernizing criminal justice data infrastructure to facilitate automated record sealing and expungement, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fresh Start Act of 2023 2. Implementation of expungement laws Section 106(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40302(b) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking and (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (E) to implement a covered expungement law. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Covered expungement laws In this subsection: (A) The term automatic (B) The term covered expungement law (4) Reporting requirements (A) In general A State receiving a grant under this section shall report to the Attorney General, each year of the grant term, pursuant to guidelines established by the Attorney General, information regarding the following: (i) The number of individuals eligible for automatic expungement or sealing under the covered expungement law of that State, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender. (ii) The number of individuals whose records have been expunged or sealed annually since the enactment of such law, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender. (iii) The number of individuals whose application for expungement or sealing under such law are still pending, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and gender. (B) Inaccessibility of data for reporting In the event that elements of the data on expungement and sealing required to be reported under subparagraph (A)(i) are not able to be compiled and reported, the State shall develop and report a comprehensive plan to obtain as much of the unavailable data as possible not later than the date that is one year after the first year of the grant being awarded. (C) Publication Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and each year thereafter, the Attorney General shall publish, and make available to the public, a report containing the data reported to the Attorney General under this subparagraph. .

Summary: Fresh Start Act of 2023 This bill allows grants under the National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP) to be used to implement a state law that provides for the automatic expungement or sealing of certain criminal records. The NCHIP provides grants to state and tribal governments to enhance the quality, completeness, and accessibility of criminal history record information and ensure the implementation of effective background check systems.
Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2023

To amend title 39, United States Code, to direct the United States Postal Service to establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2023 2. Establishment of rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office (a) In general Section 3632 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Exemption Notwithstanding subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Postal Service shall establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office address whereby such packages may not be charged a zoned rate greater than the zone 2 rate (as that term is defined in section 608.9 of the Domestic Mail Manual, or any successor manual). . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) As reimbursement to the Postal Service for the costs of carrying out subsection (d) of section 3632, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Postal Service for any fiscal year an amount equal to the revenue difference between the estimated revenue the Postal Service would have received during such fiscal year if such subsection had not been enacted and the estimated revenue the Postal Service would receive during such fiscal year as a result of carrying out such subsection. .

Summary: Care Packages for Our Heroes Act of 2023 This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to establish rates of postage for packages shipped by priority mail from the United States to a foreign Army Post Office, Fleet Post Office, or Diplomatic Post Office address that limit the charge for distance traveled.
Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the punishment for certain offenses involving children, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Act 2. Increased punishment for certain offenses involving children (a) In general Chapter 110 section 2251A 2251B. Offenses involving children (a) Offense Any person who commits a felony offense involving a minor under section 1201, 1466A, 1470, 1591, 1594, 2241, 2242, 2243, 2244, 2245, 2251, 2251A, 2260, 2421, 2422, 2423, or 2425, within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a public or private elementary, vocational, or secondary school or a public or private college, junior college, or university, school-sponsored activity, or a playground, or housing facility owned by a public housing authority, or within 100 feet of a public or private youth center, public park, public playground, public swimming pool, or video arcade facility, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of up to 5 years in addition to the imprisonment imposed for the offense under that provision. The sentence imposed under this section shall be consecutive to any sentence imposed for the offense under that provision. (b) Minor defined In this section, the term minor . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 110 section 2251A 2251B. Offenses involving children. .

Summary: Stop Human Trafficking in School Zones Act This bill establishes an enhanced penalty—an additional prison term of up to five years—for certain human trafficking offenses and sex offenses involving minors that occur within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school, school-sponsored activity, playground, or public housing facility; or within 100 feet of certain other places where children gather (e.g., a youth center or swimming pool). The additional prison term must be served consecutively with the prison term imposed for the underlying offense.
Embrace Fossil Fuel Recruitment Act

To require the Secretary of Education to implement corrective measures for a local educational agency or institution of higher education that prohibits or constrains fossil fuel sector employment recruitment, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Embrace Fossil Fuel Recruitment Act 2. Fossil fuel industry workforce recruiter access to students (a) Secondary schools (1) In general Each local educational agency (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. (2) Enforcement Paragraph (1) shall be subject to enforcement under part D of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1234 et seq. (b) Institutions of higher education (1) In general Each institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. (2) Enforcement For purposes of section 487(c)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(c)(3)(B)(i)(I) 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq. 20 U.S.C. 1094 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.

Summary: Embrace Fossil Fuel Recruitment Act This bill requires local educational agencies (LEAs) and institutions of higher education (IHEs) that receive federal education funds to provide the same recruiter access to students for employers in the fossil fuel sector as provided to employers in other energy resource sectors. LEAs and IHEs that violate this requirement are subject to Department of Education enforcement actions, such as withholding of payments to an LEA or termination of an IHE's participation in federal student aid programs.
Rebuilding Rural Roads Act

To amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the population definition of rural area to 20,000 to restrict eligibility to be considered under the rural surface transportation grant program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rebuilding Rural Roads Act 2. Definition of rural area under rural surface transportation grant program Section 173(a)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 200,000 20,000

Summary: Rebuilding Rural Roads ActThis bill modifies the definition of rural area that is used for the Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program. For the purposes of the program, the bill defines rural area as an area outside an urbanized area that has a population of over 20,000. (Current law requires a rural area to be outside of an urbanized area with a population of over 200,000.)The grant program supports projects that improve and expand the surface transportation infrastructure in rural areas to increase connectivity, improve the safety and reliability of the movement of people and freight, generate regional economic growth, and improve quality of life. Eligible applicants for the grant program include states, regional transportation planning organizations, local governments, and tribal governments.
Postal Police Reform Act of 2023

To amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the role and duties of United States Postal Service police officers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Postal Police Reform Act of 2023 2. Role and duties of USPS police officers Section 3061 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking Postal Inspectors and other agents of the United States Postal Service Postal Inspectors, Postal Service police officers, and other agents of the United States Postal Service (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) (1) As to property owned or occupied by the Postal Service or under the charge and control of the Postal Service, the Postmaster General may prescribe regulations necessary for the protection and administration of property owned or occupied by the Postal Service and persons on the property. The regulations may include reasonable penalties, within the limits prescribed in paragraph (2), for violations of the regulations. The regulations shall be posted and remain posted in a conspicuous place on the property. (2) A person violating a regulation prescribed under this subsection shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both. .

Summary: Postal Police Reform Act of 2023 This bill removes certain restrictions on U.S. Postal Service (USPS) police officers to investigate criminal matters related to the USPS and postal mail.
Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2023

To modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2023 2. Mammoth Cave National Park boundary modification Section 11 of the Act of June 5, 1942 (56 Stat. 319, chapter 341; 16 U.S.C. 404c–11 (1) in the section paragraph, by inserting (adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor) $350,000 (2) by inserting after the second paragraph the following: The Secretary of the Interior may acquire approximately 980 acres of the land and any interests in the land generally depicted on the map entitled Mammoth Cave National Park Proposed Southern Boundary Expansion Edmonson and Barren Counties, Kentucky .

Summary: Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2023 This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire specified acres of land for inclusion in Mammoth Cave National Park. Further, it adjusts for inflation the cap on the amount authorized to be appropriated to acquire property for inclusion in the park.
Community Colleges and Universities Safety Grant Act

To direct the Attorney General to make campus law enforcement agencies eligible for certain grants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Colleges and Universities Safety Grant Act 2. To make campus law enforcement agencies eligible for certain grants (a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall consider a campus law enforcement agency to be eligible to apply for any program or grant that is administered by the Department of Justice for which a State law enforcement agency or local law enforcement agency is eligible to apply. (b) Campus law enforcement agency defined In this section, the term campus law enforcement agency 20 U.S.C. 1001(a)

Summary: Community Colleges and Universities Safety Grant Act This bill makes a campus law enforcement agency eligible to apply for any program or grant that is administered by the Department of Justice for which a state law enforcement agency or local law enforcement agency is eligible to apply.
LICENSE Act of 2023

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial driver’s license testing and commercial learner’s permit holders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently Act of 2023 LICENSE Act of 2023 2. Modifications to certain commercial driver’s license regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, shall— (1) revise section 384.228 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to allow a State or third-party examiner to administer the commercial driver’s license knowledge test only if the examiner— (A) maintains a valid commercial driver’s license test examiner certification; (B) completes a commercial driver’s license skills test examiner training course that meets the requirements of subsection (d) of such section; and (C) completes 1 unit of instruction described in subsection (c)(3) of such section; and (2) revise section 383.79 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to allow a State to administer a driving skills tests to any commercial driver’s license applicant, regardless of the State of domicile of the applicant or where the applicant received driver training.

Summary: Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently Act of 2023 or the LICENSE Act of 2023 This bill provides statutory authority for waivers of training, testing, and other requirements for commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) that were issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.Specifically, this bill allows a state or third-party examiner who has maintained a valid CDL test examiner certification and has previously completed a CDL skills test examiner training course to administer the CDL knowledge test, so long as they have completed one unit of the CDL knowledge test training course.The bill also allows a state to administer a driving skills test to any CDL applicant regardless of the applicant's state of domicile or where the applicant received driver training.
PI Post Acute Access Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to skilled nursing facilities for primary immunodeficiency patients. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PI Post Acute Access Act 2. Improving access to skilled nursing facility services for primary immunodeficiency patients (a) In general Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(iii) (VII) Items and services needed for the administration of intravenous immune globin for the treatment of primary immune deficiency disease. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2024.

Summary: PI Post Acute Access Act This bill allows for separate payment under Medicare to skilled nursing facilities for items and services that are needed to administer intravenous immune globin (IVIG) to patients with primary immune deficiency diseases (rare genetic disorders that impair the immune system and increase vulnerability for other infections).
Workers’ Memorial Day

To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Workers’ Memorial Day as a Federal holiday. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Workers’ Memorial Day 2. Workers’ Memorial Day Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to Washington’s Birthday, the following: Workers’ Memorial Day. .

Summary: Workers' Memorial Day This bill establishes Workers' Memorial Day as a federal holiday.
To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of Federal land in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands.

To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of Federal land in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands. 1. No net increase of Federal land in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not acquire any land that would increase the total acreage of Federal land in the Park, except as provided in this Act. (b) Required land conveyances If the Secretary takes into Federal ownership non-Federal land that results in an increase of the total acreage of Federal land in the Park, the Secretary shall convey out of Federal ownership at least an equal acreage of Federal land in the Park, via sale, exchange, or donation. (c) Sale of land (1) In general Federal land sold pursuant to subsection (b) shall be offered for sale— (A) not later than 1 year after the Secretary takes into Federal ownership non-Federal land that results in an increase of the total acreage of Federal land in the Park; (B) subject to valid existing rights; (C) except as provided in subparagraph (D), at fair market value (based on local comparable sales); and (D) at a price that is reduced by 10 percent each month that the Federal land is not sold or under contract to be sold by the date that is 6 months after the Federal land was first offered for sale. (2) Price reduction Time periods during which Federal land is under contract for sale or withdrawn from the market shall not be counted for the purposes of price reduction under paragraph (1)(D). (d) Land Exchange values If the value of the Federal land that is part of a land exchange pursuant to subsection (b) is less than the value of the non-Federal land for which it is exchanged, the value of the exchanged lands shall be equalized by a cash payment. (e) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Park (2) the term Secretary

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from acquiring land that would increase the total acreage of federal land in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. If Interior takes into federal ownership nonfederal land that results in an increase of the total acreage of federal land in the park, it must convey out of federal ownership at least an equal acreage via sale, exchange, or donation. Any sale of federal land under this bill shall be offered for sale not later than one year after Interior takes into federal ownership nonfederal land that results in an increase of the total acreage of federal land in the park, subject to valid existing rights, at fair market value (with an exception), and at a price that is reduced by 10% each month that the federal land is not sold or under contract to be sold by six months after the federal land was first offered for sale. If the value of the federal land that is part of a land exchange is less than the value of the nonfederal land for which it is exchanged, the value of the exchanged land must be equalized by a cash payment.
Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program Reauthorization Act of 2023

To reauthorize funding for the Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 2. Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program Section 9503(f) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10363(f) 2023 2033

Summary: Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes through FY2033 the Bureau of Reclamation's climate change and water program. Under the program, Reclamation assesses the effects of global climate change on the quantity of water resources in certain western states and develops strategies to address potential water shortages, conflicts, and other impacts to such water resources.