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Oversight of Law Enforcement Surveillance Act of 2021

To require the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security to report on the use of surveillance technology, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Oversight of Law Enforcement Surveillance Act of 2021 2. Reporting on surveillance technology (a) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, a law enforcement agency of a major metropolitan area receiving any Federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security shall report the use of surveillance technology to: (1) The Secretary of Homeland Security. (2) The Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security. (3) The United States Congress. (b) Report by Inspector General Not later than one year after the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the use of surveillance technology and the impact the use of such technology has on civil liberties and privacy. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Law enforcement agency The term law enforcement agency (2) Major metropolitan area The term major metropolitan area (3) Surveillance technology The term surveillance technology

Summary: Oversight of Law Enforcement Surveillance Act of 2021 This bill establishes reporting requirements related to the use of surveillance technology by law enforcement agencies in major metropolitan areas. The term major metropolitan area means an area with at least 250,000 residents. Specifically, the bill requires a law enforcement agency of a major metropolitan area receiving federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report annually to DHS, the Inspector General of DHS, and Congress on the use of surveillance technology. Additionally, the bill requires the Inspector General of DHS to report annually to Congress on the use of surveillance technology and the impact of its use on civil liberties and privacy.
Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit additional rebates under the Medicaid program for certain noninnovator multiple source drugs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021 2. Prohibition on additional rebate under Medicaid for certain noninnovator multiple source drugs Section 1927(c)(3)(C) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(c)(3)(C) (1) in clause (i), by striking The amount Subject to clause (v), the amount (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) Prohibition on additional rebate for certain noninnovator multiple source drugs With respect to a rebate period beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and a dosage form and strength of a covered outpatient drug described in clause (i), the amount of the rebate specified in subparagraph (A) for such dosage form and strength for such rebate period may not be increased if the average manufacturer price for a unit of such dosage form and strength for such rebate period is less than $1. .

Summary: Protecting Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2021 This bill prohibits additional rebates for certain drugs under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Specifically, the bill prohibits additional rebates with respect to noninnovator multiple-source drugs (i.e., generics) for which the average manufacturer price is less than $1.
FORCE Act

To prohibit the removal of Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until Cuba satisfies certain conditions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act FORCE Act 2. Prohibition on removal (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the President nor the Secretary of State may remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until the President makes the determination described in section 205 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 ( 22 U.S.C. 6065 (b) Definition In this section, the term state sponsor of terrorism (1) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 4318(c)(1)(A) (2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2371 (3) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2780 (4) any other provision of law.

Summary: Fighting Oppression until the Reign of Castro Ends Act or the FORCE Act This bill prohibits removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism until the President makes the determination that a transition government in Cuba is in power.
READI Act

To prohibit the use of military installations to house aliens who do not have a lawful immigration status or are undergoing removal proceedings in the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resist Executive Amnesty on Defense Installations Act READI Act 2. Prohibition on use of military installations to house aliens who do not have a lawful immigration status or are undergoing removal proceedings in the United States (a) Prohibition A military installation may not be used to house any alien unlawfully present in the United States. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term alien unlawfully present (A) is covered by the rule of construction regarding unlawful presence contained in section 212(a)(9)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9)(B)(ii) (B) is undergoing removal proceedings in the United States. (2) The term military installation

Summary: Resist Executive Amnesty on Defense Installations Act or the READI Act This bill prohibits the use of a military installation to house an alien who is unlawfully present in the United States or undergoing removal proceedings.
Support Peaceful Protest Act

To hold individuals convicted of Federal offenses during the course of protests financially liable for the cost of Federal policing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Peaceful Protest Act 2. Order of restitution In the case of an individual convicted of a Federal offense related to the individual’s conduct at and during the course of a protest with respect to which a Federal law enforcement officer was engaged in policing activity, the court shall, in addition to the penalty for such conviction, order the individual to pay an order of restitution to the appropriate Federal law enforcement agency in an amount that is equal to the cost of such policing activity, as determined by the court. 3. Ineligibility for enhanced Federal unemployment benefits An individual convicted of a Federal offense related to the individual’s conduct at and during the course of a protest, is ineligible for any Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation under section 2104 of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023 15 U.S.C. 9021

Summary: Support Peaceful Protest Act This bill imposes additional penalties upon an individual who is convicted of a federal offense related to conduct during the course of a protest (e.g., rioting). First, in addition to the penalty for the conviction, the individual must pay restitution to cover the cost of federal policing during the protest. Second, the individual is ineligible for pandemic unemployment assistance.
SAFER Voter Act

To reduce, from 21 years of age to 18 years of age, the minimum age at which a person may obtain a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act SAFER Voter Act 2. Minimum age for obtaining a handgun from a Federal firearms licensee (a) In general Section 922(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking , and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than twenty-one years of age (b) Conforming amendment Section 922(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking , in the case of any firearm other than a shotgun or a rifle, I am twenty-one years or more of age, or that, in the case of a shotgun or a rifle,

Summary: Second Amendment For Every Registrable Voter Act or the SAFER Voter Act This bill reduces the minimum age—from 21 years to 18 years—at which an individual may obtain a handgun from a federally licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, importer, or collector.
Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2021

To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use of force, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2021 2. Clarification of deprivation of rights under color of law Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking United States, United States, including the use of force during a response to a protest, (2) by striking , or may be sentenced to death

Summary: Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2021 This bill modifies the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits deprivation of rights under color of law. Current law prohibits the deprivation of federally protected rights, privileges, or immunities by a government official (including a law enforcement officer). This bill specifies that use of force during a response to a protest constitutes a deprivation of rights, privileges, or immunities. Additionally, the bill removes the death penalty as a penalty option if death results or if certain aggravating factors are present.
Homecare for Seniors Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homecare for Seniors Act 2. Certain home care expenses treated as qualified distributions from health savings accounts (a) In general Section 223(d)(2) (1) by striking medical care (as defined in section 213(d) specified medical care (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Specified medical care For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term specified medical care (ii) Qualified home care The term qualified home care (I) Assistance with eating. (II) Assistance with toileting. (III) Assistance with transferring. (IV) Assistance with bathing. (V) Assistance with dressing. (VI) Assistance with continence. (VII) Medication adherence. Such term shall not include any contract unless the services provided pursuant to such contract are provided by a service provider which is licensed by the State to provide such services or such services are otherwise provided in a manner that is consistent with State requirements. (iii) Related parties The term qualified home care . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid with respect to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Promotion of public awareness of in-Home service expenses eligible for tax-Free distribution from health savings accounts The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from health savings accounts.

Summary: Homecare for Seniors Act This bill allows tax-exempt distributions from health savings accounts (HSAs) to be used for qualified home care. Qualified home care means a contract to provide three or more of the following services in the residence of the service recipient assistance with eating, assistance with toileting, assistance with transferring, assistance with bathing, assistance with dressing, assistance with continence, and medication adherence. The Department of Health and Human Services must carry out a campaign to increase public awareness of the in-home service expenses that are eligible for tax-free distribution from HSAs.
Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2021

To provide that none of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2021 2. Limitation None of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities for any fiscal year may be used to carry out section 7 of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 956 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Defund National Endowment for the Humanities Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the use of any funds that are made available to the National Endowment for the Humanities of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities to carry out the functions, programs, and activities of such endowment.
REEF Act

To permanently exempt payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act REEF Act 2. Treatment of payments from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account (a) Amendments Section 235 of the Continued Assistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020 (subchapter III of title II of division N of Public Law 116–260 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and (B) by striking subsection (a)— subsection (a) shall take effect 7 days after the date of enactment of the Continued Assistance to Rail Workers Act of 2020. (2) by striking subsection (c). (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply as if enacted on the date before the date on which the national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak declared by the President on March 13, 2020, under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601

Summary: Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness Act or the REEF Act This bill permanently exempts payments made from the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals. Currently, this exemption ends 30 days after the termination of the COVID-19 national emergency period.
Elected Official Lobbying Prohibition Act of 2021

To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to prohibit certain elected officials of State and local governments from making lobbying contacts under such Act on behalf of private clients, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Elected Official Lobbying Prohibition Act of 2021 2. Prohibiting State and local elected officials from making lobbying contacts on behalf of private clients (a) Prohibition The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1601 5A. Prohibition against making of lobbying contacts on behalf of private clients by elected officials of State and local governments (a) Prohibition A covered elected official described in subsection (b) may not make any lobbying contact under this Act on behalf of a client who is not an entity of a State or unit of local government. (b) Covered elected official described In this subsection, a covered elected official (1) An individual holding a Statewide elected office in any State. (2) An individual serving in the legislature of a State (or, in the case of the District of Columbia, an individual serving on the Council of the District of Columbia). (3) An individual holding any elected office of a unit of local government with a population greater than 30 percent (or, in the case of an individual holding the elected office of the chief executive of a unit of local government, greater than 15 percent) of the average population of a congressional district (as determined on the basis of the most recent decennial census). (4) The chair of a political party of a State. (c) State defined In this section, the term State (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a covered elected official from petitioning the Federal government on behalf of the collective interests of the people the official represents or from otherwise acting in an official capacity as a covered elected official. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to lobbying contacts under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 which are made after the expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Elected Official Lobbying Prohibition Act of 2021 This bill prohibits state and local elected officials from lobbying the federal government on behalf of private (i.e., nongovernmental) clients. The bill's restrictions apply to officials who serve in a statewide elected office, a state legislature, an elected office of a local government that meets specified population standards, or as the chair of a political party of a state, including officials of U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. The bill does not apply to officials acting on behalf of their constituents or who are otherwise acting in an official capacity.
For the relief of Jose Garcia Alarcon.

For the relief of Jose Garcia Alarcon. 1. Permanent resident status for Jose Garcia Alarcon (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (b) Adjustment of status If Jose Garcia Alarcon enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (c) Waiver of grounds for removal or denial of admission (1) In general Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Jose Garcia Alarcon may not be removed from the United States, denied admission to the United States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in the United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial of admission that is reflected in the records of the Department of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Department of State on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered against Jose Garcia Alarcon by reason of any ground described in paragraph (1). (d) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Jose Garcia Alarcon, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (f) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Jose Garcia Alarcon shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Summary: Provides for the relief of Jose Garcia Alarcon.
For the relief of Francisca Burciaga-Amaro.

For the relief of Francisca Burciaga-Amaro. 1. Permanent resident status for Francisca Burciaga-Amaro (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (b) Adjustment of status If Francisca Burciaga-Amaro enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (c) Waiver of grounds for removal or denial of admission (1) In general Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Francisca Burciaga-Amaro may not be removed from the United States, denied admission to the United States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in the United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial of admission that is reflected in the records of the Department of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Department of State on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered against Francisca Burciaga-Amaro by reason of any ground described in paragraph (1). (d) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Francisca Burciaga-Amaro, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (f) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Francisca Burciaga-Amaro shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Summary: Provides for the relief of Francisca Burciaga-Amaro.