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COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

To facilitate the expedited review of COVID–19 hate crimes, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Hate Crimes Act 2. Review of COVID–19 hate crimes (a) In general Not later than 1 day after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall designate an officer or employee of the Department of Justice whose sole responsibility during the applicable period shall be to facilitate the expedited review of COVID–19 hate crimes and reports of any such crime to Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Applicable period The term applicable period 42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1) (2) COVID–19 hate crime The term COVID–19 hate crime (A) the actual or perceived race, ethnicity, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability of any person; and (B) the actual or perceived relationship to the spread of COVID–19 of any person because of the characteristic described in subparagraph (A). 3. Guidance (a) Guidance for law enforcement agencies The Attorney General shall issue guidance for State and local law enforcement agencies on how to— (1) establish online reporting of hate crimes or incidents, and to have online reporting available in multiple languages as determined by the Attorney General; and (2) expand culturally competent and linguistically appropriate public education campaigns, and collection of data and public reporting of hate crimes. (b) Guidance relating to COVID–19 pandemic The Attorney General and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in coordination with the COVID–19 Health Equity Task Force and community-based organizations, shall issue guidance describing best practices to mitigate racially discriminatory language in describing the COVID–19 pandemic. March 24, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act This bill requires a designated officer or employee of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to facilitate the expedited review of hate crimes and reports of hate crimes. DOJ must issue guidance for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies on establishing online hate crime reporting processes, collecting data disaggregated by protected characteristic (e.g., race or national origin), and expanding education campaigns. Additionally, DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services must issue guidance aimed at raising awareness of hate crimes during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. The bill establishes grants for states to create state-run hate crimes reporting hotlines. It also authorizes grants for states and local governments to implement the National Incident-Based Reporting System and to conduct law enforcement activities or crime reduction programs to prevent, address, or respond to hate crimes. Finally, in the case of an individual convicted of a hate crime offense and placed on supervised release, the bill allows a court to order that the individual participate in educational classes or community service as a condition of supervised release.
Parris Island Protection Act

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or realign the Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parris Island Protection Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina (in this section referred to as Parris Island (2) Parris Island was the first facility to integrate women in boot camp training for the Marine Corps in the United States. (3) Female recruits have trained at Parris Island since 1949. (4) The first integrated company of male and female recruits graduated from Parris Island in 2019. (5) Parris Island has cultivated a legacy of excellence and faithful service to the United States. (6) Parris Island is and shall remain the physical home of the U.S. Marine Corps Eastern Recruiting Region. 3. Prohibition of closing or realignment of Marine Corps Recruit Depot located at Parris Island, South Carolina No Federal funds may be used to close or realign Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, or to conduct any planning or other activity related to such closure or realignment.

Summary: Parris Island Protection Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to close or realign Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, in South Carolina, or to conduct any planning or other activity related to such closure or realignment.
A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes.

To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes. 1. Limitation on discounted purchase options Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Limitation on discounted purchase options Any bargain-price option to purchase at less than fair market value contained in any lease agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2021, pursuant to this section may be exercised only to the extent specifically provided for in subsequent appropriation Acts or other Acts of Congress. .

Summary: This bill specifies that a bargain-price purchase option (i.e., the option to purchase property at less than fair market value) in a lease agreement for a federal building may be exercised only to the extent the option is specifically provided for in subsequent acts of Congress. The bill applies to lease agreements that are entered into on or after January 1, 2021.
A bill to protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold.

To protect American small businesses, gig workers, and freelancers by repealing the burdensome American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 transactions reporting threshold. 1. Repeal of modifications of exceptions for reporting of third party network transactions (a) In general Section 6050W(e) (e) Exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizations A third party settlement organization shall be required to report any information under subsection (a) with respect to third party network transactions of any participating payee only if— (1) the amount which would otherwise be reported under subsection (a)(2) with respect to such transactions exceeds $20,000, and (2) the aggregate number of such transactions exceeds 200. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to returns for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2021.

Summary: This bill modifies requirements for third party settlement organizations to eliminate their reporting requirement with respect to the transactions of their participating payees unless they have earned more than $20,000 on more than 200 separate transactions in an applicable tax period. A third party settlement organization is the central organization that has the contractual obligation to make payments to participating payees (generally, a merchant or business) in a third party payment network. This reverses a provision in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 that lowered the reporting threshold to $600 with no minimum on the number of transactions.
Women’s Public Health and Safety Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for greater State flexibility with respect to excluding providers who are involved in abortions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women’s Public Health and Safety Act 2. Increasing State flexibility in determining participation of providers who perform, or participate in the performance of, abortions Section 1902 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a (1) in subsection (a)(23), by striking subsection (g) subsections (g) and (tt), (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (tt) Rules with respect to determination of participation of providers who perform, or participate in the performance of, abortions (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), for purposes of this title, a State, at its option, may establish criteria with respect to the participation under the State plan (or a waiver of such plan) of an institution, an agency, an entity, or a person who performs, or participates in the performance of, abortions. (2) Exception Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an abortion— (A) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (B) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. (3) Definitions For purposes of this subsection, the terms institution agency entity .

Summary: Women's Public Health and Safety Act This bill allows a state to exclude from participation in the state's Medicaid program a provider that performs an abortion, unless (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or (2) the woman suffers from a physical issue that would place her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from any provider qualified to perform them.
Supreme Court Transparency Act

To require adequate reporting of ethics, personal finance, and disclosure reports for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court Transparency Act 2. Availability of reports relating to justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (a) Public availability of ethics, personal finance, and disclosure forms for the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the United States (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall establish a searchable internet database system on an official website of the United States Government, to enable public access to any ethics, personal finance, or disclosure report required to be made under Federal law by the Chief Justice or an associate justice of the Supreme Court, including any amendment or update to such a report. (2) Availability Any report described in paragraph (1), including any amendment or update to such a report, shall be made publically available on the database established under paragraph (1) not later than 30 days after the date on which the report is filed. (3) Limitation on redaction (A) In general Any document made public in the database established under paragraph (1) may be redacted only— (i) to the extent necessary to protect the individual who filed the report or a family member of that individual; and (ii) during the period during which the danger to such individual or a family member exists. (B) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Judicial Conference of the United States, in consultation with the Department of Justice, shall promulgate regulations setting forth the circumstances under which redaction is appropriate under this subsection and the procedures for redaction. (b) Periodic transaction reports Section 103(l) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: (11) The Chief Justice of the United States and the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court. . (c) Severability clause If any provision of this section or an amendment made by this section, or the application of such a provision or amendment to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this section and amendments made by this section, and the application of such provisions and amendments to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected thereby.

Summary: Supreme Court Transparency Act This bill requires online publication of ethics reports, personal finance reports, and other disclosure reports regarding the Justices of the Supreme Court. The bill also requires the Justices of the Supreme Court to file periodic transaction reports regarding the purchase, sale, or exchange of stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of securities when the amount of the transaction exceeds $1,000.
DUMP Opioids Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dispose Unused Medications and Prescription Opioids Act DUMP Opioids Act 2. Requirement for certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities to have physical location for the disposal of controlled substances medications (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each covered Department medical facility has a physical location where any individual may dispose of controlled substances medications. (b) Covered Department medical facility defined In this section, the term covered Department medical facility (c) Effective date This section shall take effect on January 1, 2022.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate periods during which any individual may dispose of controlled substances medications at VA medical facilities with an on-site pharmacy or a physical location dedicated for law enforcement purposes. The bill also authorizes the VA to carry out public information campaigns regarding the designated disposal periods.
ROC Act

To provide for proper treatment of Taiwan government representatives. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reassurance On Commitments Act of 2021 ROC Act 2. Proper treatment of Taiwan government representatives (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of State for fiscal year 2022 may be used to prepare, propose, draft, review, or promulgate any regulation, guidance, or executive order, or to otherwise implement, administer, or enforce any policy that restricts the ability of members of the armed forces and government representatives from the Republic of China (Taiwan) or the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to display for official purposes symbols of Republic of China sovereignty, including— (1) the flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan); and (2) the corresponding emblems or insignia of military units. (b) Official purposes defined In this section, the term official purposes (1) the wearing of official uniforms; (2) conducting government-hosted ceremonies or functions; and (3) appearances on Department of State social media accounts promoting engagements with Taiwan.

Summary: Reassurance On Commitments Act of 2021 or the ROC Act This bill prohibits using funds made available to the Department of State for FY2022 to implement or enforce any policy that restricts representatives of Taiwan (such as members of Taiwan's armed forces or representatives of its government) or the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office from displaying symbols of Taiwan's sovereignty for official purposes.
Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2021

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a final rule relating to removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2021 2. Reissuance of final rule relating to Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem population of grizzly bears (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule entitled Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Population of Grizzly Bears From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (b) No judicial review The reissuance of the final rule described in subsection (a) (including this section) shall not be subject to judicial review.

Summary: Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to remove the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem population of grizzly bears from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife.
Securing America's Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing America's Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act 2. Extension of credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property (a) In general Subsection (g) of section 30C December 31, 2021 December 31, 2029 (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2021. 3. Modification of credit limitation (a) In general Subsection (b) of section 30C (1) by striking with respect to all with respect to any single item of (2) by striking at a location (3) in paragraph (1), by striking $30,000 in the case of a property $200,000 in the case of any such item of property (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2020.

Summary: Securing America's Clean Fuels Infrastructure This bill extends the tax credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property through 2029. It also increases the allowable amount of such credit from $30,000 to $200,000 for any single item of refueling property.
Caring for Survivors Act of 2021

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and to expand eligibility for dependency and indemnity compensation paid to certain survivors of certain veterans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caring for Survivors Act of 2021 2. Increase in amount of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses (a) Increase Section 1311(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (1), by striking of $1,154 equal to 55 percent of the rate of monthly compensation in effect under section 1114(j) of this title (b) Effective date (1) In general Except as provided by paragraph (2), the amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to compensation paid under chapter 13 (2) Special rule for certain individuals (A) In general For months beginning after the date that is six months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall pay to an individual described in subparagraph (B) dependents and survivors income security benefit under section 1311 of title 38, United States Code, in the monthly amount that is the greater of the following: (i) The amount determined under subsection (a)(3) of such section 1311, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. (ii) The amount determined under subsection (a)(1) of such section 1311, as amended by subsection (a). (B) Individuals described An individual described in this subparagraph is an individual eligible for dependents and survivors income security benefit under section 1311 of title 38, United States Code, that is predicated on the death of a veteran before January 1, 1993. 3. Modification of requirements for dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain veterans rated totally disabled at time of death Section 1318 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking The Secretary (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) In any case in which the Secretary makes a payment under paragraph (1) of this subsection by reason of subsection (b)(1) and the period of continuous rating immediately preceding death is less than 10 years, the amount payable under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be an amount that bears the same relationship to the amount otherwise payable under such paragraph as the duration of such period bears to 10 years. ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 10 or more years five or more years

Summary: Caring for Survivors Act of 2021 This bill increases the monthly rate of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to surviving spouses through the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill also adjusts the amount payable to surviving spouses and children of veterans who were rated as totally disabled for a period of less than 10 years before their death.
Assuring Regular Consultation To Have Indigenous Voices Effectively Solicited Act

To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that federally recognized Indian Tribes are consulted before the sale or transfer of certain Federal civilian real properties, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assuring Regular Consultation To Have Indigenous Voices Effectively Solicited Act 2. Impact on federally recognized Indian Tribes (a) In general The Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 ( 40 U.S.C. 1303 Public Law 114–287 26. Requirements before sale or transfer (a) Consultation Before the sale or transfer of a Federal civilian real property under this Act (other than section 24 or 25), if the proposed sale or transfer would affect access to Federal agency services by a federally recognized Indian Tribe, the relevant Federal agency shall consult with all Tribal governments that may be so affected. (b) Finding of reduction or elimination of access A Federal civilian real property may not be sold or transferred under this Act (other than section 24 or 25) if the proposed sale or transfer would substantially reduce or eliminate access to Federal agency services by a federally recognized Indian Tribe. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act ( Public Law 114–287 Sec. 26. Requirements before sale or transfer. .

Summary: Assuring Regular Consultation To Have Indigenous Voices Effectively Solicited Act This bill establishes requirements for tribal consultation prior to the sale or transfer of certain federal civilian real property. Federal civilian real property generally refers to federal real property assets, including public buildings, occupied and improved grounds, leased space, or other physical structures under the custody and control of a federal agency. Specifically, a federal agency must consult with tribal governments prior to the sale or transfer of certain federal civilian real property if the proposed sale or transfer would affect a tribe's access to federal agency services. Further, the bill prohibits the property from being sold or transferred if the sale or transfer would substantially reduce or eliminate a tribe's access to these services.