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Partner with Korea Act

To provide highly-skilled nonimmigrant visas for nationals of the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Partner with Korea Act 2. Reciprocal visas for nationals of South Korea (a) In general Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) (1) by striking : (i) solely to carry (i) solely to carry ; (2) by striking (ii) solely to develop (ii) solely to develop ; (3) by striking or (iii) solely to perform (iii) solely to perform ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “or (iv) solely to perform services in a specialty occupation in the United States if the alien is a national of the Republic of Korea and with respect to whom the Secretary of Labor certifies to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State that the intending employer has filed an attestation with the Secretary of Labor in accordance with section 212(t)(1); . (b) Attestation Section 212 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 (1) in subsection (t), as added by section 402(b)(2) of the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act ( Public Law 108–77 (A) by striking section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1) or section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) subparagraph (E)(iii), (E)(iv), or (H)(i)(b1) of section 101(a)(15) (B) in clauses (i)(II), (ii)(II), and (iii)(II) of paragraph (3)(C), by striking section 204, 214(c), 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b1), or 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) subparagraph (E)(iii), (E)(iv), or (H)(1)(b1) of section 101(a)(15) or section 204 or 214(c) (2) by redesignating subsection (t), as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108–449 (c) Numerical limitation Section 214(g) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) (12) (A) The Secretary of State may not approve more than 15,000 initial applications submitted for aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iv) in any fiscal year. (B) The numerical limitation under subparagraph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and shall not apply to the spouses or children of such aliens. . (d) Specialty occupation defined Section 214(i)(1) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(i)(1) section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), and paragraph (2), paragraph (2) of this subsection and subparagraphs (E)(iii), (E)(iv), and (H)(i)(b) of section 101(a)(15),

Summary: Partner with Korea Act This bill creates an E-4 nonimmigrant visa category for up to 15,000 nationals of South Korea each fiscal year who are coming to the United States solely to perform specialty occupation services, subject to various requirements. The 15,000 limit shall only apply to principal recipients of such visas and not their accompanying spouses or children. (A specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of highly specialized knowledge and a bachelor's degree or higher.)
DIRTY CAR EV Act of 2023

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the carbon footprint and environmental impacts of electric vehicles, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Directing Independent Research To Yield Carbon Assessment Regarding Electric Vehicles Act of 2023 DIRTY CAR EV Act of 2023 2. Study on carbon footprint and environmental impact of an electric vehicle ecosystem (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct a study on the total carbon footprint and environmental impact of an electric vehicle ecosystem, including— (1) the production of batteries used in electric vehicles, including the mining and processing of minerals for those batteries; (2) the production, transmission, and distribution of electricity used to charge and power electric vehicles; and (3) all other aspects of the production, use, and disposal of electric vehicles, including all minerals necessary for, and components of, electric vehicles. (b) Requirement In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a thorough analysis of— (1) the burden on electric grids across the United States that would result from full adoption of electric vehicles in the United States; (2) the costs and implications of building out a national network of charging stations and home charging to support full adoption of electric vehicles in the United States; (3) ongoing costs to maintain an electric vehicle ecosystem that supports full adoption of electric vehicles in the United States; and (4) the cost implications on repairing and strengthening roads and bridges. (c) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress and make publicly available a report describing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including the analysis conducted under subsection (b).

Summary: Directing Independent Research To Yield Carbon Assessment Regarding Electric Vehicles Act of 2023 or the DIRTY CAR EV Act of 2023 The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study the total carbon footprint and environmental impact of an electric vehicle ecosystem, including all aspects of the production, use, and disposal of electric vehicles.
COPS Reauthorization Act of 2023

To reauthorize the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COPS Reauthorization Act of 2023 2. Reauthorization of COPS ON THE BEAT grant program Section 1001(a)(11)(A) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(11)(A) $1,047,119,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2009 $651,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2029

Summary: COPS Reauthorization Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 the Community Oriented Policing Services grant program.
A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to extend the deadline for the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations implementing title IV of that Act, and for other purposes.

To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to extend the deadline for the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations implementing title IV of that Act, and for other purposes. 1. Extension of deadline to promulgate certain regulations Section 413(a) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5373(a) (1) in paragraph (2), by striking 21 months 35 months (2) in paragraph (3), by striking 30 months 47 months 1. Extension of deadline to promulgate certain regulations Section 413(a) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5373(a) (1) in paragraph (2), by striking 21 months 38 months (2) in paragraph (3), by striking 30 months 50 months June 8, 2023 Reported with an amendment

Summary: This bill extends the deadlines for the Department of the Interior to issue proposed and final regulations pursuant to negotiated rulemaking for the Tribal Self-Governance Program. (The PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act, which was signed into law on October 21, 2020, revised Interior's process for approving self-governance compacts and funding agreements with tribes. This act authorized a negotiated rulemaking committee to negotiate and promulgate regulations for its implementation.) Under current law, Interior must submit proposed regulations for the program within 21 months and final regulations within 30 months of October 21, 2020. This bill extends those deadlines to 38 months and 50 months, respectively.
Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023

To amend chapter 81 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023 2. Inclusion of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (a) Inclusion Section 8101 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting , other eligible providers, osteopathic practitioners (2) by striking and (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) and inserting ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (21) other eligible provider . (b) Conforming amendments Chapter 81 (1) in section 8103(a)— (A) by inserting or other eligible provider physician (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting or other eligible providers physicians (2) in section 8121(6), by inserting or other eligible provider physician (3) in section 8123(a)— (A) by inserting or other eligible provider The employee may have a physician (B) by inserting or other eligible provider United States and the physician (c) Regulations Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize rules to carry out the amendments made by this Act. 3. Determination of budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation

Summary: Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2023 This bill expands the role of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in providing services to injured federal workers under the federal workers' compensation program. Specifically, under the program, nurse practitioners and physician assistants acting within the scope of their practice may (1) prescribe or recommend treatment for injured federal workers; (2) certify the nature of an injury and probable extent of disability; (3) provide prescribed treatment for injured federal workers; and (4) participate, with a physician designated by the Department of Labor, in a mandatory workers' compensation examination of an injured worker. In general, only physicians may fulfill these roles under current law.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the definition of spouse and surviving spouse to include all individuals lawfully married, and for other purposes. 1. Modification of definition of spouse and surviving spouse for Department of Veterans Affairs to include all individuals lawfully married (a) In general Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking of the opposite sex who was the spouse of a veteran who was lawfully married to a veteran, including a marriage between two persons of the same sex, (2) in paragraph (31), by striking of the opposite sex (b) Modification of regulations The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall update all rules and regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure compliance with— (1) the amendments made by subsection (a); and (2) section 7 of title 1, United States Code.

Summary: This bill revises the definitions of spouse and surviving spouse that the Department of Veterans Affairs uses for purposes related to veterans' benefits, health care, and other matters. Specifically, the bill includes persons who are or were in same-sex marriages as spouses and surviving spouses.
Servicemembers’ Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to expand the definition of an active duty military consumer for purposes of certain credit monitoring requirements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Servicemembers’ Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act 2. Credit monitoring (a) In general Section 605A(k) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c–1(k) (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Uniformed services The term uniformed services (B) Uniformed services member consumer The term uniformed services member consumer (i) a member of the uniformed services; or (ii) a spouse, or a dependent who is not less than 18 years old, of a member of the uniformed services. ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking active duty military consumer uniformed services member consumer (b) Regulations The Federal Trade Commission shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a). (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date on which the Federal Trade Commission issues the final rule under subsection (b).

Summary: Servicemembers' Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act This bill makes available to uniformed service members free electronic credit monitoring that is currently available to active duty service members.
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2023

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2023 2. Definition of employer Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting or any Indian Tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian Tribe and located on its Indian lands, subdivision thereof, (2) by adding at the end the following: (15) The term Indian Tribe (16) The term Indian (17) The term Indian lands (A) all lands within the limits of any Indian reservation; (B) any lands title to which is either held in trust by the United States for the benefit of any Indian Tribe or Indian or held by any Indian Tribe or Indian subject to restriction by the United States against alienation; and (C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that are within the boundaries of a former reservation (as defined by the Secretary of the Interior) of a federally recognized Indian Tribe. .

Summary: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2023 This bill excludes Indian tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.)
Gerald’s Law Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans who die at home or in other settings while in receipt of hospice care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gerald’s Law Act 2. Burial and funeral allowance for certain veterans who die at home or in other settings while in receipt of hospice care furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 2303(a)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking ; or (2) in clause (ii)(III), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) a home or other setting at which the deceased veteran was, at the time of death, receiving hospice care pursuant to section 1717(a) of this title if such care was directly preceded by the Secretary furnishing to the veteran hospital care or nursing home care as described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause (ii). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–315

Summary: Gerald's Law Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies from a non-service-connected disability in a home or other setting at which the veteran was receiving VA hospice care (if such care was directly preceded by VA hospital or nursing home care).
PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act

To ensure that borrowers who have performed qualifying public service are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Payment Completion Fairness Act PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act 2. Public Service Loan Forgiveness Section 455(m)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(1)(B) (i) (ii) has been

Summary: Public Service Loan Forgiveness Payment Completion Fairness Act or the PSLF Payment Completion Fairness Act This bill removes the requirement that a borrower must be employed in a public service job at the time of loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Under the current PSLF program, the Department of Education must cancel the balance of interest and principal due on a borrower's Federal Direct Loans after the borrower makes 120 monthly loan payments while employed in a public service job and, at the time of loan forgiveness, the borrower is employed in a public service job. This bill removes the requirement that the borrower must be working in a public service job at the time of loan forgiveness.
Electronic Communication Uniformity Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the mailbox rule to documents and payments electronically submitted to the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Electronic Communication Uniformity Act 2. Application of mailbox rule to documents and payments electronically submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (a) In general Section 7502(c) (1) in the heading, by inserting and payment filing (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in the heading, by striking ; electronic filing (B) by striking and electronic filing (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) Electronic filing and payment (A) In general If any return, claim, statement, or other document required to be filed, or any payment required to be made, within a prescribed period or on or before a prescribed date under authority of any provision of the internal revenue laws is sent electronically by any person to the agency, officer, or office with which such return, claim, statement, or other document is required to be filed, or to which such payment is required to be made, the date on which such return, claim, statement, or other document, or payment, is sent electronically by such person shall be deemed to be the date of delivery or the date of payment, as the case may be, regardless of the date on which the applicable agency, officer, or office receives or reviews such return, claim, statement, document, or payment. (B) Regulations Not later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall issue such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this paragraph. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any document or payment sent after December 31, 2024.

Summary: Electronic Communication Uniformity Act This bill applies the mailbox rule to documents and payments electronically submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Specifically, it provides that such documents and payments shall be deemed filed or made on the date on which they are sent electronically, regardless of the date on which the IRS actually receives or reviews them.
Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act

To require an annual budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to reports and recommendations made under the National Alzheimer's Project Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act 2. Extension of project Section 2 of the National Alzheimer's Project Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11225 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: (h) Professional judgment budget For fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall prepare and submit, directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for comment, but without change, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Advisory Council, an annual budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to the reports and recommendations made under this Act, including an estimate of the number and type of personnel needs for the National Institutes of Health. . July 27, 2023 Reported without amendment

Summary: Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to annually submit, beginning in FY2024, an estimate of its budget and personnel needs for carrying out initiatives pursuant to the National Alzheimer's Project directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services may comment on the budget estimate but may not change it. The National Alzheimer's Project supports coordination of federal planning, research, and other efforts to address Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2023

To amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2023 2. Loan forgiveness for adjunct faculty Section 455(m)(3)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)(ii) (1) by striking teaching as teaching— (I) as ; (2) by striking , foreign language faculty, and part-time faculty at community colleges), as determined by the Secretary. and foreign language faculty), as determined by the Secretary; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (II) at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a)), a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in section 102(c)), or a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b)), in non-tenured track employment as an adjunct or contingent faculty, teacher, or lecturer who— (aa) teaches— (AA) not less than 9 credit hours per semester, 6 credit hours per trimester, or 18 credit hours per calendar year; or (BB) not less than a total of 30 hours per week, as determined by multiplying each credit or contact hour taught per week by 3.35 (or a larger number, if determined appropriate by the Secretary); and (bb) is not employed on a full-time basis by any other employer. .

Summary: Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2023 This bill allows certain adjunct faculty to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Specifically, the bill allows adjunct faculty, teachers, or lecturers in nontenured track employment to participate in the PSLF program if they (1) teach at least 9 credit hours per semester, 6 credit hours per trimester, or 18 credit hours per calendar year or at least 30 hours per week at an institution of higher education, a postsecondary vocational institution, or a tribal college or university; and (2) do not have another full-time job.
Repeal CFPB Act

To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal CFPB Act 2. Repeal The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.

Summary: Repeal CFPB Act This bill repeals the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, which established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.