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No CORRUPTION Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act No CORRUPTION Act 2. Forfeiture of pension (a) In general Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not be eligible to receive any payment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system under this subchapter or chapter 84, except that this sentence applies only to such payments based on service rendered as a Member (irrespective of when rendered). (B) If the conviction of an individual described in subparagraph (A) is overturned on appeal by a court of competent jurisdiction, the individual shall receive payments that the individual would have received but for the application of subparagraph (A). (C) This paragraph applies only to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act ; (3) in paragraph (5)(B)(i), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (5) paragraph (6) (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph (4)(B) paragraph (5)(B) (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 719(e)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking section 8332(o)(5) section 8332(o)(6) May 30, 2023 Reported without amendment

Summary: No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used as Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act or the No CORRUPTION Act This bill makes a Member of Congress who has been convicted of a crime related to public corruption ineligible to receive retirement payments pursuant to the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement System based on service as a Member. Under current law, a Member must forgo receipt of these payments only after a final conviction (i.e., after the exhaustion of all appeals under the judicial process).
Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2023

To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2023 2. Inclusion of career and technical education (a) Definition Section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 (gg) Career and technical education The term career and technical education 20 U.S.C. 2302 . (b) Small business development centers Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and (2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections) as subparagraph (V); (4) in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (W) assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern. . (W) assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern. . (c) Women’s business centers Section 29(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(b) (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) assistance for small business concerns to hire graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (5) assistance for graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study to start up a small business concern. . July 25, 2023 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2023 This bill includes within the responsibilities of Small Business Development Centers and Women's Business Centers the provision of assistance to small businesses in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs and to graduates of such programs in starting small businesses.
A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

To create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1. Point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (a) Point of order (1) In general In the Senate, it shall not be in order to consider a provision in a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report amending section 1 of title 28, United States Code, to modify, or that otherwise modifies, the total number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. (2) Point of order sustained If a point of order is made by a Senator against a provision described in paragraph (1), and the point of order is sustained by the Chair, that provision shall be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. (b) Conference reports When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report or House amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. (c) Supermajority waiver and appeal In the Senate, this section may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chosen and sworn. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section.

Summary: This bill permits Senators to object to the consideration of any measure that modifies the total number of Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. An objection raised on these grounds may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Senate.
Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2023

To increase the minimum disaster loan amount for which the Small Business Administration may require collateral, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2023 2. Collateral requirements for disaster loans Section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(d)(6) (1) by striking $14,000 $25,000 (2) by striking major disaster disaster 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2023 2. Collateral requirements for disaster loans Section 7(d)(6) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(d)(6) (1) by striking $14,000 $25,000 (2) by striking major disaster disaster 3. GAO report on default rates Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives a report on the performance, including the default rate, of loans made under section 7(b)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) (1) beginning on September 30, 2020; and (2) ending on the date on that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. July 25, 2023 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act of 2023 This bill increases from $14,000 to $25,000 the threshold loan amount over which the Small Business Administration may require collateral for a disaster loan. The Government Accountability Office must report on the performance, including the default rate, of such loans.
Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2023

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2023 2. Authorization of payment of adjusted interest on Development Fund Section 10807(b)(3) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 (1) by striking There is (A) In general There is ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Adjusted interest payments (i) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund $5,124,902.12. (ii) Cost indexing All amounts made available to carry out clause (i) shall, on deposit into the Development Fund, be adjusted to reflect changes since January 25, 2016, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers West Urban 50,000 to 1,500,000 published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (B) Adjusted interest payments There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for deposit into the Development Fund $5,124,902.12. . July 26, 2023 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2023 This bill authorizes deposit of specified interest payments into the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes Water Rights Development Fund. This fund was established in 2009 under the water rights settlement agreement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation.
Kids in Classes Act

To establish an alternative use of certain Federal education funds when in-person instruction is not available. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kids in Classes Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Research indicates that children living in the poorest 20 percent of neighborhoods in the United States will experience the most negative and long-lasting effects of school closures. (2) Researchers predict that 1 year of school closures will cost ninth graders in the poorest communities a 25 percent decrease in their post-educational earning potential, even if that year of closure is followed by 3 years of normal schooling. By contrast, the same researchers predict no substantial losses for students from the richest 20 percent of neighborhoods. (3) Long periods of school closures during the COVID–19 pandemic deprive low-income students and students of color the equalizing force of education. (4) School closures will widen educational inequality and the learning gaps created by these closures will persist as students progress through high school, putting their future prospects at risk. (5) Data shows that closed classrooms were disproportionately composed of disadvantaged students, as well as students with low mathematics scores, students with limited English proficiency, or students who qualify for a free or reduced priced lunch. (6) School shutdowns contribute to disproportionate learning loss for disadvantaged students, compounding existing gaps. 3. Use of title I funds if in-person instruction is not available (a) Title I funds To follow eligible children Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State educational agency shall not receive grant funds provided under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. (b) Eligible child In this section the term eligible child (1) receives funds provided under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. (2) fails, for reasons related to a collective bargaining action or public health emergency, to make available in-person instruction for all students who wish to attend.

Summary: Kids in Classes Act This bill prohibits a state educational agency from receiving specified federal education funds unless funds are provided directly to a parent or guardian of an eligible child for certain qualified educational expenses (e.g., educational materials, tutoring, or private school tuition). Eligible child refers to a child who attends a public elementary or secondary school and such school (1) receives specified federal education funds; and (2) does not provide, for reasons related to a public health emergency or collective bargaining action, in-person instruction for all students who wish to attend.
Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2023

To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage under the TRICARE Young Adult Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2023 2. Improvements to dependent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (a) Expansion of eligibility Subsection (b) of section 1110b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (3); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. (b) Elimination of separate premium for a young adult Such section is further amended by striking subsection (c). (c) Conforming amendment Section 1075(c)(3) of such title is amended by striking section 1076d, 1076e, or 1110b section 1076d or 1076e

Summary: Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2023 This bill modifies the extension of dependent coverage under TRICARE by allowing a dependent under the age of 26 to be covered without an additional premium. Additionally, the bill authorizes such coverage of dependents without an additional premium regardless of whether they are eligible to enroll in an employer-sponsored plan.
Federal Reserve Independence Act

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to restrict conflicts of interest on the boards of directors of Federal reserve banks, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Reserve Independence Act 2. Ending conflicts of interest (a) Class A members The tenth undesignated paragraph of section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 302 chosen by and be representative of the stockholding banks designated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, from among persons who are not employed in any capacity by a stockholding bank (b) Class B The eleventh undesignated paragraph of section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 302 be elected be designated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (c) Limitations on boards of directors The fourteenth and fifteenth undesignated paragraphs of section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 303 No employee of a bank holding company or other entity regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may serve on the board of directors of any Federal reserve bank. No employee of the Federal Reserve System or board member of a Federal reserve bank may own any stock or invest in any company that is regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, without exception. . 3. Reports to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report regarding the adherence to the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

Summary: Federal Reserve Independence Act This bill prohibits an employee of a bank holding company or other entity regulated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from serving on the board of a Federal Reserve bank. Additionally, employees of the Federal Reserve System and board members of a Federal Reserve bank are prohibited from investing in companies regulated by the board.
American Economic Diplomacy Act

To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to modify the requirements for the annual report on the trade agreements program and the national trade policy agenda to include an assessment of impacts on the national defense strategy and the national security strategy of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Economic Diplomacy Act 2. Modification to annual report on trade agreements program and national trade policy agenda Section 163(a)(3)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2213(a)(3)(A) (1) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); (2) in clause (iii), by striking and (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following: (iv) how such objectives and priorities support and advance the objectives of— (I) the national defense strategy under 113(g) of title 10, United States Code; and (II) the national security strategy of the United States under section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3043 .

Summary: American Economic Diplomacy Act This bill requires the President to include additional information in the annual report to Congress on the trade agreements program and the national trade policy agenda. Specifically, the report must include a statement of how U.S. trade policy supports and advances the objectives of the President's National Security Strategy and the Department of Defense's National Defense Strategy.
Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act

To redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act 2. Salem Maritime National Historical Park (a) Redesignation The Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, shall be known and designated as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the national historic site referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Salem Maritime National Historical Park 3. Boundary study (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Secretary The term Secretary (2) Study area (A) In general The term study area (B) Inclusions The term study area (i) the Salem Armory Visitor Center building; and (ii) the park located adjacent to that building, known as Salem Armory Park (b) Study The Secretary shall conduct a boundary study to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of including in the National Park System, as part of the Salem Maritime National Historical Park (as redesignated by section 2(a)), any sites and resources located in the study area that are associated with— (1) the maritime history of the study area; (2) coastal defenses of the study area; or (3) military history of the study area, including National Guard and militia activity. (c) Report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are initially made available to conduct the study under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing— (1) the results of the study; and (2) any findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Secretary. January 9, 2024 Reported without amendment

Summary: Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act This bill redesignates the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Salem, Massachusetts, as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park and directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a boundary study and report to Congress. Such study shall be to evaluate the suitability and feasibility of including in the National Park System, as part of the Salem Maritime National Historical Park, sites and resources in the study area associated with its maritime history, coastal defenses, and military history.
No CBDC Act

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to limit the ability of Federal Reserve banks to issue central bank digital currency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Central Bank Digital Currency Act No CBDC Act 2. Central bank digital currency Section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended by adding after the 14th undesignated paragraph ( 12 U.S.C. 347d No Federal reserve bank, the Board, the Secretary of the Treasury, any other agency, or any entity directed to act on behalf of the Federal reserve bank, the Board, the Secretary, or other agency, may mint or issue a central bank digital currency directly to an individual (including central bank digital currency issued to an individual through a custodial intermediary) or a digital currency intermediary, offer related products or services directly to an individual, or maintain an account on behalf of an individual (including an account in a specially designated account at a digital currency intermediary or supervised commercial bank). No Federal reserve bank may hold digital currencies minted or issued by the United States Government as assets or liabilities on a balance sheet of the bank or use such digital currencies as part of fulfilling the requirements under section 2A. .

Summary: No Central Bank Digital Currency Act or the No CBDC Act This bill generally prohibits the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Banks, the Department of the Treasury, and other agencies from issuing or using a central bank digital currency.