cheaptrix/billsum-US_congress_and_house huggingface dataset:
A bill to temporarily increase the availability of temporary nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for the purposes of restoring American forests, and for other purposes.

To temporarily increase the availability of temporary nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for the purposes of restoring American forests, and for other purposes. 1. Exemption from H–2B numerical limitation for certain forestry conservation workers (a) In general Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) (12) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to principal aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) who are employed or have received an offer of employment for the work of— (i) orchard work and seed collection; (ii) tree planting; (iii) nursery care; (iv) forest management; (v) harvesting pine straw or other minor forest products; (vi) timber stand improvement; (vii) herbicide application; (viii) fire prevention and fire management activities; (ix) brush clearing and vegetation management; (x) maintenance of right of ways; (xi) habitat protection and restoration; (xii) watershed protection and restoration; (xiii) land reclamation; or (xiv) other activities with a direct forest health or conservation nexus. (B) The exemptions described in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to landscaping or groundskeeping. . (b) Sunset The amendment made by subsection (a) shall remain in effect until the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill temporarily exempts certain workers involved with forest health or conservation from the annual limit on visas for temporary nonagricultural workers (H-2B visas). Specifically, for five years starting from the bill's enactment, a visa for a temporary nonagricultural worker entering the United States to perform certain work (such as orchard work, tree planting, nursery care, or harvesting minor forest products) shall not count against the annual limit on H-2B visas. (Currently, only 66,000 H-2B visas may be issued each year, with exemptions for certain types of workers.)
FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act 2. Reimbursement of interest payments related to public assistance (a) In general Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq. 431. Reimbursement of interest payments related to public assistance (a) In general The President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall provide financial assistance to a local government or electric cooperative as reimbursement for qualifying interest. (b) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Qualifying interest The term qualifying interest (A) the actual interest paid to a lender for such qualifying loan; and (B) the interest that would have been paid to a lender if such qualifying loan had an interest rate equal to the prime rate most recently published on the Federal Reserve Statistical Release on selected interest rates. (2) Qualifying loan The term qualifying loan (A) obtained by a local government or electric cooperative; and (B) of which not less than 90 percent of the proceeds are used to fund activities for which such local government or electric cooperative receives assistance under this Act after the date on which such loan is disbursed. . (b) Rule of applicability Any qualifying interest (as such term is defined in section 431 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as added by this Act) incurred by a local government or electric cooperative in the 5 years preceding the date of enactment of this Act shall be treated as eligible for financial assistance for purposes of such section.

Summary: FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide financial assistance to a local government or electric cooperative as reimbursement for qualifying interest on disaster-related loans.
Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2021

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2021 2. Pensacola and perdido bays Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B) and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington; and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida and Alabama

Summary: Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2021 This bill revises the National Estuary Program to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to give priority consideration to selecting the Pensacola and Perdido Bays in Florida and Alabama as estuaries of national significance. Under the existing program, the EPA protects and restores the water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries of national significance.
Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act 2. Exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs (a) In general Paragraph (4) of section 108(f) (1) by striking or such Act, (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , under section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3151a (3) by striking state other (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received by an individual in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.

Summary: Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income payments under the federal veterinary medicine loan repayment program or any state loan repayment or forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such state.
Save Our Afghan Allies Act

To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to develop a plan for the relocation and admission to the United States of certain citizens of Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Our Afghan Allies Act 2. Department of Defense plan for relocation and admission to the United States of certain citizens of Afghanistan (a) Plan required (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall develop a plan for the relocation and admission to the United States pursuant to special immigrant visas of citizens of Afghanistan who are aliens described in section 602(b)(2) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–8 8 U.S.C. 1101 (2) Element The plan required by paragraph (1) shall provide for the relocation and admission of such citizens of Afghanistan before the date on which the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan is completed. (b) Submittal to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the plan developed under subsection (a)(1). (c) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.

Summary: Save Our Afghan Allies Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to report to Congress a plan for admitting and relocating to the United States citizens of Afghanistan under an existing program. (The program provides special immigrant visas to eligible individuals who worked for U.S. or NATO forces in Afghanistan on or after October 7, 2001.)
REDUCE Government Waste Act

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the forfeiture rule for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program, prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act REDUCE Government Waste Act 2. Repeal of special rule for peanuts Section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9031 3. Prohibition on use of funds for development of beerbots Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used for the development of a beerbot or other robot bartender. 4. Prohibition on use of funds for development of insect-based foods Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used for the development of insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.

Summary: Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act or the REDUCE Government Waste Act This bill repeals the rules for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program administered by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Under a nonrecourse marketing assistance loan, a farmer pledges a commodity as collateral and may deliver the pledged collateral to USDA to repay the loan. The bill also prohibits federal funds from being used for the development of (1) a beerbot or other robot bartender; or (2) insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.
Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to lower the standard for removing employees who disclose tax return information without authorization, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act 2. Increase of penalty for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 7213(a) $5,000 $250,000 (b) Disclosures by tax return preparers Subsection (a) of section 7216 $1,000 ($100,000 in the case of a disclosure or use to which section 6713(b) applies) $250,000 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to disclosures made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Removal (a) In general Section 7701(c)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting or in the case of an action involving a removal from the service for an alleged violation of section 7213(a)(1) described in section 4303, (b) Rule of construction The amendments made by subsection (a) may not be construed to permit an officer or employee of the United States to submit an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board if that individual is dismissed from office or discharged from employment upon conviction for a violation of section 7213(a)(1)

Summary: Protect Taxpayers' Privacy Act This bill increases to $250,000 the criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures of taxpayer information by federal employees and tax return preparers. It also lowers the evidentiary requirements for removal of employees from federal service who disclose tax return information without authorization.
Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2021

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve assistance to community wood facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2021 2. Community Wood Facilities Grant Program Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8113 (1) in the section heading, by striking Energy and Wood Innovation Facilities Grant (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking woody biomass, including primarily forest biomass, including processing or manufacturing (B) in paragraph (4), by striking Energy and Wood Innovation Facilities Grant (3) in subsection (b), by striking Energy and Wood Innovation Facilities Grant (4) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 35 50 (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (5) in subsection (d), by striking exceed— exceed $5,000,000. (6) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; and (C) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by inserting or market competitiveness cost effectiveness (7) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill construction, use, or retrofitting of forest products manufacturing (8) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 5 megawatts of thermal energy or combined thermal and electric energy 15 megawatts of thermal energy (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 25 percent 50 percent (9) in subsection (h), by striking $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 3. Wood Innovations Grant Program Section 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 7655d (1) in the section heading, by striking Innovation Innovations (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Incentivizing use of existing milling Expanding forest products manufacturing (B) by striking use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill construction, use, or retrofitting for forest products manufacturing (3) in subsection (d), by inserting 50 percent of the amount

Summary: Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2021 This bill makes changes to grant programs administered by the Forest Service to promote wood products. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and modifies a program that supports capital costs for installing community wood energy systems and building innovative wood products facilities, including by increasing the maximum grant amount per facility. The bill also modifies a program that provides grants to develop and expand the market for innovative wood products. Specifically, the bill (1) modifies the grant priorities, and (2) increases the portion of a project's cost that may be covered by such a grant.
Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize a special behavioral health program for Indians, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021 2. Special behavioral health program for Indians (a) In general Subtitle A of title VII of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1665 et seq. 716. Special behavioral health program for Indians (a) Definition of eligible entity In this section, the term eligible entity (1) any health program administered directly by the Service; (2) a Tribal health program; and (3) an urban Indian health program operated by an urban Indian organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the Service under title V. (b) Formula grants (1) In general The Director of the Service (referred to in this section as the Director (2) Formula described The Director, in consultation with Indian Tribes and urban Indian organizations, shall develop a formula to determine the amount of a grant under paragraph (1). (c) Technical assistance and program evaluation (1) In general The Director shall— (A) provide technical assistance to grantees under this section; and (B) collect and evaluate information on the program carried out under this section. (2) Consultation The Director shall consult with eligible entities for purposes of developing evaluation measures and data submission and reporting requirements for purposes of the collection and evaluation of information under paragraph (1)(B). (3) Data submission and reporting As a condition on receipt of a grant under this section, an applicant shall agree to submit data and reports consistent with the data submission and reporting requirements developed under paragraph (2). (d) Funding For the purpose of making grants under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. . (b) Technical amendment Section 4(26) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1603(26) ( 25 U.S.C. 450b ( 25 U.S.C. 5304

Summary: Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021 This bill provides funds for and requires the Indian Health Service to award grants to eligible entities (e.g., tribal health programs) for the prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.
Highway Formula Modernization Act of 2021

To require the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway formula modernization study, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Highway Formula Modernization Act of 2021 2. Highway formula modernization study (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section as the Secretary (b) Assessment The highway formula modernization study required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of, based on the latest available data, whether the apportionment method described in that subsection results in— (1) an equitable distribution of funds based on the estimated tax payments attributable to— (A) highway users in the State that are paid into the Highway Trust Fund; and (B) individuals in the State that are paid to the Treasury, based on contributions to the Highway Trust Fund from the general fund of the Treasury; and (2) the achievement of the goals described in section 101(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code. (c) Considerations In the assessment under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider the following: (1) The factors described in sections 104(b), 104(f)(2), 104(h)(2), 130(f), and 144(e) of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the date of enactment of SAFETEA–LU ( Public Law 109–59 (2) The availability and accuracy of data necessary to calculate formula apportionments under the factors described in paragraph (1). (3) The measures established under section 150 of title 23, United States Code, and whether those measures are appropriate for consideration as formula apportionment factors. (4) Any other factors that the Secretary determines are appropriate. (d) Recommendations The Secretary, in consultation with the State departments of transportation and representatives of local governments (including metropolitan planning organizations), shall develop recommendations on a new apportionment method, including— (1) the factors recommended to be included in the new apportionment method; (2) the weighting recommended to be applied to the factors recommended under paragraph (1); and (3) any other recommendations to ensure that the new apportionment method best achieves an equitable distribution of funds described under subsection (b)(1) and the goals described in subsection (b)(2).

Summary: Highway Formula Modernization Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to study the methods and data used to apportion certain federal-aid highway funding and develop recommendations for a new apportionment method. DOT must consult with state departments of transportation and representatives of local governments on the study and recommendations.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the carbon oxide sequestration credit.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the carbon oxide sequestration credit. 1. Enhancement of carbon oxide sequestration credit (a) Increase in applicable dollar amount Subparagraph (A) of section 45Q(b)(1) (A) In general For any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2021, the applicable dollar amount shall be an amount equal to— (i) for purposes of paragraph (3) of subsection (a), an amount equal to the product of $85 and the inflation adjustment factor for such calendar year determined under section 43(b)(3)(B) for such calendar year, determined by substituting 2020 1990 (ii) for purposes of paragraph (4) of such subsection, an amount equal to the product of $60 and the inflation adjustment factor for such calendar year determined under section 43(b)(3)(B) for such calendar year, determined by substituting 2025 1990. . (b) Definition of qualified facility Paragraph (2) of section 45Q(d) (2) at which carbon capture equipment installed at such facility captures qualified carbon oxide during the taxable year. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.

Summary: This bill increases the applicable dollar amount of the carbon oxide sequestration tax credit for taxable years after 2021.
Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2021

To direct the Secretary of Energy to fund projects to restore and modernize National Laboratories, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2021 2. National Laboratories restoration and modernization (a) Definitions In this section: (1) National Laboratory The term National Laboratory 42 U.S.C. 15801 (2) Secretary The term Secretary (b) Restoration and modernization projects The Secretary shall fund projects described in subsection (c) as needed to address the deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure needs, and modernization of National Laboratories. (c) Projects described The projects referred to in subsection (b) are, as determined by the Secretary— (1) priority deferred maintenance projects at National Laboratories, including facilities sustainment for, upgrade of, and construction of research laboratories, administrative and support buildings, utilities, roads, power plants, and any other critical infrastructure; and (2) lab modernization projects at National Laboratories, including lab modernization projects relating to core infrastructure needed— (A) to support existing and emerging science missions with new and specialized requirements for world-leading scientific user facilities and computing capabilities; and (B) to maintain safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally responsible operations. (d) Submission to Congress For each fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, at the same time as the annual budget submission of the President, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a list of projects for which the Secretary will provide funding under this section, including a description of each project and the funding profile for the project. (e) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $6,100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025. (2) Office of Science Not less than 1/6

Summary: Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Energy to fund projects as needed to address the deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure needs, and modernization of the National Laboratories.