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GRAD VA Educational Assistance Parity Act of 2021

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to members of the National Guard who perform certain full-time duty, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guard, Reserve, and Active Duty Department of Veterans Affairs Educational Assistance Parity Act of 2021 GRAD VA Educational Assistance Parity Act of 2021 2. Expansion of eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to members of the National Guard who perform certain full-time duty Section 3301(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) In the case of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces— (i) service on active duty (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10), but not including inactive duty training (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10); or (ii) service on active duty under a call or order to active duty under section 688, 12301(a), 12301(d), 12301(g), 12301(h), 12302, 12304, 12304a, or 12304b of title 10 or section 3713 of title 14, but not including inactive duty training (as defined in section 101(d) of title 10). ; and (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) in clause (i), by striking ; or (B) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following new clauses: (ii) in the National Guard when performing full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section 101 of title 32); or (iii) in the National Guard when performing active duty (as defined in section 101 of title 32). .

Summary: Guard, Reserve, and Active Duty Department of Veterans Affairs Educational Assistance Parity Act of 2021 or the GRAD VA Educational Assistance Parity Act of 2021 This bill expands eligibility for Post-9/11 educational assistance to members of the National Guard who perform full-time National Guard duty or full-time service in the National Guard when performing active duty.
Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to reauthorize the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act 2. Reauthorization of Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area, Alaska (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 8010(h) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 Public Law 111–11 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking Subject to paragraph (2), there There (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Termination of authority Section 8010(i) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 Public Law 111–11 the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act September 30, 2036

Summary: Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act This bill extends through FY2036 the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide any assistance for the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area in Alaska. The bill also removes the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for the heritage area.
Public Housing Fire Safety Act

To establish a grant program to provide amounts to public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Housing Fire Safety Act 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term automatic sprinkler system 15 U.S.C. 2227(a) (2) the term Capital Fund 42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) (3) the term exempted public housing project (A) is not a newly constructed multifamily property, as defined in section 31(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2227(c)(2)(A)(ii) (B) is not subject to the requirements under section 31(c) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2227(c) (4) the terms public housing public housing agency 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) (5) the term Secretary 3. Inspections of public housing (a) In general With respect to inspections of public housing conducted by the Secretary, including through the Real Estate Assessment Center, the Secretary shall report on the presence or absence of automatic sprinkler systems in the public housing. (b) Report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, based on inspections of public housing conducted during the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the presence or absence of automatic sprinkler systems in public housing, in particular in exempted public housing projects, which shall include recommendations to improve fire safety in exempted public housing projects. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a public housing agency to install an automatic sprinkler system in an exempted public housing project. 4. Grant program to retrofit public housing with automatic sprinkler systems (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program under which the Secretary shall award grants to public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in exempted public housing projects. (b) Limitation A public housing agency may not use amounts received under this section to install automatic sprinkler systems in a rebuilt multifamily property, as defined in section 31(c)(2)(B)(iii) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2227(c)(2)(B)(iii) (c) Authorization of appropriations In addition to amounts appropriated to the Capital Fund under any other provision of law, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Capital Fund $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031 to carry out this section.

Summary: Public Housing Fire Safety Act This bill creates a grant program, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in certain public housing projects.
Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify congressional intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act 2. Preservation of patient access to home infusion therapy under Medicare program (a) Inclusion of pharmacy services Section 1861(iii)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(iii)(2)(A) and pharmacy services nursing services (b) Infusion drug administration calendar day Section 1834(u)(1)(A)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(u)(1)(A)(ii) For purposes of the previous sentence, with respect to the furnishing of home infusion drugs to an individual by a qualified home infusion therapy supplier, a reference to payment to such supplier for an infusion drug administration calendar day in the home of such individual shall refer to payment for the date on which such a drug was administered to the individual (regardless of whether a qualified home infusion therapy supplier was physically present in the home of such individual on such date). (c) Permitting nurse practitioners and physician assistants To establish and review a home infusion plan of care Section 1861(iii)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(iii)(1)(B) physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) and is periodically reviewed by a physician physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a nurse practitioner or physician assistant (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) and is periodically reviewed by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022.

Summary: Preserving Patient Access to Home Infusion Act This bill specifically includes pharmacy services as part of covered home infusion therapy under Medicare, and specifies that certain payment components still apply regardless of whether or not a qualified supplier is physically present in the beneficiary's home. The bill also allows nurses and physician assistants to establish and review the plan of care for home infusion therapy.
Global Force Management Oversight Act of 2021

To require annual reports and briefings on the Global Force Management Allocation Plan. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global Force Management Oversight Act of 2021 2. Annual report and briefing on Global Force Management Allocation Plan (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Congressional defense committees The term congressional defense committees (2) Secretary The term Secretary (b) Report (1) In general Not later than April 1 each year, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the Global Force Management Allocation Plan. (2) Elements Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A detailed description of the Global Force Management Allocation Plan as originally approved by the Secretary for— (i) the preceding calendar year; and (ii) the calendar year during which the report is submitted. (B) A detailed description of any differences between the actual allocations of forces or final laydown of forces at the end of the preceding calendar year and the allocations of forces and laydown of forces stipulated in the Global Force Management Allocation Plan for that calendar year. (C) A list of all requests for forces made by the geographic combatant commands in the preceding calendar year, including a description of each request and a justification for the approval, denial, or deferral of the request. (3) Form Each report submitted under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (c) Briefing Not later than 30 days after the date on which each report under subsection (b) is submitted, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a classified briefing on the contents of the report.

Summary: Global Force Management Oversight Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Defense to annually report on the Global Force Management Allocation Plan and brief Congress on the contents of the reports.
Northern Mariana Islands Entrepreneurship Act of 2021

To amend the Small Business Act to define the term State 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Entrepreneurship Act of 2021 2. Microloan program definitions Section 7(m)(11) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m)(11) (1) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) the term State .

Summary: Northern Mariana Islands Entrepreneurship Act of 2021 This bill expands eligibility for the Microloan Program of the Small Business Administration to include the Northern Mariana Islands.
Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021

To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal a certain disqualification to receive benefits under title IV of the Social Security Act and benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; and to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide that incarcerated individuals who are scheduled to be released from an institution within 30 days shall be considered to be a household for purposes of such Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021 2. Tanf assistance and SNAP benefits (a) Repeal of ban on assistance Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 21 U.S.C. 862a (b) Effect on State elections To opt out or limit period of prohibition (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term State 21 U.S.C. 862a(e) (B) the term TANF assistance or SNAP benefits (2) Effect on State policies Any law enacted by a State under the authority under subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (d)(1) of section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 21 U.S.C. 862a 3. Modification of definition of household for the purpose of determining SNAP benefits Section 3(m)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(m)(5) (F) Incarcerated individuals who are scheduled to be released from an institution within 30 days. .

Summary: Making Essentials Available and Lawful (MEAL) Act of 2021 This bill repeals a lifetime ban that prohibits individuals convicted of certain offenses related to the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or assistance under programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grants. Any state law that imposes conditions on eligibility for SNAP benefits or TANF assistance based on an individual's conviction of such an offense shall have no force or effect. In addition, individuals who are incarcerated and scheduled to be released within 30 days shall qualify as individual households for purposes of SNAP eligibility. Under current law, unless specifically excepted, individuals residing in institutions do not constitute a household.
A bill to require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access, and for other purposes.

To require the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to provide assistance relating to broadband access, and for other purposes. 1. Assistance for State and Tribal broadband access programs Subsection (c) of the ACCESS BROADBAND Act (section 903 of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 (3) Fund (A) In general There is established a fund within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, which shall be managed by the Office, to provide assistance to States and Tribal governments to support offices, agencies, or other entities that oversee broadband programs and broadband deployment in the State, with priority given to States that— (i) do not have such an active office, agency, or entity; or (ii) need to increase the capacity of such an office, agency, or entity. (B) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to the fund established under subparagraph (A). (4) Technical and other assistance (A) In general The Office shall provide technical and other assistance to States and Tribal governments— (i) to support the expansion of broadband, with priority for expansion in rural and Tribal areas and States that consistent rate at the bottom of broadband access and deployment; and (ii) regarding cybersecurity resources and programs available through Federal agencies, including the Election Assistance Commission, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Federal Trade Commission, and the National Science Foundation. (B) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this paragraph. .

Summary: This bill establishes a fund within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to assist states and tribal governments in supporting entities that oversee broadband programs and broadband deployment. Priority must be given to states that either do not have such an entity or that need to increase the capacity of such an entity. The administration's Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth must provide technical and other assistance (1) to support the expansion of broadband, and (2) regarding cybersecurity resources and programs available through federal agencies.
Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act

To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to increase appropriations to Restaurant Revitalization Fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act 2. Appropriations for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (a) In general Section 5003(b)(2) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 9009c(b)(2) (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking $28,600,000,000 $76,600,000,000 (B) by inserting , of which $280,000,000 shall be for administrative expenses to carry out this section and $20,000,000 shall be for the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits of grants under this section to investigate fraud and to identify ineligible recipients, and for other necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General (2) in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking $23,600,000,000 $71,300,000,000 (b) Emergency designation (1) In general The amounts provided under the amendments made by subsection (a) are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) (2) Designation in Senate In the Senate, the amendments made by subsection (a) are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.

Summary: Continuing Emergency Support for Restaurants Act This bill provides an additional $48 billion in FY2021 for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund and designates specified amounts for fund administrative expenses and audits of grants made from the fund. The fund was established in response to COVID-19 to make grants to eligible food and beverage purveyors for covering specified costs such as payroll, operational expenses, and paid sick leave. The bill designates the funding as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits.
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021 (b) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Physical therapists play an important role in the prevention, treatment, or management of pain for individuals, including those with substance use disorders, or at risk of developing a substance use disorder. (2) Physical therapists are also playing an important role in the physical rehabilitation needs of individuals who have developed chronic health conditions as a result of COVID–19. 2. National Health Service Corps; participation of physical therapists in loan repayment program (a) Mission of corps; definition of primary health services Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d(a)(3)(D) or mental health, mental health, or physical therapy, (b) Loan repayment program Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting physical therapists, dentists, (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking , or be certified ; be certified (ii) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ; or have a doctoral or master's degree in physical therapy (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting physical therapy, mental health, (C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting physical therapy, dentistry, (3) by adding at the end the following: (i) Eligibility To participate in other programs Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any health care professional who is eligible to participate in the program under this section from participating in any other loan repayment program established by the Secretary for which such professional is eligible. .

Summary: Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2021 This bill makes physical therapists eligible for the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. This program assists primary care, mental health, and dental providers in repaying eligible student loans in exchange for working in areas with shortages of such providers.
Small Business Reorganization Technical Corrections Act

To amend title 11, United States Code, to make clarifications with respect to amendments made by the Small Business Reorganization Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Reorganization Technical Corrections Act 2. Title 11 amendments (a) Definition of small business debtor Section 101(51D)(B)(iii) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking an issuer a corporation described in clause (ii). (b) Definition of debtor Section 1182(1)(B) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (i), by inserting under this title affiliated debtors (2) in clause (iii), by striking an issuer a corporation described in clause (ii). (c) Trustee Section 1183(b)(5) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking possession, perform (A) perform ; (2) in subparagraph (A), as so designated— (A) by striking , including operating the business of the debtor (B) by adding and (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) be authorized to operate the business of the debtor; . (d) Confirmation of plan Section 1191(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) (A) The debtor will be able to make all payments under the plan; or (B) (i) there is a reasonable likelihood that the debtor will be able to make all payments under the plan; and (ii) the plan provides appropriate remedies, which may include the liquidation of nonexempt assets, to protect the holders of claims or interests in the event that the payments are not made. .

Summary: Small Business Reorganization Technical Corrections Act This bill modifies provisions related to small business reorganization bankruptcies. Specifically, it provides that a small business debtor includes a debtor that is an affiliate of certain publicly traded companies. Additionally, it authorizes the bankruptcy trustee to operate the business of the debtor if the debtor ceases to be a debtor in possession.
Return Act

To require the level of telework of employees of agencies to return to the level of telework of those employees on February 14, 2020, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Return Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agency The term agency (2) Covered period The term covered period (3) Telework The term telework 3. Requirement to return Not later than September 30, 2021, the head of each agency shall require the level of telework of employees of the agency to return to the level of telework of those employees on February 14, 2020. 4. Report Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Personnel Management and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall submit to Congress a report that includes a description of how, during the covered period, agency services and response times for individuals in the United States who benefit from services of agencies were affected by— (1) the increased level of telework of employees of agencies; and (2) the limited access to physical mail, data servers, and voice mail at agencies.

Summary: Return Act This bill directs each federal agency to require the level of telework of employees to return to the level of telework in place on February 14, 2020. The General Services Administration must submit to Congress a report that includes a description of how, during the period beginning on February 14, 2020, and ending on the date of this bill's enactment, agency services and response times for individuals in the United States who benefit from services of agencies were affected by the increased level of telework and the limited access to physical mail, data servers, and voice mail at agencies.