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Disaster Reforestation Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for certain casualty losses of uncut timber. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Reforestation Act 2. Casualty losses of uncut timber (a) In general Section 165(b) (1) by striking For purposes of subsection (a) (1) In general For purposes of subsection (a) , and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Special rule for casualty loss of uncut timber (A) In general In the case of the loss of any uncut timber from fire, storm, insects, invasive species, drought, or other casualty, or from theft, the basis for determining the amount of the deduction for such loss (as otherwise determined under paragraph (1)) shall not be less than the excess of— (i) the value of such uncut timber determined immediately before such loss was sustained, over (ii) the salvage value of such timber. (B) Appraisal methods With respect to the appraisal of a timber casualty loss described in subparagraph (A)— (i) the appraisal valuation date shall be not later than 1 year after the casualty loss; and (ii) the appraisal shall— (I) conform to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP); (II) be limited to the value of the lost timber; and (III) be completed by a Federal- or State-certified appraiser. (C) Exclusion of timber not held for sale Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any timber unless such timber is held for the purpose of being cut and sold in connection with a trade or business that is not a passive activity within the meaning of section 469. (D) Inclusion of pre-merchantable timber For purposes of this paragraph, the term uncut timber (E) Reforestation requirement Subparagraph (A) shall not apply unless the uncut timber subject to the loss is reforested (with hardwoods, softwoods, or any combination thereof) by planting, seeding, or appropriate site preparation, not later than the close of the 5-year period beginning on the date of such loss. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Disaster Reforestation Act This bill sets forth a special rule for the tax deduction for casualty losses of uncut timber (including pre-merchantable timber). It provides that in losses of any uncut timber from fire, storm, insects, invasive species, drought, or other casualty, or from theft, the basis for determining the amount of the deduction for such loss shall not be less than the excess of the value of such timber determined immediately before such loss was sustained, over the salvage value of such timber. To be eligible for the casualty loss deduction, the uncut timber subject to the loss must be reforested not later than the close of the five-year period beginning on the date of the loss.
Flag Code Modernization Act of 2021

To amend title 4, United States Code, to reflect contemporary customs and practices with respect to the flag, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flag Code Modernization Act of 2021 2. Flag practices (a) Display and use of flag by civilians Section 5 of title 4, United States Code, is amended by striking such civilians or civilian groups or organizations such civilians, civilian groups, organizations, or corporations (b) Time and occasions for display Section 6(d) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by striking December 25; December 25; Presidents Day, third Monday in February; Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday, April 13; Loyalty Day–Law Day USA, May 1; National Maritime Day, May 22; Flag Week, week of June 14; Aviation Day, August 19; Patriot Day (half-staff), September 11; POW/MIA Recognition Day, third Friday in September; American Gold Star Mother’s Day, last Sunday in September; Pearl Harbor Day (half-staff), December 7; (c) Position and manner of display Section 7 of title 4, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (f), by striking flag’s right. flag’s right. The flags should be of approximately equal size or the flag of the United States shall be the larger flag. (2) in subsection (g), by striking peace. peace. The flags of such nations shall be displayed to the observer’s right and in alphabetical order from left to right. (d) Respect for flag Section 8 of title 4, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking should never be carried flat or horizontally, but always aloft and free. shall be displayed aloft and free. Unless such flag may be carried flat or horizontally for a patriotic purpose, including if the flag is too large to be displayed aloft and free. (2) in subsection (i), by striking It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkins or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. (3) in subsection (j), by striking policemen policemen, postal workers (e) Effective date The amendments made by ths section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Flag Code Modernization Act of 2021 This bill revises provisions regarding customs and practices with respect to the American flag. Among other changes, the bill permits U.S. postal workers to wear the flag on their uniforms and modifies provisions regarding the position and manner of display of the flag.
Tax Deadline Simplification Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require estimated income tax installments to be paid on a quarterly basis. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Deadline Simplification Act 2. Quarterly installments for estimated income tax payments by individual (a) In general The table contained in paragraph (2) of section 6654(c) (1) by striking June 15 July 15 (2) by striking September 15 October 15 (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to installments due in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Tax Deadline Simplification Act This bill requires individual estimated income tax to be paid on a quarterly basis.
Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act

To direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to increase certain disaster loan limits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act 2. Modifications to the disaster loan program (a) In general The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall revise section 123.105 of chapter 13, Code of Federal Regulations, and any other relevant rule or guidance, to ensure that the loan limits for the disaster loan program are as follows: (1) With respect to a loan for repair or replacement of household and personal effects, $75,000. (2) With respect to a loan for repair or replacement of a primary residence, $400,000. (b) Requirement To communicate information about disasters Section 7(b)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(5) make every effort to (c) Program evaluation Not later than December 31, 2022, and every 12 months thereafter, the Administrator 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 disaster loan program, including— (1) a list of the geographic areas in which recipients of loans under such program are located; (2) the number and dollar value of the loans made under such program; (3) a description of outreach conducted pursuant to subsection (b); (4) plans for future outreach relating to the disaster loan program; and (5) the average estimated dollar value of damage sustained by borrowers under such program. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator (2) Disaster loan program The term disaster loan program 15 U.S.C. 636(b) (3) Small business concern The term small business concern 15 U.S.C. 632

Summary: Rebuilding Communities After Disasters Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to increase the loan limits for the disaster loan program and to communicate certain information about the program following disasters. Specifically, the bill raises from $40,000 to $75,000 the loan amount for repair or replacement of household and personal effects and from $200,000 to $400,000 the loan amount for repair or replacement of a primary residence. Further, the bill requires the SBA to communicate through radio, television, print, and web-based outlets all relevant information needed by disaster loan applicants if a disaster is declared or the SBA declares eligibility for additional disaster assistance. (Currently, the SBA is only required to endeavor to communicate such information.) The SBA must submit a report on the disaster loan program that includes information such as the number and dollar value of program loans and the average estimated dollar value of damage sustained by borrowers.
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a bust of Clarence Thomas to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library.

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol with a bust of Clarence Thomas to be obtained by the Joint Committee on the Library. 1. Replacement of bust of Roger Brooke Taney with bust of Clarence Thomas (a) Removal of bust of Roger Brooke Taney Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol. (b) Replacement with bust of Clarence Thomas (1) Obtaining bust Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a bust of Clarence Thomas, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate, consistent with applicable law. (2) Placement The Joint Committee on the Library shall place the bust obtained under paragraph (1) in the location in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the United States Capitol where the bust of Roger Brooke Taney was located prior to removal by the Architect of the Capitol under subsection (a).

Summary: The bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol and to obtain a bust of Clarence Thomas with which to replace it.
Women Veteran Report Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the frequency that the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans shall submit a report to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women Veteran Report Act 2. Annual report from the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans Subsection (c)(1) of section 542 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking even-numbered year year

Summary: Women Veteran Report Act This bill requires the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans to report annually (currently biennially) on the programs and activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs that pertain to women veterans.
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to adjust the royalty rates for leases for coal mining and oil and gas extraction on Federal land, and for other purposes.

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to adjust the royalty rates for leases for coal mining and oil and gas extraction on Federal land, and for other purposes. 1. Adjustments to royalty rates from mineral leasing (a) Coal leasing rates Section 7(a) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 207(a) (1) by striking less than 12 1/2 more than 12.5 percent (2) by striking , except the Secretary may determine a lesser amount in the case of coal recovered by underground mining operations (b) Oil and gas leasing rates Section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A) (1) by striking not less than (2) by inserting except in a case in which a different rate is established pursuant to section 31 sold from the lease

Summary: This bill revises the royalty rates for leases on federal land to produce coal, oil, and gas. Specifically the bill caps the royalty rate for coal and establishes a royalty rate for oil and gas.
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate 77416 as the single, unique ZIP Code for Sargent, Texas, and for other purposes.

To direct the United States Postal Service to designate 77416 as the single, unique ZIP Code for Sargent, Texas, and for other purposes. 1. ZIP Code for Sargent, Texas Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall designate 77416 as the single, unique ZIP Code applicable to Sargent, Texas.

Summary: This bill directs the U.S Postal Service to designate 77416 as the single, unique ZIP Code for Sargent, Texas.
Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to members of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States or Canada. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act 2. Members of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States or Canada Section 289 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1359 (1) by inserting or the United States born in Canada (2) by striking who possess at least 50 per centum of blood of the American Indian race. who are members, or are eligible to be members, of a federally recognized Indian Tribe in the United States or Canada.

Summary: Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act This bill provides the right to pass the borders of the United States (which confers the right to certain public benefits and other privileges pursuant to the Jay Treaty) to an American Indian born in the United States or Canada who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada. Current law instead provides this right to an American Indian who was born in Canada and who has at least 50% American Indian blood.
National Sexual Assault Hotline Grants Reauthorization Act

To reauthorize grants for the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Sexual Assault Hotline Grants Reauthorization Act 2. Reauthorization of grants for the RAINN national sexual assault hotline and the RAINN national sexual assault online hotline Section 628(d) of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( 34 U.S.C. 20985(d) fiscal years 2007 through 2010 fiscal years 2022 through 2028

Summary: National Sexual Assault Hotline Grants Reauthorization Act This bill reauthorizes grants for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network for FY2022-FY2028.
HOPE Act

To guarantee that grants are made under the health profession opportunity grant program under section 2008 of the Social Security Act to grantees in each State that is not a territory, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Opportunities to Promote Equity Act HOPE Act 2. Guarantee of grantees in each State and the district of columbia; reports to the Congress Section 2008 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397g (c) Guarantee of grantees in each state and the district of columbia (1) In general For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall award a grant under this section to at least 2 eligible entities in each State that is not a territory, to the extent there are a sufficient number of applications submitted by the entities that meet the requirements applicable with the grant. If, for a fiscal year, there are fewer than 2 such eligible entities in such a State, the Secretary shall include that information in the report required by paragraph (2) that covers the fiscal year. (2) Reports to the congress During each Congress, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on, with respect to the period since the period covered in the most recent prior report submitted under this paragraph— (A) the number of applications submitted under each subsection of this section; (B) the number of the applications that were approved; and (C) a description of how grants were made in any case described in the last sentence of paragraph (1). . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2021.

Summary: Health Opportunities to Promote Equity Act or the HOPE Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, when awarding grants to train low-income individuals to work in certain health care occupations, to make certain efforts to ensure the geographic diversity of grant recipients.
Safe Scooters Act

To require the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study on the unsafe use of electric scooters, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Scooters Act 2. Study on the unsafe use of electric scooters (a) Study required The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, shall conduct a study on— (1) the behavior of individuals using electric scooters while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (2) the involvement of electric scooters in traffic accidents; and (3) the effects on pedestrian, scooter user, and motorist safety resulting from— (A) the lack of laws governing the use of electric scooters; and (B) a lack of required training on the safe operation of electric scooters prior to an individual using such a scooter. (b) Report Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall submit to Congress a report containing Federal, State, and local policy recommendations based on the findings of the study required by this section.

Summary: Safe Scooters Act This bill requires the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a study on the (1) behavior of individuals using electric scooters while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (2) involvement of electric scooters in traffic accidents; and (3) effects on pedestrian, scooter user, and motorist safety resulting from the lack of laws governing the use of electric scooters and a lack of training on their safe operation.
Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2021

To extend the trade adjustment assistance program for one month. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2021 2. Extension of trade adjustment assistance program (a) Extension of termination provisions Section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2271 June 30, 2021 July 23, 2021 (b) Reemployment trade adjustment assistance Section 246(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2318(b)(1) June 30, 2021 July 23, 2021 (c) Trade adjustment assistance for workers Section 245(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2317(a) June 30, 2021 July 23, 2021 (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section take effect on the earlier of— (1) the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) June 30, 2021. (e) Application of prior law Section 406 of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 (title IV of Public Law 114–27 19 U.S.C. 2271 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking July 1, 2021 July 24, 2021 (B) in paragraphs (5) and (6), by striking the 1-year period beginning on July 1, 2021 the period beginning on July 24, 2021, and ending on June 30, 2022 (2) in subsection (b), by striking July 1, 2021 July 24, 2021

Summary: Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2021 This bill extends through July 23, 2021, the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program, which provides aid to workers who lose their jobs or whose hours of work and wages are reduced as a result of increased imports.
Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021

To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the definition of qualifying venture capital funds, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 2. Qualifying venture capital funds Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1) (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 250 persons 600 persons (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking $10,000,000 $150,000,000

Summary: Improving Capital Allocation for Newcomers Act of 2021 This bill revises qualification requirements for venture capital funds. Venture capital funds are exempt from certain regulations applicable to other investment firms, including those related to filings, audits, and restricted communications with investors. Currently, an investment firm qualifies as a venture capital fund if, among other requirements (1) the fund's securities are owned by 250 persons or less, and (2) the fund has $10 million or less in aggregate capital contributions and uncalled committed capital. The bill increases these amounts to 600 persons and $150 million, respectively.
Preserving Cash for Transit Access Act of 2021

To require public benefit corporations to accept cash for certain transportation as a condition of receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Cash for Transit Access Act of 2021 2. Specification of cash acceptance for transportation services (a) In general As a condition of receiving Federal funds, a public benefit corporation providing designated public transportation (as such term is defined in section 221 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12141 12 U.S.C. 4001 (b) Public purchase of transportation services defined In this section, the term public purchase of transportation services (1) booths staffed by transportation agency personnel to conduct cash transactions; and (2) automated vending machines at transportation access points operated by the transit agency.

Summary: Preserving Cash for Transit Access Act of 2021 This bill requires, as a condition of federal funding, that public transit systems accept cash for fares.