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No Honor for Treason Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit military honors at the funeral, burial, or inurnment of an individual convicted of a felony committed on January 6, 2021, in or on the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Honor for Treason Act 2. Prohibition of military honors at the funeral, burial, or inurnment of an individual convicted of a felony committed on January 6, 2021, in or on the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds Section 985(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph (2): (2) A person who has been convicted of a felony committed— (A) on January 6, 2021; and (B) in or on the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds (as defined and described in sections 5101 and 5102 of title 40). .

Summary: No Honor for Treason Act This bill prohibits the provision of military honors at the funeral or burial of any person who has been convicted of a felony committed on January 6, 2021, in or on the U.S. Capitol buildings and grounds.
John Lewis Foster Youth Tuition Fairness Act

To require in-State tuition rates for qualifying foster youth. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Lewis Foster Youth Tuition Fairness Act 2. In-State tuition rates for qualifying foster youth Section 477(b)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 677(b)(3) (L) A certification by the chief executive officer of the State that the State will not charge youths eligible for services under the State program of any State under this section tuition for attendance at a public institution of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965) or a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in section 102(c) of such Act) in the State at a rate that is greater than the rate charged for residents of the State for such attendance. .

Summary: John Lewis Foster Youth Tuition Fairness Act This bill makes available to youth eligible for foster care transitional services the in-state tuition rate at institutions of higher education or postsecondary vocational institutions that are located out-of-state.
Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the award of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act 2. Prohibition on employment of instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 117a. Prohibition on employment of instructors funded by the Chinese Communist Party (a) Restriction on eligibility Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no institution of higher education shall be eligible to receive funds or any other form of financial assistance under any Federal program for an award year in which the institution employs an CCP-funded instructor. (b) Resumption of eligibility An institution of higher education that loses eligibility to receive funds for an award year as described in subsection (a) may regain eligibility to receive such funds in a subsequent award year by demonstrating, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the institution no longer employs a CCP-funded instructor. (c) CCP-Funded instructor defined In this section, the term CCP-funded instructor (1) provides instruction directly to the students of an institution of higher education; and (2) received funds, directly or indirectly, from the Chinese Communist Party while employed by such institution. . 3. Effective date The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Protecting Higher Education from Foreign Threats Act This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds for an award year in which the IHE employs an instructor who, while employed at the IHE and providing direct instruction to students, received funds from the Chinese Community Party. An IHE may regain eligibility for federal funds by demonstrating to the Department of Education that it no longer employs such instructor.
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, and for other purposes.

To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia, and for other purposes. 1. ZIP Code for Fairlawn, Virginia (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Commonwealth of Virginia is the only State in the United States where all cities are independent from their surrounding counties; (2) these independent cities are not politically a part of the surrounding counties, even if they are located within their borders; (3) in Virginia these independent cities are subject to separate revenue collection and distribution practices related to roads, resources, and sales tax than neighboring counties; (4) the sales tax collected from electronic commerce from the unincorporated community of Fairlawn, Virginia, located in Pulaski County, is often misallocated to the independent city of Radford, Virginia, because they share the same ZIP Codes; and (5) Fairlawn, Virginia, should be eligible to obtain a separate and unique ZIP Code from the neighboring independent city of Radford, Virginia, for tax purposes. (b) ZIP Code designation Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP Code applicable to Fairlawn, Virginia.

Summary: This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code applicable to Fairlawn, Virginia.
Keeping Our Promises Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that certain diseases are covered by the presumption of service connection relating to the exposure to herbicides by certain veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Our Promises Act 2. Addition of diseases to presumption of service connection for veterans exposed to certain herbicides while serving in the Republic of Vietnam (a) Specified diseases Subsection (a)(2) of section 1116 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (L) Prostate cancer becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more. (M) AL amyloidosis becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more. (N) Early-onset peripheral neuropathy becoming manifest to a degree of 10 percent or more within one year after the last date on which the veteran was exposed to an herbicide agent during active military, naval, or air service. (O) Ischemic heart disease becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more. (P) Stroke becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more. (Q) Hypertension becoming manifest to a degree of disability of 10 percent or more. . (b) Additional diseases (1) Extension of sunset Subsection (e) of such section 1116 is amended by striking 2015 2030 (2) Prohibition of cost as factor Subsection (b) of such section 1116 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) In making determinations for the purpose of this subsection, the Secretary may not take into account the costs to the United States relating to paying compensation under this section pursuant to such determination. . (3) Timing and submission of determinations Subsection (c)(1) of such section 1116 is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 60 days 120 days (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by inserting and submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate publish in the Federal Register (ii) by inserting , and any other factor that contributed to, scientific basis for

Summary: Keeping Our Promises Act This bill expands the list of diseases that are provided a presumption of service-connection for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975. The bill extends through September 30, 2030, the requirement for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make determinations and submissions related to the connection between herbicide exposure and occurrence of disease. Additionally, the VA is prohibited from taking the costs of compensation into account when determining the association between exposure to an herbicide agent and occurrence of a disease. The bill requires the VA to determine within 120 days (currently 60) whether a presumption of service-connection is warranted for diseases covered by a National Academy of Sciences report.
To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes.

To modify the presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era, and for other purposes. 1. Modification of presumption of service connection for veterans who were exposed to herbicide agents while serving in the Armed Forces in Thailand during the Vietnam era (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that if the Secretary creates a presumption of service connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the covered period at a military base in Thailand, such presumption also applies to exposure to a herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces during the covered period at any military base located in Thailand without regard to where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered period The term covered period (2) Herbicide agent The term herbicide agent (3) Veteran The term veteran

Summary: This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure that, if it creates a presumption of service-connection between the occurrence of a disease and exposure to an herbicide agent while serving in the Armed Forces between January 9, 1962, and June 30, 1976, at a military base in Thailand, such presumption must also apply to exposure at any military base in Thailand, regardless of where on the base the veteran was located or what military job specialty the veteran performed.
To authorize the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel WIDGEON, and for other purposes.

To authorize the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel WIDGEON, and for other purposes. 1. Coastwise endorsement Notwithstanding sections 12112 of title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel WIDGEON (United States official number 1299656).

Summary: This bill authorizes the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel WIDGEON (United States official number 1299656).
Chinese Government COVID–19 Accountability Act

To direct the President, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, to develop and carry out a strategy to seek reimbursement from the People’s Republic of China of funds made available by the United States Government to address the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chinese Government COVID–19 Accountability Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The United States economy has been severely affected by the Government of the People’s Republic of China’s controls on media reporting that limit coverage of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19). (2) United States Government senior officials have expressed concerns about the completeness and timeliness of information China is reporting on COVID–19 and about the overall economic impact of COVID–19 in the United States. (3) China should be held financially responsible for funds made available by the United States Government to address COVID–19. 3. Executive strategy to seek reimbursement from China of funds made available by the United States Government to address COVID–19 (a) Executive strategy The President, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall develop and carry out a strategy to seek reimbursement from the People’s Republic of China of funds made available by the United States Government to address COVID–19. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the strategy required under subsection (a) and its implementation. (c) Appropriate congressional committees defined In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives; (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and (3) the Joint Economic Committee.

Summary: Chinese Government COVID-19 Accountability Act This bill directs the President to develop and carry out a strategy to get China's government to reimburse the U.S. government for funds made available to address COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2021

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2021 2. Permanent extension of exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness (a) In general Section 108(a)(1)(E) which is discharged (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to indebtedness discharged after December 31, 2025.

Summary: Mortgage Debt Tax Forgiveness Act of 2021 This bill makes permanent the exclusion from gross income of income attributable to the discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness.
Mortgage Insurance Tax Deduction Act of 2021

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for mortgage insurance premiums. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mortgage Insurance Tax Deduction Act of 2021 2. Deduction for mortgage insurance premiums made permanent (a) In general Section 163(h)(3)(E) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or accrued after December 31, 2020.

Summary: Mortgage Insurance Tax Deduction Act of 2021 This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.
Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act of 2021

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that gain or loss on the sale or exchange of certain coins or bullion is exempt from recognition. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act of 2021 2. Exemption from recognition of gain or loss from sale of certain coins or bullion (a) In general Subchapter O of chapter 1 V Sale of Certain Coins or Bullion Sec. 1071. Sale of certain coins or bullion. 1071. Sale of certain coins or bullion No gain or loss shall be recognized on the sale or exchange of— (1) gold, silver, platinum, or palladium coins minted and issued by the Secretary at any time, or (2) refined gold or silver bullion, coins, bars, rounds, or ingots which are valued primarily based on their metal content and not their form. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of parts for subchapter O of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to part IV the following new item: Part V—Sale of Certain Coins or Bullion . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales or exchanges after December 31, 2021.

Summary: Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act of 2021 This bill exempts gains or losses from the sale or exchange of certain coins or bullion from recognition for income tax purposes. The exemption applies to gains or losses from the sale or exchange of (1) gold, silver, platinum, or palladium coins minted and issued by the Department of the Treasury; or (2) refined gold or silver bullion, coins, bars, rounds, or ingots which are valued primarily based on their metal content and not their form.
Washington, DC Area Helicopter Noise Information Exchange Act of 2021

To require the Federal Aviation Administration to implement a Government Accountability Office recommendation relating to helicopter noise in the Washington, DC area, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Washington, DC Area Helicopter Noise Information Exchange Act of 2021 2. Information sharing requirement (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall establish a mechanism to make helicopter noise complaint data accessible to the Federal Aviation Administration and helicopter operators operating in the Washington, DC area, based on the recommendation of the Government Accountability Office in the report published on January 7, 2021, titled Aircraft Noise: Better Information Sharing Could Improve Responses to Washington, D.C. Area Helicopter Noise Concerns (b) Cooperation Any helicopter operator operating in the Washington, DC area shall provide helicopter noise complaint data to the Federal Aviation Administration through the mechanism established under subsection (a). (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) Helicopter noise complaint data The term helicopter noise complaint data (A) means general data relating to a complaint made by an individual about helicopter noise in the Washington, DC area and may include— (i) the location and description of the event that is the subject of the complaint; (ii) the start and end time of such event; (iii) a description of the aircraft that is the subject of the complaint; and (iv) the airport name associated with such event; and (B) does not include the personally identifiable information of the individual who submitted the complaint. (2) Washington, DC area The term Washington, DC area

Summary: Washington, DC Area Helicopter Noise Information Exchange Act of 2021 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a mechanism to make helicopter noise complaint data accessible to the FAA and helicopter operators operating in the Washington, DC area (i.e., the area inside of a 30-mile radius of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport). The mechanism must be based on the recommendation of the Government Accountability Office in the report published on January 7, 2021, titled Aircraft Noise: Better Information Sharing Could Improve Responses to Washington, D.C. Area Helicopter Noise Concerns. The bill also requires any helicopter operator operating in the Washington, DC area to provide helicopter noise complaint data to the FAA through such established mechanism.
Campaign Spending Integrity Act

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election for Federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate’s campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Campaign Spending Integrity Act 2. Prohibiting use of campaign funds for payments to vendors owned or controlled by candidate or immediate family member (a) Prohibition Section 313(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30114(b) (3) Treatment of payments to vendors owned or controlled by candidate or immediate family member as conversion (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1), a contribution to an authorized committee of a candidate shall be considered to be converted to the personal use of the candidate if the contribution is used to make a payment to a vendor which is owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate. (B) Determination of ownership and control For purposes of subparagraph (A), a vendor shall be considered to be owned or controlled by a candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate if the candidate or the immediate family member— (i) is a member of the board of directors or similar governing body of the vendor; (ii) directly or indirectly owns or controls more than 50 percent of the voting shares of the vendor; or (iii) is the beneficiary of a trust which owns or controls more than 50 percent of the voting shares of the vendor and, under the terms of the trust, can direct distributions from the trust. (C) Immediate family member defined In this paragraph, the term immediate family member (i) Spouse, and parents thereof. (ii) Sons and daughters, and spouses thereof. (iii) Parents, and spouses thereof. (iv) Brothers and sisters, and spouses thereof. (v) Grandparents and grandchildren, and spouses thereof. (vi) Domestic partner and parents thereof, including domestic partners of any individual in clauses (i) through (v). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Campaign Spending Integrity Act This bill prohibits a candidate for election to federal office from using campaign funds to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate.
Stop the Shutdowns Act

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit a report on the impact of COVID–19 restrictions on small business concerns, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Shutdowns Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) According to Bureau of Labor and Statistics, in February 2020, unemployment was at 3.5 percent. (2) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during March 1, 2020, and May 31, 2020, States and territories issued mandatory stay-at-home orders due to the spread of COVID–19 in the United States. (3) According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, in April 2020, unemployment was 14.7 percent with 23.1 million people unemployed. (4) In a December 2020 Chamber of Commerce report, 50 percent of small business owners reported they saw their operations continuing for a year or less in the current business climate before having to permanently close. (5) In a January 2021 National Federation of Independent Business report, small business owners reported a decline in expectations for better business conditions over the next six months. (6) On August 21, 2020, President Joseph R. Biden stated, I would shut it down 3. Report on impact of COVID–19 requirements Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress a report on the impact on small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 (1) the total number of small business concerns that would have to temporarily or permanently close under each such requirement; (2) the impact on small business concerns, disaggregated by industry, under each such requirement; and (3) the impact on small business concerns, disaggregated by the location of such concern in an urban, suburban, or rural area, under each such requirement.

Summary: Stop the Shutdowns Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration to submit a report analyzing the impact on small businesses of any prospective requirement relating to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that would restrict or prevent those businesses from operating at normal capacity.