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Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2022

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the duration of active service of justices of the Supreme Court, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2022 2. Supreme Court terms of office (a) In general Chapter 1 7. Appointment (a) Regular appointment of justices The President shall, during the first and third years after a year in which there is a Presidential election, nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint one justice of the Supreme Court. (b) Exclusive method of appointment The President shall not appoint any justice of the Supreme Court except as provided in this section. 8. Duration of active service (a) New justices Each justice shall serve in regular active service for 18 years from the date of the justice’s commission, after which the justice shall be deemed to have retired from regular active service under section 371. (b) Current justices Each justice who was appointed before the date of enactment of this section and who is serving as a justice on the date of enactment of this section shall, notwithstanding the period of service of the justice, in order of duration of service beginning with the justice who has served on the Supreme Court for the longest period of time, be deemed to have retired from regular active service under section 371(b) upon the date of commission of each new justice as they are appointed under section 7. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 1 7. Appointment. 8. Duration of active service. . 3. Senior justices Section 294 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d), by striking the period at the end and inserting except as provided by subsection (e). (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) In the event that the number of justices of the Supreme Court falls below that provided in section 1 due to vacancy, disability, or disqualification, the justice of the Supreme Court who has most recently retired from regular active service under section 371 but retained their office shall serve as an associate justice until the number of justices who have not retired from regular active service equals that provided in section 1. .

Summary: Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization Act of 2022 This bill sets an 18-year term limit for Supreme Court Justices.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of telehealth for purposes of recertification of eligibility for hospice care.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of telehealth for purposes of recertification of eligibility for hospice care. 1. Use of telehealth to conduct face-to-face encounter prior to recertification of eligibility for hospice care Section 1814(a)(7)(D)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(D)(i) (i) a hospice physician or nurse practitioner has a face-to-face encounter (which may be conducted via telehealth, as determined appropriate by the Secretary) with the individual to determine continued eligibility of the individual for hospice care prior to the 180th-day recertification and each subsequent recertification under subparagraph (A)(ii) and attests that such visit took place (in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary); and .

Summary: This bill permanently allows, for purposes of hospice care recertification under Medicare, physicians and nurse practitioners to fulfill the requirement of a face-to-face encounter with the hospice patient via telehealth.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics. 1. Extending telehealth services for federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics Section 1834(m)(8)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(8)(A) During the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) and, during the 151-day period beginning on the first day after the end of such emergency period— With respect to telehealth services furnished during or after the emergency period described in section 1135(g)(1)(B)—

Summary: This bill permanently allows federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics to serve as the distant site (i.e., the location of the health care practitioner) for purposes of Medicare telehealth services.
Scope 3 Act

To provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related to scope 3 greenhouse-gas emissions may not be required. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Scope 3 Act 2. Scope 3 greenhouse-gas emissions disclosures Under the securities laws (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c Scope 3 emissions

Summary: Scope 3 Act This bill prohibits any requirement that an issuer of securities must disclose the greenhouse gas emissions of its value chain (i.e., scope 3 emissions).
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for the furnishing of audio-only telehealth services.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow for the furnishing of audio-only telehealth services. 1. Allowing for the furnishing of audio-only telehealth services Section 1834(m)(9) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(9) during the 151-day period beginning on on or after

Summary: This bill permanently allows evaluation and management and behavioral health telehealth services to be provided via audio-only technology under Medicare.
Promote Work and Improve Health Act of 2022

To amend the Public Health Service Act to require a State receiving a block grant for prevention and treatment of substance use disorders to describe the State’s efforts to encourage and promote work and employment to improve mental health and well-being. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promote Work and Improve Health Act of 2022 2. Description of the State efforts to promote work and employment to improve mental health and well-being Section 1932(b)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x(b)(1)(A) (1) in clause (viii), by striking and (2) in clause (ix), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (x) provides a description of the State’s efforts to encourage and promote work and employment to improve mental health and well-being. .

Summary: Promote Work and Improve Health Act of 2022 This bill requires states to describe their efforts to improve mental health and well-being through promoting work and employment as part of their plans for providing mental health services under the Community Mental Health Block Grant program.
Office of Disaster Recovery Act

To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Office of Disaster Recovery, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Office of Disaster Recovery Act 2. Disaster recovery office (a) In general Title V of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3191 et seq. 508. Disaster Recovery Office (a) Disaster recovery office The Secretary shall establish an Office of Disaster Recovery to direct and implement the Economic Development Administration’s post-disaster economic recovery responsibilities pursuant to sections 209(c)(2) and (e) and 703, economic recovery support function activities as directed under the National Disaster Recovery Framework, and as necessary to administer disaster appropriations made available for such purposes. (b) Appointment and compensation (1) Appointment The Secretary is authorized to appoint such temporary personnel as may be necessary to implement post-disaster economic recovery responsibilities, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (2) Conversion of employees Notwithstanding chapter 33 (A) the employee has served continuously for at least 2 years under one or more appointments under this subsection; and (B) the employee's performance has been at an acceptable level of performance throughout the period or periods referred to in subparagraph (A). (3) Compensation An individual converted under this subsection shall become a career-conditional employee, unless the employee has already completed the service requirements for career tenure. . (b) Grants for economic adjustment Section 209 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3149 (f) Federal share for disaster recovery In the case of a grant provided under this section for a project for economic recovery in response to a major disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. . (c) Authorization of appropriations for disaster economic recovery activities Section 703 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3233 (c) Special rule for Federal share of disaster recovery The Federal share of the cost of a project for economic recovery in response to a major disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. .

Summary: Office of Disaster Recovery Act This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish an Office of Disaster Recovery. The office must direct and implement the Economic Development Administration's post-disaster economic recovery responsibilities and economic recovery support function activities as directed under the National Disaster Recovery Framework. Additionally, the bill increases the federal share for a project for economic recovery in response to a major disaster or emergency declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 East Alexander Street in Three Rivers, Texas, as the "Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 East Alexander Street in Three Rivers, Texas, as the Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans’ Memorial Post Office 1. Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans’ Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 East Alexander Street in Three Rivers, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans’ Memorial Post Office (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans’ Memorial Post Office.

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 East Alexander Street in Three Rivers, Texas, as the "Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office."
Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to limit the orphan drug exclusion under the drug discount program under section 340B of such title. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act 2. Limiting the orphan drug exclusion under 340B drug discount program (a) In general Section 340B(e) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256b(e) when transferred, prescribed, sold, or otherwise used for the rare condition or disease for which such drug is so designated (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to covered outpatient drugs purchased on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act This bill revises the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which currently requires drug manufacturers to discount orphan drugs (i.e., drugs for rare conditions) for certain entities covered by the program. The bill discounts orphan drugs that are not being used to treat rare conditions for all entities covered by the program.
Restoring Artistic Protection Act of 2022

To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to limit the admissibility of evidence of a defendant’s creative or artistic expression against such defendant in a criminal proceeding, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Artistic Protection Act of 2022 2. Limitation on admissibility of defendant’s creative or artistic expression (a) In general Article IV of the Federal Rules of Evidence is amended by adding at the end the following: Rule 416. Limitation on admissibility of defendant’s creative or artistic expression. (a) Creative and artistic expressions inadmissible Except as provided in subsection (b), evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression, whether original or derivative, is not admissible against such defendant in a criminal case. (b) Exception A court may admit evidence described in subsection (a) if the Government, in a hearing conducted outside the hearing of the jury, proves by clear and convincing evidence— (1) (A) if the expression is original, that defendant intended a literal meaning, rather than figurative or fictional meaning; or (B) if the expression is derivative, that the defendant intended to adopt the literal meaning of the expression as the defendant's own thought or statement; (2) that the creative expression refers to the specific facts of the crime alleged; (3) that the expression is relevant to an issue of fact that is disputed; and (4) that the expression has distinct probative value not provided by other admissible evidence. (c) Ruling on the record In any hearing under subsection (b), the court shall make its ruling on the record, and shall include its findings of fact essential to its ruling. (d) Redaction and limiting instructions If the court admits any evidence described in subsection (a) pursuant to the exception under subsection (b), the court shall— (1) ensure that the expression is redacted in a manner to limit the evidence presented to the jury to that which is specifically excepted under subsection (b); and (2) provide appropriate limiting instructions to the jury. (e) Definition In this section, the term creative or artistic expression . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Federal Rules of Evidence is amended by inserting after the item relating to rule 415 the following: 416. Limitation on admissibility of defendant’s creative or artistic expression. .

Summary: Restoring Artistic Protection Act of 2022 This bill limits the admissibility of evidence of a defendant's creative or artistic expression against the defendant in a federal criminal case. The term creative or artistic expression means the expression or application of creativity or imagination in the production or arrangement of forms, sounds, words, movements, or symbols, including music, dance, performance art, visual art, poetry, literature, film, and other such objects or media.
Body Armor Safety Act of 2022

To ensure body armor complies with safety standards, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Body Armor Safety Act of 2022 2. Limitation on importation (a) In general The President shall take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that no body armor for law enforcement use may be imported into the customs territory of the United States unless it meets the applicable requirements of and receives recognition of compliance from the Compliance Testing Program of the National Institute of Justice as described in section 232 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 162 (b) Definitions In this section: (1) The term customs territory of the United States (2) The term body armor 3. Criminal penalty (a) In general Chapter 47 1041. Fraud in connection with body armor (a) Forgery Whoever forges, counterfeits, or falsely alters any National Institute of Justice Standard certificate, validation, mark, or any other recognition of compliance with respect to any body armor shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (b) Misleading claims of compliance Whoever engages in any conduct with intent to convey false or misleading claims of compliance with respect to any body armor such that recognition of compliance may reasonably be believed to have been issued by the National Institute of Justice or its Compliance Testing program shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (c) Body armor defined In this section, the term body armor . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 47 1041. Fraud in connection with body armor. . 4. Limitation on evaluations and testing Section 232 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 162 (h) Limitation Law enforcement technology products manufactured at any company on the Entity List of the Export Administration Regulations of the Bureau of Industry Security may not be tested or evaluated or otherwise certified, validated, marked, or recognized as in compliance with standards established and maintained by the Office in accordance with the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 ( Public Law 104–113 .

Summary: Body Armor Safety Act of 2022 This bill requires body armor (for use by law enforcement) to comply with certain safety requirements in order to be imported into the United States. It also establishes new criminal offenses related to fraud in connection with such body armor.
Housing Access Improvement Act

To increase the percentage of authorized units that a public housing agency may use for project-based assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Access Improvement Act 2. Project-based assistance Section 8(o)(13)(B)(i) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13) not more than 20 percent not more than 50 percent

Summary: Housing Access Improvement Act This bill increases from 20% to 50% the amount of funding for the Housing Choice Voucher program that a public housing agency (PHA) may use for project-based vouchers. (This program subsidizes rent for low-income recipients.) Under current law, a PHA must use at least 80% of its funding for tenant-based vouchers (which subsidize recipients' rental of any private apartment that meets program guidelines) and may use up to 20% of its funding for project-based vouchers (which attach to a specific rental unit that the landlord commits to make available for voucher recipients for a contracted term).
Aqua Alert Act

To direct the Commandant of the Coast Guard to establish a pilot program to improve the issuance of alerts to facilitate cooperation with the public to render aid to distressed individuals under section 521 of title 14, United States Code, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aqua Alert Act 2. Aqua alert notification system pilot program (a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, establish a pilot program to improve the issuance of alerts to facilitate cooperation with the public to render aid to distressed individuals under section 521 of title 14, United States Code. (b) Pilot program contents The pilot program established under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent possible— (1) include a voluntary opt-in program under which members of the public may receive notifications on cellular devices regarding Coast Guard activities to render aid to distressed individuals under section 521 of title 14, United States Code; (2) cover areas located within the area of responsibility of 3 different Coast Guard sectors in diverse geographic regions; and (3) provide that the dissemination of an alert be limited to the geographic areas most likely to facilitate the rendering of aide to distressed individuals. (c) Consultation with other agencies, States, territories, and political subdivisions In developing the pilot program under subsection (a), the Commandant shall consult any relevant Federal agency, State, Territory, Tribal government, possession, or political subdivision. (d) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2026, the Commandant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make available to the public, a report on the implementation of this Act. (e) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $3,000,000 to the Commandant for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026. (2) Availability of funds Amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall remain available until expended.

Summary: Aqua Alert Act This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to establish a pilot program to improve the issuance of alerts to render aid to distressed individuals on and under the high seas and waters over which the United States has jurisdiction. In developing the pilot program, the Coast Guard must consult with relevant federal agencies, states, territories, tribal governments, and political subdivisions.
To establish a blockchain and cryptocurrency position within the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and for other purposes.

To establish a blockchain and cryptocurrency position within the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and for other purposes. 1. Establishment of blockchain and cryptocurrency position within the Office of Science and Technology Policy The Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy shall establish or designate a blockchain and cryptocurrencies advisory specialist position within the Office to coordinate Federal activities and advise the President on matters of research and development relating to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and distributed ledger technologies.

Summary: This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy to establish or designate a blockchain and cryptocurrencies advisory specialist position within the office to coordinate federal activities and advise the President on matters of research and development related to blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and distributed ledger technologies.
No Oil for CCP Act

To direct the Secretary of Energy to require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve that the crude oil not be exported to certain countries, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Oil for CCP Act 2. SPR Crude oil export ban Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 (1) the crude oil not be exported to— (A) the People’s Republic of China; (B) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; or (C) the Islamic Republic of Iran; and (2) the recipient is not under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party.

Summary: No Oil for CCP Act This bill bans exports of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to China, North Korea, Iran, and other specified recipients. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Energy to require as a condition of any sale of crude oil from the SPR that (1) the oil not be exported to such countries; and (2) the recipient of the oil is not under the ownership, control, or influence of the Chinese Communist Party.