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TIGER Act

To provide for annual meetings of an interparliamentary group consisting of Members of Congress and representatives of the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Interparliamentary Group Establishment and Relations Act TIGER Act 2. Annual meetings of interparliamentary group between Congress and legislature of Taiwan (a) Meetings The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall each appoint members to serve on an interparliamentary group which will meet annually with representatives of the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan to discuss areas of mutual interest between the United States and Taiwan, including— (1) deterring military aggression by the People’s Republic of China and countering the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party in both the United States and Taiwan; (2) strengthening security cooperation between the United States and Taiwan; and (3) enhancing bilateral trade between the United States and Taiwan. (b) Appointment of members (1) House The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 6 Members of the House to serve on the group under this section, based on recommendations made by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the House, and shall designate one of the Members as the co-chair of the group. (2) Senate The President pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint 6 Senators to serve on the group under this section, based on recommendations made by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate, and shall designate one of the Senators as the co-chair of the group. (c) Source of funding Of the amounts obligated and expended to carry out this section— (1) 50 percent shall be derived from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives; and (2) 50 percent shall be derived from the contingent fund of the Senate. (d) Repeal of existing interparliamentary group between Senate and People’s Republic of China Section 153 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and Offsets Act, 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 276n

Summary: Taiwan Interparliamentary Group Establishment and Relations Act or the TIGER Act This bill establishes a group consisting of Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives to meet annually with representatives from Taiwan's parliament to discuss areas of mutual interest between the United States and Taiwan. It also repeals a provision providing for a group of Senators to meet annually with representatives from China's National People's Congress to discuss issues of common interest involving the United States and China.
FADS Act

To clarify the authority of the Department of Energy to dispose of certain foreign-origin fissile or radiological materials at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Americium Disposal and Storage Act FADS Act 2. Clarification of authority to dispose of certain fissile or radiological materials (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) While United States-origin americium–241 (Am–241) sealed sources recovered by the National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy may be disposed of at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), Russian-origin Am-241 sources may not be. (2) Section 2(19) of the WIPP Land Withdrawal Act of 1991 identifies WIPP as the location for the disposal of radioactive waste materials generated by atomic energy defense activities (3) The Am–241 sources of concern that may not currently be eligible for disposal at WIPP have the same isotopic properties and are often colocated with sources that are eligible for disposal at WIPP. (4) Russian-origin sealed sources, once confirmed to meet the WIPP Waste Acceptance Criteria, should be eligible for disposal at WIPP. (5) The Carlsbad Field Office of the Department estimates the volume to be disposed is equivalent to 1 to 2 shipments a year and will have a negligible impact on WIPP operations. (6) The Department, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the international community have identified Am–241 as a radioisotope that should be protected due to the possibility of its use in a radiological dispersal device. (7) As part of its defense nuclear nonproliferation mission, the National Nuclear Security Administration recovers thousands of disused sealed sources from domestic and international facilities. (8) Codifying a disposition pathway for these Am–241 sources will allow the National Nuclear Security Administration to accelerate their removal and reduce the availability of material that could be used in a dirty bomb. (b) Clarification Section 3132(c)(1) of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 ( 50 U.S.C. 2569(c)(1) (N) (i) The collection, storage, and safe disposal of the materials described in clause (ii) as waste materials generated by atomic energy defense activities for the purpose of disposal of such materials at WIPP (as defined in section 2(19) of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act ( Public Law 102–579 (ii) The materials described in this clause are proliferation-attractive fissile materials or radiological materials that— (I) contain transuranic elements of foreign-origin; and (II) but for subclause (I), are similar to proliferation-attractive fissile materials or radiological materials covered by this section. .

Summary: Foreign Americium Disposal and Storage Act or the FADS Act This bill authorizes the collection, storage, and safe disposal of certain foreign-origin, proliferation-attractive fissile materials or radiological materials (or similar foreign-origin materials) at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, which is the United States' only repository for the disposal of transuranic nuclear waste.
One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021

To amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021 2. Centralized website for compliance guides Section 30 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657 (e) Centralized website Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Ombudsman shall maintain a publicly available website that includes— (1) hyperlinks to small entity compliance guides described under section 212(a)(1) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996; and (2) with respect to each such small entity compliance guide, the contact information for an individual who can offer assistance to small entities with respect to the rules that are the subject of such guide. (f) Report on agency compliance The Ombudsman shall include in the annual report required under subsection (b)(2)(C) an assessment of agency compliance with the requirements of section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 for the year covered by such annual report. . March 7, 2022 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021 This act requires the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a website compiling small entity compliance guides and contact information for individuals who can assist small entities with each guide.
Nuclear Security Enterprise Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021

To amend the Atomic Energy Defense Act and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 to increase the minor construction threshold, the associated design threshold, and the notification requirement to begin minor construction projects. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Security Enterprise Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021 2. Modification of minor construction threshold, notification requirement, and design threshold (a) Minor construction threshold Section 4701(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2741(2) $20,000,000 $50,000,000 (b) Notification Section 3118(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 50 U.S.C. 2743 $5,000,000 $10,000,000 (c) Conceptual and construction design Section 4706(b) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act ( 50 U.S.C. 2746(b) $2,000,000 $5,000,000

Summary: Nuclear Security Enterprise Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021 This bill increases the minor construction threshold, associated design threshold, and the notification requirement related to national security projects of the Department of Energy.
Saving America’s Mines Act

To prohibit a moratorium on mineral development on Bureau of Land Management and National Forest System land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving America’s Mines Act 2. Protecting the extraction of critical minerals in the United States (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) It is the policy of the United States Forest Service to foster and encourage mineral development on National Forest System lands in an ecologically sound manner. (2) Mineral development is an important land use within the multiple-use mandate of the Bureau of Land Management. (3) Development of the minerals of the United States is necessary for batteries, energy production, national security, and health care technology. (4) Unilateral mineral withdrawals on Federal lands increases the reliance of the United States on countries with horrific labor and environmental standards, including Russia, China, and the Congo. (b) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President or Secretary concerned may not declare a moratorium on or reverse any existing lease, permit, or claim, on the mining and extraction of any critical mineral or common varieties of sand, stone, and gravel on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management land unless specifically authorized by an Act of Congress, or upon the lessee, permittee, or claimant’s failure to comply with any of the provisions of its agreement. (c) Definitions In this section the following definitions apply: (1) Critical mineral (A) In general The term critical mineral (i) that is essential to the economic or national security of the United States; (ii) the supply chain of which is vulnerable to disruption, including— (I) restrictions associated with foreign political risk; (II) abrupt demand growth; (III) military conflict; (IV) violent unrest; (V) anti-competitive or protectionist behavior; and (VI) any other risk throughout the supply chain; and (iii) that serves an essential function in the manufacturing of a product, the absence of which would have significant consequences for the economic or national security of the United States. (B) Exception The term critical mineral (i) any fuel; or (ii) water, ice, or snow. (2) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to matters concerning lands administered by the Department of the Interior; and (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to matters concerning lands administered by the Department of Agriculture.

Summary: Saving America's Mines Act This bill bars the President, the Department of the Interior, or the Department of Agriculture from declaring a moratorium on or reversing any existing lease, permit, or claim, for the mining and extraction of any critical mineral or common varieties of sand, stone, and gravel on National Forest System or Bureau of Land Management land unless specifically authorized by statute or upon the lessee, permittee, or claimant's failure to comply with any of the provisions of its agreement.
Connecting the Community To End Military Suicide Act

To authorize permissive temporary duty for certain members of the Armed Forces to attend certain seminars, retreats, workshops, or outdoor recreational therapy events. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connecting the Community To End Military Suicide Act 2. Authorization of permissive temporary duty for wellness In order to reduce the rate of suicides in the Armed Forces, the Secretary of each military department shall prescribe regulations that authorize a member of an Armed Force under the jurisdiction of such Secretary to take not more than two weeks of permissive temporary duty each year to attend a seminar, retreat, workshop, or outdoor recreational therapy event— (1) hosted by a non-profit organization; and (2) that focuses on psychological, physical, spiritual, or social wellness.

Summary: Connecting the Community To End Military Suicide Act This bill requires each military department to authorize its respective service members to take up to two weeks of permissive temporary duty each year to attend a seminar, retreat, workshop, or outdoor recreational therapy event hosted by a nonprofit organization that focuses on psychological, physical, spiritual, or social wellness.
Employee Rights and Freedoms Act

To restrict employers from requiring an employee or an applicant for employment with such employer to undertake a medical procedure, including a vaccine, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Employee Rights and Freedoms Act 2. Restriction on mandatory medical procedures (a) In general It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require an employee, or an applicant for employment with such employer, to undertake a medical procedure, including a vaccine. (b) Exemption An employee, or an applicant for employment, required to undertake a medical procedure, including a vaccine, shall be exempted from such procedure because of such employee’s firmly held belief. (c) Accommodations An employer with an employee, or an applicant for employment, exempted under subsection (b) shall provide such employee or applicant with reasonable accommodations to enable such employee or applicant to continue to perform the essential functions of the employment position that such employee or applicant holds or desires. (d) Private right of action An individual who is aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring a civil action in an appropriate Federal district court of competent jurisdiction.

Summary: Employee Rights and Freedoms Act This bill prohibits employers from requiring job applicants or employees to undergo a medical procedure, including a vaccine. An individual may bring a civil claim in an appropriate U.S. district court to enforce this restriction.
To amend section 1603 of title 28, United States Code, to except the People's Republic of China as a defined foreign state.

To amend section 1603 of title 28, United States Code, to except the People’s Republic of China as a defined foreign state. 1. Exception Section 1603(b)(2) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting except the People’s Republic of China, owned by a foreign state,

Summary: This bill excludes Chinese entities from foreign sovereign immunity and therefore subjects them to the jurisdiction of courts in the United States.
Support Recovery from Addiction Act of 2021

To amend the Public Health Service Act to require States receiving a block grant for prevention and treatment of substance abuse to allocate not less than 10 percent for recovery support services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Recovery from Addiction Act of 2021 2. Allocations of block grants for recovery support services Section 1922 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–22 (c) Allocations regarding recovery A funding agreement for a grant under section 1921 is that, in expending the grant, the State involved will expend not less than 10 percent for recovery support services for individuals with a substance use disorder. .

Summary: Support Recovery from Addiction Act of 2021 This bill requires states to expend at least 10% of their Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grants on recovery support services for individuals with substance use disorders.
Protect the Capitol Act of 2021

To limit the deployment of the Capitol Police outside of the jurisdiction of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect the Capitol Act of 2021 2. Capitol Police deployment outside of jurisdiction (a) Deployment outside of jurisdiction Section 1007 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 ( 2 U.S.C. 1978 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ; and (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (3) The deployment is for a defined, limited duration of no more than 30 days. ; (4) in subsection (b) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking officer officer for a period of no more than 30 days (5) in subsection (b)(2), by striking gathering gathering in response to a specific, identified threat (b) Prohibiting regional field offices outside of the District of Columbia Section 1007 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 ( 2 U.S.C. 1978 (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Regional field offices prohibited The Chief of the Capitol Police shall not establish or maintain a permanent office outside of the District of Columbia. .

Summary: Protect the Capitol Act of 2021 This bill places additional restrictions on deployments and other activities of the Capitol Police outside of the areas established by law for its jurisdiction. Current law allows the Capitol Police to deploy officers outside of its jurisdiction subject to prior notification and approval requirements. This bill restricts such a deployment to a defined, limited duration of no more than 30 days. Current law also provides exceptions to the prior notification and approval requirements if the purpose of a deployment is to respond to an imminent threat or emergency, provide protective services, or gather intelligence. This bill applies the 30-day limit to excepted deployments and requires that intelligence gathering deployments must be in response to a specific, identified threat to qualify for an exception. Additionally, the Capitol Police shall not establish or maintain a permanent office outside of the District of Columbia.
Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019 2. Exceptions to discharge Section 523(a)(8) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and (2) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (i)— (i) by striking (i) (ii) by inserting any program for which substantially all of the funds are provided by a unit or (B) in clause (ii)— (i) by striking (ii) (B) (ii) by striking or 3. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019 [sic] This bill modifies the treatment of certain student loans in bankruptcy. Specifically it allows private education loans to be discharged in bankruptcy regardless of whether a debtor demonstrates undue hardship. Under current law, student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy only if the loans impose an undue hardship on the debtor.
Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2021

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2021 2. Relief from quality bonus penalty in calculation of the Medicare Advantage blended benchmark cap (a) In general Section 1853(n)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23(n)(4) determined taking into account determined without regard to (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.

Summary: Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2021 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to disregard the application of certain percentage quality increases when calculating the maximum payment that may be made to a Medicare Advantage organization.
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana to include Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana to include Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. 1. Expansion of Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana Title VIII of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1671 et seq. 25 U.S.C. 1678a 808B. Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana (a) In general The Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana shall consist of— (1) Avoyelles and Rapides Parishes in the State of Louisiana; and (2) Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of Texas. (b) Maintenance of services The Secretary shall not curtail any health care services to members of such Tribe due to the expansion of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area made by subsection (a) to include Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of Texas. .

Summary: This bill expands the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana to include the Texas counties of Brazoria and Harris.
Rural Telehealth Expansion Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include store-and-forward technologies as telecommunications systems through which telehealth services may be furnished for payment under the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Telehealth Expansion Act 2. Medicare payment for store-and-forward technologies used to furnish telehealth services Section 1834(m)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(1) in the case of any Federal telemedicine demonstration program conducted in Alaska or Hawaii,

Summary: Rural Telehealth Expansion Act This bill expands coverage of telehealth services under Medicare to include store-and-forward technologies (in which information is sent to providers and reviewed at a later time, rather than through a real-time interaction). Currently, coverage is limited to federal demonstration programs in Alaska and Hawaii.