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Service Restoration Act

To prohibit adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces who refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service Restoration Act 2. Protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID–19 (a) Prohibitions (1) Federal funding No Federal funds may be used to require a member of the Armed Forces to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. (2) Adverse action The Secretary concerned may not take any adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces solely on the basis that such member refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. (b) Reinstatement (1) Requirement At the election of a covered individual, the Secretary concerned shall reinstate such covered individual— (A) as a member of the Armed Force concerned; and (B) in the grade held by such covered individual immediately before the involuntary separation of the covered individual. (2) Computation of retired or retainer pay In the case of an covered individual reinstated as a member of the Armed Forces under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall include, in the computation of retired or retainer pay for such covered individual, the time between the involuntary separation of such covered individual and such reinstatement. (c) Expungement The Secretary concerned shall expunge, from the service record of a covered individual or a member of the Armed Forces who received an adverse action solely on the basis of such member to receive a vaccination against COVID–19, each reference to involuntary separation, or to adverse action, solely on such basis. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term adverse action (A) Retaliation. (B) Punishment. (C) Disparate treatment. (D) A requirement to wear a mask. (E) A requirement to reside in substandard housing. (2) The term covered individual (3) The term Secretary concerned

Summary: Service Restoration Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to require a member of the Armed Forces to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also prohibits adverse action (e.g., punishment) being taken against a member of the Armed Forces solely on the basis that the member refuses to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Individuals who were involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination must be reinstated in the grade they held prior to the separation. In computing retired or retainer pay, the military department concerned must include the time between the involuntary separation and reinstatement of the individual. The military department concerned must expunge adverse actions or references to involuntary separation related to the refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from an individual's service record.
For the relief of Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye.

For the relief of Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye. 1. Permanent residency status for Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (d), they shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Waiver of grounds for removal or denial of admission (1) In general Notwithstanding sections 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye may not be removed from the United States, denied admission to the United States, or considered ineligible for lawful permanent residence in the United States by reason of any ground for removal or denial of admission that is reflected in the records of the Department of Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Department of State on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Rescission of outstanding order of removal The Secretary of Homeland Security shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or deportation, or any finding of inadmissibility or deportability, that has been entered against Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye by reason of any ground described in paragraph (1). (d) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (f) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Summary: Provides for the relief of Reverend Olusegun Samson Olaoye.
Stop Funding Rioters Act

To prohibit participation of persons convicted of certain felonies in programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Funding Rioters Act 2. Persons convicted of certain felonies ineligible for Small Business Administration assistance No person convicted of an offense relating to a misdemeanor or felony assault of a law enforcement officer, or convicted of a felony for actions during or in connection with a riot that resulted in the destruction of a small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632

Summary: Stop Funding Rioters Act This bill makes a person convicted of an offense relating to the assault of a law enforcement officer or a person convicted of a felony in connection with a riot that results in the destruction of a small business ineligible for any assistance or program administered by the Small Business Administration.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the "Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building 1. Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, shall be known and designated as the Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building (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 Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the "Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building."
Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2022

To require certain meetings of the Tennessee Valley Authority to be transparent and open to the public, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2022 2. Transparency and availability of meetings Section 2(g)(2) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended to read as follows: (2) Meetings (A) In general The Board shall meet at least 4 times each year. (B) Transparency The Board shall, with respect to any meeting of the Board, a committee of the Board, or a subcommittee of the Board for which a vote is not scheduled— (i) hold such meeting in public; (ii) provide public notice of no fewer than 6 calendar days, through the website of the Board, of any such meeting; and (iii) make publicly available the minutes and summaries of any such meeting. (C) Emergency meetings Subparagraph (B)(ii) shall not apply if the chairman of the Board designates a meeting as an emergency special meeting. .

Summary: Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2022 This bill revises the duties of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors to include holding public meetings. The board must provide public notice at least six days before such a meeting, unless the meeting is designated as an emergency. The TVA provides low-cost electricity in seven southeastern states. It also provides flood control, navigation, and land management for the Tennessee River system.
USB Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that the number of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed by reason of the situation in Ukraine does not exceed the number of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed to the Southern Border of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ukraine and Southern Border Act USB Act 2. Deployment of at least equal numbers of members of the Armed Forces to Southern Border of United States as by reason of situation in Ukraine The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the number of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed by reason of the situation in Ukraine does not exceed the number of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed to the Southern Border of the United States.

Summary: Ukraine and Southern Border Act or the USB Act This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure that the number of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed because of the situation in Ukraine does not exceed the number of members of the Armed Forces who are deployed to the southern border of the United States.
Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2022

To prohibit Members of Congress from receiving a financial benefit from certain student loan cancellation programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Can’t Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2022 2. No student loan cancellation for Members of Congress (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an individual who serves as a Member of Congress shall not be eligible, during or after such service— (1) for any service- or employment-based student loan cancellation for any time served as a Member of Congress; or (2) for student loan cancellation from any Federal program that is established or amended by an Act of Congress, or established or set forth by an Executive order or agency action, during the period in which the individual is serving as a Member. (b) Definitions For the purposes of this Act— (1) Agency action The term agency action (2) Cancellation The term cancellation (3) Student loan The term student loan (c) Application This Act shall apply to any individual who serves as a Member of Congress on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Can't Cancel Your Own Debt Act of 2022 This bill prohibits a Member of Congress from receiving student loan cancellation for time served in Congress or from a student loan program established or amended by an act of Congress, or set forth by an executive order or agency action, during the period in which the individual is serving as a Member.
Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act

To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act 2. Access road for Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center (a) Acquisition of Land (1) Authorization The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, the land in Hemet, California, upon which is located a dirt road known as Best Road (2) Compensation The Secretary shall pay fair market value for the land authorized to be acquired under paragraph (1). Fair market value shall be determined— (A) using Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (B) by an appraiser acceptable to the Secretary and the owners of the land to be acquired. (3) Additional rights In addition to the land referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary is authorized to acquire, from willing sellers, land or interests in land as reasonably necessary to construct and maintain the road as required by subsection (b). (b) Construction and maintenance of road (1) Construction After the Secretary acquires the land pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall construct on that land a paved road that is generally located over Best Road to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California. (2) Maintenance The Secretary— (A) shall maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant to paragraph (1); or (B) enter into an agreement with Riverside County, California, to own, maintain and manage the road constructed pursuant to paragraph (1). November 16, 2022 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources November 16, 2022 Committee on Energy and Commerce

Summary: Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center Access Improvement Act This bill authorizes the Indian Health Service (IHS) to purchase certain private land in Hemet, California, at fair market value and then construct a paved road on that land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center. The IHS shall maintain the road or enter an agreement with Riverside County, California, to maintain the road.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, is eligible for certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, is eligible for certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 1. Certain educational assistance for a member of the Armed Forces granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19 (a) All-Volunteer Force Educational Assistance Section 3011(a)(3)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking an honorable discharge; (2) by inserting at the end the following new clauses: (i) an honorable discharge; or (ii) a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that the individual failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19; . (b) Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Section 3311(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) A general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that the individual failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19. .

Summary: This bill ensures that members of the Armed Forces who were granted a general discharge under honorable conditions (on the sole basis that the members failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19) are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.
VSO Support Act of 2022

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to provide grants to certain veteran service organizations affected by the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VSO Support Act of 2022 2. Department of Veterans Affairs program to provide grants for certain veterans service organizations affected by COVID–19 pandemic (a) Grant program The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall make grants to eligible organizations to offset costs relating to the COVID–19 pandemic incurred during the covered 2020 period. (b) Eligible organizations To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, an organization shall be a veterans service organization that— (1) as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic, experienced a loss of 50 percent or greater gross revenue during the covered 2020 period (compared to the gross revenue collected during the covered 2019 period); and (2) submits to the Secretary an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Secretary determines appropriate, including— (A) information demonstrating the loss specified in paragraph (1); and (B) a plan for the use of such grant. (c) Use of grant amounts A veterans service organization that receives a grant under this section may only use the grant in accordance with the plan referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B) for the following expenses of the organization: (1) Rent. (2) Utilities. (3) Scheduled mortgage payments. (4) Scheduled debt payments. (5) Other ordinary and necessary business expenses, including maintenance costs, administrative costs (including fees and licensing), State and local taxes and fees, operating leases, and insurance payments. (d) Amount of grant A grant made to a veterans service organization under the program shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate cost of the activities specified in the plan referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B), except that any such grant may not exceed $50,000. (e) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out the grant program. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered 2019 period (2) The term covered 2020 period (3) The term veterans service organization (g) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.

Summary: VSO Support Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to implement a grant program for eligible veterans service organizations to offset costs relating to the COVID-19 pandemic that were incurred between April 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020.
BOSS Act

To authorize appropriations for Operation Stonegarden, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Operations Strengthened by Stonegarden Act BOSS Act 2. Operation stonegarden appropriations and trust fund There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025 $180,000,000 for the Operation Stonegarden grant program of the Department of Homeland Security, and not less than $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025 to procure technology and equipment, including communications equipment, sensors, and drone technology.

Summary: Border Operations Strengthened by Stonegarden Act or the BOSS Act This bill provides statutory authorization for the Operation Stonegarden program from FY2022 through FY2025. (Operation Stonegarden provides grants to enhance the border security capabilities of state, local, and tribal governments.)
To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from requiring individuals to submit biometric information or geolocation information to access online services, and for other purposes.

To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from requiring individuals to submit biometric information or geolocation information to access online services, and for other purposes. 1. Prohibition on required use or collection of biometrics, geolocation data for access to online services (a) In general The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may not establish or maintain any verification process for access to online accounts or services of the Internal Revenue Service which uses biometric information or geolocation information from mobile network operators. (b) Collection prohibited without consent or warrant The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may not collect, store, or share biometric information or geolocation information from mobile network operators without either express consent from the taxpayer to whom such information belongs or a court order.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from (1) establishing or maintaining any verification process for access to online accounts of the Internal Revenue Service that uses biometric or geolocation information from mobile network operators; or (2) collecting, storing, or sharing such biometric or geolocation information without either express consent from the taxpayer to whom such information belongs or a court order.
Independent VA Audit Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with a nongovernmental entity to conduct an audit of the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Independent VA Audit Act 2. Audit of health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Audit The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with a nongovernmental entity to conduct an audit of the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including with respect to the timeliness of available appointments for veterans to receive hospital care and medical services. (b) Submission Not later than December 31, 2023, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate the audit conducted under subsection (a).

Summary: Independent VA Audit Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into an agreement with a nongovernmental entity to audit the VA's health care system, including with respect to the timeliness of available appointments for veterans to receive hospital care and medical services. The VA must submit the audit to Congress not later than December 31, 2023.
Protecting Parental Rights Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Parental Rights Act 2. Administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent (a) In general Chapter 7 120. Administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, administers a COVID–19 vaccine to an individual who has not attained the age of 18 without the prior consent of a custodial parent or legal guardian of that individual, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 120. Administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent. .

Summary: Protecting Parental Rights Act This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for administering a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor without the prior consent of a custodial parent or legal guardian of the minor. A violation is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.