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Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act

To provide for supplemental appropriations to increase the number of Americorps members and to increase the living allowances of such members, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act 2. Supplemental appropriations In addition to any amounts otherwise appropriated or made available, there is appropriated such sums as may be necessary, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023— (1) to increase by not less than 500,000 the number of national service positions approved under subtitle C of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990; and (2) to enable an increase in the living allowance of each participant of a national service program to 200 percent of the poverty line, as specified under section 140(a)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42U. S.C. 12594(a)(1)), as amended by section 3. 3. Permanent increase in living allowance Section 140(a)(1) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12594(a)(1) (1) Living allowance required Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a national service program (including a national service program carried out using assistance provided under section 121) shall provide to each participant of such program a living allowance in an amount equal to 200 percent of the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) . 4. Permanent increase in cost per member service year Section 189(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12645c(a) $18,000 per full-time equivalent position 125 percent of the amount of the minimum living allowance of a full-time participant per full-time equivalent position

Summary: Promoting National Service and Reducing Unemployment Act This bill provides supplemental appropriations to (1) increase the number of national service positions approved under the AmeriCorps program, and (2) increase the living allowance for participants in the program.
More Homes on the Market Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the More Homes on the Market Act 2. Increase of exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence (a) In general Section 121(b) (1) by striking $250,000 $500,000 (2) by striking 500,000 $1,000,000 (3) in paragraph (2)(A), in the heading, by striking $500,000 $1,000,000 (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Adjustment for inflation In the case of a taxable year beginning after 2022, the $500,000 and $1,000,000 amounts in paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 2021 2016 If any increase under this clause is not a multiple of $100, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $100. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales and exchanges after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: More Homes on the Market Act This bill increases the tax exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and requires an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount.
Veterans Claims Education Act of 2022

To amend title 38, United States Code, to promote assistance from entities recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for individuals who file certain claims under laws administered by the Secretary. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Claims Education Act of 2022 2. Promotion of assistance from entities recognized by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for individuals who file certain claims under laws administered by the Secretary (a) Notice to claimants of available assistance from recognized entities Section 5103A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as subsections (g) through (j), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection (f): (f) (1) Upon receipt of an initial claim by a claimant not represented in such claim by an accredited entity, the Secretary shall provide notice to the claimant that— (A) such an accredited entity may assist the claimant; (B) provides the web address of an online search tool that lists entities that assist in the filing of such claims, and (C) provides the web address of an appropriate and publicly accessible website of the Department through which a claimant may report an entity that— (i) is not an accredited entity; and (ii) charged a fee to assist in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim on behalf of such claimant. (2) In this subsection: (A) The term accredited entity (i) a veterans service organization recognized under section 5902 of this title; or (ii) an attorney, agent, or other entity recognized under section 5904 of this title. (B) The term represent . (b) Online information regarding entities that assist claimants The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall include, in each web portal of the Department of Veterans Affairs, through which an individual may file a claim for a benefit administered by the Under Secretary for Benefits or the Under Secretary for Health, a warning regarding fees an agent or attorney may charge such individual for assistance in filing such claim. Such warning shall include the following: (1) A link to the search tool described in subparagraph (B) of section 5103A(f)(1) of such title, as amended by subsection (a). (2) A link to the website of the Department described in subparagraph (C) of section 5103A(f)(1) of such title, as amended by subsection (a).

Summary: Veterans Claims Education Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to, upon receipt of an initial claim for benefits from a claimant that is not represented by an accredited entity, provide (1) notice that an accredited entity may assist the claimant, (2) information regarding a search tool to find an accredited entity to assist in the filing of claims, and (3) information on how and where to report an entity that is not accredited and charged a fee to assist with a claim.
DEBT Act of 2021

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance and to expand the availability of the student loan interest deduction. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Decreasing Employees Burdensome Taxes from Student Loans Act of 2021 DEBT Act of 2021 2. Exclusion for employer payment of qualified education loans (a) In general Section 127(c)(1) and (B) the payment by an employer, whether paid to the employee or to a lender, of principal or interest on any qualified education loan (as defined in section 221(d)(1)) incurred by the employee, and . (b) Denial of double benefit Section 221(e)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or for any amount which is excludable from gross income under section 127(c)(1)(B) (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made by employers after December 31, 2021. 3. Increase in maximum amount excludable under educational assistance programs (a) In general The text of paragraph (2) of section 127(a) $5,250 $10,000 (b) Conforming amendment The heading for section 127(a)(2) of such Code is amended by striking $5,250 maximum Maximum (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to payments made by employers after December 31, 2021. 4. Modification of deduction for interest on education loans (a) Increased maximum deduction Section 221(b)(1) $2,500 $5,000 (b) Increased income limitation Section 221(b)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking $15,000 ($30,000 $85,000 ($115,000 (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.

Summary: Decreasing Employees Burdensome Taxes from Student Loans Act of 2021 or the DEBT Act of 2021 This bill modifies tax provisions relating to the exclusion from employee gross income for employer-provided educational assistance and the student loan interest tax deduction. Specifically, it (1) expands the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance programs to include an employer's payment of any qualified education loan incurred by an employee, (2) increases the maximum amount that may be excluded from the gross income of an employee under employer-provided educational assistance programs, and (3) increases the maximum tax deduction and the income limitation for interest on education loans.
Savings for Servicemembers Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Savings for Servicemembers Act 2. Decrease in required distance away from home for above-the-line deduction for travel expenses of members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces (a) In general Section 62(a)(2)(E) 100 miles 50 miles (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.

Summary: Savings for Servicemembers Act This bill modifies the tax deduction for the travel expenses of members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to decrease the distance from home requirement from 100 miles to 50 miles.
DIRECT Funds for Border Security Act

To rescind certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service and redirect them to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Through Funds for Border Security Act DIRECT Funds for Border Security Act 2. Rescission of certain balances made available to the Internal Revenue Service (a) In general The unobligated balances of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service by section 10301(1)(A)(ii) of Public Law 117–169 Inflation Reduction Act (b) Redirection of funds to U.S. Customs and Border Protection There is appropriated to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the salaries and expenses of new agents and officers hired for the security of the southern border of the United States an amount equal to the amount rescinded pursuant to subsection (a).

Summary: Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Through Funds for Border Security Act or the DIRECT Funds for Border Security Act This bill rescinds unobligated amounts for Internal Revenue Service enforcement activities enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and redirects such amounts to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the hiring of new agents and officers for the security of the southern border of the United States.
Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use certain previously completed environmental assessments and environmental impact statements to satisfy the review requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act 2. Determination of National Environmental Policy Act adequacy (a) In general The Secretary concerned shall use previously completed environmental assessments and environmental impact statements to satisfy the requirements of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332 (1) the new proposed action is substantially the same as a previously analyzed proposed action or alternative analyzed in a previous environmental assessment or environmental impact statement; and (2) the effects of the proposed action are substantially the same as the effects analyzed in such existing environmental assessments or environmental impact statements. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Renewable energy facility The term renewable energy facility (2) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned (A) with respect to public lands, the Secretary of the Interior; and (B) with respect to National Forest System Lands, the Secretary of Agriculture.

Summary: Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to use a previously completed environmental assessment or environmental impact statement required under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 for a proposed transmission, pipeline, or renewable energy facility project if the proposed project is substantially the same as one addressed in the previous assessment or statement.
Ouachita National Forest Overnight Camping Act

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to identify and develop campsites and related facilities for public use in the Ouachita National Forest, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ouachita National Forest Overnight Camping Act 2. Restoration of overnight campsites (a) In general The Secretary shall— (1) not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, identify areas within Albert Pike Recreation Area that may be suitable for overnight camping; and (2) not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act— (A) review each area identified under paragraph (1); and (B) from the areas so identified, select and establish campsites and related facilities within Albert Pike Recreation Area for public use. (b) Requirements related to campsites and related facilities The Secretary shall— (1) ensure that at least 54 campsites are available under subsection (a), of which not less than 8 shall have electric and water hookups; and (2) ensure that each campsite and related facility identified or established under subsection (a) is located outside of the 1 percent annual exceedance probability flood elevation. (c) Reopening of certain sites Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall open each campsite within Albert Pike Recreation Area that— (1) exists on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) is located outside of the 1 percent annual exceedance probability flood elevation. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Albert Pike Recreation Area The term Albert Pike Recreation Area (2) Secretary The term Secretary

Summary: Ouachita National Forest Overnight Camping Act This bill requires the identification and development of campsites and related facilities in the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall (1) identify areas within Albert Pike Recreation Area that may be suitable for overnight camping; (2) review each area identified; and (3) from the areas identified, select and establish campsites and related facilities within the recreation area for public use. USDA must ensure (1) that at least 54 campsites are available, of which not less than 8 shall have electric and water hookups; and (2) that each campsite and related facility identified or established is located outside of the 1% annual exceedance probability flood elevation. Not later than 30 days after the enactment of this bill, USDA shall open each campsite within the recreation area that (1) exists on the enactment of this bill, and (2) is located outside of the 1% annual exceedance probability flood elevation.
Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act

To repeal the corporate alternative minimum tax. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act 2. Repeal of corporate alternative minimum tax (a) In general Section 10101 and section 13904(a) of Public Law 117–169 (b) Applicability The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such sections (and the amendments made by such sections) had not been enacted.

Summary: Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act This bill repeals the 15% alternative minimum tax on corporations enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Farmers Deserve Notification Act

To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to prohibit new labeling changes on use of registered pesticides without notice, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmers Deserve Notification Act 2. No new restrictions of registered pesticides without notice Section 6(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136d(a) (3) Notice required (A) In general The Administrator shall not cancel, suspend or restrict the use of any pesticide registered under this Act without providing, through publication in the Federal Register, advance notice of such cancellation, suspension, or restriction at least 270 days before such cancellation, suspension, or restriction is to take effect. (B) Nonapplicability The 270-day notification period specified in subparagraph (A) shall not be required with respect to a pesticide if a majority of the Scientific Advisory Panel established under section 25(d)(1) votes to not require such notification period with respect to such pesticide. .

Summary: Farmers Deserve Notification Act This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to provide at least 270 days advance notice in the Federal Register when a pesticide registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is to be canceled, suspended, or restricted, except in cases where the Scientific Advisory Panel votes to not require the notification period with respect to a pesticide.
Thriving Community Gardens Act

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the use of Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants for the development and maintenance of school and community gardens, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Thriving Community Gardens Act 2. Activities to support safe and healthy students Clause (ii) of section 4108(5)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7118(5)(C) (ii) support a healthy, active lifestyle, including— (I) nutritional education and regular, structured physical education activities and programs, that may address chronic disease management with instruction led by school nurses, nurse practitioners, or other appropriate specialists or professionals to help maintain the well-being of students; and (II) the development and maintenance of school or community gardens. . 3. Information collection and best practices (a) Information collection The Secretary of Education shall regularly collect information from local educational agencies that use funds provided under section 4108 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7118 (b) Identification of best practices Based on the information collected from local educational agencies under subsection (a), the Secretary of Education shall identify best practices for the development and maintenance of community gardens as described in such subsection. (c) Publication and updates The Secretary of Education shall— (1) publish the best practices identified under subsection (b) on a publicly accessible website of the Department of Education; and (2) regularly update the best practices based on information received from local educational agencies under subsection (a).

Summary: Thriving Community Gardens Act This bill allows local educational agencies to use Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for the development and maintenance of school or community gardens. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Education to regularly collect information and publish best practices for the development and maintenance of community gardens.
No Chips for China Act

To prohibit the material expansion of semiconductor manufacturing in the People’s Republic of China with Federal financial assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Chips for China Act 2. Prohibition Section 9902(a)(6)(C) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( 15 U.S.C. 4652(a)(6)(C) (C) Required agreement (i) In general On or before the date on which the Secretary awards Federal financial assistance to a covered entity under this section, the covered entity shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary specifying that, during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the award, the covered entity shall not engage in any significant transaction, as defined in the agreement, involving either— (I) the material expansion of semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the People’s Republic of China or any other foreign country of concern; or (II) the transfer, export, or sale of any semiconductor manufacturing capacity able to produce semiconductors with sub-14 nanometer processes to entities located in or affiliated with the People’s Republic of China. (ii) Exceptions An agreement entered into pursuant to clause (i) shall not apply to any covered entity which has obtained an export license from the Secretary of Commerce. .

Summary: No Chips for China Act This bill requires U.S. semiconductor manufacturers receiving Department of Commerce incentive funds to agree to not engage in any significant transaction involving the transport, export, or sale of any semiconductor sub-14 nanometer manufacturing processes with Chinese firms. The bill allows for an exception if Commerce grants an export license.
For the relief of Mariana Ndudzi.

For the relief of Mariana Ndudzi. 1. Permanent resident status for Mariana Ndudzi (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Mariana Ndudzi 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 Mariana Ndudzi enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she 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 enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the applications for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applications for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees, within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Mariana Ndudzi, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one, 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 alien’s 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 alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of preferential immigration treatment for certain relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Mariana Ndudzi 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 Mariana Ndudzi.