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Defund the Ministry of Truth Act of 2022

To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the establishment or operation of the Disinformation Governance Board in the Department of Homeland Security. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund the Ministry of Truth Act of 2022 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal Government is not the sole arbiter of truth in a free society. (2) Efforts by the Federal Government to censor dissenting voices is a violation of the First Amendment rights of the American people. (3) Efforts by the Federal Government to label or categorize speech as misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation does not lessen or vitiate the First Amendment rights of the American people. (4) The Federal Government is itself prolific in the dissemination of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. (5) George Orwell’s novel, 1984 3. Prohibition against Federal funding for the Disinformation Governance Board Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funding may be expended for the establishment or operation of the Department of Homeland Security Disinformation Governance Board or any successor entity to the Disinformation Governance Board. 4. Conforming amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 Section 2202(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 652(i) (1) in the subsection heading by inserting provisions Savings (2) by striking may be construed as affecting may be construed as— (1) affecting ; (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) authorizing the establishment of any misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation working group, disinformation governance board, or any similar entity within the Department of Homeland Security (or any component thereof) unless such entity is explicitly authorized by an Act of Congress that is enacted after the date of the enactment of the Defund the Ministry of Truth Act of 2022 . May 10, 2022 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: Defund the Ministry of Truth Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the expenditure of federal funds for the establishment or operation of the Disinformation Governance Board in the Department of Homeland Security.
National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022

To amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Park Foundation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022 2. Authorization of appropriations for the National Park Foundation Section 101122(a) of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking $5,000,000 $15,000,000 (2) by striking 2023 2030

Summary: National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the National Park Foundation.
A bill to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility requirements for certain small water storage and groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility requirements for certain small water storage and groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes. 1. Eligibility under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of small water storage and groundwater storage projects for certain grants and additional Carey Act projects for certain funds (a) Small water storage and groundwater storage projects Section 40903(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 43 U.S.C. 3203(b)(1)(B)(i) 2,000 2 200 (b) Carey Act projects Section 40904(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 43 U.S.C. 3204(b) (1) in paragraph (3), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking The Secretary (1) In general The Secretary ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) Additional projects (A) In general On making the affirmative determinations described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall use amounts made available under section 40901(2)(B) to fund the rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of any dams that were developed pursuant to, and continue to operate as dams under, section 4 of the Act of August 18, 1894 (commonly known as the Carey Act 43 U.S.C. 641 (B) Determinations described The determinations referred to in subparagraph (A) are— (i) a determination by the Secretary that any dams that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1) have received the necessary funding to complete rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement activities under this subsection; and (ii) a determination by the Secretary that amounts made available under section 40901(2)(B) remain available. . October 18, 2022 Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of October 14, 2022, with an amendment

Summary: This bill expands eligibility for the Bureau of Reclamation's competitive grant program for small water storage and groundwater storage projects. Under the bill, eligible projects must have a capacity of not less than 200 acre-feet (AF) of water. Current law requires an eligible project to have a capacity of not less than 2,000 AF of water. The bill also allows Reclamation to provide additional grants to certain dam rehabilitation and reconstruction projects provided that projects previously eligible under the program have received the necessary funding.
Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022

To address the duration of copyright, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022 2. Duration of copyright (a) In general (1) Original term Notwithstanding any provision of title 17, United States Code, or any other provision of law, copyright in any work shall endure for 28 years from the date it was originally secured. (2) Extension The holder of a copyright under paragraph (1) shall be entitled to a renewal and extension of the copyright in the applicable work for a further term of 28 years if the holder applies for that renewal and extension during the 1-year period before the expiration of the original term of the copyright under that paragraph. (b) Application (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), subsection (a) shall apply with respect to copyright protection for any work fixed on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Retroactive effect (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a copyright that, on any date on or after May 1, 2022, is owned by a person that— (i) has a market capitalization of more than $150,000,000,000; and (ii) (I) is classified under North American Industry Classification System code 5121 or 71; or (II) engages in substantial activities for which a code described in subclause (I) could be assigned. (B) Licensing If, as of May 1, 2022, a person is operating under a license with respect to a copyright that is subject to subparagraph (A) and that, because of the application of that subparagraph, would expire during the 10-year period beginning on May 1, 2022, that person shall continue to hold the rights contained in that license (to the exclusion of any person not granted those rights by a license before May 1, 2022) for a period that is the shorter of— (i) 50 percent of the remaining license term, as of May 1, 2022; or (ii) 10 years, beginning on May 1, 2022.

Summary: Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2022 This bill shortens the copyright protection term to 28 years starting from the date the work was originally secured, to be renewable for an additional 28-year term. (Under current law, for works created after 1977, the general rule is that the copyright term lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years.) The bill shall apply to all works fixed on or after the bill's enactment, except that it shall have retroactive effect for copyrights belonging to an entity that (1) is involved in the motion picture or arts and entertainment industries, and (2) has a market capitalization of more than $150 billion.
RARE Act

To set forth limitations on exclusivity for orphan drugs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity Act RARE Act 2. Limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugs (a) In general Section 527 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360cc (1) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking same disease or condition same approved use or indication within such rare disease or condition (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking same rare disease or condition same approved use or indication for which such 7-year period applies to such already approved drug (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting , relating to the approved use or indication, the needs (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking same rare disease or condition as the already approved drug same use or indication for which the already approved or licensed drug was approved or licensed (4) by adding at the end the following: (f) Approved use or indication defined In this section, the term approved use or indication . (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any drug designated under section 526 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bb 21 U.S.C. 355 42 U.S.C. 262

Summary: Retaining Access and Restoring Exclusivity Act or the RARE Act This bill specifies that the seven-year market exclusivity period for drugs for rare diseases or conditions (i.e., orphan drug exclusivity period) prohibits the approval of the same drug for the same approved use or indication with respect to the disease or condition. Current law grants a seven-year period of market exclusivity for an approved orphan drug, during which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may not approve an application from another manufacturer for the same drug for the same disease or condition. The FDA's regulations provide that this exclusivity is specific to the same approved use or indication of the drug, rather than all uses or indications, for the disease or condition. However, in Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Becerra, a court held that exclusivity did extend to all uses or indications for the disease or condition. The bill provides statutory authority for the FDA's regulations.
CONTRACT Act of 2021

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a full annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2021 CONTRACT Act of 2021 2. Annuity supplement Section 8421a(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking as an air traffic (1) air traffic ; (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) air traffic controller pursuant to a contract made with the Secretary of Transportation under section 47124 of title 49. . December 15, 2022 Reported without amendment

Summary: Continuity for Operators with Necessary Training Required for ATC Contract Towers Act of 2021 or the CONTRACT Act of 2021 This bill exempts certain air traffic controllers from a required reduction in their retirement annuity payment on account of earnings from certain work performed while entitled to such annuity. Under current law, retired Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers receive an annuity payment during the period between the mandatory retirement age of 56 and the Social Security minimum age of 62. Such annuity payment is required to be reduced by a certain percentage of any excess earnings during this period. The bill exempts from such reduction in annuity payments an air traffic controller who participates in the Air Traffic Control Contract Program (a public-private partnership for air traffic control services) following mandatory retirement.
Defund the Ministry of Truth Act of 2022

To prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for the establishment or operation of the Disinformation Governance Board in the Department of Homeland Security. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defund the Ministry of Truth Act of 2022 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal Government is not the sole arbiter of truth in a free society. (2) Efforts by the Federal Government to censor dissenting voices is a violation of the First Amendment rights of the American people. (3) The Federal Government is itself prolific in the dissemination of misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. (4) George Orwell’s novel, 1984 3. Prohibition against Federal funding for the Disinformation Governance Board Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funding may be expended for the establishment or operation of the Department of Homeland Security Disinformation Governance Board or any successor entity to the Disinformation Governance Board. 4. Conforming amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002 Section 2202(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 652(i) (1) in the subsection heading by inserting provisions Savings (2) by striking may be construed as affecting (1) affecting ; (3) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) authorizing the establishment of any misinformation, disinformation, or malinformation working group, disinformation governance board, or any similar entity within the Department of Homeland Security (or any component thereof) unless such entity is explicitly authorized by an Act of Congress that is enacted after the date of the enactment of the Defund the Ministry of Truth Act of 2022 . May 11, 2022 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: Defund the Ministry of Truth Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the expenditure of federal funds for the establishment or operation of the Disinformation Governance Board in the Department of Homeland Security.
Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022

To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022 2. Reauthorization of National Wildlife Refuge System volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs Section 7(g) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 ( 16 U.S.C. 742f(g) 2018 through 2022 2022 through 2026

Summary: Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2026 (1) the volunteer services, community partnerships, and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System; and (2) provisions authorizing the Department of the Interior to accept and use gifts, devises, or bequests of real and personal property for the benefit of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the performance of its activities and services.
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act

To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to restore an opportunity for Tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act 2. Rule of construction The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act ( Public Law 100–89 III Rule of construction 301. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act precludes or limits the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. .

Summary: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act This bill allows the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes to conduct gaming activities on their land in Texas if certain conditions are met. Currently, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act prohibits the tribes from conducting gaming activities on their land if those activities are prohibited by Texas law. The bill instead prohibits the act from precluding or limiting the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Therefore, the bill effectively makes IGRA the controlling federal statute governing gaming activities on the tribes' land.
Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act

To require an annual budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to reports and recommendations made under the National Alzheimer's Project Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act 2. Extension of project Section 2 of the National Alzheimer's Project Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11225 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: (h) Professional judgment budget For fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall prepare and submit, directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, an annual budget estimate for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to the reports and recommendations made under this Act, including an estimate of the number and type of personnel needs for the National Institutes of Health. .

Summary: Alzheimer's Accountability and Investment Act This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to annually submit, beginning in FY2024, an estimate of its budget and personnel needs for carrying out initiatives pursuant to the National Alzheimer's Project. This project supports coordination of federal planning, research, and other efforts to address Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Supporting NEW BUSINESSES Act

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide awards to recognize State and local governments that improve the process of forming a new business, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting New Entrepreneurs and Workers By Undoing and Streamlining Inhibitors to Nascent Enterprises through Supporting Successful Efficiency Solutions Act Supporting NEW BUSINESSES Act 2. Awards for streamlining the process of business formation (a) In general The Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 et seq. (1) by redesignating section 49 ( 15 U.S.C. 631 (2) by inserting after section 48 ( 15 U.S.C. 657u 49. Awards for streamlining the process of business formation (a) In general The Administrator shall, on an annual basis, provide 3 awards to recognize State and local governments that implement innovative and effective policies or tools to streamline processes related to the formation of small business concerns in their communities, of which— (1) 1 award shall be provided to a State or local government that represents a community of not less than 400,000 individuals; (2) 1 award shall be provided to a State or local government that represents a community of not less than 100,000 and less than 400,000 individuals; and (3) 1 award shall be provided to a State or local government that represents a community of less than 100,000 individuals. (b) Application A State or local government seeking an award under subsection (a) shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, containing such information, and in such manner as the Administrator may require. (c) Considerations In providing an award under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider whether a State or local government streamlined the process described in subsection (a) by— (1) streamlining or reducing redundancies in paperwork, forms, or other written or online documents required to form a small business concern; (2) consolidating resources available to individuals looking to form a small business concern, such as through the creation of user-friendly online portals; (3) reducing duplication or inconsistencies in requirements between overlapping jurisdictions; or (4) innovatively making necessary procedures more streamlined or efficient. .

Summary: Supporting New Entrepreneurs and Workers By Undoing and Streamlining Inhibitors to Nascent Enterprises through Supporting Successful Efficiency Solutions Act or the Supporting NEW BUSINESSES Act This bill requires the Small Business Administration to annually provide awards recognizing three state or local governments that implement innovative and effective policies or tools to streamline processes related to the formation of small business in their communities.
COVID–19 Commuter Benefits Distribution Act

To allow for one-time distributions from certain transportation fringe benefit accounts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Commuter Benefits Distribution Act 2. Treatment of certain distributions from transportation fringe benefit accounts (a) In general In the case of any qualified payment from a specified transportation fringe benefit account— (1) such qualified payment shall be includible in the gross income of the employee for the taxable year in which such qualified payment is made, and (2) the determination of whether any other payment from such account is a qualified transportation fringe for purposes of section 132 (b) Qualified payment For purposes of this section, the term qualified payment (1) the highest balance of such account during the period beginning on March 13, 2020, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, or (2) the balance of such account on the date of such one-time payment. (c) Specified transportation fringe benefit account For purposes of this section, the term specified transportation fringe benefit account (1) provides for payments to such employee of amounts which are excludible under section 132 (2) provides that unused amounts at the end of a month may be carried forward to the succeeding month (subject to such requirements or limitations as such agreement, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s delegate, may provide).

Summary: COVID-19 Commuter Benefits Distribution Act This bill permits a one-time payment of unused transportation fringe benefits to a succeeding month. Under current law, such unused benefits are forfeited.