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Fire Grants and Safety Act

To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Grants and Safety Act 2. Reauthorization of the United States Fire Administration Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1) (1) in subparagraph (L), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (N) $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030, of which $3,420,000 for each such fiscal year shall be used to carry out section 8(f). . 3. Reauthorization of assistance to firefighters grants program and the fire prevention and safety grants program (a) Repeal of sunset Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229 (a) Sunset Section 33(r) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(r) 2024 2032 (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 33(q)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(q)(1)(B) 2023 2030 4. Reauthorization of staffing for adequate fire and emergency response grant program (a) Repeal of sunset Section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a (a) Sunset Section 34(k) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a(k) 2024 2032 (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 34(j)(1)(I) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a(j)(1)(I) 2023 2030 November 28, 2022 Reported with amendments

Summary: Fire Grants and Safety Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 the U.S. Fire Administration, the Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) Grants Program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant Program. The bill imposes a new sunset date of 2032 for the SAFER and AFG programs.
Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2022

To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2022 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the fungus Ceratocystis, known as Rapid Ohia Death (2) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, has provided funding and staff— (A) to identify and detect Rapid Ohia Death; (B) to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death; (C) to identify Ohia trees that are resistant to Rapid Ohia Death; and (D) to propagate trees that are resistant to Rapid Ohia Death in order to restore the native forests of the State. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Rapid Ohia Death The term Rapid Ohia Death (2) State The term State 4. Collaboration The Secretary of the Interior shall partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State to address Rapid Ohia Death. 5. Sustained efforts (a) Transmission The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall continue to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission. (b) Ungulate management The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall continue to partner with the State and with local stakeholders to manage ungulates in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on Federal, State, and private land. (c) Restoration and research The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall continue to provide— (1) financial assistance, including to the Secretary of the Interior— (A) to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death; and (B) to restore the native forests of the State; and (2) staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death. 6. Authorization of appropriations For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this Act, including for activities carried out by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, or both.

Summary: Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2022 This bill establishes requirements to research and control the fungus Ceratocystis, known as Rapid Ohia Death, which has killed more than a million native trees in Hawaii.
Kevin and Avonte's Law Reauthorization Act of 2022

To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the Missing Americans Alert Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kevin and Avonte's Law Reauthorization Act of 2022 2. Reauthorization of the Missing Americans Alert Program Section 240001(d) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12621(d) 2018 through 2022 2023 through 2027

Summary: Kevin and Avonte's Law Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes the Missing Americans Alert Program through FY2027. The program provides grants for locally based, proactive programs to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities.
Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the funding of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act 2. Bureau funding Section 1017(a) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5497(a) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Prohibition on transfer when the Federal reserve banks incur a loss Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no transfer may be made to the Bureau if the Federal reserve banks, in the aggregate, incurred an operating loss in the most recently completed calendar quarter until the loss is offset with subsequent earnings. . 3. Calculation of net earnings using GAAP Section 7 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended— (1) by redesignating the second subsection (b) ( 12 U.S.C. 290 12 U.S.C. 531 (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) Calculation of net earnings and total capital using GAAP For purposes of this section, earnings and total capital shall be calculated in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. .

Summary: Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act This bill prohibits transfers to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System if Federal Reserve banks incur specified quarterly operating losses. The bureau is directly funded through transfers from the board.
PROTECT Kids Act

To require elementary and middle schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before changing a minor child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, allowing a child to change the child's sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parental Rights Over the Education and Care of Their Kids Act PROTECT Kids Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The law in the United States has long recognized the importance of parental rights. A parent’s right to oversee the care and education of their child is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. (2) Parents have a fundamental, constitutionally guaranteed right to raise and educate their children in the way that they choose. (3) Public schools across the country are violating these fundamental parental and familial rights by deliberately hiding information about gender transitioning children from their parents. (4) School staff in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland instruct teachers to form gender transition plans (5) An Iowa public school district was sued for allowing children as young as 12 to create gender support plans (6) Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia has required all teachers to complete a training program saying that parental permission is not required for students who seek to be addressed by different names or pronouns. (7) Regardless of their intentions, these schools are sabotaging the parent-child relationship and encouraging children to keep secrets from the adults who are charged with protecting and defending them—their parents. (8) Children do best when their parents are actively involved in their education. School districts, activist organizations, and teachers unions must never be allowed to intrude on parental rights by concealing critical information from parents about their children. 3. Requirement related to gender markers, pronouns, and preferred names on school forms As a condition of receiving Federal funds, any elementary school (as such term is defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 (1) changing a minor child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) allowing a child to change the child's sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

Summary: Parental Rights Over the Education and Care of Their Kids Act or the PROTECT Kids Act This bill requires elementary and middle schools, as a condition of receiving federal funds, to obtain parental consent under specified circumstances. Specifically, an elementary school or a school consisting of only grades 5-8 must obtain parental consent before (1) changing a minor child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) allowing a child to change the child's sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act

To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act 2. Registrant disclosure regarding foreign agent registration exemption Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(b) (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ; and (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) a statement as to whether the registrant is exempt under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 613(h) . November 17, 2022 Reported without amendment

Summary: Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act This bill requires registered lobbyists to disclose whether they are exempt from having to register as foreign agents due to their lobbying activities and status as registered lobbyists.
No CFPB in the PPP Act

To prohibit the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from overseeing lending institutions’ participation in the Paycheck Protection Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No CFPB in the PPP Act 2. Prohibition on CFPB oversight of lending institutions participating in the PPP The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall not have the authority to— (1) assess, audit, review, or examine any part of the participation of a lender in any program established under paragraph (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a) (2) levy fees or fines against a lender due to any action of the lender under any program described in paragraph (1).

Summary: No CFPB in the PPP Act This bill prohibits the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from exercising oversight authority over a lender regarding its participation in the Paycheck Protection Program. The Paycheck Protection Program was established in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and facilitates loans to small businesses.
PAID OFF Act of 2022

To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2022 PAID OFF Act of 2022 2. Treatment of exemptions under FARA Section 3 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 613 , except that the exemptions under subsections (d)(1) and (h) shall not apply to any agent of a foreign principal that is listed as a foreign adversary (as defined in section 8(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 ( 47 U.S.C. 1607(c)

Summary: Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2022 or the PAID OFF Act of 2022 This bill requires certain persons to register as agents of a foreign principal if the foreign principal in question is a foreign adversary. For the purposes of this bill, a foreign adversary is a foreign government or person (individual or entity) that has engaged in a long-term pattern of conduct significantly adverse to U.S. national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons. Currently, the Foreign Agents Registration Act exempts certain agents from the act's registration requirements, including agents (1) engaged only in private and nonpolitical activities to advance a foreign principal's bona fide trade or commerce interests, or (2) engaged in certain lobbying activities and where the agent has registered as a lobbyist. Under this bill, these exemptions shall not apply if the foreign principal is a foreign adversary.
National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System Reauthorization Act of 2022

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System Reauthorization Act of 2022 2. Reauthorization of National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System (a) Reports to Congress Subsection (i) of section 399S–1 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g–7a (i) Implementation report Not less than every 2 years after the date of enactment of the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System Reauthorization Act of 2022 (1) the development and maintenance of the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System; (2) the type of information collected by the surveillance system; (3) the use and availability of such information, including guidelines for such use; (4) the use and coordination of data sources that collect or maintain information on neurological diseases; and (5) any upcoming expansions of the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System to collect information with respect to additional neurological diseases. . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 399S–1(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–7a(k)) is amended by striking $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, and $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027

Summary: National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System. The system, managed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tracks the epidemiology of neurological conditions using various data sources, tools, and analytic methods.
Hiring Proven Performers to the Civil Service Act

To provide for noncompetitive appointments in the competitive service for high-performing Federal employees. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hiring Proven Performers to the Civil Service Act 2. Noncompetitive eligibility for high-performing civilian employees (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term competitive service (2) the term Executive agency (b) Regulations Under such regulations as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue, an Executive agency may noncompetitively appoint, for other than temporary employment, to a position in the competitive service any individual who— (1) is certified by the Director as having been a high-performing employee in a former position in the competitive service; (2) has been separated from the former position described in paragraph (1) for less than 6 years; and (3) is qualified for the new position in the competitive service, as determined by the head of the Executive agency making the noncompetitive appointment. (c) Limitation on authority An individual may not be appointed to a position under subsection (b) more than once. (d) Designation of high-Performing employees The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall, in the regulations issued under subsection (b), set forth the criteria for certifying an individual as a high-performing employee (1) the final performance appraisal of the individual in that former position; and (2) a recommendation by the immediate or other supervisor of the individual in that former position.

Summary: Hiring Proven Performers to the Civil Service Act This bill authorizes a federal agency to noncompetitively appoint certain high-performing federal employees. Specifically, an agency may noncompetitively appoint, for other than temporary employment, to a position in the competitive service any individual who is certified by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as having been a high-performing employee in a former position in the competitive service; has been separated from the former position for less than six years; and is qualified for the new position in the competitive service, as determined by the head of the agency making the appointment. An individual may not be appointed to such a position more than once. OPM must set forth the criteria for certifying an individual as a high-performing employee in a former position based on (1) the individual's final performance appraisal in that former position, and (2) a recommendation by the individual's immediate or other supervisor in that position.
Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2022

To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Minority Fellowship Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 2. Reauthorization of Minority Fellowship Program Section 597(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 297ll(c) $12,669,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027

Summary: Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 the Minority Fellowship Program carried out by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The program supports the education and training of minority students who are studying for advanced degrees in a mental or behavioral health profession.
Financing Lead Out of Water Act of 2022

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the private business use requirements for bonds issued for lead service line replacement projects. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financing Lead Out of Water Act of 2022 2. Modification of private business use requirements for certain bonds (a) In general Section 141(b)(6) (D) Clarification relating to qualified lead service line replacement use (i) In general For purposes of this subsection, qualified lead service line replacement use shall not constitute private business use. (ii) Definitions For purposes of this subparagraph— (I) Qualified lead service line replacement use The term qualified lead service line replacement use (II) Lead service line The term lead service line (III) National primary drinking water regulation for lead The term national primary drinking water regulation for lead (IV) Public water system The term public water system . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2022.

Summary: Financing Lead Out of Water Act of 2022 This bill allows the issuance of tax-exempt private activity bonds to finance the replacement of any privately-owned portion of a lead service line in a public water system. Specifically, the bill provides that the use of proceeds from such bonds for replacement of a lead service line does not constitute private business use.
Gerald’s Law Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gerald’s Law Act 2. Burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 2202(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–315 (1) in clause (i), by striking ; or (2) in clause (ii)— (A) in subclause (II), by striking ; or (B) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) a home or other setting at which the deceased veteran was, at the time of death, receiving hospice care pursuant to section 1717(a) of this title if such care was directly preceded by the Secretary furnishing to the veteran hospital care or nursing home care as described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause (ii). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–315

Summary: Gerald's Law Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide a burial and funeral allowance for a veteran who dies from a non-service-connected disability in a home or other setting at which the veteran was receiving VA hospice care (if such care was directly preceded by VA hospital or nursing home care).
Preserving the Readiness of our Armed Forces Act of 2022

To preserve the readiness of the Armed Forces by limiting separations based on COVID–19 vaccination status and continuing pay and benefits for members while religious and health accommodations are pending. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving the Readiness of our Armed Forces Act of 2022 2. Access to pay and benefits for members of National Guard and reserve components while requests for religious and health accommodations are pending A member of the National Guard or another reserve component of the Armed Forces shall maintain access to pay and benefits while a request of the member for a religious or health accommodation is pending. 3. Limitation on involuntary separation of members of Armed Forces based on COVID–19 vaccination status A member of an active or reserve component of the Armed Forces may not be involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces based solely on the vaccination status of the member with respect to COVID–19 until the Armed Forces have achieved the end strengths authorized under the most recent Act authorizing appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense.

Summary: Preserving the Readiness of our Armed Forces Act of 2022 This bill provides that a member of the National Guard (or another reserve component) must maintain access to pay and benefits while a request for a religious or health accommodation is pending. Additionally, a member of an active or reserve component of the Armed Forces may not be involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces based solely on COVID-19 vaccination status until specified recruiting goals are achieved.