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Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for certain veterans who served in Guam. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Correcting Guam’s History in the PACT Act 2. Expansion of eligibility for a presumption of service connection for diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents for certain veterans who served in Guam Section 1116(d)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking Guam or American Samoa, or in the territorial waters thereof, Guam (or in the territorial waters thereof) during the period beginning on August 15, 1958, and ending on July 31, 1980, or American Samoa (or in the territorial waters thereof)

Summary: Correcting Guam's History in the PACT Act This bill expands eligibility for a presumption of service-connection for specified diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. Under the bill, service performed in Guam or its territorial waters between August 15, 1958, and July 31, 1980, provides a veteran who has a specified disease that is associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents with eligibility for a presumption of service-connection. (Under current law, the eligible time frame for service in Guam is between January 9, 1962, and July 31, 1980.)
First Responders Aerial Act of 2023

To amend title 49, United States Code, to permit the operation of actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems by all first responders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responders Aerial Act of 2023 2. Definition of actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems Section 44801(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking and (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) has redundant flight functionality which permits the unmanned aircraft component to maintain normal flight control in the event that a rotor or flight mechanism fails during flight; and (E) is programed to initiate a controlled landing in the event of a tether separation. . 3. Operation of public actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems (a) In general Section 44806(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B)— (A) in clause (i) by striking or (B) in clause (ii) by inserting or (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) in an emergency response situation— (I) at least a 0.25 mile radius away from an airport, if such systems are not operating in the approach or departure flight path for a runway at such airport; (II) at least a 0.5 mile radius away from an airport, if such systems are operating in the approach or departure flight path for a runway at an airport; or (III) with approval of air traffic control personnel for an airport if such systems are operating closer to an airport than permitted under subclauses (I) and (II); ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Emergency response situation The term emergency response situation (B) Emergency service organization The term emergency service organization (i) a fire department; (ii) a police department; (iii) a search and rescue organization; and (iv) a public safety organization. (C) Public actively tethered unmanned aircraft system The term public actively tethered unmanned aircraft system (i) a public unmanned aircraft system; and (ii) operated by an emergency service organization. . (b) Agency guidance Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue guidance on the implementation of the amendments made by this section.

Summary: First Responders Aerial Act of 2023 This bill permits the operation of public actively tethered unmanned aircraft systems in an emergency response situation, including by a fire department, police department, search and rescue organization, and public safety organization.
Fighting Presidential Budget Waste Act

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the President to consider the Government Accountability Office’s annual report on how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Government when preparing the President’s annual budget submission, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fighting Presidential Budget Waste Act 2. Consideration of GAO report when preparing annual budget submission Section 1105 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) When preparing any budget pursuant to subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the President and the Office of Management and Budget shall consider information and recommendations contained in the most recently published Government Accountability Office report entitled Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Billions of Dollars in Financial Benefits .

Summary: Fighting Presidential Budget Waste Act This bill requires the President and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consider the Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) annual report on ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government when preparing the President's annual budget. Specifically, the President and OMB must consider the information and recommendations contained in the most recent GAO report titled Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Billions of Dollars in Financial Benefits.
Bolstering Northeast Heating Oil and Gasoline Reserves Act of 2023

To require the Secretary of Energy to complete a long-range strategic review of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve and the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolstering Northeast Heating Oil and Gasoline Reserves Act of 2023 2. Northeast Petroleum Product Reserves mission readiness optimization (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall— (1) complete a long-range strategic review of the Northeast Petroleum Product Reserves; and (2) develop and submit to Congress a proposed action plan, including a proposed implementation schedule, that— (A) specifies near- and long-term roles of the Northeast Petroleum Product Reserves relative to the energy and economic security goals and objectives of the United States; (B) describes whether existing legal authorities that govern the policies, configuration, and capabilities of the Northeast Petroleum Product Reserves are adequate to ensure that the Northeast Petroleum Product Reserves can meet the current and future energy and economic security goals and objectives of the United States; (C) identifies the configuration and performance capabilities of the Northeast Petroleum Product Reserves and recommends an action plan to achieve the optimal— (i) capacity, location, and composition of petroleum products in the Northeast Petroleum Product Reserves; and (ii) storage and distributional capabilities of the Northeast Petroleum Product Reserves; and (D) estimates the resources required to attain and maintain the long-term sustainability and operational effectiveness of the Northeast Petroleum Product Reserves. (b) Definition In this section, the term Northeast Petroleum Product Reserves (1) the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve established under part D of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6250 et seq. (2) the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve.

Summary: Bolstering Northeast Heating Oil and Gasoline Reserves Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Energy to (1) complete a long-range strategic review of the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve and the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve, and (2) develop an action plan that includes an estimate of the resources required to attain and maintain the reserves' long-term sustainability and operational effectiveness.
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. 1. Reaffirmation of authority (a) Modification (1) In general The first sentence of section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 5129 (A) by striking The term Effective beginning June 18, 1934, the term (B) by striking any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction any federally recognized Indian Tribe (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. (b) Ratification and confirmation of actions Any action taken by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. (c) Effect on other laws (1) In general Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section affects— (A) the application or effect of any Federal law other than the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. (B) any limitation on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under any Federal law or regulation other than the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. (2) References in other laws An express reference to the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.

Summary: This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes. Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.
Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl Act of 2023

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for punishment for the knowing distribution of fentanyl, if death results, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl Act of 2023 2. Knowing distribution of fentanyl where death results Part D of the Controlled Substances Act is amended by adding at the end the following: 424. Knowing distribution of fentanyl where death results Any person who knowingly violates section 401(a)(1) or section 416 by distributing, possessing with intent to distribute, or manufacturing fentanyl shall, if death results, be punished— (1) by death or imprisonment for any term of years or for life; and (2) by a fine under title 18, United States Code. .

Summary: Death Penalty for Dealing Fentanyl Act of 2023 This bill authorizes the death penalty for certain fentanyl-related offenses that result in death.
RESCUE Whales Act of 2023

To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 by repealing certain provisions relating to North Atlantic right whales. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting Whales Act of 2023 RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 2. Repeal Title I of division JJ of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( Public Law 117–328

Summary: Restoring Effective Science-based Conservation Under Environmental laws protecting Whales Act of 2023 or the RESCUE Whales Act of 2023 This bill repeals provisions under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 that (1) postpone a 2022 rule proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) that revises the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan, and (2) direct the NMFS to issue new regulations for fisheries. The existing plan includes requirements to reduce serious injuries to and deaths of endangered North Atlantic right whales, fin whales, and humpback whales caused by commercial fishing gear. The plan applies to commercial fisheries from Maine through Florida. In 2021, the NMFS revised the plan and its requirements for fishing gear used by northeastern commercial lobster fisheries or Jonah crab trap/pot fisheries. In 2022, the NMFS provided notice that it intended to begin the rulemaking process to (1) further modify the plan to satisfy the requirements of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (MMPA), and (2) implement more stringent requirements to reduce deaths and injuries caused by whales becoming entangled in fishing gear from commercial trap/pot and gillnet (a type of fishing net) fisheries along the east coast. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 deems the 2021 revisions to the plan as sufficient to meet the requirements of the MMPA and the Endangered Species Act of 1973. It also directs the NMFS to issue new regulations for such fisheries that take effect by December 31, 2028, and utilize existing and innovative gear technologies. The bill, by repealing those provisions, allows the NMFS to proceed with the 2022 proposed rule and eliminates the requirement for the NMFS to issue regulations by 2028.
DRILL Now Act

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to certain regulatory actions related to hydraulic fracturing within the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Denying Regulatory Interference with Landowners and Legislatures Now Act DRILL Now Act 2. Regulation of hydraulic fracturing within the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River basins Section 5019 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–114 (f) Regulation of hydraulic fracturing Notwithstanding any provision of the Susquehanna River Basin Compact to which consent was given by Public Law 91–575 Public Law 87–328 Public Law 91–407 .

Summary: Denying Regulatory Interference with Landowners and Legislatures Now Act or the DRILL Now Act This bill bars certain interstate river basin commissions from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing any regulation relating to hydraulic fracturing unless it is issued by the state in which the regulation is to be implemented or enforced. These commissions are the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland), the Delaware River Basin Commission (Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York), and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia).
DIRECT 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 Today Act DIRECT 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 Today Act or the DIRECT Act This bill rescinds amounts appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service for enforcement activities under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and reallocates such amounts 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.
INFO for Reproductive Care Act of 2023

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals and health care professional students on how to help patients navigate the legal landscape in the United States with respect to abortion and other reproductive health care services following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Informing New Factors and Options for Reproductive Care Act of 2023 INFO for Reproductive Care Act of 2023 2. Public awareness campaign on how to help patients navigate the legal landscape in the United States with respect to abortion and other reproductive health care services Subpart V of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256a et seq. 340A–1. Public awareness campaign on how to help patients navigate the legal landscape in the United States with respect to abortion and other reproductive health care services (a) In general The Secretary shall develop and implement a national public awareness campaign to inform health care professionals and health care professional students on how to help patients navigate the legal landscape in the United States with respect to abortion and other reproductive health care services. (b) Requirements The public awareness campaign under this section shall include— (1) the provision of available resources on how to navigate the legal landscape in the United States following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade; and (2) the dissemination of information on t (c) Coordination The public awareness campaign under this section shall be complementary to, and coordinated with, any other Federal, State, Tribal, and local efforts, as appropriate. (d) Report to Congress Not later than 45 days after the date on which funds are made available to the Secretary to carry out this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on how such funds have been used during such 45-day period, including a plan for using any remaining funds within the next 45 days. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. .

Summary: Informing New Factors and Options for Reproductive Care Act of 2023 or the INFO for Reproductive Care Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to carry out a campaign to educate health care professionals (and health care professions students) about assisting patients to navigate legal issues related to abortions and other reproductive health care services.
Stop Funding JROTC at CCP-Owned Schools Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at an educational institution owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Funding JROTC at CCP-Owned Schools Act 2. Prohibition of establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps at an educational institution owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) No unit may be established or maintained at an educational institution that is owned, operated, or controlled by a person that— (1) is the People’s Republic of China; (2) is a member of the Chinese Communist Party; (3) is a member of the People’s Liberation Army; (4) is identified by the Secretary of Defense under section 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 (5) is included in the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List published by the Department of the Treasury; or (6) is owned by or controlled by or is an agency or instrumentality of any person described in paragraphs (1) through (5). .

Summary: Stop Funding JROTC at CCP-Owned Schools Act This bill prohibits the U.S. military departments from establishing or maintaining a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) unit at an educational institution that is owned, operated, or controlled by China, a member of the Chinese Community Party or the Chinese military, or a Chinese military company.
CADETS Act

To modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program of the State maritime academies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Changing Age-Determined Eligibility To Student Incentive Payments Act CADETS Act 2. Age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program of the State maritime academies Section 51509 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Age requirement The Secretary may make an agreement under this section only with a qualified student who will meet the age requirement for enlistment in the Navy Reserve at the time of graduation from the academy. .

Summary: Changing Age-Determined Eligibility To Student Incentive Payments Act or the CADETS Act This bill modifies the age requirements for the Student Incentive Payment Program, which provides financial support to cadets who attend one of six state maritime academies and commit to a post-graduation service obligation. Specifically, the bill modifies the age requirements to allow older cadets to qualify for the program if they will meet the age requirements for enlistment in the Navy Reserve at the time of their graduation. Current age requirements prohibit cadets older than 25 from participating in the program.
Stop CRT Act

To codify Executive Order 13950 (relating to combating race and sex stereotyping), and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop CRT Act 2. Codification of executive order Executive Order 13950 (85 Fed. Reg. 60683; relating to combating race and sex stereotyping) shall have the force and effect of law. 3. Federal funds limitation A Federal entity may not grant Federal funds to any entity that teaches or advances any of the following: (1) Any race is inherently superior or inferior to any other race. (2) The United States is a fundamentally racist country. (3) The Declaration of Independence or the United States Constitution are fundamentally racist documents. (4) An individual’s moral worth is determined by his or her race. (5) An individual, by virtue of his or her race, is inherently racist or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously. (6) An individual, because of his or her race, bears responsibility for the actions committed by members of his or her race.

Summary: Stop CRT Act This bill grants Executive Order 13950 the force and effect of law. That order prohibits federal agencies and contractors from advancing specified policies or training related to race or sex and was revoked by Executive Order 13985 on January 20, 2021.