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Bikeshare Transit Act of 2021

To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, with respect to bikeshare projects, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bikeshare Transit Act of 2021 2. Definitions Section 5302 of title 49, United States Code, is amended in paragraph (1)(E)— (1) by striking and the installation , the installation (2) by inserting , and bikeshare projects public transportation vehicles 3. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program eligible projects Section 149(b)(7) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting shared micromobility (including bikesharing and shared scooter systems), carsharing,

Summary: Bikeshare Transit Act of 2021 This bill allows bikeshare projects to be eligible for federal funding. The bill also makes shared micromobility (including bikesharing and shared scooter systems) projects eligible for funds if they shift traffic demand to non-peak hours or other transportation modes, increase vehicle occupancy rates, or otherwise reduce demand for roads.
To make payments for certain losses of crops, and for other purposes.

To make payments for certain losses of crops, and for other purposes. 1. Extension of WHIP payments To make payments for necessary expenses related to losses of crops (including losses due to high winds or derechos) pursuant to title I of the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 ( Public Law 116–20 Public Law 116–59 Public Law 116–94

Summary: This bill provides funding to expand the Department of Agriculture's Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to include coverage for losses of crops (including losses due to high winds or derechos) occurring in 2020. Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters that occurred in 2018 and 2019.
PISTOL Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to update the definition of rifles, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Individual Sovereignty Through Our Laws Act PISTOL Act 2. Updated rifle definition under National Firearms Act Section 5845(c) (c) Rifle The term rifle . 3. Updated pistol definition under Code of Federal Regulations Within 60 days of the date of the enactment of this section, the Attorney General shall amend subpart B of part 479 of subchapter B of chapter II of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations to clarify that a pistol has the following definition: Pistol. .

Summary: Protecting Individual Sovereignty Through Our Laws Act or the PISTOL Act This bill modifies the definition of rifle for purposes of the National Firearms Act to exclude from such definition a pistol equipped with a rear brace or rear attachment designed to assist the shooter in controlling the pistol. The bill also directs the Department of Justice to amend applicable regulations governing pistols to provide that the presence or absence of rear mounted braces or attachments that can assist a user in controlling the pistol shall not cause a firearm to be considered a pistol.
Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential Prescription Drugs Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for certain rules regarding the treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining the eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential Prescription Drugs Act 2. Providing for certain rules regarding the treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining the eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D of the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1860D–14(a)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(3) (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking subparagraph (D) subparagraph (D)(i) (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking except that support and maintenance furnished in kind shall not be counted as income; and except that— (I) support and maintenance furnished in kind shall not be counted as income; and (II) any distribution or withdrawal from an eligible retirement plan (as defined in subparagraph (B) of section 402(c)(8) ; (3) in subparagraph (D)— (A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and moving the margin of each such subclause, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right; (B) by striking The resources requirement (i) In general The resources requirement ; (C) by striking subject to the life insurance policy exclusion , subject to the exclusions (D) by aligning the margin of the flush sentence at the end with the margin of clause (i), as added by subparagraph (B); and (E) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Application of resource standard with respect to certain beneficiaries In applying the resources requirement of this subparagraph under section 1905(p)(1)(C), such requirement shall be applied without regard to the exclusions provided under subparagraph (G). ; (4) in subparagraph (E), by striking subject to the life insurance policy exclusion , subject to the exclusions (5) in subparagraph (G)— (A) in the subparagraph heading, by striking Life insurance policy exclusion Resource exclusions (B) by striking for purposes of subparagraphs (D) and (E) no part of the value of any life insurance policy shall be taken into account. for purposes of subparagraphs (D)(i) and (E), the following exclusions shall apply: (i) Life insurance policy No part of the value of any life insurance policy shall be taken into account. (ii) Eligible retirement plan No balance in any eligible retirement plan (as described in subparagraph (C)(i)(II)) shall be taken into account. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2024.

Summary: Seniors Securing Access to Vital and Essential Prescription Drugs Act This bill alters certain financial standards that are used to determine eligibility for the low-income subsidy program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Specifically, the bill excludes certain retirement plans from income and resource determinations.
LGBTQ Essential Data Act

To provide a requirement to improve data collection efforts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the LGBTQ Essential Data Act 2. Improving data collection on the sexual orientation and gender identity of deceased individuals through the National Violent Death Reporting System (a) Collection of sexual orientation and gender identity data (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall take measures to improve the incidence of the collection of information on the sexual orientation and gender identity of deceased individuals through the National Violent Death Reporting System or any successor programs. (2) Confidentiality Any information collected relating to the sexual orientation or gender identity of a decedent shall be maintained in accordance with the confidentiality and privacy standards and policies for the protection of individuals applicable to all other data collected for purposes of the National Violent Death Reporting System. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Gender identity The term gender identity (2) Sexual orientation The term sexual orientation (c) Authorization There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to carry out this section. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made significant efforts to encourage States and other jurisdictions to collect data on sexual orientation and gender identity through the National Violent Death Reporting System; and (2) jurisdictions that participate in the collection of such data through the National Violent Death Reporting System should be commended for their participation.

Summary: LGBTQ Essential Data Act This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to more frequently collect information on the sexual orientation and gender identity of deceased individuals through the National Violent Death Reporting System.
Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2021

To adjust the amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and disability insurance payments under title II of the Social Security Act based on locality-based comparability payment rates. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2021 2. Social Security benefit amounts adjusted to reflect locality-based comparability payment rates Notwithstanding title II of the Social Security Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall increase the monthly benefit amount to which each individual is otherwise entitled under such title by the percentage determined by the President under sections 5304 and 5304a of title 5, United States Code, for the locality pay area (as established in section 531.603 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) in which the individual resides at the time of such increase.

Summary: Locality-based Social Security Benefits Act of 2021 This bill directs the Social Security Administration to increase an individual's monthly Social Security benefit amount in accordance with the locality-based comparability payment rate applicable to the federal locality-pay area in which the individual resides.
Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2021

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to issue a rule authorizing the Office of Hearings and Appeals to decide appeals relating to the status of HUBZone business concerns, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2021 2. Authority for the Office of Hearings and Appeals to decide appeals relating to qualified HUBZone small business concerns Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall issue a rule authorizing the Office of Hearings and Appeals of the Administration to decide all appeals from formal protest determinations in connection with the status of a concern as qualified HUBZone small business concern (as such term is defined in section 31(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657a(b)

Summary: Parity for HUBZone Appeals Act of 2021 This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to authorize its Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) to decide all appeals from formal protest determinations in connection with the status of a HUBZone small business. A HUBZone small business is a small business in a historically underutilized business zone. Currently, HUBZone status appeals are the responsibility of the Office of Government Contracting and Business Development. The bill would place HUBZone status appeals within the purview of the OHA alongside other SBA programs such as the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program and the Women-Owned Small Business program.
Securing America’s Land from Foreign Interference Act

To direct the President to take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing America’s Land from Foreign Interference Act 2. Prohibition on purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by members of the Chinese Communist Party. (b) United States defined The term United States

Summary: Securing America's Land from Foreign Interference Act This bill requires the President to take actions as necessary to prohibit members of the Chinese Communist Party from purchasing real estate located in the United States.
Continuous Manufacturing Research Act of 2021

To improve support for research and development of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing techniques and workforce. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuous Manufacturing Research Act of 2021 2. Research on advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing Section 506(a) of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 1862p–1(a) (1) in paragraph (5), by striking and (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (7) advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing fundamental and translational research, including— (A) continuous manufacturing of drugs and biological products; and (B) similar innovative monitoring and control techniques. .

Summary: Continuous Manufacturing Research Act of 2021 This bill adds advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing as a research area that may be supported under the National Science Foundation's manufacturing research grant program.
Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2021

To amend the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant program to promote career awareness in accounting as part of a well-rounded STEM educational experience. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2021 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) The accounting profession is working to ensure that it meets the needs of the public, businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations in a technology-driven marketplace. (2) Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the accounting profession fosters a field that is reflective of the local, regional, and global communities it serves, and is better positioned to innovate around the complex issues facing organizations of all kinds and the evolving public interest. (3) Early exposure to the accounting profession through family, friends, and other community interactions, or relevant elementary and secondary course offerings, increases opportunity for students to recognize the limitless possibilities of a career in accounting, and therefore inspires that professional trajectory. (4) This Act seeks to build on existing financial literacy initiatives by establishing the significance of early course offerings in accounting education as drivers for improving career opportunity and diversity within this STEM profession. (5) There is a clear and logical integration between accounting and technology: as the profession continues to advance its use of technology to serve the public interest, accounting professionals, including CPAs, are technological leaders who manage and analyze big data, ensure data security, manage cybersecurity risk, and work alongside Information Technology professionals. 3. Accounting as part of a well-rounded educational experience Subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq. (1) in section 4104(b)(3)(A)(i), by— (A) striking or (B) redesignating subclause (VII) as subclause (VIII); and (C) inserting after subclause (VI) the following new subclause: (VII) accounting education, including accounting career awareness; or ; and (2) in section 4107(a)(3), by— (A) striking or (B) redesignating paragraph (J) as paragraph (K); and (C) inserting after paragraph (I) the following new paragraph: (J) activities to promote the development, implementation, and strengthening of programs to teach accounting, including increasing access to high-quality accounting courses for students through grade 12 who are members of groups underrepresented in accounting careers; or .

Summary: Accounting STEM Pursuit Act of 2021 This bill authorizes states and local educational agencies (LEAs) to use grant funds provided through the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program for accounting education. In particular, LEAs may use these grant funds to implement programs to teach accounting, including by increasing access to high-quality accounting courses through 12th grade for students who are members of underrepresented groups.
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Government Accountability Office study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) Study required The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study— (1) to assess whether there are disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to— (A) compensation benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; (B) disability ratings determined by the Secretary, with specific consideration of disability evaluations based on pain; and (C) the rejection of fully developed claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary; (2) to assess whether there is any relationship between disparities associated with race and ethnicity identified under paragraph (1) and other demographic characteristics such as gender and age; and (3) to develop recommendations to facilitate better data collection on the disparities described in paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) Initial briefing Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall brief Congress on the initial results of the study conducted under subsection (a). (c) Final report Not later than 240 days after the date on which the briefing required by subsection (b) is conducted, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a final report setting forth the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including the recommendations developed under paragraph (3) of such subsection.

Summary: This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to assess whether there are disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to (1) compensation benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), (2) disability ratings determined by the VA, and (3) the rejection of fully developed claims for VA benefits. Additionally, the study must assess whether there is any relationship between such disparities associated with race and ethnicity and other demographic characteristics such as gender and age. The GAO must also develop recommendations to facilitate better data collection on such disparities associated with race and ethnicity. Within one year, the GAO must brief Congress on the initial results of the study. The GAO must also submit a final report on the study following the briefing.
To prohibit any requirement that a member of the Armed Forces receive a vaccination against COVID-19.

To prohibit any requirement that a member of the Armed Forces receive a vaccination against COVID-19. 1. Prohibitions on requirement that a member of the Armed Forces receive a vaccination against COVID-19 (a) Prohibition on funding No Federal funds may be used to require a member of the Armed Forces to receive a vaccination against COVID-19. (b) Prohibition on adverse action The Secretary concerned may not take any adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces because such member refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID-19. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term adverse action (A) Retaliation. (B) Punishment. (C) Disparate treatment. (D) A requirement to wear a mask. (E) A requirement to reside in substandard housing. (2) The term Secretary concerned

Summary: This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to require a member of the Armed Forces to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also prohibits adverse action (e.g., punishment) being taken against a member of the Armed Forces because the member refuses to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
Making FHA Work for Borrowers with Student Debt Act of 2021

To amend the National Housing Act to revise the treatment of student loan debt in the underwriting of FHA loans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making FHA Work for Borrowers with Student Debt Act of 2021 2. Treatment of student loan debt being repaid Section 203 of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1709 (s) Treatment of student loan debt being repaid (1) In general In determining eligibility of single-family mortgages, and mortgagors under such mortgages, for insurance under this title, for purposes of any calculation of the amount of liabilities of a mortgagor, or comparison of the amount of such liabilities to the income of the mortgagor, the Secretary shall consider a covered educational liability to be— (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), in the same monthly amount as the amount that the mortgagor is actually required to pay on a monthly basis in connection with such liability; or (B) in the case of a mortgagor whose required monthly payment under such liability is $0, the amount equal to 0.5 percent of the outstanding balance of the loan in connection with such liability. (2) Covered educational liability For purposes of this subsection, the term covered educational liability (A) that is a student loan incurred for educational purposes; (B) that is required to be repaid through payments made on a regular basis; and (C) for which documentation has been provided that is sufficient, in the determination of the Secretary, to demonstrate that the liability complies with the requirements under subparagraphs (A) and (B). .

Summary: Making FHA Work for Borrowers with Student Debt Act of 2021 This bill requires the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to modify its treatment of student loan debt for purposes of determining eligibility for federally insured mortgages for single-family homes. Specifically, the FHA must calculate a borrower's student loan debt obligation as the monthly payment required in connection with the loan or, if no monthly payment is required, 0.5% of the outstanding balance of the loan. Currently, the FHA calculates a borrower's student loan debt obligation as 1% of the outstanding balance of the loan.
Children Don’t Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit employment of children in tobacco-related agriculture by deeming such employment as oppressive child labor. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children Don’t Belong on Tobacco Farms Act 2. Tobacco-related agriculture employment of children Section 3(l) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(l) (1) in this first sentence— (A) by striking in any occupation, or (2) in any occupation, (2) (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or (3) any employee under the age of eighteen years has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves (2) in the second sentence, by striking other than manufacturing and mining , other than manufacturing, mining, and tobacco-related agriculture as described in paragraph (3) of the first sentence of this subsection,

Summary: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act This bill prohibits as a form of oppressive child labor the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.