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Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements relating to the transmission of disability benefits questionnaire data to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act 2. Modernization of Department of Veterans Affairs disability benefit questionnaires (a) Requirement for transmission of certain information in machine-Readable format (1) Requirement Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall require all disability benefit questionnaire data collected in the course of medical disability examinations made by persons other than employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs under section 305 of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 38 U.S.C. 5101 (2) Issuance of standards Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall issue standards for the transmission of disability benefit questionnaire data in a machine-readable format as required under paragraph (1). (b) Plan for information technology system modification Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a plan to modify the information technology systems and processes of the Department to enable a non-Department health care professional selected by a claimant to transmit to the Department, in a machine-readable format, disability benefit questionnaire data, including complete disability benefit questionnaires rather than partial questionnaires or individual elements of medical evidence. (c) Public availability of information The Secretary shall make publicly available on the internet website of the Department referred to in section 5101(d) of title 38, United States Code— (1) a description of the standards issued under subsection (a)(2); and (2) the plan required under subsection (b). (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term claimant (2) The term machine-readable

Summary: Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act This bill requires that all disability benefit questionnaire data collected by persons other than employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the course of VA medical disability examinations must be transmitted to the VA in a machine-readable format.
School Resource Officers Save Lives Act

To amend the 21st Century Cures Act with respect to the State Opioid Response Grants program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Resource Officers Save Lives Act 2. State Opioid Response Grants program reauthorization; pilot program for Narcan administration training (a) Reauthorization Section 1003(h) of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 2021 2023 (b) Pilot program for Narcan administration training Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following: (j) Pilot program for Narcan administration training (1) In general As part of the program established under this section, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program under which the Secretary will award grants to school districts— (A) to train school resource officers, security personnel, and school nurses in Narcan administration; and (B) to purchase Narcan kits. (2) Priority In selecting recipients of a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 50 percent of such recipients are school districts located in a rural area (as defined by the Secretary). (3) Conditions As a condition on the receipt of a grant under this subsection, the school district shall agree that if the school district has a school resource officer or any security personnel, the officer (or personnel) must be trained in Narcan administration. (4) Use of funds A school district selected to receive a grant under this subsection may use funds received through the grant— (A) to provide training in the administration of Narcan to school resource officers, security personnel, and school nurses; and (B) to purchase Narcan kits. (5) Funding For each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the Secretary shall reserve not less than $5,000,000 of the funds made available under subsection (h) to carry out the program under this subsection. .

Summary: School Resource Officers Save Lives Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 grants available to states and Indian tribes to address the opioid crisis. It also establishes a demonstration grant program for school districts to train school resource officers, security personnel, and school nurses to administer Narcan kits (Narcan is an opioid antagonist that temporarily reverses and blocks the effects, including overdoses, of other opioids).
Federal Gift Shop Tax Act

To permit a State to impose a sales tax on qualifying purchases at any gift shop on Federal property, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Gift Shop Tax Act 2. Sales tax in gift shops (a) In general A State may levy a sales tax on qualifying purchases made from any gift shop located on Federal property. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal property The term Federal property (2) Qualifying purchase The term qualifying purchase (3) State The term State

Summary: Federal Gift Shop Tax Act This bill authorizes a state (i.e., each state of the United States, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories and possessions) to levy a sales tax on any purchase made in a gift shop located on federal property or made online through a gift shop.
Diagnostic Device Advisory Committee Act

To provide for the establishment of a panel on the real world impact of diagnostic medical devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diagnostic Device Advisory Committee Act 2. Real World Impact of Medical Devices Panel (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the Secretary 21 U.S.C. 360(k) Panel (b) Application of FACA The Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply to the Panel. (c) Membership (1) In general The Panel shall consist of 15 members, including the Chair. (2) Representation 11 members of the Panel shall be voting members. Of the remaining 4 members of the Panel— (A) 1 shall be a representative of consumer interests; (B) 1 shall be a representative of the interests of the device manufacturing industry; and (C) 2 shall be public health or population health-specific representatives. (3) Term The members of the Panel specified in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (2) shall be selected by the Secretary and shall be invited to serve for rotating terms of such duration as specified by the Secretary, except that any member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. (d) Duties The Panel shall provide to the Secretary— (1) advice and recommendations on the real world impact of the clearance, classification, approval, and authorization of devices, including diagnostic devices, under sections 510(k), 513(f), 515, and 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360(k) (2) register comments about the negative and positive impacts of such devices on the United States population, the risk assessment posed by the use of such devices, and the need such devices would fill. (e) Consideration of recommendations The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and any other applicable official shall, in making any final decisions, or amending existing decisions with respect to the clearance, classification, approval, and authorization of devices, including diagnostic devices, under sections 510(k), 513(f), 515, and 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360(k) (f) Meetings (1) Frequency The Panel shall hold at least 1 meeting each year, at the call of the Chair. (2) Recordings available Recordings of the meetings of the Panel shall be available on the public website of the Food and Drug Administration.

Summary: Diagnostic Device Advisory Committee Act This bill establishes the Real World Impact of Medical Devices Panel to advise the Food and Drug Administration on the real world impact of regulatory decisions relating to medical devices, including diagnostic devices.
Flexibility in Addressing Rural Homelessness Act of 2022

To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to expand the authorized activities under the Continuum of Care program to include activities that address barriers to transitioning families in rural areas to permanent housing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flexibility in Addressing Rural Homelessness Act of 2022 2. Eligible activities under continuum of care program Subsection (a) of section 423 of subtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11383(a) (13) Projects in rural areas that consist of one or more of the following activities: (A) Payment of short-term emergency lodging, including in motels or shelters, directly or through vouchers. (B) Repairs to units— (i) in which homeless individuals and families will be housed; or (ii) which are currently not fit for human habitation. (C) Staff training, professional development, skill development, and staff retention activities. . July 20, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Flexibility in Addressing Rural Homelessness Act of 2022 This bill allows grants awarded under the ongoing Continuum of Care program to include grants for projects in rural areas for short-term emergency lodging; repairs to unfit housing for homeless individuals; and staff training, development, and retention.
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate pre-pandemic in-office work policies at the Department of the Interior in order to receive certain supplemental emergency relief funds, and for other purposes.

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate pre-pandemic in-office work policies at the Department of the Interior in order to receive certain supplemental emergency relief funds, and for other purposes. 1. Limitation on Department of Interior funds until pre-pandemic work policies reinstated (a) In general None of the unobligated COVID–19 relief funds made available to the Secretary may be used until on or after the date that the Secretary reinstates the telework policies, practices, and levels of telework as in effect at the Department of the Interior on December 31, 2019. (b) Report Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a plan for opening the offices of the Department of the Interior for in-office work in a manner consistent with the policies, practices, and levels of telework as in effect on December 31, 2019. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) COVID–19 relief funds The term COVID–19 relief funds (A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–123 (B) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 (C) any COVID–19 supplemental emergency appropriations measure enacted into law on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Secretary The term Secretary (3) Telework The term telework

Summary: This bill bars the use of any of the unobligated COVID-19 relief funds made available to the Department of the Interior until Interior reinstates the telework policies, practices, and levels of telework as in effect at Interior on December 31, 2019. No later than 30 days after the enactment of this bill, Interior shall submit to Congress a plan for opening the offices of Interior for in-office work in a manner consistent with the policies, practices, and levels of telework as in effect on December 31, 2019.
No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the forfeiture of certain Federal retirement benefits for Federal employees convicted of making false statements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act 2. Forfeiture of Federal retirement benefits for Federal employees convicted of making false statements (a) Forfeiture (1) In general Section 8312 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking or ; or (3) was convicted, on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, of an offense described in subsection (e), to the extent provided by that subsection. ; and (ii) in the matter following paragraph (3) (as added by subparagraph (A) of this subsection), by striking and ; and (C) with respect to an offense described in subsection (e), to the period after the date of conviction. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (e) (1) An offense to which subsection (a)(3) applies is any offense within the purview of section 1001 (relating to false statements) of title 18, but only if every act or omission of the individual that is needed to satisfy the elements of the offense— (A) is committed after the date of enactment of this subsection; (B) occurs while the individual is an employee; and (C) directly relates to the performance of the individual’s official duties as an employee. (2) Notwithstanding the definition of the term employee employee (A) has the meaning given that term in section 2105; and (B) includes any employee of the United States Postal Service or Postal Regulatory Commission and any employee appointed under chapter 73 or 74 of title 38, notwithstanding section 7425(b) of that title. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 8311(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting except as provided in section 8312(e), employee (b) Absence from the United Sates To avoid prosecution Section 8313(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking or and or (C) after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, for an offense described in section 8312(e); and .

Summary: No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act This bill bars federal employees convicted of making false statements while employed by the federal government from receiving certain federal retirement benefits.
Earn Your Keep Act

To reinstate pre-pandemic telework policies of Executive agencies, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Earn Your Keep Act 2. Reinstatement of pre-pandemic Executive agency telework policies (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Executive agency shall reinstate the telework policies in use by such Executive agency on December 31, 2019. (b) Rule of construction Beginning on the date that the head of an Executive agency reinstates the telework policy under subsection (a), such policy shall apply in place of any other provision of a teleworking, collective bargaining, or other employment agreement of such Executive agency to the extent that such other provision conflicts with the policy so reinstated. (c) Removal Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of an Executive agency who does not comply with a reinstated telework policy under subsection (a) shall be removed from the civil service, and the position formerly occupied by such employee shall be eliminated. (d) GAO study Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress analyzing, with respect to any employee of Executive agencies who were teleworking during the COVID–19 pandemic— (1) the rate of locality pay (if any) paid to such employee; and (2) the geographic location of the teleworking work site of the employee. (e) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Executive agency (2) the term locality pay (3) the term telework teleworking

Summary: Earn Your Keep Act This bill requires each executive agency to reinstate the telework policies that were in effect on December 31, 2019. Employees who do not comply with the reinstated policies must be removed from the civil service, and their positions must be eliminated. The Government Accountability Office must report on the locality pay and geographic location of employees who were teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HELPS Retirees Improvement Act of 2022

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the direct payment requirement on the exclusion from gross income of distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wally Bunker Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety Retirees Improvement Act of 2022 HELPS Retirees Improvement Act of 2022 2. Increase in amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 402(l) $3,000 $6,000 (b) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply to distributions in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021. 3. Repeal of direct payment requirement on exclusion from gross income of distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance (a) In general Section 402(l)(5) (5) Aggregation rule For purposes of this subsection, all eligible retirement plans of an employer shall be treated as a single plan. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Wally Bunker Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety Retirees Improvement Act of 2022 or the HELPS Retirees Improvement Act of 2022 This bill increases from $3,000 to $6,000 the amount of the exclusion from gross income of distributions from a tax-exempt retirement plan for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers. It also eliminates the requirement that insurance premiums must be paid directly to the provider of the accident or health plan or long-term care insurance contract as a condition of eligibility for the tax exclusion.
RATES Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to encourage economic sustainability of intercity passenger rail service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Returning Amtrak To Economic Sustainability Act RATES Act 2. Amtrak mission and goals (a) Findings Section 24101(a)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking Modern Economically sustainable (b) Mission Section 24101(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting , while ensuring route profitability proportional to the Federal share of investment, consisting of high quality (c) Goals Section 24101(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking use its best business judgment in acting to

Summary: Returning Amtrak To Economic Sustainability Act or the RATES Act This bill revises the mission and goals of Amtrak. It encourages an economically sustainable intercity and commuter passenger rail system and requires Amtrak to ensure route profitability proportional to the federal share of investment.
Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act 2. Algal blooms Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5122(2) or drought drought, or algal blooms 3. Impacts of algal blooms on air quality Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee of Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a detailed study relating to the health effects of exposure to cyanotoxins in the air that result from algal blooms.

Summary: Protecting Communities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster. The bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to submit to specified congressional committees a detailed study relating to the health effects of exposure to cyanotoxins in the air that result from algal blooms.
Price Stability Act of 2022

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Price Stability Act of 2022 2. Removal of dual mandate Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 225a maximum employment, stable prices, stable prices

Summary: Price Stability Act of 2022 This bill removes maximum employment as a goal of the monetary policy set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee.
Safe Sponsor Act of 2022

To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 with respect to the release of unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Sponsor Act of 2022 2. Release from custody (a) In general Section 235(c)(3) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232(c)(3) (D) Citizenship or lawful permanent residency status (i) In general An unaccompanied alien child may not be placed with a proposed custodian unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines that such custodian is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence. (ii) Proof of status For the purpose of clause (i), a proposed custodian shall demonstrate that they are a United States citizen or alien lawfully admitted for permanent residency by producing one of the following documents: (I) A valid unexpired United States passport or United States passport card. (II) A birth certificate proving birth in the United States. (III) A certificate of naturalization. (IV) A certificate of citizenship. (V) A report designated as a Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States (VI) An alien registration card or permanent resident card. . (b) Requirement of bond for placement Section 235(c) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232(c) (7) Bond required for placement In addition to the requirements of this section and before placing an unaccompanied alien child with a proposed custodian, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall require a bond of at least $1,500, to be paid by the proposed custodian, in assurance that the unaccompanied alien child will attend, as necessary, each legal proceeding with respect to their immigration status. .

Summary: Safe Sponsor Act of 2022 This bill prohibits the placement of an unaccompanied alien child with a proposed custodian who is not a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident. The bill also requires a custodian to post a bond as assurance that the child will attend each necessary immigration-related legal proceeding.