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Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021

To promote antitrust enforcement and protect competition through adjusting premerger filing fees, and increasing antitrust enforcement resources. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 2. Premerger notification filing fees Section 605 of Public Law 101–162 15 U.S.C. 18a (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking $45,000 $30,000 (ii) by striking $100,000,000 $161,500,000 (iii) by striking 2004 2022 (iv) by striking 2003 2021 (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking $125,000 $100,000 (ii) by striking $100,000,000 $161,500,000 (iii) by striking but less but is less (iv) by striking and (C) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking $280,000 $250,000 (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting but is less than $1,000,000,000 (as so adjusted and published); (D) by adding at the end the following: (4) $400,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2) (5) $800,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2) (6) $2,250,000 if the aggregate total amount determined under section 7A(a)(2) of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 18a(a)(2) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) For each fiscal year commencing after September 30, 2022, the filing fees in this section shall be increased each year by an amount equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the Department of Labor or its successor, for the year then ended over the level so established for the year ending September 30, 2021. (2) As soon as practicable, but not later than January 31 of each year, the Federal Trade Commission shall publish the adjusted amounts required by paragraph (1). (3) The Federal Trade Commission shall not adjust amounts required by paragraph (1) if the percentage increase described in paragraph (1) is less than 1 percent. (4) An amount adjusted under this section shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $5,000. . 3. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022— (1) $252,000,000 for the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice; and (2) $418,000,000 for the Federal Trade Commission.

Summary: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 This bill modifies and expands the schedule for graduated merger filing fees and requires that such fees be adjusted each year based on the Consumer Price Index.
Finish the ADHS Act

To authorize appropriations for the Appalachian development highway system, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Finish the ADHS Act 2. Appalachian development highway system (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for the Appalachian development highway system under subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code— (1) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; (2) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; (3) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (4) $400,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and (5) $450,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. (b) Apportionment The Secretary shall apportion funds made available under subsection (a) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 among the States with unfinished Appalachian development highway system corridors or unconverted Advance Construction Appalachian Development Highway System Planned Construction for 2021 to 2030 Report (1) each such State receives an amount of not less than $20,000,000 for each fiscal year; and (2) a State shall not receive an apportionment that exceeds— (A) the remaining funds needed to complete the Appalachian development highway corridor or corridors in the State, as identified in the latest available cost to complete estimate for the system prepared by the Appalachian Regional Commission; or (B) 30 percent of the total amount made available under subsection (a) for the fiscal year. (c) Treatment Amounts made available under subsection (a) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if apportioned under chapter 1 (1) the Federal share of the cost of any project carried out with those amounts shall be determined in accordance with section 14501 of title 40, United States Code; and (2) the amounts— (A) shall be available to construct highways and access roads under section 14501 of title 40, United States Code; and (B) shall remain available until expended.

Summary: Finish the ADHS Act This bill sets aside funding from the Highway Trust Fund for the Appalachian development highway system (a network of highways linking the region to national interstates) and prescribes a method to allocate the funding.
Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to study the potential consequences and benefits of amending the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to allow private companies to take proportional actions in response to an unlawful network breach. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act 2. Study relating to consequences and benefits of amending the CFAA (a) Study The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, shall conduct a study on the potential benefits and risks of amending section 1030 of title 18, United States Code (commonly known as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a report on the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations, to Congress. (2) Required contents The report required under paragraph (1) shall— (A) address any impact on national security and foreign affairs; and (B) include recommendations for— (i) which Federal agency or agencies may authorize proportional actions by private entities; (ii) what level of certainty regarding the identity of the attacker is needed before such actions would be authorized; (iii) which entities would be allowed to take such actions and under what circumstances; (iv) what actions would be permissible; and (v) what safeguards should be in place.

Summary: Study on Cyber-Attack Response Options Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to study and report on the potential benefits and risks of amending the federal statute commonly known as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to allow private entities to respond to an unlawful network breach, subject to federal regulation and oversight. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act prohibits various categories of computer-related conduct by an individual without authority or in excess of authorization.
A bill to authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.

To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. 1. District judgeship for the district of Idaho (a) In general The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district judge for the district of Idaho. (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to Idaho and inserting the following: Idaho 3 .

Summary: This bill increases from two to three the total number of U.S. district court judgeships for the District of Idaho. The President must appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional judge for that judicial district.
A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to assign certain functions to the Assistant Secretaries of Energy relating to energy emergencies and energy security, and for other purposes.

To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to assign certain functions to the Assistant Secretaries of Energy relating to energy emergencies and energy security, and for other purposes. 1. Energy emergency and energy security functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries of Energy (a) In general Section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7133(a) (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking , but are not limited to, (2) by adding at the end the following: (12) Energy emergency and energy security functions, including— (A) responsibilities with respect to infrastructure, cybersecurity, emerging threats, supply, and emergency planning, coordination, response, and restoration; and (B) on request of a State, local, or Tribal government or energy sector entity, and in consultation with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, provision of technical assistance, support, and response capabilities with respect to energy security threats, risks, and incidents. . (b) Coordination The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that the functions of the Secretary of Energy described in paragraph (12) of section 203(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7133(a)

Summary: This bill requires the Secretary of Energy to assign energy emergency and energy security functions to an Assistant Secretary, including responsibilities with respect to infrastructure and cybersecurity. The Department of Energy must ensure that such functions are performed in coordination with relevant federal agencies.
A bill to provide for the establishment of security standards for international research in key technology focus areas.

To provide for the establishment of security standards for international research in key technology focus areas. 1. Prioritization and protection of international research (a) List of allied countries The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the National Security Council, the Secretary of Energy, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the heads of other relevant agencies, shall create a list of allied countries with which joint international research and cooperation would advance United States national interests and advance scientific knowledge in key technology focus areas. (b) Establishment of security procedures The Secretary of State, in consultation with the individuals and entities listed in subsection (a), shall collaborate with similar entities in the countries appearing on the list created pursuant to subsection (a) to develop, coordinate, and agree to general security policies and procedures for governmental, academic, and private sector research, to prevent sensitive research from being disclosed to adversaries. (c) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the individuals and entities listed in subsection (a), and allied countries appearing on the list created pursuant to subsection (a), shall submit a report to Congress that identifies the most promising international research ventures that leverage resources and advance research in key technology focus areas.

Summary: This bill requires the Department of State to compile a list of allied countries with which joint international research and cooperation would advance U.S. national interests and scientific knowledge in key technology focus areas. The State Department must collaborate with similar entities in listed countries to establish general security policies and procedures for governmental, academic, and private-sector research in order to prevent sensitive research from being disclosed to adversaries.
Preserving Our Commitment to Homeless Veterans Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the supported housing program of the Department of Veterans Affairs has not fewer than one program manager for every 35 rental assistance cases under such program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Our Commitment to Homeless Veterans Act 2. Staffing of program managers for supported housing program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Staffing Section 2003(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (1) The Secretary (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary shall provide case management support whenever requested by a local housing authority under the program described in paragraph (1). (3) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall ensure that in each fiscal year no case manager is concurrently assigned to more than 35 veterans under this subsection. (B) The Secretary may waive the requirement of subparagraph (A) for a particular case manager in a particular fiscal year as the Secretary considers appropriate. (C) Not less frequently than once each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the waivers made by the Secretary under subparagraph (B) in the previous fiscal year. Each report shall include a description of the circumstances under which each waiver was made. (4) The Secretary shall ensure that each veteran to whom a case manager is assigned under this subsection is located within such distance of the case manager as the Secretary considers reasonable. (5) (A) In any case in which a position within the Veterans Health Administration for a case manager described in paragraph (1) is vacant for a period of 180 days or more, the Secretary shall seek to enter into a contract with a local service provider with knowledge and expertise applicable to a case manager in such position to furnish the case management services that would otherwise be provided by a case manager in such position. (B) The requirement in subparagraph (A) to seek to enter into a contract shall cease to apply if the Secretary fills the vacancy referred to in such subparagraph. . (b) Limitation on conversion of funds The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not convert any of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in a fiscal year to carry out section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)

Summary: Preserving Our Commitment to Homeless Veterans Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide case management support to local housing authorities under the VA-supported housing program. The program assists veterans who are homeless and their families in finding and sustaining permanent housing.
BEST for Vets Act of 2021

To ensure that only licensed health care professionals furnish disability examinations under a certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2021 BEST for Vets Act of 2021 2. Ensuring only licensed health care professionals furnish medical disability examinations under certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program for use contract physicians for disability examinations (a) Prohibition on use of certain health care professionals Section 504(a) of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 38 U.S.C. 5101 (1) by striking The Secretary of Veterans Affairs (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Prohibition No examination described in paragraph (1) may be carried out under this section by any health care professional other than one described in subsection (c)(2). . (b) Remedies The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such actions as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that only health care professionals described in subsection (c)(2) of section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 38 U.S.C. 5101 (c) Annual report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on— (1) the conduct of the pilot program established under section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 38 U.S.C. 5101 (2) the actions of the Secretary under subsection (b). (d) Technical corrections Section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 38 U.S.C. 5101 physicians health care professionals

Summary: Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2021 or the BEST for Vets Act of 2021 This bill provides that only health care professionals who are licensed and not barred from practice may furnish medical disability examinations under the Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program related to using contract physicians for disability examinations. Health care professionals include physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, audiologists, and psychologists.
Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021

To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to clarify certain matters relating to State funding, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 2. State funding under Rural Utilities Service programs (a) Eligibility of projects that receive State funding Title VII of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950cc et seq. 704. Eligibility of projects that receive State funding In administering any broadband or telecommunications program, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, shall not determine that a project is ineligible for funding because the project has received funding from a State. . (b) State funds To satisfy matching requirements For purposes of any matching funds requirement under any program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, an applicant for funding under that program may use funds received from a State program (including funds received by a State from the Federal Government) to satisfy the matching funds requirement.

Summary: Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the Rural Utilities Service, in administering any broadband or telecommunications program, from determining that a project is ineligible for funding because the project has already received state funding. Further, an applicant for funding under such programs may use funds received from a state program to satisfy any matching requirement.
Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021

To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021 2. Prohibition on certain mask mandates (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal agency shall impose any Federal requirement related to COVID–19 that an individual wear a face mask when utilizing any conveyance (as defined in section 70.1 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation) or transportation hub. (b) Limitation on existing orders Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the order issued on January 29, 2021, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 264

Summary: Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021 This bill prohibits federal agencies from mandating the use of masks or face coverings on planes, trains, buses, and other public conveyances and at transportation hubs to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. Specifically, the bill nullifies (1) the rule issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on January 29, 2021, that mandates such use of masks or face coverings; and (2) orders and directives of the Transportation Security Administration that relate to the CDC rule.
Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2021

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the treatment of moving expenses to employees and new appointees in the intelligence community who move pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2021 2. Expansion of treatment of moving expenses (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to facilitate the movement of members of the intelligence community to meet mission critical needs and to reduce unintended tax burdens imposed on public servants in relocating duty stations. (b) Deduction Section 217(k) or an employee or new appointee of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 to whom subsection (g) applies (c) Exclusion for qualified moving expense reimbursements Section 132(g)(2) or an employee or new appointee of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 change of station (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2021 This bill allows a current tax deduction for the moving expenses of an employee or new appointee of the intelligence community who moves due to a change in assignment that requires relocation. It also allows a current tax exclusion for such employees or appointees for moving expense reimbursements. Under current law, the tax deduction and exclusion for the moving expenses of other taxpayers are suspended for the period beginning in 2018 through 2025.
Preventing Terrorism from Hitting America’s Streets Act

To require the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center to submit a report on the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Terrorism from Hitting America’s Streets Act 2. National Counterterrorism Center report on withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the scheduled withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the increased risk of terrorism in the United States due to the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. (2) A description of any illicit activities carried out along the southern border of the United States by— (A) non-state actors; or (B) adversarial countries, including— (i) the People’s Republic of China; (ii) the Islamic Republic of Iran; (iii) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (iv) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; (v) the Republic of Cuba; (vi) the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; (vii) the Syrian Arab Republic; and (viii) the Russian Federation. (3) An assessment of the potential for Afghanistan to be used as a base of operation for international terrorism after the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces. (c) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress (1) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.

Summary: Preventing Terrorism from Hitting America's Streets Act This bill requires the National Counterterrorism Center to report to Congress an assessment of any increased risk of terrorism in the United States due to the withdrawal of U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan, including the potential for Afghanistan to be used as a base of operations for international terrorism. The report shall also describe illicit activities carried out along the U.S. southern border by non-state actors or adversarial countries.