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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Washington Street in Charles Town, West Virginia, as the "Corporal Frank Buckles Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Washington Street in Charles Town, West Virginia, as the Corporal Frank Buckles Post Office 1. Corporal Frank Buckles Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Washington Street in Charles Town, West Virginia, shall be known and designated as the Corporal Frank Buckles Post Office (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Corporal Frank Buckles Post Office

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Washington Street in Charles Town, West Virginia, as the "Corporal Frank Buckles Post Office."
Assessing Chinese Special Operations Forces Act of 2022

To modify the requirements of the annual report on military and security developments involving the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assessing Chinese Special Operations Forces Act of 2022 2. Modification to annual report on military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 ( 10 U.S.C. 113 (1) In paragraph (5)— (A) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking A summary a summary (ii) by striking ; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) the doctrine, capabilities, organization, and operational employment of the People’s Liberation Army special operations forces. . (2) In paragraph (8), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) The special operations capabilities. .

Summary: Assessing Chinese Special Operations Forces Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Defense's annual report on China's military strategy to include analyses, forecasts, and assessments relating to the Chinese military's special operations forces.
Fire Recovery Improvement Act

To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to allow additional flood prevention measures on certain lands, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Recovery Improvement Act 2. Additional flood prevention measures The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. 16. Additional flood prevention measures (a) Forest Service lands In carrying out this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may— (1) carry out activities on eligible lands to address the effects of flooding in downstream communities; and (2) carry out activities to mitigate potential effects of flooding in downstream communities upon the receipt of an independent hydraulic study that shows that severe and repetitive flooding is likely in such communities. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Downstream community The term downstream community (A) is located on land not under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service; and (B) is threatened by post-wildfire flooding in such community due to a post-wildfire burn scar on adjacent or upstream Forest Service lands. (2) Eligible land The term eligible land (A) located in a county in which less than 50 percent of the land is privately owned; and (B) under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service. .

Summary: Fire Recovery Improvement Act This bill authorizes the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture to address post-wildfire flooding in certain communities adjacent to or downstream from Forest System land. Specifically, the service may carry out watershed protection and flood prevention measures to address the effects of flooding in communities that are (1) located on land not under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service, and (2) threatened by post-wildfire flooding due to a post-wildfire burn scar on adjacent or upstream Forest Service lands. Upon receiving an independent hydraulic study that shows that severe and repetitive flooding is likely in such communities, the service may also carry out activities to mitigate potential effects of that flooding.
Conservation Jobs Act of 2022

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to provide direct hire authority for Job Corps graduates, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conservation Jobs Act of 2022 2. Direct hire authority Section 147(d) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3197(d) (4) Direct hire authority (A) In general The Secretary of Labor or the Secretary of Agriculture may appoint, without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (B) Covered job corps graduate In this paragraph, the term covered graduate .

Summary: Conservation Jobs Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Labor or the Department of Agriculture to directly hire graduates of a Job Corps Campus or a Civilian Conservation Center who successfully completed a training program focusing on forestry, wildland firefighting, or other related field.
On the Clock Act

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit Members of Congress from making direct and personal solicitations of campaign funds when Congress is in session, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the On the Clock Act 2. Prohibiting Members of Congress from making direct and personal solicitations of campaign funds while in session (a) Prohibition Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq. 325. Prohibiting Members of Congress from making direct and personal solicitations of campaign funds while in session (a) Prohibition An individual holding the office of Senator or Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress may not make a direct and personal solicitation of funds in connection with an election for Federal office or an election for State or local office— (1) in the case of an individual holding the office of Senator, on any day on which the Senate is in session, other than during the portion of the day which occurs before the Senate convenes and the portion of the day which occurs after the Senate adjourns; or (2) in the case of an individual holding the office of Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, on any day on which the House of Representatives is in session, other than during the portion of the day which occurs before the House convenes and the portion of the day which occurs after the House adjourns. (b) Exception for pro forma sessions Subsection (a) does not apply— (1) in the case of paragraph (1) of subsection (a), to a day on which the Senate convenes solely in a pro forma session; and (2) in the case of paragraph (2) of subsection (a), to a day on which the House of Representatives convenes solely in a pro forma session. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 2022.

Summary: On the Clock Act This bill prohibits Members of Congress from soliciting campaign funds while the chamber of Congress in which the Member serves is in session (other than a pro forma session).
LIFT UP Act of 2021

To expand the payment of principal, interest, and fees for certain disaster loans under the CARES Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Loan Interest Forgiveness for Taxpayers Under a Pandemic Act of 2021 LIFT UP Act of 2021 2. Subsidy for certain loan payments Section 1112 of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9011 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking or (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) made during the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on the day before the date of enactment of this paragraph— (A) to a business concern under section 7(b)(1) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(1) (B) under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2) ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by inserting (except a covered loan described in subsection (a)(3)) on deferment (ii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) With respect to a covered loan described in subsection (a)(3), for the 6-month period beginning with the first payment due on the covered loan. ; and (B) in paragraph (6), by inserting (except a covered loan described in subsection (a)(3)) for a covered loan 3. Emergency EIDL grants A borrower of a loan made under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2) 15 U.S.C. 9011

Summary: Loan Interest Forgiveness for Taxpayers Under a Pandemic Act of 2021 or the LIFT UP Act of 2021 This bill extends the six-month period during which the Small Business Administration (SBA) must subsidize payments on certain loans made in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) for those who have previously received SBA disaster assistance for non-COVID emergencies.
To reauthorize funding for the Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program.

To reauthorize funding for the Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program. 1. Reclamation Climate Change and Water Program Section 9503(f) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10363(f) 2023 2033

Summary: This bill reauthorizes through FY2033 the Bureau of Reclamation's water cycle, drought, and climate change program, which Reclamation implements through the WaterSMART Basin Study Program. This program is authorized to coordinate with other appropriate agencies to assess global climate change with respect to water resources in the eight major reclamation river basins in the western United States. The program must also ensure watershed and aquifer system strategies are developed to address potential water shortages, conflicts, and other impacts to water.
Right to Trial Act

To protect the constitutional right to trial and discourage imposition of extended sentences for defendants who elect to go to trial instead of accepting a plea offer, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Right to Trial Act 2. Factors for consideration when imposing a sentence; authority to deviate from statutory minimum (a) Factors Section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ; and (3) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (8) the need to protect the constitutional right to a trial, including by prohibiting impairment of such a right in any case in which an increased sentence is threatened or imposed based on a defendant’s decision to go to trial and not accept a plea offer; (9) in the case of— (A) crimes involving similarly situated codefendants or group conduct, the plea offer, if applicable, and each sentence (and anticipated sentence) of any similarly situated codefendant or similarly situated other person charged in the same or related offense who pled guilty; and (B) crimes not involving codefendants or group conduct, the plea agreements and the sentences for similarly situated defendants who pled guilty to similar offenses; and (10) whether imposition of a statutory minimum sentence would constitute a penalty for asserting the constitutional right to a trial, thereby warranting imposition of a sentence below the statutory minimum. . (b) Authority Section 3553(e) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after committed an offense. The court shall have the authority to impose a sentence below a level established by statute as a minimum sentence so as to protect the constitutional right to trial.

Summary: Right to Trial Act This bill addresses the constitutional right to a jury trial, including by (1) outlining additional factors that a court shall consider when imposing a sentence, and (2) authorizing a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum.
Increasing Human Trafficking Awareness Act

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the display by the Department of Homeland Security of appropriate signage throughout airports to increase the public’s awareness of the signs of human trafficking, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Human Trafficking Awareness Act 2. Airport signage to increase public awareness of human trafficking Subparagraph (B) of section 434(e)(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 242(e)(6) , including by displaying appropriate signage, as well as such indicator cards, fact sheets, pamphlets, posters, and brochures, throughout airports, including at airport security screening checkpoints, to increase the public’s awareness of the signs of human trafficking

Summary: Increasing Human Trafficking Awareness Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand its Blue Campaign to increase the public's awareness of the signs of human trafficking by displaying appropriate signage throughout airports (including at airport security screening checkpoints), including indicator cards, fact sheets, pamphlets, posters, and brochures. The Blue Campaign is a program that coordinates DHS efforts to identify and prevent human trafficking.
To limit eligibility for public service loan forgiveness to borrowers of Federal student loans with incomes below a certain maximum threshold, and for other purposes.

To limit eligibility for public service loan forgiveness to borrowers of Federal student loans with incomes below a certain maximum threshold, and for other purposes. 1. Income limit for public service loan forgiveness Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; (2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking paragraph (2) paragraph (3) (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Income limit Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, a monthly payment made on an eligible Federal Direct Loan during any year in which the adjusted gross income of the borrower exceeds $173,000 shall not be counted for purposes of determining the number of qualifying payments made by the borrower under paragraph (1)(A). .

Summary: This bill limits eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program to borrowers with adjusted gross incomes below a certain maximum threshold. Under the current PSLF program, the Department of Education must cancel the balance of interest and principal due on a borrower's Federal Direct Loans after the borrower makes 120 monthly loan payments while employed in a public service job and, at the time of loan forgiveness, the borrower is employed in a public service job. This bill specifies that, in order to count as a qualifying monthly loan payment under the PSLF program, the borrower must have an adjusted gross income that does not exceed $173,000.
Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2022

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2022 2. Appointment of psychiatrists by Veterans Health Administration (a) In general Chapter 74 section 7406 7406A. Appointment of certain psychiatrists who complete residencies (a) In general (1) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may appoint, without regard to civil service or classification laws, a psychiatrist who completes a residency under section 7406 of this title to a position under section 7401 or 7405 immediately after such residency, if the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed by the Secretary for such position. (2) The Secretary may begin the process of appointing a psychiatrist under paragraph (1) before the psychiatrist completes a residency. (b) Positions permitted The Secretary may appoint a psychiatrist under subsection (a) if the position to which the psychiatrist is appointed has been unfilled for not less than 35 days as of the date of the appointment. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7406 the following new item: 7406A. Appointment of certain psychiatrists who complete residencies. .

Summary: Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint a psychiatrist who completes a residency at a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility to a VHA health care position immediately after such residency, without regard to civil service or classification laws, if (1) the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed for the position, and (2) the position has been unfilled for at least 35 days.
To direct the Commissioner of Social Security to conduct a study relating to administrative costs.

To direct the Commissioner of Social Security to conduct a study relating to administrative costs. 1. Study on administrative costs (a) In general The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct a study on ways to— (1) lower administration costs by at least 15 percent; (2) protect current benefits; (3) investigate means testing, flat benefits, and basing benefits pay outs on lifelong labor earnings; and (4) insure the solvency of the program. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit a report on the results of the study under subsection (a) to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

Summary: This bill requires the Social Security Administration (SSA) to study and report on ways to insure the solvency of the Social Security program while protecting current benefits. In its study, the SSA must address lowering administrative costs of the program and investigate means testing, flat benefits, and basing benefits on lifelong labor earnings.
Harvesting Knowledge Act of 2022

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include indoor agricultural technology as an activity that supports well-rounded education, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Harvesting Knowledge Act of 2022 2. Student support and academic enrichment grants (a) Programming and activities Section 4107(a)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)(C) (1) in clause (v), by striking and (2) in clause (vi), by adding and (3) by adding at the end the following: (vii) providing hands-on learning and exposure to hydroponic or aquaponic agricultural systems by integrating experiential, hands-on learning to enhance the students’ understanding of the STEM subjects as they relate to— (I) agriculture; (II) sustainability topics (including climate change, water resource management, efficient land use, biodiversity, conservation, and sustainable development); and (III) biology-related topics (including plant life cycles, functioning of ecosystems, and adaptation); . (b) Definitions Section 4102 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7112 (1) by adding at the end the following: (9) Aeroponic tower system The term aeroponic tower system (10) Agricultural technology and engineering system The term agricultural technology and engineering system (A) Nutrient technique film system. (B) Vine crop system. (C) Aeroponic tower system. (D) Other systems as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture. (11) Aquaponic agriculture system The term aquaponic agriculture system (12) Hydroponic agriculture system The term hydroponic agriculture system (13) Nutrient technique film system The term nutrient technique film system (14) Vine crop system The term vine crop system ; and (2) by reordering paragraphs (1) through (8) and the paragraphs added by paragraph (1) of this subsection in alphabetical order, based on the headings of such paragraphs, and renumbering such paragraphs as so reordered.

Summary: Harvesting Knowledge Act of 2022 This bill allows local educational agencies to use Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants to provide students with hands-on learning experience related to hydroponic or aquaponic agricultural systems (i.e., indoor agricultural technology).
Stop Taxes Against Menstrual Products Act of 2022

To prohibit States from imposing a tax on the retail sale of menstrual products. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Taxes Against Menstrual Products Act of 2022 STAMP Act of 2022 2. Prohibition It shall be unlawful for a State, or unit of local government of a State, to impose a tax on the retail sale of a menstrual product. 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Menstrual product The term menstrual product (2) State The term State 4. Effective Date This Act shall take effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Stop Taxes Against Menstrual Products Act of 2022 or the STAMP Act of 2022 This bill makes it unlawful for a state or local government to impose a tax on the retail sale of a menstrual product.
To require all individuals in the executive branch to comply with Executive orders imposing mandates on the people of the United States.

To require all individuals in the executive branch to comply with Executive orders imposing mandates on the people of the United States. 1. Executive branch compliance with executive order public mandates (a) In general The President, Vice President, and all officers and employees in the executive branch of the Federal Government shall comply with each Executive order that imposes a mandate on the people of the United States. (b) Uniformed services excluded Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to members of the uniformed services.

Summary: This bill requires the President, Vice President, and all officers and employees in the executive branch to comply with each executive order that imposes a mandate on the people of the United States. The bill makes an exception with respect to members of the uniformed services.