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HBCU National Security Innovation Act of 2021

To provide for outreach and assistance to historically Black colleges and universities regarding Defense Innovation Unit programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HBCU National Security Innovation Act of 2021 2. Outreach to historically Black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions regarding Defense Innovation Unit programs that promote entrepreneurship and innovation at institutions of higher education (a) Pilot program The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering may establish activities, including outreach and technical assistance, to better connect historically Black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions to the programs of the Defense Innovation Unit and its associated programs. (b) Briefing Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense committees on the results of any activities conducted under subsection (a), including the results of outreach efforts, the success of expanding Defense Innovation Unit programs to historically Black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions, the barriers to expansion, and recommendations for how the Department of Defense and the Federal Government can support such institutions to successfully participate in Defense Innovation Unit programs.

Summary: HBCU National Security Innovation Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering within the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish activities to better connect historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions to the programs of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). DOD must brief the congressional defense committees on activities conducted to expand DIU programs to HBCUs and minority-serving institutions and recommendations for how DOD and the federal government can support such institutions to successfully participate in DIU programs.
Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021

To require the Federal Communications Commission to reform the contribution system of the Universal Service Fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 2. Study and report Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission (referred to in this Act as the Commission (1) conduct a study assessing the need to expand the contribution base of the Universal Service Fund to ensure that the contribution requirement under section 254(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254(d) (2) submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1). 3. Universal service fund contribution system reform (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall complete a rulemaking to reform the contribution system of the Universal Service Fund, including by expanding the contribution base of the Universal Service Fund. (b) Considerations In conducting the rulemaking required under subsection (a), the Commission shall consider— (1) the relative equities and burdens of the proposed changes to the contribution system of the Universal Service Fund with respect to consumers and businesses; (2) the impact of the proposed changes to the contribution system of the Universal Service Fund on seniors; and (3) the findings and recommendations in the report submitted under section 2(2).

Summary: Reforming Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make changes to the financing of the Universal Service Fund. This fund, which is financed by fees contributed by telecommunications carriers, supports programs to expand the availability of and access to telecommunications services. Specifically, the bill directs the FCC to (1) study the need for expanding the fund's contribution base to ensure fairness and equity in applicable contribution requirements, and (2) reform the fund's contribution system through rulemaking. In carrying out the rulemaking, the FCC must consider the findings and recommendations of its study and the impact of changes on consumers, businesses, and seniors.
Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2021

To amend title 49, United States Code, to include affordable housing incentives in certain capital investment grants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2021 2. Affordable housing incentives in capital investment grants Section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (2)(B)— (i) in clause (i) by striking ; and (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (iii) allow a weighting of up to five percentage points greater to the criteria relating to economic development under subsection (d)(2)(A)(iii) or (e)(2)(A)(iv), as applicable, and up to five percentage points lesser to the lowest scoring criteria under either such subsection, if the applicant demonstrates substantial effort to preserve or encourage affordable housing near the project by— (I) conducting a housing feasibility assessment; (II) providing documentation of policies that allow for the approval of multi-family housing, single room occupancy units, and accessory dwelling units without a discretionary review process; (III) providing local capital sources for transit-oriented development; or (IV) other methods to preserve or encourage affordable housing near the project, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (9) Definition In this subsection, the term housing feasibility assessment ; and (2) in subsection (l), by adding at the end the following: (9) Inclusion of certain costs In determining net project costs for purposes of determining the Government share of the cost of a project under this section, a project sponsor may— (A) include costs related to the planning or development of affordable housing located within one-half of a mile of a new defined station funded by amounts made available under section 103 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5303 42 U.S.C. 3141 (B) count the costs described in subparagraph (A) toward the remainder of the net capital project costs under paragraph (4). .

Summary: Build More Housing Near Transit Act of 2021 This bill revises requirements for the fixed guideway capital investment grant program. Specifically, the bill revises how the Department of Transportation evaluates and rates fixed guideway capital projects under the program to include affordable housing incentives.
Free Veterans from Fees Act

To waive the application fee for applications for special use permits for veterans’ special events at war memorials on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free Veterans from Fees Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Member of a Gold Star Family The term member of a Gold Star Family (2) Special events The term special events (3) The District of Columbia and its environs The term the District of Columbia and its environs (4) Veteran The term veteran (5) Veterans’ special event The term veterans’ special event (6) War memorial The term war memorial 3. Waiver of special use permit application fee for veterans’ special events (a) Waiver The application fee for any application for a special use permit, the sole purpose of which is to hold a veterans’ special event at a war memorial on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs, shall be waived. (b) Applicability of existing laws Notwithstanding subsection (a), an applicant for a special use permit described in that subsection shall be subject to any other law (including regulations) or policy applicable to the application, issuance, or execution of the special use permit. (c) Applicability This section shall apply to any special use permit application submitted after the date of enactment of this Act. December 12, 2022 Reported without amendment

Summary: Free Veterans from Fees Act This bill waives the application fee for any application for any special use permit the sole purpose of which is to hold a veterans' special event at a war memorial on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs.
HACT Act

To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeland And Cyber Threat Act HACT Act 2. Foreign state computer intrusions (a) In general Chapter 97 section 1605B 1605C. Computer intrusions by a foreign state A foreign state shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States or of the States in any case not otherwise covered by this chapter in which money damages are sought against a foreign state by a national of the United States for personal injury, harm to reputation, or damage to or loss of property resulting from any of the following activities, whether occurring in the United States or a foreign state: (1) Unauthorized access to or access exceeding authorization to a computer located in the United States. (2) Unauthorized access to confidential, electronic stored information located in the United States. (3) The transmission of a program, information, code, or command to a computer located in the United States, which, as a result of such conduct, causes damage without authorization. (4) The use, dissemination, or disclosure, without consent, of any information obtained by means of any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). (5) The provision of material support or resources for any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), including by an official, employee, or agent of such foreign state. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 97 section 1605B 1605C. Computer intrusions by a foreign state. . (c) Application This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply to any action pending on or filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Homeland and Cyber Threat Act or the HACT Act This bill allows claims in federal or state court against foreign states that conduct or participate in cyberattacks against U.S. nationals.
Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID–19 Vaccination Act

To prohibit certain Federal agencies from requiring that any employee of such an agency receive a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID–19 Vaccination Act 2. Prohibition against agency vaccine mandates (a) Definition In this section, the term agency (b) Prohibition No agency may require any employee of the agency, or any individual working on or in connection with a contract or subcontract with respect to the agency, to receive a COVID–19 vaccine.

Summary: Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID-19 Vaccination Act This bill prohibits federal agencies from requiring federal workers or contractors to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act

To allow States and Tribal entities to use unexpended COVID–19 relief funds to pay fines on behalf of employers for violating the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor relating to COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing and any final rule issued with respect to such emergency temporary standard, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act 2. Violations of COVID–19 vaccination and testing requirements (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State or Tribal entity may use unexpended COVID–19 relief funds distributed to the State or Tribal entity in order to pay, on behalf of an employer operating in the State or on land under the jurisdiction of the Tribal entity, any fine imposed on the employer for violating the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor relating to COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (b) Definitions In this section: (1) COVID–19 relief funds The term COVID–19 relief funds (A) the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 (B) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 (C) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 (2) Employer The term employer 29 U.S.C. 652 (3) State The term State

Summary: Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act This bill permits states and tribal entities to use unexpended COVID-19 relief funds to pay, on behalf of employers, fines for violations of the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor on November 5, 2021, titled COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard.
A bill to revise the rules of construction applicable to information reporting requirements imposed on brokers with respect to digital assets, and for other purposes.

To revise the rules of construction applicable to information reporting requirements imposed on brokers with respect to digital assets, and for other purposes. 1. Rules of construction applicable to information reporting requirements imposed on brokers with respect to digital assets (a) In general Section 80603 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: (d) Rule of construction (1) Definition of broker Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to create any inference that a person described in section 6045(c)(1)(D) (A) validating distributed ledger transactions, (B) selling hardware or software for which the sole function is to permit a person to control private keys which are used for accessing digital assets on a distributed ledger, or (C) developing digital assets or their corresponding protocols for use by other persons, provided that such other persons are not customers of the person developing such assets or protocols. (2) Brokers and treatment of digital assets Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to create any inference, for any period prior to the effective date of such amendments, with respect to— (A) whether any person is a broker under section 6045(c)(1) (B) whether any digital asset is property which is a specified security under section 6045(g)(3)(B) of such Code. (e) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed to have any effect on the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77a et seq. 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 80603 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Summary: This bill excludes certain persons from being considered a broker for tax reporting purposes. Under current law, the transfer of digital assets from a broker to a nonbroker requires the broker to file a return beginning on January 1, 2024. The bill provides that a broker does not include any person solely engaged in the business of (1) validating distributed ledger transactions, (2) selling hardware or software for which the sole function is to permit access to digital assets on a distributed ledger, or (3) developing digital assets or protocols for use by other persons who are not customers.
A bill to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.

To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes. 1. Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children report Section 3(f) of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act ( Public Law 114–244 3 years 5 years April 14, 2021 Reported without amendment

Summary: This bill extends the deadline, from three years to five years, for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to submit its report to the President and Congress. The commission was established to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and to develop plans for federal policy related to Native children.
Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021

To provide that chapter 1 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021 CLASS Act of 2021 2. Inapplicability of chapter 1 (a) In General Chapter 1 (b) Definition In this section, the term institution of higher education 20 U.S.C. 1002 3. Prohibition on limitations on ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) (30) The institution will not require any student to agree to, and will not enforce, any limitation or restriction (including a limitation or restriction on any available choice of applicable law, a jury trial, or venue) on the ability of a student to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against an institution in court. . 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021 or the CLASS Act of 2021 This bill prohibits institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs from restricting students' ability to pursue claims against IHEs in court. In addition, the bill makes mandatory arbitration agreements inapplicable to enrollment agreements between students and IHEs.
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to lengthen the period of time during which certain controlled substances must be administered to a patient after being delivered by a pharmacy to the administering practitioner.

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to lengthen the period of time during which certain controlled substances must be administered to a patient after being delivered by a pharmacy to the administering practitioner. 1. Delivery of a controlled substance by a pharmacy to an administering practitioner Section 309A of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 829a (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking 14 days 60 days (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking the Attorney General, the Attorney General may modify the number of days described in subsection (a)(5) if the Secretary determines that the modification will— (A) reduce the risk of diversion; or (B) protect the public health. ; and (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking 7 days 14 days

Summary: This bill increases the number of days—from 14 to 60—within which a practitioner must administer certain narcotic drugs (e.g., buprenorphine) to a patient for maintenance or detoxification treatment (i.e., substance use disorder treatment) after receiving the drugs from a pharmacy. Additionally, the bill revises the process by which the Department of Justice may modify the number of days within which such drugs must be administered.
Flu Vaccine Act

To conduct or support further comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine or preventative. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flu Vaccine Act 2. Research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine or preventative (a) In general The Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shall conduct or support comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine or preventative. (b) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.

Summary: Flu Vaccine Act This bill requires the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct or support research regarding the development of a universal influenza vaccine.
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain emblems on headstones and markers furnished for veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain emblems on headstones and markers furnished for veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Inclusion of certain emblems on headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) (1) A headstone or marker furnished for a veteran under subsection (a), (b), or (d) may include— (A) no emblem; (B) an emblem of belief; or (C) an emblem from among a list of emblems that the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary, shall establish. (2) The list established under paragraph (1)(C) shall include the following: (A) An emblem with respect to— (i) each unit at the level of separate brigade or higher in the Army and each equivalent unit in the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; and (ii) each skill or combat badge or tab earned by a member of the Armed Forces. (B) One or more emblems of the commissioned Regular Corps of the Public Health Service. (C) One or more emblems of the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (D) Such other emblems as the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary, considers appropriate and practical, such as the Marine Corps emblem or Army Infantry insignia. (3) The Secretary of Defense shall provide the Secretary with a digitized representation of each emblem included in the list established under paragraph (1)(C). . (b) Establishment of list of approved emblems Not later than June 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish the list of approved emblems required by paragraph (1)(C) of subsection (l) of such section 2306, as added by subsection (a), in accordance with such subsection (l). (c) Availability of approved emblems Not later than October 1, 2022, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make the emblems on the list of approved emblems required by subsection (l)(1)(C) of such section 2306, as added by subsection (a), available for inclusion on headstones and markers. (d) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill provides statutory authority for the inclusion of certain emblems on headstones or markers furnished for veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Such headstones or markers may include an emblem from a list established by the Department of Defense and the VA (e.g., skill or combat badges), an emblem of belief, or no emblem.