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Doss's Act

To prohibit the consideration of COVID–19 vaccination status in determining eligibility for organ donation or transplantation, and in providing services to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guarding against Injustice based on Vaccine-status, Ensuring Lifesaving Intervention For Everyone Act GIVE LIFE Act Doss's Act 2. Prohibitions (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) no individual may be determined to be ineligible for organ donation or receipt of an organ transplant on the basis of the COVID–19 vaccination status of the individual; (2) no individual may be given a higher or lower priority for such a donation or receipt on such basis; (3) the incidence of COVID–19 positive rates in a geographic area or region, as determined by public health officials, may not be a factor in determining eligibility to donate organs or to receive organs; and (4) any provider who denies services to any individual based on the COVID–19 vaccination status of the individual (other than services furnished by a skilled nursing facility (as defined in section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(a) 42 U.S.C. 1396r(a) 42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(2) 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. (b) Application of requirements Paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) shall apply with respect to all organ donations and receipt of organ transplants in the United States, including under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the laws administered by the Secretary of Defense. (c) Organ procurement and transplantation network Section 372(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274(b) (4) Clarification regarding COVID–19 vaccination status The criteria and standards established under paragraph (2) may not include any consideration of the COVID–19 vaccination status of organ donors or recipients, or of the incidence of COVID–19 positive rates in a geographic area or region, as determined by public health officials. .

Summary: Guarding against Injustice based on Vaccine-status, Ensuring Lifesaving Intervention For Everyone Act or the GIVE LIFE Act or Doss's Act This bill generally prohibits an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status from being taken into account for purposes of organ donation or receipt. The bill also prohibits (1) the incidence rate of COVID-19 in a geographic area from being considered in such decisions, and (2) the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network from establishing standards that incorporate any of these factors. Additionally, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, health care providers, with specified exceptions (e.g., skilled nursing facilities), may not deny services to individuals based on COVID-19 vaccination status.
USPS Act

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit reports to Congress on theft of mail and United States Postal Service property, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Upholding a Secure Postal System Act USPS Act 2. Reports on mail and Postal Service property theft (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section and each year thereafter for five years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall investigate nationwide patterns and instances of theft of mail and United States Postal Service property and submit a report on each such investigation to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (b) Contents Any report under subsection (a) shall include a description of any measures the Postal Service has in place to address such theft, and recommendations on how the Postal Service and Congress can combat such theft. (c) Consultation In carrying out this section, the Comptroller General shall consult with the Inspector General of the Postal Service and the United States Postal Inspection Service.

Summary: Upholding a Secure Postal System Act or the USPS Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to investigate nationwide patterns and instances of theft of mail and U.S. Postal Service (USPS) property and report to Congress. Any such report must include a description of any measures that the USPS has in place to address, and recommendations on how the USPS and Congress can combat, such theft.
Let Them Learn Act

To prohibit the use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce a COVID–19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools, and to repeal the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 enacted by the District of Columbia Council. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Let Them Learn Act 2. Prohibition on use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce COVID–19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered school The term covered school 20 U.S.C. 7801 (2) COVID–19 vaccine The term COVID–19 vaccine 42 U.S.C. 262 21 U.S.C. 355 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 (b) Prohibition No Federal or local funds may be used by the District of Columbia or a covered school to impose or enforce a COVID–19 vaccine requirement on a student in connection with enrollment by the student in a covered school, including any requirement that a student receive a COVID–19 vaccine in order to be able to attend in-person classroom instruction or participate in any school-related activity on or off campus, including an athletic or academic competition. 3. Repeal of Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 The Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24–85), enacted by the District of Columbia Council on January 12, 2022, and effective on March 2, 2022, shall have no force or effect.

Summary: Let Them Learn Act This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from using federal or local funds to require that students in elementary or secondary schools receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also nullifies the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021, enacted by the DC Council. That act (1) requires COVID-19 vaccinations for students in elementary and secondary schools and staff at licensed child care facilities, and (2) provides for the electronic transmission of COVID-19 and other vaccination certifications for school attendance.
Sustain Regional Air Travel Act

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study and report on the extent and effects of the commercial aviation pilot shortage on regional/commuter carriers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustain Regional Air Travel Act 2. GAO study and report on the extent and effects of the commercial aviation pilot shortage on regional/commuter carriers (a) Study The Comptroller General of the United States (in this section referred to as the Comptroller General (b) Report Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives

Summary: Sustain Regional Air Travel Act This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the extent and effects of the commercial aviation pilot shortage on regional and commuter air carriers. The GAO must report the findings to Congress, including any recommendations for legislative and administrative actions that the GAO determines appropriate.
Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023

To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to reauthorize animal disease prevention and management programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023 2. Reauthorization of animal disease prevention and management programs Section 10409A of the Animal Health Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 8308a (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) Fiscal years 2024 through 2028 Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $233,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, of which— (i) not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available in each fiscal year to carry out subsection (a); (ii) not less than $70,000,000 shall be made available in each fiscal year to carry out subsection (b); and (iii) not less than $153,000,000 shall be made available in each fiscal year to carry out subsection (c). ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 2023 2029 (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 2019 through 2023 2024 through 2028 (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking 2019 through 2023 2024 through 2028

Summary: Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023 This bill provides additional funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) animal disease prevention and management programs and reauthorizes the programs through FY2028. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes and provides additional funding for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (a nationally coordinated network and partnership of federal, state, and university-associated animal health laboratories that provides animal health diagnostic testing to detect biological threats to the nation's food animals); the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (which allows APHIS to partner with states, tribes, producer organizations, universities, and others to carry out projects that enhance local, regional, and national capabilities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to animal disease outbreaks); and the National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank (which allows the Department of Agriculture to stockpile animal vaccines and related products to use in the event of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease or other high-impact foreign animal diseases).
Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023

To amend title XVIII to protect patient access to ground ambulance services under the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023 2. Protecting patient access to Medicare ground ambulance services (a) Super rural ambulance Section 1834(l)(12)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(12)(A) (1) in the first sentence, by striking 2025 2028 (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of services furnished on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028, such percent increase shall be 26.7 percent. (b) Ground ambulance Section 1834(l)(13)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)(13)(A) (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2025 2028 (2) in clause (i), by inserting , or 4.3 percent if such service is furnished on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028 2025 (3) in clause (ii), by inserting , or 3.4 percent if such service is furnished on or after January 1, 2025, and before January 1, 2028 2025

Summary: Protecting Access to Ground Ambulance Medical Services Act of 2023 This bill extends a specialized rate increase for Medicare payment of ground ambulance services in rural areas for an additional three years (until January 1, 2028) and provides for a higher rate increase for services furnished between January 1, 2025, and January 1, 2028.
SAP Act

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to the Acer access and development program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting All Producers Act SAP Act 2. Acer access and development program Section 12306 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 1632c (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Consultations (1) In general Beginning with the first request for applications under this section that occurs at least 1 year after the date of the enactment of the SAP Act (2) Consideration The Secretary shall consider the information provided through the consultation required under paragraph (1) when making grants under this section. ; and (3) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking 2023 2028

Summary: Supporting All Producers Act or the SAP Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to solicit input from maple industry stakeholders with respect to the research and education priorities of the maple industry for the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer). Specifically, the bill amends Acer to require USDA to consider the information provided through consultation with the maple industry when making program grants. The bill also extends the program's authorization through FY2028. The Acer competitive grant program promotes the domestic maple syrup industry through activities associated with research and education related to maple syrup production, natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry, and the marketing of maple syrup and maple sap products. Acer also provides grants to encourage owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer to initiate or expand maple sugaring activities, or to voluntarily make the land publicly accessible for maple sugaring activities.
RTCP Revitalization Act

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to provide mandatory funding from the Commodity Credit Corporation for reimbursement payments to geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the RTCP Revitalization Act 2. Commodity Credit Corporation funding for geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers Section 1621 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8792 (1) in subsection (b), by striking Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary The Secretary (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Payment limitations The Secretary may not impose a limitation on the amount of payments received by a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for any fiscal year in which the amount made available for payments under this section is equal to or greater than the amount that may be provided in accordance with this section with respect to applications received by the Secretary for that fiscal year. ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through There are (d) Funding (1) Mandatory funding Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section— (A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; (B) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; (C) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; (D) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; (E) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and (F) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter. (2) Authorization of appropriations There are .

Summary: RTCP Revitalization Act This bill amends the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Reimbursement Transportation Cost Payment Program (RTCP) to provide specified funds for the RTCP through FY2029 and each fiscal year thereafter. The RTCP provides reimbursement payments for geographically disadvantaged farmers and ranchers (e.g., those in Hawaii and Alaska) for a portion of the cost to transport agricultural commodities or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity. The bill also removes a $15 million payment cap for any given fiscal year. Further, USDA may not impose a limitation on the amount of producer payments for any fiscal year that the program funds are equal to or exceed demand.
Kids Fly Safe Act

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a comprehensive study on child safety in aviation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kids Fly Safe Act 2. Study and report on child safety in aviation (a) Study The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (in this section referred to as the Administrator (1) The usage and aircraft compatibility of age-appropriate child safety seats and restraints, including the different passenger safety and restraint needs of infants, toddlers, and older children with aircraft passenger seating. (2) The procedures for evacuation of children safely and efficiently from a transport category airplane and the extent to which new or revised age-appropriate requirements are needed. (3) Protection of strollers, child seats, and other child safety equipment while in an aircraft cargo hold. (4) Taking into account other evaluations of airports for compliance with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. 29 U.S.C. 794 (5) The extent to which airport terminal design requirements include measures relating to ensuring the general physical safety of children in the terminal and while on airport property. (6) The extent to which airport and airline policies protect children from contagious diseases or in-flight respiratory issues. (7) The extent to which the revised training required by section 1950 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 ( 49 U.S.C. 44901 (b) Report Not later than 180 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation as the Administrator determines appropriate.

Summary: Kids Fly Safe Act This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a comprehensive study on child safety in aviation in consultation with Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Transportation Security Administration. The study must evaluate issues that include the usage and aircraft compatibility of age-appropriate child safety seats and restraints, procedures for evacuating children safely and efficiently from aircraft, the extent to which airport terminal design requirements include measures to ensure the general physical safety of children in the terminal and while on airport property, and the extent to which airport and airline policies protect children from contagious diseases or in-flight respiratory issues.
HERMAN Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the enrollment of retiring individuals in the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthcare Enrollment Reform Modernization And Navigation Act HERMAN Act 2. Coordination of Medicare benefits with other health care insurance (a) In general Section 1862(b)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(A) (vi) Coordination of benefits with other health care insurance Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the event that an individual is enrolled in an employer group health plan (including a multiemployer or multiple employer group health plan) by virtue of current employment status with an employer that does not have 20 or more individuals in current employment status for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current calendar year and the preceding calendar year and the individual is eligible but not enrolled in coverage under part B, such employer group health plan shall not reduce benefits under the plan with respect to the individual on the basis that the individual could have been enrolled in coverage under part B. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall require such employer group health plan to provide coverage to an individual who elects to enroll in coverage under part B or to prohibit such plan from terminating such coverage or reducing benefits if such individual makes such election. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Healthcare Enrollment Reform Modernization and Navigation Act or the HERMAN Act This bill establishes and otherwise modifies requirements relating to coordinated coverage between employer health insurance and Medicare. Specifically, the bill prohibits employer-sponsored health plans for certain smaller employers from reducing benefits for employees who are eligible for Medicare but have not yet enrolled.
Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023

To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize Forest Service flexible partnerships. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) housing is a challenge nationwide, especially in areas within or adjacent to forests; and (2) the Forest Service is a critical partner in addressing housing needs for— (A) individuals in areas described in paragraph (1); and (B) Forest Service employees. 3. Authorization for lease of Forest Service sites Section 8623 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 16 U.S.C. 580d Public Law 115–334 (1) in subsection (a)(2)(D), by striking dwelling; dwelling or multiunit dwelling; (2) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii)— (i) in subclause (I), by inserting such as housing, improvements, (ii) in subclause (II), by striking and (iii) in subclause (III), by striking or and (iv) by adding at the end the following: (IV) services occurring off of the administrative site— (aa) that— (AA) occur on the unit of the National Forest System in which the administrative site is located; or (BB) benefit the National Forest System; and (bb) that support activities occurring within the unit of the National Forest System in which the administrative site is located; or ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (6) Lease term (A) In general The term of a lease of an administrative site under this section shall be up to 100 years. (B) Renewal A lease of an administrative site under this section shall include a provision for renewal of the lease if the use of the administrative site, at the time of renewal, is in accordance with this section. ; and (3) in subsection (i), by striking 2023 2028

Summary: Forest Service Flexible Housing Partnerships Act of 2023 This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and modifies the authority of the Forest Service to lease its administrative sites. The Forest Service may accept services occurring off of the administrative site as consideration for a lease. The Forest Service may lease an administrative site for up to 100 years, and leases must provide for renewal.