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American Petroleum First Act

To exempt certain vessels transporting crude oil and petroleum products from certain coastwise endorsement requirements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Petroleum First Act 2. Exemption from coastwise laws for vessels transporting crude oil and petroleum products (a) General eligibility requirements Section 12103 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Exception for vessels transporting crude oil and petroleum products (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (a), a certificate of documentation may be issued under this chapter for any vessel transporting crude oil and petroleum products. (2) Certain vessels excluded Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— (A) a vessel that is owned, in whole or in part, by— (i) a Russian national; or (ii) the Government of the Russian Federation; and (B) a Russian-flagged vessel; or (C) a vessel for which any crewmember is a Russian national. . (b) Coastwise endorsement Section 12112(a)(2)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (ii) by striking or (2) in clause (iii) by striking and or (3) by adding at the end the following: (iv) transports crude oil and petroleum products; and .

Summary: American Petroleum First Act This bill exempts certain vessels transporting crude oil or petroleum products from vessel documentation requirements as well as coastwise endorsement requirements. Specifically, the bill authorizes a vessel certificate of documentation (i.e., registration) to be issued for a vessel transporting crude oil or petroleum products, unless the vessel is (1) owned by a Russian national or Russia, (2) a Russian-flagged vessel, or (3) a vessel with any Russian crew member. The bill also authorizes a coastwise endorsement to be issued for a vessel that is transporting oil or petroleum products. Such an endorsement allows a vessel to engage in certain trade.
Ports Not Windmills Act

To amend title 46, United States Code, to prohibit certain grants from financing or refinancing projects that support the development, manufacturing, staging, maintenance, or deployment of offshore wind energy infrastructure, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ports Not Windmills Act 2. Port development Section 50302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking ; or (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) to finance or refinance projects that support the development, manufacturing, staging, maintenance, or deployment of offshore wind energy infrastructure. ; and (2) in subsection (d)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ; or (B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) finance or refinance projects that support the development, manufacturing, staging, maintenance, or deployment of offshore wind energy infrastructure. .

Summary: Ports Not Windmills Act This bill prohibits the use of certain Department of Transportation grant funds from being used to finance or refinance projects that support the development, manufacturing, staging, maintenance, or deployment of offshore wind energy infrastructure.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain late unemployment payments from taxation.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain late unemployment payments from taxation. 1. Special rule for late unemployment compensation payments (a) In general Section 85(c) (2) Special rule for delayed 2020 unemployment compensation In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2021, if a taxpayer is issued an unemployment compensation payment with respect to calendar year 2020 but such payment is not received by the taxpayer until 2021, the gross income of such taxpayer shall not include so much of the unemployment compensation received by such taxpayer as does not exceed $10,200. (3) $10,200 aggregate limitation The total amount excluded from gross income with respect to a taxpayer under this subsection for all taxable years shall not exceed $10,200. . (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (4) of section 85(c) paragraph (1) paragraphs (1) and (2) (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.

Summary: This bill excludes from the gross income of a taxpayer up to $10,200 in unemployment compensation issued to the taxpayer for calendar year 2020, but not received until 2021. This exclusion applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.
PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022

To amend the Small Business Act to extend the statute of limitation for fraud by borrowers under the Paycheck Protection Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022 2. Fraud enforcement harmonization (a) Paycheck Protection Program Section 7(a)(36) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36) (W) Fraud enforcement harmonization Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to a covered loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed. . (b) Paycheck protection program second draw loans Section 7(a)(37) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(37) (P) Fraud enforcement harmonization Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any criminal charge or civil enforcement action alleging that a borrower engaged in fraud with respect to a covered loan guaranteed under this paragraph shall be filed not later than 10 years after the offense was committed. . May 17, 2022 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: PPP and Bank Fraud Enforcement Harmonization Act of 2022 This bill establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for criminal charges and civil enforcement against a borrower who engages in fraud with respect to a Paycheck Protection Program loan.
Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2022

To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under a group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2022 2. Treating benefits for telehealth services offered under a group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (a) PHSA (1) In general Section 2791(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91(c)(2) (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) Benefits for telehealth services. . (2) Limitation on exception to group health plans and group health insurance coverage Section 2722(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–21(c)(1) (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (B) by striking The requirements (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the requirements ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Application of provisions in the case of individual health insurance coverage for certain excepted benefits The requirements of subparts I and II shall apply to any individual health insurance coverage in relation to its provision of excepted benefits described in section 2791(c)(2)(C). . (b) ERISA Section 733(c)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1191b(c)(2) (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) Benefits for telehealth services. . (c) IRC Section 9832(c)(2) (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) Benefits for telehealth services. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2022 This bill expands the exception for stand-alone telehealth benefits plans from certain requirements that generally apply to private health insurance plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Under the bill, employers may offer stand-alone telehealth benefits to all employees. This includes employees who are eligible for enrollment in their employer's group health plan. Currently, employers may offer telehealth benefits to employees who are otherwise ineligible for the employer's group health plan. This flexibility applies during any plan year beginning before the end of the COVID-19 emergency.
Preventing Terrorist Sympathizers from Appeasing Terrorists Act

To limit the revocation and rescission of the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Terrorist Sympathizers from Appeasing Terrorists Act 2. Foreign Terrorist Organization designation Notwithstanding section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189

Summary: Preventing Terrorist Sympathizers from Appeasing Terrorists Act This bill prohibits the revocation of the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization except by a joint resolution of Congress. Currently, the Department of State may revoke such a designation. Such a designation carries various legal effects. For example, it is unlawful to knowingly provide material support to such an organization. Furthermore, a member of such an organization is barred from entering the United States if the member is a non-U.S. national (an alien under federal law).
Stopping Excessive Climate Reporting Act

To provide that under the securities laws certain disclosures related to greenhouse-gas emissions or consumption of an issuer shall not be construed to be required. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Excessive Climate Reporting Act 2. Rule of construction with respect to certain disclosures (a) In general Under the securities laws (as such term is defined in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c (b) Information The information described in this subsection is as follows: (1) The greenhouse-gas emissions or consumption of— (A) the issuer; or (B) the supply chain or consumers of such issuer (commonly known as Scope 3 emissions (2) Any independent certification with respect to the information described in paragraph (1).

Summary: Stopping Excessive Climate Reporting Act This bill provides that issuers of securities are not required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions.
REACT Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to require an executive agency to submit information to any committee of the House of Representatives upon the request of 7 of the members of the committee, and to submit information to any committee of the Senate upon the request of 5 of the members of the committee, if the information relates to any matter under the jurisdiction of the committee, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Response from Executive Agencies to Congress on Time Act REACT Act 2. Requiring submission of information to committees upon request of minimum number of committee members (a) Submission of information Section 2954 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking agency, on request shall submit agency, on request of any authorizing committee or permanent select committee of the House of Representatives or of any 7 members thereof, or on request of any authorizing or permanent select committee of the Senate or of any 5 members thereof, shall submit (b) Deadline for submission; enforcement Section 2954 of such title is amended— (1) by striking An Executive (a) Submission of information (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Deadline An Executive agency shall submit the information requested by a committee under subsection (a) not later than 45 days after the committee requests the information, or not later than such alternative deadline as the committee may specify in its request. (c) Enforcement A committee, or any 7 members thereof (in the case of a committee of the House of Representatives) or any 5 members thereof (in the case of a committee of the Senate), which is aggrieved by a violation of this section by an Executive agency may file an action in the appropriate district court of the United States for such injunctive and declaratory relief as may be appropriate. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to requests made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Response from Executive Agencies to Congress on Time Act or the REACT Act This bill requires federal agencies to provide certain information at the request of additional congressional committees and specifies that agencies must respond to such requests within 45 days. Under current law, agencies must supply information requested by the Committee on Government Operations of the House of Representatives (or any seven of its members) or the Committee on Government Affairs of the Senate (or any five of its members), provided that the requested information relates to matters within the committees' respective jurisdictions. This bill also requires agencies to supply information requested by authorizing committees or permanent select committees.
Donor Milk Safety Act

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to apply the exempt infant formula requirements to certain human donor milk, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Donor Milk Safety Act 2. Application of exempt infant formula requirements to certain human donor milk Section 412(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 350a(h) (3) Effective beginning one year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the exemption under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to human milk which has undergone any bioburden reduction process in the same manner as such exemption applies with respect to infant formula described in such paragraph. Not later than one year after such date of enactment, the Secretary shall make such revisions as may be necessary to the regulations prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph (2) to carry out the preceding sentence. .

Summary: Donor Milk Safety Act This bill treats human milk that has gone through a bioburden reduction process (e.g., pasteurized donor milk) as an exempt infant formula (i.e., specialized infant formula) for purposes of certain regulatory standards.
National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act

To upgrade the communications service used by the National Weather Service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act 2. National Weather Service communications (a) In general Title IV of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 ( 15 U.S.C. 8541 et seq. 415. National Weather Service communications (a) System upgrade The Director of the National Weather Service shall improve the instant messaging service used by National Weather Service personnel by implementing a commercial off-the-shelf communications solution hosted on the public cloud to serve as a replacement for the communications system in use as of the date of the enactment of this section (commonly referred to as NWSChat (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2026, to remain available until expended. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 414 the following new item: Sec. 415. National Weather Service communications. . July 14, 2022 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: National Weather Service Communications Improvement Act This bill directs the National Weather Service (NWS) to improve the instant messaging service used by NWS personnel by implementing a commercial, off-the-shelf communications solution hosted on the public cloud to serve as a replacement for the communications system in use, commonly referred to as NWSChat.
Innocent Landowners Protection Act

To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to clarify the responsibility of landowners who do not participate in the operation of oil facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innocent Landowners Protection Act 2. Responsible party Section 1001(32)(B) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2701(32)(B) (B) Onshore facilities In the case of an onshore facility (other than a pipeline), any person owning or operating the facility, except— (i) a Federal agency, State, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a State, or any interstate body, that as the owner transfers possession and right to use the property to another person by lease, assignment, or permit; or (ii) with respect to a facility for oil exploration, development, production, or storage, a person with an ownership interest in the facility who does not participate in management of the facility, if the acquisition of such interest by the person was not designed to avoid the liability of any person under this Act. .

Summary: Innocent Landowners Protection Act This bill exempts a person who has an ownership interest in a facility for oil exploration, development, production, or storage but does not participate in managing that facility from certain liability for oil spills and related pollution.
Flexibility for Workers Education Act

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude certain activities from hours worked, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flexibility for Workers Education Act 2. Treatment of attendance or participation in certain activities (a) In general Section 3(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(o) (o) Hours worked In determining for the purposes of sections 6 and 7 the hours for which an employee is employed, there shall be excluded— (1) any time spent in changing clothes or washing at the beginning or end of each workday which was excluded from measured working time during the week involved by the express terms of or by custom or practice under a bona fide collective-bargaining agreement applicable to the particular employee; and (2) any time spent attending or participating in lectures, education or training programs, and similar activities, regardless of whether the activity is offered or facilitated by the employer, provided that— (A) such attendance or participation occurs outside of the employee’s regular working hours; (B) such attendance or participation is voluntary and the continuation of employment and the working conditions related to such employment is not adversely affected by non-attendance or non-participation; and (C) the employee does not perform any productive work for the employer during such attendance or participation. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to hours worked on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Flexibility for Workers Education Act This bill excludes from hours worked certain voluntary training that occurs outside an employee's regular working hours. Such training does not count as hours worked even if it is offered by the employer, provided that an employee's working conditions are not adversely affected by choosing not to participate and the employee does not perform any productive work for the employer during the training.
No User Fees for Gun Owners Act

To ban the imposition of any State or local liability insurance, tax, or user fee requirement for firearm or ammunition ownership or commerce. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No User Fees for Gun Owners Act 2. Ban on imposition of State or local liability insurance, tax, or user fee requirement as a condition of firearm or ammunition ownership or commerce Section 927 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (a) In general.— No (2) by adding after and below the end the following: (b) No State or local insurance, tax, or user fee required as a condition of gun or ammunition ownership or commerce A State, or unit of local government of a State, may not impose any insurance requirement, or any tax, user fee, or other similar charge, as a condition of the manufacture, importation, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm or ammunition, except that a generally applicable sales tax may be assessed against firearms or ammunition in the same proportion to which the tax applies to other goods or services. . 3. Limitation on conditions of gun ownership or commerce Part I of subchapter B of chapter 53 5848A. Limitation on conditions of gun ownership (a) In general A State, or unit of local government of a State, may not impose any insurance requirement, or any tax, user fee, or other similar charge, as a condition of the manufacture, importation, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm, pistol, or revolver, except that a generally applicable sales tax may be assessed against firearms, pistols, or revolvers in the same proportion to which the tax applies to other goods or services. (b) Firearm, pistol, revolver The terms firearm pistol revolver .

Summary: No User Fees for Gun Owners Act This bill prohibits a state or local government from imposing any insurance requirement, tax, user fee, or similar charge as a condition of the manufacture importation, acquisition, transfer, or continued ownership of a firearm or ammunition, with the exception of a proportionate sales tax. The bill imposes the same prohibition under the Internal Revenue Code for firearms, pistols, or revolvers, but allows for the assessment of a proportionate sales tax.