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Reducing Plastics in Wastewater Act

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make certain activities for the removal of plastic waste and post-consumer materials from wastewater eligible for assistance under the State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Plastics in Wastewater Act 2. Removal of plastic waste and post-consumer materials (a) Projects and activities eligible for assistance Section 603(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1383(c) (1) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ; and (2) in paragraph (12)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (13) for the construction of improvements to treatment works owned and operated by a municipality to reduce and remove plastic waste and post-consumer materials, including microplastics and microfibers, from wastewater. . (b) Additional subsidization Section 603(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1383(i)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), by striking ; or (2) in subparagraph (B)(iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) for an activity described in subsection (c)(13). .

Summary: Reducing Plastics in Wastewater Act This bill permits the use of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to construct or improve municipal water treatment facilities to reduce and remove plastic waste, microplastics, and other post-consumer materials from wastewater. That fund provides low-cost financing to communities for a wide range of water quality infrastructure projects.
Equity in Agency Planning Act of 2022

To amend section 306 of title 5, United States Code, and sections 1115 and 1120 of title 31, United States Code, to improve the equitable provision of services to underserved communities and individuals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equity in Agency Planning Act of 2022 2. Amendments (a) Agency strategic plans Section 306 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after of the agency , with at least one goal, or 20 percent of the total number of goals, whichever is greater, relating to improving the equitable provision of services to underserved communities and individuals (2) in subsection (d), by inserting after in such a plan , including nongovernmental organizations and other stakeholders, including academic and research partners, State and local governments, and community and advocacy groups, that can address how to improve the equitable provision of services to underserved communities and individuals (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Additional definitions In this section and sections 1115 and 1120 of title 31: (1) State The term State (2) Underserved communities The term underserved communities (3) Underserved individual The term underserved individual . (b) Agency performance plans Section 1115(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after and the next fiscal year , with at least one performance goal, or 20 percent of the total number of performance goals, whichever is greater, relating to improving the equitable provision of services to underserved communities and individuals (2) in paragraph (5)(D), by inserting after other agencies , nongovernmental organizations, and other stakeholders, including academic and research partners, State and local governments, and community and advocacy groups, (c) Agency priority goals Section 1120(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: At least one of the priority goals of each agency, or 20 percent of the priority goals of the agency, whichever is greater, shall be related to improving the equitable provision of services to underserved communities and individuals.

Summary: Equity in Agency Planning Act of 2022 This bill requires federal agency strategic plans, performance plans, and priority goals to address the need to improve the equitable provision of services to underserved communities and individuals. Specifically, such plans and goals must have a certain number of goals relating to improving the equitable provision of services to such communities and individuals.
To delay the implementation of the modifications of exceptions for reporting of third party network transactions.

To delay the implementation of the modifications of exceptions for reporting of third party network transactions. 1. Delay in modification of exceptions for reporting of third party network transactions Section 9674(c)(1) of the American Rescue Plan of 2021 is amended by striking December 31, 2021 December 31, 2022

Summary: This bill delays the implementation of a de minimis exception to the tax reporting requirements of third party network transactions for transactions not exceeding $600.
Preventing Improper Payments Act

To change the treatment of certain Federal programs with respect to susceptibility to significant improper payments, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Improper Payments Act 2. Treatment of certain new programs and activities Section 3352(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Rule of construction Any program or activity established by a Federal agency on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph making more than $100,000,000 in payments in a fiscal year shall be construed to be a program or activity with outlays exceeding the statutory threshold dollar amount described in paragraph (3)(A)(i) that may be susceptible to significant improper payment. . 3. Report requirement Section 3357(d) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking For each of fiscal years 2019 and 2020, each Each

Summary: Preventing Improper Payments Act This bill designates any program or activity making more than $100 million in payments in a fiscal year as susceptible to significant improper payments. Under current law, programs designated as susceptible to significant improper payments are subject to additional assessments and reporting requirements. The bill requires each agency to submit to Congress, as part of the annual financial report of the agency, a report on implementing financial and administrative controls and certain other practices with respect to fraud risk; identifying risks and vulnerabilities to fraud; and establishing strategies, procedures, and other steps to curb fraud.
To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes.

To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local businesses, and for other purposes. 1. Use of certain roads within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Section 4(b) of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act ( Public Law 109–156 Until subsection (a) Until September 30, 2026, subsection (a)

Summary: This bill extends to September 30, 2026, a program that allows owners of certain locally owned and operated commercial vehicles to buy permits to use Highway 209 in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
STREAM Act

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make certain activities eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act STREAM Act 2. Long-term abandoned mine land reclamation Section 40701(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 30 U.S.C. 1231a(c) (1) by striking Grants under (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), grants under ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Long-term abandoned mine land reclamation (A) In general Not more than 30 percent of the total amount of a grant made annually under subsection (b)(1) may be retained by the recipient of the grant if those amounts are deposited into a long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund established under State law, from which amounts (together with all interest earned on the amounts) are expended by the State or Indian Tribe, as applicable, for— (i) the abatement of the causes and the treatment of the effects of acid mine drainage resulting from coal mining practices, including for the costs of building, operating, maintaining, and rehabilitating acid mine drainage treatment systems; (ii) the prevention, abatement, and control of subsidence; or (iii) the prevention, abatement, and control of coal mine fires. (B) Reporting requirements Each recipient of a grant under subsection (b)(1) that deposits grant amounts into a long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) offer amendments to the inventory maintained under section 403(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1233(c) (I) acid mine drainage abatement and treatment; (II) subsidence prevention, abatement, and control; and (III) coal mine fire prevention, abatement, and control; and (ii) include in the annual grant report of the recipient information on the status and balance of amounts in the long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund. (C) Term Amounts retained under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to— (i) subsection (d)(4)(B); or (ii) any other limitation on the length of the term of an annual grant under subsection (b)(1). .

Summary: Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act This bill allows a state to set aside up to 30% of its annual grant for abandoned mine reclamation provided under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the treatment and abatement of acid mine drainage, which is the release of acidic water from abandoned coal mines.
Justice for Armored Car Crew Members Act of 2022

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that robbery of armored cars constitutes bank robbery, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Armored Car Crew Members Act of 2022 2. Robbery of armored cars Section 2113 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (f), by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and any armored car or armored car company building (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) The term “armored car” means a vehicle used by an armored car company (as such term is defined in section 5(2) of the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 ( 15 U.S.C. 5904 15 U.S.C. 5904(2)(B) (j) The term armored car company building .

Summary: Justice for Armored Car Crew Members Act of 2022 This bill makes the robbery of an armored car or armored car company building an offense under the federal bank robbery statute.
STATES Act of 2022

To ensure that within a State, an action of a State agency taken pursuant to State law shall have effect notwithstanding any Federal law to the contrary, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustaining Tenth Amendment Truths for Every State Act of 2022 STATES Act of 2022 2. State agency preference (a) In general Within a State, an action of a State agency taken pursuant to State law shall have effect notwithstanding any Federal law to the contrary, if the Federal law purports to apply under authority to create such law that is not specifically, unequivocally, and explicitly delegated to the United States Government within the stated words of the United States Constitution. (b) State defined In this Act, the term State

Summary: Sustaining Tenth Amendment Truths for Every State Act of 2022 or the STATES Act of 2022 This bill provides that an action of a state agency taken pursuant to state law shall have effect within the state notwithstanding federal law to the contrary, if the federal law purports to apply under authority to create such law that is not explicitly delegated to the federal government within the stated words of the U.S. Constitution.
Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2022

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund in the Department of Homeland Security to fund investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2022 2. Establishment of Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: (i) Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund (1) In general There is established within the Department of Homeland Security a fund to be known as the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund (in this subsection referred to as the ASCT Fund (2) TSA briefing Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection and quarterly thereafter for five years, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate regarding planned procurement, nationwide deployment, and sustainment efforts of aviation security checkpoint technology at airport checkpoints through amounts made available from the ASCT Fund. .

Summary: Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund within the Department of Homeland Security to fund the procurement, deployment, and sustainment of aviation security checkpoint technology.
Report on DoD Practices to Distinguish Between Civilians and Combatants Act of 2022

To require an independent report on Department of Defense practices for distinguishing between combatants and civilians in United States military operations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Report on DoD Practices to Distinguish Between Civilians and Combatants Act of 2022 2. Report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinction between combatants and civilians in United States military operations (a) Report The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to prepare an independent report on Department of Defense practices regarding distinguishing between combatants and civilians in United States military operations. (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following matters: (1) A description of how the Department of Defense and individual members of the Armed Forces have differentiated between combatants and civilians in both ground and air operations since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including— (A) relevant policy and legal standards and how these standards were implemented in practice; (B) target engagement criteria; and (C) whether military-aged males were presumptively targetable. (2) A description of how the Department of Defense has differentiated between combatants and civilians when assessing allegations of civilian casualties since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including— (A) relevant policy and legal standards and the factual indicators these standards were applied to in assessing claims of civilian casualties; and (B) any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. (c) Submission of report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an unaltered copy of the assessment under this section, together with the views of the Secretary on the assessment. (d) Definition of United States military operation In this section, the term United States military operations

Summary: Report on DoD Practices to Distinguish Between Civilians and Combatants Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center to prepare an independent report on DOD practices regarding distinguishing between combatants and civilians in U.S. military operations (i.e., a mission, strike, engagement, raid, or incident).
Extension of the Department of Defense’s Authority for Certain Payments to Redress Injury and Loss Act

To extend the authority of the Secretary of Defense to make certain payments to redress injury and loss. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extension of the Department of Defense’s Authority for Certain Payments to Redress Injury and Loss Act 2. Extension of authority for certain payments to redress injury and loss Section 1213(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 ( 10 U.S.C. 2731 December 31, 2023 December 31, 2033

Summary: Extension of the Department of Defense's Authority for Certain Payments to Redress Injury and Loss Act This bill extends through December 31, 2033, the authority of the Department of Defense to provide payments for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to the use of force by the U.S. Armed Forces.
High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand availability of H–1B nonimmgrant visas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act 2. H–1B nonimmigrant reform (a) Numerical limitations Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking 65,000 130,000 (2) in paragraph (5), by striking , until the number of aliens who are exempted from such numerical limitation during such year exceeds 20,000 (b) Expansion of H–1B-Dependent employer Section 212(n)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(3)(A) (1) in clause (i)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking 25 50 (B) in subclause (II), by striking 7 12 (2) in clause (ii)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking at least 26 but not more than 50 at least 51 but not more than 100 (B) in subclause (II), by striking 12 24 (3) in clause (iii)(I), by striking 51 101 3. Promoting American Ingenuity Grant Program (a) Authorization The Secretary of Education may make grants to States, on a competitive basis, to— (1) strengthen elementary school and secondary school education in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology; (2) retain teachers at the elementary school and secondary school levels in such fields; and (3) assist institutions of higher education in educating students enrolled in a program of study leading to a degree in such a field. (b) Application The chief executive of a State seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary of Education an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms elementary school secondary school State 20 U.S.C. 7801 (2) The term institution of higher education 20 U.S.C. 1002

Summary: High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act This bill increases the annual cap on H-1B visas (nonimmigrant visas for workers in specialty occupations) and authorizes grants for education. Specifically, the bill (1) increases the cap on such visas for each fiscal year to from 65.000 to 130,000, and (2) exempts from this cap all visas for individuals with a postgraduate degree from a U.S. institution of higher education (currently, only up to 20,000 such visas are exempted each fiscal year). The bill also modifies the criteria for determining whether an employer is an H-1B-dependent employer. (Such employers are subject to additional requirements.) The Department of Education may make grants to states to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (commonly referred to as STEM) education.
Rental Car Consumer Protection Act

To require rental companies to provide consumer protections in renting motor vehicles to consumers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rental Car Consumer Protection Act 2. Consumer protection requirements in renting motor vehicles (a) Reservations If a rental company allows a consumer to make a reservation for a covered rental vehicle, such rental company shall make available to such consumer the vehicle reserved— (1) within 1/2 (2) at the reserved location. (b) Deceptive advertising A rental company may not advertise or represent that a consumer may make a reservation for a covered rental vehicle unless such rental company maintains the procedures required by subsection (c). (c) Records (1) In general A rental company that allows consumers to make reservations for covered rental vehicles shall maintain procedures reasonably calculated to fulfill such reservations. (2) Procedures The procedures required by paragraph (1) shall include maintaining a record of each such reservation and of the scheduled return time of each such vehicle. Such records shall be preserved for not fewer than 6 months. (d) Notice A rental company that rents covered rental vehicles to consumers shall conspicuously display on the business premises of such rental company a notice informing consumers of the rights of consumers under this section. The Commission shall include in the regulations promulgated under subsection (e) requirements for the form and content of such notice. (e) Rulemaking Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to implement this section. (f) Enforcement (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices A violation of this section or a regulation promulgated under this section shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) (2) Powers of the Commission The Commission shall enforce this section and the regulations promulgated under this section in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as through all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission (2) Covered rental vehicle The term covered rental vehicle (3) Rental company The term rental company

Summary: Rental Car Consumer Protection Act This bill establishes protections for consumers reserving rental cars. Specifically, if a rental car company allows consumers to reserve a vehicle in advance, it must make the vehicle available to the consumer at the reserved location within one-half hour of the reserved time. Rental car companies also must adopt certain reservation procedures and notify consumers of their rights under the bill. The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to enforce these requirements.