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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries under the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit programs.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries under the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit programs. 1. Excluding independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries under Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit programs (a) Medicare advantage program Section 1851(h) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–21(h) (8) Exclusion of independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries The requirement described in paragraph (g)(2)(ii) of section 422.2274 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation (relating to recording calls with beneficiaries), shall not apply to an agent or broker appointed in accordance with paragraph (7)(A). . (b) Prescription drug benefit program Section 1860D–4(l) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(l) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) by striking activities activities (1) In general The following provisions ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Exclusion of independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries The requirement described in paragraph (g)(2)(ii) of section 423.2274 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation (relating to recording calls with beneficiaries), shall not apply to an agent or broker appointed in accordance with section 1851(h)(7)(A), as applied under paragraph (1)(D). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

Summary: This bill provides that independent agents and brokers who are contracted to market Medicare Advantage or Medicare prescription drug benefit plans do not have to record calls with beneficiaries.
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to require certain notice requirements by law enforcement officers of the Environmental Protection Agency before executing and serving warrants.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require certain notice requirements by law enforcement officers of the Environmental Protection Agency before executing and serving warrants. 1. Powers of the Environmental Protection Agency Section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) The guidelines approved under subsection (b) shall require that a law enforcement officer described in subsection (a) provide notice to appropriate State and local law enforcement agencies before executing and serving any warrant. .

Summary: This bill requires law enforcement officers of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide notice to state and local law enforcement agencies before executing and serving warrants.
Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022

To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 2. Posting of national human trafficking phone number in certain restrooms Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (enacted as division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii) (1) striking the third sentence; and (2) inserting after the period at the end the following: The contact information of the national human trafficking hotline (including options to reach out to the hotline such as through phone, text, or TTY) shall be posted as follows: (I) In a visible place in all Federal buildings. (II) The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to coordinate with the owners and operators of aircraft, airports, over-the-road buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations to place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each such aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States. (III) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as may be appropriate, shall place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline at each port of entry. .

Summary: Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 This bill requires the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in specific places. Specifically, the information must be posted in a visible place in all federal buildings; in the restrooms of each U.S. aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station; and at each port of entry.
Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within a class of nonimmigrant aliens, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022 2. Changes in nonimmigrant categories (a) Transit through United States Section 101(a)(15)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(C) (C) (i) an alien in immediate and continuous transit through the United States, for a period not to exceed 29 days; (ii) an alien who qualifies as a person entitled to pass in transit to and from the United Nations Headquarters District (as defined in section 209A(e) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 4309a(e) (iii) an alien passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform, or to disembark from a vessel on which the alien performed, ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from another vessel engaged in foreign trade, for a period not to exceed 180 days; . (b) Alien crewmen Section 101(a)(15)(D) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(D) (1) in clause (ii), by adding or (2) by adding at the end the following: (iii) an alien crewman performing ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from another vessel engaged in foreign trade, who intends to land temporarily solely in pursuit of the alien’s responsibilities as a crewman and to depart from the United States on the vessel on which the alien arrived or on another vessel or aircraft, for a period not to exceed 180 days; . 3. Conditional permits to land temporarily Section 252(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1282(a) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) 180 days, if the immigration officer determines that the crewman— (A) intends to depart, within the period for which the crewman is permitted to land, on the same vessel or on a vessel or aircraft other than the vessel on which the crewman arrived; and (B) will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from any other vessel engaged in foreign trade during such period. . 4. Rule of construction For purposes of this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, the performance by a crewman of ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from any other vessel engaged in foreign trade shall not be considered, for immigration purposes, to be services, work, labor or employment by the crewman within the United States.

Summary: Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022 This bill authorizes an alien crewman to obtain a permit to land in the United States for up to 180 days if, during this period, the crewman will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations involving a vessel engaged in foreign trade. Currently, an alien crewman may obtain a permit to land for up to 29 days.
Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from placing any vaccine for COVID–19 on the child and adolescent immunization schedule unless the Secretary has posted on the public website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all clinical data in the possession of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the safety and efficacy of such vaccine, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act 2. Posting of all clinical data for COVID–19 vaccines before placement on child and adolescent schedule Part C of subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–25 et seq. 2129. Posting of all clinical data for COVID–19 vaccines before placement on child and adolescent schedule (a) No inclusion of COVID vaccines The Secretary, and any official, agency, or office of the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices), shall not include any vaccine for COVID–19 on the child and adolescent immunization schedule unless the Secretary has posted on the public website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all clinical data in the possession of the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices) relating to the safety and efficacy (including any adverse effects) of such vaccine. All such data posted under this subsection shall be deidentified to protect all individually identifiable health information, and information with respect to the agency and sponsor personnel of the data involved. (b) Vaccines already on schedule as of enactment (1) Removal Any vaccine for COVID–19 that is included on the child and adolescent immunization schedule as of the date of enactment of this section is hereby deemed to be removed from such schedule. (2) Administrative action The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to effectuate the removal of a vaccine from the child and adolescent immunization schedule by operation of paragraph (1). (3) Rule of construction The removal of a vaccine from the child and adolescent immunization schedule by operation of paragraph (1) shall not be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary (or other officials, agencies, or offices) to place such vaccine back on such schedule so long as such placement is in accordance with subsection (a) and other applicable provisions of law. (c) Definition In this section, the term child and adolescent immunization schedule .

Summary: Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act This bill prohibits the inclusion of any COVID-19 vaccine on the child and adolescent immunization schedule (which lists the vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice for those populations) unless all clinical data related to the safety and efficacy of the vaccine is published on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A bill to designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the "Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center".

To designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center 1. Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center (a) Designation The Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal Building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center

Summary: This bill designates the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center.
Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act

To amend title 31 and title 10, United States Code, to address claims of the United States Government relating to certain treatment received by civilians at military medical treatment facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act 2. Debt arising from treatment at military medical treatment facilities Section 3711 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (g)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(v), by striking and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) to any debt or claim described in subsection (j). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (j) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department (as defined in section 101 of title 10) may not take an action under subsection (a) to collect a claim arising from covered treatment (as defined in section 1079b(b) of that title) provided at a military medical treatment facility to a civilian who is not a covered beneficiary (as defined in section 1072 of that title). . 3. Limitation on fees charged to civilians for emergency medical treatment provided at military medical treatment facilities Section 1079b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): (b) Limitation on fees for certain treatment (1) Under the procedures developed under subsection (a), a military medical treatment facility may not charge a civilian who is not a covered beneficiary, or a third-party payer of such civilian, any fee for covered treatment provided to such civilian at such facility. (2) In this subsection: (A) The term covered treatment (B) The terms emergency inpatient admission medical emergency (C) The term third-party payer (i) an entity described in section 1095(h)(1) of this title; (ii) the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. (iii) the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. .

Summary: Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (or the military departments) from attempting to collect a debt owed by a civilian not covered under TRICARE for certain emergency medical treatment at a military medical treatment facility. The bill also prohibits a military medical treatment facility from charging any fee for certain emergency medical treatment provided to a civilian who is not covered under TRICARE, or a third-party payer of such civilian (e.g., Medicare).
Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2022

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2022 2. Exclusion of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (a) In general Section 139 (h) State-Based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (1) In general Gross income shall not include any amount received by an individual as a qualified catastrophe mitigation payment under a program established by— (A) a State, (B) a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, or (C) an entity established under State charter, for the purpose of making such payments. (2) Qualified catastrophe mitigation payment For purposes of this section, the term qualified catastrophe mitigation payment (3) No increase in basis Rules similar to the rules of subsection (g)(3) shall apply in the case of this subsection. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 139(d) is amended by striking and qualified , qualified catastrophe mitigation payments, and qualified (2) Section 139(i) (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking or qualified , qualified catastrophe mitigation payment, or qualified (c) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020. (2) Retroactive applicability The exclusion under section 139(h)

Summary: Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2022 This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any qualified catastrophe mitigation payment made under a state-based catastrophe loss mitigation program. A qualified catastrophe mitigation payment means any amount received for making improvements to an individual's residence for the sole purpose of reducing the damage that would be done to such residence by a windstorm, earthquake, wildfire, or flooding. This tax exclusion is retroactive to taxable years beginning after 2020, including by amended return.
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions, and for other purposes.

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions, and for other purposes. 1. Congressional approval of certain actions Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) (4) A listing, removal from a list, or change in status of any species under this subsection shall take effect upon enactment of a congressional joint resolution of approval. .

Summary: This bill requires congressional approval to list, remove from a list, or change the status of any endangered species or threatened species.
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide a sunset for certain ways in which credit unions may be Agent members of the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility.

To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide a sunset for certain ways in which credit unions may be Agent members of the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility. 1. Agent membership (a) In general Section 304(b)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1795c(b)(2) all those credit unions such credit unions as the Board may in its discretion determine (b) Sunset (1) In general Section 304(b)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1795c(b)(2) such credit unions as the Board may in its discretion determine all those credit unions (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on December 31, 2027.

Summary: This bill temporarily provides the National Credit Union Administration Board with discretion in determining the amount of capital stock in the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility required for a corporate credit union to become an agent member of the facility. The facility serves as a liquidity lender to member credit unions.
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies.

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies. 1. Uniform duty treatment of whiskies (a) In general Chapter 22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking subheading 2208.30 and inserting the following, with the article description for subheading 2208.30.00 having the same degree of indentation as the article description for subheading 2208.50.00: 2208.30.00 Whiskies Free $2.04/pf liter . (b) Instruction to United States International Trade Commission The United States International Trade Commission shall add statistical suffixes to subheading 2208.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as amended by subsection (a), as follows: 2208.30.0010 Irish or Scotch in containers each holding not over 4 liters 2208.30.0015 Irish or Scotch in containers each holding over 4 liters 2208.30.0020 Bourbon in containers each holding not over 4 liters 2208.30.0025 Bourbon in containers each holding over 4 liters 2208.30.0030 Rye in containers each holding not over 4 liters 2208.30.0035 Rye in containers each holding over 4 liters 2208.30.0040 Other in containers each holding not over 4 liters 2208.30.0045 Other in containers each holding over 4 liters. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill revises chapter 22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United State to provide uniform rates of duty for all whiskies.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the credit for biomass stoves and boilers.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the credit for biomass stoves and boilers. 1. Increased limitation for biomass stoves and boilers under energy efficient home improvement credit (a) In general Section 25C(b)(5) (1) by striking shall not, in the aggregate, exceed shall not exceed— (A) with respect to amounts paid or incurred, in the aggregate, for property described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (d)(2)(A), $2,000, and (B) with respect to amounts paid or incurred, in the aggregate, for property described in subsection (d)(2)(B), $8,000. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2022.

Summary: This bill increases the allowable amount of the energy efficient home improvement tax credit for biomass stoves and boilers.