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PFAS Strictest Standard Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to ensure that removal and remedial actions relating to PFAS contamination result in levels meeting or exceeding certain standards, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PFAS Strictest Standard Act 2. Standards for response actions with respect to PFAS contamination (a) In general In conducting a response action to address perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination from Department of Defense or National Guard activities, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct such actions to achieve a level of such substances in the environmental media that meets or exceeds the most stringent of the following standards for each applicable perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance in any environmental media: (1) A State standard, in effect in the State in which the response action is being conducted, as described in section 121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(ii) (2) A Federal standard, as described in section 121(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(i) (3) A health advisory under section 1412(b)(1)(F) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(1)(F) (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance The term perfluoroalkyl or poly­fluo­ro­al­kyl substance (2) Response action The term response action 42 U.S.C. 9601 (c) Savings clause Except with respect to the specific level required to be met under subsection (a), nothing in this section affects the application of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9607

Summary: PFAS Strictest Standard Act This bill requires the Department of Defense's (DOD's) response actions to address perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substance contamination from DOD or National Guard activities to meet certain standards. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. DOD must conduct such response actions to achieve a level of PFAS in the environmental media that meets or exceeds the most stringent of the following standards for each applicable PFAS: the state standard of the state in which the response action is being conducted under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), a federal standard under CERCLA, or a health advisory under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
EVEN Act

To void existing non-compete agreements for any employee who is fired for not complying with an employer’s COVID–19 vaccine mandate, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensure Vaccine Mandates Eliminate Non-Competes Act EVEN Act 2. Certain non-compete agreements unenforceable Any non-compete agreement between an employer and an employee or former employee who has been fired for not receiving a COVID–19 vaccine shall be unenforceable. 3. Prohibition on certain non-compete agreements (a) Regulations required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue regulations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit an employer from enforcing a non-compete agreement with an employee or former employee who has been fired for not receiving a COVID–19 vaccine. (b) 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 though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 et seq. (3) Enforcement by state attorneys general If the chief law enforcement officer of a State, or an official or agency designated by a State, has reason to believe that any person has violated or is violating this section or a regulation promulgated under this section, the attorney general, official, or agency of the State, in addition to any authority it may have to bring an action in State court under its consumer protection law, may bring a civil action in any appropriate United States district court or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, including a State court, to— (A) enjoin further such violation by such person; (B) enforce compliance with such subsection; (C) obtain civil penalties; and (D) obtain damages, restitution, or other compensation on behalf of residents of the State. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission (2) Employer The term employer 29 U.S.C. 203 (3) Non-compete agreement The term non-compete agreement (A) Any work for another employer for a specified period of time. (B) Any work in a specified geographical area. (C) Any work for another employer that is similar to such employee’s work for the employer that is a party to such agreement.

Summary: Ensure Vaccine Mandates Eliminate Non-Competes Act or the EVEN Act This bill prohibits an employer from enforcing a noncompete agreement with an employee, or former employee, who has been fired for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general are authorized to enforce this bill.
To permit a registered investment company to omit certain fees from the calculation of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and for other purposes.

To permit a registered investment company to omit certain fees from the calculation of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and for other purposes. 1. Amendments to acquired fund fees and expenses reporting on investment company registration statements (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Acquired fund The term Acquired Fund (2) Acquired fund fees and expenses The term Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (3) Business development company The term business development company 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a) (4) Fee table disclosure The term Fee Table Disclosure (5) Form N–1a The term Form N–1A (6) Form N–2 The term Form N–2 (7) Form N–3 The term Form N–3 (8) Registered investment company The term registered investment company (b) Excluding business development companies from acquired fund fees and expenses A registered investment company may, on any investment company registration statement filed pursuant to section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–8(b)

Summary: This bill allows a registered investment company to exclude from the calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses those incurred indirectly from investment in a business development company. Acquired fund fees and expenses is a required line item on a fund's fee schedule that provides the operating expenses of the fund.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the taxable REIT subsidiary asset test.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the taxable REIT subsidiary asset test. 1. Restoration of taxable REIT subsidiary asset test (a) In general Section 856(c)(4)(B)(ii) 20 percent 25 percent (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023.

Summary: This bill increases from 20% to 25% the value of the total assets represented by securities of one or more taxable Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) subsidiaries (thus restoring the REIT subsidiary asset test).
Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to provide housing to specified aliens on any land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal land management agencies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023 2. Prohibition on providing housing to specified aliens (a) In general No Federal funds may be used to provide housing to specified aliens on any land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Federal land management agencies, including through leases, contracts, or agreements. (b) Revocation of Lease The lease between the United States of America/United States Department of the Interior/National Park Service and the City of New York for the Premises known as Portions of Floyd Bennett Field, in the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area (NPS Lease# L–GATE912–2023, Commencement Date - September 15, 2023) is hereby revoked. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal land management agencies The term Federal land management agencies (2) Housing The term housing (3) Specified alien The term specified alien 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) November 17, 2023 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources November 17, 2023 Committee on Agriculture

Summary: Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023 This bill prohibits the federal government from using certain federally administered lands to provide housing to any non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have not been admitted into the United States. Specifically, this prohibition shall apply to any land under the administrative jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service. The bill also revokes a 2023 lease between the National Park Service and the City of New York to use portions of the Gateway National Recreation Area to provide housing to migrant persons.
Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act

To extend the customs waters of the United States from 12 nautical miles to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States, consistent with Presidential Proclamation 7219. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act 2. Definition of customs waters (a) Tariff Act of 1930 Section 401(j) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1401(j) (1) by striking means, in the case (1) in the case ; (2) by striking of the coast of the United States from the baselines of the United States, determined in accordance with international law, (3) by striking and, in the case (2) in the case ; and (4) by striking the waters within four leagues of the coast of the United States. (A) the territorial sea of the United States, to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988; and (B) the contiguous zone of the United States, to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7219 of September 2, 1999. . (b) Anti-Smuggling Act Section 401(c) of the Anti-Smuggling Act ( 19 U.S.C. 1709(c) (1) by striking means, in the case (1) in the case ; (2) by striking of the coast of the United States from the baselines of the United States, determined in accordance with international law, (3) by striking and, in the case (2) in the case ; and (4) by striking the waters within four leagues of the coast of the United States. (A) the territorial sea of the United States, to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928 of December 27, 1988; and (B) the contiguous zone of the United States, to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7219 of September 2, 1999. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act. April 2, 2024 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act This bill extends the customs waters territory of the United States. Under current law, customs waters means waters within four leagues of the coast of the United States. This bill revises the definition to include (1) the territorial sea of the United States to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 5928, dated December 27, 1988, that extended such limits to 12 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States; and (2) the contiguous zone of the United States to the limits permitted by international law in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7219, dated September 2, 1999, that extended such limits to 24 nautical miles from the baselines of the United States.
Defense Small Business Past Performance Consideration Act of 2023

To require the Secretary of Defense to amend the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to include consideration of past performance of affiliates of small business concerns, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defense Small Business Past Performance Consideration Act of 2023 2. Consideration of past performance of affiliates of small business concerns Not later than July 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall amend section 215.305 of the Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (or any successor regulation) to— (1) require that when evaluating a bid from a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 (2) ensure that only past performance information of such affiliates during the nine-year period preceding the date on which such concern submitted a bid described in paragraph (1) is considered as past performance of such concern.

Summary: Defense Small Business Past Performance Consideration Act of 2023 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to amend a section of the DOD supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulations concerning the evaluation of proposals for DOD contracts and a small business offeror's past performance. Under the revised regulation, DOD contracting officers evaluating a bid from a small business concern must (1) consider the past performance information of the concern's affiliates as the past performance of the concern, and (2) ensure that only the past performance information of such affiliates during the preceding nine-year period is considered as the past performance of the concern.
A–PLUS Act

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to amend certain regulations to clarify that livestock auction owners may have an interest in small meatpacking businesses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act A–PLUS Act 2. Clarifying livestock auction owners allowed interest in small meatpacking businesses Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 201.67 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 2023, to specify that market agencies may have an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a packer, so long as such packer— (1) with respect to cattle and sheep, has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than— (A) 2,000 animals per day; or (B) 700,000 animals per year; and (2) with respect to hogs, has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than— (A) 10,000 animals per day; or (B) 3,000,000 animals per year.

Summary: Amplifying Processing of Livestock in the United States Act or the A-PLUS Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to revise its regulations to allow livestock market agencies (e.g., auction market owners) to hold an ownership interest in, finance, or participate in the management or operation of a meat packer with a cumulative slaughter capacity of (1) less than 2,000 animals per day or 700,000 animals per year for cattle and sheep, and (2) less than 10,000 animals per day or 3 million animals per year for hogs.
Michel O. Maceda Memorial Act

To designate the Air and Marine Operations Marine Unit of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection located at 101 Km 18.5 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, as the Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Michel O. Maceda Memorial Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Marine Interdiction Agent Michel O. Maceda served honorably in the United States Army as a wheeled vehicle mechanic prior to joining the United States Border Patrol as an Agent in Douglas, Arizona, in April 2016. (2) Agent Maceda became a Marine Interdiction Agent with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, in 2021. (3) On November 17, 2022, Agent Maceda and 2 other agents were conducting a drug interdiction stop off the coast of Puerto Rico, during which the agents boarded the target vessel. (4) During the stop, Agent Maceda was mortally wounded when 1 of the occupants of the vessel shot the boarding agents with a firearm. (5) Agent Maceda is survived by his daughter, brother, and parents. 3. Designation The Air and Marine Operations Marine Unit of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection located at 101 Km 18.5 in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, shall forever be known and designated as the Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit 4. References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the marine unit referred to in section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit June 7, 2024 Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security June 7, 2024 Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Michel O. Maceda Memorial ActThis bill designates the Air and Marine Operations Marine Unit of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection located in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, as the Michel O. Maceda Marine Unit.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building 1. Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, shall be known and designated as the Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building."
Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023

To reauthorize the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program of the Department of Agriculture. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023 2. Reauthorization of the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Section 2335A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 950aaa–5 2023 2028

Summary: Rural Telehealth and Education Enhancement Act of 2023This bill reauthorizes the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program through FY2028. This Department of Agriculture program provides grants to help rural communities gain the technology and training necessary to engage in telemedicine and distance learning.
District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia to transmit Acts of the District of Columbia to Congress in electronic form. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act 2. Permitting District of Columbia to transmit Acts of District in electronic form (a) Acts of Council Section 602(c) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The Chairman of the Council may transmit an Act under this subsection in such form as the Chairman may choose, including electronic form. . (b) Charter amendments Section 303 of such Act (sec. 1–203.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) The Chairman of the Council may submit an Act under this section in such form as the Chairman may choose, including electronic form. . 3. Acceptance by House and Senate (a) Acceptance For purposes of determining whether the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia has transmitted an Act to Congress pursuant to section 602(c) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. Official Code) or has submitted an Act to Congress pursuant to section 303 of such Act (sec. 1–203.03, D.C. Official Code), the House of Representatives and Senate shall treat such an Act which the Chairman transmits or submits in electronic form in the same manner as an Act which the Chairman submits in paper form. (b) Exercise of rulemaking authority This section is enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of Acts described in subsection (a), and supersede other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.

Summary: District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation ActThis bill authorizes the District of Columbia (DC) Council to transmit legislation, including amendments to the DC Charter, to Congress by electronic means. Current law requires most nonemergency DC legislation to be transmitted to Congress for a period of congressional review.
Stop Pot Act of 2023

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a national requirement against the use of marijuana for recreational purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Pot Act of 2023 2. National requirement against use of marijuana for recreational purposes (a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance Chapter 1 180. National requirement against use of marijuana for recreational purposes (a) Withholding of funds for noncompliance The Secretary shall withhold 10 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of sections 104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), and 104(b)(4) on the first day of each fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section in which the purchase or public possession of marijuana for recreational purposes is lawful. (b) Effect of Withholding of Funds No funds withheld under this section from apportionment to any State after the date of the enactment of this section shall be available for apportionment to such State. (c) Marijuana defined In this section, the term marijuana 21 U.S.C. 802 . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 1 section 179 180. National requirement against use of marijuana for recreational purposes. .

Summary: Stop Pot Act of 2023This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold 10% of apportioned federal highway funds from states that allow for the lawful purchase or public possession of marijuana for recreational purposes. The bill specifically applies to the withholding of federal funds under the National Highway Performance Program, the Highway Safety Improvement Program, and the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.