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Proxy Advice Disclosure Act

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require proxy voting advice businesses to disclose certain information, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Proxy Advice Disclosure Act 2. Proxy voting advice business disclosure requirements Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78n (k) Proxy voting advice business disclosure requirements (1) In general A proxy voting advice business that makes proxy voting advice available to a security holder shall adopt and make publicly available written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that— (A) an issuer that is the subject of proxy voting advice has such advice made available to the issuer not later than the time when such advice is disseminated to the security holder; and (B) the security holder is provided with a mechanism by which the security holder can reasonably be expected to become aware of any written statements regarding such proxy voting advice by the issuer that is the subject of such advice, in a timely manner before the applicable meeting, vote, consent, or authorization. (2) Failure to disclose material information It shall be unlawful for a proxy voting advice business, in providing proxy voting advice to a security holder, to fail to disclose material information regarding the proxy voting advice, including information regarding the methodology, sources of information, or conflicts of interest of such proxy voting advice business. (3) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Proxy voting advice With respect to a security of an issuer, the term proxy voting advice (B) Proxy voting advice business The term proxy voting advice business (i) holds itself out as a provider for proxy voting advice separately from other forms of investment advice; and (ii) sells proxy voting advice for a fee. .

Summary: Proxy Advice Disclosure Act This bill requires a proxy voting advice business to disclose material information involved in providing proxy voting advice to a security holder, including the methodology used, sources of information, and conflicts of interest of the business. A proxy voting advice business provides, for a fee, recommendations to security holders on specific matters for which an issuer of securities has requested security holder approval or consent. In addition, a proxy voting advice business must make this advice available to the issuer. Also, the security holder must be made aware of any written statement made by the issuer in response to this advice before the relevant meeting or vote.
Expanding Teaching Health Centers Act of 2021

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for additional funding for teaching health centers graduate medical education. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Teaching Health Centers Act of 2021 2. Teaching health centers graduate medical education Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256h (k) Additional funds (1) Authorization and appropriation There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, from funds not otherwise appropriated, $123,100,000 for fiscal year 2021, $76,800,000 for fiscal year 2022, and $108,800,000 for fiscal year 2023, to carry out paragraph (2), to remain available until expended. (2) Use of funds The amounts made available by paragraph (1) shall be available for the following purposes— (A) for making payments to qualified teaching health centers under this section based on a per resident amount of not less than $160,000 per resident per year; (B) for making payments to new approved graduate medical residency training programs, provided that the number of full-time equivalent residents for which a qualified teaching health center receives payments pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(C) for a fiscal year shall not exceed by more than 6 the number of full-time equivalent residents for which the center received such payments for the preceding fiscal year; (C) for making payments associated with the addition of residents at approved graduate medical residency programs; (D) for making payments to approved graduate medical residency training programs pursuant to subsection (g)(1) of section 340H of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256h (E) for making payments pursuant to section 5508(a) of Public Law 111–148 42 U.S.C. 293l–1 (F) for making grants to qualified teaching health centers to support the improvement, renovation, or modernization of infrastructure at such centers. .

Summary: Expanding Teaching Health Centers Act of 2021 This bill provides funding through FY2023 to the Department of Health and Human Services to establish and expand medical residency training programs at teaching health centers.
International Megan’s Law Improvement Act of 2022

To amend Public Law 110–457 to modify the provision relating to unique passport identifiers for covered sex offenders. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Megan’s Law Improvement Act of 2022 2. Modification of provision relating to unique passport identifiers for covered sex offenders Section 240(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 110–457 22 U.S.C. 212b(c)(1)(B) or has an existing requirement prior to relocating to another country of residence that would require re-registration under the sex offender registration program of any jurisdiction upon return to that jurisdiction

Summary: International Megan's Law Improvement Act of 2022 This bill adds a requirement for the Department of State to place a unique identifier in passports issued to sex offenders who must re-register under the sex offender registration program of any jurisdiction upon return to the United States.
Homeland Security Export Subpoena Act

To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to reauthorize the export administrative subpoena authority and other authorities under that Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeland Security Export Subpoena Act 2. Reauthorization of export administrative subpoena authority and other authorities under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 Section 1761(k) of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 ( 50 U.S.C. 4820(k) (k) Authority of the Department of Homeland Security (1) In general Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the enforcement authorities of the Department of Homeland Security. (2) Customs officer authorities (A) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection may take appropriate action to ensure observance of this subtitle as to the enforcement of export controls. (B) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement may make investigations into violations of this subtitle both within and outside of the United States, and may obtain such information from, require such reports or the keeping of such records by, make such inspection of the books, records, and other writings, premises, or property of, and take the sworn testimony of, any person. (C) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers may administer oaths or affirmations, and may by subpoena require any person to appear and testify or to appear and produce books, records, and other writings, or both, and in the case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any such person, a district court of the United States, after notice to any such person and hearing, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order requiring such person to appear and give testimony or to appear and produce books, records, and other writings, or both, and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. .

Summary: Homeland Security Export Subpoena Act This bill provides statutory authority for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to take certain actions to enforce export controls.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service in the Armed Forces.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service in the Armed Forces. 1. Elimination of eligibility age for retired pay for non-regular service in the Armed Forces (a) Elimination Section 12731 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and (2) by striking subsection (f). (b) Technical amendments (1) Section heading The heading of such section is amended by striking Age and service Service (2) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1223 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 12731 and inserting the following: 12731. Service requirements. . (c) Conforming amendments Such title is further amended— (1) in section 2641b— (A) in subsection (c)(3), by striking , including chapter 1223 of this title (B) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; (2) in section 12731b(a), by striking subsection (a)(2) subsection (a)(1) (3) in section 12738(a), by striking section 12731(a)(2) section 12731(a)(1) (4) in section 12741— (A) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (4) of section 12731(a) paragraph (3) of section 12731(a) (B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: (d) Effective date of election An election made by a person under subsection (a) shall be effective on the first day of the first month that begins after the date on which the Secretary concerned receives the election in accordance with this section. .

Summary: This bill eliminates the minimum age at which members of the National Guard and Reserve who qualify for a reserve retirement may receive retired pay. Current law generally requires reserve retirees to be 60 years of age to receive retired pay, although the age can be lowered if the individual has performed certain types of active duty or active service. Under this bill, reserve retirees could draw retired pay immediately upon retirement regardless of their age.
Apprenticeship Freedom Act

To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to remove the requirements relating to registered apprenticeships. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Apprenticeship Freedom Act 2. WIOA amendments (a) Career pathway Section 3(7)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102(7)(B) registered (b) Identification of eligible providers Section 122(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3152(a) (1) by amending paragraph (2)(B) to read as follows: (B) an entity that carries out apprenticeships; or ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking for so long as the corresponding program of the provider remains registered (c) Youthbuild program Section 171 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3226 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (10); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (11) and (12) as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; and (2) by striking registered

Summary: Apprenticeship Freedom Act This bill eliminates the requirement for apprenticeships to register with the Department of Labor as a condition of their participation in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs.
Maternal Vaccination Act

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of maternal vaccinations for the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal Vaccination Act 2. Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign (a) Campaign Section 313 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 245 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting and among pregnant and postpartum individuals, low rates of vaccination, (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking prenatal and pediatric prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric (3) in subsection (d)(4)(B), by inserting pregnant and postpartum individuals and including (4) in subsection (g), by striking the dollar amount and inserting $17,000,000 (b) Additional activities Section 317(k)(1)(E) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1)(E) (1) in clause (v), by striking and (2) by adding at the end the following clause: (vii) increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, including individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children; and . November 30, 2021 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Maternal Vaccination Act This bill includes a focus on pregnant and postpartum individuals in existing public health activities to increase vaccination rates. First, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must incorporate a focus on pregnant and postpartum individuals, including by disseminating information to obstetric health care providers, into its existing public awareness campaign about the importance of vaccinations. Second, the bill expressly allows certain project grants for preventive health services to be used for activities to increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals (and their children).
Stop Anticompetitive Healthcare Act of 2022

To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to make hospital organizations and cooperative hospital service organizations subject to the law relating to unfair methods of competition. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Anticompetitive Healthcare Act of 2022 2. Amendment The 2d undesignated paragraph of section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 44 , and includes with respect to unfair methods of competition, any hospital organization or cooperative hospital service organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) .

Summary: Stop Anticompetitive Healthcare Act of 2022 This bill provides the Federal Trade Commission with enforcement authority over certain tax-exempt, hospital or cooperative hospital service organizations.
General Accounts Product Clarifications Act

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the General Accounts Product Clarifications Act 2. Application of ERISA to insurance company general accounts and general account contracts (a) Section 3(21) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002(21) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B) subparagraphs (B) and (C) (2) by adding the following new subparagraph (C): (C) If any money or other property of an employee benefit plan is contributed to a general account policy (as defined in section 401(b)(2)(B)) offered by an insurer, such contribution shall not by itself cause such insurer to be deemed to be a fiduciary or a party in interest as those terms are defined in this title, except insofar as such insurer acts in connection with an employee benefit plan covering employees of the insurer. Nothing contained in this subparagraph shall limit the duties imposed on such insurer by any other law. . (b) Section 401 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1101 (1) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as follows: (2) In the case of a plan which contributes to a general account policy offered by an insurer, the assets of such plan shall be deemed to include the insurance promises and guarantees granted to the plan under such policy, subject to any reserved rights of the insurer, but shall not be deemed to include the general account policy, any contractual rights reserved to the insurer under such policy, or any other assets of the insurer. For purposes of this paragraph: (A) The term insurer (B) The term general account policy ; and (2) by striking subsection (c). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall be given retroactive effect and shall apply effective as of the date that is six years prior to the date of enactment.

Summary: General Accounts Product Clarifications Act This bill specifies requirements for the application of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to general account policies that receive contributions from employee benefit plans. A general account policy is an insurance policy or contract to the extent that the policy or contract allocates amounts to the insurer's general account, including any surplus in a separate account but excluding any other portion of a separate account.
To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility requirements for certain small water storage and groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes.

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to modify the eligibility requirements for certain small water storage and groundwater storage projects and to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects, and for other purposes. 1. Eligibility under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of small water storage and groundwater storage projects for certain grants and additional Carey Act projects for certain funds (a) Small water storage and groundwater storage projects Section 40903(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 43 U.S.C. 3203(b)(1)(B)(i) 2,000 2 200 (b) Carey Act projects Section 40904(b) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 43 U.S.C. 3204(b) (1) in paragraph (3), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking The Secretary (1) In general The Secretary ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (2) Additional projects (A) In general On making the affirmative determinations described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall use amounts made available under section 40901(2)(B) to fund the rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement of any dams that were developed pursuant to, and continue to operate as dams under, section 4 of the Act of August 18, 1894 (commonly known as the Carey Act 43 U.S.C. 641 (B) Determinations described The determinations referred to in subparagraph (A) are— (i) a determination by the Secretary that any dams that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1) have received the necessary funding to complete rehabilitation, reconstruction, or replacement activities under this subsection; and (ii) a determination by the Secretary that amounts made available under section 40901(2)(B) remain available. .

Summary: This bill expands eligibility for the Bureau of Reclamation's competitive grant program for small water storage and groundwater storage projects. Under the bill, eligible projects must have a capacity of not less than 200 acre-feet (AF) of water. Current law requires an eligible project to have a capacity of not less than 2,000 AF of water. The bill also allows Reclamation to provide additional grants to certain dam rehabilitation and reconstruction projects provided that projects previously eligible under the program have received the necessary funding.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend for 2020 the recapture of overpayment of advanced premium tax credit.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to suspend for 2020 the recapture of overpayment of advanced premium tax credit. 1. Temporary modification of limitations on reconciliation of tax credits for coverage under a qualified health plan with advance payments of such credit (a) In general Section 36B(f)(2)(B) (iii) Temporary modification of limitation on increase In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2020, for any taxpayer who files for such taxable year an income tax return reconciling any advance payment of the credit under this section, the Secretary shall treat subparagraph (A) as not applying. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Summary: This bill suspends for 2020 the recapture of any overpayment of the tax credit for coverage under a qualified health care plan.
Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022

To amend title 36, United States Code, to request the President to issue an annual proclamation designating Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day, to designate the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag as an official symbol to recognize citizens of the United States held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022 2. Designation (a) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day (1) In general Chapter 1 (A) by redesignating the second section 146 (relating to Choose Respect Day) as section 147; and (B) by adding at the end the following: 148. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day The President is requested to issue each year a proclamation— (1) designating a day as Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day; and (2) calling on the people of the United States to observe Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities. . (2) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 1 147. Choose Respect Day. 148. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. . (b) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag (1) In general Chapter 9 904. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag (a) Designation The Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag championed by the Bring Our Families Home Campaign is designated as the symbol of the commitment of the United States to recognizing citizens of the United States held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad. (b) Required display (1) In general The Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag shall be displayed at the locations specified in paragraph (2) on the days specified in paragraph (3). (2) Locations specified The locations specified in this paragraph are the following: (A) The Capitol. (B) The White House. (C) The buildings containing the official office of— (i) the Secretary of State; and (ii) the Secretary of Defense. (3) Days specified The days specified in this paragraph are the following: (A) Flag Day, June 14. (B) Independence Day, July 4. (C) Any other day on which a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States— (i) returns to the United States from being held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad; or (ii) dies while being held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad. (4) Display to Be in a Manner Visible to the Public Display of the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag pursuant to this section shall be in a manner designed to ensure visibility to the public. (5) Limitation This section may not be construed or applied so as to require any employee to report to work solely for the purpose of providing for the display of the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag. . (2) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 9 904. Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag. .

Summary: Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day Act of 2022 This bill requests the President to issue an annual proclamation designating Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Day. The bill also designates the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee Flag as a symbol of the commitment of the United States to recognizing citizens held as hostages or wrongfully detained abroad.