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To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to adopt the repair-in-place method for track maintenance and rehabilitation, and for other purposes.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require Amtrak to adopt the repair-in-place method for track maintenance and rehabilitation, and for other purposes. 1. Repair-in-place Section 24305(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) the adoption of the repair-in-place method for any track maintenance or rehabilitation; .

Summary: This bill requires Amtrak to include the adoption of a repair-in-place method for any track maintenance or rehabilitation as part of its regional maintenance plan.
Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act

To ensure that residents of certain housing projects converted under the rental assistance demonstration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development maintain eligibility for assistance under certain economic self-sufficiency programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act 2. Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program Section 34 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437z–6 (f) Eligibility for RAD projects Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, assistance under this section may be provided with respect to residents of any housing project for which assistance has been converted under the rental assistance demonstration program under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration Public Law 112–55 . 3. Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative Notwithstanding any other provision of law, assistance under the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative of the Department of Housing and Urban Development initially authorized under the heading Public Housing Capital Fund Public Law 113–76 Rental Assistance Demonstration Public Law 112–55 4. Revised congregate housing services program Paragraph (6) of section 802(k) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 8011(k)(6) (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) as subparagraphs (C) through (G), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) public housing that has been converted to assistance under a project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f .

Summary: Promoting Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Act This bill provides for the continuation of assistance for public housing residents through certain service programs. Specifically, the bill allows residents of properties that have been converted through the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program to project-based subsidy contracts to continue to receive assistance through (1) the Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency grant program, (2) the Jobs Plus Initiative program, and (3) certain congregate housing services.
To amend title 36, United States Code, to establish the composition known as "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as the national hymn of the United States.

To amend title 36, United States Code, to establish the composition known as Lift Every Voice and Sing 1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Lift Every Voice and Sing (2) Lift Every Voice and Sing pursuit of a more perfect Union (3) James Weldon Johnson wrote the poem Lift Every Voice and Sing (4) Lift Every Voice and Sing (5) In 1905, Booker T. Washington’s recognition of Lift Every Voice and Sing (6) In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt named James Weldon Johnson to diplomatic positions in Venezuela and Nicaragua, and when he returned to the United States, he became affiliated with the NAACP. (7) In the 1920s, the NAACP chose Lift Every Voice and Sing Black National anthem (8) In 1934, James Weldon Johnson, a graduate of Clark Atlanta University, became the first African-American professor at New York University, and later served in a similar capacity at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. (9) The lyrics of Lift Every Voice and Sing The Harp (10) Lift Every Voice and Sing 2. National hymn (a) In general Chapter 3 306. National hymn The composition consisting of the words and music known as Lift Every Voice and Sing . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 3 306. National hymn. . June 7, 2022 Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill designates the composition consisting of the words and music known as Lift Every Voice and Sing as the national hymn of the United States.
Holding Chinese Military Companies Accountable Act

To modify the definition of a communist Chinese military company for purposes of the imposition of certain sanctions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Holding Chinese Military Companies Accountable Act 2. Modifications to applications of IEEPA authorities to communist Chinese military companies Section 1237(b)(4)(B) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 (1) by striking clause (ii); (2) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking that— that is engaged in providing commercial services, manufacturing, producing, or exporting and— (3) in clause (i), by striking ; and ; or (4) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) (I) is owned or controlled by, or affiliated with, the Chinese Communist Party or any person who has ever been a delegate of a National People’s Congress of the Chinese Communist Party; and (II) is engaged in significant investment in the sectors of fifth-generation wireless communications, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, big data . 3. Extension of authority Notwithstanding section 1061(i)(6) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( 10 U.S.C. 111 (1) shall not terminate on December 31, 2021; and (2) shall continue in effect until December 31, 2026.

Summary: Holding Chinese Military Companies Accountable Act This bill expands the definition of a Communist Chinese military company and addresses related issues. (Current law authorizes the President to exercise certain economic powers, such as investigating or prohibiting payments, involving a person designated a Communist Chinese military company.) Under this bill, the Department of Defense (DOD) shall apply the designation to a person (i.e., an individual or entity) with significant investments in certain technology sectors, such as fifth-generation wireless communications or artificial intelligence, if the person is owned by, controlled by, or affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party or any person who has ever been a delegate to the National People's Congress. The bill also requires DOD to continue making periodic determinations regarding such designations until December 31, 2026.
Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2021

To establish a Higher Education Initiative in the Office of Private Sector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2021 2. Establishment of Higher Education Initiative (a) In general Chapter 33 540D. Higher Education Initiative (a) In general There is established within the Office of Private Sector of the Intelligence Branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation a Higher Education Initiative, which shall be headed by the Assistant Director of the Office of Private Sector (in this Act referred to as the Assistant Director (b) Duties (1) Assistant Director duties The Assistant Director shall investigate and report to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation any suspected incidents of individuals participating in federally funded research as agents of a foreign government in institutions of higher education and National Academies. (2) Director duties The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall instruct Federal Bureau of Investigation field offices to conduct proactive outreach to institutions of higher education and National Academies within the office’s area of responsibility. (c) Hiring The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall hire 56 investigative agents to carry out this section. (d) Sunset provision The Higher Education Initiative established under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is ten years after the date of the enactment of the Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2021 (e) Definition In this section: (1) Foreign government The term foreign government (2) Higher Education The term institution of higher education 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) (3) National Academies The term National Academies . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 33 540D. Higher Education Initiative. .

Summary: Higher Education Research Protection Act of 2021 This bill establishes within the Federal Bureau of Investigation an initiative to investigate suspected incidents of Chinese agents participating in federally funded research at institutions of higher education and the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
BIAS Act of 2021

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide a grant for research and training in the operation or establishment of an implicit bias training program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bias In Automobile Stops Act of 2021 BIAS Act of 2021 2. Implicit bias research and training grants (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants to institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 (b) Qualifications To be eligible for a grant under this section, an institution of higher education shall— (1) have an active research program or demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, that the applicant is beginning a research program to study implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before and during traffic stops; and (2) partner with State and local police departments to conduct the research described in paragraph (1) and carry out the implementation of implicit bias training with State and local police departments. (c) Report No later than 1 year after a grant has been awarded under this section, the institution of higher education awarded the grant shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the research on implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before and during traffic stops, and recommendations on effective interventions and trainings. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this section. (e) Definitions In this section, the term implicit bias training program

Summary: Bias In Automobile Stops Act of 2021 or the BIAS Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of Transportation to provide grants to institutions of higher education for research, development, technology transfer, and training activities in the operation or establishment of an implicit bias training program as it relates to racial profiling at traffic stops. To be eligible for grants such institutions must (1) have an active research program or demonstrate that the applicant is beginning a research program to study implicit bias as it relates to racial profiling before and during traffic stops, and (2) partner with state and local police departments to conduct the research and carry out the implementation of implicit bias training with state and local police departments.
PPSA Act of 2021

To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 PPSA Act of 2021 2. Limitations on exception of competitive service positions (a) In general No position in the competitive service (as defined under section 2102 of title 5, United States Code) may be excepted from the competitive service unless such position is placed— (1) in any of the schedules A through E as described in section 6.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 30, 2020; and (2) under the terms and conditions under part 6 of such title as in effect on such date. (b) Subsequent transfers No position in the excepted service (as defined under section 2103 of title 5, United States Code) may be placed in any schedule other than a schedule described in subsection (a)(1). September 2, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021 or the PPSA Act of 2021 This bill prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020. The bill also prohibits positions in the excepted service from being placed in any schedule other than the aforementioned schedules. On October 21, 2020, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled Creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service. The order placed executive agency positions that are of a confidential, policy-determining, policy-making, or policy-advocating character, and that are not normally subject to change as a result of a presidential transition, under a new schedule in the excepted service (Schedule F) instead of the competitive service. The order also required any such positions in the excepted service to be reclassified to Schedule F. The order was revoked by President Joe Biden on January 22, 2021.
To modify the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, to allow a non-Federal interest to establish conservation pools, and for other purposes.

To modify the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, to allow a non-Federal interest to establish conservation pools, and for other purposes. 1. Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California (a) In general The project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4112), is modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to allow a non-Federal interest to establish conservation pools in the Big Dry Creek Reservoir and Fancher Creek Reservoir. (b) Study and plan (1) In general A non-Federal interest that intends to establish a conservation pool pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (A) perform any dam safety study that the Secretary determines appropriate to determine whether the establishment of such conservation pool will affect the flood protections of the project described in subsection (a) or be injurious to the public; and (B) submit to the Secretary a plan for the establishment and engineering of such conservation pool that will not affect the flood protections of the project or be injurious to the public. (2) Review The Secretary may accept and expend funds provided by a non-Federal interest to review any study, engineering, or plan submitted under this Act to ensure that such study, engineering, or plan complies with Federal standards. (c) Non-Federal share The non-Federal share of the costs to study and modify the project described in subsection (a) to include conservation pools shall be 90 percent. (d) Amendment to water control manual The Secretary is authorized to revise the water control manual for the project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, as necessary to meet the requirements of this section.

Summary: This bill revises the Redbank and Fancher Creeks flood control project in California to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to allow a nonfederal interest to establish conservation pools in the Big Dry Creek Reservoir and the Fancher Creek Reservoir. Under this bill, a nonfederal interest that intends to establish a conservation pool must (1) perform any dam safety study that the USACE deems appropriate for determining whether the pool will affect flood protections or injure the public, and (2) submit the plan to the USACE for establishing and engineering the pool so it will not affect flood protections or injure the public. For these pools, the USACE may accept and expend funds provided by the nonfederal interest for reviewing any study, engineering, or plan to ensure compliance with federal standards. Further, the USACE may revise the water control manual for the flood control project. The bill requires the nonfederal cost share to be 90%.
Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act

To amend the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 with respect to budgetary treatment of certain amounts of financial assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act 2. Budgetary treatment of certain amounts of financial assistance Subtitle C of title V of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 ( 33 U.S.C. 3901 5036. Budgetary treatment of certain amounts of financial assistance If the recipient of financial assistance for a project under this subtitle is an eligible entity other than a Federal entity, agency, or instrumentality, and the dedicated sources of repayment of that financial assistance are non-Federal revenue sources, such financial assistance shall, for purposes of budgetary treatment under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661 (1) be deemed to be non-Federal; and (2) be treated as a direct loan or loan guarantee (as such terms are defined, respectively, in such Act). .

Summary: Restoring WIFIA Eligibility Act This bill modifies the budgetary treatment of certain financial assistance provided to nonfederal entities under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program.
Lead by Example Act of 2021

To ensure that Members of Congress and Congressional staff receive health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs instead of under the Federal Health Benefits Program or health care exchanges. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lead by Example Act of 2021 2. Health care furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs to Members of Congress and Congressional staff (a) Health care benefits Notwithstanding any other provision of law, beginning January 3, 2023, the only health care plan that the Federal Government may make available to Members of Congress and Congressional staff with respect to their service as a Member of Congress or Congressional staff shall be health care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs, including at facilities of the Department and non-Department facilities pursuant to chapter 17 (b) Implementation plan Not later than September 15, 2021, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to carry out subsection (a), including recommendations for any legislative actions the Secretary and the Director determine necessary to carry out such subsection. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term Congressional staff (2) The term Member of Congress (3) The term non-Department facility

Summary: Lead by Example Act of 2021 This bill provides that, beginning January 3, 2023, the only health care plan the federal government may make available to Members of Congress and congressional staff shall be health care provided through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). By September 15, 2021, the VA and the Office of Personnel Management shall jointly submit to Congress a plan to carry out this bill, including recommendations for any necessary legislative actions.
Resilient Ports Act

To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to the projects eligible for certain port and intermodal improvement grants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resilient Ports Act 2. Port development Section 50302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)— (i) in subclause (II) by striking ; or (ii) by adding at the end the following: (IV) emissions mitigation measures directly related to reducing the overall carbon footprint from port operations; or ; (B) in paragraph (6)(B)— (i) in clause (i) by striking ; and (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period and inserting ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (iii) projects that increase the port’s resilience to sea-level rise, flooding, and extreme weather events, including such events related to climate change. ; (C) in paragraph (7)(B) by striking 18 percent 25 percent (D) in paragraph (12) by adding at the end the following: (D) Resilience The term resilience (E) Carbon Footprint The term carbon footprint (F) Climate change The term climate change (i) changes in the average temperature of the atmosphere or ocean; (ii) changes in regional precipitation, winds, and cloudiness; and (iii) changes in the severity or duration of extreme weather, including droughts, floods, and storms. ; and (2) in the heading for subsection (d) by striking Inland Inland River

Summary: Resilient Ports Act This bill revises the Port Infrastructure Development Program with respect to port and intermodal improvement grants. Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants for projects that will be used to improve the safety, efficiency, or reliability of emissions mitigation measures directly related to reducing the overall carbon footprint from port operations. Additionally, the bill increases from 18% to 25% the set-aside that DOT must reserve for grants for port projects that request the lesser of (1) 10% of the grant amounts made available for a fiscal year, or (2) $10 million. In selecting projects for funding, the bill requires DOT to give substantial weight to projects that increase the port's resilience to sea-level rise, flooding, and extreme weather events, including events related to climate change.
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place for holding court for the Western District of Washington, and for other purposes.

To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional place for holding court for the Western District of Washington, and for other purposes. 1. Additional place for holding court Section 128(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting Mount Vernon, Tacoma, September 19, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill requires court in the Western District of Washington to be additionally held in Mount Vernon.