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A bill to require the reimposition of sanctions with respect to the FARC.

To require the reimposition of sanctions with respect to the FARC. 1. Reimposition of sanctions with respect to the FARC (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall— (1) designate the FARC as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 (2) impose, with respect to FARC and any foreign person the President determines is an official, agent, or affiliate of FARC, the sanctions applicable with respect to a foreign person pursuant to Executive Order 13224 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 (b) Determination required (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the President makes the designation required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and imposes the sanctions required by paragraph (2) of that subsection, the President shall— (A) submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a determination regarding whether the foreign persons specified in paragraph (2) are officials, agents, or affiliates of the FARC; and (B) impose the sanctions described in subsection (a)(2) with respect to each such person the President determines is an official, agent, or affiliate of the FARC. (2) Foreign persons specified The foreign persons specified in this paragraph are the following: (A) Jose Benito Cabrera (also known as Jose Benito Cabrera Cuevas, El Mono Fabian, and Fabian Ramirez), born either July 6, 1963, or July 5, 1965, in El Paujil, Caqueta, Colombia. (B) Erasmo Traslavina Benavides (also known as Ismardo Murcia Lozada, Isnardo Murcia Lozada, and Jimmy Guerrero), born June 19, 1958, in Guacamayo, Santander, Colombia. (C) Emiro del Carmen Ropero Suarez (also known as Ruben Zamora), born September 2, 1962, in Municipio de Nueva Granada, Norte de Santander, Colombia. (D) Guillermo Enrique Torres Cueter (also known as Julian Conrado), born August 17, 1954, in Turbaco, Bolivar, Colombia. (E) Rodrigo Granda Escobar (also known as Arturo Campos, Gallopinto, and Ricardo Gonzalez), born April 9, 1949, in Frontino, Antioquia, Colombia. (F) Piedad Esneda Córdoba Ruiz, born January 25, 1955, in Colombia. (G) Sandra Ramirez Lobo Silva (also known as Sandra Ramirez and Griselda Lobo), born in 1965 in Colombia. (c) Limitation on revocation The President may not revoke the designation under subsection (a)(1), or sanctions imposed with respect to a foreign person under subsection (a)(2) or (b), until the date that is 10 years after the date of the designation or the imposition of such sanctions, as the case may be. (d) FARC defined In this section, the term FARC

Summary: This bill directs the President to designate the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as a foreign terrorist organization and impose sanctions on FARC and any foreign person affiliated with FARC.
Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2022

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2022 2. Ensuring stability in payments to home health agencies (a) Limitation on permanent and temporary adjustments Section 1895(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(D) (1) in each of clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking The Secretary shall Subject to clause (iv), the Secretary shall (2) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Special rules for decreases in payments (I) Postponement No permanent decrease to the standard prospective payment amount (or amounts) for a year under clause (ii) and no temporary decrease to the payment amount for a unit of home health services for a year under clause (iii) shall be made prior to 2026. (II) Sunset Subject to subclause (I), the Secretary shall ensure that all necessary permanent or temporary decreases described in subclause (I) are made prior to 2032. . (b) Implementation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provisions of, and the amendments made by, this section by program instruction or otherwise.

Summary: Preserving Access to Home Health Act of 2022 This bill restricts the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from decreasing payments for Medicare home health services based on certain adjustments until 2026. Current law requires the CMS to make certain permanent and temporary payment adjustments under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health services based on behavioral assumptions for 2020 through 2026. The bill restricts the CMS from making adjustments that decrease payments until 2026; the CMS must also ensure that any such necessary decreases are made before 2032.
Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income de minimis gains from certain sales or exchanges of virtual currency, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act 2. Virtual currency (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 139J. De minimis gain from sale or exchange of virtual currency (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), gross income shall not include gain from the sale or exchange of virtual currency, unless the sale or exchange is for— (1) cash or cash equivalents, (2) any property used by the taxpayer in the active conduct of a trade or business, or (3) any property held by the taxpayer for the production of income (as described in section 212(2)). (b) Limitation (1) In general Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of any sale or exchange for which— (A) the total value of such sale or exchange exceeds $50, or (B) the total gain which would otherwise be recognized with respect to such sale or exchange exceeds $50. (2) Aggregation rule For purposes of this subsection, all sales or exchanges which are part of the same transaction (or a series of related transactions) shall be treated as one sale or exchange. (c) Virtual currency For purposes of this section, the term virtual currency (1) functions as a unit of account, a store of value, or a medium of exchange, and (2) is not a representation of the United States dollar or any foreign currency. (d) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2023, the dollar amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (1) such dollar amount, multiplied by (2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2022 calendar year 2016 Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 Sec. 139J. De minimis gain from sale or exchange of virtual currency. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to transactions entered into after December 31, 2022.

Summary: Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, a limited amount of gain from the sale or exchange of virtual currency, unless such sale or exchange is for cash or cash equivalents, property used in the active conduct of a trade or business, or property held for the production of income. The exclusion does not apply if the total value of the sale or exchange exceeds $50, or the total gain exceeds $50 (both amounts adjusted annually for inflation). The bill defines virtual currency as a digital representation of value that functions as a unit of account, a store of value, or a medium of exchange, and is not a representation of the U.S. dollar or any foreign currency.
Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act

To authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Texas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act 2. Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study, Texas The Secretary of the Army is authorized to carry out the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Texas, substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated September 16, 2021, at an estimated total cost of $30,906,287,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $19,237,894,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $11,668,393,000.

Summary: Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out the project on coastal Texas protection and restoration in accordance with the plans and conditions laid out in the report issued by the Chief of Engineers on September 16, 2021. The report recommends plans to reduce the risks of tropical storm surge impacts and to restore degraded coastal ecosystems on the Texas Gulf Coast.
A bill to create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States.

To create a point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. 1. Point of order against legislation modifying the number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States (a) Point of order (1) In general In the Senate, it shall not be in order to consider a provision in a bill, joint resolution, motion, amendment, amendment between the Houses, or conference report amending section 1 of title 28, United States Code, to modify, or that otherwise modifies, the total number of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. (2) Point of order sustained If a point of order is made by a Senator against a provision described in paragraph (1), and the point of order is sustained by the Chair, that provision shall be stricken from the measure and may not be offered as an amendment from the floor. (b) Conference reports When the Senate is considering a conference report on, or an amendment between the Houses in relation to, a bill or joint resolution, upon a point of order being made by any Senator pursuant to subsection (a)(1), and such point of order being sustained, such material contained in such conference report or House amendment shall be stricken, and the Senate shall proceed to consider the question of whether the Senate shall recede from its amendment and concur with a further amendment, or concur in the House amendment with a further amendment, as the case may be, which further amendment shall consist of only that portion of the conference report or House amendment, as the case may be, not so stricken. Any such motion in the Senate shall be debatable. In any case in which such point of order is sustained against a conference report (or Senate amendment derived from such conference report by operation of this subsection), no further amendment shall be in order. (c) Supermajority waiver and appeal In the Senate, this section may be waived or suspended only by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, duly chose and sworn. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of Members of the Senate, duly chosen and sworn shall be required to sustain an appeal of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under this section. March 1, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: This bill creates a point of order against considering legislation in the Senate that modifies the total number of Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. The bill allows the point of order to be waived by a vote of two-thirds of the Senate.
Maximize Americans' Retirement Security Act

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the fiduciary duty of plan administrators to select and maintain investments based solely on pecuniary factors, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maximize Americans' Retirement Security Act 2. Fiduciary duty regarding the consideration of certain factors in investment decisions for employee benefit plans (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 404 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1104 (3) (A) The duties under paragraph (1) shall include the duty to select and maintain investments based, except as provided in subparagraph (B), solely on pecuniary factors. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), when choosing between or among investment alternatives that a fiduciary is unable to distinguish on the basis of pecuniary factors alone, the fiduciary may use non-pecuniary factors as the deciding factor in the selection or maintenance of an investment if the fiduciary furnishes to participants documentation on the following: (i) Why pecuniary factors were not sufficient to select or maintain the investment. (ii) How the investment compares to the alternative investments with regard to— (I) the composition of the investments of the plan with regard to diversification; (II) the liquidity and current return of the investments of the plan relative to the anticipated cash flow requirements of the plan; and (III) the projected return of the investments of the plan relative to the funding objectives of the plan. (iii) How the chosen non-pecuniary factor is consistent with the interests of participants and beneficiaries in their retirement income or financial benefits under the plan. (C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term pecuniary factor . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to investments made after the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Maximize Americans' Retirement Security Act This bill revises the fiduciary duties for a retirement or employee benefit plan that is regulated under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The bill generally requires a fiduciary to select and maintain investments for a plan based solely on pecuniary factors. Under the bill, a pecuniary factor is a factor that is expected to have a material effect on the risk or return of an investment based on appropriate investment horizons that are consistent with the plan's investment objectives and funding policy. A fiduciary may only use nonpecuniary factors if the fiduciary is unable to distinguish between investment alternatives on the basis of pecuniary factors alone. In such a case, the fiduciary must provide specified documentation to the plan's participants and beneficiaries, including an explanation of how the chosen nonpecuniary factors are consistent with their interests.
Supporting Seniors with Opioid Use Disorder Act of 2022

To improve access to opioid use disorder treatment services under the Medicare program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Seniors with Opioid Use Disorder Act of 2022 2. Increasing awareness and data collection regarding medicare coverage of opioid use disorder treatment services (a) Required outreach The Secretary shall advance education and awareness among beneficiaries and health care providers regarding coverage of opioid use disorder treatment services furnished in person or via telehealth under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. (b) Report and evaluation The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the outreach conducted under subsection (a) not later than 18 months after initiating such activities and shall submit to Congress a report that provides an analysis of the effectiveness of outreach activities targeting beneficiaries who were previously not receiving opioid use disorder treatment services, including the effect of such outreach on beneficiary access to care and utilization of services, in addition to the number of providers treating beneficiaries for opioid use disorder in office-based settings. (c) Improving data collection Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide data to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on— (1) the number of Medicare beneficiaries diagnosed with opioid use disorder; (2) the number of beneficiaries who receive medication-assisted treatment under the Medicare program; (3) the number of beneficiaries who receive medication-assisted treatment under the Medicare program who also receive behavioral therapy; and (4) any geographic areas in which beneficiaries remain underserved with respect to the provision of opioid use disorder treatment services under the Medicare program. (d) Stakeholder meeting Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convene a meeting of stakeholders, including practicing behavioral health providers, to share best practices on the utilization of behavioral therapy among beneficiaries receiving medication to treat opioid use disorder under the Medicare program. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator (2) Medication assisted treatment The term medication-assisted treatment (3) Opioid treatment program The term opioid treatment program 42 U.S.C. 1395x(jjj) (4) Opioid use disorder treatment services The term opioid use disorder treatment services (5) Secretary The term Secretary

Summary: Supporting Seniors with Opioid Use Disorder Act of 2022 This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to conduct additional outreach regarding opioid use disorder treatment services that are covered under Medicare and to collect relevant data on the utilization of such services.
Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2022

To provide that all persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, and accommodations of financial institutions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2022 2. Financial institutions (a) In general All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, and accommodations of any financial institution, as defined in section 803 of the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5462 (b) Private right of action (1) In general Whenever any person has engaged or there are reasonable grounds to believe that any person is about to engage in any act or practice prohibited by subsection (a), a civil action for preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order, may be instituted by the person aggrieved. (2) Costs In any action commenced pursuant to this section, the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs, and the United States shall be liable for costs the same as a private person. (3) Jurisdiction The district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction of proceedings instituted pursuant to this section and shall exercise the same without regard to whether the aggrieved party shall have exhausted any administrative or other remedies that may be provided by law. (4) Exclusive means The remedies provided in this subsection shall be the exclusive means of enforcing the rights based on this section, but nothing in this section shall preclude any individual or any State or local agency from asserting any right based on any other Federal or State law not inconsistent with this section, including any statute or ordinance requiring nondiscrimination in goods, services, facilities, privileges, and accommodations of any financial institution, or from pursuing any remedy, civil or criminal, which may be available for the vindication or enforcement of such right.

Summary: Fair Access to Financial Services Act of 2022 This bill prohibits financial institutions from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity. The bill also provides an aggrieved person with a private right of action for preventive relief.
Countering Communist China’s Financing of Russia’s War on Ukraine Act

To amend the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 to impose sanctions with respect to the shipment or transshipment of petroleum products or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Countering Communist China’s Financing of Russia’s War on Ukraine Act 2. Imposition of sanctions with respect to shipment or transshipment of petroleum products or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China (a) In general Part 2 of subtitle A of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 ( 22 U.S.C. 9521 et seq. 234A. Sanctions with respect to shipment or transshipment of petroleum products or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China (a) In general The President shall impose five or more of the sanctions described in section 235 with respect to any entity that the President determines knowingly, directly or indirectly, insures, registers, facilitates the registration of, or maintains insurance or a registration for, a vessel engaged in the shipment or transshipment of any petroleum product or liquefied natural gas product from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China, including by providing sovereign insurance guarantees on behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of China with respect to any such vessel. (b) Termination Subject to section 216, sanctions imposed under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date on which the President determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of the Russian Federation and any proxies for that Government have withdrawn all military and paramilitary forces from the internationally recognized territory of the Government of Ukraine. . (b) Sanctions described Section 235 of the Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017 ( 22 U.S.C. 9529 (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking or 233(a) 233(a), or 234A(a) (2) in subsection (b), by striking or 233(a) 233(a), or 234A(a) (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents under section 1(b) of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act ( Public Law 115–44 Sec. 234A. Sanctions with respect to shipment or transshipment of petroleum products or liquefied natural gas products from the Russian Federation to the Peoples’ Republic of China. .

Summary: Countering Communist China's Financing of Russia's War on Ukraine Act This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on any entity that insures or registers a vessel engaged in the shipment or transshipment of any petroleum product or liquefied natural gas product from Russia to China. The sanctions terminate when Russia has withdrawn all military and paramilitary forces from Ukraine.
Officer Ella Grace French Task Force Support Act of 2022

To amend the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 to support multijurisdictional task forces that investigate and disrupt illegal firearm trafficking and straw purchasing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Officer Ella Grace French Task Force Support Act of 2022 2. Amendment Section 4(b) of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018 ( 34 U.S.C. 60703(b) (1) in paragraph (3), by striking or (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) support for multijurisdictional task forces that coordinate efforts between Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local agencies to investigate and disrupt illegal firearms trafficking and straw purchasing. .

Summary: Officer Ella Grace French Task Force Support Act of 2022 This bill allows funds under the Project Safe Neighborhoods Block Grant Program to be used to support task forces that coordinate federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local efforts to investigate and disrupt illegal firearms trafficking and straw purchasing.