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Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023

To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, to enter into contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out certain ecosystem restoration activities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023 2. Contracts, grants, and agreements to carry out certain ecosystem restoration activities (a) Contracts, grants, and agreements Section 40804 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6592a (g) Contracts, grants, and agreements To carry out the ecosystem restoration activities described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may enter into contracts, grants, or agreements with State forestry agencies, local private or nonprofit entities, institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) (1) for the collection and maintenance of native seeds, including material from managed seed orchards; and (2) for the production of seedlings for revegetation. . (b) Collaborative forest landscape restoration program Section 4003(b)(7) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( 16 U.S.C. 7303(b)(7) (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting the collection and maintenance of native seeds for revegetation, the production of seedlings, and or agreements for (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) .

Summary: Seedlings for Sustainable Habitat Restoration Act of 2023 This bill provides support for the collection and maintenance of native seeds and production of tree seedlings. First, the bill expands the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to allow the Forest Service to enter into contracts, grants, or agreements with state forestry agencies, institutions of higher education, and other entities for the (1) collection and maintenance of native seeds, including material from managed seed orchards; and (2) production of seedlings for revegetation. Second, the bill modifies requirements for forest landscape restoration proposals for funding under the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program. Specifically, the bill adds institutions of higher education to the list of entities that may provide employment or training opportunities under a proposal and allows the employment or training opportunities to include the collection and maintenance of native seeds for revegetation or the production of seedlings.
Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2023

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report on the public health mitigation messaging and guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2023 2. Report on CDC public health mitigation messaging and guidance (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the public health mitigation messaging, decision making, and guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this section as the CDC (1) consider— (A) the data being used by the CDC to make recommendations; (B) the impact that inconsistent messaging has had on— (i) the level of trust Americans have in the CDC; and (ii) the willingness of Americans to follow CDC guidance, including with respect to COVID–19 vaccine uptake; (C) the impact that inconsistent messaging with regard to the efficacy of COVID–19 vaccines and Federal mandates for receiving such vaccines has had on attitudes about immunization, both in general and specifically for— (i) the school-age population; and (ii) vaccines on the recommended immunization schedules for children, adolescents, and adults of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC; and (D) the degree to which outside entities (such as teachers unions) were in a position to impact recommendations made by the CDC; and (2) contain recommendations to improve the approach of the CDC relating to messaging, decision making, and the issuance of guidance in the future. (b) Definition In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress (1) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Small Business of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (4) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (5) the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives; (6) the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives; (7) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and (8) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives.

Summary: Restore Public Health Institution Trust Act of 2023 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on public health messaging and other recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report must specifically address (1) the data used to make recommendations; (2) the effect of inconsistent messaging on the public's trust in the CDC, willingness to follow the CDC's COVID-19 guidance, and attitudes about immunizations both in general and for specific populations; and (3) the degree to which outside entities influenced CDC recommendations.
Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act

To amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide program eligibility for distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act 2. Eligibility of distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education Section 481(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088(b) (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) (A) An otherwise eligible program that is offered by a foreign institution and is offered in part through distance education is eligible for the purposes of this title if— (i) not more than 12.5 percent of such program consists of courses offered principally through distance education; (ii) the foreign institution has been evaluated and determined by an outside oversight entity, such as an accrediting agency or association or government entity, to have the capability to effectively deliver distance education programs; and (iii) the students receiving aid under this title are physically present in the country where the foreign institution is located during the distance education instruction. (B) In calculating the percentage of a program offered through distance education for purposes of clause (i) of subparagraph (A), any course that is part of such a program that requires a student’s regular in-person attendance for more than 50 percent of the instruction, but also includes one or more distance education components as part of the course, shall not be considered to be offered principally through distance education. .

Summary: Providing Distance Education for Foreign Institutions Act This bill makes certain distance education programs offered by foreign institutions of higher education (IHEs) eligible to participate in federal student-aid programs, thereby making students participating in these programs eligible to receive federal student aid. (The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, waived the statutory prohibition on foreign IHEs offering distance education, which allowed students participating in these programs to receive federal student aid. However, this waiver is set to end on the latest of June 30, 2023; the last day of the payment period that begins on or before June 30, 2023; or the last day of the first payment period following the end of the foreign authority's qualifying emergency.) Under this bill, a foreign IHE program is eligible to participate in federal student-aid programs if not more than 12.5% of the program consists of courses offered principally through distance education, the foreign IHE has been evaluated and determined by an outside oversight entity (e.g., an accrediting agency) to have the capability to effectively deliver distance education programs, and the students receiving federal student aid are physically present in the country where the foreign IHE is located during the distance education instruction.
RELIEVE Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished to veterans in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act RELIEVE Act 2. Modification of eligibility requirements for reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished to veterans (a) Eligibility requirements Section 1725(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the veteran (i) the veteran (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) the veteran was furnished such emergency treatment during the 60-day period following the date on which the veteran enrolled in the health care system specified in subparagraph (A). . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to emergency treatment furnished on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act or the RELIEVE Act This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system.
Combating Online Fentanyl Trafficking Act

To establish incentive pay for positions requiring specialized skills to combat fentanyl trafficking, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Online Fentanyl Trafficking Act 2. Incentive Pay Authorities for Positions Requiring Specialized Skills to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking (a) Definition In this Act, the term cyber skills (b) Incentive Pay Subject to the availability of appropriations, and in accordance with the comparable level of the General Schedule, the Attorney General shall provide incentive pay, in an amount that is not more than 25 percent of the basic pay of the individual, to any individual appointed to a position in the Department of Justice that requires significant cyber skills to aid in the detection, prevention, or prosecution of fentanyl trafficking. (c) Limitations Any incentive pay received under subsection (b) by an individual in a position in the Department of Justice— (1) shall be disregarded in calculating the aggregate of the basic pay and premium pay paid to the individual for purposes of the pay period limitation and the annual limitation under section 5547 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) shall be treated as part of basic pay for purposes of section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code.

Summary: Combating Online Fentanyl Trafficking Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to provide incentive pay to an appointee to a position that requires significant cyber skills (i.e., expertise in computers, computer networks, information technology, or the internet) to aid in the detection, prevention, or prosecution of fentanyl trafficking. The incentive pay may be up to 25% of the individual's basic pay.
FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act 2. Reimbursement of interest payments related to public assistance (a) In general Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq. 431. Reimbursement of interest payments related to public assistance (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Qualifying interest The term qualifying interest (A) the actual interest paid to a lender for such qualifying loan; and (B) the interest that would have been paid to a lender if such qualifying loan had an interest rate equal to the prime rate most recently published on the Federal Reserve Statistical Release on selected interest rates. (2) Qualifying loan The term qualifying loan (A) obtained by a local government or electric cooperative; and (B) of which not less than 90 percent of the proceeds are used to fund activities for which such local government or electric cooperative receives assistance under this Act after the date on which such loan is disbursed. (b) Financial assistance The President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall provide financial assistance to a local government or electric cooperative as reimbursement for qualifying interest. . (b) Rule of applicability Any qualifying interest (as such term is defined in section 431 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as added by this Act) incurred by a local government or electric cooperative in the 5 years preceding the date of enactment of this Act shall be treated as eligible for financial assistance for purposes of such section.

Summary: FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide financial assistance to a local government or electric cooperative as reimbursement for qualifying interest on disaster-related loans.
340B Reporting and Accountability Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the transparency and accountability of the drug discount program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 340B Reporting and Accountability Act 2. Requirement to provide drug discounts to patients (a) In general Section 340B(a)(5) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256b(a)(5) (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking subparagraphs (A) or (B) subparagraph (A), (B), or (E) (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking subparagraphs (A) or (B) subparagraph (A), (B), or (E) (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) Requirement to provide drug discounts to patients A covered entity shall ensure that each patient who receives a covered outpatient drug from such covered entity is provided such drug at a price that does not exceed the price at which the covered entity purchased the drug in accordance with paragraph (1), less any additional discounts or rebates received by the covered entity with respect to the drug. . (b) Reporting requirements for drug discount program Section 340B(d)(2)(B) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256b(d)(2)(B) (vi) (I) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the 340B Reporting and Accountability Act (aa) the total amount paid by the covered entity during the reporting period for covered outpatient drugs under subsection (a); (bb) the total amount received by the covered entity during the reporting period for such covered outpatient drugs; and (cc) if a covered entity receives any revenue as a result of charging a price for a covered outpatient drug that exceeds the price at which the covered entity purchased the drug, how the covered entity spent such revenue. (II) The Secretary shall make the information reported under subclause (I) publicly available. .

Summary: 340B Reporting and Accountability Act This bill requires providers participating in the 340B drug discount program to ensure patients receive covered outpatient drugs at a price that does not exceed the amount the provider paid, minus any additional discounts or rebates the provider receives. Further, participating providers must report annually information about amounts paid and received for covered outpatient drugs and how any excess revenue was spent.
Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture from prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 2. Protecting access for hunters and anglers on Federal land and water (a) In general Except as provided in section 20.21 or 20.108 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), and subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service or the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service (referred to in this section as the applicable Secretary (1) prohibit the use of lead ammunition or tackle on Federal land or water that is— (A) under the jurisdiction of the applicable Secretary; and (B) made available for hunting or fishing activities; or (2) issue regulations relating to the level of lead in ammunition or tackle to be used on Federal land or water described in paragraph (1). (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to a prohibition or regulations described in that subsection that are limited to a specific unit of Federal land or water, if the applicable Secretary determines that— (1) a decline in wildlife population at the specific unit of Federal land or water is primarily caused by the use of lead in ammunition or tackle, based on the field data from the specific unit of Federal land or water; and (2) the prohibition or regulations, as applicable, are— (A) consistent with the law of the State in which the specific Federal land or water is located; (B) consistent with an applicable policy of the fish and wildlife department of the State in which the specific Federal land or water is located; or (C) approved by the applicable fish and wildlife department of the State in which the specific Federal land or water is located. (c) Federal register notice The applicable Secretary shall include in a Federal Register notice with respect to any prohibition or regulations that meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) an explanation of how the prohibition or regulations, as applicable, meet those requirements.

Summary: Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 This bill bars the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture from prohibiting or regulating the use of lead ammunition or tackle on federal land or water that is under the jurisdiction of such departments and made available for hunting or fishing. The bill makes exceptions for specified existing regulations and where the applicable department determines that a decline in wildlife population at the specific unit of federal land or water is primarily caused by the use of lead in ammunition or tackle, based on the field data from such unit, and the state approves the regulations.
Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023

To restrict the first-use strike of nuclear weapons. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023 2. Findings and declaration of policy (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Constitution gives Congress the sole power to declare war. (2) The framers of the Constitution understood that the monumental decision to go to war, which can result in massive death and the destruction of civilized society, must be made by the representatives of the people and not by a single person. (3) As stated by section 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution ( Public Law 93–148 50 U.S.C. 1541 the constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces (4) Nuclear weapons are uniquely powerful weapons that have the capability to instantly kill millions of people, create long-term health and environmental consequences throughout the world, directly undermine global peace, and put the United States at existential risk from retaliatory nuclear strikes. (5) A first-use nuclear strike carried out by the United States would constitute a major act of war. (6) A first-use nuclear strike conducted absent a declaration of war by Congress would violate the Constitution. (7) The President has the sole authority to authorize the use of nuclear weapons, an order which military officers of the United States must carry out in accordance with their obligations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (8) Given its exclusive power under the Constitution to declare war, Congress must provide meaningful checks and balances to the President’s sole authority to authorize the use of a nuclear weapon. (b) Declaration of policy It is the policy of the United States that no first-use nuclear strike should be conducted absent a declaration of war by Congress. 3. Prohibition on conduct of first-use nuclear strikes (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be obligated or expended to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless such strike is conducted pursuant to a war declared by Congress that expressly authorizes such strike. (b) First-Use nuclear strike defined In this section, the term first-use nuclear strike 22 U.S.C. 2753(b)(2)

Summary: Restricting First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act of 2023 This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to conduct a first-use nuclear strike unless Congress expressly authorizes such a strike pursuant to a declaration of war. A first-use nuclear strike is an attack using nuclear weapons against an enemy that did not first launch a nuclear strike against the United States, its territories, or its allies.