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Keeping America’s Refineries Act

To prohibit the phase out of gasoline and prevent higher prices for consumers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping America’s Refineries Act 2. No mandatory assessment of safer technology and alternative risk management measures required with respect to the use of hydrofluoric acid in certain alkylation units (a) In general The owner or operator of a stationary source described in subsection (b) of this section shall not be required by the regulations promulgated under section 112(r)(7)(B) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(7)(B) (b) Stationary source described A stationary source described in this subsection is a stationary source (as defined in section 112(r)(2)(C) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(2)(C) (1) for which a construction permit or operating permit has been issued pursuant to the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. (2) for which the owner or operator demonstrates to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency that such stationary source conforms or will conform to the most recent version of American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 751. March 23, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Keeping America's Refineries Act This bill revises the EPA's Risk Management program to exempt a petroleum (e.g., gasoline) refinery that uses a hydrofluoric acid alkylation unit from certain hazard assessment requirements. Petroleum refineries use the acid during the gasoline production process. Hydrofluoric acid is hazardous and corrosive. If it is accidently released, it can form a toxic vapor cloud. Currently, petroleum refineries are required to include in a hazard assessment an evaluation of safer technology and alternative risk management measures for a hydrofluoric acid alkylation unit. This bill eliminates that requirement if the petroleum refinery (1) has obtained a construction permit or operating permit under the program, or (2) demonstrates that it will conform to the most recent version of American Petroleum Institute Recommended Practice 751. This practice provides guidance on the safe operation of such a unit.
Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Act

To accord securities issued by the International Development Association the same exemption from the securities laws that applies to the securities of other multilateral development banks in which the United States is a member. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank’s International Development Association Act 2. Exemption of securities of the International Development Association from the securities laws (a) In general The International Development Association Act ( 22 U.S.C. 284–284cc 32. Exemption of securities of the International Development Association from the securities laws (a) Exemption from securities laws; reports to Securities and Exchange Commission Any securities issued by the Association (including any guaranty by the Association, whether or not limited in scope) and any securities guaranteed by the Association as to both principal and interest shall be deemed to be exempted securities within the meaning of section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77c(a)(2) 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12) (b) Authority of Securities and Exchange Commission to suspend exemption; reports to Congress The Securities and Exchange Commission, acting in consultation with the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Problems, is authorized to suspend the provisions of subsection (a) of this section at any time as to any or all securities issued or guaranteed by the Association during the period of such suspension. The Commission shall include in its annual reports to the Congress such information as it shall deem advisable with regard to the operations and effect of this section. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. December 1, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank's International Development Association Act This bill exempts from securities regulations any securities issued by the International Development Association of the World Bank. The association provides loans and grants to developing countries. The Securities and Exchange Commission may suspend this exemption at any time.
School Lunch Affordability Act of 2023

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require that only a school food authority that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account on June 30th of the year preceding the previous school year shall be required to establish a price for paid lunches. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Lunch Affordability Act of 2023 2. Required price for paid lunch Section 12(p)(2)(A) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1760(p)(2)(A) that had a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account on June 30th of the year preceding the previous school year school food authority

Summary: School Lunch Affordability Act of 2023 This bill provides that only school food authorities with a negative balance in the nonprofit school food service account on June 30 of the year preceding the previous school year are required to establish a price for paid lunches using the formula specified under current law (known as Paid Lunch Equity requirements).
VA E-Notification Enhancement Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certificates of eligibility and award letters to certain individuals using electronic means. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA E-Notification Enhancement Act 2. Provision of certificates of eligibility and award letters using electronic means Chapter 36 section 3698 3698A. Provision of certificates of eligibility and award letters using electronic means (a) Requirement Except as provided by subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide to an individual the following documents using electronic means: (1) A certificate of eligibility for the entitlement of the individual to covered educational assistance. (2) An award letter regarding the authorization of the individual to receive covered educational assistance. (b) Election To opt out An individual may elect to receive the documents specified in subsection (a) by mail rather than through electronic means under subsection (a). An individual may revoke such an election at any time, by means prescribed by the Secretary. (c) Covered educational assistance In this section, the term covered educational assistance Public Law 115–48 38 U.S.C. 3001 .

Summary: VA E-Notification Enhancement Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide eligibility and award documents related to specified VA educational assistance programs (e.g., the Post-9/11 GI Bill) in an electronic format. Specifically, the VA must electronically provide (1) a certificate of eligibility for an individual's entitlement to assistance, and (2) an award letter regarding the authorization to receive assistance. An individual may elect to receive documents by mail and may revoke such an election at any time.
Access to Future Cures Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that expenses for blood storage qualify as expenses for medical care. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Future Cures Act 2. Expenses for blood storage qualify as expenses for medical care (a) In general Section 213(d)(1)(A) (including expenses for storage of blood or biomaterial derived from blood) function of the body (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Access to Future Cures Act This bill expands the tax deduction for medical expenses to include expenses for storage of blood or biomaterial derived from blood.
California Clean Coast Act of 2023

To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State of California, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the California Clean Coast Act of 2023 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in areas of the outer continental shelf located off the coast of California (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other law and except as provided in paragraph (2) (2) Effect Nothing in this subsection affects any rights under leases issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection. .

Summary: California Clean Coast Act of 2023 This bill prohibits oil and gas exploration and leasing in areas of the outer Continental Shelf located off the coast of California.
To redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia as the "Federal Bureau of Investigation Building".

To redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia as the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building 1. Redesignation The Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia, commonly known as the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Building, shall be known and designated as the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building 2. References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building

Summary: This bill redesignates the federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia, commonly known as the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Building, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building.
Financial Freedom Act of 2023

To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from constraining the range or type of investments that may be offered to participants and beneficiaries of individual retirement accounts who exercise control over the assets in such accounts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Freedom Act of 2023 2. Fiduciary duties with respect to pension plan investments Section 404(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1104(a) (3) (A) In the case of a pension plan that provides for individual accounts and permits a participant or beneficiary to exercise control over the assets in the participant’s or beneficiary’s account, nothing in paragraph (1)— (i) requires a fiduciary to select, or prohibits a fiduciary from selecting, any particular type of investment alternative, provided that a fiduciary provides the participant or beneficiary an opportunity to choose, from a broad range of investment alternatives, the manner in which some or all of the assets of the participant’s or beneficiary’s account are invested, according to regulations prescribed by the Secretary; or (ii) requires that any particular type of investment be either favored or disfavored, other than on the basis of the investment’s risk-return characteristics, in the context of the plan fiduciary’s objective of providing investment alternatives suitable for providing benefits for participants and beneficiaries. (B) In the event that a fiduciary selects a self-directed brokerage window as an investment alternative for a plan described in subparagraph (A)— (i) the Secretary shall not issue any regulations or subregulatory guidance constraining or prohibiting the range or type of investments that may be offered through such brokerage window; (ii) subsection (c) shall apply to such self-directed brokerage window; and (iii) the diversification requirement of paragraph (1)(C) and the prudence requirement of paragraph (1)(B) are not violated by the fiduciary’s selection of a self-directed brokerage window as an investment alternative or as a result of the exercise of a participant or beneficiary’s control over the assets in such self-directed brokerage window. .

Summary: Financial Freedom Act of 2023 This bill prohibits the Department of Labor from limiting the type or range of investments that fiduciaries may offer participants and beneficiaries in certain employer-sponsored retirement plans. The bill applies to certain defined contribution plans that permit participants or beneficiaries to exercise control over the assets in the account, such as a 401(k) plan that allows participants or beneficiaries to select additional investment options through a self-directed brokerage window.
No Vaccine Passports Act

To prohibit agencies from issuing vaccine passports, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Vaccine Passports Act 2. Prohibition on agencies issuing vaccine passports (a) In general An agency may not issue a vaccine passport, vaccine pass, or other standardized documentation for the purpose of certifying the COVID–19 vaccination status of a citizen of the United States to a third party, or otherwise publish or share any COVID–19 vaccination record of a citizen of the United States, or similar health information. (b) Agency defined In this section, the term agency 3. Prohibition on requiring proof of COVID–19 vaccination for Federal access Proof of COVID–19 vaccination shall not be deemed a requirement for access to Federal property or Federal services, or for access to congressional grounds or services.

Summary: No Vaccine Passports Act This bill prohibits certain actions related to vaccine passports and proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Specifically, a federal agency may not issue a vaccine passport, vaccine pass, or other standardized documentation for the purpose of certifying the COVID-19 vaccination status of a U.S. citizen to a third party, or otherwise publish or share any COVID-19 vaccination record of a U.S. citizen or similar health information. Additionally, proof of COVID-19 vaccination shall not be required to access federal or congressional property or services.
Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2023

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to submit to Congress an annual report on projects that are over budget and behind schedule, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2023 2. Annual report (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term covered agency (A) an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and (B) an independent regulatory agency, as defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code; (2) the term covered project (A) that is more than 5 years behind schedule; or (B) for which the amount spent on the project is not less than $1,000,000,000 more than the original cost estimate for the project; and (3) the term project 2 U.S.C. 900(c) (b) Requirement Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidance requiring covered agencies to include, on an annual basis in a report described in paragraph (2) of section 3516(a) of title 31, United States Code, or a consolidated report described in paragraph (1) of such section, information relating to each covered project of the covered agency, which shall include— (1) a brief description of the covered project, including— (A) the purpose of the covered project; (B) each location in which the covered project is carried out; (C) the contract or award number of the covered project, where applicable; (D) the year in which the covered project was initiated; (E) the Federal share of the total cost of the covered project; and (F) each primary contractor, subcontractor, grant recipient, and subgrantee recipient of the covered project; (2) an explanation of any change to the original scope of the covered project, including by the addition or narrowing of the initial requirements of the covered project; (3) the original expected date for completion of the covered project; (4) the current expected date for completion of the covered project; (5) the original cost estimate for the covered project, as adjusted to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; (6) the current cost estimate for the covered project, as adjusted to reflect increases in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; (7) an explanation for a delay in completion or an increase in the original cost estimate for the covered project, including, where applicable, any impact of insufficient or delayed appropriations; and (8) the amount of and rationale for any award, incentive fee, or other type of bonus, if any, awarded for the covered project.

Summary: Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2023 This bill directs the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance requiring federal agencies to report annually to Congress regarding certain federally funded projects that (1) are more than five years behind schedule, or (2) have expenditures that are at least $1 billion more than the original cost estimate for the project.
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes.

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permitting terms, and for other purposes. 1. National pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) terms (a) In general Section 402(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1342(b)(1)(B) (B) are for fixed terms— (i) not exceeding 10 years, for a permit issued to a State or municipality; and (ii) not exceeding 5 years, for a permit issued to any person not described in clause (i); and . (b) Technical corrections Section 402( l l (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking section 402 this section (B) by striking federal Federal (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by striking Section section (B) by striking 402(p)(6) subsection (p)(6) (C) by striking 402(l)(3)(A), subparagraph (A), (D) by striking 402(l)(3)(A). such subparagraph.

Summary: This bill extends the maximum term for certain permits issued under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. Specifically, the bill extends the maximum term for NPDES permits issued to states or municipalities from 5 to 10 years. Under the program, the Environmental Protection Agency issues permits to discharge pollutants from point sources, such as pipes, into waters of the United States.
Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2023

To amend the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 to modify the biannual report on overseas capital construction projects. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2023 2. Modifications to biannual report on overseas capital construction projects (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 118 of the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–323 22 U.S.C. 304 (1) by striking and the Committees on Appropriations , the Committees on Appropriations (2) by inserting after House of Representatives, , and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives (b) Contents Subsection (b) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end before the period the following: and, when the current cost estimate exceeds the initial cost estimate by 15 percent or more, an explanation of the causal or contributing factors resulting in the increased estimated cost, as well as how the Department plans to mitigate the risk of further potential cost increases (2) by adding at the end the following: (10) If the current date of estimated completion reported under paragraph (9) exceeds the date of estimated completion reported under paragraph (8) by 180 days or more, a description of the causal or contributing factors that resulted in the revised estimated completion date, as well as how the Department plans to mitigate the operational impacts of the delay. (11) Whether the Department has issued a stop-work order or suspension-of-work order on any component or subset of the project, the expected duration of any such order, and the justification for any such order. .

Summary: Embassy Construction Accountability Act of 2023 This bill requires additional information to be included in a report from the Department of State to Congress concerning overseas capital construction projects and major embassy security upgrade projects. The additional information required for such projects includes (1) the causes of cost increases of 15 percent or more, (2) the causes of completion delays of 180 days or more, and (3) the justification for any stop-work or suspension-of-work orders issued by the State Department.
Freedom from Mandates Act

To nullify certain Executive orders regarding COVID–19 vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating vaccination against COVID–19, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom from Mandates Act 2. Nullification of certain Executive orders (a) Safety protocols for Federal Contractors Executive Order 14042 (86 Fed. Reg. 50985, relating to ensuring adequate COVID–19 safety protocols for Federal contractors) shall have no force or effect. (b) COVID– 19 Executive Order 14043 (86 Fed. Reg. 50989, relating to requiring COVID–19 vaccination for Federal employees) shall have no force or effect. 3. Prohibition of rules mandating vaccination The Secretary of Labor may not issue any rule requiring employers to mandate vaccination of employees against COVID–19 or requiring testing of employees who are unvaccinated against COVID–19. 4. Prohibition on Medicare and Medicaid COVID–19 vaccination mandates Notwithstanding any provision of title XI, XVIII, or XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.

Summary: Freedom from Mandates Act This bill nullifies certain executive orders regarding COVID-19 safety and prohibits the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services (HHS) from taking specified actions with respect to vaccination against COVID-19. Specifically, the bill nullifies Executive Order 14042 (relating to ensuring adequate COVID-19 safety protocols for federal contractors) and Executive Order 14043 (requiring COVID-19 vaccination for federal employees). Labor may not issue any rule requiring employers to mandate vaccination of employees against COVID-19 or requiring testing of employees who are unvaccinated. HHS may not (1) require a health care provider, as a condition of participation in the Medicare or Medicaid program, to mandate vaccination of employees against COVID-19 or require testing of employees who are unvaccinated; or (2) otherwise penalize such a provider for failure to mandate such vaccination or require such testing.