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Entity List Ver­i­fi­ca­tion Act

To require the Secretary of Commerce to certify, before removing an entity from the entity list, that the entity is no longer involved in activities contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States and that removing the entity from the list does not pose a threat to allies of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Entity List Ver­i­fi­ca­tion Act 2. Certification required to remove entities from entity list The Secretary of Commerce may not remove any entity from the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, until the Secretary certifies to Congress that— (1) the entity is no longer reasonably believed to be involved, or to be becoming involved, in activities contrary to national security or foreign policy interests of the United States; and (2) removing the entity from the entity list does not pose a threat to allies of the United States.

Summary: Entity List Verification Act This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce from removing an entity from the entity list until Commerce makes certain certifications. The entity list provides the names of foreign entities who are subject to specific license requirements for the export, reexport, or transfer of specified items. Commerce may not remove an entity from the entity list until Commerce certifies that (1) the entity is no longer involved in activities that are contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests, and (2) removing the entity from the list does not pose a threat to U.S. allies.
Marie Thompson Antilynching Act

To provide Federal criminal penalties for lynching. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marie Thompson Antilynching Act 2. Lynching (a) Offense Chapter 13 250. Lynching Whoever conspires with another person to violate section 249 and willfully causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365(h)) shall be punished in the same manner as a completed violation of such section, except that if the maximum term of imprisonment for such completed violation is less than 10 years, the person may be imprisoned for not more than 10 years. . (b) Table of sections amendment The table of sections for chapter 13 section 249 250. Lynching. .

Summary: Marie Thompson Antilynching Act This bill establishes a new criminal civil rights violation for lynching. Specifically, a person who conspires to commit a hate crime act and willfully causes or attempts to cause serious bodily injury is subject to criminal penalties.
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 (q) Prohibition of Oil and Gas Leasing in Certain Areas of the Outer Continental Shelf Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary shall not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of California, Oregon, or Washington. .

Summary: West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2021 This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.
HAPI Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to adult vaccines under Medicaid. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Adults Protect Immunity Act HAPI Act 2. Improving access to adult vaccines under Medicaid (a) Requiring medicaid plans To cover adult vaccinations Section 1902(a)(10)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A) (13)(B), (5), (b) No cost sharing for vaccinations (1) General cost-sharing limitations Section 1916 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396o (A) in subsection (a)(2)— (i) in subparagraph (F), by striking , or (ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking ; and , or (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) vaccines described in section 1905(a)(13)(B) (and the administration of such vaccines); and ; and (B) in subsection (b)(2)— (i) in subparagraph (F), by striking , or (ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking ; and , or (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) vaccines described in section 1905(a)(13)(B) (and the administration of such vaccines); and . (2) Application to alternative cost sharing Section 1916A(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396o–1(b)(3)(B) (xii) Vaccines described in section 1905(a)(13)(B) (and the administration of such vaccines). . (c) Enhanced FMAP for adult vaccines Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) (1) by striking and (5) (5) (2) by striking services and vaccines described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(13), and prohibits cost-sharing for such services and vaccines services described in subsection (a)(13)(A), and prohibits cost-sharing for such services (3) by striking medical assistance for such services and vaccines medical assistance for such services (4) by inserting , and (6) with respect to medical assistance for vaccines described in subsection (a)(13)(B), the Federal medical assistance percentage, as determined under this subsection and subsection (y) (without regard to paragraph (1)(C) of such subsection), shall be increased by 1 percentage point

Summary: Helping Adults Protect Immunity Act or the HAPI Act This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover, without cost-sharing, vaccines for adults that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

To prohibit the imposition of the death penalty for any violation of Federal law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act 2. Prohibition on imposition of death sentence (a) In General Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may be sentenced to death or put to death on or after the date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law. (b) Persons Sentenced Before Date of Enactment Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person sentenced to death before the date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law shall be resentenced.

Summary: Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act This bill prohibits the imposition of a death penalty sentence for a violation of federal law. A person sentenced to death before enactment of this bill must be resentenced.
Background Check Completion Act of 2021

To prohibit firearms dealers from selling a firearm prior to the completion of a background check. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Background Check Completion Act of 2021 2. Completion of background checks Section 922(t)(1)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (i) (2) by striking ; or ; and (3) by striking clause (ii).

Summary: Background Check Completion Act of 2021 This bill prohibits a licensed gun dealer from transferring a firearm to an unlicensed person prior to the completion of a background check. Current law permits a licensed gun dealer to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed person if a submitted background check remains incomplete after three business days.
Alaska Tourism Restoration Act

To restrict the imposition by the Secretary of Homeland Security of fines, penalties, duties, or tariffs applicable only to coastwise voyages, or prohibit otherwise qualified non-United States citizens from serving as crew, on specified vessels transporting passengers between the State of Washington and the State of Alaska, to address a Canadian cruise ship ban and the extraordinary impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic on Alaskan communities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Tourism Recovery Act 2. Voyage deemed to be foreign (a) Criteria A roundtrip voyage transporting passengers between a port or place in the State of Alaska and a port or place in the State of Washington is deemed a foreign voyage for purposes of the law of the United States, if the voyage— (1) is made by a passenger vessel to which sections 3507 and 3508 of title 46, United State Code, apply; and (2) occurs during the period described in subsection (b). (b) Duration of applicability A voyage deemed to be a foreign voyage under subsection (a) is a voyage which begins not later than any date prior to February 28, 2022, on which the Government of Canada or its political subdivisions, or any port or province in Canada, prohibits a passenger vessel to which sections 3507 and 3508 of title 46, United State Code, apply from entering, berthing, or docking in Canadian waters of the Pacific Coast due to the COVID–19 pandemic.

Summary: Alaska Tourism Restoration Act This bill temporarily allows specific foreign-owned and foreign-flagged cruise ships to transport passengers directly between ports in the states of Washington and Alaska without stopping in Canada. Under current law, these ships cannot transport passengers from one U.S. port to another without stopping in a foreign country. The bill deems a round trip voyage between ports in the states of Washington and Alaska as a foreign voyage if (1) during the voyage, the operators of such voyage send U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency an email containing the names of each alien crew member with a valid nonimmigrant work visa; and (2) the voyage begins not later than February 28, 2022. The operators of these voyages must also retain a COVID-19 Conditional Sailing Certificate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Authority to conduct these voyages shall terminate on March 31, 2022, or when Canada lifts its COVID-related restrictions, whichever occurs first. Voyages may not occur during any period for which the CDC has issued an order to suspend cruise ship operations. The bill also directs the Department of Transportation to require, through regulations, the installation of automated external defibrillators on passenger vessels (including cruise ships).
Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021

To double the existing penalties for the provision of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021 2. Increasing penalties for spoofers Section 227(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5) (1) in subparagraph (A)(i)— (A) by striking $10,000 $20,000 (B) by striking $1,000,000 $2,000,000 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking $10,000 $20,000 December 17, 2021 Reported without amendment

Summary: Anti-Spoofing Penalties Modernization Act of 2021 This bill doubles the penalties for providing misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value.
Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act

To improve the requirements for making a determination of interchangeability of a biological product and its reference product. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act 2. Biosimilar biological products Section 351(k) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262(k) (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I)(bb), by striking ; and ; or (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ; and (B) by striking sufficient to show (A) the biological product— sufficient to show that the biological product— (C) by striking Upon review of an (A) In general Upon review of an ; and (D) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) Certain studies not required The Secretary may not require, for a determination of interchangeability described in subparagraph (A), that a biological product undergo studies that assess the risks of alternating or switching between use of the biological product and the reference product. .

Summary: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act This bill removes and otherwise modifies certain requirements related to the approval of biosimilars, such as prohibiting the Food and Drug Administration from requiring studies that assess the risks of switching between the biosimilar and the reference biologic.
Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021

To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021 2. Keeping Critical Connections Emergency Fund (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Commission (2) the term covered program (A) provides a customer with free or discounted broadband service, or free upgrades of existing service to meet certain capacity and speed needs, due specifically to the presence of a student in the household of the customer who needs distance learning capability; or (B) refrains from disconnecting broadband service provided to an existing customer due to nonpayment or underpayment if the customer— (i) has a household income, at the time of the nonpayment or underpayment, that does not exceed 135 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines (as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services); (ii) is unable to make a full payment due specifically to the economic impact of the national emergency described in paragraph (3); and (iii) provides sufficient documentation to the provider to show that the customer meets the criteria under clauses (i) and (ii); (3) the term COVID–19 emergency period 50 U.S.C. 1601 (4) the term small business broadband provider (b) Funding (1) Appropriation Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Commission $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until expended, to reimburse small business broadband providers for the costs of carrying out a covered program. (2) Rules The Commission shall promulgate rules on an expedited basis, and without regard to section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regarding the provision of reimbursements to small business broadband providers under paragraph (1).

Summary: Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2021 This bill provides funds with which the Federal Communications Commission shall reimburse small business broadband providers for costs incurred during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period to voluntarily (1) provide free or discounted service to students in need of distance learning capacity, or (2) refrain from disconnecting low-income households that cannot afford to make a full payment.
Ruby Mountains Protection Act

To withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the mineral leasing laws. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ruby Mountains Protection Act 2. Withdrawal of certain National Forest System land (a) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 309,272 acres of Federal land and interests in the land located in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest within the area depicted on the Forest Service map entitled S. 258 Ruby Mountains Protective Act National Forest System Lands (b) Application Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be withdrawn in accordance with subsection (a). (c) Availability of map The map described in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. 3. Withdrawal of certain National Wildlife Refuge System land (a) Withdrawal (1) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 39,926.10 acres of Federal land and interests in the land located in the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge and depicted on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service map entitled S. XXX Ruby Mountains Protection Act Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge (2) Exception The withdrawal under paragraph (1) shall not apply to noncommercial refuge management activities by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (b) Application Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be withdrawn in accordance with subsection (a). (c) Availability of Map The map described in subsection (a)(1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. February 10, 2022 Reported without amendment

Summary: Ruby Mountains Protection Act This bill withdraws approximately 309,272 acres of federal land and interests in identified land located in the Ruby Mountains subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada from operation under the mineral leasing laws; and approximately 39,926.10 acres of federal land and interests in identified land located in the Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Nevada from operation under the mineral leasing laws, except the withdrawal shall not apply to noncommercial refuge management activities by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021

To require the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide certain information to medical center staff and homelessness service providers of the Department regarding the coordinated entry processes for housing and services operated under the Continuum of Care Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021 2. Department of Veterans Affairs sharing of information relating to coordinated entry processes for housing and services operated under Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program (a) In general The Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall— (1) provide to staff of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs and homelessness service providers of the Department the information described in subsection (b); and (2) ensure that such information, and other resources the Under Secretary determines are appropriate, are accessible to such staff and providers. (b) Information described The information described in this subsection is information related to best practices with respect to the collaboration between medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, homelessness service providers of the Department, and local partners (including local offices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development or public housing agencies, and private and public local community organizations) on the centralized or coordinated assessment systems established and operated by Continuums of Care under section 578.7(a)(8) of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, including making referrals and sharing data, as the Under Secretary determines appropriate. 3. Department of Veterans Affairs communication with employees responsible for homelessness assistance programs The Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall clearly communicate with employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs whose responsibilities are related to homelessness assistance programs regarding— (1) the measurement of performance of such programs by the Homeless Programs Office of the Department; and (2) how to obtain and provide feedback about performance measures.

Summary: Improving Housing Outcomes for Veterans Act of 2021 This bill requires the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to provide medical center staff and homelessness service providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with information related to best practices for the collaboration on centralized or coordinated assessment systems established and operated by Continuums of Care. The VA must also ensure that the information and related resources are accessible to VA medical center staff and homelessness service providers. Additionally, the bill requires the VHA to communicate with VA employees who have responsibilities related to homelessness assistance programs regarding (1) the measurement of performance by the VA's Homeless Program Office, and (2) how to obtain and provide feedback about the performance measures.
Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act 2. Modification and extension of deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions (a) In general Subsection (p) of section 170 (p) Special rule for taxpayers who do not elect To itemize deductions In the case of a taxable year beginning in 2021 or 2022, the deduction under this subsection for the taxable year shall be equal to so much of the deduction determined under this section (without regard to this subsection) for such taxable year as does not exceed an amount equal to 1/3 . (b) Elimination of penalty (1) In general Section 6662(b) (2) Increased penalty Section 6662 of such Code is amended by striking subsection (l). (3) Conforming amendment Section 6751(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 6655, or 6662 (but only with respect to an addition to tax by reason of subsection (b)(9) thereof) or 6655 (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.

Summary: Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act This bill allows individual taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions a deduction in taxable years beginning in 2021 or 2022 for charitable contributions. The deduction is limited to one-third of the standard deduction allowed to such taxpayers.