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Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2022

To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2022 2. Land to be taken into trust (a) In general Subject to all valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest (including improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the Federal lands described in subsection (b), those Federal lands— (1) are declared to be part of the Winnebago Reservation created by the Treaty between the United States and the Winnebago Tribe in 1865; and (2) shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska subject to the same terms and conditions as those lands described in the Treaty with the Winnebago Tribe, 1865 (14 Stat. 671). (b) Federal lands described The Federal lands described in this subsection are the following: (1) That portion of Tract No. 119, the description of which is filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (Western Division), Civil Case No. 70–C–3015–W, executed May 11, 1973, said tract being situated in Section 8 and the accretion land thereto, the Southwest Quarter of Section 9, the West Half of Section 16, the East Half of Section 17, Township 86 North, Range 47 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Woodbury County, Iowa, lying Easterly of the Nebraska/Iowa State Line and Southerly of the Easterly extension of the North line of the Winnebago Reservation. (2) Tract No. 210, as described in Schedule A Declaration of Taking, Legal Description of Tract 210 and Judgment on Stipulation and Order of Distribution (3) Tract No. 113, as described in the Judgment on Declaration of Taking and Legal Description of Tract 113

Summary: Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2022 This bill takes specified lands in Iowa into trust for the benefit of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The land is made part of the tribe's reservation.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 Highway 74 South in Peachtree City, Georgia, as the "SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 Highway 74 South in Peachtree City, Georgia, as the SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office 1. SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 Highway 74 South in Peachtree City, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 Highway 74 South in Peachtree City, Georgia, as the "SFC Shawn McCloskey Post Office."
To designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the "Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center".

To designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center 1. Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center (a) Designation The Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal Building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center

Summary: This bill designates the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center.
To amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to restrict the Secretary of Defense from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services. 1. Restriction on payment and reimbursement by Department of Defense of expenses relating to abortion services Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections: (c) Restriction on reimbursement of certain fees (1) The Secretary of Defense may not pay for or reimburse any fees or expenses, including travel expenses, relating to a health-care professional gaining a license in a State if the purpose of gaining such license is to provide abortion services. (2) In this subsection: (A) The term health-care professional (B) The term license (d) Restriction on reimbursement of travel expenses The Secretary of Defense may not pay for or reimburse any individual for travel expenses relating to abortion services. .

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from paying for or reimbursing (1) any fees or expenses relating to a health care professional gaining a license in a state if the purpose of gaining such license is to provide abortion services, or (2) travel expenses related to abortion services.
CARR Act

To exempt certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act CARR Act 2. Exemption of certain wildfire mitigation activities from certain environmental requirements (a) In general Wildfire mitigation activities of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may be carried out without regard to the provisions of law specified in subsection (b). (b) Provisions of law specified The provisions of law specified in this section are all Federal, State, or other laws, regulations, and legal requirements of, deriving from, or related to the subject of, the following laws: (1) Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) (2) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 (c) Wildfire mitigation activity For purposes of this section, the term wildfire mitigation activity (1) is an activity conducted on Federal land that is— (A) under the administration of the Director of the National Park System, the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or the Chief of the Forest Service; and (B) within 300 feet of any permanent or temporary road, as measured from the center of such road; and (2) includes forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation management.

Summary: Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act or the CARR Act This bill exempts wildfire mitigation activities conducted within 300 feet of a road from all laws governing environmental review of proposed agency actions or protection of endangered or threatened species. Mitigation activities are those that are conducted by Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture on federal land that is administered by the National Park System, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Mitigation activities include forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation management.
Tribal Firearm Access Act

To provide that identification documents issued by tribal governments are generally accorded the same treatment under Federal criminal law as identification documents issued by the Federal Government or by a State or local government. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Firearm Access Act 2. Treatment of identification documents issued by tribal governments (a) In general Section 1028(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting a tribal government, a sponsoring entity (2) in paragraph (11), by striking and (3) in paragraph (12), by striking the period and inserting ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (13) the term tribal government . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Tribal Firearm Access Act This bill expands the definition of identification document (for criminal offenses related to fraud and aggravated identity theft) to include an identification document issued by a tribal government.
Fairness for Rural Teaching Hospitals Act of 2022

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Medicare-dependent hospital program and to update the calculation of the hospital specific rate for such hospitals. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Rural Teaching Hospitals Act of 2022 2. Extension of the medicare-dependent hospital program (a) Extension of payment methodology Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G) (1) in clause (i), by striking December 17, 2022 September 30, 2027 (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking , and before December 17, 2022 , and before September 30, 2027 (b) Conforming amendments (1) Extension of target amount Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D) (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking December 17, 2022 September 30, 2027 (B) in clause (iv), by striking 2022 2027 (2) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww 2022 2027 3. Update to calculation of hospital specific rate for medicare-dependent hospitals Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G) For purposes of clause (ii)(II), in calculating the amount determined under paragraph (1)(A)(iii) with respect to discharges occurring on or after January 1, 2023, the Secretary shall exclude an estimate of indirect medical costs in accordance with the requirements specified in paragraph (2)(C)(i). .

Summary: Fairness for Rural Teaching Hospitals Act of 2022 This bill extends through FY2027 and otherwise revises the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program, which provides additional payments to certain small rural hospitals that have a high proportion of Medicare patients.
Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act

To prohibit the receipt of Federal financial assistance by sanctuary cities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act 2. Sanctuary cities ineligible for Federal financial assistance Any State or local government that violates section 642 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1373

Summary: Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act This bill imposes penalties on certain state and local governments that do not assist federal immigration enforcement actions. Specifically, a state or local government shall be ineligible for federal financial assistance for at least one year if it restricts or prohibits an agency or official from (1) communicating with the responsible federal immigration agency regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, or (2) maintaining or exchanging information about an individual's status. Such governmental entities are sometimes referred to as sanctuary cities or jurisdictions. The bill restores assistance eligibility upon a Department of Justice (DOJ) determination that the jurisdiction no longer takes such actions. DOJ shall determine each year which state or local jurisdictions are not in compliance with immigration requirements and report such determination to Congress.
Investment Opportunity Expansion Act

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to add additional investment thresholds for an individual to qualify as an accredited investor, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investment Opportunity Expansion Act 2. Investment thresholds to qualify as an accredited investor Section 2(a)(15) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77b(a)(15) (1) in clause (i), by striking or (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by adding at the end the following: (iii) with respect to a proposed transaction, any individual whose aggregate investment, at the completion of such transaction, in securities with respect to which there has not been a public offering is not more than 10 percent of the greater of— (I) the net assets of the individual; or (II) the annual income of the individual. .

Summary: Investment Opportunity Expansion Act This bill expands who may be considered an accredited investor for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities. (Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors.) Specifically, the bill allows an individual to qualify if the investment is not more than 10% of the individual's net assets or 10% of the individual's annual income, whichever is greater.
To require auditor independence standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to past audits of a company occurring before it was a public company to treat an auditor as independent if the auditor meets established professional standards, and for other purposes.

To require auditor independence standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to past audits of a company occurring before it was a public company to treat an auditor as independent if the auditor meets established professional standards, and for other purposes. 1. Auditor independence for certain past audits occurring before an issuer is a public company (a) Auditor independence standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Section 103 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7213 (e) Auditor independence for certain past audits occurring before an issuer is a public company With respect to an issuer that is a public company or an issuer that has filed a registration statement to become a public company, the auditor independence rules established by the Board with respect to audits occurring before the last fiscal year of the issuer completed before the issuer filed a registration statement to become a public company shall treat an auditor as independent if— (1) the auditor is independent under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants applicable to certified public accountants in United States; or (2) with respect to a foreign issuer, the auditor is independent under comparable standards applicable to certified public accountants in the issuer’s home country. . (b) Auditor independence standards of the Securities and Exchange Commission Section 10A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78j–1 (n) Auditor independence for certain past audits occurring before an issuer is a public company With respect to an issuer that is a public company or an issuer that has filed a registration statement to become a public company, the auditor independence rules established by the Commission under the securities laws with respect to audits occurring before the last fiscal year of the issuer completed before the issuer filed a registration statement to become a public company shall treat an auditor as independent if— (1) the auditor is independent under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants applicable to certified public accountants in United States; or (2) with respect to a foreign issuer, the auditor is independent under comparable standards applicable to certified public accountants in the issuer’s home country. .

Summary: This bill modifies the auditor independence standards required by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Specifically, an issuer that is a public company or has filed to become a public company must comply with certain auditor independence standards regarding audits that occurred in the fiscal year prior to the company going public.
To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes.

To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes. 1. Financial statement reporting requirements for emerging growth companies (a) Securities Act of 1933 Section 7(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77g(a)(2) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) need not present acquired company financial statements or information otherwise required under section 210.3 05 or section 210.11 01 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, for any period prior to the earliest audited period of the emerging growth company presented in connection with its initial public offering and, thereafter, in no event shall an issuer that was an emerging growth company but is no longer an emerging growth company be required to present financial statements of the issuer (or acquired company financial statements or information otherwise required under section 210.3 05 or section 210.11 01 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto) for any period prior to the earliest audited period of the emerging growth company presented in connection with its initial public offering; and . (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 12(b)(1)(K) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78l(b)(1)(K) firm; firm, provided that the application of an emerging growth company need not present acquired company financial statements or information otherwise required under section 210.3 05 or section 210.11 01 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, for any period prior to the earliest audited period of the emerging growth company presented in connection with its application and, thereafter, in no event shall an issuer that was an emerging growth company but is no longer an emerging growth company be required to present financial statements of the issuer (or acquired company financial statements or information otherwise required under section 210.3 05 or section 210.11 01 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto) for any period prior to the earliest audited period of the emerging growth company presented in connection with any application under subsection (b) of this section;

Summary: This bill limits the financial information an emerging growth company must submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to permit issuers to submit draft registration statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review for both initial public offers and follow-on offers, to set deadlines for when such statements shall be made public, and for other purposes.

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to permit issuers to submit draft registration statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review for both initial public offers and follow-on offers, to set deadlines for when such statements shall be made public, and for other purposes. 1. Confidential review of draft registration statements and deadline for filing public registration statements (a) Securities Act of 1933 Section 6(e) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77f(e) (1) in the heading of the subsection, by striking Emerging Growth Companies Confidential review of draft registration statements (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) In general Any issuer may, with respect to an initial public offering or follow-on offering, confidentially submit to the Commission a draft registration statement, for confidential nonpublic review by the staff of the Commission prior to public filing, provided that the initial confidential submission and all amendments thereto shall be publicly filed with the Commission not later than— (A) in the case of an initial public offering, 10 days before the effective date of such registration statement; or (B) in the case of a follow-on offering, 48 hours before the effective date of such registration statement. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) Follow-on offering defined In this subsection, the term follow-on offering . (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78l (m) Confidential review of draft registration statements (1) In general Any issuer may, with respect to a registration required under this section, confidentially submit to the Commission a draft registration statement, for confidential nonpublic review by the staff of the Commission prior to public filing, provided that the initial confidential submission and all amendments thereto shall be publicly filed with the Commission not later than 10 days before the effective date of such registration statement. (2) Confidentiality Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the Commission shall not be compelled to disclose any information provided to or obtained by the Commission pursuant to this subsection. For purposes of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, this subsection shall be considered a statute described in subsection (b)(3)(B) of such section 552. Information described in or obtained pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to constitute confidential information for purposes of section 24(b)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. .

Summary: This bill allows an issuer of securities to submit a draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review prior to an initial public offering or a follow-on offering. Under current law, only emerging growth companies are allowed to do so.