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Security Clearance Review Act

To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make security clearance determinations and access determinations for political appointees in the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Security Clearance Review Act 2. Security clearance determinations and access determinations by Director of FBI for political appointees in Executive Office of the President Section 3001 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 50 U.S.C. 3341 (k) Political appointees in the Executive Office of the President (1) Appointment and access to classified information Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (A) a political appointee may not be employed in, detailed to, or assigned to, the Executive Office of the President unless such employment, detail, or assignment is clearly consistent with national security; and (B) any political appointee employed in, detailed to, or assigned to, the Executive Office of the President may not have a security clearance, or access any classified information, unless such security clearance is granted, or access determination is made, by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2) Determination and notification (A) If the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation denies, suspends, or revokes a security clearance or access to classified information under paragraph (1), the Director shall notify the President and the appropriate committees of Congress of such determination on the date such determination is made. (B) If the President nullifies, reverses, modifies, or otherwise fails to recognize any denial, suspension, or revocation of a security clearance or access to classified information determination made by the Director under paragraph (1), not later than 30 days thereafter, the President shall submit an explanation (in writing) of the reasons for such nullification, reversal, modification, or failure to recognize to the appropriate committees of Congress. (3) Political appointee defined In this subsection, the term political appointee Ted Public Law 114–136 .

Summary: Security Clearance Review Act This bill imposes security-related requirements with respect to political appointees in the Executive Office of the President. Under this bill, such a political appointee (1) may be employed in the office only if the appointment is clearly consistent with national security; and (2) may not have a security clearance or access to classified information unless the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) grants such clearance or access, unless the President nullifies the FBI's decision to deny clearance or access. If the President nullifies the FBI's decision to deny clearance or access to such an appointee, the President must report to Congress within 30 days explaining the reasons for the nullification.
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude information relating to certain evictions from consumer reports, and for other purposes.

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude information relating to certain evictions from consumer reports, and for other purposes. 1. Exclusion of information relating to certain evictions from consumer reports (a) In general Section 605(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681c(a) (9) (A) Any information related to a covered eviction (including information related to a debt collection for a covered eviction) for which notice was given during the period beginning March 13, 2020, and ending on the date that is 30 days after the termination date of the national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease (COVID–19) outbreak declared by the President on March 13, 2020, under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (B) In this paragraph, the term covered eviction . (b) Applicability This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply to any consumer report (as defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681a

Summary: This bill prohibits from inclusion in a consumer credit report information related to an eviction occurring during the COVID-19 national emergency or occurring in the 30 days after the termination of such emergency.
Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act

To amend title 46, United States Code, to repeal certain antitrust exemptions for ocean common carriers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act 2. Repeal of antitrust exemptions (a) Repeal Section 40307 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Clerical amendment The item relating to section 40307 in the analysis for chapter 403 (c) Conforming amendment Section 40301(e) of such title is amended by striking (except sections 40305 and 40307(a)) (except section 40305)

Summary: Ocean Shipping Antitrust Enforcement Act This bill removes the exemption from federal antitrust laws for ocean common carriers.
Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for financial assistance to fund certain cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs and initiatives, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022 2. Strengthening cybersecurity education support (a) In general Section 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 665f (e) Grants and cooperative agreements The Director may award financial assistance in the form of grants or cooperative agreements to States, local governments, institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 (1) carry out the purposes of CETAP; and (2) enhance CETAP to address the national shortfall of cybersecurity professionals. . (b) Briefings Paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of section 2220 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 665f (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) and (E) respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) information on any grants or cooperative agreements made pursuant to subsection (e), including how any such grants or cooperative agreements are being used to enhance cybersecurity education for underserved populations or communities; . May 13, 2022 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Cybersecurity Grants for Schools Act of 2022 This bill allows the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to award grants or other financial assistance for cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs at the elementary and secondary education levels. Entities eligible for the assistance include states, localities, institutions of higher education, and nonprofits. Additionally, CISA must include information about how the grants and assistance enhance cybersecurity education for underserved populations or communities in annual briefings.
To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal for the purpose of seizing the assets of certain Russian citizens, and for other purposes.

To authorize the President of the United States to issue letters of marque and reprisal for the purpose of seizing the assets of certain Russian citizens, and for other purposes. 1. Issuance of letters of marque and reprisal for purpose of seizing assets of certain Russian citizens (a) Authority of President The President of the United States is authorized and requested to commission, under officially issued letters of marque and reprisal, so many of privately armed and equipped persons and entities as, in the judgment of the President, the service may require, with suitable instructions to the leaders thereof, to employ all means reasonably necessary to seize outside the geographic boundaries of the United States and its territories any yacht, plane, or other asset of any Russian citizen who is on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury. (b) Security bonds No letter of marque and reprisal shall be issued by the President without requiring the posting of a security bond in such amount as the President shall determine is sufficient to ensure that the letter be executed according to the terms and conditions thereof.

Summary: This bill authorizes the President to issue letters of marque and reprisal to privately armed individuals and entities to seize the assets of certain Russian citizens. Specifically, the holder of such a letter shall be authorized to employ all means reasonably necessary to seize any asset, such as a yacht or plane, outside of the United States that belongs to a Russian citizen on the Office of Foreign Asset Control's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.
BRICKS Act of 2021

To amend title 18, United States Code, by increasing the maximum term of imprisonment for the offense of rioting, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021 BRICKS Act of 2021 2. Maximum penalty for rioting increased Section 2101(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking five years 10 years (B) by adding at the end the following: If serious bodily injury (as such term is defined in section 2246) results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include the use, attempted use, or threatened use of a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 25 years, or both; and if death results from the acts committed in violation of this section or if such acts include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill, shall be fined under this title, or imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or both. (C) by striking subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of this paragraph paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of this subsection (2) in subsection (b), by striking subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a)

Summary: Blocking Rioters and Insurrectionists from our Cities to Keep us Safe Act of 2021 or the BRICKS Act of 2021 This bill increases criminal penalties for rioting and related offenses (e.g., inciting a riot). First, the bill increases from 5 to 10 years the statutory maximum prison term for a rioting offense. Second, it establishes higher statutory maximum penalties for rioting offenses that involve certain aggravating characteristics. Specifically, it provides a prison term of up to 25 years for a rioting offense that results in serious bodily injury or includes a dangerous weapon, explosives, or fire; and a prison term of any years or for life for a rioting offense that results in death or includes kidnapping, attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse, attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or attempt to kill.
Task Force Pineapple Congressional Gold Medal Act

To award a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of those who led and served during the first Task Force Pineapple mission to, directly and indirectly, help Americans and Afghan special operators and their families. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Task Force Pineapple Congressional Gold Medal Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Task Force Pineapple, a group of veterans, worked unofficially with the United States military and the United States Embassy to safely rescue hundreds of Afghan special operators and American citizens, bringing them into the United States military-controlled part of the Hamid Karzai International Airport as the United States was concluding its withdrawal from Afghanistan. (2) These Afghan special operators served alongside the United States military throughout the United States deployment in Afghanistan, interpreting and putting their own lives on the line to ally and assist the United States military. (3) Working alongside the United States military and the United States Embassy, Task Force Pineapple was able to save an estimate of 500 Afghan special operators and their families on the first mission. 3. Congressional Gold Medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Task Force Pineapple in recognition of the achievements of Task Force Pineapple. (b) Design and striking For purposes of the presentation under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the Secretary (c) Smithsonian Institution Following the award of the gold medal under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be available for display as appropriate and made available for research. 4. Duplicate medals (a) Striking of duplicates Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3. (b) Selling of duplicates The Secretary may sell such duplicates under subsection (a) at a price sufficient to cover the costs of such duplicates, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 5. Status of medals (a) National medals Medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 (b) Numismatic items For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items.

Summary: Task Force Pineapple Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Task Force Pineapple in recognition of its efforts to rescue hundreds of Afghan special operators and American citizens as the United States was concluding its withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Equal Access to Care Act

To permit a licensed health care provider to provide health care services to individuals in one or more States in which the provider is not licensed. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Access to Care Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In public health emergencies, such as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, it is of paramount importance to deliver medical resources to impacted areas where the need is greatest. (2) Technologies that allow health care providers to deliver care across great distances can deliver medical care into impacted areas, including mental health services and maintenance care for chronic illnesses. (3) Technologies that allow health care providers to deliver care across great distances can thereby free local providers to address community needs that providers can only address in person. (4) Under the Constitution, the Commerce Clause grants Congress the authority to regulate commerce among the States. 3. Interstate telemedicine (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period described in subsection (b), in the case of a physician, practitioner, or other health care provider who is licensed or otherwise legally authorized to provide health care services in a primary State, and who provides such health care services in interstate commerce through electronic information or telecommunication technologies to an individual in a secondary State, the location of the provision of such services shall be deemed to be the primary State and any requirement that such physician, practitioner, or other provider obtain a comparable license or other comparable legal authorization from the secondary State with respect to the provision of such services (including requirements relating to the prescribing of drugs in such secondary State) shall not apply. (b) Period described The period described in this subsection is the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 180 days after the date on which the national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 (c) Review of regulations The head of each Federal agency shall review existing guidance and regulations to identify any such guidance or regulations that may conflict with the provisions of this section. If the head of an agency finds any such conflict, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such agency head shall, not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue revised guidance or regulations to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Health care services The term health care services Public Law 116–94 42 U.S.C. 254 (2) Primary state The term primary State (3) Secondary state The term secondary State

Summary: Equal Access to Care Act This bill temporarily authorizes a health care provider who is physically located and duly licensed in one state to provide telehealth services to individuals in one or more additional states in which the provider is not licensed during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period.
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect from public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in manifests.

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect from public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in manifests. 1. Protection from public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in manifests (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 431(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1431(c) (2) (A) The information listed in paragraph (1) shall not be available for public disclosure if— (i) the Secretary of the Treasury makes an affirmative finding on a shipment-by-shipment basis that disclosure is likely to pose a threat of personal injury or property damage; or (ii) the information is exempt under the provisions of section 552(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code. (B) The Secretary shall ensure that any personally identifiable information, including Social Security account numbers and passport numbers, is removed from any manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this section before access to the manifest is provided to the public. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill revises requirements regarding the public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the manifest of vessels or aircraft entering a U.S. port or place. Specifically, the bill directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to remove such information, including Social Security numbers and passport numbers, from a manifest signed and transmitted to CBP before it is accessible by the public.
To amend title 46, United States Code, to include certain passenger ferries as eligible and qualified vessels under Capital Construction Funds, and for other purposes.

To amend title 46, United States Code, to include certain passenger ferries as eligible and qualified vessels under Capital Construction Funds, and for other purposes. 1. Definitions of eligible and qualified vessels (a) Eligible vessel Section 53501(2) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii) by striking and (2) in subparagraph (B)(v) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) a ferry, as such term is defined in section 2101; and (D) a passenger vessel or small passenger vessel, as such terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger capacity of 50 passengers or greater. . (b) Qualified vessel Section 53501(5) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii) by striking and (2) in subparagraph (B)(v) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) a ferry, as such term is defined in section 2101; and (D) a passenger vessel or small passenger vessel, as such terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger capacity of 50 passengers or greater. . 2. Establishing a Capital Construction Fund Section 53503(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting (including transportation on a ferry, passenger vessel, or small passenger vessel, as such terms are defined in section 2101, that has a passenger capacity of 50 passengers or greater) short sea transportation

Summary: This bill makes certain ferries and passenger vessels eligible and qualified vessels for capital construction funds. U.S. citizens owning or leasing an eligible vessel may make an agreement with the Department of Transportation to establish a capital construction fund for such vessel to provide replacement vessels, additional vessels, or reconstructed vessels built in and documented under the laws of the United States.
To prohibit certain aircraft associated with the Russian Federation from operating in the national airspace system.

To prohibit certain aircraft associated with the Russian Federation from operating in the national airspace system. 1. Prohibition on Russian air carriers (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that the following aircraft may not operate in the national airspace system: (1) A private aircraft listed by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (b). (2) Any aircraft of a foreign air carrier, as such term is defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code, owned or operated by an entity organized under the laws of the Russian Federation, or any jurisdiction within the Russian Federation. (b) List of prohibited aircraft The Secretary of State shall compile a list of private aircraft that are— (1) owned by a citizen of the Russian Federation that is considered to be an oligarch, as determined by the Secretary; and (2) registered in a country other than the Russian Federation.

Summary: This bill prohibits aircrafts affiliated with Russia from operating in U.S. national airspace. The prohibition applies to (1) any aircraft or foreign air carriers that are owned, organized, or operated by an entity organized under Russian laws; and (2) private aircraft owned by Russian oligarchs and registered in a country other than Russia.