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Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2021

To prohibit the use of premiums paid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as an offset for other Federal spending. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2021 2. Prohibition on the use of premiums as an offset (a) In general In the Senate and the House of Representatives, for purposes of determining points of order under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 621 et seq. (1) in the Senate, for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, amendment between the Houses, conference report, or motion; or (2) in the House of Representatives, for any bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon. (b) Rules of Senate and House of Representatives Congress adopts the provisions of this section— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, and supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such rules; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.

Summary: Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2021 This bill prohibits certain provisions from being counted as an offset to determine budget points of order for legislation in the House of Representatives or the Senate. Specifically, a provision that increases or extends an increase of single-employer pension program premiums payable to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) may not be counted as such an offset. (The PBGC is a federal agency that insures the benefits of private sector, defined benefit pension plans. The PBGC is financed by insurance premiums paid by sponsors of the plans, investment income, assets from pension plans taken over by the PBGC, and recoveries from the companies formerly responsible for the plans.)
Nuclear Power Purchase Agreements Act

To require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program for long-term nuclear power purchase agreements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Power Purchase Agreements Act 2. Long-term nuclear power purchase agreement program (a) Establishment The Secretary of Energy (in this section referred to as the Secretary (b) Requirements In developing and carrying out the program under this section, the Secretary shall— (1) consult with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies that may benefit from purchasing power for a period of not more than 40 years; (2) enter into one or more agreements to purchase power— (A) generated by a nuclear reactor for which an initial license is issued under section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2133 (B) notwithstanding section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United States Code, for a period of at least 10 years but not more than 40 years; and (3) not later than December 31, 2026, seek to enter into at least 1 agreement described in paragraph (2) that meets the specifications under subsection (c). (c) Factors for consideration (1) In general The Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement under subsection (b)(3) that can provide reliable and resilient power— (A) in remote off-grid scenarios; (B) in grid-connected scenarios that can provide capabilities commonly known as islanding power capabilities (C) to assets that are of high-value for national security purposes; or (D) for other purposes the Secretary determines to be in the national interest. (2) Effect on rates An agreement to purchase power under subsection (b)(3) may be for the purchase of power at a rate that is higher than the average market rate.

Summary: Nuclear Power Purchase Agreements Act This bill requires the Department of Energy to develop and carry out a program under which it will enter into one or more long-term (i.e., 10 to 40 years) nuclear power purchase agreements with nuclear reactors that received initial licenses after January 1, 2020.
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2021

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2021 2. Definition of employer Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152 (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting or any Indian tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its Indian lands, subdivision thereof, (2) by adding at the end the following: (15) The term Indian tribe (16) The term Indian (17) The term Indian lands (A) all lands within the limits of any Indian reservation; (B) any lands title to which is either held in trust by the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe or Indian or held by any Indian tribe or Indian subject to restriction by the United States against alienation; and (C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that are within the boundaries of a former reservation (as defined by the Secretary of the Interior) of a federally recognized Indian tribe. .

Summary: Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2021 This bill excludes Indian tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.)
End Misleading Cultural Exchanges Act

To amend the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 to exclude the Government of the People’s Republic of China from eligible foreign governments with which Federal employees may participate in cultural exchange. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Misleading Cultural Exchanges Act 2. Exclusion of Government of the People’s Republic of China from certain cultural exchanges Subsection (a) of section 108A of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2458a(a) (3) For purposes of this section, the term foreign government .

Summary: End Misleading Cultural Exchanges Act This bill bars a federal employee from accepting certain assistance, such as a grant, from China's government to facilitate that federal employee's participation in a cultural exchange program.
Assisting School Mental Health Professionals Through Work Study Act of 2021

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include student assistance to certain mental health professionals as community services under the Federal work-study program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assisting School Mental Health Professionals Through Work Study Act of 2021 2. School-based mental health community services Section 441(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087–51(c) (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and (2) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) activities in which a student assists a mental health professional with appropriate tasks (which may include administrative assistance, but which shall not include the direct provision of mental health services by the student), provided that the mental health professional— (A) is a school-based mental health services provider (as such term is defined in section 4102(6) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) of any preschool, Head Start program, early childhood education program, or elementary or secondary school that serves community residents; or (B) is an overseer of a school-based mental health services provider described in subparagraph (A). .

Summary: Assisting School Mental Health Professionals Through Work Study Act of 2021 This bill adds assisting school-based mental health professionals to the list of community services in which undergraduate, graduate, and professional students may participate under the Federal Work-Study Program. Specifically, the bill revises the definition of community services to include activities in which the student assists a mental health professional with appropriate tasks (e.g., administrative assistance) so long as the professional is (1) a school-based mental health services provider, or (2) an overseer of a school-based mental health services provider.
504 Program Level Flexibility Act

To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow the Administrator of the Small Business Administration the authority to increase amount of commitments to qualified State or local development companies, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 504 Program Level Flexibility Act 2. Authority to increase amount of commitments to qualified State or local development companies Section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 697 (j) Authority To increase amount of commitments to qualified State or local development companies (1) In general Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and with respect to fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, if the Administrator determines that the amount of commitments by the Administrator to guarantee loans authorized under this section for a fiscal year could exceed the limit on the total amount of commitments the Administrator may make for those loans under this Act, an appropriations Act, or any other provision of law, the Administrator may make commitments for those loans for that fiscal year in an aggregate amount equal to not more than 115 percent of that limit. (2) Notice required before exercising authority (A) In general Not later than 30 days before the date on which the Administrator intends to exercise the authority under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall submit notice of intent to exercise the authority to— (i) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and (ii) the Committee on Small Business and the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. (B) Exception Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to fiscal year 2021. (3) Limitation The Administrator shall not exercise the authority under paragraph (1) more than once during any fiscal year. .

Summary: 504 Program Level Flexibility Act This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA), upon a determination that the amount of its commitments to guarantee 504 loans could exceed the authorized limit, to guarantee up to 115% of that limit. Such loans, made through SBA community partners and certified by the SBA, provide long-term, fixed rate financing for major fixed assets that promote business growth and job creation.
Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act

To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to repeal certain waiver authority relating to the construction of new border barriers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rescinding DHS’ Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act 2. Repeal of waiver authority for the construction of new border barriers Section 102 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104–208 8 U.S.C. 1103

Summary: Rescinding DHS' Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act This bill rescinds the authority of the Department of Homeland Security to waive legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the U.S. border.
Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Nationwide Act

To amend the term State to include outlying areas for purposes of the Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Nationwide Act 2. Integrated English literacy and civics education Section 243 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3333 (e) State defined The term State .

Summary: Integrated English Literacy and Civics Education Nationwide Act This bill makes annual Department of Education grants available to American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Palau for integrated English literacy and civics education to prepare English language learners for employment.
Job Corps Nationwide Act

To amend the definition of State to include outlying areas for purposes of the Job Corps program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Job Corps Nationwide Act 2. Job Corps definitions Section 142 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3192 (11) State The term State .

Summary: Job Corps Nationwide Act This bill broadens the definition of state, for purposes of the Job Corps program, to include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Palau. Job Corps is a national program that operates with state and local partners to provide education and training, primarily in a residential setting, for low-income youths.
Residential Solar Opportunity Act of 2021

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for a residential energy efficient property permanent. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Residential Solar Opportunity Act of 2021 2. Making the credit for a residential energy efficient property permanent (a) Adjustment of applicable percentage Section 25D(g) (g) Applicable percentage For purposes of subsection (a), the applicable percentage shall be— (1) in the case of property placed in service after December 31, 2016, and before January 1, 2027, 30 percent, (2) in the case of property placed in service after December 31, 2026, and before January 1, 2028, 26 percent, (3) in the case of property placed in service after December 31, 2027, and before January 1, 2029, 22 percent, and (4) in the case of property placed in service after December 31, 2028, 10 percent. . (b) Repeal of termination date Section 25D of such Code is amended by striking subsection (h).

Summary: Residential Solar Opportunity Act of 2021 This bill modifies the rate of the residential energy efficient property tax credit and makes such credit permanent.
Journalist Protection Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for assault against journalists, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Journalist Protection Act 2. Assault against journalists (a) In general Chapter 7 120. Assault against journalists (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Bodily injury; Serious bodily injury The terms bodily injury serious bodily injury (2) Journalist The term journalist (A) is an employee, independent contractor, or agent of an entity or service that disseminates news or information— (i) by means of a newspaper, nonfiction book, wire service, news agency, news website, mobile application or other news or information service (whether distributed digitally or otherwise), news program, magazine, or other periodical (whether in print, electronic, or other format); or (ii) through a television broadcast, radio broadcast, multichannel video programming distributor (as defined in section 602 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 522 (B) engages in newsgathering with the primary intent to investigate an event or procure material in order to disseminate to the public news or information concerning a local, national, or international event or other matter of public interest. (3) Newsgathering The term news­gath­er­ing (b) Prohibited conduct Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, intentionally commits, or attempts to commit— (1) an act described in subsection (c) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both; or (2) an act described in subsection (d) shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 6 years, or both. (c) Bodily injury to a journalist An act described in this subsection is an act— (1) that causes bodily injury to an individual who is a journalist; (2) committed with knowledge or reason to know the individual is a journalist; and (3) committed— (A) while the journalist is taking part in newsgathering; or (B) with the intention of intimidating or impeding newsgathering by the journalist. (d) Serious bodily injury to a journalist An act described in this subsection is an act— (1) that causes serious bodily injury to an individual who is a journalist; (2) committed with knowledge or reason to know the individual is a journalist; and (3) committed— (A) while the journalist is taking part in newsgathering; or (B) with the intention of intimidating or impeding newsgathering by the journalist. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 120. Assault against journalists. .

Summary: Journalist Protection Act This bill establishes new criminal offenses for intentional acts (or attempts to commit acts) that cause bodily injury to a journalist.
PAATCH Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve sole community hospital determinations made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Accessibility and Access To Community Healthcare Act PAATCH Act 2. Preservation of sole community hospital determinations made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services Section 1886(d)(5)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(D)(iii) (1) in subclause (II), by striking at the end or (2) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (IV) for the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this subclause, that met either of the requirements specified in subclauses (I) through (III) (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subclause) on or before March 13, 2020. .

Summary: Patient Accessibility and Access To Community Healthcare Act or the PAATCH Act This bill allows a hospital that was designated as a sole community hospital on or before March 13, 2020, to retain this status for a 10-year period beginning on the date of the bill's enactment. Sole community hospitals are rural hospitals or hospitals that are the sole source of inpatient care in a certain geographic area. Such hospitals receive specialized treatment with respect to Medicare payment, the 340B drug discount program, and other health care programs.
COBIA Act

To require that commanders of military installations verify the reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Counting Overlooked Base Impact Aid Act COBIA Act 2. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for purposes of Federal impact aid programs (a) Certification On an annual basis, each commander of a military installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department shall submit to such Secretary a written certification verifying whether the commander has confirmed the information contained in all impact aid source check forms received from local educational agencies as of the date of such certification. (b) Report Not later June 30 of each year, each Secretary of a military department shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report, based on the information received under subsection (a), that identifies— (1) each military installation under the jurisdiction of such Secretary that has confirmed the information contained in all impact aid source check forms received from local educational agencies as of the date of the report; and (2) each military installation that has not confirmed the information contained in such forms as of such date. (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) Term congressional defense committees (2) The term impact aid source check form 20 U.S.C. 7703(a) (3) The term local educational agency 20 U.S.C. 7801

Summary: Counting Overlooked Base Impact Aid Act or the COBIA Act This bill requires the commanders of each military installation to annually submit written certification to their respective military departments verifying whether they have confirmed the information contained in all Impact Aid source check forms received from local educational agencies (LEAs) as of the date of such certification. Such forms are submitted by LEAs to confirm the number and identity of children eligible to be counted for purposes of the federal Impact Aid program.
Office of Attending Physician Independence Act

To establish certain requirements with respect to the appointment and oversight of the Attending Physician, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Office of Attending Physician Independence Act 2. Appointment of Attending Physician (a) In general The Attending Physician shall be appointed by the President, from the candidates recommended by the commission under subsection (b) (b) Individuals eligible for appointment (1) Commission to recommend candidates There is established a commission to recommend individuals to the President in accordance with paragraph (2) (A) The Speaker of the House of Representatives. (B) The President pro tempore of the Senate. (C) The majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (D) The chairs and the ranking minority members of— (i) the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives; (ii) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; (iii) the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; and (iv) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (E) The Marshal of the Supreme Court of the United States. (2) Requirements for recommended candidates The commission shall recommend under paragraph (1) (3) Eligibility for reappointment An individual who serves a term as Attending Physician shall be eligible for reappointment to such office in accordance with subsection (a). (c) Effective date Subsection (a) 3. Oversight of Office of Attending Physician The Office of Attending Physician shall be subject to oversight by the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.

Summary: Office of Attending Physician Independence Act This bill addresses the appointment and oversight of the Attending Physician (a medical officer who is currently assigned by the the Navy to provide emergency medical assistance to Members of Congress, Justices of the Supreme Court, congressional staff, and visitors to the Capitol). The bill establishes a commission to recommend individuals to the President for appointment to the position of Attending Physician. The commission shall recommend at least three individuals who are medical officers of the Navy for appointment. The President shall appoint the Attending Physician from the individuals recommended by the commission with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of 10 years. The Office of Attending Physician shall be subject to oversight by the Committee on House Administration and the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.