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Stop Our Sexual Assault in the Military Act

To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty to receive self defense training once a month to combat sexual assault. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Our Sexual Assault in the Military Act 2. Monthly self defense training to combat sexual assault for a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty (a) Establishment Chapter 101 2018. Monthly self defense training to combat sexual assault One day of physical training each month for a member serving on active duty shall consist of self defense training to combat sexual assault. . (b) Rule of construction Section 2018 of such title, as added by subsection (a), shall not be construed to increase the number of days of training required for a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty.

Summary: Stop Our Sexual Assault in the Military Act This bill requires servicemembers on active duty to receive self-defense training to combat sexual assault. Such training must occur once a month.
Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination of the sale of internal combustion engines. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act 2. State standards (a) Amendments Section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(b) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the or (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking part. part, or (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) such State standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines, as such term is defined in section 63.9375 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect January 1, 2023. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) The Administrator may not determine that any State standards amended after the date of enactment of this paragraph are within the scope of a waiver granted under paragraph (1) before the date of enactment of this paragraph. . (b) Effect on certain existing waivers The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revoke a waiver granted under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7543(b) 42 U.S.C. 7543(b)(1) September 1, 2023 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act This bill modifies the waiver process under the Clean Air Act related to state emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines). Under current law, states are preempted from adopting or enforcing emission control standards for new motor vehicles (or new motor vehicle engines) unless the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides a waiver authorizing a state to adopt such standards if certain requirements are met. The bill provides that state standards that directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines are not eligible for waivers. The bill also prohibits the EPA from determining that any state standards amended after the bill's enactment are within the scope of an existing waiver. Additionally, the bill requires the EPA to revoke waivers granted between January 1, 2022, and the date of enactment of this bill if the standards directly or indirectly limit the sale or use of new motor vehicles with internal combustion engines.
To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions.

To provide additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions. 1. Additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions (a) In general Section 1446(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a(b) (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Continuing mandatory funding Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended. ; and (3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by striking each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023 fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter (b) Conforming amendments Section 1446 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3222a (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking subsection (b)(1) paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) (2) in paragraph (4) of subsection (b) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)

Summary: This bill provides specified funds to the 1890 Scholarships Program for FY2025 and each succeeding year for student scholarships. The bill also permanently reauthorizes the 1890 Scholarships Program. This National Institute of Food and Agriculture program provides grants to 1890 Institutions (i.e., historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system) for students who intend to pursue a career in the food and agricultural sciences.
Black Vulture Relief Act of 2023

To authorize livestock producers and their employees to take black vultures in order to prevent death, injury, or destruction to livestock, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Black Vulture Relief Act of 2023 2. Authorization for livestock producers and their employees to take certain black vultures (a) In general Notwithstanding any provision of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ( 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq. (1) take or attempt to take a black vulture that is causing, or that the covered person has a reasonable belief will cause, death, injury, or destruction to livestock; or (2) in the course of taking or attempting to take a black vulture described in paragraph (1), cause injury to such black vulture. (b) Reporting requirements Not later than January 31 of each year, a covered person that takes a black vulture pursuant to subsection (a) in the preceding 12-month period shall complete and submit to the appropriate United States Fish and Wildlife Service Regional Office (as determined by the geographic jurisdictions described in section 2.2 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations) an annual report using the form developed under subsection (c). (c) Issuance of form The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, make available on the agency website such reporting form as the Director determines appropriate for the purposes of taking reports under subsection (b). Such form may not be more onerous to complete than similar forms for permitted take under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ( 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Black vulture The term black vulture (2) Covered person The term covered person (A) a livestock producer; or (B) an employee of a livestock producer when such employee is actively engaged in livestock production. (3) Livestock The term livestock 7 U.S.C. 1471 (4) Livestock producer The term livestock producer 7 U.S.C. 1471 (5) Take The term take

Summary: Black Vulture Relief Act of 2023 This bill allows livestock producers and their employees to take certain actions against black vultures to protect livestock. (Black vultures are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.) Specifically, livestock producers and their employees may (1) take (i.e., capture, kill, disperse, or transport) a black vulture that they reasonably believe will cause death, injury, or destruction to livestock; or (2) in the course of taking or attempting to take the black vulture, cause injury to the bird. Livestock producers and their employees must submit an annual report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) on black vultures taken under this bill. The FWS must make this reporting form available on its website. Currently, the FWS has a permit process under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for the taking of black vultures.
Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act

To amend the provisions of title 40, United States Code, commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act, to raise the threshold dollar amount of contracts subject to the prevailing wage requirements of such provisions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act 2. Threshold of contracts subject to Davis-Bacon Section 3142(a) of chapter 31 $2,000 $50,000

Summary: Adjusting Davis-Bacon for Inflation Act This bill increases from $2,000 to $50,000 the threshold above which the prevailing wage requirements apply to federal or District of Columbia government contracts involving the construction, alteration, or repair of public buildings or public works. These requirements generally ensure that workers are paid the prevailing local wage where such projects takes place.
No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the forfeiture of certain Federal retirement benefits for Federal employees convicted of making false statements before Congress, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act 2. Forfeiture of Federal retirement benefits for Federal employees convicted of making false statements before Congress (a) Forfeiture (1) In general Section 8312 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by striking or ; or (3) was convicted, on or after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, of an offense described in subsection (e), to the extent provided by that subsection. ; and (ii) in the matter following paragraph (3) (as added by subparagraph (A) of this subsection), by striking and ; and (C) with respect to an offense described in subsection (e), to the period after the date of conviction. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (e) (1) An offense to which subsection (a)(3) applies is any offense within the purview of section 1001 (relating to false statements) of title 18, but only if every act or omission of the individual that is needed to satisfy the elements of the offense— (A) is committed after the date of enactment of this subsection; (B) directly relates to the performance of the individual’s official duties as an employee; and (C) is committed while giving testimony before a committee of Congress. (2) Notwithstanding the definition of the term employee employee (A) has the meaning given that term in section 2105; and (B) includes any employee of the United States Postal Service or Postal Regulatory Commission and any employee appointed under chapter 73 or 74 of title 38, notwithstanding section 7425(b) of that title. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 8311(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting except as provided in section 8312(e), employee (b) Absence from the United Sates To avoid prosecution Section 8313(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking or and or (C) after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, for an offense described in section 8312(e); and .

Summary: No Pensions for Lying Bureaucrats Act This bill bars federal employees who are convicted of making false statements while testifying before a congressional committee from receiving certain federal retirement benefits.
Florida Coastal Protection Act

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Florida Coastal Protection Act 2. Prohibition of oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 (j) Prohibition of oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (1) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not offer for oil and gas leasing, preleasing, or any related activity any tract located in— (A) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that is referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006; (B) the portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude; or (C) the Straits of Florida Planning Area. (2) Limitation on effect Nothing in this subsection affects any right under any lease issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection. .

Summary: Florida Coastal Protection Act This bill prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the following areas: the Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of Florida, the South Atlantic Planning Area that is south of 30 degrees 43 minutes North Latitude, or the Straits of Florida Planning Area.
Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2023

To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide for the consideration of climate change, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2023 2. Climate change mitigation Section 121 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9621 (1) in subsection (b)(1), in the fifth sentence— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking account: account— (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking and (C) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (D) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: (H) the potential threat to human health and the environment associated with local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including any projected exacerbation or change in those disasters and hazards due to climate change. ; and (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after the first sentence the following: The President shall include in the review an assessment of whether the selected remedial action remains protective after taking into account local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including any projected exacerbation or change in those disasters and hazards due to climate change.

Summary: Preparing Superfund for Climate Change Act of 2023 This bill requires the consideration of factors related to climate change when selecting remedial actions for the cleanup of Superfund sites (sites contaminated with hazardous substances). Specifically, the potential threat to human health and the environment associated with local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including those exacerbated by climate change, must be taken into account when selecting remedial actions. Under current law, some remedial actions result in hazardous substances remaining at the site, so there must be a review every five years to assure that human health and the environment are being protected. The bill requires such review to include an assessment of whether the selected remedial action remains protective after taking into account local natural disasters and extreme weather hazards, including those exacerbated by climate change.
DARE Act of 2023

To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to prohibit investment by foreign adversaries in United States real estate suitable for renewable energy or renewable fuels production, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defend America’s Rural Energy Act of 2023 DARE Act of 2023 2. Transactions relating to United States real estate suitable for renewable energy or renewable fuels production Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4565 (1) in subsection (a)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking ; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (iii) any transaction described in subparagraph (B)(vi) that is proposed, pending, or completed on or after the date of the enactment of this clause. ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following: (vi) Any acquisition of, or transfer of an interest to, a foreign government or an entity acting on behalf of a foreign government with respect to— (I) agricultural land used to grow corn and soybeans for the purpose of renewable energy; or (II) land used for wind turbines or other wind energy production. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (r) Prohibition with respect to certain transactions relating to real estate suitable for renewable energy or renewable fuels production (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered country (or a person acting on behalf of a covered country) may not acquire any interest with respect to land described in subclause (I) or (II) of subsection (a)(4)(B)(vi). (2) Covered country In this subsection, the term covered country (A) China. (B) Iran. (C) North Korea. (D) Russia. .

Summary: Defend America's Rural Energy Act of 2023 or the DARE Act of 2023 This bill requires the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review certain real estate transactions by foreign governments. (CFIUS is an interagency committee that oversees the national security risk of certain foreign direct investments in the U.S. economy. It may recommend that the President suspend or prohibit certain transactions.) Under the bill, CFIUS must review the acquisition by a foreign government or an entity acting on its behalf of (1) agricultural land used to grow corn and soybeans for the purpose of renewable energy, or (2) land used for wind turbines or other wind energy production. The transfer of an interest in such land to a foreign government or an entity acting on its behalf is likewise subject to CFIUS review. The bill also prohibits China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, as well as persons acting on their behalf, from acquiring any interest in these types of land.
CLEAN Act

To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to increase the frequency of lease sales, to require replacement sales, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act CLEAN Act 2. Geothermal leasing (a) Annual leasing Section 4(b) of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1003(b) (1) in paragraph (2), by striking 2 years year (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (3) after paragraph (2), by inserting the following: (3) Replacement Sales If a lease sale under paragraph (1) for a year is canceled or delayed, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct a replacement sale during the same year. (4) Requirement In conducting a lease sale under paragraph (2) in a State described in that paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall offer all nominated parcels eligible for geothermal development and utilization under the resource management plan in effect for the State. . (b) Deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permits Section 4 of the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1003 (h) Deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permits (1) Notice Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an application for any geothermal drilling permit, the Secretary shall— (A) provide written notice to the applicant that the application is complete; or (B) notify the applicant that information is missing and specify any information that is required to be submitted for the application to be complete. (2) Issuance of decision If the Secretary determines that an application for a geothermal drilling permit is complete under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall issue a final decision on the application not later than 30 days after the Secretary notifies the applicant that the application is complete. .

Summary: Committing Leases for Energy Access Now Act or the CLEAN Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to increase the frequency of lease sales under the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 and establishes deadlines for consideration of geothermal drilling permits. Specifically, Interior must increase the frequency of sales in any state that has pending nominations of land to be leased from qualified companies or individuals. Currently, Interior must hold lease sales at least once every two years. This bill requires Interior to hold a sale at least once a year. If a lease sale is canceled or delayed, then Interior must conduct a replacement sale during the same year. In addition, this bill requires Interior to notify an applicant whether or not its application for a geothermal drilling permit is complete within 30 days of receiving the application. If Interior determines that the application is complete, then it must issue a final decision on the applications within 30 days of the date Interior sent the notification.
RUSH WAS RIGHT Act of 2023

To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the Fairness Doctrine. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reassuring that the United States Has Wide And Scrupulous Rhetorical Insight to Garnish Honest Thought Act of 2023 RUSH WAS RIGHT Act of 2023 2. Fairness Doctrine prohibited Title III of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after section 303 ( 47 U.S.C. 303 303A. Limitation on general powers: Fairness Doctrine Notwithstanding section 303 or any other provision of this Act or any other Act authorizing the Commission to prescribe rules, regulations, policies, doctrines, standards, or other requirements, the Commission shall not have the authority to prescribe any rule, regulation, policy, doctrine, standard, or other requirement that has the purpose or effect of reinstating or repromulgating (in whole or in part) the requirement that broadcasters present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, commonly referred to as the Fairness Doctrine .

Summary: Reassuring that the United States Has Wide And Scrupulous Rhetorical Insight to Garnish Honest Thought Act of 2023 or the RUSH WAS RIGHT Act of 2023 This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating in any manner the requirement that broadcasters present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance (commonly known as the Fairness Doctrine).