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To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.
Bill: H.R.3477 | Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. (D-MD)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill authorizes the President to issue a posthumous honorary commission promoting Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, U.S. Army, to the grade of general.

To authorize the posthumous honorary promotion to general of Lieutenant 
           General Frank Maxwell Andrews, United States Army.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. POSTHUMOUS HONORARY PROMOTION TO GENERAL OF LIEUTENANT 
              GENERAL FRANK MAXWELL ANDREWS, UNITED STATES ARMY.

    (a) Posthumous Honorary Promotion.--Notwithstanding any time 
limitation with respect to posthumous promotions for persons who served 
in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized to issue a posthumous 
honorary commission promoting Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, 
United States Army, to the grade of general.
    (b) Additional Benefits Not To Accrue.--The honorary promotion of 
Frank Maxwell Andrews under subsection (a) shall not affect the retired 
pay or other benefits from the United States to which Frank Maxwell 
Andrews would have been entitled based upon his military service or 
affect any benefits to which any other person may become entitled based 
on his military service.
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RESTORE Act
Bill: H.R.1692 | Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny (R-TX)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
Rehabilitating Economic Success Through Overcoming Rural Emergencies Act or the RESTORE Act
This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+) to include coverage for losses of crops due to high winds or derechos, polar vortexes (including losses to dairy cooperatives due to power outages or curtailments), hailstorms, freeze, and droughts occurring in the 2020 and 2021 calendar years, with specified limitations. Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes, wildfires, and other qualifying natural disasters that occurred in the 2018 and 2019 calendar years.

To extend and expand the Wildfire Hurricane Indemnity Program to cover 
       losses due to high winds, polar vortexes, and hailstorms.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rehabilitating Economic Success 
Through Overcoming Rural Emergencies Act'' or the ``RESTORE Act''.

SEC. 2. USDA WILDFIRE HURRICANE INDEMNITY PROGRAM EXTENSION AND 
              EXPANSION.

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall make payments for necessary 
expenses related to losses of crops (including losses due to high winds 
or derechos, polar vortexes (including losses to dairy cooperatives due 
to power outages or curtailments), hailstorms, freeze, and all losses 
eligible for assistance under subpart O of part 760 of title 7, Code of 
Federal Regulations, including any drought losses in 2020 and 2021, 
notwithstanding the limitations of section 791(b) of title VII of 
division B of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020) 
pursuant to title I of the Additional Supplemental Appropriations for 
Disaster Relief Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-20), as amended by section 
116 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-59) and 
as further amended by subsection (c) of section 791 of the Further 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-94) for crop 
losses in calendar year 2020 and calendar year 2021, except that 
payments for losses incurred in 2020 and 2021 shall be--
            (1) in the case of producers, subject only to the 
        limitations provided under section 760.1507 of title 7, Code of 
        Federal Regulations; and
            (2) in the case of dairy cooperatives, shall be paid in the 
        same manner and subject to the same limitations as cooperative 
        processors under section 791(c) of title VII of division B of 
        the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 
        116-94).
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State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act
Bill: S.2859 | Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. (D-GA)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act
This bill restricts the source of revenue for airport spending to local fuel excise taxes. Under current Federal Aviation Administration policy, state and local governments must also use general sales taxes collected on aviation fuel for airport spending.

To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of certain 
                          taxes and revenues.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State and Local General Sales Tax 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF REVENUES.

    (a) Written Assurances on Use of Revenue.--Section 47107(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ``local 
        taxes'' and inserting ``local excise taxes'';
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``State tax'' and 
        inserting ``State excise tax''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) This subsection does not apply to State or local general 
sales taxes nor to State or local generally applicable sales taxes.''.
    (b) Restriction on Use of Revenues.--Section 47133 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
        by striking ``Local taxes'' and inserting ``Local excise 
        taxes'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``local taxes'' and 
        inserting ``local excise taxes'';
            (3) in subsection (c) by striking ``State tax'' and 
        inserting ``State excise tax''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Limitation on Applicability.--This subsection does not apply 
to--
            ``(1) State or local general sales taxes; or
            ``(2) State or local generally applicable sales taxes.''.
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Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.8100 | Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt (D-PA)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Expedited Hiring for VA Trained Psychiatrists Act of 2022
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to appoint a psychiatrist who completes a residency at a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility to a VHA health care position immediately after such residency, without regard to civil service or classification laws, if (1) the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in regulations prescribed for the position, and (2) the position has been unfilled for at least 35 days.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the authority of the 
          Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire psychiatrists.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expedited Hiring for VA Trained 
Psychiatrists Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF PSYCHIATRISTS BY VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 7406 the following new section:
``Sec. 7406A. Appointment of certain psychiatrists who complete 
              residencies
    ``(a) In General.--(1) Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary may 
appoint, without regard to civil service or classification laws, a 
psychiatrist who completes a residency under section 7406 of this title 
to a position under section 7401 or 7405 immediately after such 
residency, if the psychiatrist meets the qualifications established in 
regulations prescribed by the Secretary for such position.
    ``(2) The Secretary may begin the process of appointing a 
psychiatrist under paragraph (1) before the psychiatrist completes a 
residency.
    ``(b) Positions Permitted.--The Secretary may appoint a 
psychiatrist under subsection (a) if the position to which the 
psychiatrist is appointed has been unfilled for not less than 35 days 
as of the date of the appointment.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
7406 the following new item:

``7406A. Appointment of certain psychiatrists who complete 
                            residencies.''.
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Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act
Bill: H.R.9456 | Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron (R-KS)
Policy area: Animals

Summary:
Promoting Local Management of the Lesser Prairie Chicken Act
This bill prohibits any population of the lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, or New Mexico from being listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). The lesser prairie-chicken is a type of grouse.
Currently, two distinct population segments (DPS) of the lesser prairie-chicken are listed under the ESA. The Southern DPS of the lesser prairie-chicken is listed as endangered and the Northern DPS is listed as threatened. The bill removes both populations from the list.
In addition, the bill bans Interior from listing any population of the lesser prairie-chicken as endangered or threatened in the future.

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to exclude certain 
 populations of the lesser prairie chicken from the authority of such 
                      Act, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Local Management of the 
Lesser Prairie Chicken Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN POPULATIONS OF LESSER PRAIRIE CHICKEN 
              UNDER ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973.

    (a) Exclusion of Certain Populations of Lesser Prairie Chicken.--
Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary shall by 
        regulation'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph 
        (4), the Secretary shall by regulation''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(4) Applicability to Lesser Prairie Chicken.--The Secretary may 
not make a determination under this subsection that any population of 
the lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in Kansas, 
Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, or New Mexico is threatened or 
endangered.''.
    (b) Delisting of Certain Populations of Lesser Prairie Chicken.--
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary of the Interior shall remove each population of the 
lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in Kansas, 
Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico from the lists of threatened 
species and endangered species that are published pursuant to the 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to civil penalties.
Bill: H.J.Res.84 | Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott (R-PA)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This joint resolution expresses congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relating to civil penalty rates applicable to automobile manufacturers that violate relevant corporate average fuel economy standards.

117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 84

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of a rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic 
           Safety Administration relating to civil penalties.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 28, 2022

Mr. Perry submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of a rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic 
           Safety Administration relating to civil penalties.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
relating to civil penalties published on April 1, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 
18994), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
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To amend the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act to limit financial assistance provided to State-owned enterprises, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.3719 | Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick (D-NY)
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
This bill limits the provision of funds authorized for surface transportation programs to an entity that is owned, controlled by, or otherwise related legally or financially to a corporation based in specified countries.
Such countries are those that

To amend the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions 
Act to limit financial assistance provided to State-owned enterprises, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATE-OWNED 
              ENTERPRISES.

    Title I of division B of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 
and Other Extensions Act (Public Law 116-159) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:

``SEC. 1107. LIMITATION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATE-OWNED 
              ENTERPRISES.

    ``(a) In General.--Funds authorized under this division may not be 
used in awarding a contract, subcontract, grant, or loan to an entity 
that is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary of, or is otherwise 
related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country 
that--
            ``(1) is identified as a nonmarket economy country (as 
        defined in section 771(18) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
        1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of this Act;
            ``(2) was identified by the United States Trade 
        Representative in the most recent report required by section 
        182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a priority 
        foreign country under subsection (a)(2) of that section; and
            ``(3) is subject to monitoring by the Trade Representative 
        under section 306 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
    ``(b) Exception.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
`otherwise related legally or financially' does not include a minority 
relationship or investment.
    ``(c) International Agreements.--This paragraph shall be applied in 
a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under 
international agreements.''.
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Seniors Saving on Insulin Act
Bill: S.2815 | Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John (R-LA)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Seniors Saving on Insulin Act
This bill requires the Part D Senior Savings Model to be made permanent.
Currently, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is testing a voluntary model under the Medicare prescription drug benefit (the Part D Senior Savings Model) in which the copayment for a month's supply of insulin is capped at $35 through participating plans. The model is set to expire on December 31, 2025.

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the 
  continued implementation on a permanent basis of the Part D Senior 
                             Savings model.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Saving on Insulin Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF PART D SENIOR SAVINGS MODEL.

    Section 1115A of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1315a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Part D Senior Savings Model.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary shall provide for the continued 
implementation on a permanent basis of the Part D Senior Savings Model 
under this section, under the same parameters under which such model 
was implemented for plan year 2021.''.
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SHOTS Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.2658 | Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred (R-PA)
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Saving Hypodermic Injections and Offering vaccines to Taxpayers Swiftly Act of 2021 or the SHOTS Act of 2021
This bill prohibits any alien who is not a lawful permanent resident from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine until the earlier of (1) the date when all U.S. nationals and lawful permanent residents who wish to receive a vaccine have been fully vaccinated, or (2) December 31, 2021.

To clarify that aliens who are not lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence in the United States may not be vaccinated until nationals of 
 the United States and aliens who are lawfully admitted for permanent 
 residence in the United States are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saving Hypodermic Injections and 
Offering vaccines to Taxpayers Swiftly Act of 2021'' or the ``SHOTS Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. COVID-19 VACCINE PRIORITY FOR NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES 
              AND ALIENS LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE.

    (a) In General.--An alien who is not lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence in the United States may not be vaccinated for 
COVID-19 until the date on which all nationals of the United States (as 
such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101)) seeking such a vaccine and aliens who are lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence in the United States on the date of 
enactment of this Act seeking such a vaccine are fully vaccinated for 
COVID-19.
    (b) Rulemaking; Guidance.--
            (1) Rulemaking.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and 
        the Head of any other applicable Federal agency, shall issue 
        interim final rules to carry out this Act.
            (2) Guidance.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, and the 
        head of any other applicable Federal agency, shall amend 
        applicable guidance to reflect the priority described in 
        subsection (a).
    (c) Sunset.--This Act shall sunset on the earlier of--
            (1) the date on which the President certifies to Congress 
        that the requirement under subsection (a) has been fulfilled; 
        and
            (2) December 31, 2021.
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FDA Modernization Act of 2021
Bill: S.2952 | Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand (R-KY)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
FDA Modernization Act of 2021
This bill allows an applicant for market approval for a new drug to use methods other than animal testing to establish the drug's safety and effectiveness. Under this bill, these alternative methods may include cell-based assays, organ chips and microphysiological systems, computer modeling, and other human biology-based test methods.

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow 
manufacturers and sponsors of a drug to use alternative testing methods 
  to animal testing to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a 
                     drug, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FDA Modernization Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. NEW APPROACH METHODOLOGIES.

    Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
355) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(5)(B)(i)(II), by striking ``animal'' 
        and inserting ``nonclinical tests or studies'';
            (2) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``preclinical 
                tests (including tests on animals)'' and inserting 
                ``nonclinical tests''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``animal'' and 
                inserting ``nonclinical tests or studies''; and
            (3) after subsection (y), by inserting the following:
    ``(z) Nonclinical Test or Study Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `nonclinical test or study' means a test or study 
conducted in vitro, in silico, in chemico, or in vivo that occurs 
before or during the clinical trial phase of the investigation of the 
safety and effectiveness of a drug, and may include the following:
            ``(1) Cell-based assays.
            ``(2) Organ chips and microphysiological systems.
            ``(3) Computer models.
            ``(4) Other non-animal or human biology-based test methods.
            ``(5) Animal tests.''.
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John in 1733.
Bill: H.R.7496 | Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. (D-VI)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to install, in an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at the peak 
  of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United 
States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that began on 
                           St. John in 1733.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INSTALLATION OF PLAQUE COMMEMORATING SLAVE REBELLION ON ST. 
              JOHN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall install, in 
an appropriate location in the area of the Ram Head trail at the peak 
of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, United 
States Virgin Islands, a suitable plaque to commemorate the slave 
rebellion that began on St. John on November 23, 1733.
    (b) Contents of Plaque.--The plaque installed under subsection (a) 
shall include information regarding--
            (1) important facts about the slave rebellion that began on 
        St. John in 1733;
            (2) the collective suicide that occurred during the slave 
        rebellion in the vicinity of Ram Head on St. John in 1734; and
            (3) the significance of the slave rebellion to the history 
        of St. John, the United States Virgin Islands, and the United 
        States.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

                               By Kevin F. McCumber,

                                                          Deputy Clerk.
COVID–19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.223 | Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano (D-NY)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
COVID-19 Cold Storage Expansion Act of 2021
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse health care providers for costs to obtain and operate certain equipment capable of maintaining cold storage of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines.
To receive this reimbursement, health care providers must sign an agreement to participate in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 Vaccination Program. The agreement sets out prioritization, reporting, and other requirements for the program.

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse 
 qualified health care providers for the costs of purchasing, leasing, 
   installing, and operating qualified equipment for cold storage of 
                           COVID-19 vaccines.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``COVID-19 Cold Storage Expansion Act 
of 2021''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSING HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR COLD 
              STORAGE OF COVID-19 VACCINES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
reimburse qualified health care providers for the costs of purchasing, 
leasing, installing, and operating qualified equipment for cold storage 
of COVID-19 vaccines.
    (b) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) The term ``COVID-19 vaccine'' means a vaccine to 
        prevent or mitigate the virus that causes COVID-19.
            (2) The term ``qualified equipment'' means equipment that 
        meets such criteria as the Food and Drug Administration may 
        specify for cold storage of a COVID-19 vaccine.
            (3) The term ``qualified health care provider'' means a 
        health care provider that--
                    (A) is licensed or credentialed in the jurisdiction 
                where vaccination takes place; and
                    (B) completes and signs the CDC COVID-19 
                Vaccination Program Provider Agreement.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this Act, there 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary, to be 
derived from amounts made available to the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security 
Act (Public Law 116-136) and allocated for Operation Warp Speed.
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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6000 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, as the "U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office".
Bill: H.R.7638 | Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, C. Scott (R-FL)
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6000 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, as the U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office.

[117th Congress Public Law 307]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



[[Page 136 STAT. 4392]]

Public Law 117-307
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
  6000 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, as the ``U.S. Marine 
      Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office''. <<NOTE: Dec. 27, 
                         2022 -  [H.R. 7638]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. U.S. MARINE CORPORAL RONALD R. PAYNE JR. POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 6000 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, shall be 
known and designated as the ``U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. 
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 ``U.S. Marine 
Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office''.

    Approved December 27, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 7638:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Dec. 12, considered and passed House.
            Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.

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To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on how direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising negatively impacts drug costs to consumers, and for other purposes.
Bill: H.R.4278 | Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory (R-NC)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on how direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising negatively impacts drug costs to consumers.

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a 
 study on how direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising negatively 
        impacts drug costs to consumers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. GAO STUDY ON HOW DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER PHARMACEUTICAL 
              ADVERTISING NEGATIVELY IMPACTS DRUG COSTS TO CONSUMERS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study on how direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical 
advertising negatively impacts drug costs to consumers. Such study 
shall focus on--
            (1) what steps may be taken by pharmaceutical drug 
        manufacturers and distributors to reduce the higher drug costs 
        paid by consumers as a result of such advertising by splitting 
        the cost of advertising between each organization developing a 
        particular drug; 
            (2) the expectations of consumers and patients with respect 
        to the drugs so advertised; and
            (3) the role such advertisements play in promoting 
        medication to patients for whom such medication may not be 
        necessary. 
    (b) Report.--The Comptroller General shall--
            (1) submit a report containing the results of the study 
        to--
                    (A) the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
                Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on the Judiciary and the 
                Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
                the Senate; and
            (2) make such report publicly available.
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SECURE Act
Bill: H.R.9230 | Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. (R-OH)
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
State Efforts to Create Underground Regulatory Efficiency Act or the SECURE Act
This bill increases the authorized appropriations for certain grants to support states, tribes, and territories with developing and implementing underground injection control programs for wells that are used to inject carbon dioxide into deep rock formations (i.e., geologic sequestration).

To increase the authorization of appropriations for grants to States to 
  defray the expenses of the States related to the establishment and 
    operation of a State underground injection control program for 
     permitting Class VI wells for the injection of carbon dioxide.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Efforts to Create Underground 
Regulatory Efficiency Act'' or the ``SECURE Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR STATE PERMITTING PROGRAM GRANTS.

    Section 40306(c)(3) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300h-9(c)(3)) is amended by striking ``$50,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2022 through 2026'' and inserting 
``$100,000,000, which shall be authorized to remain available until 
expended''.
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Senator James L. Buckley Seashore Designation Act
Bill: S.5147 | Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan (R-AK)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Senator James L. Buckley Seashore Designation Act
This bill designates the Staten Island Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area in New York as the Senator James L. Buckley Seashore.

To designate the Staten Island Unit of the Gateway National Recreation 
           Area as the ``Senator James L. Buckley Seashore''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senator James L. Buckley Seashore 
Designation Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF SENATOR JAMES L. BUCKLEY SEASHORE.

    (a) Designation.--The Staten Island Unit of the Gateway National 
Recreation Area described in subsection (a)(4) of the first section of 
Public Law 92-592 (16 U.S.C. 460cc) is designated as the ``Senator 
James L. Buckley Seashore''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States to the unit of the Gateway 
National Recreation Area described in subsection (a) shall be 
considered to be a reference to the ``Senator James L. Buckley 
Seashore''.
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Protect Utah’s Rural Economy Act
Bill: S.31 | Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike (R-UT)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act
This bill prohibits the President from establishing or extending national monuments in Utah unless

To limit the establishment or extension of national monuments in the 
                             State of Utah.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Utah's Rural Economy Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OR EXTENSION OF NATIONAL 
              MONUMENTS IN THE STATE OF UTAH.

    Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Limitation on the Establishment or Extension of National 
Monuments in the State of Utah.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this section, the President may not establish or extend a national 
monument in the State of Utah (referred to in this subsection as the 
`State') unless--
            ``(1) the extension or establishment has been authorized by 
        an Act of Congress; and
            ``(2) the President has received from the Governor of the 
        State notice that the State legislature has enacted legislation 
        approving the proposed establishment or extension.''.
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World Health Organization Accountability Act
Bill: H.R.374 | Sponsor: Rep. Boebert, Lauren (R-CO)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
World Health Organization Accountability Act
This bill prohibits using federal funds for contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) or for U.S. participation in WHO activities until the Department of State and the Department of Health and Human Services report to Congress on the extent to which the WHO and the Chinese government's handling of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak contributed to the global pandemic.

To prohibit the availability of United States contributions to the 
  World Health Organization until Congress receives a full report on 
        China and the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``World Health Organization 
Accountability Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    No Federal funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for United States contributions to the World Health 
Organization or for United States participation in any of the 
activities of the World Health Organization may be obligated or 
expended until the date on which the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services jointly submit to Congress a 
report describing the manner and extent to which the handling by the 
World Health Organization and the Government of the People's Republic 
of China of the COVID-19 outbreak prior to March 11, 2020, contributed 
to the emergence of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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Baltimore National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act
Bill: H.R.6931 | Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi (D-MD)
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Baltimore National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act
This bill extends the authority of the Department of the Interior to provide any assistance for the Baltimore National Heritage Area in Maryland through March 30, 2036. It also revises the map and modifies the boundaries of the heritage area.

To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify the 
boundary of, and reauthorize, the Baltimore National Heritage Area, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Baltimore National Heritage Area 
Reauthorization Act''.

SEC. 2. BOUNDARY MODIFICATION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF BALTIMORE NATIONAL 
              HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Boundary Modification.--
            (1) Map.--Section 8005(a)(4) of the Omnibus Public Land 
        Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111-
        11; 123 Stat. 1247) is amended by striking ``entitled'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
        ``entitled `Baltimore National Heritage Area Proposed 
        Boundary', numbered T10/179,623, and dated February 2022.''.
            (2) Boundaries.--Section 8005(b)(2)(A) of the Omnibus 
        Public Land Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 
        Public Law 111-11; 123 Stat. 1247) is amended by striking 
        ``October 2001'' and all that follows through the period at the 
        end and inserting ``July 2020.''.
    (b) Reauthorization.--Section 8005(i) of the Omnibus Public Land 
Management Act of 2009 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 111-11; 123 
Stat. 1253) is amended by striking ``the date that is 15 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``March 30, 2036''.
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Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act
Bill: S.5017 | Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John (R-WY)
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act
This bill repeals the 15% alternative minimum tax on corporations enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

To repeal the corporate alternative minimum tax.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Repealing the Ill-Conceived and 
Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CORPORATE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.

    (a) In General.--Sections 10101 and 13904(a) of Public Law 117-169 
are repealed.
    (b) Applicability.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be 
applied and administered as if such sections (and the amendments made 
by such sections) had not been enacted.
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All Seniors Always Paid (ASAP) Too Act
Bill: H.R.5420 | Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie (R-TX)
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
All Seniors Always Paid (ASAP) Too Act
This bill provides funding for the Social Security Administration to continue to administer the payment of Social Security benefits without interruption if there is a lapse in appropriations.

To provide for the continued payment of social security benefits during 
                       lapses in appropriations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``All Seniors Always Paid (ASAP) Too 
Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUED PAYMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS DURING PERIODS OF 
              LAPSED APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``social security benefits'' means monthly 
        insurance benefits payable under title II of the Social 
        Security Act.
            (2) The term ``period of lapsed appropriations'', when used 
        with respect to social security benefits, means any period 
        during which appropriations are not available due to the 
        absence of the timely enactment of any Act or joint resolution 
        (including any Act or joint resolution making continuing 
        appropriations) appropriating funds to administer the payment 
        of social security benefits.
    (b) Appropriation of Funds To Continue Payment of Social Security 
Benefits.--For any period of lapsed appropriations, there are 
appropriated, out of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as appropriate, to the 
Commissioner of Social Security to allow the Commissioner to continue 
to administer the payment of social security benefits without 
interruption.
    (c) Effect of End of Period of Lapsed Appropriations.--Expenditures 
made for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged to 
the applicable appropriation whenever the regular appropriation bill 
(or other bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations 
through the end of the fiscal year) becomes law.
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Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021
Bill: S.833 | Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy (D-MN)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021
This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit and to institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prescription drug prices 
                 under part D of the Medicare program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Empowering Medicare Seniors to 
Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE FAIR PRICES FOR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION 
              DRUGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-11 of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395w-111) is amended by striking subsection (i).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Investment Opportunity Expansion Act
Bill: H.R.9405 | Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted (R-NC)
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

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 amend the Securities Act of 1933 to add additional investment 
thresholds for an individual to qualify as an accredited investor, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Investment Opportunity Expansion 
Act''.

SEC. 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)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (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.''.
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Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.1439 | Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie (D-CA)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 2021
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover noninvasive prenatal genetic screening for pregnant women. (Noninvasive prenatal genetic screening uses naturally occurring fetal DNA from the mother's blood to screen for genetic abnormalities.)

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage 
 under the Medicaid program of non-invasive prenatal genetic screening.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expanded Genetic Screening Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID COVERAGE OF NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL GENETIC SCREENING.

    Section 1905(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking at the end ``and'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after the 
        semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) non-invasive prenatal genetic screening for 
                pregnant women of all age groups (provided in a 
                facility, a home, or other setting);''.
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