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To prohibit malign foreign talent recruitment programs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5265
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2021-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Asia
China
Europe
Higher education
Intellectual property
International exchange and broadcasting
Iran
Middle East
North Korea
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Russia
Scientific communication
Subversive activities
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: 
This bill requires each federal research agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100 million to establish a requirement that, as part of a proposal for a research and development award from such agency
 
 
each covered individual listed in the proposal certify that they are not a party to a malign foreign talent recruitment program from a foreign country of concern, such as China or Russia, in their proposal submission and annually afterwards for the duration of the award; and
 
each institution of higher education or other organization applying for such an award certify that each covered individual who is employed by the institution of higher education or other organization has been made aware of this requirement. 
 
 
A covered individual means an individual who 
 
 
contributes in a substantive, meaningful way to the scientific development or execution of a proposed research and development project; and
 
is designated as a covered individual by the federal research agency.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Introduced in House
To establish a research security training requirement for Federal research grant personnel, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5266
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2021-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: 
This bill requires each federal research agency with an annual extramural research expenditure of over $100 million to establish a requirement that, as part of an application for a research and development award from the agency
 
 
each covered individual listed on the application for a research and development award certify that they have completed research security training that meets the training guidelines developed pursuant to the authority of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) under this bill, and
 
each institution of higher education or other organization applying for such an award certify that each covered individual who is employed by the institution or organization and listed on the application has been made aware of such requirement.
 
 
The OSTP must develop guidelines for institutions of higher education and other organizations receiving federal research and development funds for use in developing their own training programs to address their unique needs, challenges, and risk profiles, including the adoption of training modules developed under this bill.
 
The OSTP shall enter into an agreement or contract with a qualified entity for the development of online research security training modules for the research community, including modules focused on international collaboration and international travel, foreign interference, and rules for proper use of funds, disclosure, conflict of commitment, and conflict of interest. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Neighborhood Access and Equity Grants Act

Bill: 117-hr-5267
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2021-09-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: 

Neighborhood Access and Equity Grants Act

 
This bill establishes discretionary grants for removing, replacing, or retrofitting highways and freeways to improve connectivity in communities and for planning and capacity building to increase community involvement in transportation planning and related activities. The bill prioritizes grants that fund projects in economically disadvantaged communities or that meet other criteria.
 
The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) must award the grants to state, tribal, territorial, and local governments and metropolitan planning organizations. For the planning and capacity-building grants, the FHA may award grants to nonprofits or institutions of higher education that partner with governments or metropolitan planning organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-14
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Future Tragedies Act

Bill: 117-hr-5268
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accidents
Government studies and investigations
Military command and structure
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Preventing Future Tragedies Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to implement various recommendations relating to the mitigation and prevention of training accidents.
 
Specifically, the bill requires DOD to 
 
 
develop clearly defined roles for vehicle commanders,
 
establish mechanisms and procedures for tactical vehicle risk management to be used by first-line supervisors (including vehicle commanders),
 
evaluate the number of personnel responsible for tactical vehicle safety and determine if their units are appropriately staffed or if any adjustments are needed to implement operational unit ground-safety programs,
 
ensure that tactical vehicle driver training programs include a well-defined process with specific performance criteria and measurable standards to identify driver skills and experience under diverse conditions, and
 
evaluate the extent to which ranges and training areas are identifying and communicating hazards to units.
 
 
Additionally, the Department of the Army and the Department of the Navy must jointly establish a formal collaboration forum amongst range officials through which such officials must share methods for identifying and communicating hazards to units.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
ERAP Improvement Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5269
Sponsor: Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Emergency Rental Assistance Program Improvement Act of 2021 or the ERAP Improvement Act of 2021

 
This bill modifies the Department of Treasury's Emergency Rental Assistance program to increase the portion of funding that state and local government grant recipients may use for administrative costs. The bill also encourages grant recipients to utilize these administrative funds to provide application assistance in coordination with public entities such as libraries, elementary schools, courts, and public housing.
 
 The program continues to provide grants to state and local governments to assist eligible households in paying rent, utility costs, and other housing costs incurred due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5270
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Genetics
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Pausing Enhanced Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021

 
This bill temporarily prohibits the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting research on any influenza virus or coronavirus if the research is reasonably expected to increase the virus's pathogenicity or transmissibility in mammals via the respiratory route.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Taliban Recognition Prevention Act

Bill: 117-hr-5272
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Taliban Recognition Prevention Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to instruct U.S. representatives to international organizations to advocate that such organizations not recognize the Taliban-controlled government of Afghanistan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Gun Safety Board and Research Act

Bill: 117-hr-5273
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Gun Safety Board and Research Act

 
This bill establishes a gun safety board in the Department of Health and Human Services. The board must (1) conduct original research about firearm violence reduction; (2) publish policy recommendations for and findings about the efficacy of federal, state, and local actions to reduce firearm violence; and (3) establish a grant program to support original research on firearm violence reduction and education for the public about the effects of and ways to mitigate firearm violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Accountability in Assignment Restrictions Act

Bill: 117-hr-5275
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Minority employment

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Accountability in Assignment Restrictions Act

 
This bill sets out a process through which Department of State employees may appeal assignment restrictions. These are restrictions on an employee's security clearance that preclude the employee from serving in certain diplomatic posts or working on certain issues in the United States to (1) prevent potential targeting and harassment by foreign intelligence services, and (2) lessen foreign influence or foreign preference security concerns.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the Assignment Restriction Appeals Panel to hear assignment restriction appeals from Foreign Service and civil service employees. Additionally, the State Department must annually report to Congress on its use of assignment restrictions, including the rationale for the restrictions, data about employees subject to restrictions in the previous year, and information about the appeals process.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Small Business Act to modify Govermentwide goals for certain small business concerns.

Bill: 117-hr-5276
Sponsor: Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 
This bill increases federal government goals for procurement contracts awarded to certain small businesses (e.g., women-owned small businesses and small businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Climate Security Jobs Act

Bill: 117-hr-5277
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Climate Security Jobs Act

 
This bill provides that for FY2022 and the fiscal years thereafter, the baseline personnel limitations for certain Department of Defense offices must not apply to personnel deemed as necessary to accommodate increases in workload or modify the type of personnel required to accomplish specified work related to military resilience to environmental risks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Diversity in Apprenticeships Act

Bill: 117-hr-5278
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Diversity in Apprenticeships Act

 
This bill provides that the Department of Defense must require each offeror for a contract for a military construction project to (1) certify it will establish a goal that not less than 20% of the total workforce for the contract are qualified apprentices, and (2) ensure each contractor and subcontractor that employs four or more workers in a particular classification on the contract must employ one or more qualified apprentices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Defense Energy Efficiency Act

Bill: 117-hr-5279
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Defense Energy Efficiency Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to amend the Unified Facilities Criteria relating to military construction planning and design to ensure that DOD building practices and standards incorporate the latest consensus-based codes and standards for energy efficiency and conservation.
 
Not more than 25% of the funds authorized for FY2022 for DOD planning and design accounts relating to military construction projects may be obligated until DOD certifies that it has initiated the Unified Facilities Criteria amendment process and intends to complete the process by September 1, 2022.
 
Any DOD Form 1391 submitted after September 1, 2022, must comply with the amended Unified Facilities Criteria. Not later than March 1, 2023, DOD must certify to Congress the completion and full incorporation of the amendments to the Unified Facilities Criteria into military construction planning and design.
 
DOD must annually review the Unified Facilities Criteria to compare it to industry best practices for energy efficiency and energy conservation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Local Resiliency Act

Bill: 117-hr-5280
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Local Resiliency Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, and supplement other federal funds to assist a state or local government in planning and implementing measures and projects that will contribute to maintaining or improving military installation resilience.
 
Funds that are provided for projects involving the preservation, maintenance, or restoration of natural features to maintain or enhance military installation resilience may be provided in a lump sum and include an amount intended to cover future costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Securing Technology Against Climate Impacts Act

Bill: 117-hr-5281
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Industrial facilities
Industrial policy and productivity
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Securing Technology Against Climate Impacts Act

 
This bill expands the Department of Defense (DOD) requirements for its annual report on the national technology and industrial base. Specifically, the bill requires DOD to include in such report information on vulnerabilities related to the current and projected impacts of climate change, as well as vulnerabilities related to cyberattacks or disruptions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Care for our Firefighters Act

Bill: 117-hr-5282
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Care for our Firefighters Act

 
This bill establishes a program and provides additional leave to support mental health for federal wildland firefighters. 
 
The Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior must carry out a mental health awareness and support program for federal wildland firefighters. Components of the program must include an awareness campaign, relevant education and training, a peer-to-peer mental health support network, and increased access to mental health benefits.
 
The bill also entitles each federal wildland firefighter to seven consecutive days of leave to be taken between June 1 and October 31 of each calendar year to maintain mental health. Leave not taken during that period expires.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-10-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Housing for our Firefighters Act

Bill: 117-hr-5283
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Housing for our Firefighters Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide a housing allowance to any federal wildland firefighter hired at a location more than 50 miles from the firefighter's primary residence. 
 
The allowance shall be in an amount determined appropriate by Interior and USDA and adjusted based on the cost of housing in the area of deployment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-10-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2021-09-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Home Educators are Teachers Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-5284
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2021-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Income tax deductions
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: 

Home Educators are Teachers Act of 2021

 
This bill expands the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to include home school teachers and home schooling expenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-09-17
text: Introduced in House