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II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3948 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 29, 2022 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act . 2. Closed-end company authority to invest in private funds (a) In general Section 5 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Closed-End company authority To invest in private funds (1) In general The Commission may not limit a closed-end company from investing any or all of the assets of the company in a private fund solely or primarily because of the status of the fund as a private fund. (2) Application Notwithstanding section 6(f), this subsection shall apply to a closed-end company that elects to be treated as a business development company pursuant to section 54. . (b) Definition of private fund (1) Investment Company Act of 1940 Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (55) The term private fund means an issuer that would be an investment company but for the exception provided for in paragraph (1) or (7) of section 3(c). . (2) Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–2(a) ) is amended— (A) by redesignating the second paragraph (29) (relating to commodity pool and other terms) as paragraph (31); and (B) by amending paragraph (29) to read as follows: (29) The term private fund has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a) ). . (c) Treatment by national securities exchanges Section 6(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78f(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (11) (A) The rules of the exchange do not prohibit the listing or trading of securities of a closed-end company by reason of the amount of the investment by the company of assets in private funds. (B) In this paragraph— (i) the term closed-end company — (I) has the meaning given the term in section 5(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5(a) ); and (II) includes a closed-end company that elects to be treated as a business development company under section 6(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–6(f) ); and (ii) the term private fund has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a) ). . (d) Investment limitation Section 3(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the second sentence, by striking subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) and inserting subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i), and (C) ; and (2) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) and inserting subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i), and (C) .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3951 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 29, 2022 Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mr. Lee , Mr. Tillis , and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To establish appropriate penalties for possession of child pornography, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act or the PROTECT Act of 2022 . 2. Sentencing for child pornography offenses (a) In general Section 3553(b)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (B) Child pornography offenders (i) Definition In this subparagraph, the term child pornography offense means a violation of, or an attempt or conspiracy to violate, section 2251, 2251A, 2252(a), 2252A(a), or 2260. (ii) Facts proven during trial or admitted by the defendant Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in sentencing a defendant convicted of a child pornography offense, a court shall impose a sentence of the kind, and that is not less than the minimum period in the sentencing range, referred to in subsection (a)(4), as determined based on facts proved beyond a reasonable doubt during a jury or bench trial and facts admitted by the defendant that are relevant to determining the kind and range of sentence, unless the court makes a finding described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A). (iii) Facts found by courts (I) In general Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in sentencing a defendant convicted of a child pornography offense, a court shall consider, and may impose, a sentence of the kind, and within the sentencing range, referred to in subsection (a)(4), as determined based on all facts found by the court that are relevant to determining the kind and range of sentence. (II) Minimum period Nothing in subclause (I) shall authorize a court to impose a sentence that is less than— (aa) the minimum sentence determined in accordance with clause (ii); or (bb) the minimum sentence otherwise required by statute. . (b) Penalties for possession Chapter 110 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 2252(b)— (A) by striking (1) Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) and inserting Whoever violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, subsection (a) ; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (2) in section 2252A(b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting (5), after (4), ; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3954 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2022 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Braun , and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on Federal reserve banks relating to certain products or services for individuals Section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended by adding after the 14th undesignated paragraph ( 12 U.S.C. 347d ) the following: No Federal reserve bank may offer products or services directly to an individual, maintain an account on behalf of an individual, or issue a central bank digital currency directly to an individual. .
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3957 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make certain activities eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act . 2. Long-term abandoned mine land reclamation Section 40701(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 30 U.S.C. 1231a(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking Grants under and inserting the following: (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), grants under ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Long-term abandoned mine land reclamation (A) In general Not more than 30 percent of the total amount of a grant made annually under subsection (b)(1) may be retained by the recipient of the grant if those amounts are deposited into a long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund established under State law, from which amounts (together with all interest earned on the amounts) are expended by the State or Indian Tribe, as applicable, for— (i) the abatement of the causes and the treatment of the effects of acid mine drainage resulting from coal mining practices, including for the costs of building, operating, maintaining, and rehabilitating acid mine drainage treatment systems; (ii) the prevention, abatement, and control of subsidence; or (iii) the prevention, abatement, and control of coal mine fires. (B) Reporting requirements Each recipient of a grant under subsection (b)(1) that deposits grant amounts into a long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) offer amendments to the inventory maintained under section 403(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1233(c) ) to reflect the use of the amounts for— (I) acid mine drainage abatement and treatment; (II) subsidence prevention, abatement, and control; and (III) coal mine fire prevention, abatement, and control; and (ii) include in the annual grant report of the recipient information on the status and balance of amounts in the long-term abandoned mine land reclamation fund. (C) Term Amounts retained under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to— (i) subsection (d)(4)(B); or (ii) any other limitation on the length of the term of an annual grant under subsection (b)(1). .

Passed the Senate December 15, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3957 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2022 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to make certain activities eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Treatment for the Restoration of Ecosystems from Abandoned Mines Act or the STREAM Act . 2. Activities eligible for grants from the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund Section 40701(c) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 30 U.S.C. 1231a(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking Grants under and inserting the following: (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), grants under ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Acid mine drainage abatement and treatment (A) In general Not more than 30 percent of the total amount of a grant made annually under subsection (b)(1) may be retained by the recipient of the grant, if those amounts are deposited into an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund established under State law, from which amounts (together with all interest earned on the amounts) are expended by the State for the abatement of the causes and the treatment of the effects of acid mine drainage resulting from coal mining practices, including for the costs of building, operating, maintaining, and rehabilitating acid mine drainage treatment systems. (B) Reporting requirements Each recipient of a grant under subsection (b)(1) that deposits grant amounts into an acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund under subparagraph (A) shall— (i) offer amendments to the inventory maintained under section 403(c) of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ( 30 U.S.C. 1233(c) ) to reflect the use of the amounts for acid mine drainage abatement and treatment; and (ii) include in the annual grant report of the recipient information on the status and balance of amounts in the acid mine drainage abatement and treatment fund. (C) Term Amounts retained under subparagraph (A) shall not be subject to— (i) subsection (d)(4)(B); or (ii) any other limitation on the length of the term of an annual grant under subsection (b)(1). .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3958 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2022 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Grassley , and Mr. Thune ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 to modify the description of interest for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties and countervailing duties.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the China Trade Cheating Restitution Act of 2022 . 2. Modification of description of interest for purposes of certain distributions of antidumping duties and countervailing duties Section 605(c)(1) of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 ( 19 U.S.C. 4401(c)(1) ) is amended by striking October 1, 2014 and inserting October 1, 2000 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3959 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2022 Mr. Hagerty (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Risch , Mr. Lee , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services with the authority to suspend the right to introduce certain persons or property into the United States in the interest of the public health.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Fentanyl Border Crossings Act . 2. Protection of public health Section 362 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 265 ) is amended— (1) by striking Whenever the and inserting the following: (a) In general Whenever the ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Suspensions relating to illicit drugs Whenever the Secretary determines that by reason of the existence of substantial illicit drug smuggling from a foreign country there is serious danger of the introduction of such drugs into the United States, and that this danger is so increased by the introduction of persons or property from such country that a suspension of the right to introduce such persons and property is required in the interest of the public health, the Secretary, in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary, shall have the power to prohibit, in whole or in part, the introduction of persons and property from such countries or places as he shall designate in order to avert such danger, and for such period of time as he may deem necessary for such purpose. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3961 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2022 Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To permit a registered investment company to omit certain fees from the calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act . 2. Amendments to acquired fund fees and expenses reporting on investment company registration statements (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Acquired fund The term acquired fund has the meaning given the term in Form N–1A, Form N–2, and Form N–3. (2) Acquired fund fees and expenses The term acquired fund fees and expenses means the acquired fund fees and expenses subcaption in the fee table disclosure. (3) Business development company The term business development company has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a) ). (4) Fee table disclosure The term fee table disclosure means the fee table described in item 3 of Form N–1A, item 3 of Form N–2, or item 4 of Form N–3 (as applicable, and with respect to each, in any successor fee table disclosure that the Securities and Exchange Commission adopts). (5) Form N–1A The term Form N–1A means the form described in section 274.11A of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (6) Form N–2 The term Form N–2 means the form described in section 274.11a–1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (7) Form N–3 The term Form N–3 means the form described in section 274.11b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (8) Registered investment company The term registered investment company means an investment company, as defined in section 3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3 ), registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under that Act. (b) Excluding business development companies from Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses A registered investment company may, on any investment company registration statement filed pursuant to section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–8(b) )— (1) omit from the calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses those fees and expenses that the investment company incurred indirectly as a result of investment in shares of 1 or more acquired funds that is a business development company; and (2) instead disclose in a footnote to the fee table disclosure those fees and expenses described in paragraph (1), calculated according to the acquired fund fees and expenses formula.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3963 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2022 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To protect survivors from brain injury by authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect data on the prevalence of brain injuries resulting from domestic and sexual violence.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2022 . 2. Data collection (a) Collection of data on brain injuries related to domestic and sexual violence (1) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall collect data on the prevalence of brain injuries resulting from domestic and sexual violence in order to assist the Department in understanding, addressing, and allocating resources to reduce and treat such injuries and the cause of such injuries. (2) Collection In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall distribute a survey that follows up on, and operates under the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) that will ask questions about the prevalence and circumstances surrounding brain injuries due to domestic and sexual violence. The Secretary shall allow for data collection for not fewer than 2 years. (3) Privacy Data shall be collected, stored, and analyzed under this section in a manner that protects individual privacy and confidentiality. (b) Report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to relevant congressional committees, and post on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services, a report that shall contain— (1) an analysis of the data collected under subsection (a) relating to the connection between domestic and sexual violence and brain injuries; and (2) a description of the steps that the Department of Health and Human Services is taking to increase awareness, increase services, decrease prevalence, and otherwise respond to the public health issue of brain injury that results from domestic and sexual violence. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated under this subsection shall remain available for a 3-year period. (d) Definition In this section, the term brain injury means an injury that impacts the function of the brain as a result of trauma, choking, or strangulation due to domestic or sexual violence.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3965 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2022 Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide that broker-dealers who provide research services to an investment manager and receive payments from certain accounts is not an investment adviser, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Access to Adviser Information Act . 2. Definition of investment adviser Section 202(a)(11) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–2(a)(11) ) is amended by striking or (H) and inserting (H) any broker or dealer who provides research services to an investment manager and accepts payment for those services from the investment manager's own money, from a research payment account funded with money from a client of the investment manager, or a combination thereof, provided that the payment method of the investment manager is subject to, either directly or by contractual obligation, the Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament, the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU, as implemented by the European Union member states, or any other law from any foreign jurisdiction that is substantially similar to that directive and the implementing rules and regulations of that directive; or (I) .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3966 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2022 Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to define secondary offerings of Regulation A tier 2 securities as covered securities for purposes of an exemption from State regulation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Facilitating Main Street Offerings Act . 2. Exemption from State regulation of securities Section 18(b)(4)(A) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(4)(A) ) is amended by inserting or pursuant to all disclosure obligations of section 3(b)(2) of this Act and any regulations issued under that section before the semicolon.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3969 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 30, 2022 Mr. Luján (for himself, Mr. Blunt , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Smith , and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act or the PAVA Program Inclusion Act . 2. Authorizing payments to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems serving the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the American Indian consortium (a) Recipients defined Section 291 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21061 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Eligible grant recipients (1) Definition of state For the purposes of this section, the term State shall have the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 15002 ). (2) American indian consortium eligible A system serving the American Indian consortium for which funds have been reserved under section 509(c)(1)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794e(c)(1)(B) ) shall be eligible for payments under subsection (a) in the same manner as a protection and advocacy system of a State. . (b) Grant minimums for American Indian consortium Section 291(b) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21061(b) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (c)(1)(B), after as set forth in subsections ; and (2) by striking subsections (c)(3)(B) and (c)(4)(B) of that section shall be not less than $70,000 and $35,000, respectively. and inserting the following: subsection (c)(3)(B) shall not be less than $70,000, and the amount of the grants to systems referred to in subsections (c)(1)(B) and (c)(4) shall not be less than $35,000. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect at the start of the first fiscal year starting after the date of the enactment of this Act.
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two S. 3969 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act or the PAVA Program Inclusion Act . 2. Authorizing payments to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems serving the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the American Indian consortium (a) Recipients defined Section 291 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21061 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Eligible grant recipients (1) Definition of state For the purposes of this section, the term State shall have the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 15002 ). (2) American indian consortium eligible A system serving the American Indian consortium for which funds have been reserved under section 509(c)(1)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794e(c)(1)(B) ) shall be eligible for payments under subsection (a) in the same manner as a protection and advocacy system of a State. . (b) Grant minimums for American Indian consortium Section 291(b) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21061(b) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (c)(1)(B), after as set forth in subsections ; and (2) by striking subsections (c)(3)(B) and (c)(4)(B) of that section shall be not less than $70,000 and $35,000, respectively. and inserting the following: subsection (c)(3)(B) shall not be less than $70,000, and the amount of the grants to systems referred to in subsections (c)(1)(B) and (c)(4) shall not be less than $35,000. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect at the start of the first fiscal year starting after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3969 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to explicitly authorize distribution of grant funds to the voting accessibility protection and advocacy system of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the system serving the American Indian consortium, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act or the PAVA Program Inclusion Act . 2. Authorizing payments to voting accessibility protection and advocacy systems serving the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the American Indian consortium (a) Recipients defined Section 291 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21061 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Eligible grant recipients (1) Definition of state For the purposes of this section, the term State shall have the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 15002 ). (2) American indian consortium eligible A system serving the American Indian consortium for which funds have been reserved under section 509(c)(1)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ( 29 U.S.C. 794e(c)(1)(B) ) shall be eligible for payments under subsection (a) in the same manner as a protection and advocacy system of a State. . (b) Grant minimums for American Indian consortium Section 291(b) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21061(b) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (c)(1)(B), after as set forth in subsections ; and (2) by striking subsections (c)(3)(B) and (c)(4)(B) of that section shall be not less than $70,000 and $35,000, respectively. and inserting the following: subsection (c)(3)(B) shall not be less than $70,000, and the amount of the grants to systems referred to in subsections (c)(1)(B) and (c)(4) shall not be less than $35,000. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect at the start of the first fiscal year starting after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Passed the Senate March 30, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3970 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022 Mr. Hagerty introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To establish reporting requirements for issuers of fiat currency-backed stablecoins, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stablecoin Transparency Act . 2. Stablecoin issuer requirements (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Fiat currency-backed stablecoin The term fiat currency-backed stablecoin means a fiat currency-backed digital asset— (A) that maintains price stability by backing the value of the digital asset to a nondigital currency that is denominated in the same currency in which the digital asset is issued; and (B) is redeemable on a one-to-one basis in the denominated currency to which the digital asset is backed. (2) Stablecoin issuer The term stablecoin issuer means a person that issues a fiat currency-backed stablecoin. (b) Reserves Each stablecoin issuer shall hold all reserves associated with each fiat currency-backed stablecoin issued by such stablecoin issuer in— (1) government securities that have maturities of not longer than 12 months; (2) fully collateralized security repurchase agreements; or (3) United States dollars or any other nondigital currency. (c) Reserve reports Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 30 days thereafter, each stablecoin issuer shall publish on the website of the stablecoin issuer a report on the reserves held by the stablecoin issuer that has been audited by a third-party auditor.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3971 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022 Mr. Inhofe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to modify a provision relating to cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of Reclamation dams and dikes, and for other purposes.

1. Cost-sharing requirements applicable to certain Bureau of Reclamation dams and dikes Section 4309 of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 ( 43 U.S.C. 377b note; Public Law 115–270 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by inserting dams and before dikes ; (2) in subsection (a), by striking effective beginning on the date of enactment of this section, the Federal share of the operations and maintenance costs of a dike described in subsection (b) and inserting the Federal share of the dam safety modifications costs of a dike described in subsection (c) ; (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Gate repairs Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), effective during the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal share of the costs to repair or replace a gate and any ancillary gate components of a dam described in subsection (c) shall be 100 percent. ; and (5) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated)— (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting dams and before dikes ; (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking A dike referred to in subsection (a) is a and inserting A dam or dike referred to in subsections (a) and (b) is a dam or ; and (C) in paragraph (2), by striking December 31, 1945 and inserting December 31, 1948 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3974 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022 Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the consideration of patients' race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, vaccination status, veteran status, or political ideology or speech in determining eligibility for monoclonal antibody doses distributed by the Federal Government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act . 2. Eligibility to receive monoclonal antibody treatment The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall require States, as a condition for receipt of monoclonal antibody doses from the Federal Government, to ensure that providers receiving distributions of such monoclonal antibody doses from such States do not take into consideration the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, vaccination status, veteran status, or political ideology or speech of a patient in determining whether a patient is eligible to receive such treatment.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3976 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to address entities that are not considered to be investment companies for the purposes of that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding American Entrepreneurship Act . 2. Investment companies Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the first sentence, by striking 250 persons and inserting 500 persons ; and (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $50,000,000 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3980 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022 Ms. Lummis (for herself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Warner , and Mr. Hagerty ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study of the costs associated with small- and medium-sized companies to undertake initial public offerings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act . 2. Study on IPO fees (a) Definitions In this section: (1) IPO s The term IPOs means initial public offerings. (2) Small- and medium-sized companies The term small- and medium-sized companies means issuers with an initial public float determination of less than $700,000,000. (b) Study The Securities and Exchange Commission, in consultation with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, shall carry out a study of the costs associated with small- and medium-sized companies to undertake IPOs and Tier 2 offerings, as defined in section 230.251 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations. In carrying out such study, the Commission shall— (1) consider the direct and indirect costs of an IPO, including— (A) fees, such as gross spreads paid to underwriters, IPO advisors, and other professionals; (B) compliance with Federal and State securities laws at the time of the IPO; and (C) such other IPO-related costs as the Commission determines appropriate; (2) compare and analyze the costs of an IPO with the costs of obtaining alternative sources of financing and of liquidity; (3) consider the impact of such costs on capital formation; (4) analyze the impact of these costs on the availability of public securities of small- and medium-sized companies to retail investors; and (5) analyze trends in IPOs over a time period the Commission determines is appropriate to analyze IPO pricing practices, considering— (A) the number of IPOs; (B) how costs for IPOs have evolved over time, including fees paid to underwriters, investment advisory firms, and other professions for services in connection with an IPO; (C) the number of brokers and dealers active in underwriting IPOs; (D) the different types of services that underwriters and related persons provide before and after a small- or medium-sized company IPO and the factors impacting underwriting costs; (E) changes in the costs and availability of investment research for small- and medium-sized companies; and (F) any other consideration the Commission considers necessary and appropriate. (c) Report Not later than the end of the 360-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue a report to Congress containing all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required under subsection (b) and any administrative or legislative recommendations the Commission may have.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3985 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022 Mr. Cruz (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the consideration of COVID–19 vaccination status in determining eligibility for organ donation or transplantation, and in providing services to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guarding against Injustice based on Vaccine-status, Ensuring Lifesaving Intervention For Everyone Act , the GIVE LIFE Act , or Doss's Act . 2. Prohibitions (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) no individual may be determined to be ineligible for organ donation or receipt of an organ transplant on the basis of the COVID–19 vaccination status of the individual; (2) no individual may be given a higher or lower priority for such a donation or receipt on such basis; (3) the incidence of COVID–19 positive rates in a geographic area or region, as determined by public health officials, may not be a factor in determining eligibility to donate organs or to receive organs; and (4) any provider who denies services to any individual based on the COVID–19 vaccination status of the individual (other than services furnished by a skilled nursing facility (as defined in section 1819(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–3(a) )), a nursing facility (as defined in section 1919(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r(a) )), a hospice program (as defined in section 1861(dd)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(2) )), or a long-term care facility) shall not be eligible for reimbursement under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ), and Federal financial participation shall not be available for any payment made by a State to such a provider for services furnished as medical assistance under the State’s Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ). (b) Application of requirements Paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) shall apply with respect to all organ donations and receipt of organ transplants in the United States, including under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the laws administered by the Secretary of Defense. (c) Organ procurement and transplantation network Section 372(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Clarification regarding COVID–19 vaccination status The criteria and standards established under paragraph (2) may not include any consideration the COVID–19 vaccination status of organ donors or recipients, or of the incidence of COVID–19 positive rates in a geographic area or region, as determined by public health officials. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3986 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 31, 2022 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Braun , and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To delay the effectiveness of certain new rules or regulations relating to the United States energy sector.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gas Prices Relief Act of 2022 . 2. Energy regulations holiday (a) In general During the period described in subsection (b), no Federal agency shall finalize any rule or regulation that would cause— (1) a decrease in domestic oil, gas, or biofuels production; (2) an increase in gasoline prices; or (3) any negative effects on domestic energy production, domestic electricity generation, transmission of fuel or electricity, infrastructure development, or transportation fuels. (b) Period described The period referred to in subsection (a) is the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier of— (1) January 1, 2023; and (2) the date on which the national average consumer gasoline price is $2.60 per gallon or less.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3989 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 4 (legislative day, March 31), 2022 Mr. Cramer (for himself, Mr. Rounds , and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide that the Secretary of the Interior may not enter into certain conservation easements with a term of more than 50 years, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Landowner Easement Rights Act . 2. Limitation on conservation easement terms After the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may not enter into a conservation easement with a term of more than 50 years. 3. Renegotiation of conservation easements At the request of an owner of land that is subject to an eligible conservation easement, the Secretary shall— (1) not later the 6 months after the Secretary receives the request from the landowner, provide to the landowner— (A) a detailed map of the easement; and (B) notice of the current fair market value of the easement as determined by the Secretary; and (2) renegotiate the terms of the eligible conservation easement, including— (A) a term not longer than 50 years; and (B) payment by the Secretary to the landowner in an amount equal to the fair market value of the easement, as determined by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(B), minus the amount paid by the Secretary for the eligible conservation easement being renegotiated (adjusted for inflation); or (3) allow the landowner to buy back the eligible conservation easement or a portion of the eligible conservation easement at fair market value, as determined by the Secretary. 4. Notice to landowners The Secretary shall notify the owner of the land subject to that conservation easement of the owner’s right to submit a request under section 3— (1) not later than 3 months before the conservation easement becomes an eligible conservation easement described in section 5(2)(A); and (2) not later than 1 year before the conservation easement becomes an eligible conservation easement described in section 5(2)(B). 5. Definitions In this Act: (1) Conservation easement The term conservation easement — (A) means a voluntary, legal agreement between a landowner and the Secretary that limits use of the land in order to protect its conservation values; and (B) does not include agreements— (i) with Indian Tribes; or (ii) related to utilities. (2) Eligible conservation easement The term eligible conservation easement means a conservation easement that— (A) has been in effect for longer than 50 years; or (B) was put into effect before 1977 without the creation of an official corresponding map. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3992 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 5, 2022 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Menendez , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Smith , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Casey , Mr. Murphy , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act of 2022 . 2. Increase in deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers (a) In general Section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking elementary and secondary school teachers in the heading and inserting eligible educators , and (2) by striking $250 and inserting $1,000 . (b) Conforming amendments Section 62(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking 2015 and inserting 2022 , (2) by striking $250 and inserting $1,000 , and (3) by striking calendar year 2014 and inserting calendar year 2021 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning December 31, 2021.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3994 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 5, 2022 Mr. Manchin (for himself and Mr. Tuberville ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries of such beneficiaries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2022 . 2. Repayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries Section 6107 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Reissuance of amounts in the case of a deceased beneficiary (1) If a beneficiary described in subsection (a) predeceases a payment under subsection (a) or (b), the Secretary shall pay such benefits, subject to paragraph (2), to an individual or entity in the following order: (A) The estate of the beneficiary. (B) A successor fiduciary serving the beneficiary when the beneficiary died. (C) The next inheritor determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. (2) The Secretary may not make a payment under this subsection to a fiduciary who misused benefits of the beneficiary. ; and (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated, by striking subsection (a) or (b) and inserting this section .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3995 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 5, 2022 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for permanent duty-free treatment on imports of basketballs.

1. Permanent duty-free treatment on imports of basketballs (a) In general Chapter 95 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new subheading, with the article description having the same degree of indentation as the article description for subheading 9506.62.40: 9506.62.70 Basketballs Free 30% . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Chapter 95 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by redesignating subheading 9506.62.80 as subheading 9506.62.81. (2) Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking headings 9902.17.75, 9902.17.76, and 9902.17.77. (3) U.S. Note 20(s)(i) to subchapter III of chapter 99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 9506.62.80 and by inserting 9506.62.70 and 9506.62.81 in appropriate sequence. (c) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.