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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. 3470 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022 . 2. Implementation of trafficking in contracting provisions (a) Requirement To refer violations to agency suspension and debarment official Section 1704(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ; 22 U.S.C. 7104b(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) by inserting refer the matter to the agency suspension and debarment official and before consider taking one of the following actions ; and (2) by striking subparagraph (G). (b) Report on implementation of trafficking in contracting provisions Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on implementation of title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ; 126 Stat. 2092).

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3470 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022 . 2. Implementation of trafficking in contracting provisions (a) Requirement To refer violations to agency suspension and debarment official Section 1704(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ; 22 U.S.C. 7104b(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) by inserting refer the matter to the agency suspension and debarment official and before consider taking one of the following actions ; and (2) by striking subparagraph (G). (b) Report on implementation of trafficking in contracting provisions Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on implementation of title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ; 126 Stat. 2092).

Passed the Senate July 13, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3470 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Lankford (for himself and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022 . 2. Implementation of trafficking in contracting provisions (a) Requirement To refer violations to agency suspension and debarment official Section 1704(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ; 22 U.S.C. 7104b(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) by inserting refer the matter to the agency suspension and debarment official and before consider taking one of the following actions ; and (2) by striking subparagraph (G). (b) Report on implementation of trafficking in contracting provisions Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on implementation of title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ; 126 Stat. 2092).
II Calendar No. 384 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3470 [Report No. 117–116] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Lankford (for himself and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 24, 2022 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To provide for the implementation of certain trafficking in contracting provisions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act of 2022 . 2. Implementation of trafficking in contracting provisions (a) Requirement To refer violations to agency suspension and debarment official Section 1704(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ; 22 U.S.C. 7104b(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) by inserting refer the matter to the agency suspension and debarment official and before consider taking one of the following actions ; and (2) by striking subparagraph (G). (b) Report on implementation of trafficking in contracting provisions Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on implementation of title XVII of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ; 126 Stat. 2092).

May 24, 2022 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3473 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To authorize funding for the Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Center for the Aging Network in order to demonstrate the impact of the aging network on the health and independence of older individuals and to foster innovation in such network, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innovation in Aging Act . 2. Authorization of appropriations for the Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Center for the Aging Network There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 to the Assistant Secretary for Aging such sums as may be necessary for the Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Center for the Aging Network to carry out the activities of the Center under section 201(g) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3011(g) ).
VI 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3475 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez.

1. Permanent resident status for Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 ), Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez shall be eligible for the issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154 ) or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of immigrant visas or the application for adjustment of status are filed with appropriate fees within two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa numbers Upon the granting of immigrant visas or permanent residence to Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by one, during the current or next following fiscal year— (1) the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(a) ); or (2) if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Cesar Carlos Silva Rodriguez under section 202(e) of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152(e) ). (e) PAYGO The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3478 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide for the designation of biological products as qualified infectious disease products.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Generating Antibiotic Incentives Now Through Opening Opportunities to Leverage Science Act of 2022 or the GAIN TOOLS Act of 2022 . 2. Expanding qualified infectious disease products to include biological products (a) In general Section 505E of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355f ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ; or and inserting ; ; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (4) an application pursuant to section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act. ; (2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting of this Act or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act after section 505(b) ; and (3) by amending subsection (g) to read as follows: (g) Qualified infectious disease product The term qualified infectious disease product means a drug or biological product for human use that— (1) is— (A) an antibacterial or antifungal drug; or (B) a biological product that acts directly on bacteria or fungi or on substances produced by such bacteria or fungi; and (2) is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening infection, including such an infection caused by— (A) an antibacterial or antifungal resistant pathogen, including novel or emerging infectious pathogens; or (B) qualifying pathogens listed by the Secretary under subsection (f). . (b) Priority review Section 524A(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360n–1(a) ) is amended by inserting of this Act, or section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act, that requires clinical data (other than bioavailability studies) to demonstrate safety or effectiveness before the period.
II Calendar No. 250 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3480 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Hoeven introduced the following bill; which was read the first time January 18, 2022 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To prohibit the use of funds to reduce the nuclear forces of the United States.

1. Prohibition on the use of funds to reduce United States nuclear forces (a) Prohibition None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense or the National Nuclear Security Administration for any of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 may be obligated or expended to reduce— (1) the total quantity of strategic delivery systems below the quantity of such systems as of January 1, 2021; (2) the quantity of deployed or non-deployed strategic delivery systems below the quantities described as the Final New START Treaty Force Structure in the plan on the implementation of the New START Treaty required by section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ( Public Law 112–81 ; 125 Stat. 1575); or (3) the size of the nuclear weapons stockpile below the size of the stockpile as of January 1, 2021. (b) Exceptions The prohibition under subsection (a) does not apply to— (1) reductions made to ensure the safety, security, reliability, and credibility of the nuclear weapons stockpile and strategic delivery systems, including activities related to surveillance, assessment, certification, testing, and maintenance of nuclear weapons and strategic delivery systems; (2) temporary reductions in the quantity of nuclear weapons or deployed strategic delivery systems to facilitate the fielding of modernized replacements; (3) nuclear weapons that are retired or awaiting dismantlement as of January 1, 2021; or (4) reductions made pursuant to a treaty with respect to which the Senate has provided its advice and consent pursuant to article II, section 2, clause 2 of the Constitution of the United States. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) New START Treaty The term New START Treaty means the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force on February 5, 2011. (2) Strategic delivery system The term strategic delivery system means any of the following: (A) LGM–30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles and any associated reentry vehicles. (B) Launch facilities for LGM–30G Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, whether deployed or non-deployed. (C) Ohio-class fleet ballistic missile submarines. (D) UGM–133 Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles and any associated reentry vehicles. (E) B–52H Stratofortress long-range heavy bombers. (F) B–2A Spirit stealth bombers. (G) AGM–86B air-launched cruise missiles.

January 18, 2022 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3481 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 12 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Cotton introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To secure the dignity and safety of incarcerated women.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Violence Against Female Inmates Act of 2022 . 2. Housing prisoners based on sex (a) Federal prisons (1) In general Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 4051. Bar on housing together prisoners of different sexes (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Biological sex The term biological sex means the biological classification of male and female in the context of reproductive potential or capacity, as indicated by sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth, without regard to a person’s psychological, chosen, or subjectively experienced sense of identity or gender. (2) Gender identity The term gender identity means a person’s self-perceived identity, self-concept, or asserted gender, regardless of the person’s biological sex. (b) Bar The Bureau of Prisons— (1) shall use the biological sex of persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States in making determinations regarding housing such persons; and (2) shall not co-locate in detention facilities persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States if those persons are not of the same biological sex, unless the Bureau of Prisons co-locates such persons without regard to their purported gender identity. . (2) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 4051. Bar on housing together prisoners of different sexes. . (b) State prisons Section 501 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10152 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Bar on housing together prisoners of different sexes (1) Definitions In this subsection, the terms biological sex and gender identity have the meanings given such terms in section 4051 of title 18, United States Code. (2) Limitation on eligibility for funds Beginning in the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this subsection, a State may not receive funds under this subpart for a fiscal year if the State does not submit to the Attorney General a certification that the State— (A) prohibits co-locating in detention facilities persons charged with or convicted of offenses under the law of the State if those persons are not of the same biological sex, unless the State co-locates such persons without regard to their purported gender identity; and (B) requires the use of the biological sex of persons charged with or convicted of offenses under the law of the State in making determinations regarding housing such persons. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3482 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 12 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .

1. John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, shall be known and designated as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun 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 John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3483 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 12 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Coons 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 extend increased dependency and indemnity compensation paid to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, regardless of how long the veterans had such disease prior to death, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for ALS Veterans Act of 2022 . 2. Extension of increased dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouses of veterans who die from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a) Extension Section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (A) before The rate ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) A veteran whom the Secretary determines died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis shall be treated as a veteran described in subparagraph (A) without regard for how long the veteran had such disease prior to death. . (b) Applicability Subparagraph (B) of section 1311(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to a veteran who dies from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis on or after October 1, 2021.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3485 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 12 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To ensure that the right to vote shall not be impaired due to vaccination status.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status Act or the SERVIS Act . 2. Right to vote shall not be impaired (a) In general It shall be unlawful for any State or political subdivision, as such term is used in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq. ), to require or impose a requirement that a voter or voters must present a vaccine passport or otherwise present information regarding their vaccination status in order to exercise the right to vote, including to vote in person, in any election involving any candidate for Federal office. (b) Masking requirement A State or political subdivision may require that a voter wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only if— (1) the State or political subdivision makes readily available and at no cost to the voter or any individual who accompanies the voter a mask sufficient to comply with any applicable masking requirement; and (2) the State or political subdivision provides reasonable accommodation from such requirement for individuals with a disability as recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. ). (c) Definition For purposes of this section, the term vaccination status means— (1) an individual’s status based on the voluntary election to receive or not to receive a COVID–19 vaccine; and (2) regardless of whether someone has or has not been vaccinated against COVID–19, an individual's status with respect to having or producing proof of such vaccination in the form of a vaccine passport or other medical records that would demonstrate whether an individual has been vaccinated against COVID–19.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3493 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 12 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Cardin (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require guidance on extending expiration dates for certain drugs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Drug Shortages Shelf Life Extension Act . 2. Extending expiration dates for certain drugs (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall issue draft guidance, or revise existing guidance, to address recommendations for sponsors of applications under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 ) or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ) regarding— (1) the submission of stability testing data in such applications; and (2) establishing in the labeling of drugs the longest feasible expiration date supported by such data, taking into consideration how extended expiration dates may help prevent or mitigate drug shortages. (b) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and again 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that includes— (1) the number of drugs for which the Secretary has requested the manufacturer make a labeling change regarding the expiration date; and (2) for each drug for which the Secretary has requested a labeling change with respect to the expiration date, information regarding the circumstances of such request, including— (A) the name and dose of such drug; (B) the rationale for the request; (C) whether the drug, at the time of the request, was listed on the drug shortage list under section 506E of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 356e ), or was at risk of shortage; (D) whether the request was made during a public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ); and (E) whether the manufacturer made the requested change by the requested date, and for instances where the manufacturer does not make the requested change, the manufacturer’s justification for not making the change, if the manufacturer agrees to provide such justification for inclusion in the report.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3496 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To improve research and development of medical countermeasures for novel pathogens.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Access to Critical Countermeasures by Ensuring Specimen Samples to Diagnostics Act or the Promoting ACCESS to Diagnostics Act . 2. Accessing specimen samples and diagnostic tests (a) Improving research and development of medical countermeasures for novel pathogens (1) Sample access Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this subsection as the Secretary ) shall make publicly available policies and procedures related to public and private entities accessing specimens of, or specimens containing, pathogens or suitable surrogates for, or alternatives to, such pathogens as the Secretary determines appropriate to support public health preparedness and response activities or biomedical research for purposes of the development and validation, as applicable, of medical products to address emerging infectious diseases and for use to otherwise respond to emerging infectious diseases. Such policies and procedures shall take into account, as appropriate, any applicable existing Federal resources. (2) Guidance The Secretary shall issue guidance regarding the procedures for carrying out paragraph (1), including— (A) the method for requesting such samples; (B) considerations for sample availability and use of suitable surrogates or alternatives to such pathogens, as appropriate, including applicable safeguard and security measures; and (C) information required to be provided in order to receive such samples or suitable surrogates or alternatives. (b) Earlier development of diagnostic tests Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 319A ( 42 U.S.C. 247d–1 ) the following: 319B. Earlier development of diagnostic tests The Secretary may contract with public and private entities, as appropriate, to increase capacity in the rapid development, validation, manufacture, and dissemination of diagnostic tests, as appropriate, to State, local, and Tribal health departments and other appropriate entities for immediate public health response activities to address emerging infectious diseases that have significant potential to cause a public health emergency. .
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. 3499 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of obsolete DHS contracting requirements The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–295 ; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 692 ( 6 U.S.C. 792 ).

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3499 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of obsolete DHS contracting requirements The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–295 ; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 692 ( 6 U.S.C. 792 ).

Passed the Senate June 7, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3499 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of obsolete DHS contracting requirements The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–295 ; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 692 ( 6 U.S.C. 792 ).
II Calendar No. 364 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3499 [Report No. 117–107] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs May 9, 2022 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Repeal of obsolete DHS contracting requirements The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–295 ; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 692 ( 6 U.S.C. 792 ).

May 9, 2022 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3503 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Ms. Smith , and Mr. Peters ) 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 Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act . 2. Access to capital for rural-area small businesses Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78d(j) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting rural-area small businesses, after women-owned small businesses, ; and (2) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting rural-area small businesses, after women-owned small businesses, .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3505 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wicker , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Boozman , Ms. Stabenow , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Ms. Klobuchar ) 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 exclude certain Nurse Corps payments from gross income.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2022 . 2. Tax treatment of certain Nurse Corps payments (a) In general Paragraph (4) of section 108(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 338B(g) and inserting 338B(g) or 846 . (b) Qualified scholarships Subparagraph (A) of section 117(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the Public Health Service Act and inserting the Public Health Service Act or the scholarship program under section 846 of such Act . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3509 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Braun (for himself 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 strengthen the authority of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to foreign drug facility inspections.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Efficiency in Foreign Facility Inspections Act . 2. Strengthening foreign drug facility inspections Section 704 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 374 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) (1) When the Secretary, and officers or employees duly designated by the Secretary, conduct inspections under this section of establishments engaged in the manufacturing, processing, packing, or holding of drugs that are located outside of the United States, the Secretary shall not notify the owner or operator of such establishment of the planned inspection before the inspection occurs unless— (A) notification to the establishment owner or operator in advance of an inspection is mandated under the laws of the country where the establishment is located, in which case, the Secretary shall provide not more than the minimum advanced notice so mandated; or (B) the Secretary determines that notification to the establishment owner or operator in advance of an inspection is needed to protect the public health. (2) (A) With respect to all inspections described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall attempt to minimize the time between advance notification to an establishment owner or operator and the conduct of a surveillance inspection. (B) If the Secretary determines that notification to an owner or operator of a foreign establishment of an inspection in advance of a surveillance inspection pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) is needed, the Secretary shall provide such notification only as far in advance as is needed to protect the public health. (3) If an establishment is located in a country that, on or after the date of enactment of this subsection, enacts a law that prevents the Secretary from carrying out inspections as described in this subsection, the manufacturer shall agree to waive any right to enforce any advanced-notice requirement pursuant to such a law, to the extent expressly permitted under applicable local law. If the manufacturer does not agree to such a waiver, the manufacturer shall be deemed to have refused to permit entry or inspection in violation of section 301(f). (4) The requirement of paragraph (1) shall not apply to preapproval, prelicensure, or for-cause inspections. .
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. 3510 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Resiliency Planning Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. (2) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 306 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (4) Real property The term real property has the meaning given the term in section 1.856–10 of title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. 3. Guidance (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish guidance requiring the head of each agency to incorporate natural disaster resilience into real property asset management and investment decisions made by the agency. (b) Contents The guidance required under subsection (a) shall direct each head of an agency to incorporate assessments of natural disaster risk information conducted by the agency, such as from vulnerability and other risk assessments, into real property asset management investment decisions made by the agency. (c) Modification The Director may periodically update the guidance required under subsection (a) as the Director may determine necessary for the purpose of further enhancing natural disaster resilience. (d) Consultation In developing the guidance required under subsection (a), the Director may consult with appropriate entities, including— (1) the Comptroller General of the United States; (2) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and (3) any other relevant entities, as determined by the Director. (e) Report (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the guidance required under subsection (a). (2) Briefing Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the implementation of the guidance required under subsection (a) across agencies.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3510 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Resiliency Planning Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. (2) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 306 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (4) Real property The term real property has the meaning given the term in section 1.856–10 of title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. 3. Guidance (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish guidance requiring the head of each agency to incorporate natural disaster resilience into real property asset management and investment decisions made by the agency. (b) Contents The guidance required under subsection (a) shall direct each head of an agency to incorporate assessments of natural disaster risk information conducted by the agency, such as from vulnerability and other risk assessments, into real property asset management investment decisions made by the agency. (c) Modification The Director may periodically update the guidance required under subsection (a) as the Director may determine necessary for the purpose of further enhancing natural disaster resilience. (d) Consultation In developing the guidance required under subsection (a), the Director may consult with appropriate entities, including— (1) the Comptroller General of the United States; (2) the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and (3) any other relevant entities, as determined by the Director. (e) Report (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the guidance required under subsection (a). (2) Briefing Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the implementation of the guidance required under subsection (a) across agencies.

Passed the Senate June 22, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3510 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 13 (legislative day, January 10), 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Resiliency Planning Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives. (2) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term in section 306 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 3. Guidance (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish guidance requiring the head of each agency to incorporate natural disaster resilience into asset management and investment decisions made by the agency. (b) Contents The guidance required under subsection (a) shall direct each head of an agency to incorporate assessments of natural disaster risk information conducted by the agency, such as from vulnerability and other risk assessments, into asset management investment decisions made by the agency. (c) Modification The Director may periodically update the guidance required under subsection (a) as the Director may determine necessary for the purpose of further enhancing natural disaster resilience. (d) Consultation In developing the guidance required under subsection (a), the Director may consult with appropriate entities, including— (1) the Comptroller General of the United States; (2) Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and (3) any other relevant entities, as determined by the Director. (e) Report (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that describes the guidance required under subsection (a). (2) Briefing Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall brief the appropriate congressional committees on the implementation of the guidance required under subsection (a) across agencies.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3514 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 18, 2022 Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To repeal COVID–19 vaccination requirements imposed by the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore Parental and Consumer Medical Rights in the Nation's Capital Act . 2. Repeal of DC vaccine mandates The following shall have no force or effect: (1) Order 2021–148 issued by the Mayor of the District of Columbia on December 22, 2021. (2) The Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24–285), enacted by the District of Columbia Council on January 12, 2022.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3515 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 18, 2022 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to remove the bronze plaque and concrete block bearing the name of Francis Newlands from the grounds of the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Francis G. Newlands Memorial Removal Act . 2. Removal of Plaque and Concrete from Memorial Fountain Grounds (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall— (1) remove the brass plaque bearing the name Senator Francis G. Newlands from the grounds of the memorial fountain; (2) remove from the south end of the memorial fountain’s face, the stone, tablet-like projection bearing the name of Francis Griffith Newlands and a related inscription; (3) remove the name Newlands Memorial Fountain carved into the upper face of the memorial fountain’s coping stones; and (4) offer the items removed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) to the descendants of Francis Griffith Newlands for a period of 60 days, and if not claimed within that period, direct the items removed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) to be maintained by the National Park Service as Federal property and accessioned into the Rock Creek Park museum collection. (b) Memorial fountain For the purposes of this section, the term memorial fountain means the memorial fountain located at Chevy Chase Circle, Connecticut Avenue and Western Avenue NW, in the District of Columbia.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3516 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 18, 2022 Mr. Sasse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide emergency use authorization with respect to certain COVID–19 diagnostic tests approved for use in the European Union.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increase Access to COVID Testing Act . 2. Emergency use approval of certain COVID–19 tests (a) In general For the duration of the public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) with respect to COVID–19, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall authorize the introduction into interstate commerce, pursuant to section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 ), without regard for any specific criteria under subsection (c)(2) of such section, of any antigen diagnostic test to detect SARS–CoV–2 that is described in subsection (b), upon request by the manufacturer under such section 564. (b) Tests described An antigen diagnostic test to detect SARS–CoV–2 described in this subsection is such a test— (1) that is included on the common list of COVID–19 rapid antigen tests of the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety; and (2) for which the emergency use authorization request is for an at-home, or other non-laboratory site, use, without a prescription. (c) Terms of authorization (1) In general A diagnostic test authorized as described in subsection (a) shall be subject to the same terms and requirements as other products authorized under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 ). (2) Change in status in the EU In the case of an antigen diagnostic test authorized as described in subsection (a), if the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety removes such test from the common list described in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Health and Human Services, not later than 30 days after such removal from the common list, shall conduct a review of the test to determine whether the emergency use authorization under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 ) should continue.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3517 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 19 (legislative day, January 18), 2022 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Kennedy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act to modify the boundary of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act . 2. Red River National Wildlife Refuge boundary modification Section 3(a)(1) of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act ( Public Law 106–300 ; 114 Stat. 1055) is amended by striking map entitled Red River National Wildlife Refuge—Selection Area , dated September 5, 2000 and inserting map entitled Red River National Wildlife Refuge Acquisition Boundary and dated November 17, 2021 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3518 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 19 (legislative day, January 18), 2022 Mr. Schatz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 5.1 percent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act . 2. Adjustment to rates of pay (a) Statutory pay systems For calendar year 2022, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) shall be 4.1 percent. (b) Prevailing rate employees Notwithstanding the wage survey requirements under section 5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 2022, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day of fiscal year 2021 under section 5343(a) of such title) for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such title shall be increased by 4.1 percent. 3. Adjustment to locality pay For calendar year 2022, the percentage adjustment under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 1.0 percent.