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117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 169 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act or the ARTS Act . 2. Waiver of fees for winners of certain competitions Section 708 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) (1) In this subsection, the term covered competition means— (A) an art competition sponsored by the Congressional Institute that is open only to high school students; or (B) the competition established under section 3 of House Resolution 77, 113th Congress, agreed to February 26, 2013. (2) With respect to a work that wins a covered competition, the Register of Copyrights— (A) shall waive the requirement under subsection (a)(1) with respect to an application for registration of a copyright claim for that work if that application is submitted to the Copyright Office not later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the work claimed by the application wins the covered competition (referred to in this paragraph as the covered year ); and (B) may waive a fee described in subparagraph (A) for an application submitted after the end of the covered year if the fee would have been waived under that subparagraph had the application been submitted before the last day of the covered year. .

Passed the Senate July 13, 2021. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 169 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Leahy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act or the ARTS Act . 2. Waiver of fees for winners of certain competitions Section 708 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) (1) In this subsection, the term covered competition means— (A) an art competition sponsored by the Congressional Institute that is open only to high school students; or (B) the competition established under section 3 of House Resolution 77, 113th Congress, agreed to February 26, 2013. (2) With respect to a work that wins a covered competition, the Register of Copyrights— (A) shall waive the requirement under subsection (a)(1) with respect to an application for registration of a copyright claim for that work if that application is submitted to the Copyright Office not later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the work claimed by the application wins the covered competition (referred to in this paragraph as the covered year ); and (B) may waive a fee described in subparagraph (A) for an application submitted after the end of the covered year if the fee would have been waived under that subparagraph had the application been submitted before the last day of the covered year. .
II Calendar No. 72 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 169 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Mr. Tillis (for himself, Mr. Leahy , Mr. Durbin , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary June 8, 2021 Reported by Mr. Durbin , without amendment A BILL To amend title 17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright claim in certain circumstances, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artistic Recognition for Talented Students Act or the ARTS Act . 2. Waiver of fees for winners of certain competitions Section 708 of title 17, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) (1) In this subsection, the term covered competition means— (A) an art competition sponsored by the Congressional Institute that is open only to high school students; or (B) the competition established under section 3 of House Resolution 77, 113th Congress, agreed to February 26, 2013. (2) With respect to a work that wins a covered competition, the Register of Copyrights— (A) shall waive the requirement under subsection (a)(1) with respect to an application for registration of a copyright claim for that work if that application is submitted to the Copyright Office not later than the last day of the calendar year following the year in which the work claimed by the application wins the covered competition (referred to in this paragraph as the covered year ); and (B) may waive a fee described in subparagraph (A) for an application submitted after the end of the covered year if the fee would have been waived under that subparagraph had the application been submitted before the last day of the covered year. .

June 8, 2021 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 171 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Barrasso , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Risch , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Moran , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cruz , and Mr. Kennedy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Keystone XL Pipeline.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keystone XL Pipeline Construction and Jobs Preservation Act . 2. Keystone XL authorization (a) Authorization TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, L.P., may construct, connect, operate, and maintain the pipeline facilities at the international border of the United States and Canada at Phillips County, Montana, for the import of oil from Canada to the United States described in the Presidential Permit of March 29, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 13101). (b) No Presidential permit required No Presidential permit (or similar permit) under Executive Order 13867 ( 3 U.S.C. 301 note; relating to the issuance of permits with respect to facilities and land transportation crossings at the international boundaries of the United States), Executive Order 12038 ( 42 U.S.C. 7151 note; relating to the transfer of certain functions to the Secretary of Energy), Executive Order 10485 ( 15 U.S.C. 717b note; relating to the performance of functions respecting electric power and natural gas facilities located on United States borders), or any other Executive order shall be required for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of the pipeline facilities described in subsection (a).
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 172 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

1. Authorization to establish commemorative work (a) In general The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients. (b) Compliance with standards for commemorative works The establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Commemorative Works Act ). (c) Prohibition on the use of federal funds (1) In general Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under this section. (2) Responsibility of the national medal of honor museum foundation The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work under this section. (d) Deposit of excess funds (1) In general If, on payment of all expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work under this section (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of that title. (2) On expiration of authority If, on expiration of the authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work under this section, the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in paragraph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts established under paragraph (2) or (3) of that section.
II Calendar No. 199 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 172 [Report No. 117–49] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Kaine , Mr. Tillis , Ms. Hassan , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Kelly , Mr. Wicker , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Tester , Mr. King , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Reed , Ms. Ernst , Ms. Collins , Mr. Risch , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Sinema , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Warren , Mr. Boozman , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Moran , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Brown , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources December 16, 2021 Reported by Mr. Manchin , without amendment A BILL To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

1. Authorization to establish commemorative work (a) In general The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation may establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by Medal of Honor recipients. (b) Compliance with standards for commemorative works The establishment of the commemorative work under this section shall be in accordance with chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Commemorative Works Act ). (c) Prohibition on the use of federal funds (1) In general Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the commemorative work under this section. (2) Responsibility of the national medal of honor museum foundation The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the commemorative work under this section. (d) Deposit of excess funds (1) In general If, on payment of all expenses for the establishment of the commemorative work under this section (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work, the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of that title. (2) On expiration of authority If, on expiration of the authority for the commemorative work under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the commemorative work under this section, the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation shall transmit the amount of the balance to a separate account with the National Park Foundation for memorials, to be available to the Secretary of the Interior or the Administrator of General Services, as appropriate, in accordance with the process provided in paragraph (4) of section 8906(b) of that title for accounts established under paragraph (2) or (3) of that section.

December 16, 2021 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 175 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Reed , Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Cortez Masto , and Ms. Warren ) 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 exempt a portion of unemployment compensation received during 2020 from income taxes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coronavirus Unemployment Benefits Tax Relief Act . 2. Suspension of tax on portion of unemployment compensation (a) In general Section 85 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Special rule for 2020 In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2020, gross income shall not include so much of the unemployment compensation received by an individual as does not exceed $10,200. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 176 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require a longitudinal study on the impact of COVID–19.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Understanding of COVID–19 to Protect Public Health Act . 2. Study on the impact of COVID–19 Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 404O. Study on the impact of COVID–19 (a) In general The Director of NIH, in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall conduct a longitudinal study, over not less than 10 years, on the full impact of COVID–19 on infected individuals, including both short-term and long-term health impacts. (b) Timing The Director of NIH shall begin enrolling patients in the study under this section not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section. (c) Requirements The study under this section shall— (1) be nationwide; (2) include diversity of enrollees to account for gender, age, race, ethnicity, geography, comorbidities, and underrepresented populations, including pregnant and lactating women; (3) study individuals who were infected with COVID–19 who experienced mild symptoms, such individuals who experienced moderate symptoms, and such individuals who experienced severe symptoms; (4) monitor the health outcomes and symptoms of individuals who were infected with COVID–19, or had prenatal exposure to COVID–19, including lung capacity and function, and immune response, taking into account any pharmaceutical interventions such individuals may have received; (5) monitor the mental health outcomes of individuals infected with COVID–19, taking into account any interventions that affected mental health; and (6) monitor individuals enrolled in the study not less frequently than twice per year after the first year of the individual's infection with COVID–19. (d) Public-Private research network For purposes of carrying out the study under this section, the Director of NIH may develop a network of public-private research partners, provided that all research, including the research carried out through any such partner, is available publicly. (e) Summaries of findings The Director of NIH shall make public a summary of findings under this section not less frequently than once every 3 months for the first 2 years of the study, and not less frequently than every 6 months thereafter. Such summaries may include information about how the findings of the study under this section compare with findings from research conducted abroad. (f) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 179 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Ms. Baldwin (for herself 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 authorize the appropriation of an additional $10,000,000,000 to secure critical materials and supplies to combat the COVID–19 pandemic.

1. Authorization of appropriations to secure critical materials and supplies to combat COVID–19 pandemic (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for fiscal year 2021 $10,000,000,000 to secure critical materials and supplies to combat the coronavirus disease 2019 (commonly referred to as COVID–19 ) pandemic, including through efforts to expand domestic capacity to manufacture such supplies through the use of authorities available under the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.). (b) Coordination of use of funds In obligating and expending amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall coordinate with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security. (c) Supplement not supplant Amounts authorized to be appropriated by subsection (a) shall supplement and not supplant other amounts authorized to be appropriated to secure critical materials and supplies to combat the COVID–19 pandemic.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 180 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buffalo Tract Protection Act . 2. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (b) Description The Federal land referred to in subsections (a) and (c) is the approximately 4,288 acres of land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted as Tract A , Tract B , Tract C , and Tract D on the map entitled Placitas, New Mexico Area Map and dated November 13, 2019. (c) Surface estate (1) In general Subject to the reservation of the mineral estate under paragraph (2), nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from conveying the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) in accordance with— (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); or (B) the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). (2) Mineral estate Any conveyance of the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.
II Calendar No. 257 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 180 [Report No. 117–60] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources January 31, 2022 Reported by Mr. Manchin , without amendment A BILL To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buffalo Tract Protection Act . 2. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (b) Description The Federal land referred to in subsections (a) and (c) is the approximately 4,288 acres of land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted as Tract A , Tract B , Tract C , and Tract D on the map entitled Placitas, New Mexico Area Map and dated November 13, 2019. (c) Surface estate (1) In general Subject to the reservation of the mineral estate under paragraph (2), nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from conveying the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) in accordance with— (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); or (B) the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq. ). (2) Mineral estate Any conveyance of the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.

January 31, 2022 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 182 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To withdraw certain Federal land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from mineral entry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pecos Watershed Protection Act . 2. Withdrawal of Federal land in Pecos Watershed area, New Mexico (a) Definition of Federal land In this section, the term Federal land means the Federal land depicted as Pecos Withdrawal on the map entitled Pecos Watershed, upstream of I–25 Mineral Withdrawal and dated September 1, 2020. (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 185 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 2, 2021 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the face value of coins.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cancel the Coin Act . 2. Limitation on face value of coins Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (k)— (A) by inserting having such nominal, or face, values as the Secretary may determine but not in any case exceeding $200 after platinum coins ; and (B) by striking denominations, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (w) Limitation on face value The Secretary may not mint or issue any coin having a nominal, or face, value exceeding $200. .
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty one S. 189 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To increase, effective as of December 1, 2021, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 . 2. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (a) Rate adjustment Effective on December 1, 2021, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2021, for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions specified in subsection (b). (b) Amounts To be increased The dollar amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following: (1) Wartime disability compensation Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code. (2) Additional compensation for dependents Each of the dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title. (3) Clothing allowance The dollar amount under section 1162 of such title. (4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouse Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title. (5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. (c) Determination of Increase Each dollar amount described in subsection (b) shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ) are increased effective December 1, 2021, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i) ). (d) Special rule The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code. 3. Publication of adjusted rates The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as increased under that section, not later than the date on which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D) ) are required to be published by reason of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2022.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 189 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To increase, effective as of December 1, 2021, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 . 2. Increase in rates of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (a) Rate adjustment Effective on December 1, 2021, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall increase, in accordance with subsection (c), the dollar amounts in effect on November 30, 2021, for the payment of disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the provisions specified in subsection (b). (b) Amounts To be increased The dollar amounts to be increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following: (1) Wartime disability compensation Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code. (2) Additional compensation for dependents Each of the dollar amounts under section 1115(1) of such title. (3) Clothing allowance The dollar amount under section 1162 of such title. (4) Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouse Each of the dollar amounts under subsections (a) through (d) of section 1311 of such title. (5) Dependency and indemnity compensation to children Each of the dollar amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title. (c) Determination of Increase Each dollar amount described in subsection (b) shall be increased by the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401 et seq. ) are increased effective December 1, 2021, as a result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i) ). (d) Special rule The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may adjust administratively, consistent with the increases made under subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable to persons under section 10 of Public Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who have not received compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code. 3. Publication of adjusted rates The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in section 2(b), as increased under that section, not later than the date on which the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(i)(2)(D) ) are required to be published by reason of a determination made under section 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2022.

Passed the Senate July 21, 2021. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 191 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2021 Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the removal of Federal employees who engage in certain actions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Actors Lying Should be Eliminated Act or the FALSE Act . 2. Removal of certain Federal employees (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Becomes final The term becomes final means, with respect to a sustained complaint— (A) that— (i) there is a final agency action; and (ii) (I) the time for seeking judicial review of the final agency action has lapsed and judicial review has not been sought; or (II) judicial review of the final agency action was sought and final judgment has been entered upholding the agency action; or (B) that final judgment has been entered in a civil or criminal action. (2) Civil service The term civil service has the meaning given the term in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code. (3) Covered employee The term covered employee means an employee with respect to whom there is a sustained complaint that becomes final. (4) Employee The term employee means an individual occupying a position in the civil service. (5) Sustained complaint The term sustained complaint means an administrative or judicial determination that an employee engaged in any of the following actions: (A) The employee violated section 1001 of title 18, United States Code. (B) The employee knowingly and willfully— (i) violated section 1301(a) of title 31, United States Code; or (ii) caused such section 1301(a) to be violated. (C) The employee knowingly and willfully entered inaccurate data into the website established under section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note). (b) Removal required Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the head of an agency, office, or other entity employing a covered employee shall, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, remove the covered employee.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 193 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2021 Mr. Thune (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Rounds , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to update the modeling used for lifecycle greenhouse gas assessments for corn-based ethanol and biodiesel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adopt the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model Act or the Adopt GREET Act . 2. Definition of Administrator In this Act, the term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 3. Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from corn-based ethanol and biodiesel (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall update the methodology used by the Environmental Protection Agency in lifecycle analyses with respect to greenhouse gas emissions that result from corn-based ethanol and biodiesel. (b) Requirements (1) First update In carrying out the first update required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall adopt the most recent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation model (commonly referred to as the GREET model ) developed by Argonne National Laboratory. (2) Subsequent updates In carrying out the second and each subsequent update required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— (A) as necessary, adopt, review, or update a methodology determined to be appropriate by the Administrator; or (B) adopt the methodology described in paragraph (1). (c) Report If the Administrator fails to carry out subsection (b)(2) before the applicable deadline described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Energy and Natural Resources, and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a report describing the reasons for the failure to carry out subsection (b)(2), which may include a determination by the Administrator that the methodology adopted or updated in a previous update under subsection (a) remains the most current methodology based on available data, research, and technology.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 195 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2021 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transportation to provide States applying for distracted driving grants an explanation of the eligibility decision with respect to the State, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the States Afforded Funding Extensions To Oppose Driving Recklessly In Vehicular Engagements Act or the SAFE TO DRIVE Act . 2. National priority safety programs Section 405(e) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following: (6) Additional distracted driving grants (A) In general Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use up to 25 percent of the amounts available for grants under this subsection to award grants to any State that— (i) is otherwise ineligible for a grant under this subsection; and (ii) certifies that the State has enacted a statute that— (I) is applicable to drivers of all ages; (II) makes a violation of the statute a primary offense; and (III) prohibits— (aa) texting; or (bb) non-navigational viewing of a personal wireless communications device. (B) Use of grant funds Notwithstanding paragraph (5), amounts received by a State under subparagraph (A) may be used for activities related to the enforcement of distracted driving laws, including for public information and awareness purposes. ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Determinations of grant eligibility (A) Explanation of determination In making an eligibility determination in granting or denying an application of a State for a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide each applicant State with an explanation of that determination, including an explanation of whether each section of the statute submitted with the application met or did not meet the requirements for a grant under this subsection. (B) Availability of determination Not later than 60 days after granting or denying an application for a grant under this subsection, the Secretary shall make the explanation under subparagraph (A) publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation. .
117th CONGRESS 2d Session In the House of Representatives, U. S., December 6, 2022 AMENDMENT:

That the bill from the Senate (S. 198) entitled An Act to require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps. , do pass with the following Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act . 2. Mapping broadband connectivity and maternal health outcomes (a) Incorporation of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity data Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate publicly available data on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, including for not less than 1 year postpartum, into the Mapping Broadband Health in America platform of the Commission. (b) Consultation with CDC The Federal Communications Commission shall consult with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity data that should be incorporated under subsection (a).

Lorraine Miller Clerk.
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Sess. Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two S. 198 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act . 2. Mapping broadband connectivity and maternal health outcomes (a) Incorporation of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity data Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate publicly available data on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, including for not less than 1 year postpartum, into the Mapping Broadband Health in America platform of the Commission. (b) Consultation with CDC The Federal Communications Commission shall consult with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity data that should be incorporated under subsection (a).

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 198 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act . 2. Mapping broadband connectivity and maternal health outcomes (a) Incorporation of maternal health outcome data The Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate data on maternal health outcomes for not less than 1 year postpartum, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under subsection (b), into the most recently available broadband health mapping tools of the Commission. (b) Consultation with CDC The Federal Communications Commission shall consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal health outcomes that should be incorporated into the most recently available broadband health mapping tools of the Commission under subsection (a). 3. GAO study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall study and submit to Congress a report on— (1) the effectiveness of internet connectivity in reducing maternal morbidity rates; and (2) who is best suited to take responsibility for ensuring better internet connectivity to reduce maternal morbidity rates.

Passed the Senate March 2, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 198 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2021 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Young , and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act . 2. Mapping broadband connectivity and maternal health outcomes (a) Incorporation of maternal health outcome data The Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate data on maternal health outcomes for not less than 1 year postpartum, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under subsection (b), into the most recently available broadband health mapping tools of the Commission. (b) Consultation with CDC The Federal Communications Commission shall consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal health outcomes that should be incorporated into the most recently available broadband health mapping tools of the Commission under subsection (a). 3. GAO study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall study and submit to Congress a report on— (1) the effectiveness of internet connectivity in reducing maternal morbidity rates; and (2) who is best suited to take responsibility for ensuring better internet connectivity to reduce maternal morbidity rates.
II Calendar No. 224 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 198 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2021 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Young , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Markey , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. King , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Braun , Mr. Peters , Ms. Sinema , Mrs. Capito , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation December 17, 2021 Reported by Ms. Cantwell , without amendment A BILL To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act . 2. Mapping broadband connectivity and maternal health outcomes (a) Incorporation of maternal health outcome data The Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate data on maternal health outcomes for not less than 1 year postpartum, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under subsection (b), into the most recently available broadband health mapping tools of the Commission. (b) Consultation with CDC The Federal Communications Commission shall consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal health outcomes that should be incorporated into the most recently available broadband health mapping tools of the Commission under subsection (a). 3. GAO study Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall study and submit to Congress a report on— (1) the effectiveness of internet connectivity in reducing maternal morbidity rates; and (2) who is best suited to take responsibility for ensuring better internet connectivity to reduce maternal morbidity rates.

December 17, 2021 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 209 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3, 2021 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To provide for assistance to rural water, wastewater, and waste disposal systems affected by the COVID–19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Assistance for Rural Water Systems Act of 2021 . 2. Emergency assistance for rural water systems (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means a rural water, wastewater, or waste disposal facility with respect to which assistance may be provided under a water, wastewater, or waste disposal program under section 306(a), 306A, 306C, or 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926(a) , 1926a, 1926c, 1926d). (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Emergency assistance The Secretary may— (1) provide a grant, a zero percent interest loan, or a 1 percent interest loan to, forgive principal or interest or modify any term or condition of an outstanding loan made to, or refinance part or all of any other loan (if the purpose of the loan is an eligible purpose under section 306(a)(1) or 306C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(1) , 1926c)) made to, an eligible entity; or (2) reduce or eliminate any fee that is or would otherwise be required to be paid under section 306(a)(1) of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(1) ) with respect to a loan guarantee provided to an eligible entity, on the condition that the eligible entity receives the benefit resulting from the reduction or elimination of the fee. (c) Level of assistance The Secretary may provide assistance to an eligible entity under subsection (b) as the Secretary determines is necessary— (1) to ensure that the eligible entity has the necessary resources to maintain public health, safety, or order; (2) to address financial hardships of the eligible entity due to the COVID–19 public health emergency; or (3) to promote the financial stability of the eligible entity. (d) Use of assistance An eligible entity to which assistance is provided under subsection (b) may use the assistance— (1) for any purpose for which the eligible entity is eligible for assistance under the relevant provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(1); or (2) for any direct operational expenses incurred by the eligible entity, as determined by the Secretary. (e) Appropriation (1) In general Out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000,000 to carry out this section. (2) Reservation for administrative expenses The Secretary shall reserve 3 percent of the amount appropriated by paragraph (1) for administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section. (3) Availability The amount appropriated by paragraph (1) shall remain available through December 31, 2022.