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II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5266 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Mr. Kaine (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 reauthorize the program for infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investing in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Act . 2. Infant and early childhood mental health promotion, intervention, and treatment Section 399Z–2 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280h–6 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Technical assistance The Secretary may, directly or by awarding grants or contracts to public and private nonprofit entities, provide training and technical assistance to eligible entities described in (d). ; and (3) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking $20,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $50,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5269 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Cramer , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Inhofe , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Moran , Mr. Rubio , Mrs. Blackburn , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Risch , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cruz , and Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit the Department of Defense from requiring contractors to provide information relating to greenhouse gas emissions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focus on the Mission Act of 2022 . 2. Prohibition on requiring defense contractors to provide information relating to greenhouse gas emissions (a) Definitions In this Act: (1) Greenhouse Gas The term greenhouse gas means— (A) carbon dioxide; (B) methane; (C) nitrous oxide; (D) nitrogen trifluoride; (E) hydrofluorocarbons (F) perfluorcarbons; or (G) sulfur hexafluoride. (2) Greenhouse gas inventory The term greenhouse gas inventory means a quantified list of an entity’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. (3) Scope 1 emissions The term Scope 1 emissions means direct greenhouse gas emissions from sources that are owned or controlled by the reporting entity. (4) Scope 2 emissions The term Scope 2 emissions means indirect greenhouse gas emissions associated with the generation of electricity, heating and cooling, or steam, when these are purchased or acquired for the reporting entity’s own consumption but occur at sources owned or controlled by another entity. (5) Scope 3 emissions The term Scope 3 emissions means greenhouse gas emissions, other than those that are Scope 2 emissions, that are a consequence of the operations of the reporting entity but occur at sources other than those owned or controlled by the entity. (b) Prohibition on disclosure requirements The Secretary of Defense may not require the recipient of a Federal contract to provide a greenhouse gas inventory or to provide any other report on greenhouse gas emissions, including Scope 1 emissions, Scope 2 emissions, or Scope 3 emissions.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5273 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To require a determination of whether certain Chinese entities are responsible for human rights abuses that meet the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act or the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act . 2. Determination of whether actions of certain Chinese entities meet criteria for imposition of sanctions (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, shall— (1) determine whether any entity specified in subsection (b)— (A) is responsible for or complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in, serious human rights abuses against Uyghurs or other predominantly Muslim ethnic groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China; and (B) meets the criteria for the imposition of sanctions under— (i) the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq. ); (ii) section 6 of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–145 ; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note); or (iii) Executive Order 13818 ( 50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to blocking the property of persons involved in serious human rights abuse or corruption), as amended on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) submit to Congress a report on that determination that includes the reasons for the determination. (b) Entities specified An entity specified in this subsection is any of the following: (1) Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (2) Shenzhen Huada Gene Technology Co., Ltd. (BGI Group). (3) Tiandy Technologies Co., Ltd. (4) Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5278 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Plant Protection Act to require the publication of information on violations of wood packaging material regulations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Invasive Pests on Pallets Improvement Act of 2022 or the TIPPI Act of 2022 . 2. Publication of information on violations of wood packaging material regulations Subtitle C of the Plant Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7751 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 439. Publication of information on violations of wood packaging material regulations (a) In general Beginning on January 1, 2024, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture information on each violation of the regulations on wood packaging material (including solid wood pallets, crates, spools and other packaging, and solid wood dunnage) under subpart I of part 319 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), with respect to cargo entering the United States. (b) Contents The information made publicly available under subsection (a) shall include, for each violation— (1) the date of the violation; (2) the type of violation; (3) the type of insect found if the violation is an insect infestation; (4) the type of wood packaging material; (5) information from the International Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 mark on the wood packaging material (including country, facility number, and treatment type); (6) the port of entry of the wood packaging material containing the commodity being shipped; (7) the country of origin of shipment of the wood packaging material containing the commodity being shipped; and (8) the commodity shipped in the wood packaging material. (c) Effect Nothing in this section establishes a cause of action against the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relating to the publication of information pursuant to this section. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5283 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Little Manatee River in the State of Florida for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Little Manatee Wild and Scenic River Act . 2. Designation for study of wild and scenic river segment, Little Manatee River, Florida (a) Designation Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (145) Little Manatee River, Florida The approximately 50-mile segment of the Little Manatee River beginning at the source in southeastern Hillsborough County, Florida, downstream to the point at which the river enters Tampa Bay, including appropriate tributaries, but excluding— (A) those portions lying within Manatee County, Florida, that are more particularly described as— (i) Parcel ID 247800059; (ii) Parcel ID 248200008; and (iii) Parcel ID 248100000; and (B) South Fork. . (b) Study and report Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (22) Little Manatee River, Florida Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of the Interior shall— (A) complete the study of the Little Manatee River, Florida, described in subsection (a)(145); and (B) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the results of the study described in subparagraph (A). . (c) Effect on management (1) In general Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act interferes with the existing management of the segment of the Little Manatee River described in paragraph (145) of section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(a) ). (2) No justification for restrictive management The fact that the river segment described in paragraph (145) of section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1276(a) ) is designated for study under that section shall not be used as justification for more restrictive management of the segment until the date on which Congress acts on the study recommendations.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5285 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Mr. Luján (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To extend the residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women pilot program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act 2.0 . 2. Residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum women pilot program reauthorization Section 508(r) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–1(r) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (4); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (3) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4), as so redesignated— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking The Director and inserting Not later than September 30, 2026, the Director ; and (B) by striking the relevant committees of jurisdiction of the House of Representatives and the Senate and inserting the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5290 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Portman , and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require an evaluation of the implementation of the STOP Act of 2018, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the STOP Act 2.0 . 2. Evaluation of implementation of STOP Act of 2018 Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the implementation of the provisions of and amendments made by the STOP Act of 2018 (subtitle A of title VIII of Public Law 115–271 ; 132 Stat. 4073) that includes— (1) an identification of potential areas of risk with respect to the entry of illicit fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances into the United States by mail, including any openings that drug traffickers have found in the system established under the STOP Act of 2018; and (2) an assessment of— (A) the use of the authority provided under subclause (II) of section 343(a)(3)(K)(vi) of the Trade Act of 2002 ( 19 U.S.C. 1415(a)(3)(K)(vi) ), as amended by section 8003 of the STOP Act of 2018, to exclude countries from the requirement under subclause (I) of that section that advance information be provided for 100 percent of international mail shipments; and (B) whether the use of that authority should be decreased. 3. Public-private partnership regarding postal data The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration may enter into a public-private partnership with private parcel services to develop technology and processes for identifying information that could be used to identify the origin of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances, and precursors to such substances, including information on the origin of parcels and shipping information. 4. International collaboration The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, are authorized to share and receive information, consistent with existing law, on best practices regarding the detection of illicit fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances, and precursors to such substances, including such substances moving through the mail.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5291 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 15, 2022 Mrs. Capito introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To delay the implementation of the modifications of exceptions for reporting of third party network transactions.

1. Delay in modification of exceptions for reporting of third party network transactions Section 9674(c)(1) of the American Rescue Plan of 2021 is amended by striking December 31, 2021 and inserting December 31, 2022 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5298 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Portman , and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security with the authority to temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the SAFETY Act, and for other purposes.

1. Risk management system (a) Definition In this section, the term qualified anti-terrorism technology has the meaning given the term in section 865 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 665 ). (b) Extension During fiscal year 2023, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department of Homeland Security may temporarily extend the duration of protections provided under the system of risk management set forth in subtitle G of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 441 et seq. ) to a qualified anti-terrorism technology if the Under Secretary determines that— (1) an application for the renewal of such protections was submitted not later than 165 days before the date of the expiration of such protections; and (2) such application for renewal was complete upon submission. (c) Rule of construction A determination by the Under Secretary to temporarily extend protections to a qualified anti-terrorism technology pursuant to the authority provided by subsection (b) may not be construed to preclude or otherwise limit the authority of the Under Secretary to ultimately approve or deny the application for renewal of such protections.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5304 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2022 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Ms. Warren , and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit the closure of postal facilities during the COVID–19 public health emergency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Our Services Today Act of 2022 or the POST Act . 2. Moratorium on postal facility closures (a) In general During the COVID–19 public health emergency period, the United States Postal Service may not close any facility of the Postal Service. (b) Definition For purposes of this section, the term COVID–19 public health emergency period — (1) means the period of the public health emergency declared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247d ) with respect to COVID–19, including any renewal of that declaration; and (2) includes any part of the period described in paragraph (1) that occurred before the date of enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5310 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2022 Ms. Rosen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To ensure that mental and behavioral health education and training grants awarded under section 756(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act may be used for training to increase skills and capacity to meet the needs of children and adolescents who have experienced trauma.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Kids Through Trauma Act . 2. Use of Graduate Psychology Education Program funds Section 756(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294e–1(a)(4) ) is amended by inserting , including training to increase skills and capacity to meet the needs of children and adolescents who have experienced trauma before the period at the end.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5312 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2022 Ms. Warren (for herself and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2022 . 2. Health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (a) Study The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the Division will— (1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, convene a committee of experts in health and environmental science to examine the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution; and (2) issue a corresponding expert consensus report that sets forth current scientific knowledge relating to the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution. (b) Report Upon completion of the consensus report required by subsection (a)(2), the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shall transmit a copy of the report to— (1) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (4) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives; and (5) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5314 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2022 Mr. Young (for himself and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To improve the operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lost Opportunities to Supply Transplantable Organs Act of 2022 or the LOST Organs Act of 2022 . 2. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Section 372(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by inserting and practice after quality ; (2) by moving subparagraphs (M) through (O) 2 ems to the left; (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (H) through (O) as subparagraphs (J) through (Q), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: (H) track and publicly report, with redactions of personal identifiers of donors, waitlist candidates, and recipients, on the status of all organs in transport from organ procurement organizations to any location within the transplant supply chain, including transplant centers, (I) in the event that an organ is lost, damaged, or delayed in transport, establish an open and transparent process to determine cause, corrective action, and recommendations for updates to the standards of quality and practice under subparagraph (E) to prevent organs from being lost, damaged, or delayed, .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5319 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2022 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Blunt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To establish procedures for the removal of the Architect of the Capitol.

1. Removal of the Architect of the Capitol Section 319 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 1801 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Removal The Architect of the Capitol may be removed at any time by— (1) impeachment; or (2) joint resolution of Congress, only for— (A) permanent disability; (B) inefficiency; (C) neglect of duty; (D) malfeasance; or (E) a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5320 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2022 Mr. Coons (for himself and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To suspend the collection of income taxes and related interest and penalties from United States nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained abroad and to reimburse such nationals for any penalties paid during such a detention.

1. Suspension of fines and interest on tax delinquencies of certain imprisoned expatriates Section 302 of the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act ( 22 U.S.C. 1741 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Deferral of income tax (1) In general For any United States national listed as being detained unlawfully or wrongfully abroad on the annual report required under subsection (c), the collection of Federal income tax on the income of such United States national falling due during such detention shall be deferred until the date that is 180 days after such United States national is released from detention, returns to the United States, or departs the detaining country. (2) Reimbursement of penalties paid as a result of wrongful detention abroad If the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, in consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that a United States national described in paragraph (1) paid penalties for the late payment of Federal income taxes that were due to be paid during the United States national's unlawful or wrongful detention, the Commissioner shall refund the amount so paid to the United States national. (3) Accrual of interest or penalty No interest or penalty shall accrue for the period of deferment by reason of nonpayment on any amount of tax deferred pursuant to paragraph (1). (4) Statute of limitations The running of a statute of limitations against the collection of any tax deferred pursuant to paragraph (1), by seizure or otherwise, shall be suspended until the date that is 270 days after the United States national is released from detention, returns to the United States, or departs the detaining country. (5) Limitation This section shall not apply to any tax imposed on employees under section 3101 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5328 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2022 Ms. Cortez Masto introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance.

1. Terminal lakes assistance Section 2507(f) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb–6(f) ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2025 .
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. 5328 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance.

1. Terminal lakes assistance Section 2507(f) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb–6(f) ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2025 .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5328 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance.

1. Terminal lakes assistance Section 2507(f) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb–6(f) ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2025 .

Passed the Senate December 20, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5329 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2022 Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.

1. Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting or is charged a good Samaritan reduced price before the period at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) Good Samaritan reduced price The term good Samaritan reduced price means, with respect to the price of an apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product, a price that is an amount not greater than the cost of handling, administering, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, and distributing the apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product. ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (12) Qualified direct donor The term qualified direct donor means a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, agricultural processor, agricultural distributor, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )). ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting at zero cost or at a good Samaritan reduced price after needy individuals each place it appears; (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Direct donations to needy individuals A qualified direct donor shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the qualified direct donor donates in good faith to a needy individual at zero cost. ; and (D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking and (2) and inserting , (2), and (3) .
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. 5329 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.

1. Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting or is charged a good Samaritan reduced price before the period at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) Good Samaritan reduced price The term good Samaritan reduced price means, with respect to the price of an apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product, a price that is an amount not greater than the cost of handling, administering, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, and distributing the apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product. ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (12) Qualified direct donor The term qualified direct donor means a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, agricultural processor, agricultural distributor, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )). ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting at zero cost or at a good Samaritan reduced price after needy individuals each place it appears; (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Direct donations to needy individuals A qualified direct donor shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the qualified direct donor donates in good faith to a needy individual at zero cost. ; and (D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking and (2) and inserting , (2), and (3) .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5329 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.

1. Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting or is charged a good Samaritan reduced price before the period at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) Good Samaritan reduced price The term good Samaritan reduced price means, with respect to the price of an apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product, a price that is an amount not greater than the cost of handling, administering, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, and distributing the apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product. ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (12) Qualified direct donor The term qualified direct donor means a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, agricultural processor, agricultural distributor, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, or institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )). ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting at zero cost or at a good Samaritan reduced price after needy individuals each place it appears; (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Direct donations to needy individuals A qualified direct donor shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the qualified direct donor donates in good faith to a needy individual at zero cost. ; and (D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking and (2) and inserting , (2), and (3) .

Passed the Senate December 20, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5336 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2022 Mr. Bennet (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 reauthorize the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. Research relating to preterm labor and delivery and the care, treatment, and outcomes of preterm and low birthweight infants Section 2(e) of the Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–4f(e)) is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2024 through 2028 . 3. Public and health care provider education and support services Section 399Q(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g–5(c) ) is amended by striking 2014 through 2018 and inserting 2024 through 2028 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5345 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2022 Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to provide that the consumer transaction account deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2022 . 2. Limited exception for consumer transaction account deposits Section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Limited exception for consumer transaction account deposits (1) In general Consumer transaction account deposits of an insured depository institution shall not be considered to be funds obtained, directly or indirectly, by or through a deposit broker. (2) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Consumer transaction account deposit The term consumer transaction account deposit means a deposit in a transaction account with an insured depository institution— (i) that is entirely covered by deposit insurance; (ii) that is opened by an individual; (iii) that is held in the name of the individual; (iv) that is used monthly by the individual to make payments to, and to receive deposits from, third parties; and (v) with respect to which only the individual is recognized by the insured depository institution as being authorized to designate that withdrawals or payments be made from the account. (B) Transaction account The term transaction account has the meaning given the term in section 19(b)(1) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1) ). .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5346 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2022 Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exclude affiliates and subsidiaries of insured depository institutions from the definition of deposit broker, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2022 . 2. Brokered deposits Section 29(g) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831f(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or any affiliate or subsidiary of that insured depository institution, after an insured depository institution, ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or any affiliate or subsidiary of the insured depository institution, after an insured depository institution, ; and (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) Employee For purposes of this subsection, the term employee — (A) means an individual who receives compensation in any form from— (i) an insured depository institution; or (ii) any affiliate or subsidiary of an insured depository institution; and (B) includes a registered representative of a broker or dealer that is an affiliate or subsidiary of an insured depository institution. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5350 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2022 Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To enact a transit ban if the order issued under sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 265 and 268) is terminated.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transit Ban Act of 2022 . 2. Eligibility for asylum (a) In general Notwithstanding sections 208, 235, and 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 , 1225, and 1229a), any alien who enters, attempts to enter, or arrives in the United States across the southern land border on or after December 21, 2022, after transiting through at least 1 country outside the alien’s country of citizenship, nationality, or last lawful habitual residence en route to the United States, shall be ineligible for asylum unless— (1) the alien demonstrates that he or she— (A) applied for protection from persecution or torture in at least 1 country outside of the alien’s country of citizenship, nationality, or last lawful habitual residence through which the alien transited en route to the United States; and (B) received a final judgment denying the alien protection in such country; (2) the alien demonstrates that he or she is a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 214.11 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations); or (3) the only countries through which the alien transited en route to the United States were, at the time of such transit, not parties to— (A) the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at Geneva July 28, 1951 (as made applicable by the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, done at New York January 31, 1967 (19 UST 6223)); or (B) the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, done at New York December 10, 1984. (b) Non-Refoulement obligations If an asylum officer determines that an alien has entered, attempted to enter, or arrived in the United States along its southern land border on or after December 21, 2022, and does not meet the conditions set forth in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a), the asylum officer shall— (1) screen the alien to determine whether the alien has a reasonable fear of persecution under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; and (2) if the asylum officer determines that such alien does not have a reasonable fear of persecution, enter a negative credible fear determination with respect to the alien’s application for asylum.
III 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. CON. RES. 1 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2021 Mr. McConnell submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was considered and agreed to CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To provide for the counting on January 6, 2021, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.

That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the 6 th day of January 2021, at 1 o'clock post meridian, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be their Presiding Officer; that two tellers shall be previously appointed by the President of the Senate on the part of the Senate and two by the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the President of the Senate, all the certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall be opened, presented, and acted upon in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning with the letter “A”; and said tellers, having then read the same in the presence and hearing of the two Houses, shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear from said certificates; and the votes having been ascertained and counted in the manner and according to the rules by law provided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote, which announcement shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, elected President and Vice President of the United States, and together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two Houses.
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. CON. RES. 1 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2021 Agreed to CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To provide for the counting on January 6, 2021, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.

That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the 6th day of January 2021, at 1 0'clock post meridian, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be their Presiding Officer; that two tellers shall be previously appointed by the President of the Senate on the part of the Senate and two by the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the President of the Senate, all the certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall be opened, presented, and acted upon in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning with the letter “A”; and said tellers, having then read the same in the presence and hearing of the two Houses, shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear from said certificates; and the votes having been ascertained and counted in the manner and according to the rules by law provided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote, which announcement shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, elected President and Vice President of the United States, and together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two Houses.

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117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. CON. RES. 1 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To provide for the counting on January 6, 2021, of the electoral votes for President and Vice President of the United States.

That the two Houses of Congress shall meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, the 6th day of January 2021, at 1 0'clock post meridian, pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution and laws relating to the election of President and Vice President of the United States, and the President of the Senate shall be their Presiding Officer; that two tellers shall be previously appointed by the President of the Senate on the part of the Senate and two by the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives, to whom shall be handed, as they are opened by the President of the Senate, all the certificates and papers purporting to be certificates of the electoral votes, which certificates and papers shall be opened, presented, and acted upon in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning with the letter “A”; and said tellers, having then read the same in the presence and hearing of the two Houses, shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear from said certificates; and the votes having been ascertained and counted in the manner and according to the rules by law provided, the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote, which announcement shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, elected President and Vice President of the United States, and together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the two Houses.

Passed the Senate January 3, 2021. Secretary
III 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. CON. RES. 2 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2021 Mr. McConnell submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was considered and agreed to CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and authorizing the use of the rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States.

1. Reauthorization of Joint Committee Effective from January 3, 2021, the joint committee created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 38 (116th Congress), agreed to June 26, 2020, to make the necessary arrangements for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States, is continued with the same power and authority provided for in that resolution. 2. Use of Capitol The rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol are authorized to be used on January 10, 2021, January 17, 2021, and January 20, 2021 by the joint committee created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 38 (116th Congress), agreed to June 26, 2020, in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States.
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. CON. RES. 2 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 3, 2021 Agreed to CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Extending the life of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and authorizing the use of the rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the Capitol by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States.

1. Reauthorization of Joint Committee Effective from January 3, 2021, the joint committee created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 38 (116th Congress), agreed to June 26, 2020, to make the necessary arrangements for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States, is continued with the same power and authority provided for in that resolution. 2. Use of Capitol The rotunda and Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol are authorized to be used on January 10, 2021, January 17, 2021, and January 20, 2021 by the joint committee created by Senate Concurrent Resolution 38 (116th Congress), agreed to June 26, 2020, in connection with the proceedings and ceremonies conducted for the inauguration of the President-elect and the Vice President-elect of the United States.

Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House of Representatives