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II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4654 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to incentivize States, Indian Tribes, and Territories to close disaster recovery projects by authorizing the use of excess funds for management costs for other disaster recovery projects.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act . 2. Use of excess funds for management costs (a) In general Section 324 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5165b ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Use of excess funds for management costs (1) Definition In this subsection, the term excess funds for management costs means the difference between— (A) the amount of the applicable specific management costs authorized under subsection (b); and (B) as of the date on which the incident is closed, the amount of funding for management costs activities expended by the grantee or subgrantee receiving the financial assistance for costs described in subparagraph (A). (2) Availability of excess funds for management costs The President may make available to a grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 any excess funds for management costs. (3) Use of funds Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) may be used for activities associated with building capacity to respond to or recover from the types of incidents for which assistance may be made available under section 403, 404, 406, 407, or 502 and to provide such assistance, including for providing training and other activities associated with any major disaster or emergency declaration, or to otherwise prepare for such an incident. (4) Availability Excess funds for management costs made available to a grantee or subgrantee under paragraph (2) shall remain available to the grantee or subgrantee until the date that is 5 years after the date on which the excess funds for management costs are made available under paragraph (2). . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any incident for which a major disaster or emergency is declared under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 , 5191) that is open on, or occurs on or after, the date of enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4655 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Durbin , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Whitehouse , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Ossoff ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit the Merit Systems Protection Board to hear certain cases relating to allegations of certain reprisals by employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Bureau of Investigations Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act . 2. Appeals to Merit Systems Protection Board relating to FBI reprisal allegations Section 2303 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) (1) An employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who makes an allegation of a reprisal under regulations promulgated under this section may appeal a final determination or corrective action order by the Bureau under those regulations to the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221. (2) If no final determination or corrective action order has been made or issued for an allegation described in paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date on which the allegation is received by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the employee described in that paragraph may seek corrective action directly from the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to section 1221. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4666 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Padilla , and Mr. Hickenlooper ) 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 establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to certain wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages.

1. Above the line deduction for attorney fees relating to awards for property damage due to certain wildfires (a) In general Section 62(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after paragraph (21) the following new paragraph: (22) Attorney fees and court costs relating to awards with respect to certain wildfires (A) In general Any deduction allowable under this chapter for attorney fees and court costs paid by, or on behalf of, the taxpayer in connection with any award with respect to a qualifying wildfire disaster. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any deduction in excess of the amount includible in the taxpayer's gross income for the taxable year on account of a judgment or settlement (whether by suit or agreement and whether as lump sum or periodic payments) resulting from such claim. (B) Qualifying wildfire disaster For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term qualifying wildfire disaster means any forest or range fire that— (i) is a federally declared disaster (as defined in section 165(i)(5)(A)), (ii) occurs in a disaster area (as defined in section 165(i)(5)(B)), and (iii) occurs in calendar year 2015 or later. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to attorney fees and court costs awarded after May 31, 2020. 2. Exclusion of certain wildfire settlement proceeds from gross income (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139I the following new section: 139J. Certain wildfire settlement proceeds (a) In general Gross income shall not include amounts paid by a qualified settlement fund established to compensate victims for losses or damages in connection with a qualifying wildfire disaster (as defined in section 62(a)(22)(B)). (b) Qualified settlement fund The term qualified settlement fund has the meaning given such term in Treasury Regulation 1.468B–1. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139I the following new item: Sec. 139J. Wildfire settlement proceeds. . (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts paid after May 31, 2020.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4667 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 to require additional reporting and public disclosure of information.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmland Security Act of 2022 . 2. Reports and public availability of information on foreign investment in agricultural land (a) Reports Section 6 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 ( 7 U.S.C. 3505 ) is amended— (1) by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through Not later than and inserting the following: 6. Reports (a) To States Not later than ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) To Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on foreign investments in agricultural land in the United States, including a description of the impact that foreign ownership of agricultural land has on family farms, rural communities, and the domestic food supply. . (b) Public availability of information Section 7 of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 ( 7 U.S.C. 3506 ) is amended to read as follows: 7. Public database (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Farmland Security Act of 2022 , the Secretary shall establish, and make publicly available on the Department of Agriculture website, a database that— (1) contains data from each report submitted to the Secretary under section 2 in the preceding calendar year; and (2) not later than 10 days after the submission of any report under section 2, shall be updated with the data in that report. (b) Database organization The database described in paragraph (1) shall organize information into the following categories with respect to a foreign person who has submitted a report under section 2: (1) If the foreign person is an individual, the citizenship of the foreign person. (2) If the foreign person is not an individual or a government— (A) the nature of the legal entity that is the foreign person; (B) the country in which the foreign person is registered or organized; and (C) the principal place of business of the foreign person. .
III 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, as the U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office .

1. U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, shall be known and designated as the U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office .
II Calendar No. 519 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 28, 2022 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, as the U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office .

1. U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, shall be known and designated as the U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Post Office .

September 28, 2022 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4676 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Booker , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Warren , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Luján , Mr. Schatz , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Cardin , Mrs. Shaheen , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Hassan , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Smith , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Kaine , Mr. King , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Reed , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to classify broadband as telecommunications service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 . 2. Classification of broadband as telecommunications service Section 3(53) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 153(53) ) is amended— (1) by striking means the offering and inserting the following: “— (A) means the offering ; and (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; and (B) includes the offering of broadband internet access service, as defined in section 801, for a fee directly to the public, or to such classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the public, regardless of the facilities used. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4683 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the River and Harbor Act of 1958 to improve provisions relating to invasive species management, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aquatic Invasive Species Control Act . 2. Invasive species management Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 ( 33 U.S.C. 610 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii)— (A) by striking $50,000,000 and inserting $75,000,000 ; and (B) by striking 2024 and inserting 2028 ; and (2) in subsection (g)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking water quantity or water quality and inserting water quantity, water quality, or ecosystems ; and (ii) by inserting the Lake Erie Basin, the Ohio River Basin, after the Upper Snake River Basin, ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting , hydrilla ( Hydrilla verticillata ), after angustifolia ) .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4684 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 28, 2022 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To provide for the implementation of dredged material management plans at certain federally authorized harbors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lake Erie Water Quality Protection Act . 2. Dredged material management plans (a) In general The Secretary of the Army (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall prioritize implementation of section 125(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 ( 33 U.S.C. 2326h ) at federally authorized harbors in the State of Ohio. (b) Requirements Each dredged material management plan prepared by the Secretary under section 125(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 ( 33 U.S.C. 2326h ) for a federally authorized harbor in the State of Ohio shall— (1) include, in the baseline conditions, a prohibition on use of funding for open-lake disposal of dredged material consistent with section 105 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 ( Public Law 117–103 ; 136 Stat. 217); and (2) maximize beneficial use of dredged material under the base plan and under section 204(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 ( 33 U.S.C. 2326(d) ). (c) Savings provision This section does not— (1) impose a prohibition on use of funding for open-lake disposal of dredged material; or (2) require the development or implementation of a dredged material management plan in accordance with subsection (b) if use of funding for open-lake disposal is not otherwise prohibited by law.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4689 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2022 Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise the shareholder threshold for registration under that Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act or the ACCESS Rural America Act . 2. Shareholder threshold for registration of certain issuers Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78l(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B), by adding and at the end; (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) in the case of an issuer that, during its previous fiscal year, received support, directly or through an affiliate, through the Federal universal service support mechanism for rural, insular, and high cost areas established under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 ) and filed the report described in paragraph (7) with respect to such fiscal year, not later than 120 days after the last day of its first fiscal year ended after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, on which the issuer has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 and a class of equity security (other than an exempted security) held of record by 2,000 persons, ; and (D) in the flush text following subparagraph (C), as added by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by adding at the end the following: The dollar figures in subparagraph (C) shall be indexed for inflation every 5 years by the Commission to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, rounded to the nearest $100,000. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (7) Mandatory disclosures by certain universal service support mechanism recipients (A) In general The Commission shall issue regulations to establish a financial summary form that may, upon request by an investor, be made available by an issuer that— (i) during its previous fiscal year, received support, directly or through an affiliate, through the Federal universal service support mechanism for rural, insular, and high cost areas established under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 ); and (ii) has a class of equity security held of record by not fewer than 500, and fewer than, 2,000 persons. (B) Contents The form described in subparagraph (A) shall include a summary of the consolidated balance sheet and the consolidated income statement of the issuer and such other information as the Commission determines is necessary and appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of investors. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4691 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2022 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Ms. Smith ) 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 equalize the charitable mileage rate with the business travel rate.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Volunteer Driver Tax Parity Act of 2022 . 2. Increase in charitable mileage rate (a) In general Section 170(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (i) Standard mileage rate for use of passenger automobile (1) In general For purposes of computing the deduction under this section for use of a passenger automobile, the standard mileage rate shall be— (A) during any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2021, and before January 1, 2024, the standard mileage rate with respect to use of a passenger automobile for purposes of determining the deduction allowable under sections 162 and 212, and (B) during any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2023, 24 cents per mile. (2) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2024, the 24 cents amount in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) 24 cents, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2023 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. Any increase determined under the preceding sentence which is not a multiple of 1 cent shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 1 cent. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4692 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2022 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make publicly available information on infant formula procurement under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2022 . 2. Infant formula procurement online source of information Section 17(h)(8)(A) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(8)(A) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (xi) Infant formula procurement online source of information (I) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall make available to the public the information described in items (aa) through (dd) of subclause (II) relating to bid solicitations of State agencies for infant formula under the program. (II) State agencies In soliciting bids for infant formula under the program, a State agency, or a State agency on behalf of a State alliance, shall submit to the Secretary, not later than 5 business days after the date on which a bid solicitation is made available online to bidders by the State, a description of the bid solicitation, including— (aa) the title of the bid solicitation and the State agency administering the bid solicitation; (bb) the website hyperlink and other information needed for the purpose of submitting a bid in response to the bid solicitation; (cc) the contact information and website hyperlink for the State agency administering the bid solicitation, for the purpose of gathering additional information relating to the bid solicitation; and (dd) the period during which bids are accepted or the due date for bids, as applicable, under the bid solicitation. (III) Publication Not later than 5 days after receiving a description of a bid solicitation under subclause (II), the Secretary shall make that description publicly available. (IV) Guidance The Secretary shall issue guidance to implement this clause. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4696 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2022 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of the Air Force to include the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System mission as part of the basing criteria of the Air Force for C–130J aircraft for the Air National Guard.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Aerial Fire Fighting Support (MAFFS) for the National Guard Act . 2. Requirement to include the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System mission as part of the basing criteria for C–130J aircraft for the Air National Guard The Secretary of the Air Force shall include the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) mission as part of the basing criteria of the Air Force for C–130J aircraft for the Air National Guard.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4697 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2022 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require limitations on research on potential pandemic pathogens of concern.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing America’s Federally-funded Extramural Risky Research Act or the SAFE Risky Research Act . 2. Limitations on countries of concern conducting certain research Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prohibit federally-funded research conducted in a foreign institution involving pathogens of pandemic potential or biological agents or toxins listed pursuant to section 351A(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262a(a)(1) ) located in a country of concern, in the estimation of the Director of National Intelligence or the head of another relevant Federal department or agency, as appropriate, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4699 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Graham , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Braun , Mr. Kennedy , and Mr. Hagerty ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide that the Federal Communications Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from utilizing jamming equipment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2022 . 2. Limitation on FCC authority (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission; (2) the term correctional facility means a jail, prison, penitentiary, or other correctional facility; and (3) the term jamming system — (A) means a system of radio signal generating and processing equipment and antennas designed to disrupt, prevent, interfere with, or jam a wireless communication into, from, or within a correctional facility; and (B) includes the components and functionality of a system described in subparagraph (A), such as— (i) antennas, cabling, and cable elements; (ii) the installation, interconnection, and operation of system elements, power levels, and radio frequencies carried on the cables or fed into antennas; (iii) the radiation pattern of the antennas; and (iv) the location and orientation of the antennas. (b) Restriction (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, and subject to paragraph (2), the Commission may not prevent a State or Federal correctional facility from operating a jamming system within the correctional facility to prevent, jam, or otherwise interfere with a wireless communication that is sent— (A) to or from a contraband device in the facility; or (B) by or to an individual held in the facility. (2) Requirements With respect to a jamming system described in paragraph (1)— (A) the operation of the system shall be limited to the housing facilities of the correctional facility in which the system is located; (B) if the correctional facility that operates the system is a State correctional facility, the State that operates the correctional facility shall be responsible for funding the entire cost of the system, including the operation of the system; and (C) the correctional facility that operates the system shall— (i) before implementing the system, consult with local law enforcement agencies and other public safety officials in the area in which the facility is located; and (ii) submit to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons a notification regarding that operation.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4700 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Ms. Warren , Mr. King , Mr. Bennet , Mrs. Murray , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Booker , Mr. Hickenlooper , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Sanders , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Collins , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Heinrich , and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copayments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act . 2. Limitation on copayments for contraception Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking to pay and all that follows through the period and inserting to pay— ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (A) an amount in excess of the cost to the Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); or (B) an amount for any contraceptive item for which coverage under health insurance coverage is required without the imposition of any cost-sharing requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(a)(4) ). .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4702 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Warner , and Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To impose limits on excepting competitive service positions from the competitive service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2022 or the PPSA Act of 2022 . 2. Limitations on exception of competitive service positions (a) In general Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, no position in the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of that title) may be excepted from the competitive service unless that position is placed— (1) in any of schedules A through E, as described in section 6.2 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 30, 2020; and (2) under the terms and conditions under part 6 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on September 30, 2020. (b) Subsequent transfers Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, no position in the excepted service (as defined in section 2103 of that title) may be placed in any schedule other than a schedule described in subsection (a)(1).
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4703 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Tuberville , and Mr. Marshall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To direct the President to take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing America’s Land from Foreign Interference Act . 2. Prohibition on purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by the Chinese Communist Party (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit the purchase of public or private real estate located in the United States by any member of the Chinese Communist Party or any foreign person acting for or on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Foreign person The term foreign person means an individual or entity that is not a United States person. (2) United States The term United States means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (3) United states person The term United States person means— (A) a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States; or (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a foreign branch of such an entity. 3. Penalty amount under Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 Section 3(b) of the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 ( 7 U.S.C. 3502(b) ) is amended by striking exceed 25 percent of and inserting be less than 10 percent, or exceed 25 percent, of .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4705 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Burr ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relocate a memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash in the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests during a training mission on August 31, 1982.

1. Relocation of memorial honoring the 9 Air Force crew members who lost their lives in an airplane crash during a training mission on August 31, 1982 (a) In general With the consent of the owner of the private land adjacent to the Cherohala Skyway in the State of North Carolina on which there is located a memorial honoring the 9 members of the Air Force crew of the C–141B transport plane that crashed during a training mission over the Cherokee and Nantahala National Forests on August 31, 1982 (referred to in this section as the memorial ), and subject to subsections (b) through (e), the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) may authorize, by special use authorization, the installation and any maintenance associated with the installation of the memorial at an appropriate site at the Stratton Ridge rest area located at mile marker 2 on the Cherohala Skyway in Graham County, North Carolina, in the Nantahala National Forest. (b) Site approval The site at which the memorial is installed under subsection (a) is subject to approval by the Secretary, in concurrence with— (1) the North Carolina Department of Transportation; and (2) in a case in which the site is located adjacent to a Federal-aid highway, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. (c) Funding No Federal funds may be used to relocate, install, or maintain the memorial under subsection (a). (d) Costs The individual or entity requesting the installation of the memorial on National Forest System land under subsection (a) shall be responsible for the costs associated with the use of National Forest System land for the memorial, including the costs of— (1) processing the application for the relocation; (2) issuing a special use authorization for the memorial, including the costs associated with any related environmental analysis; and (3) relocating, installing, and maintaining the memorial. (e) Terms and conditions The special use authorization for the installation of the memorial under subsection (a) may include any terms and conditions that are determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, including a provision preventing any enlargement or expansion of the memorial.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4707 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Buckeye Trail as a national scenic trail, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act of 2022 . 2. Buckeye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (48) Buckeye Trail The Buckeye Trail, a system of trails creating a loop extending approximately 1,454 miles from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, through the farmland of northwest Ohio, the hills of Appalachia, the Black Hand sandstone cliffs of the Hocking Hills region, and the Bluegrass region of southwest Ohio. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4708 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

1. Providing coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(n) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: Such term also includes cranial prostheses furnished to an individual, but only where the dermatologist, oncologist, or attending physician of the individual certifies in writing the medical necessity of such prostheses as part of a proposed course of rehabilitative treatment. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4709 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Luján (for himself and Ms. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to amend regulations to allow for certain packers to have an interest in market agencies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Local Meat Processing Act of 2022 . 2. Allowed interest of certain packers in market agencies (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall revise section 201.67 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to exempt the packers described in subsection (b) from the prohibition described in that section. (b) Packers described A packer referred to in subsection (a) is a packer that— (1) with respect to cattle or sheep, has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than— (A) 2,000 animals per day; or (B) 700,000 animals per year; and (2) with respect to hogs, has a cumulative slaughter capacity of less than— (A) 10,000 animals per day; or (B) 3,000,000 animals per year.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4710 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.

1. Inclusion of phosphate and potash as critical minerals The list of critical minerals published in the notice of the Secretary of the Interior entitled 2022 Final List of Critical Minerals (87 Fed. Reg. 10381 (February 24, 2022)) shall be deemed to include phosphate and potash.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4711 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to amend regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for purposes of national security, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responders’ Equipment Access Act . 2. Amendment to regulations exempting engines/equipment for national security Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the regulations under section 1068.225 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), to specify that an engine or equipment is exempt under that section without a request described in that section if the engine or equipment— (1) is for a marine vessel; (2) has a rated horsepower of 60 or less; and (3) will be owned by a Federal, State, or local emergency response or public safety agency responsible for domestic response or homeland security activities.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4712 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Ms. Hassan (for herself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To clarify coverage of occupational therapy under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Occupational Therapy Mental Health Parity Act . 2. Clarifying coverage of occupational therapy under Medicare Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide education and outreach to stakeholders about the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual with respect to occupational therapy services furnished to individuals under the Medicare program for the treatment of a substance use or mental health disorder diagnosis using applicable Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes. 3. Clarifying coverage of occupational therapy under Medicaid Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue guidance clarifying that States may cover occupational therapy services furnished to individuals under the Medicaid program for the treatment of a substance use or mental health disorder diagnosis.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4713 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Schatz (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio station licensee must obtain information to enable the licensee to announce that a foreign governmental entity has paid for a broadcast.

1. Announcement of payment for broadcast Section 317(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 317(c) ) is amended to read as follows: (c) (1) The licensee of each radio station shall exercise reasonable diligence to obtain information to enable such licensee to make the announcement required by this section. (2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the licensee of a radio station shall consult— (A) its employees; (B) other persons with whom it deals directly in connection with any program or program matter for broadcast; and (C) any additional source of information the Commission designates that may enable the licensee to verify whether the matter broadcast by the radio station was paid for or furnished by a foreign governmental entity. (3) The licensee of a radio station shall— (A) obtain the information required under paragraph (1)— (i) when the licensee enters into an agreement to lease time on the radio station; and (ii) when the licensee renews any agreement described in clause (i); and (B) keep a record of the information required under paragraph (1). (4) For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term agent of a foreign principal means an agent of a foreign principal, as defined in section 1(c) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 611(c) )— (i) that is registered as such with the Attorney General under section 2 of that Act ( 22 U.S.C. 612 ); (ii) if the agent's foreign principal— (I) is a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party; or (II) is directly or indirectly operated, supervised, directed, owned, controlled, financed, or subsidized by the government of a foreign country or a foreign political party; and (iii) that is acting in its capacity as an agent of such foreign principal described in clause (ii); (B) the term foreign governmental entity includes— (i) the government of a foreign country; (ii) a foreign political party; (iii) an agent of a foreign principal; and (iv) a United States-based foreign media outlet (as defined in section 624); (C) the term foreign political party has the meaning given the term in section 1(f) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 611(f) ); and (D) the term government of a foreign country has the meaning given the term in section 1(e) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 611(e) ). .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4714 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To amend the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 to impose additional sanctions relating to human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act . 2. Imposition of additional sanctions relating to human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (a) In general Section 6 of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–145 ; 22 U.S.C. 6901 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Additional matters to be included The President shall include in the report required by paragraph (1) an identification of— (A) each foreign person that knowingly provides significant goods, services, or technology to or for a person identified in such report; and (B) each foreign person that knowingly engages in a significant transaction relating to any of the acts described in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of paragraph (1). ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking subsection (a)(1) and inserting subsection (a) . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a)— (1) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) apply with respect to each report required by section 6(a) of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 submitted before, on, or after such date of enactment.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4716 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 2, 2022 Mr. Murphy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require inspectors general to offer a briefing of the contents of each semiannual report to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secret Service Transparency and Accountability Act . 2. Amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978 The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in section 5— (A) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Each Inspector General shall offer a briefing of the contents of each semiannual report prepared under this section to the appropriate committees or subcommittees of Congress with jurisdiction over the Inspector General, or at the request of any Member, committee, or subcommittee of Congress. ; (2) in section 6(a)(1)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting including any provision of law that restricts the release of records outside of a Federal agency, after other provision of law, ; and (3) in section 8I(b), by inserting may not be delegated and after paragraph (2) .