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II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2328 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2021 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Mr. Cornyn , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Sanders , Ms. Baldwin , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Hirono , and Mr. Kelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To direct the Presidential designee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to develop and implement a plan to provide end-to-end electronic voting services for absent uniformed services voters under such Act who are deployed or mobilized to locations with limited or immature postal service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Barriers for Military Voters Act . 2. Providing end-to-end electronic voting services for absent uniformed services voters in locations with limited or immature postal service (a) Plan (1) Development In consultation with the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Presidential designee under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ( 52 U.S.C. 20301 et seq. ) shall develop a plan for providing end-to-end electronic voting services (including services for registering to vote, requesting an electronic ballot, completing the ballot, and returning the ballot) in participating States for absent uniformed services voters under such Act who are deployed or mobilized to locations with limited or immature postal service (as determined by the Presidential designee). (2) Specifications The Presidential designee shall include in the plan developed under paragraph (1)— (A) methods to ensure that voters have the opportunity to verify that their ballots are received and tabulated correctly by the appropriate State and local election officials; (B) methods to generate a verifiable and auditable vote trail for the purposes of any recount or audit conducted with respect to an election; and (C) an assessment of whether commercially available technologies may be used to carry out any of the elements of the plan. (3) Consultation with State and local election officials The Presidential designee shall develop the plan under paragraph (1) in consultation with appropriate State and local election officials to ensure that the plan may be implemented successfully in any State which agrees to participate in the plan. (4) Use of contractors To the extent the Presidential designee determines to be appropriate, the Presidential designee may include in the plan developed under paragraph (1) provisions for the use of contractors to carry out any of the elements of the plan. (5) Submission Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presidential designee shall submit the plan developed under paragraph (1) to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate. (b) Implementation The Presidential designee shall implement the plan developed under subsection (a)— (1) for a trial group of voters in participating States for elections for Federal office held in 2024; and (2) for all such voters in participating States for elections for Federal office held in 2026 and any succeeding year.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2329 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To ensure that only licensed health care professionals furnish disability examinations under a certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program for use of contract physicians for disability examinations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Examiner Standards and Transparency for Veterans Act of 2021 or the BEST for Vets Act of 2021 . 2. Ensuring only licensed health care professionals furnish medical disability examinations under certain Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program for use contract physicians for disability examinations (a) Prohibition on use of certain health care professionals Section 504(a) of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary of Veterans Affairs and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Prohibition No examination described in paragraph (1) may be carried out under this section by any health care professional other than one described in subsection (c)(2). . (b) Remedies The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall take such actions as the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure that only health care professionals described in subsection (c)(2) of section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) are conducting examinations pursuant to contracts entered into under such section. (c) Annual report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on— (1) the conduct of the pilot program established under section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note); and (2) the actions of the Secretary under subsection (b). (d) Technical corrections Section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended, in the section heading, by striking physicians and inserting health care professionals .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2330 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2021 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to clarify certain matters relating to State funding, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assisting Broadband Connectivity Act of 2021 . 2. State funding under Rural Utilities Service programs (a) Eligibility of projects that receive State funding Title VII of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950cc et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 704. Eligibility of projects that receive State funding In administering any broadband or telecommunications program, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, shall not determine that a project is ineligible for funding because the project has received funding from a State. . (b) State funds To satisfy matching requirements For purposes of any matching funds requirement under any program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, an applicant for funding under that program may use funds received from a State program (including funds received by a State from the Federal Government) to satisfy the matching funds requirement.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2333 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2021 Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal treatment of athletes, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2021 . 2. Equal treatment of athletes (a) Modification of purposes of United States Olympic Committee Section 220503 of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (15), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (17) with respect to a sport for which separate programs for female and male athletes are conducted on a national basis, to ensure that female and male athletes who represent the United States in international amateur athletic competitions receive equal and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses. . (b) Duty of national governing bodies Section 220524(a) of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (14) as paragraphs (8) through (15), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: (7) with respect to a sport for which separate programs for female and male athletes are conducted on a national basis, provide to female and male athletes representing the United States in international amateur athletic competitions equal and nondiscriminatory compensation, wages, benefits, medical care, travel arrangements, and payment or reimbursement for expenses; . (c) Annual report on equal treatment of athletes (1) In general Subchapter II of chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 220530A. Annual report on equal treatment of athletes Not less frequently than annually, each national governing body shall submit to the corporation and Congress a report on the compliance of the national governing body with section 220524(a)(7). . (2) Conforming amendment The table of sections for subchapter II of chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 220530A. Annual report on equal treatment of athletes. . (d) Implementation period and reports to Congress Not later than January 31, 2022— (1) the corporation shall— (A) attain full compliance, and ensure that each national governing body attains full compliance, with the applicable provisions of law amended by this Act; and (B) submit to Congress a report describing such compliance of the corporation and each national governing body; and (2) each national governing body shall— (A) attain full compliance with the applicable provisions of law amended by this Act; and (B) submit to Congress a report describing such compliance of the national governing body.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2335 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2021 Mr. Kennedy 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 narrow the scope of the limitation on liability provided under section 230 of that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Don’t Push My Buttons Act . 2. Limitation on immunity Section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 230(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Exception (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, and subject to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, the protection provided under paragraph (1) or (2) shall not apply with respect to a provider of an interactive computer service that— (i) collects information regarding the habits, preferences, or beliefs of a user of the service; and (ii) uses an automated function to deliver content to the user described in clause (i) that corresponds with the habits, preferences, or beliefs identified as a result of the action taken under that clause with respect to that user. (B) Applicability Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a situation in which— (i) a user of an interactive computer service uses an automated function to deliver content to that user; or (ii) subject to subparagraph (C), a user of an interactive computer service knowingly and intentionally elects to receive the content described in subparagraph (A)(ii). (C) Burden of proof A provider of an interactive computer service shall have the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence under subparagraph (B)(ii) that a user of the interactive computer service knowingly and intentionally elected to receive the content described in subparagraph (A)(ii). .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2337 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2021 Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Braun , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Wicker , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the imposition of mask mandates on public transportation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Travel Mask Mandate Repeal Act of 2021 . 2. Prohibition on certain mask mandates (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal agency shall impose any Federal requirement related to COVID–19 that an individual wear a face mask when utilizing any conveyance (as defined in section 70.1 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation) or transportation hub. (b) Limitation on existing orders Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the order issued on January 29, 2021, by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 264 ) establishing a requirement for persons to wear masks while on conveyances and at transportation hubs, as well as any other related order, directive, and emergency amendment of the Transportation Security Administration (including those described in EA 1546–21–01A, SD 1542–21–01A, SD 1544–21–02A, SD 1582–84–21–01A, EA 1546–21–01, SD 1542–21–01, SD 1544–21–02, and SD 1582/84–21–01) shall have no force or effect.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2339 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2021 Mrs. Fischer (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Grassley , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Thune , Ms. Smith , Ms. Ernst , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Moran , and Mr. Marshall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid vapor pressure limitations under such Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act . 2. Ethanol waiver (a) Reid vapor pressure limitation Section 211(h) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(h) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or more after 10 percent ; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking additional alcohol or ; and (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting or more after 10 percent . (b) Existing waivers Section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Administrator, upon and inserting the following: (A) The Administrator, upon ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) A fuel or fuel additive that has been granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) prior to January 1, 2017, and meets all of the conditions of that waiver, other than the waiver’s limits for Reid Vapor Pressure, may be introduced into commerce if the fuel or fuel additive meets all other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure requirements. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2341 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Warner , Mr. Burr , Mr. Sasse , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. King , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Blunt , Ms. Collins , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Risch , Mr. Casey , and Mr. Cotton ) 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 expand the treatment of moving expenses to employees and new appointees in the intelligence community who move pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2021 . 2. Expansion of treatment of moving expenses (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to facilitate the movement of members of the intelligence community to meet mission critical needs and to reduce unintended tax burdens imposed on public servants in relocating duty stations. (b) Deduction Section 217(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting or an employee or new appointee of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 )) (other than a member of the Armed Forces of the United States) who moves pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation after to whom subsection (g) applies . (c) Exclusion for qualified moving expense reimbursements Section 132(g)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting or an employee or new appointee of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003 )) (other than a member of the Armed Forces of the United States) who moves pursuant to a change in assignment that requires relocation after change of station . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2345 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 14, 2021 Ms. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To require the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center to submit a report on the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Terrorism from Hitting America’s Streets Act . 2. National Counterterrorism Center report on withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the scheduled withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. (b) Elements The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the increased risk of terrorism in the United States due to the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan. (2) A description of any illicit activities carried out along the southern border of the United States by— (A) non-state actors; or (B) adversarial countries, including— (i) the People’s Republic of China; (ii) the Islamic Republic of Iran; (iii) the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; (iv) the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela; (v) the Republic of Cuba; (vi) the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; (vii) the Syrian Arab Republic; and (viii) the Russian Federation. (3) An assessment of the potential for Afghanistan to be used as a base of operation for international terrorism after the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces. (c) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on the Judiciary, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2350 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Markey , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air carriers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Skies Act of 2021 . 2. Modification of final rule relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger operations to apply to all-cargo operations (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall modify the final rule specified in subsection (b) so that the flightcrew member duty and rest requirements under that rule apply to flightcrew members in all-cargo operations conducted by air carriers in the same manner as those requirements apply to flightcrew members in passenger operations conducted by air carriers. (b) Final rule specified The final rule specified in this subsection is the final rule of the Federal Aviation Administration— (1) published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 330); and (2) relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements. (c) Applicability of rulemaking requirements The requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the modification required by subsection (a).
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2353 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Braun , and Mr. Manchin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require dispensers of certain opioids to affix on the container or package thereof a clear, concise warning that the opioid can cause dependence, addiction, and overdose, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lessening Addiction By Enhancing Labeling Opioids Act of 2021 or the LABEL Opioids Act of 2021 . 2. Lessening addiction by enhancing labeling of opioids (a) In general Section 305(c) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 825(c) ) is amended by striking which shall provide that the label and all that follows and inserting the following: which shall provide that— (1) the label of a drug listed in schedule II, III, or IV shall, when dispensed to or for a patient, contain a clear, concise warning that it is a crime to transfer the drug to any person other than the patient; and (2) the label of any container or package containing an opioid listed in schedule II, III, IV, or V (other than a drug that is approved, or authorized for emergency use, by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of addiction or an opioid use disorder) shall, when dispensed to or for a patient, contain a clear, concise warning that the opioid dispensed can cause dependence, addiction, and overdose. . (b) Prohibited act Section 402(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 842(a)(3) ) is amended by inserting or dispense after distribute . (c) Regulations (1) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall prescribe final regulations to implement the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b), which regulations shall be effective beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Interim rules The Secretary of Health and Human Services may issue the regulations required under paragraph (1) by interim rule to the extent necessary to comply with the timing requirement in that paragraph. (d) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (b) applies beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2355 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Ms. Cantwell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration make a technical correction to the Restaurant Revitalization program to allow distilleries that are prohibited by State law from meeting the onsite sales requirements under the program to participate in the program.

1. Restaurant Revitalization The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall amend the rules relating to the Restaurant Revitalization program under section 5003 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ; 135 Stat. 85; 15 U.S.C. 9009c ) to allow a distillery that is located in a State the law of which sets a limit on the percentage of the gross receipts of a distillery that may come from onsite sales that is less than 33 percent to qualify as an eligible entity under such section if the combined total of the gross receipts of the distillery from onsite sales and sales to retailers for onsite sale is not less than 33 percent.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2358 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Mr. Carper (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To provide flexibility under the Federal Unemployment Compensation program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Workforce Support and Flexibility Act of 2021 . 2. Flexibility under the Federal Unemployment Compensation program Section 2104(b)(3)(A) of the CARES Act ( 15 U.S.C. 9023(b)(3)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking September 6, 2021 and inserting the date of the enactment of the Workforce Support and Flexibility Act of 2021 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (iii) For weeks of unemployment ending after the date of the enactment of the Workforce Support and Flexibility Act of 2021 , and ending on or before September 6, 2021, $300 (or, upon written notice by the State to the Secretary, an amount established by the State that is less than $300 (but not less than $1). .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2359 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide emergency assistance for disaster response and recovery, and for other expenses, directly related to Hurricanes Laura, Delta, or Zeta.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gulf Coast Hurricane Aid Act of 2021 . 2. Emergency assistance through the Community Development Block Grant (a) In general In addition to amounts otherwise appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to the Community Development Fund , for necessary expenses related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure, housing, and economic revitalization in areas in States for which the President declared a major disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq. ) related to Hurricane Laura, Delta, or Zeta, $1,100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ). (b) Deposit of C-Band spectrum auction proceeds in Treasury Section 309(j)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and (G) and inserting (G), and (H) ; (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking and (G) and inserting (G), and (H) ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (H) C-band auction proceeds Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), and except as provided in subparagraph (B), of the proceeds (including deposits and upfront payments from successful bidders) from the use of a system of competitive bidding under this subsection to award licenses in the band of frequencies between 3700 megahertz and 3980 megahertz (designated by the Commission as Auction 107 ), $1,100,000,000 shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and used for emergency assistance under section 2(a) of the Gulf Coast Hurricane Aid Act of 2021 . .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2363 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) 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 make technical amendments to the separate payment under the Medicare program for disposable negative pressure wound therapy devices.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Wound Care at Home Act . 2. Technical amendments to medicare separate payment for disposable negative pressure wound therapy devices (a) In general Section 1834(s) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(s) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new sentence: Effective as of January 1, 2022, such separate payment shall be a national payment rate established each year for the applicable disposable device itself, and not for the related professional services or home visit to furnish the device, and shall be made under the prospective payment system established under section 1895, as an add-on payment for the device in addition to other payments available to a home health agency under such section. ; (2) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following new sentences: In calculating the separate payment amount for applicable disposable devices in a given year, the Secretary shall assume no facility level adjustments are applied and the wage adjustment factor shall be 1.0, regardless of the wage adjustment factor that would otherwise apply under section 1833(t). The separate payment for the applicable disposable device shall be made under the prospective payment system established under section 1895, and nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize the separate payment for the applicable disposable device to be under a different payment system. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Implementation As part of submitting claims eligible for or related to the separate add-on payment established under this subsection, the Secretary shall accept and process claims submitted using the type of bill that is most commonly used by home health agencies to bill services under a home health plan of care, and the Secretary shall not require home health agencies to account for the time spent applying the applicable disposable device separately from the time spent treating other conditions or to submit claims for payment under a payment system other than the prospective payment system established under section 1895. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may implement this subsection by program instruction or otherwise. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2365 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Mr. Ossoff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the Government share of the cost of certain planning activities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Transit Planning Support Act . 2. Planning programs Section 5305 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: (f) Government share of costs (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2)(A), the Government share of the cost of an activity funded using amounts made available under this section may not exceed 80 percent of the cost of the activity unless the Secretary determines that it is in the interests of the Government— (A) not to require a State or local match; or (B) to allow a Government share greater than 80 percent. (2) Certain activities (A) In general The Government share of the cost of an activity funded using amounts made available under this section shall be not less than 90 percent for an activity that assists parts of an urbanized area or rural area with lower population density or lower average income levels compared to— (i) the applicable urbanized area; (ii) the applicable rural area; (iii) an adjoining urbanized area; or (iv) an adjoining rural area. (B) Report A State or metropolitan planning organization that carries out an activity described in subparagraph (A) with an increased Government share described in that subparagraph shall report to the Secretary, in a form as determined by the Secretary, how the increased Government share for transportation planning activities benefits commuting and other essential travel in parts of the applicable urbanized area or rural area described in subparagraph (A) with lower population density or lower average income levels. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2367 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Mr. Cardin (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in Frederick County, Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Center The term Center means the Historic Preservation Training Center and related facilities of the National Park Service in Frederick County, Maryland. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. 3. Acquisition of land for administrative purposes of Historic Preservation Training Center (a) In general To further develop the Center in accordance with section 305306 of title 54, United States Code, the Secretary may acquire not more than 20 acres of land or interests in land in Frederick County, Maryland, for the Center for the purpose of supporting the physical space, program initiatives, and workforce development capacity of the Center. (b) Method of acquisition Land or an interest in land for the Center may only be acquired under subsection (a) by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase from a willing seller using donated or appropriated funds. (c) Administration of acquired land On acquisition of land or an interest in land for the Center under subsection (a), the acquired land or interest in land shall be administered by the Secretary for the purpose described in subsection (a). 4. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
II Calendar No. 509 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2367 [Report No. 117–167] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Mr. Cardin (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources September 27, 2022 Reported by Mr. Manchin , without amendment A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in Frederick County, Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Frederick Jobs and Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Center The term Center means the Historic Preservation Training Center and related facilities of the National Park Service in Frederick County, Maryland. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. 3. Acquisition of land for administrative purposes of Historic Preservation Training Center (a) In general To further develop the Center in accordance with section 305306 of title 54, United States Code, the Secretary may acquire not more than 20 acres of land or interests in land in Frederick County, Maryland, for the Center for the purpose of supporting the physical space, program initiatives, and workforce development capacity of the Center. (b) Method of acquisition Land or an interest in land for the Center may only be acquired under subsection (a) by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase from a willing seller using donated or appropriated funds. (c) Administration of acquired land On acquisition of land or an interest in land for the Center under subsection (a), the acquired land or interest in land shall be administered by the Secretary for the purpose described in subsection (a). 4. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

September 27, 2022 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2374 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 15, 2021 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Graham , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Braun , Mr. Hagerty , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Cornyn , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Young , and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To impose sanctions with respect to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Sayyud Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati, who was elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 2021 presidential election.

1. Imposition of sanctions with respect to officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran The President shall impose the sanctions described in section 1263(b) of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114–328 ; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) with respect to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Sayyud Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati, who was elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 2021 presidential election.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2379 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 19, 2021 Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Braun , Mr. Hickenlooper , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow the release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2021 . 2. Release of education records to facilitate the award of a recognized postsecondary credential Section 444(b)(1) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (K)(ii), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (L), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the following: (M) an institution of postsecondary education in which the student was previously enrolled, to which records of postsecondary coursework and credits are sent for the purpose of applying such course­work and credits toward completion of a recognized postsecondary credential (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 )), upon condition that the student provides written consent prior to receiving such credential. .
117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2382 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on nonreimbursable basis, and for other purposes.

1. Authority for National Cyber Director to accept details on nonreimbursable basis Section 1752(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively, and indenting such subparagraphs two ems to the right; (2) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking The Director may and inserting the following: (1) In general The Director may ; (3) in paragraph (1)— (A) as redesignated by paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through (I), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C): (C) accept officers or employees of the United States or member of the Armed Forces on a detail from an element of the intelligence community or from another element of the Federal Government on a nonreimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the heads of the receiving and detailing elements, for a period not to exceed three years; ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Rules of construction regarding details Paragraph (1)(C) shall not be construed to impose any limitation on any other authority for reimbursable or nonreimbursable details. A nonreimbursable detail made under such paragraph shall not be considered an augmentation of the appropriations of the receiving element of the Office of the National Cyber Director. .

Passed the Senate July 22, 2021. Secretary
II Calendar No. 105 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2382 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 19, 2021 Mr. Portman (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Peters , Mr. King , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time July 20, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To authorize the National Cyber Director to accept details from other elements of the Federal Government on nonreimbursable basis, and for other purposes.

1. Authority for National Cyber Director to accept details on nonreimbursable basis Section 1752(e) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ( Public Law 116–283 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (8) as subparagraphs (A) through (H), respectively, and indenting such subparagraphs two ems to the right; (2) in the matter before subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by striking The Director may and inserting the following: (1) In general The Director may ; (3) in paragraph (1)— (A) as redesignated by paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (H) as subparagraphs (D) through (I), respectively; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph (C): (C) accept officers or employees of the United States or member of the Armed Forces on a detail from an element of the intelligence community or from another element of the Federal Government on a nonreimbursable basis, as jointly agreed to by the heads of the receiving and detailing elements, for a period not to exceed three years; ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Rules of construction regarding details Paragraph (1)(C) shall not be construed to impose any limitation on any other authority for reimbursable or nonreimbursable details. A nonreimbursable detail made under such paragraph shall not be considered an augmentation of the appropriations of the receiving element of the Office of the National Cyber Director. .

July 20, 2021 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2383 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2021 Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Bennet , Mr. Risch , and Ms. Lummis ) 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 facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2021 . 2. Facilitate water leasing and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency (a) In general Paragraph (12) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) Treatment of mutual ditch irrigation companies (i) In general In the case of a mutual ditch or irrigation company or of a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company, subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account— (I) any income received or accrued from the sale, lease, or exchange of fee or other interests in real and personal property, including interests in water (other than income derived from the sale, lease, or transfer of water to nonmembers outside the river basin or basins within which the mutual ditch or irrigation company operates), (II) any income received or accrued from the sale or exchange of stock in a mutual ditch or irrigation company (or in a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company) or contract rights for the delivery or use of water, or (III) any income received or accrued from the investment of income described in subclause (I) or (II), except that any income described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) which is distributed or expended for expenses (other than for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements) of the mutual ditch or irrigation company or of the like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company (as the case may be) shall be treated as nonmember income in the year in which it is distributed or expended. For purposes of the preceding sentence, expenses (other than for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements) include expenses for the construction of conveyances designed to deliver water outside of the system of the mutual ditch or irrigation company or of the like organization. (ii) Treatment of organizational governance In the case of a mutual ditch or irrigation company or of a like organization to a mutual ditch or irrigation company, where State law provides that such a company or organization may be organized in a manner that permits voting on a basis which is pro rata to share ownership on corporate governance matters, subparagraph (A) shall be applied without taking into account whether its member shareholders have one vote on corporate governance matters per share held in the corporation. Nothing in this clause shall be construed to create any inference about the requirements of this subsection for companies or organizations not included in this clause. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2385 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2021 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Toomey , Mr. Menendez , and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2021 . 2. Elimination of corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel (a) Removal of table Section 211(o)(2)(B)(i) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B)(i) ) is amended by striking subclause (I). (b) Conforming amendments Section 211(o)(2)(B) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)— (A) by redesignating subclauses (II) through (IV) as subclauses (I) through (III), respectively; (B) in subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking of the volume of renewable fuel required under subclause (I), ; and (C) in subclauses (II) and (III) (as so redesignated), by striking subclause (II) each place it appears and inserting subclause (I) ; and (2) in clause (v), by striking clause (i)(IV) and inserting clause (i)(III) . (c) Administration Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section affects the volumes of advanced biofuel, cellulosic biofuel, or biomass-based diesel that are required under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(o) ).