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II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3240 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Braun , Mr. Risch , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To waive the application fee for applications for special use permits for veterans’ special events at war memorials on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free Veterans from Fees Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Member of a Gold Star Family The term member of a Gold Star Family means any individual that meets the eligibility requirements of section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36 (or a successor instruction). (2) Special events The term special events has the meaning given the term in section 7.96(g)(1) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). (3) The District of Columbia and its environs The term the District of Columbia and its environs has the meaning given the term in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code. (4) Veteran The term veteran has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (5) Veterans’ special event The term veterans’ special event means a special event at which the majority of attendees are veterans or members of Gold Star Families. (6) War memorial The term war memorial means any memorial or monument that has been erected or dedicated to commemorate a military unit, military group, war, conflict, victory, or peace. 3. Waiver of special use permit application fee for veterans’ special events (a) Waiver The application fee for any application for a special use permit, the sole purpose of which is to hold a veterans’ special event at a war memorial on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs, shall be waived. (b) Applicability of existing laws Notwithstanding subsection (a), an applicant for a special use permit described in that subsection shall be subject to any other law (including regulations) or policy applicable to the application, issuance, or execution of the special use permit. (c) Applicability This section shall apply to any special use permit application submitted after the date of enactment of this Act.
II Calendar No. 620 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3240 [Report No. 117–243] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Braun , Mr. Risch , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources December 12, 2022 Reported by Mr. Manchin , without amendment A BILL To waive the application fee for applications for special use permits for veterans’ special events at war memorials on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free Veterans from Fees Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Member of a Gold Star Family The term member of a Gold Star Family means any individual that meets the eligibility requirements of section 3.2 of Department of Defense Instruction 1348.36 (or a successor instruction). (2) Special events The term special events has the meaning given the term in section 7.96(g)(1) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). (3) The District of Columbia and its environs The term the District of Columbia and its environs has the meaning given the term in section 8902(a) of title 40, United States Code. (4) Veteran The term veteran has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. (5) Veterans’ special event The term veterans’ special event means a special event at which the majority of attendees are veterans or members of Gold Star Families. (6) War memorial The term war memorial means any memorial or monument that has been erected or dedicated to commemorate a military unit, military group, war, conflict, victory, or peace. 3. Waiver of special use permit application fee for veterans’ special events (a) Waiver The application fee for any application for a special use permit, the sole purpose of which is to hold a veterans’ special event at a war memorial on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs, shall be waived. (b) Applicability of existing laws Notwithstanding subsection (a), an applicant for a special use permit described in that subsection shall be subject to any other law (including regulations) or policy applicable to the application, issuance, or execution of the special use permit. (c) Applicability This section shall apply to any special use permit application submitted after the date of enactment of this Act.

December 12, 2022 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3241 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow claims against foreign states for unlawful computer intrusion, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeland And Cyber Threat Act or the HACT Act . 2. Foreign state computer intrusions (a) In general Chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1605B the following: 1605C. Computer intrusions by a foreign state A foreign state shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States or of the States in any case not otherwise covered by this chapter in which money damages are sought against a foreign state by a national of the United States for personal injury, harm to reputation, or damage to or loss of property resulting from any of the following activities, whether occurring in the United States or a foreign state: (1) Unauthorized access to or access exceeding authorization to a computer located in the United States. (2) Unauthorized access to confidential, electronic stored information located in the United States. (3) The transmission of a program, information, code, or command to a computer located in the United States, which, as a result of such conduct, causes damage without authorization. (4) The use, dissemination, or disclosure, without consent, of any information obtained by means of any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3). (5) The provision of material support or resources for any activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), including by an official, employee, or agent of such foreign state. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 97 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1605B the following: 1605C. Computer intrusions by a foreign state. . (c) Application This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply to any action pending on or filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3243 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit certain Federal agencies from requiring that any employee of such an agency receive a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Federal Workforce from Forced COVID–19 Vaccination Act . 2. Prohibition against agency vaccine mandates (a) Definition In this section, the term agency means an executive department, agency, or independent establishment that is subject to the requirements of Executive Order 14042 (86 Fed. Reg. 50985; relating to ensuring adequate COVID safety protocols for Federal contractors). (b) Prohibition No agency may require any employee of the agency, or any individual working on or in connection with a contract or subcontract with respect to the agency, to receive a COVID–19 vaccine.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3248 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Braun , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To allow States and Tribal entities to use unexpended COVID–19 relief funds to pay fines on behalf of employers for violating the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor relating to COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing and any final rule issued with respect to such emergency temporary standard, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act . 2. Violations of COVID–19 vaccination and testing requirements (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State or Tribal entity may use unexpended COVID–19 relief funds distributed to the State or Tribal entity in order to pay, on behalf of an employer operating in the State or on land under the jurisdiction of the Tribal entity, any fine imposed on the employer for violating the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor relating to COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61402 (November 5, 2021)), or any final rule issued with respect to such emergency temporary standard. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) COVID–19 relief funds The term COVID–19 relief funds means amounts appropriated by the Federal Government for COVID–19 response or relief, including such amounts appropriated under— (A) the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ); (B) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ); or (C) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ). (2) Employer The term employer has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 652 ). (3) State The term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and any territory of the United States.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3249 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To revise the rules of construction applicable to information reporting requirements imposed on brokers with respect to digital assets, and for other purposes.

1. Rules of construction applicable to information reporting requirements imposed on brokers with respect to digital assets (a) In general Section 80603 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: (d) Rule of construction (1) Definition of broker Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to create any inference that a person described in section 6045(c)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, includes any person solely engaged in the business of— (A) validating distributed ledger transactions, (B) selling hardware or software for which the sole function is to permit a person to control private keys which are used for accessing digital assets on a distributed ledger, or (C) developing digital assets or their corresponding protocols for use by other persons, provided that such other persons are not customers of the person developing such assets or protocols. (2) Brokers and treatment of digital assets Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to create any inference, for any period prior to the effective date of such amendments, with respect to— (A) whether any person is a broker under section 6045(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or (B) whether any digital asset is property which is a specified security under section 6045(g)(3)(B) of such Code. (e) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed to have any effect on the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77a et seq. ) or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. ). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 80603 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3251 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Warren , Mr. Brown , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Markey , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide that chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements, shall not apply to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education, and to prohibit limitations on the ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Court Legal Access and Student Support Act of 2021 or the CLASS Act of 2021 . 2. Inapplicability of chapter 1 of title 9, United States Code, to enrollment agreements made between students and certain institutions of higher education (a) In General Chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code (relating to the enforcement of arbitration agreements) shall not apply to an enrollment agreement made between a student and an institution of higher education. (b) Definition In this section, the term institution of higher education has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). 3. Prohibition on limitations on ability of students to pursue claims against certain institutions of higher education Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (30) The institution will not require any student to agree to, and will not enforce, any limitation or restriction (including a limitation or restriction on any available choice of applicable law, a jury trial, or venue) on the ability of a student to pursue a claim, individually or with others, against an institution in court. . 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3257 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to lengthen the period of time during which certain controlled substances must be administered to a patient after being delivered by a pharmacy to the administering practitioner.

1. Delivery of a controlled substance by a pharmacy to an administering practitioner Section 309A of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 829a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(5), by striking 14 days and inserting 60 days ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (C) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by striking the Attorney General, and all that follows and inserting the following: the Attorney General may modify the number of days described in subsection (a)(5) if the Secretary determines that the modification will— (A) reduce the risk of diversion; or (B) protect the public health. ; and (D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking 7 days and inserting 14 days .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3258 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Blumenthal , and Ms. Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To conduct or support further comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine or preventative.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flu Vaccine Act . 2. Research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine or preventative (a) In general The Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shall conduct or support comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine or preventative. (b) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3259 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Hoeven ) 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 recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Adoption Parity Act . 2. Recognizing Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 23(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or Indian tribal government after the words a State , and (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or Indian tribal government after the words such State . (b) Effective date The amendments 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. 3261 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Braun 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 the inclusion of certain emblems on headstones and markers furnished for veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Inclusion of certain emblems on headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) (1) A headstone or marker furnished for a veteran under subsection (a), (b), or (d) may include— (A) no emblem; (B) an emblem of belief; or (C) an emblem from among a list of emblems that the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary, shall establish. (2) The list established under paragraph (1)(C) shall include the following: (A) An emblem with respect to— (i) each unit at the level of separate brigade or higher in the Army and each equivalent unit in the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; and (ii) each skill or combat badge or tab earned by a member of the Armed Forces. (B) One or more emblems of the commissioned Regular Corps of the Public Health Service. (C) One or more emblems of the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (D) Such other emblems as the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary, considers appropriate and practical, such as the Marine Corps emblem or Army Infantry insignia. (3) The Secretary of Defense shall provide the Secretary with a digitized representation of each emblem included in the list established under paragraph (1)(C). . (b) Establishment of list of approved emblems Not later than June 1, 2022, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall establish the list of approved emblems required by paragraph (1)(C) of subsection (l) of such section 2306, as added by subsection (a), in accordance with such subsection (l). (c) Availability of approved emblems Not later than October 1, 2022, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make the emblems on the list of approved emblems required by subsection (l)(1)(C) of such section 2306, as added by subsection (a), available for inclusion on headstones and markers. (d) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3264 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Luján (for himself, Mr. Cramer , Mr. Heinrich , and Mr. Manchin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to develop long-distance bike trails on Federal land, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means— (A) land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and (B) National Forest System land. (2) Long-distance bike trail The term long-distance bike trail means a continuous route, consisting of 1 or more trails, that— (A) is not less than 80 miles in length on Federal land; (B) to the maximum extent practicable, makes use of existing trails and roads; and (C) may be used for mountain biking, road biking, touring, or gravel biking. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; or (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land. 3. Long-distance bike trails on federal land (a) Identification of long-Distance trails The Secretaries concerned shall— (1) identify not fewer than 10 long-distance bike trails, consistent with management requirements for the Federal land identified that make use of trails and roads in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) (A) identify not fewer than 10 areas in which there is an opportunity to develop or complete long-distance bike trails, consistent with the management requirements for the Federal land identified; and (B) coordinate with stakeholders on the feasibility of, and identifying any resources necessary for, completing the development of the trails identified under subparagraph (A). (b) Maps, signage, and promotional materials For any long-distance bike trail identified under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may publish and distribute maps, install signage, and issue promotional materials. (c) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries concerned, in partnership with interested organizations, shall prepare and publish a report that lists the trails identified under subsection (a).
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3265 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2021 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the National Nuclear Security Administration to release all of its reversionary rights to the building located at 4170 Allium Court, Springfield, Ohio.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Opportunities for Wider Economic Revitalization Act or the POWER Act . 2. Transfer of building located at 4170 Allium Court, Springfield, Ohio (a) In general The National Nuclear Security Administration shall release all of its reversionary rights without reimbursement to the building located at 4170 Allium Court, Springfield, Ohio, also known as the Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development, to the Community Improvement Corporation of Clark County and the Chamber of Commerce. (b) Fee simple interest The fee simple interest in the property, on which the building described in subsection (a) is located, shall be transferred from the Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development to the Community Improvement Corporation of Clark County prior to or concurrent with the release of the reversionary rights of the National Nuclear Security Administration under subsection (a).
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3271 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2021 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for transportation and subsistence for criminal justice defendants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2021 . 2. Transportation and subsistence for criminal justice act defendants Section 4285 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking when the interests of justice would be served thereby and the United States judge or magistrate judge is satisfied, after appropriate inquiry, that the defendant is financially unable to provide the necessary transportation to appear before the required court on his own and inserting when the United States judge or magistrate judge is satisfied that the defendant is indigent based on appointment of counsel pursuant to section 3006A, or, after appropriate inquiry, that the defendant is financially unable to provide necessary transportation on his own ; (2) by striking to the place where his appearance is required, and inserting (1) to the place where each appearance is required and (2) to return to the place of the person’s arrest or bona fide residence, ; and (3) by striking to his destination, and inserting which includes money for both lodging and food, during travel to the person’s destination and during any proceeding at which the person’s appearance is required . 3. Effective use of magistrate judges to decide postjudgment motions Section 3401 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in the second sentence, by striking and after trial, judgment, ; (B) in the second sentence, by inserting , and rulings on all post-judgment motions after sentencing ; (C) in the third sentence, by striking and after trial, judgment, ; and (D) in the third sentence, by inserting , and rulings on all post-judgment motions after sentencing ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking , with the approval of a judge of the district court, ; and (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following: (j) A magistrate judge who exercises trial jurisdiction under this section, in either a petty offense case or a misdemeanor case in which the defendant has consented to a magistrate judge, may also rule on all post-judgment motions in that case, including but not limited to petitions for writs of habeas corpus, writs of coram nobis, motions to vacate a sentence under section 2255 of title 28, and motions related to mental competency under chapter 313 of this title. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3272 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2021 Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prioritize icebreaker deployments to the Arctic, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arctic Focus Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate ; (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; (C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate ; (D) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives ; (E) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; and (F) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives . (2) Arctic The term Arctic has the meaning given such term in section 112 of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 1984 ( 15 U.S.C. 4111 ). 3. Statement of policy regarding Arctic activities In recognition of the Arctic’s strategic importance to the national security interests of the United States, and the need to exert influence through persistent presence in the Arctic, the Coast Guard shall— (1) prioritize icebreaker deployments to the Arctic so that Antarctic deployments do not occur at the expense of sufficient Arctic presence or operations; (2) provide sufficient icebreaking activity to keep the Northwest Passage sea lanes open for commerce, national defense, rescue and recovery operations, and scientific exploration by 2030; (3) permanently station at least 1 icebreaking vessel within the Arctic not later than the earlier of— (A) the date that is 1 year after the delivery of the first Polar Security Cutter; or (B) 2030; and (4) continuously patrol the Arctic with at least 1 major Coast Guard cutter that is able to execute search and rescue operations, fisheries enforcement, pollution response, and support for national defense operations. 4. Arctic operational implementation report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) describes the ability and timeline to conduct a transit of the Northern Sea Route and periodic transits of the Northwest Passage; and (2) includes a plan to implement the activities described in section 3.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3273 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2021 Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act . 2. Land to be taken into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (a) In general The approximately 2,560 acres of land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians generally depicted as Lands to be Taken into Trust on the map entitled Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Land to be Taken into Trust and dated November 17, 2021, is hereby taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. (b) Administration Land taken into trust by subsection (a) shall be— (1) part of the reservation of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; and (2) administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe. (c) Gaming prohibited Land taken into trust by subsection (a) shall not be eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ).
II Calendar No. 430 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3273 [Report No. 117–125] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2021 Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs June 23, 2022 Reported by Mr. Schatz , without amendment A BILL To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act . 2. Land to be taken into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (a) In general The approximately 2,560 acres of land owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians generally depicted as Lands to be Taken into Trust on the map entitled Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Land to be Taken into Trust and dated November 17, 2021, is hereby taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. (b) Administration Land taken into trust by subsection (a) shall be— (1) part of the reservation of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians; and (2) administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe. (c) Gaming prohibited Land taken into trust by subsection (a) shall not be eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ).

June 23, 2022 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3274 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2021 Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Rubio , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Burr , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Risch , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Collins , Mr. King , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Casey , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Mr. Sasse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To rename the Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility in St. Louis, Missouri, as the Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center.

1. Designation of Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center (a) Designation The Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility in St. Louis, Missouri, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center . (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Geospatial Learning Center in the Next NGA West facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Senator Roy Blunt Geospatial Learning Center .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3277 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2021 Mrs. Capito (for herself, Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Shelby , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Sullivan , Ms. Ernst , and Mr. Graham ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To enact the Section 401 Certification Rule, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Section 401 Certification Act . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1341 ) is designed to provide States and authorized Indian Tribes an important tool to help protect the water quality of federally regulated waters within their borders, in collaboration with Federal agencies through the cooperative federalism framework of that Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ); (2) in the years preceding the date of enactment of this Act, States have denied water quality certifications under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1341 ) for infrastructure projects for reasons other than protecting water quality, such as downstream greenhouse gas emissions; (3) natural gas pipelines, coal production, and electric transmissions lines are vital to ensuring that the people of the United States have affordable access to energy; (4) in October 2021, the Energy Information Administration projected that nearly half of households in the United States that heat primarily with natural gas will spend, on average, 30 percent more to heat those households as compared to the previous winter; (5) fuel scarcity and a lack of sufficient infrastructure to transport natural gas contribute to higher energy prices; and (6) other infrastructure projects, such as road construction to support interstate commerce, are in the national interest and warrant regulatory certainty under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1341 ). 3. Enactment of the Section 401 Certification Rule The final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule (85 Fed. Reg. 42210 (July 13, 2020)) is enacted into law.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3279 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act of 2021 . 2. Extension of special rules for Haiti under Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act Section 213A of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act ( 19 U.S.C. 2703a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (B)(v)(I)— (i) by striking means and all that follows through 60 percent and inserting means 60 percent ; and (ii) by striking 7 succeeding 1-year periods and inserting 17 succeeding 1-year periods ; and (B) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in the table, by striking 16 succeeding 1-year periods and inserting 28 succeeding 1-year periods ; and (ii) in the matter following the table, by striking 2025 and inserting 2035 ; and (2) in subsection (h), by striking 2025 and inserting 2035 .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3281 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2021 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Mr. Toomey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to clarify and expand food donation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Donation Improvement Act of 2021 . 2. Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting or is charged a good Samaritan reduced price before the period at the end; (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; (C) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) Good Samaritan reduced price The term good Samaritan reduced price means, with respect to the price of an apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product, a price that is an amount not greater than the cost of handling, administering, and distributing the apparently wholesome food or apparently fit grocery product. ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (12) Qualified direct donor The term qualified direct donor means a retail grocer, wholesaler, agricultural producer, restaurant, caterer, school food authority, and institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )). ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting at zero cost or at a good Samaritan reduced price after needy individuals each place it appears; (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Direct donations to needy individuals A qualified direct donor shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condition of apparently wholesome food or an apparently fit grocery product that the qualified direct donor donates in good faith to a needy individual. ; and (D) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking and (2) and inserting through (3) . 3. Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations that clarify the quality and labeling standards that food products donated under the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1791 ) must meet to be eligible for liability protection under that Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3284 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2021 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a toll-free telephone helpline for veterans and other eligible individuals to use to obtain information about the benefits and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Assistance Helpline Act of 2021 . 2. Telephone helpline for assistance for veterans and other eligible individuals (a) Establishment of helpline (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a toll-free telephone helpline that a covered individual may use to obtain information about, or through which a covered individual may be directed to, any service or benefit provided under a law administered by the Secretary, including any service provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs in the area in which the covered individual is located. (2) Contract for direction of calls authorized The Secretary may, in coordination with the Commission, enter into a contract with an third-party to direct calls made to the toll-free helpline established under paragraph (1) to the appropriate person regarding a service or benefit described in that paragraph. (3) Live individual required The Secretary, in coordination with the Commission, shall ensure that a covered individual using the telephone helpline established under paragraph (1) speaks with a live individual rather than a recording. (b) Study and report required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, in coordination with the Commission— (1) complete a study to assess the feasibility and advisability of designating a covered dialing code for the purposes of reaching the toll-free telephone helpline established under subsection (a)(1); and (2) submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veteran's Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the findings of the Commission with respect to the study completed under subparagraph (A). (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (2) Covered dialing code The term covered dialing code means a simple, easy-to-remember, 3-digit dialing code. (3) Covered individual The term covered individual means— (A) a veteran; (B) an individual acting on behalf of a veteran; or (C) an individual, other than a veteran, who is eligible to receive a benefit or service under a law administered by the Secretary. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (5) Veteran The term veteran has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3286 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2021 Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include a Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sentencing Commission Improvements Act . 2. Federal defender as a nonvoting member of the United States Sentencing Commission (a) In general Section 991(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking one nonvoting member. and inserting 2 nonvoting members. ; and (2) in the fifth sentence, by striking shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member and inserting and a Federal Public or Community Defender designated by the Defender Services Advisory Group, shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the Commission. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 235(b)(5) of the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 ( 18 U.S.C. 3551 note) is amended, in the last sentence, by striking nine members, including two ex officio, nonvoting members and inserting 10 members, including 3 ex officio, nonvoting members. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3287 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2021 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Risch , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Marshall , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Lee , and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the development and issuance of a plan to increase oil and gas production on Federal land in conjunction with a drawdown of petroleum reserves from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strategic Production Response Act or the SPR Act . 2. Strategic production response plan Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Strategic production response plan (1) Definition of Federal land (A) In general In this subsection, the term Federal land means land, including outer Continental Shelf land, the title to which is held by the United States. (B) Exclusions In this subsection, the term Federal land does not include land otherwise not available for oil and gas development within— (i) a unit of the National Park System; (ii) a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; (iii) a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System; (iv) a National Marine Sanctuary; or (v) Indian land. (2) Plan Except in the case of a severe energy supply interruption described in subsection (d) or as otherwise mandated by Congress, the Secretary may not execute 1 drawdown or a series of 2 or more drawdowns of petroleum products in the Reserve after the date of enactment of this subsection, whether through sale, exchange, or loan, until the Secretary of the Interior has, as applicable, issued a plan or updated a previously issued plan to increase the production of oil and gas on Federal land. (3) Requirements for plan Each plan issued or updated under paragraph (2) shall include proposed actions to increase oil and gas production on Federal land that are in addition to lease sales previously scheduled by the Secretary of the Interior under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ). (4) Consultation The Secretary of the Interior shall issue or update each plan required under paragraph (2) in consultation with the Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Defense. (5) Congressional submission Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Secretary executes 1 drawdown or a series of 2 or more drawdowns of petroleum products in the Reserve after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a copy of the applicable plan required under paragraph (2). .