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II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4336 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2022 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, to annually review and as appropriate update guidance for industry and Food and Drug Administration staff on medical device cybersecurity, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Cybersecurity for Medical Devices Act . 2. Guidance for industry and FDA staff on medical device cybersecurity (a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ), in consultation with the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, shall review and, as appropriate and after soliciting and receiving feedback from medical device manufacturers, health care providers, and patient advocates, update the guidance entitled Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices (or a successor document). (b) Updating specific provisions In updating the guidance under subsection (a), the Secretary may update specific provisions of the guidance, after notice and comment, without reissuing the guidance. 3. Resources regarding cybersecurity of medical devices Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less than annually thereafter, the Secretary shall update public information provided by the Food and Drug Administration, including through the webpage on medical devices on the website of the Food and Drug Administration, with information regarding improving cybersecurity of medical devices. Such information shall include information on identifying and addressing cyber vulnerabilities for health care providers, health systems, and medical device manufacturers, and how such entities may access support through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and other Federal entities, including the Department of Health and Human Services, to improve cybersecurity of medical devices. 4. GAO report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall publish a report identifying challenges in cybersecurity for medical devices, including legacy devices that may not support certain software security updates. Through such report, the Comptroller General shall examine— (1) challenges for medical device manufacturers, health care providers, health systems, and patients in accessing Federal support to address vulnerabilities across Federal agencies; and (2) how Federal agencies can strengthen coordination to better support cybersecurity for medical devices.
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4337 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Employment Act . 2. Appointment of military spouses Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) The term remote work refers to a particular type of telework under which an employee is not expected to report to an officially established agency location on a regular and recurring basis. ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (5) The term telework has the meaning given the term in section 6501. ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty, or a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces, to a position in which the spouse will engage in remote work. ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking subsection (a)(3) and inserting subsection (a)(4) .

Passed the Senate November 30 (legislative day, November 29), 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4337 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2022 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. King , Mr. Inhofe , and Ms. Sinema ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the appointment of spouses of members of the Armed Forces who are on active duty, disabled, or deceased to positions in which the spouses will work remotely.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Employment Act . 2. Appointment of military spouses Section 3330d of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) The term remote work refers to a work flexibility arrangement under which an employee— (A) is not expected to physically report to the location from which the employee would otherwise work, considering the position of the employee; and (B) performs the duties and responsibilities of such employee’s position, and other authorized activities, from an approved worksite— (i) other than the location from which the employee would otherwise work; (ii) that may be inside or outside the local commuting area of the location from which the employee would otherwise work; and (iii) that is typically the residence of the employee. ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty, or a spouse of a disabled or deceased member of the Armed Forces, to a position in which that individual will engage in remote work. ; and (3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking subsection (a)(3) and inserting subsection (a)(4) .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4339 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2022 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Kelly , Mr. Lankford , and Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To support remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act . 2. Counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations (a) Counter illicit cross-Border tunnel operations strategic plan (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, and, as appropriate, other officials of the Department of Homeland Security, shall develop a counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations strategic plan (in this section referred to as the strategic plan ) to address the following: (A) Risk-based criteria to be used to prioritize the identification, breach, assessment, and remediation of illicit cross-border tunnels. (B) Promote the use of innovative technologies to identify, breach, assess, and remediate illicit cross-border tunnels in a manner that, among other considerations, reduces the impact of such activities on surrounding communities. (C) Processes to share relevant illicit cross-border tunnel location, operations, and technical information. (D) Indicators of specific types of illicit cross-border tunnels found in each U.S. Border Patrol sector identified through operations to be periodically disseminated to U.S. Border Patrol sector chiefs to educate field personnel. (E) A counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations resource needs assessment that includes consideration of the following: (i) Technology needs. (ii) Staffing needs, including the following: (I) A position description for counter illicit cross-border tunnel operations personnel. (II) Any specialized skills required of such personnel. (III) The number of such full-time personnel, disaggregated by U.S. Border Patrol sector. (2) Report to Congress on strategic plan Not later than one year after the development of the strategic plan, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the implementation of the strategic plan. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 to carry out— (1) the development of the strategic plan; and (2) remediation operations of illicit cross-border tunnels in accordance with the strategic plan to the maximum extent practicable.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4340 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2022 Mr. Manchin (for himself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny approval of a new drug application for an opioid analgesic drug on the basis of such drug not being clinically superior to other commercially available drugs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring the FDA Fully Examines Clinical Trial Impact and Vitalness before Endorsement Act or the EFFECTIVE Act . 2. Requirement for approval of new opioid analgesics Section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary may deny approval of an application submitted under subsection (b) for an opioid analgesic drug if the Secretary determines that such drug does not provide a significant advantage or clinical superiority, in terms of greater safety or effectiveness, compared to an appropriate comparator drug, as determined by the Secretary. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4341 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2022 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Romney ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Government Accountability Office to issue a report on nonprofit pharmaceutical organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Affordable Medicines for Families Act . 2. GAO report on nonprofit pharmaceutical organizations The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress on the following: (1) The potential impact of nonprofit pharmaceutical organizations on the availability and cost of drugs, including on drug shortages, consumer costs, and costs to Federal programs. (2) The potential of nonprofit pharmaceutical organizations to accelerate development of new drugs, generic drugs, new biological products, biosimilar biological products, cell-based therapies, and devices. (3) Existing barriers to the success of nonprofit pharmaceutical organizations, including the ability of such organizations to obtain tax-exempt status, access to capital, and access to markets. (4) Potential actions by Congress that would allow nonprofit pharmaceutical organizations to deliver benefits to the pharmaceutical market.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4342 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2022 Mr. Whitehouse introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize a new student loan forgiveness program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Affording Students A Path to Forgiveness Act or the ASAP Forgiveness Act . 2. Loan forgiveness program for employment Section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (r) Loan forgiveness for employment (1) In general The Secretary shall cancel not more than $30,000 of interest and principal due, in accordance with paragraph (2), on any eligible Federal Direct Loan that is in repayment status on or after the date of enactment of this subsection for a borrower who— (A) has made not less than 60 monthly payments on the eligible Federal Direct Loan pursuant to any repayment plan authorized under this Act; and (B) has been employed, on a full-time or part-time basis, for 10 years after graduating from, or otherwise leaving, the institution of higher education for which the loan was made to enable the borrower to enroll. (2) Loan cancellation amount After the conclusion of the employment period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall cancel the obligation to repay not more than $30,000 of principal and interest due as of the time of such cancellation, on the eligible Federal Direct Loans made to the borrower under this part. (3) Eligible federal direct loan In this subsection, the term eligible Federal Direct Loan means a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan. (4) Ineligibility for double benefits No borrower may, for the same service, receive a reduction of loan obligations under both this subsection and subsection (m) or section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4345 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 26, 2022 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to amend the public service loan forgiveness program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Simplifying and Strengthening Public Service Loan Forgiveness Act . 2. Public service loan forgiveness reform (a) Reducing payments (1) In general Section 455(m)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(1) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 120 and inserting 60 ; and (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 120 and inserting 60 . (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any eligible Federal Direct Loan which is in repayment status on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Making waivers permanent Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Counting prior payments; simplifying program Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in carrying out this section, the Secretary shall comply with the following: (A) The Secretary shall consider as a monthly payment under this subsection, any monthly payment made while the borrower was employed in a public service job on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under this title before, on, or after the date of enactment of this paragraph pursuant to any repayment plan authorized under this Act. (B) The Secretary shall consider as a monthly payment under this subsection, a payment described in subparagraph (A) that was late or was for less than the full amount of the monthly payment. (C) The Secretary shall count as a monthly payment under this subsection, a month for which a borrower is serving on active duty (as described in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code) or serving in the Peace Corps, even if the borrower's loan was in deferment or forbearance and not in active repayment. (D) The Secretary shall allow a borrower of a Federal PLUS Loan, made on behalf of a dependent student, under section 428B who is employed in a public service job to consolidate such loan into a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan in order to receive loan cancellation pursuant to this subsection. (E) The Secretary shall allow the borrowers of a Joint Consolidation Loan or a Joint Direct Consolidation Loan who are employed in a public service job to consolidate such loan into a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan in order to receive loan cancellation pursuant to this subsection. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4351 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 6, 2022 Mr. Romney (for himself, Ms. Hassan , Ms. Rosen , and Mr. Hickenlooper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify the conditions under which the Secretary of Health and Human Services can approve generic drug applications with labeling temporarily different than the brand name drug, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Access to Affordable Medicines Act of 2022 . 2. Enhancing access to affordable medicines Section 505(j)(10)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(j)(10)(A) ) is amended by striking clauses (i) through (iv) and inserting the following: (i) a revision to the labeling of the listed drug has been approved by the Secretary within 90 days of when the application is otherwise eligible for approval under this subsection; (ii) the sponsor of the application agrees to submit revised labeling for the drug that is the subject of the application not later than 60 days after approval under this subsection of the application; and (iii) the labeling revision described under clause (i) does not include a change to the ‘Warnings’ section of the labeling. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4352 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 6, 2022 Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require a study on the effects of travel nurse agencies on the health industry during the COVID–19 pandemic.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act . 2. GAO study on travel nurse agencies The Comptroller General of the United States shall— (1) conduct a study on the effects of travel nurse agencies on the health care industry during the COVID–19 pandemic, which shall include consideration of— (A) the business practices and payment practices of such agencies, including any potential price gouging and taking of excessive profits; (B) the difference between how much such agencies charged health care institutions and how much they paid their contracted nurses; (C) the extent to which such agencies could provide more transparency regarding the payments received from health care institutions, and the payments made by the agencies to the nurses who are contracted by such agencies; (D) the specific ways in which rural areas of the United States were affected by the rise of travel nursing across the country, and subsequent workforce shortage disparities; (E) how States that imposed caps to travel nurse pay were affected by the market reaction to such caps; (F) how Federal funds, including the Provider Relief Fund and any assistance granted to a health care institution under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5 121 et seq.), were used by health care institutions to pay such agencies throughout the workforce shortages exacerbated by the COVID–19 pandemic; (G) the extent to which travel nurse agency practices contribute to workforce shortages; and (H) the extent to which travel nurse agencies have been acquired by private equity firms and the impact of such acquisitions on the profits of the agencies; and (2) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report to Congress on such study.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4354 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2022 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Blumenthal , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, regarding restrictions on the use of funds and facilities of the Department of Defense for abortion care.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Access to Reproductive Care and Health for Military Servicemembers Act or the MARCH for Military Servicemembers Act . 2. Restoration of previous policy regarding restriction on use of medical facilities and funds of Department of Defense for abortion care (a) Repeal Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 1093.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4360 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8 (legislative day, June 7), 2022 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 37, United States Code, to extend the authority to temporarily adjust the basic allowance for housing in certain areas.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Housing Affordability Act of 2022 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) In April 2022, the median price for existing home sales increased 14.8 percent from the previous year and 2021 saw year-over-year median price increases as high as 23.6 percent, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. (2) The Military Times, in July 2021, reported, A number of service members [are] being forced to pay hundreds of dollars more in rent per month than their housing allowance covers. . (3) In September 2021, the Department of Defense exercised its authority to temporarily adjust basic allowance for housing rates in 56 housing markets for members of the uniformed services who incurred increased housing costs above their current basic allowance for housing rate, in order to help ease the financial burden of rising housing costs facing Service members moving to new duty stations or signing new leases . (4) In November 2021, the Secretary of Defense approved a temporary basic allowance for housing increase for members in locations where rental prices rose at least 10 percent in 2021. (5) The Secretary of Defense’s authority to temporarily adjust basic allowance for housing rates in a military housing area, if the actual costs of adequate housing for civilians in that military housing area differs from the basic allowance for housing rate by more than 20 percent, is set to expire on September 30, 2022. 3. Extension of authority to temporarily adjust basic allowance for housing in certain areas Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking 2022 both places it appears and inserting 2024 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4363 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8 (legislative day, June 7), 2022 Mr. Thune (for himself and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require commissary and exchange stores in the United States that offer gasoline for commercial sale to offer the sale of at least one fuel that contains not less than 13 percent ethanol.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Armed Forces Fuel Choice Act of 2022 . 2. Fuel choice at commissary and exchange stores (a) In general Except as provided by subsection (b), each commissary or exchange store located on a military installation in the United States or any territory or possession of the United States that offers gasoline for commercial sale shall offer the sale of at least one fuel that contains not less than 13 percent ethanol not later than January 1, 2024. (b) Exception for gas stations requiring new storage tanks A commissary or exchange store described in subsection (a) that requires the replacement of an underground storage tank to offer for sale fuel described in that subsection shall offer the sale of at least one such fuel not later than January 1, 2025.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4367 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2022 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Ossoff , Ms. Ernst , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To improve certain sexual assault and domestic violence prevention policies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting our Servicemembers through Proven Methods Act of 2022 . 2. Annual primary prevention research agenda Section 549A(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs: (2) include a focus on whether and to what extent sub-populations of the military community may be targeted for sexual assault, sexual harassment, or domestic violence more than others; (3) seek to identify factors that influence the prevention, perpetration, and victimization of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and domestic violence; (4) seek to improve the collection and dissemination of data on hazing and bullying related to sexual assault, sexual harassment, and domestic violence; ; and (3) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section, by amending the text to read as follows: (6) incorporate collaboration with other Federal departments and agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, State governments, academia, industry, federally funded research and development centers, nonprofit organizations, and other organizations outside of the Department of Defense, including civilian institutions that conduct similar data-driven studies, collection, and analysis; and . 3. Primary prevention workforce Section 549B of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Comptroller general report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report comparing the sexual harassment and prevention training of the Department of Defense with similar programs at other Federal departments and agencies and including data collected by colleges and universities and other relevant outside entities. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) Incorporation of research and findings The Primary Prevention Workforce established under subsection (a) shall, on a regular basis, incorporate findings and conclusions from the primary prevention research agenda established under section 549A, as appropriate, into the work of the workforce. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4377 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2022 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To designate the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial, and for other purposes.

1. Designation of El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial (a) Designation The Healing Garden located at 6900 Delta Drive, El Paso, Texas, is designated as the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial . (b) Effect of designation The national memorial designated by this section is not a unit of the National Park System and the designation of the El Paso Community Healing Garden National Memorial shall not require or authorize Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to that national memorial.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4378 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2022 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To reauthorize a provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act pertaining to drugs containing single enantiomers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hatch-Waxman Improvement Act of 2022 . 2. Reauthorization of provision pertaining to drugs containing single enantiomers Section 505(u) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(u) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(II), by adding (other than bioavailability studies) after any clinical investigations ; and (2) in paragraph (4), by striking October 1, 2022 and inserting October 1, 2027 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4379 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To include State active duty in the calculation of creditable service for members of the National Guard under certain circumstances.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Guardsman Left Behind Act of 2022 . 2. Inclusion of State active duty in calculation of creditable service for members of National Guard Section 12732 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(4), by striking Service and inserting Except as provided in subsection (c), service ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Special rule for State active duty (1) In general Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a member of the National Guard who serves on State active duty during a one-year period during which the member would, but for this subsection, be credited with fewer than 50 points under subsection (a), such service may be counted under subsection (a). (2) Computation Subject to paragraph (3), a member of the National Guard described in paragraph (1) shall be credited with 1 point for each day of State active duty during a one-year period described in that paragraph. (3) Limitation A member of the National Guard described in paragraph (1) may be credited in a one-year period under this subsection not more than the lesser of— (A) the number of points required for the member to be credited with 50 points under this section for that one-year period; or (B) 15 points. (4) State active duty defined In this subsection, the term State active duty means full-time service at the order of the Governor of a State or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin Islands, or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, pursuant to the law of the State, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the District of Columbia, as the case may be. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4387 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 13, 2022 Ms. Duckworth introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To provide for the procurement of parts for commercially derived aircraft.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Military Aviation Readiness Act of 2022 . 2. Procurement of parts for commercially derived aircraft The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy shall— (1) include FAA-certified airworthy used, overhauled, reconditioned, and remanufactured commercial common/dual use parts, except for life limited parts, in supply chain solutions to provide for replacement or increased inventories for all Department of Defense commercial derivative aircraft and engines and aircraft that are based on commercial design; and (2) ensure that the acquisition of all follow-on used, overhauled, reconditioned, and remanufactured commercial common/dual use parts under paragraph (1) is conducted on a competitive basis, based on price and quality, and procured only from suppliers who provide FAA-certified parts that possess a FAA Authorized Release Certificate, FAA Form 8130–3 Airworthy Approval Tag from certificated repair stations pursuant to part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4388 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2022 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to waive cost-sharing under the TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Families Mental Health Services Act . 2. Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient visits under the TRICARE program (a) TRICARE Select Section 1075(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter and under requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits of a beneficiary each year. . (b) TRICARE Prime Section 1075a(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Consistent with other provisions of this chapter and under requirements to be prescribed by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive cost-sharing requirements for the first three outpatient mental health visits of a beneficiary each year. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4389 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2022 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide for the abolition of certain United Nations groups, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COI Elimination Act . 2. Abolition and restriction (a) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States— (1) to seek the abolition of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel; and (2) to combat systemic anti-Israel bias at the United Nations Human Rights Council and other international fora. (b) Abolition of certain United Nations groups Section 721(b) of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001, enacted by reference pursuant to section 1000(a)(7) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 ( Public Law 106–113 ) ( 22 U.S.C. 287 note) is amended by striking ; and the Division on Public Information on the Question of Palestine and inserting ; the Division on Public Information on the Question of Palestine; and the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel . (c) Withholding of funds Section 114 of the Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 ( Public Law 98–164 ; 22 U.S.C. 287e note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (6), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) 25 percent of the amount budgeted for the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel, unless the Secretary of State submits to Congress a certification that the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in Israel has been abolished. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) If the Secretary of State submits to Congress a certification under paragraph (8) of subsection (a), the United States shall, subject to available appropriations, provide to the United Nations an amount equal to the total amount of funds withheld in accordance with such paragraph during the current and any prior year. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4390 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2022 Mr. Hickenlooper introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require summary approval information with respect to certain approved drugs and biological products.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerated Approval Transparency Act . 2. Summary approval information With respect to each new drug application for a new molecular entity approved under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355(c) ) or biological product licensed under section 351(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262(a) ) pursuant to accelerated approval under section 506(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 356(c) ), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide for the drug or biologic action package a summary of the basis for approval, including, as relates to such new molecular entity, whether an advisory committee meeting was held and a rationale for a determination by the Secretary that a surrogate endpoint is reasonably likely to predict clinical benefit.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4391 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2022 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To establish rules for export certification of devices manufactured outside of the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Correcting a Lack of Efficient, Adequate, and Reasonable Documentation Act or the CLEAR Documentation Act . 2. Certification of imported devices Section 801(e)(4)(E) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 384(e)(4) ) is amended by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following: (F) (i) The Secretary shall issue a certification under subparagraph (A) for a device manufactured by an establishment located outside of the United States that is registered under section 510(i), if the device— (I) is listed pursuant to section 510(j); (II) has been approved under section 515 or cleared under section 510(k), or is not required to submit a premarket report pursuant to subsection (l) or (m) of section 510; (III) is imported or offered for import into the United States; and (IV) otherwise meets the requirements of this Act. (ii) (I) A certification for a device described in clause (i)— (aa) shall be subject to the fee described in subparagraph (B); and (bb) notwithstanding subparagraph (C), shall address and include the same material information as a Certificate to Foreign Government, and shall have a document title that includes the words Certificate to Foreign Government . (iii) The requirements and procedures of subparagraph (E) shall apply to a denial of a certification under this subparagraph. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4394 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself 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 modify the minimum required weight of orange juice soluble solids.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Domestic Orange Juice Production Act . 2. Revision of pasteurized orange juice standards (a) In general Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice , established in section 146.140 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be deemed to require finished pasteurized orange juice to contain not less than 10.0 percent by weight of orange juice soluble solids, exclusive of the solids of any added optional sweetening ingredients. (b) Regulation authority Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations to amend the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2022 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To allow grantees under the HIV Health Care Services Program to allocate a portion of such funding for services to individuals at risk of acquiring HIV.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ryan White PrEP Availability Act . 2. Services for individuals at risk of acquiring HIV Title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300ff–11 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: H Services for individuals at risk of acquiring HIV 2696. Individuals at risk of acquiring HIV (a) In general Any eligible area, State, or public or private nonprofit entity that receives a grant under part A, B, C, or D may use program income received from such a grant to provide to individuals who are at risk of acquiring HIV— (1) drugs and biological products for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescribed by a professional who is authorized under State or other applicable law to write prescriptions, consistent with Federal guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; (2) medical, laboratory, and counseling services related to such drugs and biological products; and (3) referrals and linkages to appropriate services for the prevention of HIV, as prescribed to eligible individuals who are at risk of acquiring HIV. (b) Voluntary program Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit any eligible area, State, or public or private nonprofit entity to allocate any grant funds received under this title for the purposes described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a). .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4397 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2022 Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Defense to build capacity for counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations (C-UAS) Partnerships Act . 2. Authority to build capacity for counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that military education and training (as defined in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2403 )) has an important role in training foreign partners on counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations. (b) Additional authority Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10) Counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4399 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2022 Mr. Brown (for himself, Ms. Collins , Mr. Manchin , and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States of America for use by the Federal Government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the All-American Flag Act . 2. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags (a) Requirement for agencies To buy domestically made United States flags (1) In general Chapter 63 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags (a) Requirement Except as provided in subsections (b) through (d), funds appropriated or otherwise available to an agency may not be used for the procurement of any flag of the United States, unless such flag has been 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been grown or 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States. (b) Availability exception Subsection (a) does not apply to the extent that the head of the agency concerned determines that satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of a flag described in such subsection cannot be procured as and when needed at United States market prices. (c) Exception for certain procurements Subsection (a) does not apply to the following: (1) Procurements by vessels in foreign waters. (2) Procurements for resale purposes in any military commissary, military exchange, or nonappropriated fund instrumentality operated by an agency. (3) Procurements for amounts less than the simplified acquisition threshold. (d) Presidential waiver (1) In general The President may waive the requirement in subsection (a) if the President determines a waiver is necessary to comply with any trade agreement to which the United States is a party. (2) Notice of waiver Not later than 30 days after granting a waiver under paragraph (1), the President shall publish a notice of the waiver in the Federal Register. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given the term executive agency in section 102 of title 40. (2) Simplified acquisition threshold The term simplified acquisition threshold has the meaning given that term in section 134. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 6310. Requirement for agencies to buy domestically made United States flags. . (b) Applicability Section 6310 of title 41, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply with respect to any contract entered into on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.