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II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4881 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2022 Mr. Marshall (for himself and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to include requirements relating to graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study for small business development centers and women’s business centers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Small Business and Career and Technical Education Act of 2022 . 2. Inclusion of career and technical education (a) Definition Section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (gg) Career and technical education The term career and technical education has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2302 ). . (b) Small business development centers Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; (2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) (relating to succession planning), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) by redesignating the second subparagraph (U) (relating to training on domestic and international intellectual property protections) as subparagraph (V); (4) in subparagraph (V)(ii)(II), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (W) assisting small business concerns in hiring graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (X) assisting graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study in starting up a small business concern. . (c) Women’s business centers Section 29(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 656(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) assistance for small business concerns to hire graduates from career and technical education programs or programs of study; and (5) assistance for graduates of career and technical education programs or programs of study to start up a small business concern. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4882 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Grants and Safety Act . 2. Reauthorization of the United States Fire Administration Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (L), by striking and ; (2) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (N) $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030, of which $3,420,000 for each such fiscal year shall be used to carry out section 8(f). . 3. Reauthorization of assistance to firefighters grants program and the fire prevention and safety grants program (a) Repeal of sunset Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229 ) is amended by striking subsection (r). (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 33(q)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(q)(1)(B) ) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 . 4. Reauthorization of staffing for adequate fire and emergency response grant program (a) Repeal of sunset Section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a ) is amended by striking subsection (k). (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 34(j)(1)(I) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a(j)(1)(I) ) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 .
II Calendar No. 567 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4882 [Report No. 117–214] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Portman , Mr. Carper , and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 28, 2022 Reported by Mr. Peters , with amendments Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration and firefighter assistance grant programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Grants and Safety Act . 2. Reauthorization of the United States Fire Administration Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2216(g)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (L), by striking and ; (2) in subparagraph (M), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (N) $95,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030, of which $3,420,000 for each such fiscal year shall be used to carry out section 8(f). . 3. Reauthorization of assistance to firefighters grants program and the fire prevention and safety grants program (a) Repeal of sunset Section 33 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229 ) is amended by striking subsection (r). (a) Sunset Section 33(r) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(r) ) is amended by striking 2024 and inserting 2032 . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 33(q)(1)(B) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229(q)(1)(B) ) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 . 4. Reauthorization of staffing for adequate fire and emergency response grant program (a) Repeal of sunset Section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a ) is amended by striking subsection (k). (a) Sunset Section 34(k) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a(k) ) is amended by striking 2024 and inserting 2032 . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 34(j)(1)(I) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 ( 15 U.S.C. 2229a(j)(1)(I) ) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 .

November 28, 2022 Reported with amendments
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4883 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2022 Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Hawaii to address Rapid Ohia Death, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2022 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the fungus Ceratocystis, known as Rapid Ohia Death , has killed more than 1,000,000 native trees in the State; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, has provided funding and staff— (A) to identify and detect Rapid Ohia Death; (B) to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death; (C) to identify Ohia trees that are resistant to Rapid Ohia Death; and (D) to propagate trees that are resistant to Rapid Ohia Death in order to restore the native forests of the State. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Rapid Ohia Death The term Rapid Ohia Death means the fungus described in section 2(1) that has killed more than 1,000,000 native trees in the State. (2) State The term State means the State of Hawaii. 4. Collaboration The Secretary of the Interior shall partner and collaborate with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State to address Rapid Ohia Death. 5. Sustained efforts (a) Transmission The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey, shall continue to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death vectors and transmission. (b) Ungulate management The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall continue to partner with the State and with local stakeholders to manage ungulates in Rapid Ohia Death control areas on Federal, State, and private land. (c) Restoration and research The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall continue to provide— (1) financial assistance, including to the Secretary of the Interior— (A) to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death; and (B) to restore the native forests of the State; and (2) staff and necessary infrastructure funding to the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry to conduct research on Rapid Ohia Death. 6. Authorization of appropriations For each of fiscal years 2023 through 2033, there is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this Act, including for activities carried out by the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, or both.
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4885 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the Missing Americans Alert Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kevin and Avonte's Law Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. Reauthorization of the Missing Americans Alert Program Section 240001(d) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12621(d) ) is amended by striking 2018 through 2022 and inserting 2023 through 2027 .

Passed the Senate September 22, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4885 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 19, 2022 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , and Mr. Schumer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the Missing Americans Alert Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kevin and Avonte's Law Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. Reauthorization of the Missing Americans Alert Program Section 240001(d) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12621(d) ) is amended by striking 2018 through 2022 and inserting 2023 through 2027 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4889 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2022 Mr. Hagerty introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the funding of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Reserve Loss Transparency Act . 2. Bureau funding Section 1017(a) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5497(a) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) Prohibition on transfer when the Federal reserve banks incur a loss Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no transfer may be made to the Bureau if the Federal reserve banks, in the aggregate, incurred an operating loss in the most recently completed calendar quarter until the loss is offset with subsequent earnings. . 3. Calculation of net earnings using GAAP Section 7 of the Federal Reserve Act is amended— (1) by redesignating the second subsection (b) ( 12 U.S.C. 290 ) (relating to the use of earnings transferred to the Secretary) and subsection (c) ( 12 U.S.C. 531 ) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) Calculation of net earnings and total capital using GAAP For purposes of this section, earnings and total capital shall be calculated in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4891 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2022 Mr. Sanders introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize certain construction activities on public lands, and for other purposes.

1. Nurseries Title VI of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1781 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 604. Nurseries (a) In general Using funds made available under section 40804(b)(8) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6592a(b)(8) )— (1) the Secretary shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on public lands and other Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall carry out a pilot program to establish and operate nurseries on National Forest System land. (b) Locations (1) Department of the Interior The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program established under subsection (a)(1) in— (A) 4 of the eleven contiguous Western States; and (B) 1 State that is not 1 of the eleven contiguous Western States. (2) Forest Service The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall carry out the pilot program established under subsection (a)(2) in— (A) 4 of the eleven contiguous Western States; and (B) 1 State, including the State of Vermont, that is not 1 of the eleven contiguous Western States. (c) Activities (1) Definition of Secretary concerned In this subsection, the term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary, with respect to public lands and other Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, with respect to National Forest System land. (2) Authorizations In carrying out a pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned may— (A) establish a tree nursery on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, and develop the infrastructure necessary to support that nursery, to address Federal and regional conservation tree planting needs, consistent with the Bureau of Land Management National Seed Strategy; (B) purchase necessary equipment and machinery and construct the necessary facilities on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned to store material, equipment, and machinery authorized under this section; (C) enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal entities to use trees produced in nurseries established under the pilot program; (D) conduct necessary research on grazing and forest management on Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, ensuring the long-term sustainability of such grazing and forest management, to maximize the ability— (i) to sequester carbon; (ii) to prevent soil erosion; and (iii) to improve air and water quality; and (E) hire and train personnel to carry out the activities described in this section. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4892 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2022 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Graham ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require elementary and middle schools that receive Federal funds to obtain parental consent before changing a minor child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form, allowing a child to change the child's sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parental Rights Over the Education and Care of Their Kids Act or the PROTECT Kids Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The law in the United States has long recognized the importance of parental rights. A parent’s right to oversee the care and education of their child is guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. (2) Parents have a fundamental, constitutionally guaranteed right to raise and educate their children in the way that they choose. (3) Public schools across the country are violating these fundamental parental and familial rights by deliberately hiding information about gender transitioning children from their parents. (4) School staff in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland instruct teachers to form gender transition plans for students without the knowledge or consent of the student’s family. (5) An Iowa public school district was sued for allowing children as young as 12 to create gender support plans without the knowledge or consent of the students’ parents. (6) Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia has required all teachers to complete a training program saying that parental permission is not required for students who seek to be addressed by different names or pronouns. (7) Regardless of their intentions, these schools are sabotaging the parent-child relationship and encouraging children to keep secrets from the adults who are charged with protecting and defending them—their parents. (8) Children do best when their parents are actively involved in their education. School districts, activist organizations, and teachers unions must never be allowed to intrude on parental rights by concealing critical information from parents about their children. 3. Requirement related to gender markers, pronouns, and preferred names on school forms As a condition of receiving Federal funds, any elementary school (as such term is defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )) or school that consists of only middle grades (as such term is defined in such section), that receives Federal funds shall be required to obtain parental consent before— (1) changing a minor child's gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name on any school form; or (2) allowing a child to change the child's sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4893 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act . 2. Registrant disclosure regarding foreign agent registration exemption Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) a statement as to whether the registrant is exempt under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 613(h) ). .

Passed the Senate December 14, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4893 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act . 2. Registrant disclosure regarding foreign agent registration exemption Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ; and ; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) a statement as to whether the registrant is exempt under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 613(h) ). .
II Calendar No. 564 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4893 [Report No. 117–212] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs November 17, 2022 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 to require certain disclosures by registrants regarding exemptions under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lobbying Disclosure Improvement Act . 2. Registrant disclosure regarding foreign agent registration exemption Section 4(b) of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1603(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) a statement as to whether the registrant is exempt under section 3(h) of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 613(h) ). .

November 17, 2022 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4899 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2022 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Remedy election revocations relating to administration of COVID–19 vaccines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Medicare Patients with RNHCI Options to Vaccinate Easily Act or the IMPROVE Act . 2. Remedying election revocations relating to administration of COVID–19 vaccines (a) In general Section 1821(b)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–5(b)(5)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking or or at the end; (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this clause, that is a COVID–19 vaccine and its administration described in section 1861(s)(10)(A). . (b) Special rules for COVID–19 vaccines relating to revocation of election Notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 1821(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–5(b) ), in the case of an individual with a revocation of an election under such section prior to the date of enactment of this Act by reason of receiving a COVID–19 vaccine and its administration described in section 1861(s)(10)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(10)(A) ), the following rules shall apply: (1) Beginning on such date of enactment, such individual may make an election under such section, which shall take effect immediately upon its execution, if such individual would be eligible to make such an election if they had not received such COVID–19 vaccine and its administration. (2) Such revoked election shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the effective date for an election described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph (4). (c) Medicare Improvement Fund Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1) ) is amended by striking $7,500,000,000 and inserting $7,493,000,000 .
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4899 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Remedy election revocations relating to administration of COVID–19 vaccines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Medicare Patients with RNHCI Options to Vaccinate Easily Act or the IMPROVE Act . 2. Remedying election revocations relating to administration of COVID–19 vaccines (a) In general Section 1821(b)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–5(b)(5)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking or or at the end; (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting , or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this clause, that is a COVID–19 vaccine and its administration described in section 1861(s)(10)(A). . (b) Special rules for COVID–19 vaccines relating to revocation of election Notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 1821(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395i–5(b) ), in the case of an individual with a revocation of an election under such section prior to the date of enactment of this Act by reason of receiving a COVID–19 vaccine and its administration described in section 1861(s)(10)(A) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(10)(A) ), the following rules shall apply: (1) Beginning on such date of enactment, such individual may make an election under such section, which shall take effect immediately upon its execution, if such individual would be eligible to make such an election if they had not received such COVID–19 vaccine and its administration. (2) Such revoked election shall not be taken into account for purposes of determining the effective date for an election described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph (4). (c) Medicare Improvement Fund Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1) ) is amended by striking $7,500,000,000 and inserting $7,493,000,000 .

Passed the Senate September 20, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4901 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 20, 2022 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Hagerty , and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to modify requirements under that Act relating to exemptions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinformation, and Obscured Foreign Financing Act of 2022 or the PAID OFF Act of 2022 . 2. Treatment of exemptions under FARA Section 3 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 613 ), is amended, in the matter preceding subsection (a), by inserting , except that the exemptions under subsections (d)(1) and (h) shall not apply to any agent of a foreign principal that is listed as a foreign adversary (as defined in section 8(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 ( 47 U.S.C. 1607(c) )) in accordance with that Act before the colon.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4906 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2022 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen , and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. Reauthorization of National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System (a) Reports to Congress Subsection (i) of section 399S–1 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g–7a ) is amended to read as follows: (i) Implementation report Not less than every 2 years after the date of enactment of the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System Reauthorization Act of 2022 , the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report concerning the implementation of this section. Each such report shall include information on— (1) the development and maintenance of the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System; (2) the type of information collected by the surveillance system; (3) the use and availability of such information, including guidelines for such use; (4) the use and coordination of data sources that collect or maintain information on neurological diseases; and (5) any upcoming expansions of the National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System to collect information with respect to additional neurological diseases. . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 399S–1(k) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 280g–7a(k)) is amended by striking $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025, and $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4911 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 21, 2022 Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide for noncompetitive appointments in the competitive service for high-performing Federal employees.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hiring Proven Performers to the Civil Service Act . 2. Noncompetitive eligibility for high-performing civilian employees (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term competitive service has the meaning given the term in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code; and (2) the term Executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Regulations Under such regulations as the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue, an Executive agency may noncompetitively appoint, for other than temporary employment, to a position in the competitive service any individual who— (1) is certified by the Director as having been a high-performing employee in a former position in the competitive service; (2) has been separated from the former position described in paragraph (1) for less than 6 years; and (3) is qualified for the new position in the competitive service, as determined by the head of the Executive agency making the noncompetitive appointment. (c) Limitation on authority An individual may not be appointed to a position under subsection (b) more than once. (d) Designation of high-Performing employees The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall, in the regulations issued under subsection (b), set forth the criteria for certifying an individual as a high-performing employee in a former position, which shall be based on— (1) the final performance appraisal of the individual in that former position; and (2) a recommendation by the immediate or other supervisor of the individual in that former position.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4917 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Mr. Menendez (for himself and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title V of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Minority Fellowship Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Minority Fellowship Program Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. Reauthorization of Minority Fellowship Program Section 597(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 297ll(c) ) is amended by striking $12,669,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 and inserting $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4918 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Ms. Hassan (for herself 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 amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the use of patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property to inhibit competition.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act . 2. Prohibiting the use of patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property on risk evaluation and mitigation strategies to inhibit competition Section 505–1 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355–1 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (n) Additional requirements (1) Patents claiming REMS If an application under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of section 505 includes a certification under subsection (b)(2)(A) or (j)(2)(A)(vii) of section 505 with respect to a patent that claims an aspect of the elements to assure safe use of a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy requirements under subsection (f) for the applicable listed drug, such certification shall have no effect on the effective date of the approval of the application, notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 505(c)(3) and clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 505(j)(5)(B). This paragraph shall apply to all applications submitted to the Secretary under subsection (b)(2) or (j) of section 505 before, on, or after the date of enactment of the Increasing Prescription Drug Competition Act . (2) Agreement not to seek damages In the event that the sponsor of another application under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act infringes a patent, trade secret, or any other intellectual property held by the sponsor or holder to comply with risk evaluation and mitigation strategy requirements under this section, the sponsor or holder of the approved application shall not seek, or claim entitlement to, any remedy other than damages arising from the infringement. (3) Clarifications Nothing in this section shall be construed as — (A) prohibiting the sponsor or holder of an approved application from allowing the sponsor of another application under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act to use the patent, trade secret, or any other intellectual property other than as described in this subsection; (B) preventing a sponsor of an application under section 505 of this Act or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act from using a different, comparable aspect of the elements to assure safe use as authorized under this section; (C) in any way negating the applicability of a risk evaluation and mitigation strategy with elements to assure safe use, as otherwise required under this section; or (D) limiting the application of any provision of the antitrust laws (as defined in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 12(a) ). .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4921 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Mr. Bennet (for himself, Mr. Cardin , Mr. Booker , Mr. Brown , Ms. Klobuchar , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. Van Hollen ) 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 modify the private business use requirements for bonds issued for lead service line replacement projects.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financing Lead Out of Water Act of 2022 . 2. Modification of private business use requirements for certain bonds (a) In general Section 141(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Clarification relating to qualified lead service line replacement use (i) In general For purposes of this subsection, qualified lead service line replacement use shall not constitute private business use. (ii) Definitions For purposes of this subparagraph— (I) Qualified lead service line replacement use The term qualified lead service line replacement use means, with respect to any public water system, use of the proceeds of an issue to replace any privately-owned portion of a lead service line connected to such system to facilitate, achieve or maintain compliance with a national primary drinking water regulation for lead. (II) Lead service line The term lead service line has the meaning given such term in section 1459B(a)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act. (III) National primary drinking water regulation for lead The term national primary drinking water regulation for lead means a national primary drinking water regulation for lead promulgated under section 1412 of such Act. (IV) Public water system The term public water system has the meaning given such term in section 1401(4) of such Act. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after December 31, 2022.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4922 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Peters , Mr. Rounds , and Mr. Manchin ) 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 a burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gerald’s Law Act . 2. Burial allowance for certain veterans who die at home while in receipt of hospice care furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 2202(a)(3)(B)(ii) of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–315 ; 134 Stat. 4984), is further amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (ii)— (A) in subclause (II), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; and (B) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) a home or other setting at which the deceased veteran was, at the time of death, receiving hospice care pursuant to section 1717(a) of this title if such care was directly preceded by the Secretary furnishing to the veteran hospital care or nursing home care as described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause (ii). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–315 ).
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4925 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Cotton , Mr. Braun , Mr. Hoeven , and Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To preserve the readiness of the Armed Forces by limiting separations based on COVID–19 vaccination status and continuing pay and benefits for members while religious and health accommodations are pending.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving the Readiness of our Armed Forces Act of 2022 . 2. Access to pay and benefits for members of National Guard and reserve components while requests for religious and health accommodations are pending A member of the National Guard or another reserve component of the Armed Forces shall maintain access to pay and benefits while a request of the member for a religious or health accommodation is pending. 3. Limitation on involuntary separation of members of Armed Forces based on COVID–19 vaccination status A member of an active or reserve component of the Armed Forces may not be involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces based solely on the vaccination status of the member with respect to COVID–19 until the Armed Forces have achieved the end strengths authorized under the most recent Act authorizing appropriations for military activities of the Department of Defense.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4928 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the ways beryllium sensitivity can be established for purposes of compensation under that Act and to extend the authorization of the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health of the Department of Labor, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Beryllium Testing Fairness Act . 2. Amendments to the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 (a) Modification of demonstration of beryllium sensitivity Section 3621(8)(A) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 7384l(8)(A) ) is amended— (1) by striking established by an abnormal and inserting the following: established by— (i) an abnormal ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (ii) three borderline beryllium lymphocyte proliferation tests performed on blood cells. . (b) Extension of Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health Section 3687(j) of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 ( 42 U.S.C. 7385s–16(j) ) is amended by striking 10 years and inserting 15 years .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4933 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mrs. Murray ) 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 Washington into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2022 . 2. Land to be taken into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation (a) In general The approximately 17.264 acres of land owned in fee by the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation in Pierce County, Washington, and described in subsection (b) is hereby taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation. (b) Land descriptions (1) Parcel 1 Lots 1 to 4, inclusive, Block 85, Map of Tacoma Tidelands, as surveyed and platted by the Board of Appraisers of Tide and Shore Lands for Pierce County, according to Plat filed for record on September 14, 1895, in the Office of the County Auditor, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. (2) Parcel 2 Lots 5 to 9, inclusive, Block 85, Map of Tacoma Tidelands, as surveyed and platted by the Board of Appraisers of Tide and Shore Lands for Pierce County, according to Plat filed for record on September 14, 1895, in the Office of the County Auditor, in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington. (3) Parcel 3 Parcel A of City of Tacoma Boundary Line Adjustment MPD2011–40000166230, recorded October 12, 2011, under Pierce County Auditor Recording No. 201110125009, as corrected by Affidavit of Minor Correction of Map Recorded September 25, 2012, under Pierce County Auditor Recording No. 201209250440. (c) Administration Land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall be— (1) part of the reservation of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation; 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.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4934 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any other person, from requiring repayment, recoupment, or offset of certain antidumping duties and countervailing duties paid under section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Reinvestment Act of 2022 . 2. Termination of all efforts to clawback payments of certain antidumping duties and countervailing duties (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Secretary of Homeland Security nor any other person may— (1) require repayment of, or attempt in any other way to recoup, any payment described in subsection (b); or (2) offset any past, current, or future distributions of antidumping duties or countervailing duties assessed on any imports in an attempt to recoup any payment described in subsection (b). (b) Payments described Payments described in this subsection are payments of antidumping duties or countervailing duties made pursuant to section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675c (repealed by subtitle F of title VII of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–171 ; 120 Stat. 154))) that were— (1) assessed and paid with respect to imports of goods from any country; and (2) distributed on or after January 1, 2001. (c) Payment of funds collected or withheld Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— (1) refund any repayment or other recoupment of any payment described in subsection (b); and (2) fully distribute any antidumping duties or countervailing duties that the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection is withholding as an offset as described in subsection (a)(2). (d) Limitation Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Secretary of Homeland Security, or any other person, from requiring repayment of, or attempting to otherwise recoup, any payment described in subsection (b) as a result of— (1) a finding of false statements, other misconduct, or insufficient verification of a certification by a recipient of such a payment; or (2) the issuance of a refund to an importer or surety pursuant to a settlement, court order, or reliquidation of an entry with respect to which such a payment was made.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4937 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Durbin , Ms. Collins , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Portman , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Graham , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Coons , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Casey , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. King , Ms. Ernst , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Booker , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Reed , Mr. Markey , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Hickenlooper , Mr. Warnock , and Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit the United States Government from recognizing the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act . 2. Prohibition against United States recognition of the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion of Ukraine (a) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States not to recognize the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion of the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine, including its airspace and its territorial waters. (b) Prohibition In accordance with subsection (a), no Federal department or agency may take any action or extend any assistance that implies recognition of the Russian Federation’s claim of sovereignty over any portion of the internationally recognized territory of Ukraine, including its airspace and its territorial waters.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4938 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 22, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Mrs. Fischer , and Mr. Hawley ) 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 require that online contributions to a political organization require a credit verification value.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Codification of Verified Values Act or the CVV Act . 2. CVV requirement for online contributions to political organizations (a) In general Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) CVV requirement for online contributions An organization shall not be treated as an organization described in this section unless, in the case of any Internet credit card contribution accepted by such organization, the individual or entity making such contribution is required, at the time such contribution is made, to disclose the credit verification value of such credit card. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.