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II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2021 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Young , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Cruz , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Scott of Florida , and Mrs. Hyde-Smith ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require an annual feasibility report on cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Partnership Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should— (1) continue to support the development of capable, ready, and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability by increasing exchanges between senior defense officials and general officers of the United States and Taiwan at the strategic, policy, and functional levels, consistent with the Taiwan Travel Act ( Public Law 115–135 ; 132 Stat. 341), especially for the purposes of— (A) improving the interoperability of the military forces of the United States and Taiwan; (B) improving the reserve force of Taiwan; and (C) expanding cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; (2) expand and strengthen Taiwan’s capability to conduct security activities, including traditional activities of the combatant commands, cooperation with the National Guard, and through multilateral activities; and (3) using appropriate authorities and consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 ; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq. ), seek to develop a partnership between the National Guard and Taiwan as a means of maintaining a sufficient self-defense capability. 3. Annual feasibility report on cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan (a) In general Not later than February 15, 2022, an annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) a report on the feasibility and advisability of enhanced cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan. (b) Elements Each report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan during the preceding calendar year, including mutual visits, exercises, training, and equipment opportunities. (2) An evaluation of the feasibility of enhancing cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan on a range of activities, including— (A) disaster and emergency response; (B) cyber defense and communications security; (C) military medical cooperation; (D) Mandarin-language education and cultural exchange; and (E) programs for National Guard advisors to assist in training the reserve components of the military forces of Taiwan. (3) Recommendations to enhance such cooperation and improve interoperability, including through familiarization visits, cooperative training and exercises, and co-deployments. (4) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2398 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 20, 2021 Mr. Ossoff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to accommodate certain facilities within rights-of-way on Federal-aid highways.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sustainable Highways Innovation Act . 2. Accommodation of certain facilities within any right-of-way on a Federal-aid highway Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (l)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by striking the subsection designation and all that follows through In determining in paragraph (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (l) Accommodating utility facilities in the right-of-Way (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Right-of-way The term right-of-way means any real property, or interest therein, acquired, dedicated, or reserved for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a highway. (B) Utility facility (i) In general The term utility facility means any privately, publicly, or cooperatively owned line, facility, or system for producing, transmitting, or distributing communications, power, electricity, light, heat, gas, oil, crude products, water, steam, waste, storm water not connected with highway drainage, or any other similar commodity, including any fire or police signal system or street lighting system, that directly or indirectly serves the public. (ii) Inclusions The term utility facility includes— (I) alternative fueling infrastructure; (II) a renewable energy generation facility; (III) electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure; and (IV) broadband infrastructure and conduit. (2) Accommodation In determining ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) State approval A State, on behalf of the Secretary, may approve accommodating a utility facility described in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) within a right-of-way on a Federal-aid highway. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (s) Vegetation management Notwithstanding any other provision of law, States are encouraged to implement, or to enter into partnerships to implement, vegetation management practices, such as increased mowing heights and planting native grasses and pollinator-friendly habitats, along a right-of-way on a Federal-aid highway, if the implementation of those practices— (1) is in the public interest; and (2) will not impair the highway or interfere with the free and safe flow of traffic. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2406 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2021 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself, Ms. Warren , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to set maximum contaminant levels for certain chemicals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2021 . 2. Maximum contaminant levels Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (16) Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (A) Required regulations Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2021 , the Administrator shall publish a maximum contaminant level and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, including, at a minimum— (i) perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly referred to as PFOA ); and (ii) perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (commonly referred to as PFOS ). (B) Monitoring In establishing monitoring requirements under the national primary drinking water regulation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall— (i) consider options for tailoring monitoring requirements for public water systems that do not detect, or are reliably and consistently below the maximum contaminant level for, those substances; and (ii) prioritize the use of existing authorities to provide technical assistance and funding to help small, rural, or disadvantaged public water systems to comply with the national primary drinking water regulation. (C) Health protection The national primary drinking water regulation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances under subparagraph (A) shall be protective of the health of subpopulations at greater risk, as described in section 1458. (D) Health risk reduction and cost analysis In meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)(C) with respect to the national primary drinking water regulation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances under subparagraph (A), the Administrator may rely on information available to the Administrator with respect to 1 or more specific perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances to extrapolate reasoned conclusions with respect to the health risks and effects of a class of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances of which the specific perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances are a part, including by using techniques described in— (i) the document of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled Generalized Read-Across (GenRA) (or a successor document); and (ii) the Toxicity Estimation Software Tool of the Environmental Protection Agency (or a successor tool). .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2412 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2021 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn , and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect coverage for screening mammography, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 2021 or the PALS Act . 2. Protecting coverage for screening mammography (a) In General Effective during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending January 1, 2028, any provision of law that refers (including through cross-reference to another provision of law) to the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening mammography shall be administered as if— (1) such reference to such current recommendations were a reference to the recommendations of such Task Force with respect to breast cancer screening mammography last issued before 2009; and (2) such recommendations last issued before 2009 applied to any screening mammography modality under section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj) ). (b) Continuing medicare coverage without coinsurance Section 1833(a)(1)(Y) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(Y) ) is amended by inserting after in the case of such services described in subparagraph (A) the following: (other than screening mammography) . (c) Maintaining frequency of medicare coverage Section 1834(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(c)(2)(B)(ii) ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that in the case of a woman over 39 years of age, such revision may not decrease such frequency . (d) Clarifying the definition of screening mammography Section 1861(jj) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(jj) ) is amended by inserting , including any digital modality (such as screening breast tomosynthesis) of such a procedure, after radiologic procedure . (e) Application to services furnished through Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7322(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) The policy developed under subsection (a), and any other policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to mammography screening, shall— (1) specify standards of mammography screening that ensure that the frequency of such screenings is not less than the frequency of such screenings provided pursuant to section 2(a) of the Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 2021 ; (2) provide recommendations, consistent with paragraph (1), with respect to screening, and the frequency of screening, for veterans, without regard to age, who have clinical symptoms, risk factors, or family history of breast cancer; and (3) provide for clinician discretion in individual cases. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2413 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2021 Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to expand the requirement for States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual is an inmate of a public institution, to apply to inmates of any age.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act . 2. Suspension of Medicaid benefits for inmates of public institutions (a) In general Section 1902 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(84)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking individual who is an eligible juvenile and all that follows through inmate; and inserting eligible individual (as defined in subsection (nn)(1)) because the individual is an inmate of a public institution (as defined in subsection (nn)(2)), but may suspend coverage during the period the individual is such an inmate; ; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking individual who is an eligible juvenile described in paragraph (2)(A) and inserting eligible individual who is described in paragraph (1)(A) ; and (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking individual who is an eligible juvenile described in paragraph (2)(B) and inserting eligible individual who is described in paragraph (1)(B) ; and (2) by amending subsection (nn) to read as follows: (nn) Eligible individual; public institution For purposes of subsection (a)(84) and this subsection: (1) Eligible individual The term eligible individual means an individual who is an inmate of a public institution and who— (A) was determined eligible for medical assistance under the State plan immediately before becoming an inmate of such a public institution; or (B) is determined eligible for such medical assistance while an inmate of a public institution. (2) Inmate of a public institution The term inmate of a public institution has the meaning given such term for purposes of applying the subdivision (A) following paragraph (31) of section 1905(a), taking into account the exception in such subdivision for a patient of a medical institution. . (b) Retroactive effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 1001 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act ( Public Law 115–271 ).
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2418 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2021 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to improve mapping under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2021 or the FIRM IT Act of 2021 . 2. National Flood Mapping Program (a) Sharing and use of maps and data; inclusion of cadastral features in rate maps Section 100216(b) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4101b(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) consult and coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to obtain the most up-to-date maps and other information of those agencies, including information relating to topography, water flow, watershed characteristics, and any other issues that are relevant to identifying, reviewing, updating, maintaining, and publishing National Flood Insurance Program rate maps. ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (C) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking Administrator shall include— and inserting the following: “Administrator— (A) shall include— ; (D) in subparagraph (A)(v), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (B) may include— (i) any relevant information that is obtained under paragraph (1)(D); and (ii) cadastral features, including, for each cadastral feature— (I) the associated parcel identification data for that feature; and (II) to the maximum extent practicable, using public and private sector address data, the address of that feature. . (b) Format of rate maps Section 100216(c)(2) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4101b(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) not later than 5 years after the date on which the National Geodetic Survey completes the modernization of the National Spatial Reference System in 2022, updated to conform with the geospatial data provided by that system; and (E) spatially accurate in accordance with the common protocols for geographic information systems under section 216 of the E-Government Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 note). .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2419 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2021 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Mr. Padilla , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To authorize the President to declare a smoke emergency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2021 . 2. Assistance for smoke emergency declaration (a) In general The President may declare a smoke emergency in any State in which the President determines there is, or anticipates there will be, a significant decrease in air quality due to wildland fire smoke in one or more States. (b) Request from Governor The Governor, or other appropriate agency, of a State that is or will be affected by a significant decrease in air quality due to wildland fire smoke may request a declaration under subsection (a). (c) Assistance If the President declares a smoke emergency under subsection (a), the President, acting through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other appropriate Federal agencies, may provide smoke emergency assistance to States and local communities that are or will be affected by the smoke emergency, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel and resources for establishing smoke shelters, air purifiers, and additional air monitoring sites. (d) SBA grants The Administrator of the Small Business Administration may provide grants to any small business concern, as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 ), that loses a significant amount of revenue due to wildland fire smoke in an area in which the President has declared a smoke emergency under subsection (a). (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 3. Budget adjustment for smoke emergency assistance Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (H) Smoke emergency assistance (i) If, for any fiscal year, appropriations for discretionary accounts are enacted that Congress designates as being for smoke emergency assistance in statute, the adjustment for a fiscal year shall be the total of such appropriations for the fiscal year in discretionary accounts designated as being for smoke emergency assistance. (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term smoke emergency assistance means assistance provided under a determination under section 2 of the Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2021 . (iii) Appropriations considered smoke emergency assistance under this subparagraph in a fiscal year shall not be eligible for adjustments under subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2423 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2021 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To authorize transitional sheltering assistance for individuals who live in areas with unhealthy air quality caused by wildfires, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wildfire Smoke Relief Act . 2. Transitional sheltering assistance (a) Definitions In this Act: (1) Individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness The term individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness means an individual, living in an area where the air quality index is determined to be unhealthy for not less than 3 consecutive days as a result of a wildfire, who is— (A) a low-income individual; (B) a parent or guardian with a child who has not attained 19 years of age; (C) a pregnant woman; (D) an individual who is 65 years of age or older; (E) an individual with chronic respiratory or cardiovascular illness; or (F) an individual with a chronic disease that is exacerbated by smoke inhalation. (2) Low-income individual The term low-income individual means an individual from a family whose taxable income (as defined in section 63 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for the preceding year did not exceed 200 percent of an amount equal to the poverty level, as determined by using criteria of poverty established by the Bureau of Census. (3) Qualified entity The term qualified entity means— (A) a State or unit of local government; (B) a local public health authority; and (C) a coordinated care organization. (b) Transitional sheltering assistance program In carrying out the Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under section 403 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b ), the President shall— (1) provide assistance to a qualified entity to purchase and provide, to an individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness, smoke-inhalation prevention equipment, including— (A) a portable air filtration unit; (B) an air filter; (C) a face mask or respirator, such as— (i) an N95 respirator; (ii) a P100 respirator; or (iii) other equipment certified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to protect from airborne particle exposure; (D) low-cost equipment to keep smoke out of a house, such as: (i) a weather strip; (ii) not more than 1 portable air-conditioning unit per household; (iii) ventilation equipment; (iv) a screening and shading device; or (v) a window covering; or (E) other similarly effective devices; and (2) in any case in which smoke-inhalation prevention equipment is not sufficient to mitigate the risk of illness, provide cost-efficient transitional shelter assistance to an individual at risk of wildfire smoke related illness.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2424 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2021 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Blunt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To make available $250,000,000 from the Travel Promotion Fund for the Corporation for Travel Promotion.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Brand USA Act . 2. Availability of Travel Promotion Fund for Brand USA (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, subject to subsection (b), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall make available, from unobligated balances remaining available from fees collected before October 1, 2020, and credited to Travel Promotion Fund established under subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(d) ), $250,000,000 for the Corporation for Travel Promotion (commonly known as Brand USA ). Such amounts shall remain available until expended. (b) Inapplicability of certain requirements and limitations The limitations and requirements set forth in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3) of subsection (d) of such Act shall not apply to amounts made available under subsection (a).
II Calendar No. 220 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2424 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 21, 2021 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Blunt , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Wicker , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Schatz , Mrs. Capito , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation December 17, 2021 Reported by Ms. Cantwell , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To make available $250,000,000 from the Travel Promotion Fund for the Corporation for Travel Promotion.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Brand USA Act . 2. Availability of Travel Promotion Fund for Brand USA (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, subject to subsection (b), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall make available, from unobligated balances remaining available from fees collected before October 1, 2020, and credited to Travel Promotion Fund established under subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(d) ), $250,000,000 for the Corporation for Travel Promotion (commonly known as Brand USA ). Such amounts shall remain available until expended. (b) Inapplicability of certain requirements and limitations The limitations and requirements set forth in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3) of subsection (d) of such Act shall not apply to amounts made available under subsection (a).

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Brand USA Act . 2. Availability of Travel Promotion Fund for Brand USA (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, subject to subsections (b) and (c), and notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall make available, from unobligated balances remaining available from fees collected before October 1, 2020, and credited to Travel Promotion Fund established under subsection (d) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(d) ), $250,000,000 for the Corporation for Travel Promotion (commonly known as Brand USA ). (b) Inapplicability of certain requirements and limitations The limitations in paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (d) of such Act shall not apply to amounts made available under subsection (a), and the requirements set forth in paragraph (3) shall not apply to more than $50,000,000 of the amounts made so available. (c) Use of funds The Corporation may only use funds provided under subsection (a) to promote travel from countries the citizens and nationals of which are permitted to enter into the United States. (d) Report required Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, Brand USA shall submit to Congress a plan for obligating and expending the amounts described in subsection (a).

December 17, 2021 Reported with an amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2428 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Mr. Leahy , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Durbin , and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify False Claims Act procedures, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 . 2. False claims procedure (a) Proving materiality Section 3729 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Proving materiality (1) In general In an action under this section, the Government or relator may establish materiality by a preponderance of the evidence. (2) Rebuttal A defendant may rebut an argument of materiality under paragraph (1) by clear and convincing evidence. . (b) Costs Section 3731 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) If the Government elects not to intervene in an action brought under section 3730(b), the court shall, upon a motion by the Government, order the requesting party to pay the Government’s expenses, including costs and attorneys’ fees, for responding to the party’s discovery requests, unless the party can demonstrate that the information sought is relevant, proportionate to the needs of the case, and not unduly burdensome on the Government. . 3. Rights of the parties to Qui Tam Actions Section 3730(c)(2)(A) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , at which the Government shall have the burden of demonstrating reasons for dismissal, and the qui tam plaintiff shall have the opportunity to show that the reasons are fraudulent, arbitrary and capricious, or contrary to law . 4. Post-employment whistleblower retaliation Section 3730(h)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting current or former after Any . 5. GAO report Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the False Claims Act ( 31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq. ) during the time period beginning on the date of enactment of the False Claims Amendments Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–562 ; 100 Stat. 3153) and ending on the date of enactment of this Act, which shall include— (1) a description of the benefits and challenges of enforcement efforts under the False Claims Act ( 31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq. ); and (2) information on the amounts recovered by the Government under the False Claims Act since the date of enactment of the False Claims Amendments Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–562 ; 100 Stat. 3153). 6. Applicability The amendments made by sections 2, 3, and 4 of this Act shall apply to any case under the False Claims Act ( 31 U.S.C. 3729 et seq. ) that is— (1) filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) pending on the date of enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2432 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Burr , Mr. Padilla , and Mr. Tillis ) 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 exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2021 . 2. Exclusion of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (a) In general Section 139 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: (h) State-Based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (1) In general Gross income shall not include any amount received by an individual as a qualified catastrophe mitigation payment under a program established by— (A) a State, (B) a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, or (C) an entity established under State charter, for the purpose of making such payments. (2) Qualified catastrophe mitigation payment For purposes of this section, the term qualified catastrophe mitigation payment means any amount which is received by an individual to make improvements to such individual’s residence for the sole purpose of reducing the damage that would be done to such residence by a windstorm, earthquake, or wildfire. (3) No increase in basis Rules similar to the rules of subsection (g)(3) shall apply in the case of this subsection. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 139(d) is amended by striking and qualified and inserting , qualified catastrophe mitigation payments, and qualified . (2) Section 139(i) (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking or qualified and inserting , qualified catastrophe mitigation payment, or qualified . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2438 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundary of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cane River Creole National Historical Park Boundary Modification Act . 2. Cane River Creole National Historical Park boundary modification Section 303(b) of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act ( 16 U.S.C. 410ccc–1(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) The approximately 46.1 acres of land depicted as tracts 1, 2, and 3 on the map entitled A Map of Lands in Sections 111, 112 & 113, T7N–R6W and dated May 20, 2021 (referred to in this paragraph as the Map ), subject to the requirement that, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall prepare a map of the tracts consistent with National Park Service standards to replace the Map. .
II Calendar No. 500 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2438 [Report No. 117–157] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources September 21, 2022 Reported by Mr. Manchin , with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To modify the boundary of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cane River Creole National Historical Park Boundary Modification Act . 2. Cane River Creole National Historical Park boundary modification Section 303(b) of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park and National Heritage Area Act ( 16 U.S.C. 410ccc–1(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) The approximately 46.1 acres of land depicted as tracts 1, 2, and 3 on the map entitled A Map of Lands in Sections 111, 112 & 113, T7N–R6W and dated May 20, 2021 (referred to in this paragraph as the Map ), subject to the requirement that, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall prepare a map of the tracts consistent with National Park Service standards to replace the Map. (5) The approximately 46.1 acres of land identified as Proposed Addition , as generally depicted on the map entitled Cane River Creole National Historical Park Proposed Addition—Magnolia Plantation Unit , numbered 494/176,958, and dated October 2021. .

September 21, 2022 Reported with an amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2440 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. King (for himself and Mr. Wicker ) 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 Agriculture to convene a blue ribbon panel to review the forest inventory and analysis program of the Forest Service, and for other purposes.

1. Forest inventory and analysis program blue ribbon panel Section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 1642 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Forest inventory and analysis program blue ribbon panel (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with the National Association of State Foresters, shall convene a blue ribbon panel (referred to in this subsection as the Panel ) to review the forest inventory and analysis program established under this section. (2) Composition The Panel shall be composed of not fewer than 20, and not more than 30, members, including 1 or more of each of the following: (A) State foresters. (B) Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency. (C) Representatives from the Department of the Interior. (D) Academic experts in forest health, management, and economics. (E) Forest industry representatives throughout the supply chain, including representatives of large forest landowners and small forest landowners. (F) Representatives from environmental groups. (G) Representatives from regional greenhouse gas trading organizations. (H) Experts in carbon accounting and carbon offset markets. (3) Duties (A) Review The Panel shall conduct a review of the past progress, current priorities, and future needs of the forest inventory and analysis program with respect to forest carbon, climate change, forest health, and sustainable wood products. (B) Report Not later than March 31, 2022, the Panel shall submit to the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, and Congress a report describing the review conducted under subparagraph (A). (4) Administrative matters (A) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson The Panel shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the nongovernmental members of the Panel. (B) Committees The Panel may establish 1 or more committees within the Panel as the Panel determines to be appropriate. (C) Compensation A member of the Panel shall serve without compensation. (D) Administrative support The Secretary shall provide such administrative support as is necessary for the Panel to carry out its duties. (E) Federal Advisory Committee Act The Panel shall be exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2442 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Ms. Duckworth , Ms. Hirono , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to allow adjunct faculty members to qualify for public service loan forgiveness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adjunct Faculty Loan Fairness Act of 2021 . 2. Loan forgiveness for adjunct faculty Section 455(m)(3)(B)(ii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by striking teaching as and inserting the following: teaching— (I) as ; (2) by striking , foreign language faculty, and part-time faculty at community colleges), as determined by the Secretary. and inserting and foreign language faculty), as determined by the Secretary; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (II) as a part-time faculty member or instructor who— (aa) teaches not less than 1 course at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a)), a postsecondary vocational institution (as defined in section 102(c)), or a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b)); and (bb) is not employed on a full-time basis by any other employer. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2443 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Manchin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To expand the definition of H–2A nonimmigrant for purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens engaged in seafood processing, horticultural commodities, or the care of horses.

1. Expansion of agriculture-related work activities for which H–2A nonimmigrants are eligible Section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H) ) is amended by striking or (ii) and all that follows through or (b) and inserting the following: (ii) (a) having a residence in a foreign country, which the alien has no intention of abandoning, who is coming temporarily to the United States to perform agricultural labor or services (as defined by the Secretary of Labor, by regulation, and as commonly characterized by its inclusion in any relevant occupational code in the Standard Occupational Classification Manual issued by the Office of Management and Budget), including— (aa) labor (as defined in section 3121(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); (bb) labor or services in agriculture (as defined in section 3(f) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(f) )); (cc) labor relating to the pressing of apples for cider on a farm; (dd) labor related to aquaculture, fish trimming, or wild seafood processing; (ee) labor related to the cultivation, installation, establishment and maintenance of horticultural commodities without regard to commodity source or location; (ff) labor related to the breeding, care and feeding of equines; or (b) .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2447 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Luján , Mr. Brown , Ms. Warren , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Baldwin , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Casey , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Booker , Mr. Reed , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Wyden , and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to provide additional funding for E-rate support for emergency educational connections and devices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Universal Communications Connectivity to Ensure Students Succeed Act or the SUCCESS Act . 2. Support for emergency educational connections and devices (a) In general Section 7402 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting (except as provided in subsection (c)(2)(B)) after during a COVID–19 emergency period ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Appropriation In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Emergency Connectivity Fund, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated— (A) for fiscal year 2021— (i) $7,171,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for— (I) the provision of support under the covered regulations; and (II) the Commission to adopt, and the Commission and the Universal Service Administrative Company to administer, the covered regulations; and (ii) $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for the Inspector General of the Commission to conduct oversight of support provided under the covered regulations; and (B) for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, $8,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the provision of support under the covered regulations, without regard to when— (i) that support is provided; or (ii) any purchase described in subsection (a) occurs. ; and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking under paragraph (2)(A) may be used for the purposes described in clause (ii) of such paragraph and inserting under paragraph (2)(A)(i) may be used for the purposes described in subclause (II) of such paragraph . (b) Updates to regulations The Federal Communications Commission may make any updates to the regulations promulgated under section 7402(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ), as in effect before the date of enactment of this Act, that may be necessary as a result of the amendments made by subsection (a) of this section.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2449 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Hawley , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Risch , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Tuberville , Mr. Cassidy , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Braun , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Grassley , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Daines , and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for theft of a firearm from a Federal firearms licensee.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act of 2021 . 2. Amendments to enhance certain penalties Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsection (i) and inserting the following: (i) (1) (A) A person who knowingly violates section 922(u), or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. (B) In the case of a violation described in subparagraph (A) that occurs during the commission of— (i) a burglary, the term of imprisonment shall be not less than 3 years; or (ii) a robbery, the term of imprisonment shall be not less than 5 years. (2) In this subsection— (A) the term burglary means the unlawful entry into, or remaining in, the business premises of a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer with the intent to commit a crime; and (B) the term robbery has the meaning given the term in section 1951(b). ; and (2) in subsection (m), by inserting or attempts to do so, after or licensed collector, .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2451 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. Young (for himself, Ms. Duckworth , and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount that certain banks and savings associations may invest in small business investment companies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal banking agency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investing in Main Street Act of 2021 . 2. Investment in small business investment companies Section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 682(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the period at the end the following: or, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of such capital and surplus ; (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period at the end the following: or, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of such capital and surplus ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) Appropriate Federal banking agency defined In this subsection, the term appropriate Federal banking agency has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 ). .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2454 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2021 Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. Ossoff ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the pilot program for alternative water source projects, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Reuse and Resiliency Act of 2021 . 2. Pilot program for alternative water source projects Section 220 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1300 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), in the heading, by striking In General and inserting Establishment ; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting construction before funds ; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (3) by striking subsection (e); (4) in subsection (i)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking , the following definitions apply ; and (B) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking water or wastewater or by treating wastewater and inserting water, wastewater, or stormwater or by treating wastewater or stormwater for groundwater recharge, potable reuse, or other purposes ; (5) in subsection (j)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking There is and inserting the following: (1) In general There is ; (B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by striking a total of $75,000,000 for fiscal years 2002 through 2004. Such sums shall and inserting $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026, to ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) Limitation on use of funds Of the amounts made available for grants under paragraph (1), not more than 2 percent may be used to pay the administrative costs of the Administrator. ; and (6) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (i), and (j) as subsections (c), (d), (e), (b), and (i), respectively, and moving those subsections so as to appear in alphabetical order.