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II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2175 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2021 Mr. King 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 provide coverage of preventive home visits under Medicare, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventive Home Visit Act . 2. Medicare coverage of preventive home visits (a) In general Section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x ) is amended— (1) in subsection (s)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (GG), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (HH), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (II) a preventive home visit as defined in subsection (lll). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (lll) Preventive home visit The term preventive home visit means a visit to the home of an individual by a qualified professional (as defined by the Secretary), not more frequently than once every two years, during which the qualified professional provides an assessment of the home environment of the individual, identifies health risks, and provides a referral, as appropriate, for interventions or home modifications to improve physical activity, fall prevention, and nutrition with respect to the individual. . (b) Payment (1) In general Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1) ) is amended— (A) by striking and (DD) and inserting (DD) ; and (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: and (EE) with respect to a home visit as defined in section 1861(lll), the amount paid shall be equal to 100 percent of the lesser of the actual charge for the service or the amount determined under section 1834(z) . (2) Payment determination Section 1834 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (z) Preventive home visits The Secretary shall establish a bundled payment amount for a preventive home visit, including any referrals made in connection with the visit. . (c) Frequency limitation Section 1862(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subsection (O), by striking and at the end; (2) in subsection (P), by striking the semicolon and inserting , and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (Q) in the case of a preventive home visit as defined in section 1861(lll), which is provided more frequently than is covered under such section. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2176 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2021 Ms. Ernst (for herself and Mr. King ) 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 provide that floor plan financing includes the financing of certain trailers and campers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act . 2. Floor plan financing applicable to certain trailers and campers (a) In general Section 163(j)(9)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new flush sentence: Such term shall also include any trailer or camper which is designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or seasonal use and is designed to be towed by, or affixed to, a motor vehicle. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2184 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 22, 2021 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to institute a trading prohibition for certain issuers that retain public accounting firms that have not been subject to inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and for other purposes.

1. Trading prohibition for 2 consecutive non-inspection years Section 104(i) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7214(i) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking the foreign jurisdiction described in clause (i) and inserting a foreign jurisdiction ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 3 and inserting 2 ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 3 and inserting 2 .
117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2184 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to institute a trading prohibition for certain issuers that retain public accounting firms that have not been subject to inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and for other purposes.

1. Trading prohibition for 2 consecutive non-inspection years Section 104(i) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7214(i) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking the foreign jurisdiction described in clause (i) and inserting a foreign jurisdiction ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 3 and inserting 2 ; and (B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 3 and inserting 2 .

Passed the Senate June 22, 2021. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2189 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 23, 2021 Mr. Tuberville (for himself, Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Hoeven ) 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 direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to certain veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HBOT Access Act of 2021 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The suicide rate among veterans is 18 per day. (2) Veterans are at a higher risk of suicide than the general population of the United States and Congress must provide continued support at the Federal, State, and local levels to combat the pandemic of veteran suicide. (3) Veterans deserve every opportunity to enjoy the freedom that they fought for overseas. (4) The Department of Veterans Affairs should consider and establish alternate treatments for traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder that do not require prescription drugs, opioids, or invasive procedures. (5) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a proven treatment for symptoms of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder and should be accessible to veterans who are at a high-risk of suicide or self-harm. 3. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans with traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder (a) Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans (1) In general Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1710E the following new section: 1710F. Traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder: hyperbaric oxygen therapy (a) Authority The Secretary shall furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy through a health care provider described in section 1703(c)(5) of this title to a veteran who— (1) has a condition specified in subsection (b); (2) is at a high risk of suicide or self harm, as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of Defense; and (3) has used not fewer than two evidence-based treatment options for such condition. (b) Covered conditions The conditions specified in this subsection are the following: (1) Traumatic brain injury. (2) Post-traumatic stress disorder. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1710E the following new item: 1710F. Traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder: hyperbaric oxygen therapy. . (b) Inclusion of information in study Section 702(d) of the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019 ( Public Law 116–171 ; 134 Stat. 828) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting under section 1710F of title 38, United States Code, or before through ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting under section 1710F of title 38, United States Code, or before through .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2195 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 23, 2021 Ms. Hirono introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog, and other commonly spoken languages, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans and Family Information Act of 2021 . 2. Availability of Department of Veterans Affairs fact sheets in commonly spoken languages (a) Languages The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall make available versions of all fact sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs in— (1) English; (2) Spanish; (3) Tagalog; and (4) each of the 10 most commonly spoken languages, other than English, in the United States that are not otherwise covered by paragraphs (2) and (3). (b) Website (1) In general The Secretary shall establish and maintain a publicly available website of the Department that contains links to all fact sheets of the Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Health Administration, and of the National Cemetery Administration. (2) Access to website The Secretary shall ensure that the website established under paragraph (1) is accessible by a clearly labeled hyperlink on the homepage of the Department. (c) Report (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report regarding fact sheets described in subsection (a) and details of the Language Access Plan of the Department of Veteran Affairs. (2) Contents The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) What the Secretary determines constitutes a fact sheet of the Department for purposes of this section. (B) How such fact sheets are used and distributed other than on and through the website of the Department. (C) How such Language Access Plan is communicated to veterans, family members of veterans, and caregivers. (D) The roles and responsibilities of patient advocates in the coordination of care for veterans with limited English proficiency, family members of such veterans, and caregivers. (E) Other demographic information that the Secretary determines appropriate regarding veterans with limited English proficiency.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2196 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 23, 2021 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand the list of categories of essential travel into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada border, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Northern Border Travel Act . 2. Restoring travel at the United States-Canada border (a) In general Not later than 10 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall expand the list of permitted essential travel into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada border to include the following categories: (1) An individual traveling to visit a member, who is a United States citizen or permanent resident, of the immediate or extended family of such individual. (2) An individual traveling to visit property, including boats, within the United States owned or leased by such individual. (3) An individual traveling to the United States to attended business meetings or site-visits. (4) An individual traveling directly to a United States airport to board a flight to a United States or international destination. (b) Plan for full reopening Not later than 20 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress and begin implementation of a plan to fully restore nonessential travel into the United States at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada border. (c) Applicability This section applies to only those restrictions (and the related relief sought in accordance with this section) in place pursuant to section 318(b)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(2) ) at land ports of entry along the United States-Canada border due to the COVID–19 public health emergency as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2197 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 23, 2021 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Tester , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Luján , and Ms. Murkowski ) 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 increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for States that provide Medicaid coverage for telehealth services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expansion Act . 2. Increased FMAP for States providing Medicaid coverage for telehealth services Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) ) is amended, in the first sentence— (1) by striking and (5) and inserting (5) ; and (2) by inserting , and (6) in the case of a frontier State (as defined in section 1886(d)(3)(E)(iii)(II)) or a State where less than 90 percent of the total population has access to fixed terrestrial broadband service with at least 25 megabits per second (Mbps) download speed and 3 Mbps upload speed (according to the most recently available annual Broadband Deployment Report of the Federal Communications Commission) that, as determined by the Secretary, provides medical assistance for telehealth services (including audio-only telehealth services) for a majority of the services for which medical assistance is available under the State plan (or a waiver of such plan) and for which telehealth is appropriate and provides such services at a level that is not less than the level at which the State provided such services on January 1, 2021, the Federal medical assistance percentage, as determined under this subsection and subsection (y), shall be increased by 5 percentage points with respect to medical assistance for telehealth services before the period.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2204 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Wyden (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , Ms. Sinema , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Casey , and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify the mailing requirement relating to social security account statements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Know Your Social Security Act . 2. Clarification of requirement to mail social security account statements (a) In general Section 1143 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–13 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the following: Such statement shall be provided by mail unless the requesting individual chooses electronic delivery for that request. ; and (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by striking Beginning not later than and inserting (A) Beginning not later than ; (B) by inserting by mail after provide ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) In any case in which an eligible individual described in subparagraph (A) responds to an annual inquiry by the Commissioner relating to the mailing of the individual's statement by making an election that such statement for such year be provided in electronic form only, the requirements of this paragraph shall be deemed to be satisfied for such year with respect to the individual. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to social security account statements required to be provided after the date of the enactment of this Act.
117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2205 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the United States courthouse located at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, as the Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse , and for other purposes.

1. Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse (a) Designation The United States courthouse located at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse .

Passed the Senate October 7, 2021. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2205 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Burr introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To designate the United States courthouse located at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, as the Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse , and for other purposes.

1. Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse (a) Designation The United States courthouse located at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse .
II Calendar No. 132 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2205 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Burr introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works September 22 (legislative day, September 21), 2021 Reported by Mr. Carper , without amendment A BILL To designate the United States courthouse located at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, as the Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse , and for other purposes.

1. Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse (a) Designation The United States courthouse located at 201 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Malcolm J. Howard United States Courthouse .

September 22 (legislative day, September 21), 2021 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2207 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To temporarily increase the availability of temporary nonimmigrant nonagricultural workers for the purposes of restoring American forests, and for other purposes.

1. Exemption from H–2B numerical limitation for certain forestry conservation workers (a) In general Section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (12) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the numerical limitation under paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to principal aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) who are employed or have received an offer of employment for the work of— (i) orchard work and seed collection; (ii) tree planting; (iii) nursery care; (iv) forest management; (v) harvesting pine straw or other minor forest products; (vi) timber stand improvement; (vii) herbicide application; (viii) fire prevention and fire management activities; (ix) brush clearing and vegetation management; (x) maintenance of right of ways; (xi) habitat protection and restoration; (xii) watershed protection and restoration; (xiii) land reclamation; or (xiv) other activities with a direct forest health or conservation nexus. (B) The exemptions described in subparagraph (A) shall not apply to landscaping or groundskeeping. . (b) Sunset The amendment made by subsection (a) shall remain in effect until the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2212 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FEMA Loan Interest Payment Relief Act . 2. Reimbursement of interest payments related to public assistance (a) In general Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 431. Reimbursement of interest payments related to public assistance (a) In general The President, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall provide financial assistance to a local government or electric cooperative as reimbursement for qualifying interest. (b) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Qualifying interest The term qualifying interest means, with respect to a qualifying loan, the lesser of— (A) the actual interest paid to a lender for such qualifying loan; and (B) the interest that would have been paid to a lender if such qualifying loan had an interest rate equal to the prime rate most recently published on the Federal Reserve Statistical Release on selected interest rates. (2) Qualifying loan The term qualifying loan means a loan— (A) obtained by a local government or electric cooperative; and (B) of which not less than 90 percent of the proceeds are used to fund activities for which such local government or electric cooperative receives assistance under this Act after the date on which such loan is disbursed. . (b) Rule of applicability Any qualifying interest (as such term is defined in section 431 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as added by this Act) incurred by a local government or electric cooperative in the 5 years preceding the date of enactment of this Act shall be treated as eligible for financial assistance for purposes of such section.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2213 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida ) 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 require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to give priority consideration to selecting Pensacola and Perdido Bays as an estuary of national significance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2021 . 2. Pensacola and perdido bays Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington and inserting Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Washington; and Pensacola and Perdido Bays, Florida and Alabama .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2214 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself and Ms. Rosen ) 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 increase the ability of Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank for the purpose of conducting employee background checks.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promote Responsible Oversight and Targeted Employee background Check Transparency for Seniors Act or the PROTECTS Act . 2. Permitting Medicare and Medicaid providers to access the National Practitioner Data Bank to conduct employee background checks Section 1921(b)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–2(b)(6) ) is amended— (1) by striking and other health care entities (as defined in section 431 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986) and inserting , other health care entities (as defined in section 431 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986), providers of services (as defined in section 1861(u)), suppliers (as defined in section 1861(d)), and providers of items or services under a State plan under this title (or a waiver of such a plan) ; and (2) by striking such hospitals or other health care entities and inserting such hospitals, health care entities, providers, or suppliers .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2215 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Ms. Stabenow (for herself, Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Collins , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Risch , Ms. Rosen , Mr. Marshall , Ms. Klobuchar , and Mr. Moran ) 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 provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act . 2. Exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs (a) In general Paragraph (4) of section 108(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking or after such Act, , (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , under section 1415A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3151a ), or under any other State loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is intended to provide for increased access to veterinary services in such State. , and (3) by striking state in the heading and inserting other . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received by an individual in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2216 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to develop a plan for the relocation and admission to the United States of certain citizens of Afghanistan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Our Afghan Allies Act . 2. Department of Defense plan for relocation and admission to the United States of certain citizens of Afghanistan (a) Plan required (1) In general The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall develop a plan for the relocation and admission to the United States pursuant to special immigrant visas of citizens of Afghanistan who are aliens described in section 602(b)(2) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–8 ; 8 U.S.C. 1101 note). (2) Element The plan required by paragraph (1) shall provide for the relocation and admission of such citizens of Afghanistan before the date on which the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Afghanistan is completed. (b) Submittal to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the plan developed under subsection (a)(1). (c) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2219 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to repeal the forfeiture rule for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program, prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act or the REDUCE Government Waste Act . 2. Repeal of special rule for peanuts Section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9031 ) is amended by striking subsection (e). 3. Prohibition on use of funds for development of beerbots Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used for the development of a beerbot or other robot bartender. 4. Prohibition on use of funds for development of insect-based foods Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used for the development of insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2222 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Braun (for himself and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to lower the standard for removing employees who disclose tax return information without authorization, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Taxpayers’ Privacy Act . 2. Increase of penalty for unauthorized disclosure of taxpayer information (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 7213(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $5,000 and inserting $250,000 . (b) Disclosures by tax return preparers Subsection (a) of section 7216 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $1,000 ($100,000 in the case of a disclosure or use to which section 6713(b) applies) and inserting $250,000 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to disclosures made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Removal (a) In general Section 7701(c)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting or in the case of an action involving a removal from the service for an alleged violation of section 7213(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, after described in section 4303, . (b) Rule of construction The amendments made by subsection (a) may not be construed to permit an officer or employee of the United States to submit an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board if that individual is dismissed from office or discharged from employment upon conviction for a violation of section 7213(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2223 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Ms. Collins , Mrs. Shaheen , and Mr. Kelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to improve assistance to community wood facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Wood Facilities Assistance Act of 2021 . 2. Community Wood Facilities Grant Program Section 9013 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8113 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking woody biomass, including and inserting primarily forest biomass, including processing or manufacturing ; and (B) in paragraph (4), by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant ; (3) in subsection (b), by striking Energy and Wood Innovation and inserting Facilities Grant ; (4) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 35 and inserting 50 ; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); (5) in subsection (d), by striking exceed— in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting exceed $5,000,000. ; (6) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (8) as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; and (C) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by inserting or market competitiveness after cost effectiveness ; (7) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively; and (C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill and inserting construction, use, or retrofitting of forest products manufacturing ; (8) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 5 megawatts of thermal energy or combined thermal and electric energy and inserting 15 megawatts of thermal energy ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking 25 percent and inserting 50 percent ; and (9) in subsection (h), by striking $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 . 3. Wood Innovations Grant Program Section 8643 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 7655d ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking Innovation and inserting Innovations ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the subsection heading, by striking Incentivizing use of existing milling and inserting Expanding forest products manufacturing ; and (B) by striking use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill and inserting construction, use, or retrofitting for forest products manufacturing ; and (3) in subsection (d), by inserting 50 percent of before the amount .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2226 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Ms. Smith (for herself, Mr. Cramer , Mr. Tester , Mr. Luján , Ms. Warren , and Ms. Cortez Masto ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize a special behavioral health program for Indians, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021 . 2. Special behavioral health program for Indians (a) In general Subtitle A of title VII of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1665 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 716. Special behavioral health program for Indians (a) Definition of eligible entity In this section, the term eligible entity means— (1) any health program administered directly by the Service; (2) a Tribal health program; and (3) an urban Indian health program operated by an urban Indian organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the Service under title V. (b) Formula grants (1) In general The Director of the Service (referred to in this section as the Director ) shall award grants to eligible entities, in amounts determined pursuant to the formula described in paragraph (2), to be used by the eligible entity to provide services for the prevention of, treatment of, and recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. (2) Formula described The Director, in consultation with Indian Tribes and urban Indian organizations, shall develop a formula to determine the amount of a grant under paragraph (1). (c) Technical assistance and program evaluation (1) In general The Director shall— (A) provide technical assistance to grantees under this section; and (B) collect and evaluate information on the program carried out under this section. (2) Consultation The Director shall consult with eligible entities for purposes of developing evaluation measures and data submission and reporting requirements for purposes of the collection and evaluation of information under paragraph (1)(B). (3) Data submission and reporting As a condition on receipt of a grant under this section, an applicant shall agree to submit data and reports consistent with the data submission and reporting requirements developed under paragraph (2). (d) Funding For the purpose of making grants under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated, and there is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. . (b) Technical amendment Section 4(26) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1603(26) ) is amended by striking ( 25 U.S.C. 450b ) and inserting ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 ) .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2229 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Kelly (for himself and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a highway formula modernization study, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Highway Formula Modernization Act of 2021 . 2. Highway formula modernization study (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section as the Secretary ), in consultation with the State departments of transportation and representatives of local governments (including metropolitan planning organizations), shall conduct a highway formula modernization study to assess the method and data used to apportion Federal-aid highway funds under subsections (b) and (c) of section 104 of title 23, United States Code, and issue recommendations relating to that method and data. (b) Assessment The highway formula modernization study required under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of, based on the latest available data, whether the apportionment method described in that subsection results in— (1) an equitable distribution of funds based on the estimated tax payments attributable to— (A) highway users in the State that are paid into the Highway Trust Fund; and (B) individuals in the State that are paid to the Treasury, based on contributions to the Highway Trust Fund from the general fund of the Treasury; and (2) the achievement of the goals described in section 101(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code. (c) Considerations In the assessment under subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider the following: (1) The factors described in sections 104(b), 104(f)(2), 104(h)(2), 130(f), and 144(e) of title 23, United States Code, as in effect on the date of enactment of SAFETEA–LU ( Public Law 109–59 ; 119 Stat. 1144). (2) The availability and accuracy of data necessary to calculate formula apportionments under the factors described in paragraph (1). (3) The measures established under section 150 of title 23, United States Code, and whether those measures are appropriate for consideration as formula apportionment factors. (4) Any other factors that the Secretary determines are appropriate. (d) Recommendations The Secretary, in consultation with the State departments of transportation and representatives of local governments (including metropolitan planning organizations), shall develop recommendations on a new apportionment method, including— (1) the factors recommended to be included in the new apportionment method; (2) the weighting recommended to be applied to the factors recommended under paragraph (1); and (3) any other recommendations to ensure that the new apportionment method best achieves an equitable distribution of funds described under subsection (b)(1) and the goals described in subsection (b)(2).
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2230 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Luján (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Grassley , Ms. Stabenow , Ms. Smith , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Coons , and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the carbon oxide sequestration credit.

1. Enhancement of carbon oxide sequestration credit (a) Increase in applicable dollar amount Subparagraph (A) of section 45Q(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (A) In general For any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2021, the applicable dollar amount shall be an amount equal to— (i) for purposes of paragraph (3) of subsection (a), an amount equal to the product of $85 and the inflation adjustment factor for such calendar year determined under section 43(b)(3)(B) for such calendar year, determined by substituting 2020 for 1990 , and (ii) for purposes of paragraph (4) of such subsection, an amount equal to the product of $60 and the inflation adjustment factor for such calendar year determined under section 43(b)(3)(B) for such calendar year, determined by substituting 2025 for 1990. . (b) Definition of qualified facility Paragraph (2) of section 45Q(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (2) at which carbon capture equipment installed at such facility captures qualified carbon oxide during the taxable year. . (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. 2232 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Luján (for himself, Mr. Padilla , and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of Energy to fund projects to restore and modernize National Laboratories, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore and Modernize Our National Laboratories Act of 2021 . 2. National Laboratories restoration and modernization (a) Definitions In this section: (1) National Laboratory The term National Laboratory has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 ). (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Energy. (b) Restoration and modernization projects The Secretary shall fund projects described in subsection (c) as needed to address the deferred maintenance, critical infrastructure needs, and modernization of National Laboratories. (c) Projects described The projects referred to in subsection (b) are, as determined by the Secretary— (1) priority deferred maintenance projects at National Laboratories, including facilities sustainment for, upgrade of, and construction of research laboratories, administrative and support buildings, utilities, roads, power plants, and any other critical infrastructure; and (2) lab modernization projects at National Laboratories, including lab modernization projects relating to core infrastructure needed— (A) to support existing and emerging science missions with new and specialized requirements for world-leading scientific user facilities and computing capabilities; and (B) to maintain safe, efficient, reliable, and environmentally responsible operations. (d) Submission to Congress For each fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, at the same time as the annual budget submission of the President, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives a list of projects for which the Secretary will provide funding under this section, including a description of each project and the funding profile for the project. (e) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $6,100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2025. (2) Office of Science Not less than 1/6 of the amounts made available to carry out this section each fiscal year shall be managed by the Office of Science of the Department of Energy.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2247 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To protect Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law enforcement officers from violence and doxing.

1. Protecting Federal judges, Federal prosecutors, and Federal law enforcement officers from violence and doxing (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal law enforcement officer The term Federal law enforcement officer has the meaning given the term in section 115 of title 18, United States Code. (2) Personal protected information The term personal protected information has the meaning given the term means of identification in section 1028 of title 18, United States Code. (b) Authorization To list post office boxes Section 926B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Authorization To list post office boxes Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law, a Federal judge, Federal prosecutor, or Federal law enforcement officer may list a post office box in lieu of a home address for any Federal, State, or other governmental purpose, if there is a risk that the address may be made public. . (c) Guidance The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, shall— (1) promulgate regulations and issue guidance to implement subsection (g) of section 926B of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection (b) of this section; (2) develop and implement programs to— (A) detect when the personal protected information of a Federal judge, Federal prosecutor, or Federal law enforcement officer is made public, including online; and (B) take remedial action to quickly remove the information from the public domain; and (3) develop and implement resources for a Federal judge, Federal prosecutor, or Federal law enforcement officer to— (A) report that the personal protected information of the judge, prosecutor, or officer has been made public, including online; and (B) ascertain what remedial action the Federal agencies have taken. (d) Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated and is appropriated— (1) $15,000,000 to the Department of Justice to carry out this section; and (2) $25,000,000 to the Department of Homeland Security to carry out this section.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2248 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 24, 2021 Mr. Hawley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To increase the penalties for making personal information about a Federal law enforcement officer or other Federal officer available to the public.

1. Protecting Federal law enforcement officers from doxing Section 119(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended, in the undesignated matter following paragraph (2), by striking 5 years and inserting 10 years .