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II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3884 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Stabenow ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office .

1. Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office .
II Calendar No. 327 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3884 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2022 Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Stabenow ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs April 4 (legislative day, March 31), 2022 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office .

1. Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office .

April 4 (legislative day, March 31), 2022 Reported without amendment
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3885 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2022 Mr. Hagerty (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Kennedy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit contracts with persons who have disclosed non-public United States Government information to unauthorized persons.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Government Contracts for Known Leakers Act of 2022 . 2. Prohibition on contracts with persons who have disclosed non-public United States Government information to unauthorized persons (a) Prohibition No officer, employee, department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government shall knowingly enter a contract or other agreement for goods or services with— (1) a person who has previously disclosed non-public United States Government information to an unauthorized person; or (2) an entity for whom a person who has previously disclosed non-public United States Government information to an unauthorized person serves as an employee or agent. (b) Penalty Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (c) Definitions In this Act: (1) Entity The term entity means a group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or other similar entity. (2) Person The term person means a natural person. (3) Unauthorized person The term unauthorized person means any person or entity that is not authorized by law or contract or otherwise authorized to receive the non-public United States Government information at issue.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3886 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2022 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Merkley , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Markey , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit trading of water and water rights for future delivery, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Future of Water Act of 2022 . 2. Prohibition of trading in water and water rights for future delivery (a) Commodity Exchange Act Section 1a(9) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1a(9) ) is amended— (1) by striking ( 7 U.S.C. 13–1 )) and and inserting ( 7 U.S.C. 13–1 )), ; (2) by inserting water or water rights (or any index, measure, value, or data related to water or water rights), and after receipts), and ; and (3) by striking receipts) in which and inserting receipts, and water or water rights, or any index, measure, value, or data related to water or water rights) in which . (b) Public Law 85–839 The first section of Public Law 85–839 ( 7 U.S.C. 13–1 ) is amended in the first sentence of subsection (a)— (1) by inserting water or water rights (or any index, measure, value, or data related to water or water rights), after sale of ; and (2) by striking receipts) and inserting receipts), .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3887 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2022 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 with respect to the definition of land use revenue.

1. Definition of land use revenue under West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 Section 2(d)(2) of the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–226 ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: (B) any funds received as compensation for an easement described in subsection (e); and .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3892 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2022 Mr. Thune (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Conservation Reserve Program Improvement Act of 2022 . 2. Conservation reserve program improvements (a) State acres for wildlife enhancement continuous enrollment Section 1231(d)(6)(A)(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831(d)(6)(A)(i) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (II), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (IV) land that will be enrolled under the State acres for wildlife enhancement practice established by the Secretary; and . (b) Cost sharing payments for establishment of grazing infrastructure (1) In general Section 1234(b)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3834(b)(1) ) is amended— (A) by striking establishing water and inserting the following: “establishing— (A) water ; (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) grazing infrastructure, including interior cross fencing, perimeter fencing, and water infrastructure (such as rural water connections, water wells, pipelines, and water tanks), under each contract, for all practices, if grazing is included in the conservation plan and addresses a resource concern. . (2) Reenrollment of land with grazing infrastructure Section 1231(h) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831(h) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Land with grazing infrastructure On the expiration of a contract entered into under this subchapter that covers land that includes grazing infrastructure established with cost sharing assistance under section 1234(b)(1)(B)— (A) the Secretary shall consider that land to be planted for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(B); and (B) that land shall be eligible for reenrollment in the conservation reserve, subject to the requirements of this subchapter. . (c) Mid-Contract management for activities not relating to haying or grazing (1) Definition of management Section 1232(a)(5) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3832(a)(5) ) is amended by inserting (as defined in section 1231A(a)) after management . (2) Management payments Section 1234(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3834(b)(2) ) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Management payments The Secretary shall make cost sharing payments to an owner or operator under this subchapter for any management activity described in section 1232(a)(5), except for those management activities relating to haying or grazing. . (d) Payment limitation for rental payments Section 1234(g)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3834(g)(1) ) is amended by striking $50,000 and inserting $125,000 .
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two S. 3895 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 207(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6435(a) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2022 and inserting 2023 and 2024 . (b) Extension of authorization Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6436 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting September 30, 2024 .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3895 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 207(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6435(a) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2022 and inserting 2023 and 2024 . (b) Extension of authorization Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6436 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting September 30, 2024 .

Passed the Senate July 20, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3895 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Menendez , Mr. Risch , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Lankford , and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 205(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6435(a) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2022 and inserting 2023 and 2024 . (b) Extension of authorization Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6436 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting September 30, 2024 .
II Calendar No. 406 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3895 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Menendez , Mr. Risch , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Coons , and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations June 14, 2022 Reported by Mr. Menendez , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To extend and authorize annual appropriations for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom through fiscal year 2024.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 205(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6435(a) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2022 and inserting 2023 and 2024 . (b) Extension of authorization Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6436 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting September 30, 2024 .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2022 . 2. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (a) Authorization of appropriations Section 207(a) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6435(a) ) is amended by striking 2019 through 2022 and inserting 2023 and 2024 . (b) Extension of authorization Section 209 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6436 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2022 and inserting September 30, 2024 .

June 14, 2022 Reported with an amendment
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two S. 3905 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To prevent organizational conflicts of interest in Federal acquisition, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act . 2. Preventing organizational conflicts of interest in federal acquisition (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation— (1) to provide and update— (A) definitions related to specific types of organizational conflicts of interest, including unequal access to information, impaired objectivity, and biased ground rules; (B) definitions, guidance, and illustrative examples related to relationships of contractors with public, private, domestic, and foreign entities that may cause contract support to be subject to potential organizational conflicts of interest, including undue influence; and (C) illustrative examples of situations related to the potential organizational conflicts of interest identified under this paragraph, including an example of the awarding by a Federal regulatory agency of a contract for consulting services to a contractor if employees of the contractor performing work under such contract are permitted by the contractor to simultaneously perform work under a contract for a private sector client under the regulatory purview of such agency; (2) to provide executive agencies with solicitation provisions and contract clauses to avoid or mitigate organizational conflicts of interest, for agency use as needed, that require contractors to disclose information relevant to potential organizational conflicts of interest and limit future contracting with respect to potential conflicts of interest with the work to be performed under awarded contracts; (3) to allow executive agencies to tailor such solicitation provisions and contract clauses as necessary to address risks associated with conflicts of interest and other considerations that may be unique to the executive agency; (4) to require executive agencies— (A) to establish or update as needed agency conflict of interest procedures to implement the revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation made under this section; and (B) to periodically assess and update such procedures as needed to address agency-specific conflict of interest issues; and (5) to update the procedures set forth in section 9.506 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to permit contracting officers to take into consideration professional standards and procedures to prevent organizational conflicts of interest to which an offeror or contractor is subject. (b) Executive agency defined In this section, the term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3905 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To prevent organizational conflicts of interest in Federal acquisition, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act . 2. Preventing organizational conflicts of interest in federal acquisition (a) In general Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation— (1) to provide and update— (A) definitions related to specific types of organizational conflicts of interest, including unequal access to information, impaired objectivity, and biased ground rules; (B) definitions, guidance, and illustrative examples related to relationships of contractors with public, private, domestic, and foreign entities that may cause contract support to be subject to potential organizational conflicts of interest, including undue influence; and (C) illustrative examples of situations related to the potential organizational conflicts of interest identified under this paragraph, including an example of the awarding by a Federal regulatory agency of a contract for consulting services to a contractor if employees of the contractor performing work under such contract are permitted by the contractor to simultaneously perform work under a contract for a private sector client under the regulatory purview of such agency; (2) to provide executive agencies with solicitation provisions and contract clauses to avoid or mitigate organizational conflicts of interest, for agency use as needed, that require contractors to disclose information relevant to potential organizational conflicts of interest and limit future contracting with respect to potential conflicts of interest with the work to be performed under awarded contracts; (3) to allow executive agencies to tailor such solicitation provisions and contract clauses as necessary to address risks associated with conflicts of interest and other considerations that may be unique to the executive agency; (4) to require executive agencies— (A) to establish or update as needed agency conflict of interest procedures to implement the revisions to the Federal Acquisition Regulation made under this section; and (B) to periodically assess and update such procedures as needed to address agency-specific conflict of interest issues; and (5) to update the procedures set forth in section 9.506 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to permit contracting officers to take into consideration professional standards and procedures to prevent organizational conflicts of interest to which an offeror or contractor is subject. (b) Executive agency defined In this section, the term executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code.

Passed the Senate August 1, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3908 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 23, 2022 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Lankford ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide that certain policy statements of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall have no force or effect unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring National Security Using Reliable Energy Act or the ENSURE Act . 2. FERC applications (a) In general The following policy statements issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall have no force or effect until the date described in subsection (b): (1) The updated policy statement entitled Updated Policy Statement on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (Docket No. PL18–1–000 (February 18, 2022)). (2) The interim policy statement entitled Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (Docket No. PL21–3–000 (February 18, 2022)). (b) Date described The date referred to in subsection (a) is the later of— (1) the date on which the Electric Reliability Organization (as defined in section 215(a) of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 824o(a) )) certifies that disruption to pipeline natural gas supplies does not pose material risk to power system reliability in any season of the year in the territory served by any regional reliability entity, including the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, the Midwest Reliability Organization, the Texas Reliability Entity, and the Northeast Power Coordinating Council; and (2) the date on which, as determined by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, prices for natural gas and wholesale electricity do not exceed, for not fewer than 3 successive calendar quarters, the average of prices for natural gas and wholesale electricity that were in effect for calendar years 2018, 2019, and 2020. (c) Requirement to timely process FERC applications Unless and until the conditions described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) are met, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shall timely process applications under section 3(e) and section 7 of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b(e) , 717f) pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 1999 Policy Statement on the Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (Docket No. PL99–3–000 (September 15, 1999)). (d) Right To seek relief Any party aggrieved by the failure of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to process an application described in subsection (c) in a reasonable time period may seek equitable relief in any Federal court of competent jurisdiction.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3909 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 23, 2022 Mr. Kaine (for himself, Mr. Boozman , Ms. Hassan , and Mr. Rounds ) 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 make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Hiring Act . 2. Eligibility of spouses of military personnel for the work opportunity credit (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (I), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) and inserting , or , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (K) a qualified military spouse. . (b) Qualified military spouse Subsection (d) of section 51 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (16) Qualified military spouse The term qualified military spouse means any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces of the United States. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act to individuals who begin work for the employer after such date.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3914 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2022 Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying investment, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, to include an equity security issued by a qualifying portfolio company and to include an investment in another venture capital fund, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2022 . 2. Definitions Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall— (1) revise the definition of a qualifying investment under paragraph (c) of section 275.203(l)–1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations— (A) to include an equity security issued by a qualifying portfolio company, whether acquired directly from the company or in a secondary acquisition; and (B) to specify that an investment in another venture capital fund is a qualifying investment under that definition; and (2) revise paragraph (a) of section 275.203(l)–1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to require, as a condition of a private fund qualifying as a venture capital fund under that paragraph, that the qualifying investments of the private fund are— (A) predominantly qualifying investments that were acquired directly from a qualifying portfolio company; or (B) predominantly qualifying investments in another venture capital fund or other venture capital funds.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3916 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2022 Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To permit the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase regulatory exemption thresholds, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Opportunities for Retail Investors Act . 2. Regulatory dollar thresholds and limitations Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, in order to reduce any regulatory obligation (or any restriction) on any entity, may, as the Commission determines appropriate, increase any dollar threshold or limitation by rule of the Commission, including any dollar threshold or limitation under— (1) section 230.251(a)(1) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; (2) section 230.251(a)(2) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; (3) section 230.504 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; (4) section 227.100(a)(1) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; (5) section 229.10(f) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; (6) section 230.405 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; or (7) section 240.12b–2 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. 3. Jobs act-related exemption Section 3(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77c(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking $50,000,000 and inserting $75,000,000, adjusted for inflation by the Commission every 2 years to the nearest $10,000 to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics ; and (2) in paragraph (5)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking such amount as and inserting the following: such amount, as adjusted for inflation under paragraph (2)(A), as ; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking such amount and inserting the following: such amount, as adjusted for inflation under paragraph (2)(A) . 4. Crowdfunding exemption (1) Increase in limit of amount sold in reliance on the crowdfunding exemption Section 4(a)(6)(A) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77d(a)(6)(A) ) is amended by striking $1,000,000 and inserting $5,000,000 . (2) Clarification of transaction caps Section 4(a)(6)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77d(a)(6)(B) ) is amended— (A) in clause (i), by inserting the greater of after 5 percent of ; and (B) in clause (ii), by inserting the greater of after 10 percent of .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3919 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2022 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide that an issuer that is required to file certain quarterly reports may elect to file those reports semiannually.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reporting Requirements Reduction Act of 2022 . 2. Semiannual reports Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (s) Issuer election With respect to any report that, under this section, or under a rule issued under this section, an issuer is required to file on a quarterly basis, the issuer may elect to instead file the report on a semiannual basis. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3923 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2022 Mr. Cramer (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain provisions requiring non-material disclosure, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dodd-Frank Material Disclosure Improvement Act . 2. Striking of provisions of the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 (a) In general Section 953 of the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–103 ; 124 Stat. 1903) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking Disclosure of pay versus performance .— ; and (2) by striking subsection (b). (b) Rules The Securities and Exchange Commission shall repeal any rule, including any amendment to any rule of the Commission, issued under section 953(b) of the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 ( 15 U.S.C. 78l note), as in effect as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Prohibition on substantially similar rules The Securities and Exchange Commission may not promulgate any rule that is substantially similar to a rule that is repealed under subsection (b). 3. Striking of sections of title XV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (a) In general (1) Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Title XV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( Public Law 111–203 ) is amended— (A) by striking section 1502 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m note); (B) by striking section 1503 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m–2 ); and (C) by striking section 1504. (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m ) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (p) and (q); and (2) by redesignating subsection (r) as subsection (p). (c) Repeal of rules issued under applicable provisions The Securities and Exchange Commission shall repeal any rule, including any amendment to any rule of the Commission, issued under— (1) section 1502, 1503, or 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( Public Law 111–203 ), as in effect as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act; or (2) subsection (p) or (q) of section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78m ), as in effect as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Prohibition on substantially similar rules The Securities and Exchange Commission may not promulgate any rule that is substantially similar to a rule that is repealed under subsection (c). (e) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended by striking the items relating to sections 1502, 1503, and 1504.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3924 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cotton , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Lankford , and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To amend the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to extend the sunset for sanctions with respect to human rights violations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Extension Act . 2. Reauthorization of sanctions with respect to human rights violations Section 1265 of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114–328 ; 22 U.S.C. 2656 note) is amended by striking the date that is 6 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and inserting December 31, 2034 .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3926 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2022 Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to address the issuance of securities by Chinese entities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure America’s Financial Exchanges Act or the SAFE Act . 2. Securities (a) In general Section 6(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78f(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (11) The rules of the exchange require an issuer, before the initial listing of any security of the issuer on the exchange, and in each annual report filed with the Commission and the exchange under section 13(a), to disclose the following information: (A) Whether the Government of the People’s Republic of China has provided the issuer with any financial support, including— (i) any direct subsidy, grant, loan, loan guarantee, tax concession, or benefit with respect to procurement policy; or (ii) any other form of support. (B) If the Government of the People’s Republic of China has provided support described in subparagraph (A), the conditions under which that Government provided that support, including whether that Government required the issuer to— (i) satisfy certain requirements with respect to exports; (ii) purchase items from certain entities; (iii) use certain intellectual property; or (iv) employ members of the Chinese Communist Party or other employees of that Government. (C) Whether there are any committees of the Chinese Communist Party established within the issuer, which shall include the disclosure of— (i) which employees of the issuer comprise that committee; and (ii) the roles played by the employees described in clause (i). (D) Information regarding each individual who, as of the date on which the disclosure is made, is an officer or director of the issuer (or a subsidiary of the issuer) and holds, or previously held, a position with the Chinese Communist Party or the Government of the People’s Republic of China, including the title of that position and the geographic location in which the individual holds or held that position, as applicable. . (b) Rules Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall make any amendments to the rules of the Commission that are necessary as a result of the amendments made by subsection (a).
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3930 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2022 Ms. Lummis (for herself and Mr. Hagerty ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit certain defendants to remove administrative proceedings to Federal court.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Administrative Enforcement Fairness Act of 2022 . 2. Removal of administrative proceedings The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 27A ( 15 U.S.C. 78aa–1 ) the following: 27B. Removal of administrative proceedings (a) Definition In this section, the term eligible respondent means any respondent that does not act, or, at the time of the alleged misconduct, did not act as a registered broker or dealer, registered investment adviser, registered investment company, registered municipal securities dealer, registered nationally recognized statistical rating organization, registered government securities broker, registered government securities dealer, registered public accounting firm, or as a registered transfer agent. (b) Removal Any administrative proceeding brought by the Commission under this Act may be removed by the eligible respondent to the district court of the United States in accordance with section 1446 of title 28, United States Code. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3931 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 24, 2022 Ms. Lummis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to extend exemptions for securities offered as part of employee pay to other individuals providing goods for sale, labor, or services for remuneration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gig Worker Equity Compensation Act . 2. Extension of Rule 701 (a) In general (1) Definition For purposes of this subsection, the term customers , with respect to an issuer, may, at the election of the issuer, include users of a platform of the issuer. (2) Application The exemption provided under section 230.701 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, shall apply to individuals (other than employees) providing goods for sale, labor, or services for remuneration to an issuer, or to customers of an issuer, to the same extent as that exemption applies to employees of the issuer. (b) Adjustment for inflation Section 507 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 77e note) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking every 5 years and inserting annually . (c) Rulemaking (1) Proposed rules Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue proposed revisions to section 230.701 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation— (A) to reflect the requirements of this section; and (B) that do not revise such section 230.701 in any manner that would have the effect of restricting access to equity compensation for employees or individuals described in subsection (a). (2) Final rules Not later than 270 days after the date on which the Commission issues the proposed revisions required under paragraph (1), the Commission shall issue a final version of those revisions.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3936 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 28, 2022 Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To provide for the use of seized Russian assets to provide support to citizens of Ukraine who have been made refugees as a result of the illegal invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repurposing Elite Luxuries Into Emergency Funds for Ukraine Act . 2. Use of seized Russian assets to support Ukrainian refugees (a) Deposit of proceeds of seized assets Notwithstanding section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code, or any other provision of law, the Attorney General shall deposit all proceeds resulting from the liquidation of assets seized as a result of actions taken by the Task Force KleptoCapture, as announced by the Attorney General on March 2, 2022, into the Ukrainian Relief Fund established under subsection (b). (b) Ukrainian Relief Fund (1) Establishment The Secretary of the Treasury shall establish an account, to be known as the Ukrainian Relief Fund , to be available, as provided in advance in appropriations Acts— (A) to the Secretary of State for use, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as specified in paragraph (2); and (B) to the Attorney General for administrative costs relating to the seizure and liquidation of assets through the Task Force KleptoCapture. (2) Use of funds to support Ukrainian refugees Amounts in the Ukrainian Relief Fund shall be available to provide support to the people of Ukraine following the illegal invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, including— (A) to promote the security, safety, health, well-being, and resettlement of Ukrainian refugees; (B) to support international or nonprofit organizations engaged in direct efforts to support Ukrainian refugees; (C) to support the reconstruction, rehabilitation, and general recovery of Ukraine in areas no longer controlled by the Russian Federation, as certified by the Secretary of State; and (D) through such other manner as the Secretary considers appropriate to promote the security, welfare, and dignity of Ukrainian refugees, the recovery of the economy of Ukraine, and the general welfare of the people of Ukraine. (c) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an ongoing basis thereafter, the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall jointly report to Congress on— (1) assets seized and liquidated as described in subsection (a) and deposited into the Ukrainian Relief Fund established under subsection (b); and (2) the use of amounts in the Ukrainian Relief Fund to support Ukrainian refugees and the reconstruction of Ukraine.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3938 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 28, 2022 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To reauthorize the READ Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the READ Act Reathorization Act of 2022 . 2. Reauthorization Section 4(a) of the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act (division A of Public Law 115–56 ; 22 U.S.C. 2151c note) is amended by striking during the following five fiscal years and inserting during the following ten fiscal years .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3939 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 28, 2022 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to provide small issuers with a micro-offering exemption free of mandated disclosures or offering filings, but subject to the antifraud provisions of the Federal securities laws, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Entrepreneurs’ Empowerment and Development Act of 2022 or the SEED Act of 2022 . 2. Micro-offering exemption (a) In general Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77d ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (8) transactions meeting the requirements of subsection (f). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (f) Micro-Offerings (1) In general The transactions referred to in subsection (a)(8) are transactions involving the sale of securities by an issuer (including all entities controlled by or under common control with the issuer) where the aggregate amount of all securities sold by the issuer, including any amount sold in reliance on the exemption provided under subsection (a)(8), during the 12-month period preceding such transaction, does not exceed $500,000. (2) Adjustment The dollar amount in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by the Commission not less frequently than once every 5 years and at the same time as the adjustments made under section 4A(h), by notice published in the Federal Register to reflect any change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, setting the threshold to the nearest 10,000. (3) Bad actor prohibition The exemption under this subsection shall not apply to any person subject to— (A) an event that would disqualify an issuer or other covered person under section 230.506(d)(1) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations; or (B) a statutory disqualification, as defined in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) ). . (b) Exemption under State regulations Section 18(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77r(b)(4) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (H) section 4(a)(8). .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3942 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 29, 2022 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Casey , Ms. Smith , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Warren , Mr. Blumenthal , and Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of disability.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Jurors Nondiscrimination Act . 2. Exclusion from Federal juries on account of disability (a) Discrimination prohibited Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting disability, after origin, . (b) Qualifications for jury service Section 1865 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) No person may be disqualified from serving on grand and petit juries in the district court under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) on account of disability. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3947 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 29, 2022 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit different tick sizes for emerging growth companies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Intelligent Tick Study Act . 2. Tick sizes Section 11A(c)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78k–1(c)(6) ) is amended to read as follows: (6) Tick size If the Commission determines that the securities of emerging growth companies should be quoted and traded using a minimum increment of greater than $0.01, the Commission may, by rule, designate a minimum increment for the securities of emerging growth companies that is greater than $0.01 but not more than $0.25 for use in all quoting and trading of securities in any exchange or other venue. . 3. Report (a) Definition of security In this section, the term security has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c ). (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report that examines— (1) the transition to trading and quoting securities in increments other than $0.01, which includes increments higher and lower than $0.01; (2) the impact that the change described in paragraph (1) has had on liquidity and market quality for small, middle, and large capitalization company securities; and (3) whether there is sufficient economic incentive to support trading operations in the securities described in paragraph (2) in increments other than $0.01.