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II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5122 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2022 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Cramer , Mr. Scott of Florida , and Mr. Tuberville ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide greater scrutiny of visas for Chinese Communist Party members.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CCP Visa Ban Act of 2022 . 2. Scrutiny of visas for Chinese Communist Party members (a) Inadmissibility Section 212(a)(3)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(D) ) is amended— (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking Immigrant membership and inserting Membership ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (v) Prohibition on issuance of certain visas to members of the Chinese Communist Party An alien who is or has been a member of or affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party— (I) is inadmissible; and (II) shall not be issued a visa as a nonimmigrant described in section 101(a)(15)(B). . (b) Applications for visa extensions With respect to applications to extend visas issued to nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B) ) through enrollment in the Electronic Visa Update System or any successor system— (1) the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall ensure that such system has a functionality for determining whether an applicant is a covered alien; and (2) in the case of an applicant determined to be a covered alien, the applicant's request for enrollment shall be denied. (c) Cancellation of visas authorized (1) In general On encountering a covered alien who is in possession of a valid, unexpired visa issued under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B) ), the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall cancel such visa. (2) Role of Bureau of Consular Affairs Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs shall— (A) cancel all nonimmigrant visas issued to covered aliens under section 101(a)(15)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B) ); and (B) update the Consular Consolidated Database and the Consular Lookout and Support System to reflect such cancellations. (3) Remedy The sole legal remedy available to an alien whose visa has been cancelled under this subsection shall be to submit a new application for a visa in accordance with the procedures established by the Bureau of Consular Affairs. (d) Definition of covered alien In this section, the term covered alien means an alien who is or has been a member of or affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5125 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2022 Mr. Kelly (for himself and Mr. Cassidy ) 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 reform the application of family attribution rules for purposes of retirement plans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Attribution Modernization Act . 2. Reform of family attribution rule (a) In general Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking For purposes of and inserting the following: (1) In general For purposes of , and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (2) Special rules for applying family attribution For purposes of applying the attribution rules under section 1563 with respect to paragraph (1), the following rules apply: (A) Community property laws shall be disregarded for purposes of determining ownership. (B) Except as provided by the Secretary, stock of an individual not attributed under section 1563(e)(5) to such individual’s spouse shall not be attributed to such spouse by reason of 1563(e)(6)(A). (C) Except as provided by the Secretary, in the case of stock in different corporations that is attributed to a child under section 1563(e)(6)(A) from each parent, and is not attributed to such parents as spouses under section 1563(e)(5), such attribution to the child shall not by itself result in such corporations being members of the same controlled group. (3) Plan shall not fail to be treated as satisfying this section If application of paragraph (2) causes two or more entities to be a controlled group, or an affiliated service group, or to no longer be in a controlled group or an affiliated service group, such change shall be treated as a transaction to which section 410(b)(6)(C) applies. , and (2) in subsection (m)(6)(B), by striking apply and inserting apply, except that community property laws shall be disregarded for purposes of determining ownership . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this section.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5126 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2022 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Portman , Mr. Wyden , and Mr. Merkley ) 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 strike the provision of the American Opportunity Tax Credit that denies the credit to students with felony drug convictions.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Discrimination And Creating Corridors to Expand Student Success Act of 2022 or the ED ACCESS Act of 2022 . 2. Elimination of denial of American Opportunity Tax Credit for students convicted of a felony drug offense (a) In general Section 25A(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (D). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5129 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2022 Mr. McConnell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundary of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mammoth Cave National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2022 . 2. Mammoth Cave National Park boundary modification Section 11 of the Act of June 5, 1942 (56 Stat. 319, chapter 341; 16 U.S.C. 404c–11 ), is amended— (1) in the second paragraph, by striking the sum of not to exceed in the first sentence and all that follows through the period at the end of the paragraph and inserting such sums as are necessary. ; and (2) by inserting after the second paragraph the following: The Secretary of the Interior may acquire approximately 980 acres of the land and any interests in the land generally depicted on the map entitled Mammoth Cave National Park Proposed Southern Boundary Expansion Edmonson and Barren Counties, Kentucky , numbered 135/177, 967, and dated April 28, 2022, for inclusion in the Mammoth Cave National Park. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5132 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 17, 2022 Mr. Heinrich introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To correct the boundary of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pueblo Pintado Protection Act . 2. Chaco Culture National Historical Park boundary correction (a) In general The boundary of the Chaco Culture National Historical Park in the State of New Mexico is revised to reflect the boundary identified as Adjusted Boundary on the map entitled Chaco Culture National Historical Park Proposed Boundary Correction , numbered 310/126,526B, and dated November 19, 2018 (referred to in this section as the map ). (b) Transfers of administrative jurisdiction Subject to the consent of the Navajo Nation— (1) administrative jurisdiction over the surface estate of the land removed from the Chaco Culture National Historical Park under subsection (a), as depicted on the map, is transferred from the National Park Service to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Navajo Nation; and (2) administrative jurisdiction over the surface estate of the land added to the Chaco Culture National Historical Park under subsection (a), as depicted on the map, is transferred from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Land Management to the National Park Service.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5135 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 28, 2022 Mr. Boozman (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 prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring an issuer to disclose information relating to certain greenhouse gas emissions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act . 2. Prohibition on requiring an issuer to disclose information relating to certain greenhouse gas emissions Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78w ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Prohibition on requiring an issuer To disclose information relating to certain greenhouse gas emissions (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Agricultural product The term agricultural product has the meaning given the term in section 207 of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1626 ). (B) Downstream activities The term downstream activities includes activities that relate to processing materials into a finished product and delivering that product or providing a service to the end user. (C) Greenhouse gas The term greenhouse gas means— (i) carbon dioxide; (ii) methane; (iii) nitrous oxide; (iv) nitrogen trifluoride; (v) hydrofluorocarbons; (vi) perfluorocarbons; or (vii) sulfur hexafluoride. (D) Upstream activities The term upstream activities includes activities that relate to the initial stages of producing a good or service. (2) Prohibition The Commission may not require an issuer to disclose greenhouse gas emissions from upstream activities or downstream activities in the value chain of the issuer from the production, manufacturing, or harvesting of an agricultural product. (3) Nonapplicability of exemptive authority Section 36 shall not apply to this subsection. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5143 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2022 Ms. Stabenow 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 improve the assignment of patient advocates at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act . 2. Patient advocates at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 7309A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): (e) Number of patient advocates Beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act , the Director shall ensure that— (1) there is not fewer than one patient advocate for every 13,500 veterans enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment of the Department established and operated under section 1705(a) of this title; and (2) highly rural veterans may access the services of patient advocates, including, to the extent practicable, by assigning patient advocates to rural community-based outpatient clinics. . (b) GAO Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report evaluating the implementation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of subsection (e) of section 7309A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2).
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5144 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2022 Ms. Stabenow 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 increase the mileage rate offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs through their Beneficiary Travel program for health related travel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Driver Reimbursement Increase for Veteran Equity Act or the DRIVE Act . 2. VA payments or allowances for beneficiary travel Section 111(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking (1) Beginning one year after the date of the enactment of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, the Secretary may and inserting The Secretary shall ; (2) by striking to be and inserting to be at least ; and (3) by striking paragraph (2).
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5145 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2022 Mrs. Fischer (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Grassley , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Thune , Ms. Smith , Ms. Ernst , Mr. Brown , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Cramer , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Sasse , and Mr. Rounds ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022 . 2. Ethanol waiver (a) Existing waivers Section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4) ) is amended— (1) by striking (4) The Administrator, upon and inserting the following: (4) Waivers (A) In general The Administrator, on ; (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)— (A) in the first sentence— (i) by striking of this subsection each place it appears; and (ii) by striking if he determines and inserting if the Administrator determines ; and (B) in the second sentence— (i) by striking such an application and inserting an application described in subparagraph (A) ; and (ii) by striking The Administrator and inserting the following: (B) Final action The Administrator ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) Reid vapor pressure A fuel or fuel additive may be introduced into commerce if— (i) (I) the Administrator determines that the fuel or fuel additive is substantially similar to a fuel or fuel additive utilized in the certification of any model year vehicle pursuant to paragraph (1)(A); or (II) the fuel or fuel additive has been granted a waiver under subparagraph (A) and meets all of the conditions of that waiver other than any limitation of the waiver with respect to the Reid Vapor Pressure of the fuel or fuel additive; and (ii) the fuel or fuel additive meets all other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure requirements under subsection (h). . (b) Reid vapor pressure limitation Section 211(h) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7545(h) ) is amended— (1) by striking vapor pressure each place it appears and inserting Vapor Pressure ; (2) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting or more after 10 percent ; and (3) in paragraph (5)(A)— (A) by striking Upon notification, accompanied by and inserting On receipt of a notification that is submitted before January 1, 2022, or after the date of enactment of the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022 , and is accompanied by appropriate ; and (B) by inserting or more after 10 percent .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5147 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30 (legislative day, November 29), 2022 Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To designate the Staten Island Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area as the Senator James L. Buckley Seashore .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Senator James L. Buckley Seashore Designation Act . 2. Designation of Senator James L. Buckley Seashore (a) Designation The Staten Island Unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area described in subsection (a)(4) of the first section of Public Law 92–592 ( 16 U.S.C. 460cc ) is designated as the Senator James L. Buckley Seashore . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the unit of the Gateway National Recreation Area described in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Senator James L. Buckley Seashore .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5148 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30 (legislative day, November 29), 2022 Ms. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Tester , and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To end unemployment payments to jobless millionaires.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Unemployment Payments to Jobless Millionaires Act of 2022 . 2. Ending unemployment payments to jobless millionaires (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to make payments of unemployment compensation (including such compensation under the Federal-State Extended Compensation Act of 1970) in a year to an individual whose adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than $1,000,000. (b) Compliance Any application for unemployment compensation shall include a form or procedure for an individual applicant to certify that such individual is not prohibited from receiving unemployment compensation pursuant to subsection (a). (c) Audits The certifications required by subsection (b) shall be auditable by the Department of Labor or the Government Accountability Office. (d) Effective date The prohibition under subsection (a) shall apply to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5149 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30 (legislative day, November 29), 2022 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Risch ) 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 exclude independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries under the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit programs.

1. Excluding independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries under Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Benefit programs (a) Medicare advantage program Section 1851(h) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–21(h) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Exclusion of independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries The requirement described in paragraph (g)(2)(ii) of section 422.2274 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation (relating to recording calls with beneficiaries), shall not apply to an agent or broker appointed in accordance with paragraph (7)(A). . (b) Prescription drug benefit program Section 1860D–4(l) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(l) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) by striking activities .—The following provisions and inserting “ activities .— (1) In general The following provisions ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) Exclusion of independent agents and brokers from requirement to record calls with beneficiaries The requirement described in paragraph (g)(2)(ii) of section 423.2274 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation (relating to recording calls with beneficiaries), shall not apply to an agent or broker appointed in accordance with section 1851(h)(7)(A), as applied under paragraph (1)(D). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5153 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30 (legislative day, November 29), 2022 Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to require certain notice requirements by law enforcement officers of the Environmental Protection Agency before executing and serving warrants.

1. Powers of the Environmental Protection Agency Section 3063 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking paragraph (1); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) The guidelines approved under subsection (b) shall require that a law enforcement officer described in subsection (a) provide notice to appropriate State and local law enforcement agencies before executing and serving any warrant. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5159 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2022 Ms. Hassan (for herself, Mr. Risch , Ms. Rosen , and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to seek to provide for the posting of contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022 . 2. Posting of national human trafficking phone number in certain restrooms Section 107(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (enacted as division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(B)(ii) )) is amended by— (1) striking the third sentence; and (2) inserting after the period at the end the following: The contact information of the national human trafficking hotline (including options to reach out to the hotline such as through phone, text, or TTY) shall be posted as follows: (I) In a visible place in all Federal buildings. (II) The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall seek to coordinate with the owners and operators of aircraft, airports, over-the-road buses, bus stations, passenger trains, and passenger railroad stations to place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline in the restrooms of each such aircraft, airport, over-the-road bus, bus station, passenger train, and passenger railroad station operating within the United States. (III) The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as may be appropriate, shall place the contact information of the national human trafficking hotline at each port of entry. .
117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5168 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations within a class of nonimmigrant aliens, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022 . 2. Changes in nonimmigrant categories (a) Transit through United States Section 101(a)(15)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(C) ) is amended to read as follows: (C) (i) an alien in immediate and continuous transit through the United States, for a period not to exceed 29 days; (ii) an alien who qualifies as a person entitled to pass in transit to and from the United Nations Headquarters District (as defined in section 209A(e) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 4309a(e) )) and foreign countries, under the provisions of paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of section 11 of the Agreement regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations, done at Lake Success June 26, 1947 (61 Stat. 758); or (iii) an alien passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform, or to disembark from a vessel on which the alien performed, ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from another vessel engaged in foreign trade, for a period not to exceed 180 days; . (b) Alien crewmen Section 101(a)(15)(D) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(D) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by adding or at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (iii) an alien crewman performing ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from another vessel engaged in foreign trade, who intends to land temporarily solely in pursuit of the alien’s responsibilities as a crewman and to depart from the United States on the vessel on which the alien arrived or on another vessel or aircraft, for a period not to exceed 180 days; . 3. Conditional permits to land temporarily Section 252(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1282(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) 180 days, if the immigration officer determines that the crewman— (A) intends to depart, within the period for which the crewman is permitted to land, on the same vessel or on a vessel or aircraft other than the vessel on which the crewman arrived; and (B) will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from any other vessel engaged in foreign trade during such period. . 4. Rule of construction For purposes of this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, the performance by a crewman of ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from any other vessel engaged in foreign trade shall not be considered, for immigration purposes, to be services, work, labor or employment by the crewman within the United States.

Passed the Senate December 15, 2022. Secretary
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5171 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2022 Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Hagerty ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from placing any vaccine for COVID–19 on the child and adolescent immunization schedule unless the Secretary has posted on the public website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all clinical data in the possession of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the safety and efficacy of such vaccine, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Children from the CDC Act . 2. Posting of all clinical data for COVID–19 vaccines before placement on child and adolescent schedule Part C of subtitle 2 of title XXI of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–25 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 2129. Posting of all clinical data for COVID–19 vaccines before placement on child and adolescent schedule (a) No inclusion of COVID vaccines The Secretary, and any official, agency, or office of the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices), shall not include any vaccine for COVID–19 on the child and adolescent immunization schedule unless the Secretary has posted on the public website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention all clinical data in the possession of the Department of Health and Human Services (including the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices) relating to the safety and efficacy (including any adverse effects) of such vaccine. All such data posted under this subsection shall be deidentified to protect all individually identifiable health information, and information with respect to the agency and sponsor personnel of the data involved. (b) Vaccines already on schedule as of enactment (1) Removal Any vaccine for COVID–19 that is included on the child and adolescent immunization schedule as of the date of enactment of this section is hereby deemed to be removed from such schedule. (2) Administrative action The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to effectuate the removal of a vaccine from the child and adolescent immunization schedule by operation of paragraph (1). (3) Rule of construction The removal of a vaccine from the child and adolescent immunization schedule by operation of paragraph (1) shall not be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary (or other officials, agencies, or offices) to place such vaccine back on such schedule so long as such placement is in accordance with subsection (a) and other applicable provisions of law. (c) Definition In this section, the term child and adolescent immunization schedule means the child and adolescent immunization schedule of the Advisory Committee of Immunization Practices (or any successor schedule). .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5172 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2022 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Duckworth ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center .

1. Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center (a) Designation The Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal Building referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5173 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2022 Ms. Warren introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 31 and title 10, United States Code, to address claims of the United States Government relating to certain treatment received by civilians at military medical treatment facilities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Relief for Civilians Treated at Military Hospitals Act . 2. Debt arising from treatment at military medical treatment facilities Section 3711 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (g)(2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(v), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) to any debt or claim described in subsection (j). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (j) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military department (as defined in section 101 of title 10) may not take an action under subsection (a) to collect a claim arising from covered treatment (as defined in section 1079b(b) of that title) provided at a military medical treatment facility to a civilian who is not a covered beneficiary (as defined in section 1072 of that title). . 3. Limitation on fees charged to civilians for emergency medical treatment provided at military medical treatment facilities Section 1079b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection (b): (b) Limitation on fees for certain treatment (1) Under the procedures developed under subsection (a), a military medical treatment facility may not charge a civilian who is not a covered beneficiary, or a third-party payer of such civilian, any fee for covered treatment provided to such civilian at such facility. (2) In this subsection: (A) The term covered treatment , with respect to treatment provided to a civilian at a military medical treatment facility, means treatment provided for a medical emergency or in connection with an emergency inpatient admission. (B) The terms emergency inpatient admission and medical emergency have the meanings given those terms in section 199.2 of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations. (C) The term third-party payer means— (i) an entity described in section 1095(h)(1) of this title; (ii) the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ); or (iii) the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ). .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5176 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2022 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2022 . 2. Exclusion of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (a) In general Section 139 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: (h) State-Based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (1) In general Gross income shall not include any amount received by an individual as a qualified catastrophe mitigation payment under a program established by— (A) a State, (B) a political subdivision or instrumentality thereof, or (C) an entity established under State charter, for the purpose of making such payments. (2) Qualified catastrophe mitigation payment For purposes of this section, the term qualified catastrophe mitigation payment means any amount which is received by an individual to make improvements to such individual’s residence for the sole purpose of reducing the damage that would be done to such residence by a windstorm, earthquake, wildfire, or flooding. (3) No increase in basis Rules similar to the rules of subsection (g)(3) shall apply in the case of this subsection. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 139(d) is amended by striking and qualified and inserting , qualified catastrophe mitigation payments, and qualified . (2) Section 139(i) (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended by striking or qualified and inserting , qualified catastrophe mitigation payment, or qualified . (c) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020. (2) Retroactive applicability The exclusion under section 139(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section, may be claimed for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, including by amended return.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5179 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2022 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require congressional approval of certain actions, and for other purposes.

1. Congressional approval of certain actions Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) A listing, removal from a list, or change in status of any species under this subsection shall take effect upon enactment of a congressional joint resolution of approval. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5183 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2022 Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide a sunset for certain ways in which credit unions may be Agent members of the National Credit Union Administration Central Liquidity Facility.

1. Agent membership (a) In general Section 304(b)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1795c(b)(2) ) is amended by striking all those credit unions and inserting such credit unions as the Board may in its discretion determine . (b) Sunset (1) In general Section 304(b)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1795c(b)(2) ) is amended by striking such credit unions as the Board may in its discretion determine and inserting all those credit unions . (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on December 31, 2027.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5187 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2022 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide a uniform 8-digit subheading number for all whiskies.

1. Uniform duty treatment of whiskies (a) In general Chapter 22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking subheading 2208.30 and inserting the following, with the article description for subheading 2208.30.00 having the same degree of indentation as the article description for subheading 2208.50.00: 2208.30.00 Whiskies Free $2.04/pf liter . (b) Instruction to United States International Trade Commission The United States International Trade Commission shall add statistical suffixes to subheading 2208.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as amended by subsection (a), as follows: 2208.30.0010 Irish or Scotch in containers each holding not over 4 liters 2208.30.0015 Irish or Scotch in containers each holding over 4 liters 2208.30.0020 Bourbon in containers each holding not over 4 liters 2208.30.0025 Bourbon in containers each holding over 4 liters 2208.30.0030 Rye in containers each holding not over 4 liters 2208.30.0035 Rye in containers each holding over 4 liters 2208.30.0040 Other in containers each holding not over 4 liters 2208.30.0045 Other in containers each holding over 4 liters. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the date that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5190 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2022 Mr. Romney introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To end the treatment of the People’s Republic of China as a developing nation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act . 2. Statement of policy It should be the policy of the United States— (1) to refuse entering into any treaty in which the People’s Republic of China— (A) is labeled a developing nation; or (B) receives the benefits of a developing nation under the terms of the treaty; (2) to oppose the labeling or treatment of the People’s Republic of China as a developing nation in each international organization of which the United States and the People’s Republic of China are both current members; and (3) to pursue the labeling or treatment of the People’s Republic of China as a developed nation in each international organization of which the United States and the People’s Republic of China are both current members. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Appropriate committees of congress The term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives . (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of State. 4. Report on the labeling of the People's Republic of China’s development status in current treaty negotiations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress identifying all current treaty negotiations in which— (1) the proposed treaty develops different standards for the enforcement of the treaty based on the development status of the member states of the treaty; and (2) the People's Republic of China is under consideration for becoming a party to the treaty. 5. Mechanisms for changing development status (a) In general In any international organization of which the United States and the People's Republic of China are both current members, the Secretary shall pursue— (1) changing the status of the People's Republic of China from developing nation to developed nation if a mechanism exists in such organization to make such status change; or (2) proposing the development of a mechanism described in paragraph (1) to change the status of the People's Republic of China in such organization from developing nation to developed nation. (b) Waiver The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) with respect to any international organization if the President notifies the appropriate committees of Congress that such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5192 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2022 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 increase the limitation on the credit for biomass stoves and boilers.

1. Increased limitation for biomass stoves and boilers under energy efficient home improvement credit (a) In general Section 25C(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking shall not, in the aggregate, exceed and all that follows and inserting the following: shall not exceed— (A) with respect to amounts paid or incurred, in the aggregate, for property described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (d)(2)(A), $2,000, and (B) with respect to amounts paid or incurred, in the aggregate, for property described in subsection (d)(2)(B), $8,000. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2022.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5194 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2022 Mr. Kennedy 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 extend certain increases in payments for physicians services under the Medicare program through 2023.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the House of Representatives, and the Senate should commit to take administrative and legislative actions to— (1) ensure financial stability and predictability in the Medicare physician payment system; (2) promote and reward value-based care innovation; and (3) safeguard timely access to high-quality care by advancing health equity and reducing disparities. 3. Extension of support for physicians and other professionals in adjusting to Medicare payment changes (a) In general Section 1848 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(iv)(V), by striking or 2022 and inserting , 2022, or 2023 ; and (2) in subsection (t)— (A) in the heading, by striking and 2022 and inserting , 2022, and 2023 ; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking and 2022 and inserting , 2022, and 2023 ; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) such services furnished on or after January 1, 2023, and before January 1, 2024, by 4.42 percent. ; and (C) in paragraph (2)(C)— (i) in the heading, by striking and 2022 and inserting , 2022 and 2023 ; and (ii) by striking or 2022 each place it appears and inserting , 2022, or 2023 . (b) Temporary suspension of PAYGO Medicare sequestration During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on December 31, 2023, the Medicare programs under title XVIII of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ) shall be exempt from reduction under any sequestration order issued under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 931 et seq. ) before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Transfer of returned provider relief funds Section 1150C of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320b–26 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Transfer of returned funds The Secretary shall provide for the transfer to the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 of any amounts returned to the Secretary by an eligible health care provider under this section that are unobligated as of the date of the enactment of this subsection. .
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5196 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2022 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the location of a monument on the National Mall to commemorate and honor the women’s suffrage movement and the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women's Suffrage National Monument Location Act . 2. Women's Suffrage National Monument (a) Site Notwithstanding section 8908(c) of title 40, United States Code, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument shall be located within the Reserve. (b) Applicability of Commemorative Works Act Except as provided in subsection (a), chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Commemorative Works Act ), shall apply to the Women’s Suffrage National Monument. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Women’s Suffrage National Monument The term Women’s Suffrage National Monument means the commemorative work authorized to be established under Public Law 116–217 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 note). (2) Reserve The term Reserve has the meaning given such term in section 8902(a)(3) of title 40, United States Code.
II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5197 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2022 Mr. Cornyn 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 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the Bob Krueger Post Office .

1. Bob Krueger Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Bob Krueger 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 Bob Krueger Post Office .