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II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1951 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 27, 2021 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To make additional Federal public land available for selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, and for other purposes

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Native Vietnam Veteran Land Allotment Fulfillment Act of 2021 . 2. Making additional land available for selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program All Federal land identified as suitable for allotment selection in the report under subsection (c)(1) of section 1119 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1629g–1 ), and published by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in the report entitled Identification of National Wildlife Refuge System Lands in Alaska That Should Be Made Available for Allotment Selection by Eligible Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans (November 2020), shall be made immediately available for selection in accordance with that section.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1954 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 27, 2021 Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act of 2021 . 2. Reauthorization of John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Section 10(a) of Public Law 99–647 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 100 Stat. 3630; 104 Stat. 1018; 128 Stat. 3804) is amended by striking 2021 and inserting 2036 .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1958 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2021 Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Doctors of Community Act or the DOC Act . 2. Reauthorization of program of payments to teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs Section 340H(g) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256H(g) ) is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) In general To carry out this section, there are appropriated, to remain available until expended, such sums as may be necessary, not to exceed— (A) $230,000,000, for the period of fiscal years 2011 through 2015; (B) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017; (C) $126,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023; (D) $554,400,000 for fiscal year 2024; (E) $571,200,000 for fiscal year 2025; (F) $588,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; (G) $604,800,000 for fiscal year 2027; (H) $621,600,000 for fiscal year 2028; (I) $638,400,000 for fiscal year 2029; (J) $655,200,000 for fiscal year 2030; (K) $672,000,000 for fiscal year 2031; (L) $688,800,000 for fiscal year 2032; (M) $729,200,000 for fiscal year 2033; and (N) for fiscal year 2034 and each fiscal year thereafter, the dollar amount applicable under this paragraph for the preceding fiscal year, adjusted in accordance with paragraph (3). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (3) Adjustment for inflation For purposes of paragraph (1)(N), the dollar amount applicable under paragraph (1) for fiscal years beginning after fiscal year 2033 shall be equal to the dollar amount applicable for the preceding fiscal year, increased by the percentage increase in the medical care component of the consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. city average), as such percentage increase is estimated by the Secretary for the 12-month period ending with March of the previous year. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1959 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2021 Mr. Kennedy 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 age for required mandatory distributions from retirement accounts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Your Retirement Act of 2021 . 2. Increase in age for required beginning date for mandatory distributions (a) In general Section 401(a)(9)(C)(i)(I) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking age 72 and inserting age 75 . (b) Spouse beneficiaries; special rule for owners Subparagraphs (B)(iv)(I) and (C)(ii)(I) of section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking age 72 and inserting age 75 . (c) Conforming amendment The last sentence of section 408(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking age 72 and inserting age 75 . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions required to be made after December 31, 2021, with respect to individuals who attain age 72 after such date.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1960 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2021 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To restrict the ability of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to adjust the rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Fairness Act . 2. Chargeable premium rates Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 1308 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4015 ), with respect to the chargeable premium rates described in subsection (a)(1) of that section, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not adjust those rates unless a duly enacted law of the United States enacted after the date of enactment of this Act provides the Administrator with that authority.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1961 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2021 Mr. Kennedy 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 IRA contribution limits for individuals without an employer retirement plan.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Retirement Amount Act of 2021 or the IRA Act of 2021 . 2. Increase in contribution limits for individuals without an employer retirement plan (a) In general Section 219 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Special rules for individuals without an employer plan For purposes of this section— (1) In general In the case of an applicable individual— (A) the deductible amount for purposes of subsection (b)(1)(A) is $12,000, and (B) the applicable amount for purposes of subsection (b)(5)(B)(i) is $3,000. (2) Cost-of-living adjustment (A) In general In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2022, the $12,000 amount under paragraph (1)(A) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2021 for calendar year 2016 in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof. (B) Rounding rules If any amount after adjustment under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $500, such amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of $500. (3) Applicable individual For purposes of paragraph (1), the term applicable individual with respect to any taxable year means any individual whose employer does not maintain a plan described in any clause of subsection (g)(5)(A) for such taxable year. . (b) Coordination with Kay Bailey Hutchinson spousal IRA Subparagraph (A) of section 219(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking (b)(1)(A) and inserting (b)(1)(A) (determined without regard to subsection (h)) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1962 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 7, 2021 Mr. Murphy (for himself and Mr. Cassidy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grant funding to States for mental health and substance use disorder parity implementation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Parity Implementation Assistance Act . 2. Grants to support mental health and substance use disorder parity implementation (a) In general Section 2794(c) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–94(c) ) (as added by section 1003 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Parity implementation (A) In general Beginning 60 days after the date of enactment of the Parity Implementation Assistance Act , the Secretary shall award grants to States to implement the mental health and substance use disorder parity provisions of section 2726, provided that in order to receive such a grant, a State is required to request and review from health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage the comparative analyses and other information required of such health insurance issuers under subsection (a)(8)(A) of such section 2726 regarding the design and application of nonquantitative treatment limitations imposed on mental health or substance use disorder benefits. (B) Authorization of appropriations For purposes of awarding grants under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of the first five fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of this paragraph. . (b) Technical amendment Section 2794 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–95 ), as added by section 6603 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) is redesignated as section 2795.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1966 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2021 Ms. Smith introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to expand the availability of coverage for lung cancer screenings without the imposition of cost sharing.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Katherine’s Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2021 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Lung cancer is the number 1 killer of all cancers. (2) Lung cancer causes more deaths than prostate cancer, breast cancer, and colorectal cancer combined. (3) The reason for the extremely low 5-year survival rate in lung cancer patients is the difficulty to find it at early stages (as patients have no symptoms at early stages). (4) For all stages of lung cancer, the overall 5-year survival rate is 19 percent, while such rate is 98 percent for prostate cancer and 90 percent for breast cancer. (5) Early detection of lung cancer through screening could dramatically increase survival rates for patients. 3. Requiring coverage of lung cancer screenings for certain individuals without cost sharing (a) In general Section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (C) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; (D) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (E) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: (5) lung cancer screenings, with respect to any individual who has a very high risk of lung cancer due to genetic, occupational, or other exposures and who has a referral from a specialist, such as a pulmonary medicine physician, who can explain the benefits and harms of the screening to the individual, including determination of lung cancer risk; and ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) Special rule for certain lung cancer screenings In the case of a lung cancer screening that would be a service described in subsection (a)(1) but for the fact that the individual receiving the screening stopped smoking more than 15 years prior to the date of the screening or is 80 years of age or older as of such date, such screening shall be deemed to be a service described in such subsection. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2022.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1968 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2021 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Wicker , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Cruz , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. Padilla ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide bonus depreciation for certain space launch expenditures, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Space Commerce Act of 2021 . 2. Special allowance for qualified domestic space launch property (a) Allowance of bonus depreciation for qualified domestic space launch property Section 168(k)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended in clause (i), by striking or at the end of subclause (III), by striking or at the end of subclause (IV), by adding or at the end of subclause (V), and by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) which is qualified domestic space launch property (as defined in paragraph (11)), . (b) Extension of termination of bonus depreciation for qualified domestic space launch property (1) In general Section 168(k)(2)(A)(iii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking before January 1, 2027. and inserting before January 1, 2027 (in the case of qualified domestic space launch property, before January 1, 2033). . (2) Application of applicable percentage Section 168(k)(6) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Rule for qualified domestic space launch property Notwithstanding any other provisions of this paragraph, in the case of any qualified property which is qualified domestic space launch property, the term applicable percentage means, in the case of property placed in service after December 31, 2023, and before January 1, 2033, 100 percent. . (c) Qualified domestic space launch property defined Section 168(k) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) Qualified domestic space launch property defined For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term qualified domestic space launch property means property placed in service before January 1, 2033, that is— (i) a space transportation vehicle or payload (as such terms are defined in section 50101 of title 51, United States Code) that is launched from the United States, or (ii) other property or equipment placed in service for the purpose of facilitating a space launch from the United States. (B) Special rule for space launches from aircraft A space transportation vehicle or payload that is launched from an aircraft shall be considered to be launched from the United States if, and only if, such space transportation vehicle or payload is— (i) substantially manufactured within the United States, as determined by the Secretary, and (ii) launched from an aircraft on a flight that originated from United States soil. (C) United States The term United States includes the possessions of the United States. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2023.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1969 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2021 Mr. Barrasso 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 terminate the credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminate Lavish Incentives To Electric Vehicles Act or the ELITE Vehicles Act . 2. Termination and repeal of credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles (a) Termination Section 30D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Termination Notwithstanding any of the preceding provisions of this section, this section shall not apply to vehicles placed in service after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection. . (b) Repeal (1) In general Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 30D (and by striking the item relating to such section in the table of sections for such subpart). (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (30). (B) Section 1016(a) of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (37). (C) Section 6501(m) of such Code is amended by striking 30D(e)(4), . (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date that is 1 year and 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1972 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2021 Mr. Kelly (for himself, Ms. Murkowski , Ms. Warren , Mr. Portman , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve dependent coverage under the TRICARE Young Adult Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act of 2021 . 2. Improvements to dependent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (a) Expansion of eligibility Subsection (b) of section 1110b of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (3); and (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively. (b) Elimination of separate premium for a young adult Such section is further amended by striking subsection (c). (c) Conforming amendment Section 1075(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking section 1076d, 1076e, or 1110b and inserting section 1076d or 1076e .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1978 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2021 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Cardin , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Brown , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Cantwell , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Van Hollen , and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the United States Women's National Team and the United States Men's National Team.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Give Our Athletes Level Salaries Act or the GOALS Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds for 2026 World Cup Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be appropriated or otherwise made available to provide support for the 2026 World Cup, including support for a host city, a participating State or local agency, the United States Soccer Federation, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), or the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), until the date on which the United States Soccer Federation agrees to provide equitable pay to the members of the United States Women's National Team and the United States Men's National Team.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1982 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2021 Ms. Stabenow (for herself and Mr. Peters ) 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 for purposes of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans.

1. Certain purchases of employee-owned stock disregarded for purposes of foundation tax on excess business holdings (a) In general Section 4943(c)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (v) For purposes of clause (i), subparagraph (D), and paragraph (2), any voting stock which— (I) is not readily tradable on an established securities market, (II) is purchased by the business enterprise on or after January 1, 2005, from an employee stock ownership plan (as defined in section 4975(e)(7)) in which employees of such business enterprise participate, in connection with a distribution from such plan, and (III) is held by the business enterprise as treasury stock, cancelled, or retired, shall be treated as outstanding voting stock, but only to the extent so treating such stock would not result in permitted holdings exceeding 49 percent (determined without regard to this clause). The preceding sentence shall not apply with respect to the purchase of stock from a plan during the 10-year period beginning on the date the plan is established. . (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act and to purchases by a business enterprise of voting stock in taxable years beginning before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Special rule for grandfathered foundations in case of decrease in ownership by reason of pre-enactment purchases Section 4943(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply with respect to any decrease in the percentage of holdings in a business enterprise by reason of the application of section 4943(c)(4)(A)(v) of such Code (as added by this section).
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1983 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2021 Mr. Risch (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Moran , Mr. Daines , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Cotton , and Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To require the Secretary of Labor to report to Congress an estimated number of jobs projected to be lost due to the Biden Administration revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defending Keystone Jobs Act . 2. Report by the Secretary of Labor on job loss due to the revocation of the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline The Secretary of Labor shall— (1) conduct a study to estimate the total number of jobs projected to be lost as a direct or indirect result of section 6 of Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 7037; relating to protecting public health and the environment and restoring science to tackle the climate crisis) over the 10-year period beginning on the date on which such Executive order was issued; and (2) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study under paragraph (1).
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1986 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2021 Mrs. Capito (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar ) 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 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to expand and expedite access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2021 . 2. Expanding access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare program (a) Cardiac rehabilitation programs Section 1861(eee) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(eee) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking a physician’s office and inserting the office of a physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or the office of a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) ; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after physician the following: (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) ; (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking physician-prescribed exercise and inserting exercise prescribed by a physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) ; and (3) in paragraph (5), by inserting after physician the following: (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) . (b) Pulmonary rehabilitation programs Section 1861(fff) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(fff) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking physician-prescribed exercise and inserting exercise prescribed by a physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) ; and (2) in paragraph (3), by inserting after physician the following: (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5)) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2022. 3. Expediting access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under Medicare program Section 51008(c) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–123 ; 42 U.S.C. 1395x note) is amended by striking January 1, 2024 and inserting January 1, 2022 .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1994 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2021 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To enable passenger vessels that were not built in the United States to receive coastwise endorsement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Jobs in American Ports Act . 2. Coastwise endorsement for passenger vessels (a) In general Section 12112(a)(2)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking ; or and inserting a semicolon; (2) in clause (iii), by striking ; and and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (iv) is a vessel that transports passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port; and . (b) Conforming amendment Section 12121 of title 46, United States Code, is repealed. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in the amendments made by this section shall be construed to exempt a vessel that transports passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port, from any applicable law of the United States except as explicitly provided in such amendments.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1998 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 9, 2021 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To exempt large cruise ships from certain requirements applicable to passenger vessels, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding American Tourism Act . 2. Adjusting applicability of certain PVSA and Jones Act requirements (a) PVSA domestic requirements Section 55103(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Nonapplicablity This section shall not apply to any vessel with 800 or more passenger berths. . (b) Jones Act requirements Chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 12103, by adding at the end the following: (d) Nonapplicability The requirements of this section shall not apply to any vessel with 800 or more passenger berths and that transports passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port. ; (2) in section 12112(a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting except in the case of a vessel described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2), before satisfies ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking or after the semicolon; (ii) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking ; and and inserting ; or ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (C) has 800 or more passenger berths and transports passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port; and . (c) Adjustment of citizenship and Navy Reserve requirements Section 8103(k) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (k) Nonapplicability to certain passenger vessels Subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to any vessel with 800 or more passenger berths and that transports passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port. . 3. Adjustments relating to permits to land temporarily for alien crewmen Section 252(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1282(a) ) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking not to exceed— and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting “not to exceed the period of time during which the crewman is in possession of a valid, unexpired visa issued pursuant to such paragraph, if the immigration officer is satisfied that the crewman intends to depart— (1) on the vessel or aircraft on which the crewman arrived; or (2) on a vessel or aircraft other than the vessel or aircraft on which the crewman arrived. . 4. Rule of construction Nothing in the amendments made by this Act shall be construed to exempt a vessel that transports passengers between ports or places in the United States to which the coastwise laws apply, either directly or via a foreign port, from any applicable law of the United States except as explicitly provided in such amendments.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2001 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2021 Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Paul , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Lee , and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to exempt from inspection the slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act . 2. Exemption for slaughter and preparation occurring at custom slaughter facilities Section 23 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 623 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Exemption for slaughter and preparation occurring at custom slaughter facilities (1) Definition of State In this subsection, the term State means any State or Territory. (2) Exemption The provisions of this title requiring inspection of the slaughter of animals and the preparation of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products at establishments conducting those operations for commerce shall not apply to the slaughtering by any person of animals at a custom slaughter facility and the preparation at that custom slaughter facility and transportation in commerce of the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products of those animals if— (A) the slaughtering and preparation carried out at the custom slaughter facility is carried out in accordance with the law of the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located; and (B) the animals are slaughtered and the carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products of the animals are prepared exclusively for distribution to— (i) household consumers within the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located; or (ii) restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments located in the State in which the custom slaughter facility is located that— (I) are involved in the preparation of meals served directly to consumers; or (II) offer meat and meat food products for sale directly to consumers in the State. ; and (3) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), in the second sentence, by striking paragraph (b) and inserting subsection . 3. No preemption of State law Nothing in an amendment made by section 2 preempts any State law relating to— (1) the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat, and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2002 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2021 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide that any termination of a director of a national research institute or national center of the National Institutes of Health be on the basis of malfeasance, neglect of office, or incapacity only.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Institutes of Health Director Protection Act . 2. Removal of directors of the national research institute or national center of the NIH Section 405(a)(2)(E) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 284(a)(2)(E) ) is amended— (1) in the subparagraph heading, by striking Rule of construction and inserting Termination for cause ; and (2) by inserting , except that any such termination may be made only on the basis of malfeasance by, neglect of office by, or incapacity of the director before the period.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2006 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2021 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act to establish an exception to jurisdictional immunity for a foreign state that discharges a biological weapon, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop China-Originated Viral Infectious Diseases Act of 2021 or the Stop COVID Act of 2021 . 2. Exception to jurisdictional immunity of a foreign state (a) In general Section 1605 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) (1) A foreign state shall not be immune from the jurisdiction of the courts of the United States in any case where such foreign state is alleged, whether intentionally or unintentionally, to have discharged a biological agent, as defined in section 178 of title 18, and such discharge results in the bodily injury, death, or damage to property of a national of the United States. (2) Notwithstanding section 2337(2) of title 18, a national of the United States may bring a claim for money damages against a foreign state in accordance with section 2333 of title 18 if the foreign state would not be immune under this subsection. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to the discharge of a biological agent that occurred before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2008 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2021 Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Collins , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Cortez Masto , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness.

1. Authorization of appropriations for Interagency Council on Homelessness (a) In general Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 208 ( 42 U.S.C. 11318 ), by striking to carry out this title $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 and inserting such sums as may be necessary to carry out this title ; (2) by striking section 209 ( 42 U.S.C. 11319 ); and (3) by redesignating section 210 ( 42 U.S.C. 11320 ) as section 209. (b) Technical and conforming amendments The table of contents in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 209 and 210 and inserting the following: Sec. 209. Encouragement of State involvement. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2009 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2021 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To promote transparency by permitting the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to allow its disciplinary proceedings to be open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2021 . 2. Open meetings authorized Section 105(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7215(c)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Public hearings Hearings under this section shall be open to the public, unless the Board, on its own motion or after considering the motion of a party, orders otherwise. . 3. Publication of determinations Section 105(d)(1)(C) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7215(d)(1)(C) ) is amended by striking (once any stay on the imposition of such sanction has been lifted) .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2010 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2021 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require an accounting of certain property forfeited to the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act of 2021 . 2. Forfeited property (a) In general Chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 988. Accounting of certain forfeited property (a) Accounting The Attorney General shall make available to the public an accounting of any property relating to foreign government corruption that is forfeited to the United States under section 981 or 982. (b) Format The accounting described under subsection (a) shall be published on the website of the Department of Justice in a format that includes the following: (1) A heading as follows: Assets stolen from the people of ______ and recovered by the United States , the blank space being filled with the name of the foreign government that is the target of corruption. (2) The total amount recovered by the United States on behalf of the foreign people that is the target of corruption at the time when such recovered funds are deposited into the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. (c) Updated website The Attorney General shall update the website of the Department of Justice to include an accounting of any new property relating to foreign government corruption that has been forfeited to the United States under section 981 or 982 not later than 14 days after such forfeiture, unless such update would compromise an ongoing law enforcement investigation. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 46 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 988. Accounting of certain forfeited property. . 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that recovered assets be returned for the benefit of the people harmed by the corruption under conditions that reasonably ensure the transparent and effective use, administration, and monitoring of returned proceeds.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2012 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2021 Ms. Sinema (for herself, Mr. Kelly , and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to include certain communities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Downwinders Parity Act of 2021 . 2. Inclusion under the radiation exposure compensation act Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101–426 ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking that portion of ; and (B) by striking that consists of townships 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71 ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting all acreage in any county all or part of which is located in before that part . 3. Report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to the relevant committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that outlines efforts to educate and conduct outreach to persons made newly eligible for benefits under the amendments made by section 2.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2014 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2021 Ms. Warren (for herself, Mr. Schumer , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Carper , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Smith , Ms. Baldwin , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Markey , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Booker , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Reed , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Brown , Ms. Duckworth , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Klobuchar , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Warner , Mr. Peters , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Casey , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Leahy , Ms. Rosen , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Warnock , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Refund Equality Act of 2021 . 2. Extension of period of limitation for certain legally married couples (a) In general In the case of an individual first treated as married for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by the application of the holdings of Revenue Ruling 2013–17— (1) if such individual filed a return (other than a joint return) for a taxable year ending before September 16, 2013, for which a joint return could have been made by the individual and the individual's spouse but for the fact that such holdings were not effective at the time of filing, such return shall be treated as a separate return within the meaning of section 6013(b) of such Code and the time prescribed by section 6013(b)(2)(A) for filing a joint return after filing a separate return shall not expire before the date prescribed by law (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for the taxable year that includes the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) in the case of a joint return filed pursuant to paragraph (1)— (A) the period of limitation prescribed by section 6511(a) of such Code for any such taxable year shall be extended until the date prescribed by law (including extensions) for filing the return of tax for the taxable year that includes the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) section 6511(b)(2) shall not apply to any claim of credit or refund with respect to such return. (b) Amendments, etc. restricted to change in marital status Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to amendments to the return of tax, and claims for credit or refund, relating to a change in the marital status for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 of the individual.
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2015 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2021 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Wicker , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Scott of Florida , Ms. Cortez Masto , and Mr. Blunt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the FAST Act to require an update to the national travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Travel Optimization by Updating and Revitalizing Infrastructure to Support Mobilization Act or the TOURISM Act . 2. National travel and tourism infrastructure strategic plan Section 1431(e) of the FAST Act ( 49 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 114–94 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (7) as subparagraphs (A) though (G), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act and inserting Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the TOURISM Act ; and (B) by striking plan that includes and inserting the following: “plan— (1) to develop an immediate-term and long-term strategy, including policy recommendations across all modes of transportation, for the Department and other agencies to use infrastructure investments to revive the travel and tourism industry and the overall travel and tourism economy in the wake of the COVID–19 pandemic; and (2) that includes ; and (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— (A) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by inserting , including consideration of the impacts of the COVID–19 pandemic after network ; (B) in subparagraph (D) (as so redesignated), by inserting of regional significance after corridors ; (C) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated), by striking and at the end; (D) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (H) an identification of possible infrastructure investments that create recovery opportunities for small, underserved, minority, and rural businesses in the travel and tourism industry, including efforts to preserve and protect the scenic but often less-traveled roads that promote tourism and economic development throughout the country. .
II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2017 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 10, 2021 Mr. Schatz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To increase the period of time during which an individual who has submitted a claim for benefits under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, may supply supporting documentation to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs of the Department of Labor, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kenneth Meisel Public Servants’ Claimant Fairness Act . 2. Increase in time period for FECA claimant to submit supporting evidence to Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall— (1) amend the second sentence of section 10.121 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, by striking 30 days and inserting 60 days ; and (2) modify the Procedure Manual of the Division of Federal Employees’ Compensation of the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs of the Department of Labor to reflect the change made by the Secretary under paragraph (1).