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II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5345 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 19, 2024 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Warnock ) 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 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, as the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office .

1. Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Main Street in Plains, Georgia, shall be known and designated as the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter 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 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Post Office .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5346 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 19, 2024 Mr. Barrasso (for himself, Mr. Schatz , Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Welch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum Medicaid disproportionate share hospital allotment for States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Delivering Support for Hospitals Act or the DSH Act . 2. Minimum Medicaid DSH allotment Section 1923(f)(6) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–4(f)(6) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Minimum DSH allotment for fiscal years after 2024 (i) In general Notwithstanding the table set forth in paragraph (2) or the reductions required under paragraph (7), for fiscal year 2025 and each succeeding fiscal year, the DSH allotment for any State shall not be less than the minimum DSH allotment amount established for the fiscal year under clause (ii). (ii) Minimum DSH allotment amount The minimum DSH allotment amount established under this clause— (I) for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029, shall be equal to $20,000,000; and (II) for fiscal year 2030 and each succeeding fiscal year, shall be equal to the minimum DSH allotment amount established under this clause for the preceding fiscal year, subject to an increase for inflation as provided in paragraph (3)(A). .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5347 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 19, 2024 Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Rounds , and Ms. Lummis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study and prepare a report on the exposure of the United States to the financial sector of the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2024 . 2. Study and report on financial threat mitigation with respect to People’s Republic of China (a) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Secretary of State, shall conduct a study and prepare a report on the exposure of the United States to the financial sector of the People’s Republic of China that includes— (1) an assessment of the effects of reforms to the financial sector of the People’s Republic of China on the United States and global financial systems; (2) a description of the policies the United States Government is adopting to protect the interests of the United States while the financial sector of the People’s Republic of China undergoes those reforms; (3) a description and analysis of any risks to the financial stability of the United States and the global economy emanating from the People’s Republic of China; and (4) recommendations for additional actions the United States Government, including representatives of the United States at relevant international organizations, should take to strengthen international cooperation to monitor and mitigate those risks and protect United States interests. (b) Transmission of report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transmit the report required under subsection (a) to— (1) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; (2) the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (3) the representatives of the United States at relevant international organizations, as appropriate. (c) Classification of report The report required under subsection (a) shall be prepared in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. (d) Publication of report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall publish the report required under subsection (a) (other than any classified annex) on the website of the Department of the Treasury.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5348 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 19, 2024 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend title II of the Public Health Service Act to include as an additional right or privilege of commissioned officers of the Public Health Service (and their beneficiaries) certain leave provided under title 10, United States Code to commissioned officers of the Army (or their beneficiaries).

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Uniformed Services Leave Parity Act . 2. Application of leave provisions for members of the Armed Forces to members of the Public Health Service (a) In general Section 221(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 213a(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (22) Chapter 40, Leave, except that, in applying section 701(b) of such chapter 40 for purposes of this section, 120 days' leave shall be substituted for 60 days' leave . . (b) Conforming repeal Section 219 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 210–1 ) is repealed.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5354 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2024 Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Durbin , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Casey , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Helmy , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Welch , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the civil rights remedies equalization provision of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986 to clarify civil rights remedies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2024 . 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to remedy and deter violations of rights guaranteed under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 1557 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, by safeguarding the availability of damages for emotional harm in actions alleging violations of these laws; and (2) to invoke the sweep of congressional authority, including the power to enforce the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and to set the terms on which Congress disburses Federal money under the Spending Clause of section 8 of article I of the Constitution, in order to remedy and deter discrimination on the basis of disability, race, color, national origin, age, and sex that people face every day. 3. Civil rights remedies Section 1003 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d–7 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Compensatory damages Remedies at law available for a violation of a section or other provision referred to in subsection (a)(1), in a suit against any entity, private or public, including a State, shall include all types of compensatory damages, including damages for emotional harm. ; and (3) by amending subsection (c), as amended by paragraph (1), to read as follows: (c) Effective date The provisions of subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to violations that occur in whole or in part after October 21, 1986. Subsection (b) shall take effect with respect to violations for which a court has not rendered a final decision on the date of enactment of the Clarifying Civil Rights Remedies Act of 2024. .
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty four S. 5355 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or University.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Advisory Council on Indian Education Improvement Act or the NACIE Improvement Act . 2. National Advisory Council on Indian Education By not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and notwithstanding any other provision of section 6141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7471 ), the President shall ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education established under such section includes at least one member who is a president of a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059c(b) ).

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118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5355 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or University.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Advisory Council on Indian Education Improvement Act or the NACIE Improvement Act . 2. National Advisory Council on Indian Education By not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and notwithstanding any other provision of section 6141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7471 ), the President shall ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education established under such section includes at least one member who is a president of a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059c(b) ).

Passed the Senate December 3, 2024. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5355 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2024 Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal College or University.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Advisory Council on Indian Education Improvement Act or the NACIE Improvement Act . 2. National Advisory Council on Indian Education By not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and notwithstanding any other provision of section 6141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7471 ), the President shall ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education established under such section includes at least one member who is a president of a Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1059c(b) ).
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5357 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2024 Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Tillis , Mrs. Blackburn , and Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship A BILL To require certain reports on small business disaster assistance to be published on the website of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SBA Disaster Transparency Act . 2. Publication of reports on disaster assistance Section 12091 of the Small Business Disaster Response and Loan Improvements Act of 2008 ( 15 U.S.C. 636k ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and publish on the website of the Administration after Representatives ; and (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and published after submitted ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and publish on the website of the Administration after Representatives ; and (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and published after submitted ; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and publish on the website of the Administration after Representatives ; and (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and published after submitted ; and (4) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking a report ; and (ii) by inserting and publish on the website of the Administration a report after Representatives ; and (B) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting and published after submitted .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5359 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2024 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the National Marine Sanctuary Act to prohibit requiring an authorization for the installation, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if such activities have previously been authorized by a Federal or State agency.

1. Prohibition on requiring authorizations for undersea fiber optic cables previously authorized by Federal or State agencies The National Marine Sanctuary Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 310 the following: 310A. Prohibition on requiring authorizations for undersea fiber optic cables previously authorized by Federal or State agencies (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary may not prohibit or require any authorization for the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary if a license, lease, or permit issued by a Federal or State agency authorizing such installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery is in effect. (b) Interagency cooperation The Secretary may direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to engage in interagency cooperation under section 304(d) in any Federal agency action described in that section and involving the installation, continued presence, operation, maintenance, repair, or recovery of undersea fiber optic cables in a national marine sanctuary. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5362 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 20, 2024 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Welch , Mr. Wyden , and Mr. Hickenlooper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 regarding the application of wage and hour provisions to minor league baseball players, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Ball Act . 2. Application of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to minor league baseball players Section 13(a)(19) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(a)(19) ) is amended by striking a contract and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting an unexpired collective bargaining agreement. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5367 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 21, 2024 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 require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide benefits for lung cancer screenings for certain individuals 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 2024 . 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 diagnosis 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 (for all stages) and 90 percent for breast cancer (for all stages). (5) Early detection of lung cancer through screening could dramatically increase survival rates for patients. (6) Current law mandates that private health insurance cover, without any cost sharing requirements, screening for breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colorectal cancer at much earlier ages than for lung cancer, regardless of preexisting conditions of the individual to be screened. (7) Screening without cost sharing starts at age 40 for breast cancer but for lung cancer does not start until age 55, and then and only for those with a history of smoking thirty or more packs of cigarettes per year. (8) This Act would save lives and money through early detection of lung cancer by starting screening without cost sharing at age 40. 3. Requiring coverage of lung cancer screenings for certain individuals without cost sharing (a) In general Section 2713(a) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–13(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; (3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; (4) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following: (5) with respect to individuals 40 years of age or older, lung cancer screenings, regardless of the smoking history (if any) of such an individual. ; and (5) by adding at the end of the undesignated matter at the end the following: For the purposes of this Act, and for the purposes of any other provision of law, the current recommendations of the United States Preventive Service Task Force regarding breast cancer screening, mammography, and prevention shall be considered the most current other than those issued in or around November 2009. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5371 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 21, 2024 Mr. Cotton (for himself, Mr. Rubio , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Cruz , and Mr. Hagerty ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require the maintenance of the country of origin markings for imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-BDS Labeling Act . 2. Continuation in effect of country of origin marking policy for imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza The policy of the Government of the United States with respect to country of origin marking of imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, notice of which was published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Federal Register on December 23, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 83984), shall remain in effect until repealed by an Act of Congress. 3. Prohibition on use of funds to rescind or change the country of origin marking policy for imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of State or U.S. Customs and Border Protection on or after the date of the enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended to prepare or promulgate any policy, guidance, regulation, notice, or Executive order, or to otherwise implement, administer, or enforce any policy, that rescinds or changes the policy of the Government of the United States with respect to country of origin marking of imported goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, notice of which was published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Federal Register on December 23, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 83984).
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5376 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 21, 2024 Mr. Van Hollen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit sales and the issuance of licenses for the export of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.

1. Limitation on sales and exports of covered defense articles to the United Arab Emirates (a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the President may not sell or issue a license for the export of covered defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ) to the United Arab Emirates, or any agency or instrumentality of the United Arab Emirates, until the President certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that the United Arab Emirates is not providing materiel support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. (b) Covered defense articles defined In this section, the term covered defense articles means articles listed under Category I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, XIV, XVI, XVII, or XVIII of the United States Munitions List in part 121 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5380 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 21, 2024 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity Act of 2024 . 2. Coverage of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under the Medicare program (a) In general Section 1861(s)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(3) ) is amended by striking diagnostic X-ray tests and inserting diagnostic X-ray and ultrasound tests . (b) Ensuring equitable payment for portable ultrasound transportation services Section 1834 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (aa) Ensuring equitable payment for portable ultrasound transportation and set up services (1) In general The Secretary shall provide a separate payment under this part for portable ultrasound transportation and set up services in the same manner and to the same extent that separate payments are provided for portable X-ray transportation and set up services. (2) Payment requirements The Secretary shall specify requirements applicable to suppliers of portable ultrasound transportation and set up services under this part. Such requirements shall be substantially similar to the requirements applicable to suppliers of portable X-ray services under subpart C of part 486 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2026.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5383 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 21, 2024 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To rescind funds for green energy loans.

1. Rescission of funds for green energy loans Of the unobligated balances of amounts made available by section 50141(b) of Public Law 117–169 (commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act ) (136 Stat. 2043), $810,000,000 are rescinded.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5392 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 21, 2024 Mr. Lankford (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Budd , Mr. Ossoff , Mr. Marshall , and Mr. Peters ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit discrimination based on political affiliation in granting disaster assistance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Political Discrimination in Disaster Assistance Act . 2. Nondiscrimination in disaster assistance Section 308(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5151(a) ) is amended by striking or economic status and inserting economic status, or political affiliation .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5393 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 21, 2024 Mr. Wyden (for himself and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 South 1st Avenue in Hillsboro, Oregon, as the Elizabeth Furse Post Office Building .

1. Elizabeth Furse Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 South 1st Avenue in Hillsboro, Oregon, shall be known and designated as the Elizabeth Furse Post Office Building . (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 Elizabeth Furse Post Office Building .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5412 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2024 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 amount excludable for dependent care assistance programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the The Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Expansion Act . 2. Increase in amount excludable for dependent care assistance programs (a) In general Section 129(a)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $5,000 ($2,500 and inserting $7,500 ($3,750 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5413 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2024 Mr. Fetterman introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act to provide rules for payments to Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors.

1. Justice for United States victims of state sponsored terrorism (a) In general The Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act ( 34 U.S.C. 20144 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by adding at the end the following: (vi) Exception for the Havlish Settling Judgment Creditors (I) In general This subsection does not apply with respect to— (aa) a Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor who previously elected to participate in the Fund in accordance with clause (iii) or who submitted an application for conditional payment in accordance with clause (iv); or (bb) the assets, or the net proceeds of the sale of properties or related assets, attributable to a person described in item (aa). (II) Release of funds held in escrow All funds allocated to a Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor and withheld from distribution under clause (iv) shall be released and paid to the Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor to whom such withheld funds had been allocated. (III) Future payment eligibility Each Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor shall be entitled to participate in future rounds of payments in the same manner as all other claimants described in paragraphs (10) through (14) of subsection (j), irrespective of any application for conditional payment submitted under clause (iv). ; and (2) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following: (17) Havlish settling judgment creditor The term Havlish Settling Judgment Creditor means a plaintiff, an estate or successor in interest thereof, who— (A) has an eligible claim under subsection (c) that arises out of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the United States; and (B) is a Settling Judgment Creditor identified in the Order dated April 16, 2014, in the proceedings captioned In re 650 Fifth Avenue and Related Properties, No. 08–CV–10934 (S.D.N.Y.). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on December 29, 2022.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5414 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2024 Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to meet certain conditions before funds are made available for the enforcement of beneficial ownership information reporting, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Reporting Flexibility Act . 2. Availability of funds Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall not make available to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network any funds for the enforcement of the beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under section 5336(a) of title 31, United States Code, unless the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Department of the Treasury— (1) postpones for not less than 1 year the report required under that section; (2) finalizes all rulemaking relating to beneficial ownership information requirements; and (3) allows businesses to file the report required under that section via mail.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5427 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 4, 2024 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Propaganda Act . 2. Prohibition on Federal funds for Corporation for Public Broadcasting (a) In general Section 396 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 396 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Prohibition on Federal funds No Federal funds may be made available to the Corporation on or after the date of enactment of the No Propaganda Act . . (b) Corporation prohibited from accepting Federal funds Section 396(g) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 396(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting subject to paragraph (3)(C), before obtain ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) accepting funds from the Federal Government on or after the date of enactment of the No Propaganda Act . . (c) Rescission Any unobligated balances of amounts made available under the heading Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 ( Public Law 117–103 ; 136 Stat. 489), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( Public Law 117–328 ; 136 Stat. 4901), or the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 ( Public Law 118–47 ; 138 Stat. 696) are rescinded. (d) Conforming amendment Section 396(k)(3)(A)(iv)(II) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 396(k)(3)(A)(iv)(II) ) is amended by inserting before the date of enactment of the No Propaganda Act after amounts received .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5430 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2024 Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right-of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blue Ridge Fire Safety Act of 2024 . 2. Right-of-way for emergency exit, Blue Ridge Parkway Section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2041, chapter 883; 54 Stat. 250, chapter 277; 16 U.S.C. 460a–3 ), is amended— (1) by striking Secretary of the Interior may issue and inserting the following: “Secretary of the Interior— (1) may issue ; and (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) shall issue the right-of-way generally depicted as Proposed Egress on the map entitled Proposed Wintergreen Emergency Egress Near Milepost 9.6 , numbered 601/194,694, and dated September 2024, if the Secretary certifies that— (A) an evaluation has been completed of alternatives to the right-of-way for egress that do not cross Federal land that includes evaluating whether existing trails can be converted to roads; (B) an analysis of expected fire ecology behavior in the event of a fire emergency has been completed with respect to the right-of-way; and (C) any required reviews with respect to the right-of-way have been completed in accordance with— (i) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); and (ii) division A of subtitle III of title 54, United States Code. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5440 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2024 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to provide that the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Chief of the Forest Service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Service Accountability Act . 2. Chief of the Forest Service Subtitle E of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6961 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 246. Chief of the Forest Service (a) Appointment by the President; Senate advice and consent The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the Chief of the Forest Service. (b) Qualifications An individual appointed under subsection (a) shall have substantial experience and demonstrated competence in forest and natural resources management. (c) Committee referral (1) In general Any nomination of an individual to be the Chief of the Forest Service submitted to the Senate for confirmation, and referred to a committee, shall be referred jointly to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. (2) Rules of Senate Paragraph (1) is enacted— (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of the Senate and supersedes other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent with such rules; and (B) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the Senate to change the rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the Senate. (d) Application to incumbent Notwithstanding any service by an individual serving in the position of Chief of the Forest Service on the date of enactment of this section, the President shall submit to the Senate a nomination for an individual to be the Chief of the Forest Service not later than 30 days after that date of enactment. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5442 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2024 Mr. Schumer 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 remove the differentiation between mead and low alcohol by volume wine for purposes of the tax imposed on wines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bubble Tax Modernization Act of 2024 . 2. Removing differentiation between mead and low alcohol by volume wine (a) In general Section 5041(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (h) Low alcohol by volume wine (1) In general For purposes of subsections (a) and (b)(1), low alcohol by volume wine shall be deemed to be still wines containing not more than 16 percent of alcohol by volume. (2) Definition For purposes of this section, the term low alcohol by volume wine means a wine— (A) containing not more than 0.64 gram of carbon dioxide per hundred milliliters of wine, except that the Secretary may by regulations prescribe such tolerances to this limitation as may be reasonably necessary in good commercial practice, and (B) which contains less than 8.5 percent alcohol by volume. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to wine removed after December 31, 2024.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5448 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2024 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To clarify the time period for registering health care apprenticeships under the Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the “National Apprenticeship Act”) and require the digitization of apprenticeship agreement forms under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act . 2. Health care apprenticeship registration The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 4 as section 6; and (2) by inserting after section 3 the following: 4. Health care apprenticeship registration (a) In general In administering this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a national apprenticeship system that provides, with respect to any application submitted seeking to register a program in the health care field as an apprenticeship program under this Act, that— (1) a decision shall be provided to the applicant on the application not later than 45 days after receipt of the application; and (2) if a decision is not made within the 45 days after receipt, a written explanation for the delay and an estimated timeline for a determination (that is not more than 90 days after the date of such written explanation) shall be provided to the applicant. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Health care field The term health care field means the following occupations: (A) Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, as described in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification System (or any corresponding occupation in any corresponding System). (B) Healthcare support occupations, as described in such System (or any corresponding occupation in any corresponding System). (2) National apprenticeship system The term national apprenticeship system means the system established by the Secretary of Labor to carry out the activities authorized and directed to be carried out under section 1. . 3. Digitization of apprenticeship agreement forms The Act of August 16, 1937 (commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act ; 50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq. ), as amended by section 2, is further amended by inserting after section 4 (as added by section 2) the following: 5. Digitization of apprenticeship agreement forms In administering this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall establish a national apprenticeship system (as such term is defined in section 4) that provides that any apprenticeship agreement form for such system (including any employer agreement form or any disability disclosure form) shall be digitized. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5450 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2024 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Manchin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to notify chief law enforcement officers electronically, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Law Enforcement Notification Act . 2. Amendements (a) Verified electronic notification defined Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (38) The term verified electronic notification , with respect to a communication to a chief law enforcement officer required under section 922(c)(2), means a digital communication— (A) sent to the electronic communication address that the chief law enforcement officer voluntarily designates for the purpose of receiving those communications; and (B) that includes a method for verifying— (i) the receipt of the communication; and (ii) the electronic communication address to which the communication is sent. . (b) Verified electronic notification Section 922(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) the transferor has— (A) prior to the shipment or delivery of the firearm, forwarded a copy of the sworn statement, together with a description of the firearm, in a form prescribed by the Attorney General, to the chief law enforcement officer of the transferee's place of residence, by— (i) registered or certified mail (return receipt requested); or (ii) verified electronic notification; and (B) (i) with respect to a delivery method described in subparagraph (A)(i)— (I) received a return receipt evidencing delivery of the statement; or (II) had the statement returned due to the refusal of the named addressee to accept such letter in accordance with United States Post Office Department regulations; or (ii) with respect to a delivery method described in subparagraph (A)(ii), received a return receipt evidencing delivery of the statement; and .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5452 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2024 Mr. Young (for himself and Mr. Braun ) 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 119 North Anderson Street in Elwood, Indiana, as the Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building .

1. Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 North Anderson Street in Elwood, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building . (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 Officer Noah Jacob Shahnavaz Post Office Building .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5457 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 9, 2024 Mr. Graham (for himself, Mr. Tillis , and Mr. Scott of South Carolina ) 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 allow a portion of general business credit carryforwards to be transferred by certain taxpayers affected by federally declared disasters.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Relief and Resilience Act . 2. Certain carryforwards of general business credit treated as transferrable credits for taxpayers affected by Federally declared disasters in 2024 (a) In general For purposes of section 6418 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, notwithstanding subsection (f)(1)(C) thereof, so much of the amount of the applicable general business credit carryforwards as does not exceed the eligible expenditures made by the taxpayer during the taxable year shall be treated as an eligible credit. (b) Applicable general business credit carryforwards For purposes of this section, the term applicable general business credit carryforwards means, with respect to any taxable year, the sum of the amounts described in section 38(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which— (1) are carried to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2023, and (2) attributable to any credit described in clauses (ii) and (ix) of section 6418(f)(1)(A) of such Code. (c) Eligible expenditures For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term eligible expenditures means expenses by the taxpayer which are paid or incurred before January 1, 2028, for the purpose of carrying out a trade or business in a qualified disaster area. (2) Qualified disaster area The term qualified disaster area means any area with respect to which a major disaster was declared after December 31, 2023, and before the date of the enactment of this Act by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. (3) Application to consolidated groups All members of an affiliated group filing a consolidated return shall be treated as one taxpayer. (4) No registration required Notwithstanding section 6418(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) shall not require registration with respect to the portion of any applicable general business credit carryforwards which relates to a taxable year beginning with or before the most recent taxable year for which the taxpayer has executed a Revenue Agent Report (including Form 4549 (relating to income tax examination changes) or any similar form).
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5464 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2024 Mr. Booker 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 require the collection of data regarding graduate medical education.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GME Data Transparency Act of 2024 . 2. Collection of data regarding graduate medical education Section 1886(h) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h) ) is amended, by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) Collection of data regarding graduate medical education (A) In general For cost reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027, the Secretary shall collect the following data from each hospital with an approved medical residency training program: (i) Attrition data in an aggregated format on the probation, transfers, withdrawals, and dismissals in the approved medical residency training program, and the number of residents who completed such program delineated by demographic categories such as age, gender, race and ethnicity. (ii) The types of residency specialties funded by the approved medical residency training program and the number of residents being trained in each specialty delineated by demographic categories such as age, gender, race and ethnicity. (B) Attrition data defined The term attrition data means data regarding the disenrollment of a resident from an approved medical residency training program before such resident completes such program. (C) Publishing of data Not later than1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph and on a periodic basis determined by the Secretary thereafter, the Secretary shall make available on the internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services a public use file of the data collected under subparagraph (A). (D) Regulations and deference The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as necessary to carry out this paragraph. In issuing such regulations, Congress delegates to the Secretary the authority to interpret the provisions of this paragraph. .