hyperdemocracy/usc-textversion huggingface dataset:
II Calendar No. 326 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3639 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23, 2024 Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Stabenow ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs February 6, 2024 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2075 West Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the Robert Hayden Post Office .

1. Robert Hayden Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2075 West Stadium Boulevard in Ann Arbor, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Robert Hayden 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 Robert Hayden Post Office .

February 6, 2024 Reported without amendment
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. 3640 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, as the Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office .

1. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson 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 Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3640 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, as the Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office .

1. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson 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 Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office .

Passed the Senate April 23, 2024. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3640 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23, 2024 Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Stabenow ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, as the Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office .

1. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson 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 Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office .
II Calendar No. 327 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3640 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23, 2024 Mr. Peters (for himself and Ms. Stabenow ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs February 6, 2024 Reported by Mr. Peters , without amendment A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, as the Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office .

1. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 South Main Street in Mount Clemens, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson 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 Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Jefferson Post Office .

February 6, 2024 Reported without amendment
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3645 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23, 2024 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to fund the information clearinghouse through fiscal year 2031, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hunger Clearinghouse Enhancement Act of 2024 . 2. Information clearinghouse Section 26 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1769g ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting , including information with respect to the utilization of trained volunteers, after provide information ; and (B) by inserting resources that address ways to prevent hunger, after food assistance, ; and (2) in subsection (d), in the first sentence— (A) by striking and before $250,000 ; and (B) by striking 2024 and inserting 2023, and $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2031 .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3646 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23, 2024 Mr. Moran (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , and Mrs. Shaheen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the term of rural housing site loans and clarify the permissible uses of such loans.

1. Financial assistance to nonprofit organizations to provide sites for rural housing for low- and moderate-income families Section 524(a)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490d(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting after development of land the following: , including for activities necessary for the development of land, such as surveying, architecture, and engineering, ; and (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking two years and inserting five years ; and (B) by striking or within such additional period as may be authorized by the Secretary in any case as being necessary to carry out the purposes of this section .
118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3646 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the term of rural housing site loans and clarify the permissible uses of such loans.

1. Financial assistance to nonprofit organizations to provide sites for rural housing for low- and moderate-income families Section 524(a)(1) of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490d(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting after development of land the following: , including for activities necessary for the development of land, such as surveying, architecture, and engineering, ; and (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking two years and inserting five years ; and (B) by striking or within such additional period as may be authorized by the Secretary in any case as being necessary to carry out the purposes of this section .

Passed the Senate January 23, 2024. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3647 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2024 Mr. Warnock (for himself and Mr. Vance ) 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 use funds in the lump sum catch-up payment reserve fund to make payments to Iran hostages and their families.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Former American Hostages in Iran Act of 2024 . 2. Justice for United States victims of state sponsored terrorism Subsection (d)(4)(D)(iv)(IV) of the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act ( 34 U.S.C. 20144(d)(4)(D)(iv)(IV) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating item (bb) as item (dd); (2) by inserting after item (aa) the following: (bb) Iran hostages There are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated to the Fund such sums as are necessary to make full and complete payments for amounts outstanding and unpaid on claims under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (c)(2), which shall be paid by the Fund on the claims not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this item. (cc) Limitation Amounts appropriated pursuant to item (bb) may not be used for a purpose other than to make payments under this clause. ; (3) in item (cc), as so redesignated, by inserting item (bb) or before subclauses ; and (4) in item (aa), by striking disperses and inserting disburses .
118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3648 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act or the HELP Response and Recovery Act . 2. Repeal of obsolete DHS contracting requirements The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–295 ; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 695 ( 6 U.S.C. 794 ). 3. Reports (a) Covered period defined In this section, the term covered period means— (1) with respect to an initial report required under subsection (b), the period between the date of enactment of this Act and the date of the report; and (2) with respect to any succeeding report required under subsection (b), the period between the date of the most recent report and the succeeding report. (b) Requirement Not later than 540 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date that is 5 years thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that— (1) reviews how the repeal under section 2 has— (A) prevented waste, fraud, and abuse; and (B) promoted taxpayer savings; and (2) includes, with respect to a contract entered into or extended by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under urgent and compelling circumstances during the covered period for which the Administrator did not solicit bids— (A) the number of those contracts; (B) the subject of each contract; (C) the amounts obligated by the Administrator for each contract; (D) if applicable, the State benefitted by each contract; and (E) if applicable, the name of the major disaster or emergency for which each contract was entered into or extended.

Passed the Senate March 20, 2024. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3648 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2024 Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Kennedy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend the Post-Katrina Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Eliminate Limitations for Prompt Response and Recovery Act or the HELP Response and Recovery Act . 2. Repeal of obsolete DHS contracting requirements (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that section 695 of the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( 6 U.S.C. 794 )— (1) has been rendered obsolete by changes implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation, including amendments to Federal law made by section 862 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4546); and (2) should be repealed. (b) Repeal The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–225 ; 120 Stat. 1394) is amended by striking section 695 ( 6 U.S.C. 794 ).
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3649 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2024 Mr. Rubio 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 Housing and Urban Development to provide a disclosure notice to homebuyers of properties owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that are located in special flood hazard areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Risk Transparency for Homebuyers Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2) Covered property The term covered property means a 1-to-4 unit residential property— (A) acquired by the Department as a result of a foreclosure action on a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration under title II of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq. ); and (B) located in a special flood hazard area according to a flood hazard boundary map or flood insurance rate map issued by the Administration. (3) Department The term Department means the Department of Housing and Urban Development. (4) National Flood Insurance Program The term National Flood Insurance Program means the program established under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. ). (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (6) Severe repetitive loss property The term severe repetitive loss property has the meaning given the term in section 1307(h) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4014(h) ). 3. Requirement to provide disclosure to homebuyers of properties located in special flood hazard areas (a) In general When listing a covered property for sale by the Department, the Secretary shall provide a disclosure notice that includes— (1) the estimated monthly cost of insurance for the covered property under the National Flood Insurance Program for the ZIP Code in which the covered property is located; and (2) whether the covered property is a severe repetitive loss property. (b) Annual report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary and the Administrator shall submit to Congress a joint report on covered properties sold by the Department for which claims were filed under the National Flood Insurance Program during the year covered by the report, including whether the covered property is a severe repetitive loss property.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3650 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2024 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 to improve mapping under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Rate Map Interagency Technology Act of 2024 or the FIRM IT Act of 2024 . 2. National Flood Mapping Program (a) Sharing and use of maps and data; inclusion of cadastral features in rate maps Section 100216(b) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4101b(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (D) consult and coordinate with the Secretary of Defense, the Director of the United States Geological Survey, and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to obtain the most up-to-date maps and other information of those agencies, including information relating to topography, water flow, watershed characteristics, and any other issues that are relevant to identifying, reviewing, updating, maintaining, and publishing National Flood Insurance Program rate maps. ; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (C) in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking Administrator shall include— and inserting the following: “Administrator— (A) shall include— ; (D) in subparagraph (A)(v), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (B) may include— (i) any relevant information that is obtained under paragraph (1)(D); and (ii) cadastral features, including, for each cadastral feature— (I) the associated parcel identification data for that feature; and (II) to the maximum extent practicable, using public and private sector address data, the address of that feature. . (b) Format of rate maps Section 100216(c)(2) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4101b(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (D) not later than 5 years after the date on which the National Geodetic Survey completes the modernization of the National Spatial Reference System in 2022, updated to conform with the geospatial data provided by that system; and (E) spatially accurate in accordance with the common protocols for geographic information systems under section 216 of the E-Government Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. 3501 note). .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3651 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2024 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Ms. Smith , Mr. Thune , and Mr. Cardin ) 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 ensure coverage of mental health services furnished through telehealth.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2024 . 2. Ensuring coverage for mental health services furnished through telehealth (a) In general Section 1834(m)(7) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking subject to subparagraph (B), ; (2) by striking (A) In general .—The geographic and inserting The geographic ; and (3) by striking subparagraph (B). (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section 123 of division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ). 3. Study and report on utilization of mental health services furnished through telehealth Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report on the utilization of mental health services furnished through telehealth under section 1834(m)(7) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(7) ), that includes any recommendations of the Secretary regarding— (1) fraud or abuse prevention with respect to such services; and (2) additional funding that the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services may require for purposes of conducting audits, investigations, and other oversight and enforcement activities with respect to the furnishing of such services.
II 118th CONGRESS 2nd Session S. 3655 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2024 Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Schmitt , and Mr. Braun ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit a drawdown and sale of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if the President has withdrawn certain land from oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strategically Lowering Gas Prices Act . 2. Drawdown and sale of petroleum products Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6241 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (k) Effect of withdrawal of lands (1) Withdrawal by the President (A) In general Notwithstanding subsections (d) and (h), the Secretary may not draw down and sell petroleum products from the Reserve pursuant to a finding made by the President under this section if the President, the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Agriculture, as determined by the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, has withdrawn land after the date of enactment of this subsection that is subject to disposition under any of the mineral leasing laws from oil and gas leasing. (B) Timeline The Inspector General of the Department of the Interior shall— (i) make a determination required under subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after the President, the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary of Agriculture has withdrawn land after the date of enactment of this subsection that is subject to disposition under any of the mineral leasing laws from oil and gas leasing; and (ii) publish the determination required under subparagraph (A) in the Federal Register. (2) Withdrawal by statute For purposes of paragraph (1), a withdrawal of land from oil and gas leasing provided by an Act of Congress shall not be considered a withdrawal by the President. (3) Exception Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a drawdown and sale that is required by a severe energy supply interruption that, as determined by the Secretary, was caused by— (A) an act of sabotage; (B) an act of war; (C) an act of terrorism; or (D) an act of God. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3659 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 25, 2024 Mr. Hagerty (for himself, Mr. Cramer , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Schmitt , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Lee , Mr. Tuberville , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Ricketts , Mr. Budd , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Risch , Mr. Crapo , Mrs. Britt , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Braun , Mr. Thune , Mr. Daines , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , and Mr. Vance ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require a citizenship question on the decennial census, to require reporting on certain census statistics, and to modify apportionment of Representatives to be based on United States citizens instead of all persons.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equal Representation Act . 2. Citizenship status on decennial census (a) In general Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) (1) In conducting the 2030 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, the Secretary shall include in any questionnaire distributed or otherwise used for the purpose of determining the total population by States a checkbox or other similar option for the respondent to indicate, for the respondent and for each of the members of the household of the respondent, whether that individual is— (A) a citizen of the United States; (B) a national of the United States but not a citizen of the United States; (C) an alien lawfully residing in the United States; or (D) an alien unlawfully residing in the United States. (2) Not later than 120 days after completion of a decennial census of the population under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make publicly available the number of persons per State, disaggregated by each of the 4 categories described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1), as tabulated in accordance with this section. . 3. Exclusion of noncitizens from number of persons used to determine apportionment of representatives and number of electoral votes (a) Exclusion Section 22(a) of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress , approved June 18, 1929 ( 2 U.S.C. 2a(a) ), is amended by inserting after not taxed the following: and individuals who are not citizens of the United States . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the apportionment of Representatives carried out pursuant to the decennial census conducted during 2030 and any succeeding decennial census. 4. Severability clause If any provision of this Act or amendment made by this Act, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of the provisions of this Act and amendments made by this Act, and the application of the provision or amendment to any other person or circumstance, shall not be affected.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3660 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 25, 2024 Mr. Carper (for himself and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require electronically prepared tax returns to include scannable code when submitted on paper, and to require the use of optical character recognition technology for paper documents received by the Internal Revenue Service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance Efficiency Act or the BARCODE Efficiency Act . 2. Require electronically prepared paper returns include scannable code; scanning and digitization of tax returns and correspondence (a) Returns prepared electronically and submitted on paper With respect to any Federal tax return which is prepared electronically, but is printed and filed on paper— (1) such return shall bear a code which, when scanned, converts the data included in such return to electronic format, and (2) subject to subsection (b)(1)(B), the Internal Revenue Service shall use barcode scanning technology to convert the data included in such returns to electronic format. (b) Optical character recognition software With respect to— (1) any Federal tax return which— (A) is not prepared electronically and is printed and filed on paper, or (B) is described in subsection (a)(1) but, for any reason, the data included in such return cannot be accurately converted into electronic format, or (2) any correspondence which is received by the Internal Revenue Service in a paper form, the Internal Revenue Service shall use optical character recognition technology (or any functionally similar technology) to transcribe such return or correspondence. (c) Exception (1) In general Subsection (a)(2) or (b) shall not apply to the extent that the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate determines that the technology described in such subsection is slower or less reliable than the process of manually transcribing returns or correspondence received in a paper form. (2) Report to Congress Any exception to the application of subsection (a)(2) or (b) pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not take effect until after the date on which the Secretary provides a report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate regarding the determination made by the Secretary under such paragraph. (d) Effective date This section shall apply to— (1) any individual income tax return (as defined in section 6011(e)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) received after December 31, 2023, and (2) any other return or correspondence received after December 31, 2025.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3662 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 25, 2024 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To repeal the Jones Act restrictions on coastwise trade, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Open America's Waters Act . 2. Repeal of certain limitations on coastwise trade (a) In general Section 12112(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) In general A coastwise endorsement may be issued for a vessel that qualifies under the laws of the United States to engage in the coastwise trade. . (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard shall issue regulations to implement the amendment made by subsection (a) that require all vessels permitted to engage in the coastwise trade to meet all appropriate safety and security requirements. (c) Conforming amendments (1) Tank vessel construction standards Section 3703a(c)(1)(C) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking and is qualified for documentation as a wrecked vessel under section 12112 of this title . (2) Liquified gas tankers Section 12120 of such title is amended by striking , if the vessel— and all that follows and inserting a period. (3) Small passenger vessels Section 12121(b) of such title is amended— (A) by striking 12112, ; and (B) by striking 12132, . (4) Loss of coastwise trade privileges Section 12132 of such title is repealed. (5) Oil spill response vessels Section 12117(b) of such title is amended by striking sections 12103, 12132, and 50501 and inserting sections 12103 and 50501 . (6) Optional regulatory measurement Section 14305(a)(6) of such title is amended by striking sections 12118 and 12132 and inserting section 12118 . (7) Court sales of undocumented vessels Section 31329(b) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ; and inserting ; and ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and (C) by striking paragraph (3). (8) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 12132.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 25, 2024 Mr. Vance introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize certain States to erect temporary protective fencing within 25 miles of the southwest border to deter illegal immigration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Border Security Act . 2. Removal of protective fencing Section 2 of the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–367; 8 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking everything preceding the term and inserting the following: (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term ; and (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: ; and (2) the term protective fencing means fencing that is reasonably calculated to deter illegal border crossings by aliens outside a port of entry. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Prohibition against removing protective fencing (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, no employee or agent of the Federal Government may execute or enforce any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act by dismantling, removing, destroying, or tampering with concertina wire, razor wire, barbed wire, or other protective fencing erected by a State government within 25 miles of the international border between the United States and Mexico. (2) Exception The prohibition described in paragraph (1) shall not apply in situations where the Federal Government demonstrates, by clear and convincing evidence, that the fencing referred to in such paragraph was erected by a State government with the intention of facilitating illegal immigration rather than deterring illegal immigration. (3) Injunctive relief The Attorney General may seek injunctive relief in an appropriate Federal district court to order any State that has erected protective fencing intended to facilitate illegal immigration to remove such fencing by meeting the evidentiary standard described in paragraph (2). .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3674 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 25, 2024 Mr. Rounds (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to prohibit the use of cell-cultivated meat under the school lunch program and the school breakfast program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024 . 2. Prohibition on cell-cultivated meat (a) School lunch Section 9(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1758(a) ) is amended— (1) by conforming the margin of paragraph (3) to the margin of paragraph (2); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (6) Prohibition on cell-cultivated meat Lunches served by schools participating in the school lunch program under this Act may not include cell-cultivated meat. . (b) School breakfast Section 4(e)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1773(e)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) Prohibition on cell-cultivated meat Breakfasts served by schools participating in the school breakfast program under this section may not include cell-cultivated meat. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3677 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 25, 2024 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permanently authorize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.

1. Permanent authorization of Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 Section 2(f) of the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 100–649 ) is amended— (1) by striking Effective date and sunset provision and all that follows through This Act and the amendments and inserting the following: Effective date .—This Act and the amendments ; and (2) by striking paragraph (2).
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3678 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 25, 2024 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Ms. Butler ) 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 extend the time during which a qualified disaster may have occurred for purposes of the special rules for personal casualty losses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2024 . 2. Extension of rules for treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses For purposes of applying section 304(b) of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, section 301 of such Act shall be applied by substituting the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2024 for this Act each place it appears.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3679 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2024 Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Young ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To reauthorize the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act . 2. Education and awareness initiative encouraging use of mental health and substance use disorder services by health care professionals Section 3 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act ( Public Law 117–105 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by inserting and annually thereafter, after of this Act, ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking 2022 through 2024 and inserting 2025 through 2029 . 3. Programs to promote mental health among the health professional workforce The second section 764 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 294t ), as added by section 4 of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act ( Public Law 117–105 ), is amended— (1) by redesignating such section 764 as section 764A; (2) in subsection (a)(3)— (A) by striking to eligible entities in and inserting “to eligible entities that— (A) are in ; (B) by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (B) have a focus on the reduction of administrative burden on health care workers. ; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting not less than after period of ; and (4) in subsection (f), by striking 2022 through 2024 and inserting 2025 through 2029 .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3683 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2024 Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mr. Risch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To ensure that a declaration for a major disaster or emergency is made on a timely basis, rural areas receive assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Aid for Local Disasters Equal Now Act or the MALDEN Act . 2. Rural assistance Section 326(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5165d(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(D) by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) with respect to a rural area impacted by a wildfire, work in coordination with the State or Tribal emergency management agency to provide guidance to the emergency manager of the rural area on developing a recovery team, including— (A) by providing resources to help prevent flooding, mudslides, rockslides or any other natural disaster that could result after a wildfire; and (B) by identifying available resources for both short-term and long-term recovery, including resources to help prevent a future natural disaster within the burned area; (5) in a case in which a request for assistance to an individual or household in a rural area under section 408 is denied, work in coordination with the affected State or Tribal emergency management agency to make case workers available to the residents impacted by the major disaster or emergency; and .
118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3687 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to implement anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024 . 2. Definitions In this Act, the term anti-trafficking recommendations means the recommendations set forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public Awareness and Survivor Support , which was published on December 11, 2023. 3. Implementation of anti-trafficking programs for children (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Office on Trafficking in Persons of the Administration for Children and Families, shall implement the anti-trafficking recommendations. (b) Report Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Office for Victims of Crime implements the anti-trafficking recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that explicitly describes the steps taken by the Office to complete such implementation.

Passed the Senate April 20 (legislative day, April 19), 2024. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3687 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2024 Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice to implement anti-trafficking recommendations of the Government Accountability Office.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Child Trafficking Act of 2024 . 2. Definitions In this Act, the term anti-trafficking recommendations means the recommendations set forth in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled Child Trafficking: Addressing Challenges to Public Awareness and Survivor Support , which was published on December 11, 2023. 3. Implementation of anti-trafficking programs for children (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Office for Victims of Crime of the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Office on Trafficking in Persons of the Administration for Children and Families, shall implement the anti-trafficking recommendations. (b) Report Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Office for Victims of Crime implements the anti-trafficking recommendations pursuant to subsection (a), the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives that explicitly describes the steps taken by the Office to complete such implementation.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3688 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2024 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Warren , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Padilla , Mr. Markey , Mr. Warner , Mr. Brown , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Fetterman , Mr. Cardin , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To increase the rates of pay under the statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 7.4 percent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act . 2. Adjustment to rates of pay (a) Statutory pay systems For calendar year 2025, the percentage adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of basic pay under the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) shall be 4 percent. (b) Prevailing rate employees Notwithstanding the wage survey requirements under section 5343(b) of title 5, United States Code, for fiscal year 2025, the rates of basic pay (as in effect on the last day of fiscal year 2024 under section 5343(a) of such title) for prevailing rate employees in each wage area and the rates of basic pay under sections 5348 and 5349 of such title shall be increased by 4 percent. 3. Adjustment to locality pay For calendar year 2025, the percentage adjustment under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 3.4 percent.
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3691 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2024 Mr. Sullivan (for himself, Mr. Schatz , Ms. Murkowski , and Ms. Hirono ) 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 for the application of a cost-of-living adjustment to the non-labor related portion for hospital outpatient department services furnished in Alaska and Hawaii.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Outpatient Quality for Rural States Act . 2. Application of cost-of-living adjustment to non-labor related portion for hospital outpatient department services furnished in Alaska and Hawaii Section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (23) Application of cost-of-living adjustment to non-labor related portion for hospital outpatient department services furnished in Alaska and Hawaii With respect to OPD services furnished on or after January 1, 2025, the Secretary may provide for adjustments to the payment amounts under this subsection for such services in the same manner that is provided under section 1886(d)(5)(H) with respect to the application of the cost-of-living adjustment to the non-labor related portion of such payment amounts to take into account the unique circumstances of hospitals located in Alaska or Hawaii. The preceding sentence shall not be applied in a budget neutral manner. .
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3695 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2024 Ms. Stabenow introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to change certain eligibility provisions for loan forgiveness for teachers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Teacher Debt Relief Act . 2. Loan forgiveness for teachers The Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 428J(g)(2) ( 20 U.S.C. 1078–10(g)(2) )— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or after the semicolon at the end; (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); (2) in section 455(m) ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(m) ), in paragraph (4), by striking both this subsection and section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 460 and inserting both this subsection and section 428K or 428L ; and (3) in section 460(g)(2) ( 20 U.S.C. 1087j(g)(2) )— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting or after the semicolon at the end; (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3698 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise references in such title to individuals with intellectual disabilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act . 2. References to individuals with intellectual disabilities (a) Jurisdiction of United States District Court Section 11–501(2)(D), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking substantially retarded persons and inserting persons with moderate intellectual disabilities . (b) Jurisdiction of Superior Court Section 11–921(a)(4)(D), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking substantially retarded persons and inserting persons with moderate intellectual disabilities . (c) Jurisdiction of Family Court Section 11–1101(a)(15), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking the at least moderately mentally retarded and inserting persons with moderate intellectual disabilities .

Passed the Senate September 25, 2024. Secretary
II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3698 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 31, 2024 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise references in such title to individuals with intellectual disabilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Words Matter for the District of Columbia Courts Act . 2. References to individuals with intellectual disabilities (a) Jurisdiction of United States District Court Section 11–501(2)(D), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking substantially retarded persons and inserting persons with moderate intellectual disabilities . (b) Jurisdiction of Superior Court Section 11–921(a)(4)(D), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking substantially retarded persons and inserting persons with moderate intellectual disabilities . (c) Jurisdiction of Family Court Section 11–1101(a)(15), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by striking the at least moderately mentally retarded and inserting persons with moderate intellectual disabilities .