Congressional Record, Senate, March 17, 2022: Page S1254

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Page S1254 of the Senate section of the Congressional Record for March 17, 2022, listing introduced bills and cosponsors in interleaved columns. Bills include S. 3880, to amend title 17, United States Code, to define and provide for accommodation and designation of technical measures to identify, protect, or manage copyrighted works, and S. 3881 from Mr. Lujan to direct the Secretary of Education to award grants. Cosponsor additions include S. 79 on sentencing disparity for cocaine offenses and S. 2565. Bill text also addresses reducing health care expenditures often paid through Medicare or Medicaid.

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S1254 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE March 17, 2022
S. 3880. A bill to amend title 17, United MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. positions within the definition of law
States Code, to define and provide for accom- 79, a bill to eliminate the disparity in enforcement officer for retirement pur-
modation and designation of technical meas- sentencing for cocaine offenses, and for poses, and for other purposes.
ures to identify, protect, or manage copy-
other purposes. S. 2565
righted works, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on the Judiciary. S. 596 At the request of Ms. ROSEN, the
By Mr. LUJÁN: At the request of Mr. CARPER, the name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr.
S. 3881. A bill to direct the Secretary of name of the Senator from Arkansas MARSHALL) was added as a cosponsor of
Education to award grants to eligible enti- (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- S. 2565, a bill to amend title XI of the
ties to carry out teacher leadership pro- sor of S. 596, a bill to amend title XVIII Social Security Act to provide for the
grams, and for other purposes; to the Com-
of the Social Security Act to provide testing of a community-based pallia-
mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions. for the coordination of programs to tive care model.
By Mr. SCOTT of Florida: prevent and treat obesity, and for S. 2677
S. 3882. A bill to require the End-User Re- other purposes. At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the
view Committee to conduct quarterly re- S. 642 name of the Senator from Massachu-
views with respect to the inclusion of certain At the request of Ms. BALDWIN, the setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co-
Russian energy entities on the Entity List; name of the Senator from Rhode Island sponsor of S. 2677, a bill to amend the
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and
Urban Affairs.
(Mr. WHITEHOUSE) was added as a co- Truth in Lending Act to limit over-
By Mr. BRAUN: sponsor of S. 642, a bill to protect the draft fees and establish fair and trans-
S.J. Res. 42. A joint resolution proposing a rights of passengers with disabilities in parent practices related to the mar-
balanced budget amendment to the Constitu- air transportation, and for other pur- keting and provision of overdraft cov-
tion of the United States; to the Committee poses. erage programs at depository institu-
on the Judiciary. S. 1079 tions, and for other purposes.
f At the request of Mr. HEINRICH, the S. 2706

SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND name of the Senator from Oklahoma At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
SENATE RESOLUTIONS (Mr. INHOFE) was added as a cosponsor name of the Senator from New Jersey
of S. 1079, a bill to award a Congres- (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor
The following concurrent resolutions sional Gold Medal to the troops from of S. 2706, a bill to improve diversity in
and Senate resolutions were read, and the United States and the Philippines clinical trials and data collection for
referred (or acted upon), as indicated: who defended Bataan and Corregidor, COVID–19 and future public health
By Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. in recognition of their personal sac- threats to address social determinants
SCOTT of South Carolina): rifice and service during World War II. of health.
S. Res. 550. A resolution recognizing the
S. 1089 S. 2743
value of the Older Americans Act Nutrition
Program in addressing hunger, malnutrition, At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN, At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN,
food insecurity, and social or geographic iso- the name of the Senator from North the name of the Senator from New Jer-
lation and improving the health and quality Dakota (Mr. CRAMER) was added as a sey (Mr. BOOKER) was withdrawn as a
of life for millions of older individuals in the cosponsor of S. 1089, a bill to direct the cosponsor of S. 2743, a bill to make
United States each year; to the Committee Government Accountability Office to companies that support venues and
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. evaluate appropriate coverage of as- events eligible for grants under the
By Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. CAS-
sistive technologies provided to pa- shuttered venue operators grant pro-
SIDY, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BENNET, Mr.
BOOZMAN, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. CAPITO, tients who experience amputation or gram, and for other purposes.
Mr. CARPER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COR- live with limb difference. S. 2956
NYN, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, S. 1233 At the request of Mr. COONS, the
Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Ms.
HASSAN, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HIRONO, name of the Senator from Michigan CORTEZ MASTO) was added as a cospon-
Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR,
(Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- sor of S. 2956, a bill to advance tar-
Mr. LUJÁN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MUR-
PHY, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. REED, Mrs.
sor of S. 1233, a bill to amend the Inter- geted, high-impact, and evidence-based
SHAHEEN, Ms. SMITH, Mr. VAN HOL- nal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify re- inventions for the prevention and
LEN, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG): porting requirements, promote tax treatment of global malnutrition, to
S. Res. 551. A resolution recognizing the compliance, and reduce tip reporting improve the coordination of such pro-
contributions of AmeriCorps members and compliance burdens in the beauty serv- grams, and for other purposes.
alumni and AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers ice industry. S. 3325
to the lives of the people of the United S. 1312
States; considered and agreed to.
At the request of Mrs. BLACKBURN,
By Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. SUL- At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the the name of the Senator from New Jer-
LIVAN, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. name of the Senator from Michigan sey (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a co-
DURBIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- sponsor of S. 3325, a bill to make com-
BLUMENTHAL, Mr. CASEY, Mr. KELLY, sor of S. 1312, a bill to amend title II of panies that support venues and events
Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. COONS, Mr. the Social Security Act to eliminate eligible for grants under the shuttered
KAINE, and Ms. CORTEZ MASTO): the waiting periods for disability insur- venue operators grant program, and for
S. Res. 552. A resolution designating March ance benefits and Medicare coverage other purposes.
2022 as ‘‘Irish-American Heritage Month’’
and honoring the significance of Irish-Ameri-
for individuals with metastatic breast S. 3421
cans in the history and progress of the cancer and for other purposes. At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the
United States; to the Committee on the Ju- S. 1489 names of the Senator from Pennsyl-
diciary. At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the vania (Mr. CASEY) and the Senator
By Mr. HAGERTY: name of the Senator from Tennessee from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY) were added
S. Res. 553. A resolution expressing the (Mr. HAGERTY) was added as a cospon- as cosponsors of S. 3421, a bill to clarify
sense of the Senate that, since January 20,
2021, President Biden has implemented poli-
sor of S. 1489, a bill to amend the In- that section 107 of the Countering
cies impeding domestic energy production spector General Act of 1978 to establish America’s Adversaries Through Sanc-
and gas prices have steadily increased; to the an Inspector General of the Office of tions Act applies sanctions with re-
Committee on Energy and Natural Re- the United States Trade Representa- spect to unmanned combat aerial vehi-

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sources. tive, and for other purposes. cles following a 2019 change by the
f S. 1888 United Nations providing additional
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the clarity to the United Nations Register
ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS of Conventional Arms.
name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr.
S. 79 BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. S. 3569
At the request of Mr. BOOKER, the 1888, a bill to amend title 5, United At the request of Mr. THUNE, the
name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. States Code, to include certain Federal name of the Senator from Michigan

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March 17, 2022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S1255
(Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- (c) APPLICATION ALLOCATION.—Paragraph falls, avoid unnecessary trips, admissions,
sor of S. 3569, a bill to extend the pro- (11) of section 214(g) of the Immigration and and readmissions to the hospital, expedite
gram to provide liability protections Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)) is recovery from illness, and enable older indi-
amended to read as follows: viduals to live independently for longer;
for volunteer practitioners at certain
‘‘(11)(A) The Secretary of State may ap- Whereas local nutrition programs sup-
health centers. prove initial applications submitted for ported by the OAA Nutrition Program are
S. 3700 aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) proven, valuable, and effective public-private
At the request of Mr. WARNOCK, the only as follows: partnerships that benefit from non-Federal
name of the Senator from Arizona (Ms. ‘‘(i) For applicants who are nationals of private, corporate, and individual funding
SINEMA) was added as a cosponsor of S. the Commonwealth of Australia, not more and donations to operate their services effi-
3700, a bill to provide for appropriate than 10,500 for a fiscal year. ciently and effectively;
cost-sharing for insulin products cov- ‘‘(ii) For applicants who are nationals of Whereas the population of individuals in
Ireland, not more than a number equal to the United States who are 60 years of age or
ered under Medicare part D and private
the difference between 10,500 and the number older is rapidly growing and projected to in-
health plans. of applications approved in the prior fiscal crease dramatically each year over the next
S. 3802 year for aliens who are nationals of the Com- several decades;
At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, monwealth of Australia. Whereas, on March 22, 1972, President Rich-
the name of the Senator from Cali- ‘‘(B) The approval of an application de- ard Nixon signed into law Public Law 92–258,
fornia (Mr. PADILLA) was added as a co- scribed under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be which amended the Older Americans Act of
sponsor of S. 3802, a bill to amend the deemed for numerical control purposes to 1965 and established a national nutrition pro-
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to im- have occurred on September 30 of the prior gram for individuals 60 years of age or older;
fiscal year. and
pose a windfall profits excise tax on ‘‘(C) The numerical limitation under sub- Whereas this 50th anniversary of the OAA
crude oil and to rebate the tax col- paragraph (A) shall only apply to principal Nutrition Program provides an opportunity
lected back to individual taxpayers, aliens and not to the spouses or children of to celebrate and honor community-based or-
and for other purposes. such aliens.’’. ganizations that deliver vital and critical
S.J. RES. 41 services: Now, therefore, be it
f
At the request of Mr. RUBIO, the Resolved, That the Senate—
name of the Senator from South Da- SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS (1) recognizes and values the important
work of local nutrition programs supported
kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co-
--- by part C of title III of the Older Americans
sponsor of S.J. Res. 41, a joint resolu- Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d–21 et seq.) (re-
tion providing for congressional dis- SENATE RESOLUTION 550—RECOG-
ferred to in this resolution as the ‘‘OAA Nu-
approval under chapter 8 of title 5, NIZING THE VALUE OF THE trition Program’’) nationwide in giving voice
United States Code, of the rule sub- OLDER AMERICANS ACT NUTRI- to and addressing senior hunger, malnutri-
mitted by the Department of Health TION PROGRAM IN ADDRESSING tion, and isolation, and improving the qual-
and Human Services relating to ‘‘En- HUNGER, MALNUTRITION, FOOD ity of life of millions of older individuals in
suring Access to Equitable, Affordable, INSECURITY, AND SOCIAL OR GE- the United States each year;
OGRAPHIC ISOLATION AND IM- (2) recognizes and values the important
Client-Centered, Quality Family Plan-
PROVING THE HEALTH AND role that local nutrition programs supported
ning Services’’. by the OAA Nutrition Program and national
f QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MILLIONS
organizations play in increasing awareness
OF OLDER INDIVIDUALS IN THE of the growing unmet need for these pro-
STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED UNITED STATES EACH YEAR grams and in raising additional non-Federal
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS funds and soliciting volunteers to support
Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr.
By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and SCOTT of South Carolina) submitted and assist these programs’ important mis-
Mr. TOOMEY): sions;
the following resolution; which was re-
S. 3869. A bill to add Ireland to the E– (3) recognizes and values volunteers as the
ferred to the Committee on Health, backbone of the OAA Nutrition Program,
3 nonimmigrant visa program; to the Education, Labor, and Pensions: noting that they deliver nutritious meals to
Committee on the Judiciary.
S. RES. 550 older individuals who are at significant risk
Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask
Whereas thousands of local nutrition pro- of hunger, malnutrition, and isolation, and
unanimous consent that the text of the provide caring concern and attention to the
grams supported by part C of title III of the
bill be printed in the RECORD. welfare of program participants; and
Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3030d–
There being no objection, the text of (4) encourages members of Congress to sup-
21 et seq.) (referred to in this preamble as the
the bill was ordered to be printed in ‘‘OAA Nutrition Program’’), both congregate port their local nutrition programs sup-
the RECORD, as follows: and home-delivered programs, provide a vital ported by the OAA Nutrition Program by
S. 3869 lifeline to millions of individuals 60 years of participating in 50th anniversary events, de-
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- age or older in communities across the livering meals to homebound older individ-
resentatives of the United States of America in United States who may be homebound and uals or serving them in a congregate setting
Congress assembled, socially or geographically isolated, and with a program in their district or State,
SECTION 1. E–3 VISAS FOR IRISH NATIONALS. struggling with hunger, food insecurity, or and working to ensure sustained Federal
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) malnutrition; funding for the OAA Nutrition Program.
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 Whereas local nutrition programs sup-
U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by in- ported by the OAA Nutrition Program pro- f
serting ‘‘or, on a basis of reciprocity as de- vide nutritious meals, socialization, friendly
termined by the Secretary of State, a na- visits, and wellness and safety checks
SENATE RESOLUTION 551—RECOG-
tional of Ireland,’’ after ‘‘Australia’’. through volunteers and staff to individuals
(b) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—Section 212 who may suffer from long-term chronic con- NIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 ditions, as well as to those who live in the AMERICORPS MEMBERS AND
U.S.C. 1182) is amended— community and have the greatest social or ALUMNI AND AMERICORPS SEN-
(1) by redesignating the second subsection economic need; IORS VOLUNTEERS TO THE
(t) (as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Whereas the official purposes of the OAA LIVES OF THE PEOPLE OF THE
Law 108–449 (118 Stat. 3470)) as subsection (u); Nutrition Program are to reduce hunger, UNITED STATES
and food insecurity, and malnutrition, to pro-
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) mote socialization of older individuals, and Mr. COONS (for himself, Mr. CASSIDY,
(as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law to promote the health and well-being of older Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BOOZ-
108–77 (117 Stat. 941)) the following: individuals by assisting such individuals in MAN, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CAR-
‘‘(E) In the case of an attestation filed with gaining access to nutrition and other disease PER, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms.

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respect to a national of Ireland described in prevention and health promotion services in DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. FEIN-
section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and order to delay the onset of adverse health STEIN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Ms. HASSAN,
will remain during the period of authorized conditions resulting from poor nutritional
Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. KAINE,
employment of such Irish national, a partici- health or sedentary behavior;
pant in good standing in the E-Verify pro- Whereas the OAA Nutrition Program saves Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LUJÁN,
gram described in section 403(a) of the Illegal significant taxpayer dollars and reduces Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MURPHY, Mr.
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon- health care expenditures, often paid through PADILLA, Mr. REED, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms.
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).’’. Medicare or Medicaid, by helping to reduce SMITH, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WYDEN,

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