[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 189 (Thursday, December 19, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7243-S7245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 3345. Mr. LEE proposed an amendment to the bill S. 4511, to
provide for the crediting of funds received by the National Guard
Bureau as reimbursement from States; as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Guarding Readiness Resources
Act''.
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF FUNDS RECEIVED BY NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU
AS REIMBURSEMENT FROM STATES.
Section 710 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(g) Treatment of Reimbursed Funds.--Any funds received by
the National Guard Bureau from a State, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, or the Virgin
Islands as reimbursement under this section for the use of
military property--
``(1) shall be credited to--
``(A) the appropriation, fund, or account used in incurring
the obligation; or
``(B) an appropriate appropriation, fund, or account
currently available for the purposes for which the
expenditures were made; and
``(2) may only be used by the Department of Defense for the
repair, maintenance, replacement, or other similar functions
related directly to assets used by National Guard units while
operating under State active duty status.''.
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SA 3346. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 82, to amend title II of the Social Security Act
to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination
provisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. ADJUSTMENT TO NORMAL AND EARLY RETIREMENT AGE.
Section 216(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
416(l)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1)--
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
``(F) with respect to an individual who--
``(i) attains 62 years of age after December 31, 2024, and
before January 1, 2032, such individual's early retirement
age (as determined under paragraph (2)(A)(ii)) plus 60
months; or
``(ii) receives a benefit described in paragraph (2)(B) and
attains 60 years of age after December 31, 2024, and before
January 1, 2032, 67 years plus the number of months in the
age increase factor (as determined under paragraph (5)(A))
for the calendar year in which such individual attains 60
years of age;
``(G) with respect to an individual who--
``(i) attains 62 years of age after December 31, 2031, and
before January 1, 2033, 69 years of age; or
``(ii) receives a benefit described in paragraph (2)(B) and
attains 60 years of age after December 31, 2031, and before
January 1, 2033, 69 years of age;
``(H) with respect to an individual who--
``(i) attains 62 years of age after December 31, 2032, and
before January 1, 2036, 67 years of age plus the number of
months in the age increase factor (as determined under
paragraph (5)(B)); or
``(ii) receives a benefit described in paragraph (2)(B) and
attains 60 years of age after December 31, 2032, and before
January 1, 2036, 67 years of age plus the number of months in
the age increase factor (as determined under paragraph
(5)(A));
``(I) with respect to an individual who--
``(i) attains 62 years of age after December 31, 2035, and
before January 1, 2037, 70 years of age; or
``(ii) receives a benefit described in paragraph (2)(B) and
attains 60 years of age after December 31, 2035, and before
January 1, 2037, 70 years of age; and
``(J) with respect to an individual who--
``(i) attains 62 years of age after December 31, 2036, 70
years of age plus the number of months in the age increase
factor (as determined under paragraph (6)); or
``(ii) receives a benefit described in paragraph (2)(B) and
attains 60 years of age after
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December 31, 2036, 70 years of age plus the number of months
in the age increase factor (as determined under paragraph
(6)).'';
(2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
``(2) The term `early retirement age' means--
``(A) in the case of an old-age, wife's, or husband's
insurance benefit--
``(i) 62 years of age with respect to an individual who
attains such age before January 1, 2025;
``(ii) with respect to an individual who attains 62 years
of age after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2032,
62 years of age plus the number of months in the age increase
factor (as determined under paragraph (4)) for the calendar
year in which such individual attains 62 years of age; and
``(iii) with respect to an individual who attains age 62
after December 31, 2031, 64 years of age; or
``(B) in the case of a widow's or widower's insurance
benefit, 60 years of age.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
``(4) For purposes of paragraph (2)(A)(ii), the age
increase factor shall be equal to three-twelfths of the
number of months in the period beginning with January 2025
and ending with December of the year in which the individual
attains 62 years of age.
``(5) The age increase factor shall be equal to three-
twelfths of the number of months in the period beginning with
January 2025 and ending with December of the year in which--
``(A) for purposes of paragraphs (1)(F)(ii) and (1)(H)(ii),
the individual attains 60 years of age; or
``(B) for purposes of paragraph (1)(H)(i), the individual
attains 62 years of age.
``(6) The Commissioner of Social Security shall determine
(using reasonable actuarial assumptions) and publish on or
before November 1 of each calendar year after 2035 the number
of months (rounded, if not a multiple of one month, to the
next lower multiple of one month) by which life expectancy as
of October 1 of such calendar year of an individual attaining
early retirement age on such October 1 exceeds the life
expectancy as of October 1, 2036, of an individual attaining
early retirement age on October 1, 2036. With respect to an
individual who attains early retirement in the calendar year
following any calendar year in which a determination is made
under this paragraph, the age increase factor shall be the
number of months determined under this paragraph as of
October 1 of such calendar year in which such determination
is made.''.
SEC. __. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM AGE FOR DELAYED RETIREMENT
CREDIT.
(a) In General.--Subsection (w) of section 202 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402) is amended--
(1) in paragraphs (2)(A) and (3), by striking ``age 70''
each place it appears and inserting ``the maximum delayed
retirement age (as determined pursuant to paragraph (7))'';
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(7) For purposes of paragraphs (2)(A) and (3), the
`maximum delayed retirement age' shall be equal to--
``(A) during the period before January 1, 2025, 70 years of
age for an individual who has attained early retirement age
(as determined under section 216(l)(2)) during such period;
and
``(B) during the period after December 31, 2024, the sum
of--
``(i) the retirement age for such calendar year, as
determined under section 216(l)(1), for an individual who has
attained age 62 (for purposes of section 216(l)(2)(A)) or who
has attained age 60 (for purposes of section 216(l)(2)(B))
during such calendar year; and
``(ii) 3 years.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
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SA 3347. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 82, to amend title II of the Social Security Act
to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination
provisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CHILD'S INSURANCE BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Section 202(d)(1) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 402(d)(1)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (C)(iii), by adding ``and'' at the end;
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new
subparagraph:
``(D) at the time such application was filed, had an income
that did not exceed 100 percent of the poverty line (as
defined in section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family of the
size involved,''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall take effect on January 1, 2025.
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SA 3348. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill H.R. 82, to amend title II of the Social Security Act
to repeal the Government pension offset and windfall elimination
provisions; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. __. LIMITATION ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS.
(a) In General.--Section 215 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 415) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Limitation on Benefits for Certain Individuals
``(j)(1) In the case of an applicable individual, the
primary insurance amount of such individual shall not exceed
an amount equal to the quotient of--
``(A) the total amount of taxes paid under sections
1401(a), 3101(a), 3111(a), 3201(a), 3211(a), and 3221(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to any self-
employment income, wages, or compensation paid to or received
by such individual; divided by
``(B) the total number of months of remaining life
expectancy of such individual, as determined by the
Commissioner of Social Security using reasonable actuarial
assumptions.
``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `applicable
individual' means an individual whose primary insurance
amount would be computed or recomputed pursuant to subsection
(a)(7), (d)(3), or (f)(9) of this section (as in effect on
the day prior to the date of enactment of the Social Security
Fairness Act of 2023).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
shall apply with respect to benefits payable for months after
December 2024.
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SA 3349. Mr. BENNET (for Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Ossoff))
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 5062, to address sexual harassment
and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons staff in prisons, and for other
purposes; as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Prison Staff Safety
Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) In 2023, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Justice released a report titled ``Evaluation
of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Efforts to Address Sexual
Harassment and Sexual Assault Committed by Inmates Toward
Staff'' (in this section referred to as the ``Inspector
General report'').
(2) The Inspector General report examined all sanctioned
inmate sexual incidents in the Bureau of Prisons (in this
section referred to as the ``Bureau'') between fiscal years
2015 and 2021, and found that inmate-on-staff sexual
harassment and sexual assault is widespread.
(3) The Inspector General report further found that the
Bureau does not collect adequate data on inmate-on-staff
sexual harassment and sexual assault and that, because of the
Bureau's inadequate data, the Bureau has not been able to
identify the full scope of inmate-on-staff sexual harassment
and sexual assault.
(4) The Inspector General report further found that the
Bureau does not have systems to evaluate the effectiveness of
the Bureau's strategies to mitigate inmate-on-staff sexual
harassment and sexual assault.
(5) The Inspector General report made recommendations to
the Bureau to address the failures in the Bureau's data
collection and mitigation efforts, but the Bureau has not
implemented these recommendations.
SEC. 3. ADDRESSING SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF
BUREAU OF PRISONS STAFF.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Bureau.--The term ``Bureau'' means the Bureau of
Prisons.
(2) Correctional officer.--The term ``correctional
officer'' has the meaning given the term in section 4051 of
title 18, United States Code.
(3) Inspector general.--The term ``Inspector General''
means the Inspector General of the Department of Justice.
(4) Incarcerated individual.--The term ``incarcerated
individual'' has the meaning given the term ``prisoner'' in
section 4051 of title 18, United States Code.
(5) Sexual assault.--The term ``sexual assault'' means an
act described in subsection (b), (c), or (d) of section 920
of title 10, United States Code.
(6) Sexual harassment.--The term ``sexual harassment''
means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors,
or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that
explicitly or implicitly affect an individual's employment,
unreasonably interfere with an individual's work performance,
or create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work
environment.
(b) Implementation of Recommendations by Bureau.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall fully implement each
recommendation in the report released by the Inspector
General in 2023 titled ``Evaluation of the Federal Bureau of
Prisons' Efforts to Address Sexual Harassment and Sexual
Assault Committed by Inmates Toward Staff''.
(2) Report.--If the Bureau has not fully implemented each
recommendation referenced in paragraph (1) by the deadline
under that paragraph, the Bureau shall submit a report to
Congress by that deadline
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that includes an explanation of the failure to fully
implement each recommendation and a detailed timeline for
full implementation.
(c) Data Analysis by Inspector General.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date as of
which the Bureau has fully implemented each recommendation
referenced in subsection (b)(1)--
(A) the Inspector General shall request from the Bureau,
and the Bureau shall provide, updated data on the number and
prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual assault incidents
perpetrated by incarcerated individuals against a
correctional officer or other employee of the Bureau during
fiscal years 2022 through 2025;
(B) the Inspector General shall conduct an analysis of the
data described in subparagraph (A); and
(C) the Inspector General shall provide Congress and the
Attorney General with the analysis conducted under
subparagraph (B) and any additional recommendations,
including analysis of whether the Bureau has taken sufficient
steps to identify the prevalence and scope of sexual
harassment and sexual assault incidents perpetrated by
incarcerated individuals against a correctional officer or
other employee of the Bureau and to mitigate such incidents.
(2) Analysis of punishments.--The analysis required under
paragraph (1)(C) shall include an analysis of punishments for
sexual harassment and sexual assault as of the date of
enactment of this Act in facilities controlled by the Bureau
of Prisons, including data on the use of such punishments
during the 5-year period preceding the date of enactment of
this Act.
(d) Rulemaking by Attorney General.--Not later than 1 year
after receiving the analysis under subsection (c), the
Attorney General shall promulgate a rule adopting national
standards for prevention, reduction, and punishment of sexual
harassment and sexual assault perpetrated by an incarcerated
individual against a correctional officer or other employee
of the Bureau.
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SA 3350. Mr. BENNET (for Mr. Ossoff (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn))
proposed an amendment to the bill S. 4640, to strengthen trafficking
victim assistance grant funding; as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Victims of Human
Trafficking Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANTS TO ASSIST VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING.
Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B)--
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
``shall'' and insert ``may'';
(B) in clause (i), by striking ``three percent'' and
inserting `` up to 7 percent'';
(C) in clause (ii)--
(i) by striking ``5 percent'' and inserting ``up to 10
percent''; and
(ii) by inserting ``and strengthening program
administration and budgeting'' after ``activities''; and
(D) in clause (iii), by striking ``one percent'' and
inserting ``up to 1 percent''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), strike ``75 percent'' and insert
``95 percent''.
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