Mike Garcia

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require certain additional provider screening under the Medicaid program.

To direct the Secretary of Defense to revise the rates of basic pay for certain enlisted members of the uniformed services.

To amend the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation Act to clarify the definition of foreign country for purposes of malign foreign talent recruitment restriction, and for other purposes.

To require a plan to improve the cybersecurity and telecommunications of the U.S. Academic Research Fleet, and for other purposes.

To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a program to improve fire weather and fire environment forecasting, detection, and local collaboration, and for other purposes.

To clarify that a State or local jurisdiction may give preference to individuals who are veterans or individuals with a disability with respect to hiring election workers to administer an election in the State or local jurisdiction, and for other purposes.

To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes.

To allow States and local educational agencies to use any remaining COVID–19 elementary and secondary school emergency relief funds for school security measures.