STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S1616-S1617] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS By Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Cortez Masto, and Ms. Hassan): S. 4202. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to mental health services under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance. S. 4202 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. IMPROVING ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by striking ``75 percent of the amount determined for payment of a psychologist under clause (L)'' and inserting ``85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848''; (2) in subparagraph (EE), by striking ``1847A(i)(5)(B)'' and inserting ``1847A(i)(5)(B),''; and (3) in subparagraph (FF), by striking ``75 percent of the amount determined for payment of a psychologist under subparagraph (L)'' and inserting ``85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848'' (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2027. ______ By Mr. DURBIN: S. 4213. A bill to require data center operators to submit to States or the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretaries of Energy and Agriculture reports on data center energy and water use, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. S. 4213 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Data Center Water and Energy Transparency Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Data center terms.--The terms ``data center'' and ``data center operator'' have the meanings given those terms in section 453(a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17112(a)). (3) Energy use.--The term ``energy use'', with respect to data centers, means the total quantity of electricity and other forms of energy consumed on site by that data center, as measured in kilowatt-hours. (4) Power usage effectiveness.--The term ``power usage effectiveness'' has the meaning given the term in ISO/IEC 30134-2:2026 of the International Organization for Standardization (or a successor standard). (5) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture. (6) State.--The term ``State'' means-- (A) each of the several States; (B) a territory of the United States; (C) the Federated States of Micronesia; (D) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; (E) the Republic of Palau; (F) an Indian tribe included on the list most recently published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131); and (G) the District of Columbia. (7) Unit of local government.--The term ``unit of local government'' means any county, parish, city, town, township, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State with the power to levy taxes, expend Federal, State, and local funds, and exercise governmental powers. (8) Water usage effectiveness.--The term ``water usage effectiveness'' has the meaning given the term in ISO/IEC 30134-9:2022 of the International Organization for Standardization (or a successor standard). (9) Water use.--The term ``water use'', with respect to a data center, means the total amount of water consumed on-site by a data center, including water used for cooling, as measured in gallons. SEC. 3. DATA CENTER MANDATORY REPORTING AND INFORMATION REQUIREMENT. (a) Data Collection.-- (1) Report to state.-- (A) In general.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act but subject to paragraph (2), each data center operator with 1 or more data centers in a State shall submit to that State an annual report that, with respect to each data [[Page S1617]] center in the State with a peak demand of not less than 25 megawatts operated by that data center operator, describes-- (i) on-site energy use and water use for the preceding calendar year, including-- (I) total energy use during each month of that calendar year; (II) if the data center relies on behind-the-meter power generation, the method to generate that power; (III) total water use and the source of that water during each month of that calendar year; and (IV) annual average power usage effectiveness and water usage effectiveness; (ii) projected on-site energy use and water use for not less than the following 5 calendar years, which shall include proposals for reducing the energy use and water use of the data center and the increases in efficiency that are anticipated to result from those proposals; and (iii) such other information as the State may require. (B) Form.--A data center operator shall submit a report under subparagraph (A) in such form and in such manner as the applicable State may require. (C) Fees authorized.--A State may, in requiring the reports described in this paragraph, assess fees on data center operators to support data collection under this paragraph. (2) Report to administrator and secretaries.-- (A) In general.--If a State does not have a program to collect the information described in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (1)(A)-- (i) the State shall inform the Administrator and the Secretaries jointly; and (ii) a data center operator with data centers in such a State shall submit to the Administrator and Secretaries jointly a report that, with respect to each data center in such a State with a peak demand of not less than 25 megawatts operated by that data center operator, describes-- (I) the information described in those clauses; and (II) such other information as the Administrator and Secretaries may jointly require. (B) Form.--A data center operator shall submit a report under subparagraph (A) in such form and in such manner as the Administrator and Secretaries may jointly require. (3) Reports to local governments.--A report to a State or the Administrator and the Secretaries jointly under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be made available to an affected unit of local government on request and, if applicable, in compliance with any program established by the State for the collection of those reports. (b) Reports on Prospective and Expanded Data Centers.-- (1) Report to state.-- (A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), each person seeking to construct a data center with a projected energy use of not less than 25 megawatts and each data center operator seeking to expand a data center with a projected energy use of not less than 25 megawatts shall submit to the State in which the new or expanded data center would operate a report that describes-- (i) as applicable-- (I) the projected energy use and water use and the sources of energy and water of the new data center during the first 5 calendar years after the data center begins operation; or (II) the projected increase in energy use and water use as a result of the expansion of a data center during the first 5 calendar years after completion of the expansion; and (ii) proposals for reducing the energy use and water use of the data center and the increases in efficiency that are anticipated to result from those proposals. (B) Form.--A report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted in such form and in such manner as the applicable State may require. (2) Report to administrator and secretaries.-- (A) In general.--If a State does not have a program to collect the information described in paragraph (1)(A)-- (i) the State shall inform the Administrator and the Secretaries jointly; and (ii) a person seeking to construct a data center and each data center operator seeking to expand a data center in such a State shall submit to the Administrator and the Secretaries jointly a report that describes, with respect to the proposed data center or the expansion of the data center, the information described in that paragraph. (B) Form.--A person or data center operator shall submit a report under subparagraph (A) in such form and in such manner as the Administrator and Secretaries may jointly require. (3) Reports to local governments.--A report to a State or the Administrator and the Secretaries jointly under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be made available to an affected unit of local government on request and, if applicable, in compliance with any program established by the State for the collection of those reports. (c) Aggregated Reports.-- (1) Reports from states.-- (A) In general.--Each State that receives a report under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1) shall submit to the Administrator and the Secretaries jointly an annual report that describes the data collected pursuant to all such reports submitted to the State under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1), as applicable, during the previous year in such a manner as may be required jointly by the Administrator and the Secretaries. (B) Anonymized data.--The reports submitted under subparagraph (A) shall only include anonymized and aggregated information. (2) Public report.--The Administrator and the Secretaries shall jointly make publicly available on an annual basis a report that-- (A) describes-- (i) using information collected from the reports under subsections (a)(2) and (b)(2) and paragraph (1)(A), the a

Referenced legislation: SJRES147, SJRES147, S4202, S4213