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agreement under this section for a knowing 
and willful violation of the requirements of 
the agreement or other good cause shown. 
Such termination shall not be effective ear-
lier than 30 days after the date of notice 
to the manufacturer of such termination. 
The Secretary shall provide, upon request, 
a manufacturer with a hearing concerning 
such a termination, and such hearing shall 
take place prior to the effective date of the 
termination with sufficient time for such 
effective date to be repealed if the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) BY A MANUFACTURER.—A man-
ufacturer may terminate an agreement 
under this section for any reason. Any 
such termination shall be effective, with re-
spect to a plan year— 
‘‘(I) if the termination occurs be-
fore January 30 of a plan year, as of 
the day after the end of the plan year; 
and 
‘‘(II) if the termination occurs on 
or after January 30 of a plan year, as 
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1109 
‘‘(H) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS
FOR
SELF-INSURED
EMPLOYERS.—In 
the case of a comprehensive paid leave benefit 
program of an employer with respect to which 
benefits are awarded and paid directly by the 
employer (or by a third party administrator on 
behalf of the employer)— 
‘‘(i) such employer employs at least 
50 eligible employees; and 
‘‘(ii) such benefits are guaranteed by 
a surety bond held by the employer. 
‘‘(2) TIMING OF APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION.—The certification 
deadline specified in this subparagraph for a 
calendar year is the date that is 90 days before 
the beginning of the calendar year, or, if later, 
the date that is 90 days before a plan described 
in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) first goes into effect. 
‘‘(B) SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTATION.— 
The submission deadline specified in this sub-
paragraph for a calendar year is the date that 
is 45 days before the beginning of the calendar 
year, or, if later, the date that is 45 days before 
a plan described in paragraph (1)(C)(ii) first 
goes into effect.
crease in the consumer price index for all 
urban consumers (United States city aver-
age) for the 12-month period ending with 
June of the previous year; and 
‘‘(ii) for a subsequent year, shall be 
the dollar amount specified in this clause 
(or clause (i)) for the previous year, in-
creased by the percentage increase in the 
consumer price index for all urban con-
sumers (United States city average) for 
the 12-month period ending with June of 
the previous year. 
Any dollar amount specified under this sub-
paragraph that is not a multiple of $10 shall be 
rounded to the nearest multiple of $10. 
‘‘(3) REBATE AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the amount specified in this para-
graph for a part B rebatable drug assigned to 
a billing and payment code for a calendar quar-
ter is, subject to paragraph (4), the amount 
equal to the product of— 
‘‘(i) subject to subparagraphs (B) and 
(G), the total number of units of the bill-
ing and payment code for such part B 
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rebatable drug furnished under this part 
during the calendar quarter; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount (if any) by which— 
‘‘(I) the payment amount under 
subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 
1847A(b)(1), as applicable, for such 
part B rebatable drug during the cal-
endar quarter; exceeds 
‘‘(II) the inflation-adjusted pay-
ment amount determined under sub-
paragraph (C) for such part B 
rebatable drug during the calendar 
quarter. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUDED UNITS.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (A)(i), the total number of units 
of the billing and payment code for each part 
B rebatable drug furnished during a calendar 
quarter shall not include— 
‘‘(i) units packaged into the payment 
for a procedure or service under section 
1833(t) or under section 1833(i) (instead 
of separately payable under such respective 
section); 
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this title during the applicable period rep-
resented less than 1 percent of the total re-
imbursement under this title for all pre-
scription drugs during such period. 
‘‘(iii) SPECIFIED
LIS
PERCENT.—In 
this subparagraph, the term ‘specified LIS 
percent’ means— 
‘‘(I) for 2024, 98 percent; 
‘‘(II) for 2025, 97 percent; 
‘‘(III) for 2026, 96 percent; 
‘‘(IV) for 2027, 95 percent; 
‘‘(V) for 2028, 94 percent; 
‘‘(VI) for 2029, 93 percent; 
‘‘(VII) for 2030, 92 percent; 
‘‘(VIII) for 2031, 91 percent; 
and 
‘‘(IX) for 2032 and each subse-
quent year, 90 percent. 
‘‘(C) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed as affecting the re-
sponsibility of an applicable beneficiary for pay-
ment of a dispensing fee for an applicable drug. 
‘‘(5) MANUFACTURER.—The term ‘manufac-
turer’ means any entity which is engaged in the pro-
duction, preparation, propagation, compounding, 
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(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘health care professional’’ means 
an individual who is licensed, registered, or certified 
under Federal or State law to provide health care 
services and is not affirmatively excluded from prac-
tice in the licensing, registering, or certifying juris-
diction or in another jurisdiction. 
(2) The term ‘‘health care services’’ means any 
services provided by a health care professional, or by 
any individual working under the supervision of a 
health care professional, that relate to the assess-
ment or care of the health of a human being, includ-
ing the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of 
COVID–19. 
(3) The term ‘‘license’’ includes a license, reg-
istration, or certification, as defined by the State of 
licensure, registration, or certification to provide 
health care services. 
(4) The term ‘‘public health emergency’’ means 
the public health emergency declared by the Sec-
retary pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) on January 31, 2020, 
with respect to COVID–19, including extensions 
thereof. 
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(5) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services. 
(6) The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 311 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(7) The term ‘‘temporary authorization’’ means 
a temporary license, permit, or other mechanism to 
provide health care services as defined by the State 
issuing such authorization. 
(8) The term ‘‘unlicensed health care profes-
sional’’ means a health care professional with an ex-
pired license. 
(9)(A) The term ‘‘volunteer’’ means a health 
care professional who, with respect to the health 
care services rendered, does not receive compensa-
tion or any other thing of value in lieu of compensa-
tion. 
(B) In this paragraph the term ‘‘compensa-
tion’’— 
(i) includes a payment under any insur-
ance policy or health plan, or under any Fed-
eral or State health benefits program; and 
(ii) excludes— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5251 
To require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to require 
each enterprise to include a military service question on the form known 
as the Uniform Residential Loan Application above the signature line 
of such application, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 
Mr. GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance 
Agency to require each enterprise to include a military 
service question on the form known as the Uniform Resi-
dential Loan Application above the signature line of such 
application, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honoring Military 
Service in Homebuying Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. MILITARY SERVICE QUESTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part 2 of subtitle 
A of title VIII of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4541 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1329. UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LOAN APPLICATION. 
‘‘The Director shall, not later than 6 months after 
the date of the enactment of this section, require each en-
terprise to— 
‘‘(1) include a military service question on the 
form known as the Uniform Residential Loan Appli-
cation; and 
‘‘(2) position such question above the signature 
line of the Uniform Residential Loan Application.’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.—The Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Agency shall, not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section, issue a 
rule to carry out the amendment made by this section. 
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‘‘(A) the total number of units of such dos-
age form and strength with respect to such part 
D rebatable drug and year; and 
‘‘(B) the amount (if any) by which— 
‘‘(i) the annual manufacturer price 
(as determined in paragraph (2)) paid for 
such dosage form and strength with re-
spect to such part D rebatable drug for the 
year; exceeds 
‘‘(ii) the inflation-adjusted payment 
amount determined under paragraph (3) 
for such dosage form and strength with re-
spect to such part D rebatable drug for the 
year. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL MANUFAC-
TURER PRICE.—The annual manufacturer price de-
termined under this paragraph for a dosage form 
and strength, with respect to a part D rebatable 
drug and an applicable year, is the sum of the prod-
ucts of— 
‘‘(A) the average manufacturer price (as 
defined in subsection (h)(6)) of such dosage 
form and strength, as calculated for a unit of 
such drug, with respect to each of the calendar 
quarters of such year; and 
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‘‘(f) CLARIFICATION REGARDING AVAILABILITY OF 
OTHER COVERED PART D DRUGS.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall prevent an applicable beneficiary from pur-
chasing a covered part D drug that is not an applicable 
drug (including a generic drug or a drug that is not on 
the formulary of the prescription drug plan or MA–PD 
plan that the applicable beneficiary is enrolled in). 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPLICABLE
BENEFICIARY.—The term 
‘applicable beneficiary’ means an individual who, on 
the date of dispensing a covered part D drug— 
‘‘(A) is enrolled in a prescription drug plan 
or an MA–PD plan; 
‘‘(B) is not enrolled in a qualified retiree 
prescription drug plan; and 
‘‘(C) has incurred costs for covered part D 
drugs in the year that are above the annual de-
ductible specified in section 1860D–2(b)(1) for 
such year. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE DRUG.—The term ‘applicable 
drug’ means, with respect to an applicable bene-
ficiary, a covered part D drug— 
‘‘(A) approved under a new drug applica-
tion under section 505(c) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act or, in the case of a bio-
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logic product, licensed under section 351 of the 
Public Health Service Act (including a product 
licensed under subsection (k) of such section 
351); and 
‘‘(B)(i) if the PDP sponsor of the prescrip-
tion drug plan or the MA organization offering 
the MA–PD plan uses a formulary, which is on 
the formulary of the prescription drug plan or 
MA–PD plan that the applicable beneficiary is 
enrolled in; 
‘‘(ii) if the PDP sponsor of the prescrip-
tion drug plan or the MA organization offering 
the MA–PD plan does not use a formulary, for 
which benefits are available under the prescrip-
tion drug plan or MA–PD plan that the appli-
cable beneficiary is enrolled in; or 
‘‘(iii) is provided through an exception or 
appeal. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABLE
NUMBER
OF
CALENDAR 
DAYS.—The term ‘applicable number of calendar 
days’ means— 
‘‘(A) with respect to claims for reimburse-
ment submitted electronically, 14 days; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to claims for reimburse-
ment submitted otherwise, 30 days. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5254 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood 
educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 
Mr. LAMB (for himself, Mr. REED, Mr. PANETTA, and Mrs. WALORSKI) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early 
childhood educators to take the educator expense deduc-
tion, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Early- 
childhood Educators’ Deductions Act’’ or the ‘‘SEED 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EDUCATOR EXPENSE DEDUCTION TO INCLUDE 
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 62 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(D), by striking the 
heading and inserting ‘‘CERTAIN
EXPENSES
OF 
EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY 
SCHOOL TEACHERS.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘kinder-
garten through grade 12 teacher’’ and inserting, 
‘‘early childhood educator, kindergarten through 
grade 12 teacher’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘ele-
mentary education or secondary education (kinder-
garten through grade 12)’’ and inserting, ‘‘early 
childhood education, elementary education, or sec-
ondary education (pre-kindergarten through grade 
12)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to expenses incurred in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2020. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5255 
To amend section 7014 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to advance toward full Federal funding for impact aid, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 
Mr. LEVIN of California (for himself and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend section 7014 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 to advance toward full Federal 
funding for impact aid, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO ESEA. 
Section 7014 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7714) is amended by strik-
ing subsections (a) through (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) PAYMENTS
FOR FEDERAL ACQUISITION
OF 
REAL PROPERTY.—For the purpose of making payments 
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under section 7002, there are authorized to be appro-
priated— 
‘‘(1) $87,313,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $98,313,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $109,313,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $120,313,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $131,313,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(b) BASIC PAYMENTS; PAYMENTS FOR HEAVILY IM-
PACTED LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES.—For the pur-
pose of making payments under section 7003(b), there are 
authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) $1,544,242,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $1,734,242,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $1,924,242,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $2,114,242,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $2,304,242,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(c) PAYMENTS
FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABIL-
ITIES.—For the purpose of making payments under sec-
tion 7003(d), there are authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) $57,316,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $66,316,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $75,316,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $84,316,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $93,316,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5259 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or relocate the Marine Corps 
Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
VARGAS, Mr. LEVIN of California, and Mr. ISSA) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to close or relocate 
the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Marine Corps Recruit 
Depot San Diego Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CLOSING OR RELOCATING MA-
RINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT IN SAN DIEGO, 
CALIFORNIA. 
No Federal funds may be used to close or relocate 
the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, 
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or to conduct any planning or other activity related to 
such closure or relocation. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5313 
AN ACT 
To protect children and other consumers against hazards 
associated with the accidental ingestion of button cell 
or coin batteries by requiring the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product 
safety standard to require child-resistant closures on con-
sumer products that use such batteries, and for other 
purposes.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5270 
To prohibit the National Institutes of Health from conducting or supporting 
certain gain-of-function research, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. GALLAGHER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the National Institutes of Health from con-
ducting or supporting certain gain-of-function research, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pausing Enhanced 
Pandemic Pathogen Research Act of 2021’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5261 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods con-
taining xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods 
contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if 
ingested, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. STANTON, and Mr. GRI-
JALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the 
label or labeling of such foods contains a warning speci-
fying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paws Off Act of 
2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. XYLITOL LABEL AND LABELING REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(z) If it is a food that contains xylitol, unless the 
label or labeling of such food contains a warning specifying 
the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested.’’. 
(b) RULEMAKING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, shall initiate a rulemaking to 
carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). 
(2) INTERIM RULE.—Not later than six months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue an interim final rule to carry out 
the amendment made by subsection (a). 
(3) FINAL
RULE.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall issue a final rule to carry out the 
amendment made by subsection (a). 
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