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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8720 
To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions 
for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2020 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appoint-
ments to positions for which there is a severe shortage 
of candidates, 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. FEDERAL AGENCY APPOINTMENT FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3116 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 3117. Agency appointment flexibility 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of an agency may, 
without regard to the provisions of section 3304 and sec-
tions 3309 through 3318, appoint a qualified individual 
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to a position within the agency that is in the competitive 
service and for which the head of the agency determines 
that there is a severe shortage of candidates. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This provision shall 
not be construed as superseding or otherwise affecting any 
authority granted to the head of any agency under any 
other provision of law to make appointments without re-
gard to a provision of chapter 33. 
‘‘(c) AGENCY DEFINED.—The term ‘agency’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 551.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item related to section 3116 the fol-
lowing item: 
‘‘3117. Agency appointment flexibility.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8870 
To rename the portion of United States Highway 75 between President 
George Bush Turnpike and United States Highway 380 as the ‘‘U.S. 
Congressman and Prisoner of War Sam Johnson Memorial Highway’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 27, 2024 
Mr. SELF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To rename the portion of United States Highway 75 between 
President George Bush Turnpike and United States 
Highway 380 as the ‘‘U.S. Congressman and Prisoner 
of War Sam Johnson Memorial Highway’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF U.S. CONGRESSMAN AND 
PRISONER OF WAR SAM JOHNSON MEMORIAL 
HIGHWAY. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The portion of United States 
Highway 75 between President George Bush Turnpike 
and United States Highway 380 currently designated as 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8722 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for repair 
and remodeling of community centers, clinics, and hospitals that serve 
veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2020 
Ms. WATERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make 
grants for repair and remodeling of community centers, 
clinics, and hospitals that serve veterans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS GRANTS 
FOR COMMUNITY CENTERS, CLINICS, AND 
HOSPITALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
may make grants to community centers, clinics, and hos-
pitals that serve veterans for purposes of making struc-
tural repairs and remodeling buildings. 
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(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a community center, clinic, or hospital shall 
submit to the Secretary an application containing such in-
formation and assurances as the Secretary may require. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8723 
To condition receipt of State funding from the Bureau of Health Workforce 
on adoption by the State of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2020 
Mr. YOHO (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. TIFFANY, and Mr. 
HAGEDORN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To condition receipt of State funding from the Bureau of 
Health Workforce on adoption by the State of the Inter-
state Medical Licensure Compact, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONDITIONING RECEIPT OF STATE FUNDING 
FROM THE BUREAU OF HEALTH WORKFORCE 
ON ADOPTION BY THE STATE OF THE INTER-
STATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT. 
In the case of a State that has not, by the date that 
is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
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joined, through enactment of a State law, the Interstate 
Medical Licensure Compact facilitating physician inter-
state licensure, as of the day after such 3-year period, the 
State shall not be eligible for any funds or assistance ad-
ministered by the Bureau of Health Workforce of the 
Health Resources and Services Administration of the De-
partment of Health and Human Services. In the case of 
a State that becomes ineligible for such funds or assist-
ance pursuant to the previous sentence, if such State after 
such 3-year date joins, through enactment of a State law, 
the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services may determine such State 
is no longer ineligible for such funds or assistance pursu-
ant to the previous sentence. 
SEC. 2. CONDITIONING CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL LICENS-
ING BOARD GRANTS ON PROVISION OF SPE-
CIALTY PHYSICIAN PUBLIC AWARENESS CAM-
PAIGN ON TELEMEDICINE. 
Section 330L of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254c–18) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(c) PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—A grant may 
not be made under subsection (a) to a professional licens-
ing board that participates in the licensure of physicians 
unless the professional licensure board provides for a pub-
lic awareness campaign to encourage specialty physicians 
to practice telemedicine.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2002 through 
2006’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2021 through 
2025’’. 
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American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) and, 
through such national resource center, to— 
(1) preserve, protect, and promote the rights 
and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice, 
and develop Native American languages (as defined 
in section 103 of the Native American Languages 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2902)); 
(2) allow the United States to fulfill its trust 
responsibility to Native American communities and 
address the effects of past discrimination against 
Native American language speakers; 
(3) support revitalization of Native American 
languages; 
(4) encourage and support the use of Native 
American languages as a medium of instruction, in-
cluding use as a medium of education in schools op-
erated by Tribes, States, the Federal Government, 
and Native American language educational organiza-
tions; 
(5) encourage and support the use and develop-
ment of Native American languages as the medium 
of instruction for a wide variety of age levels and 
academic content areas; 
(6) encourage and support elementary schools, 
secondary schools, and institutions of higher edu-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8725 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to adult 
vaccines under Medicaid. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2020 
Mr. SOTO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve 
access to adult vaccines under Medicaid. 
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 ‘‘Helping Adults Protect 
Immunity Act’’ or the ‘‘HAPI Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVING ACCESS TO ADULT VACCINES UNDER 
MEDICAID. 
(a) REQUIRING MEDICAID PLANS TO COVER ADULT 
VACCINATIONS.—Section 1902(a)(10)(A) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)) is amended in the 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8727 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent certain 
telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program related to the COVID– 
19 public health emergency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2020 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, and Mrs. ROD-
GERS of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make 
permanent certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medi-
care program related to the COVID–19 public health 
emergency. 
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 ‘‘Telehealth Moderniza-
tion Act’’. 
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matter preceding clause (i) by inserting ‘‘(13)(B),’’ after 
‘‘(5),’’. 
(b) NO COST-SHARING FOR VACCINATIONS.— 
(1) GENERAL
COST-SHARING
LIMITATIONS.— 
Section 1916 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396o) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘, 
or’’ and inserting a comma; 
(ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(H) 
vaccines 
described 
in 
section 
1905(a)(13)(B) (and the administration of such 
vaccines); and’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘, 
or’’ and inserting a comma; 
(ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting ‘‘, or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(H) 
vaccines 
described 
in 
section 
1905(a)(13)(B) (and the administration of such 
vaccines); and’’. 
(2) APPLICATION TO ALTERNATIVE COST-SHAR-
ING.—Section 1916A(b)(3)(B) of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o–1(b)(3)(B)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(xii) Vaccines described in section 
1905(a)(13)(B) (and the administration of 
such vaccines).’’. 
(c) ENHANCED FMAP FOR ADULT VACCINES.—Sec-
tion 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘services and vaccines described 
in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(13), 
and prohibits cost-sharing for such services and vac-
cines’’ and inserting ‘‘services described in sub-
section (a)(13)(A), and prohibits cost-sharing for 
such services’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘medical assistance for such 
services and vaccines’’ and inserting ‘‘medical assist-
ance for such services’’; and 
(4) by inserting ‘‘, and (6) with respect to med-
ical assistance for vaccines described in subsection 
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(a)(13)(B), the Federal medical assistance percent-
age, as determined under this subsection and sub-
section (y) (without regard to paragraph (1)(C) of 
such subsection), shall be increased by 1 percentage 
point’’ before the first period. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8726 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the ‘‘PFC 
James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 5, 2020 
Ms. BARRAGA´N (for herself, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, 
Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. SWALWELL of California, 
Ms. LOFGREN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. 
LOWENTHAL, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. LEE of 
California, Mr. COX of California, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. 
MCCLINTOCK, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. JUDY CHU of Cali-
fornia, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. COOK, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. 
TORRES of California, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. BASS, Mr. COSTA, 
Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. BERA, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. PETERS, 
Mr. CORREA, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. WATERS, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. 
GOMEZ, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. BROWNLEY of 
California, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. ROUDA, Ms. POR-
TER, and Mr. RUIZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, 
California, as the ‘‘PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Of-
fice Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PFC JAMES ANDERSON, JR., POST OFFICE 
BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue 
in Compton, California, shall be known and designated as 
the ‘‘PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘PFC James Anderson, 
Jr., Post Office Building’’. 
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‘‘(6) PREVENT.—The term ‘prevent’, with re-
spect to an invasive species, means— 
‘‘(A) to hinder the introduction of the 
invasive species onto land or water; or 
‘‘(B) to impede the spread of the invasive 
species within land or water by inspecting, 
intercepting, or confiscating invasive species 
threats prior to the establishment of the 
invasive species onto land or water of an eligible 
State. 
‘‘(7) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘Sec-
retary concerned’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Army, with re-
spect to Federal land administered by the 
Corps of Engineers; 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to Federal land administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior through— 
‘‘(i) the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service; 
‘‘(ii) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; 
‘‘(iii) the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment; 
‘‘(iv) the Bureau of Reclamation; or 
‘‘(v) the National Park Service; 
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nologies in relevant fields, including in 
partnership with conservation organi-
zations, Federal or State agencies, 
federally recognized Indian tribes, pri-
vate entities, and research institutions 
with expertise or interest relating to 
the prevention of wildlife poaching 
and trafficking. 
(iv) CONSULTATION.—In selecting a 
topic and issuing a problem statement for 
the prize competition under subclauses (I) 
and (II) of clause (iii), respectively, the 
Board shall consult widely with Federal 
and non-Federal stakeholders, including— 
(I) 1 or more Federal agencies 
with jurisdiction over the prevention 
of wildlife poaching and trafficking; 
(II) 1 or more State agencies 
with jurisdiction over the prevention 
of wildlife poaching and trafficking; 
(III) 1 or more State, regional, 
or local wildlife organizations, the 
mission of which relates to the preven-
tion of wildlife poaching and traf-
ficking; and 
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with additional access to international best 
practices in indigenous language revitalization; 
‘‘(N) develop a support center system for 
Native American language participants to gath-
er and share helpful information and experi-
ences; and 
‘‘(O) address any of the purposes of for-
eign language centers included under this sec-
tion if, in doing so, the Native American lan-
guage resource and training center— 
‘‘(i) does so as a subsidiary activity; 
‘‘(ii) focuses benefits on Native Amer-
icans living in Native American commu-
nities, or closely tied to such communities; 
and 
‘‘(iii) ensures that one of the out-
comes being strengthened through this 
subparagraph is the use of one or more 
Native American languages in a Native 
American community. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligi-
ble entity’ means— 
‘‘(i) an institution of higher education; 
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‘‘(ii) a consortium of such institutions; 
or 
‘‘(iii) a consortium of such institutions 
and other entities with unique responsibil-
ities for Native American languages. 
‘‘(B) NATIVE
AMERICAN; NATIVE
AMER-
ICAN
LANGUAGE.—The terms ‘Native Amer-
ican’ and ‘Native American language’ have the 
meanings given those terms in section 103 of 
the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. 
2902).’’; and 
(3) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 
subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘this sec-
tion’’. 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 402 of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 842) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking para-
graph (17) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(17) in the case of a person registered under 
section 303, to fail to review the most recent infor-
mation, directly related to the customers of the per-
son, made available by the Attorney General in ac-
cordance with section 307(f).’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking 
clause (ii) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(ii) In the case of a violation described in clause (i) 
committed by a person registered under section 303 and 
related to the reporting of suspicious orders of controlled 
substances, failing to maintain effective controls against 
diversion of such substances, or failing to review the most 
recent information made available by the Attorney General 
in accordance with section 307(f), the penalty shall not 
exceed $100,000.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENT.—Section 402(a)(16) of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 842(a)(16)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 825 of this title’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 305’’. 
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Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (Public 
Law 114–10), section 50207 of division E of the Bipar-
tisan Budget Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–123), section 
1402 of division B of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 
2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Public Law 
116–59), section 1402 of division B of the Further Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health 
Extenders Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–69), section 103 
of division N of the Further Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2020 (Public Law 116–94), section 3803 of the 
CARES Act (Public Law 116–136), and section 2203 of 
the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Ex-
tensions Act (Public Law 116–159), is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘December 11’’ and inserting ‘‘December 18’’. 
(b) 
AREA
AGENCIES
ON
AGING.—Subsection 
(b)(1)(B)(xi) of such section 119, as so amended, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 11’’ and inserting ‘‘De-
cember 18’’. 
(c) AGING AND DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTERS.— 
Subsection (c)(1)(B)(xi) of such section 119, as so amend-
ed, is amended by striking ‘‘December 11’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 18’’. 
(d) CONTRACT WITH THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR 
BENEFITS
AND OUTREACH ENROLLMENT.—Subsection 
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SEC. 2. PARITY IN THE TIMING OF THE APPLICATION OF 
HIGHER 
MEDICAID 
FEDERAL 
MATCHING 
RATES FOR ACA NEWLY ELIGIBLE INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905(y)(1) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(y)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘for cal-
endar quarters in 2014, 2015, and 2016’’ and in-
serting ‘‘for calendar quarters in the 12-calendar- 
quarter period beginning with the first calendar 
quarter in which the State provides medical assist-
ance to newly eligible individuals’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘for cal-
endar quarters in 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘for the next 
4 calendar quarters for such State’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘for cal-
endar quarters in 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘for the next 
4 calendar quarters for such State’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘for cal-
endar quarters in 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘for the next 
4 calendar quarters for such State’’; and 
(5) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘for cal-
endar quarters in 2020 and each year thereafter’’ 
and inserting ‘‘for each succeeding calendar quarter 
for such State’’. 
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H909
pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS