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HR 7952 RDS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Valley Forge Park Re-
alignment Permit and Promise Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMIT FOR NATURAL GAS DIS-
TRIBUTION 
MAIN 
SEGMENT 
AT 
VALLEY 
FORGE NHP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary may issue a right-of-way permit 
pursuant to part 14 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act), for the covered main segment if the covered main 
segment is relocated to a proposed realignment of Valley 
Forge Park Road and North Gulph Road within the Park. 
(b) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to grant 
a right-of-way permit under subsection (a) shall apply only 
to the covered main segment and shall not apply to any 
other part of the natural gas distribution main system or 
any other pipeline system within the Park. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED MAIN SEGMENT.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered main segment’’ means the portions of the nat-
ural gas distribution main (including all appur-
tenances used in the operation of such main) within 
the Park— 
(A) existing on the date of the enactment 
of this Act; and 
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(B) that are located under, along, or adja-
cent to the segments of North Gulph Road and 
Valley Forge Park Road (SR3039 and SR0023 
respectively, as those roads were aligned on 
January 21, 2022) that are between— 
(i) the intersection of North Gulph 
Road with Richards Road; and 
(ii) a point on Valley Forge Park 
Road located 500 feet northwest of its 
intersection with County Line Road. 
(2) PARK.—The term ‘‘Park’’ means Valley 
Forge National Historical Park. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7956 
To require the President to submit a report to Congress on the actions 
Executive agencies are taking to make school security improvements 
at public elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the President to submit a report to Congress 
on the actions Executive agencies are taking to make 
school security improvements at public elementary and 
secondary schools, 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 ‘‘Providing Reports On 
The Efforts Combating Threats in Schools Act’’ or the 
‘‘PROTECTS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON ACTIONS TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN 
PUBLIC 
ELEMENTARY 
AND 
SECONDARY 
SCHOOLS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
the relevant congressional committees a report on the ac-
tions Executive agencies are taking to make school secu-
rity improvements to protect children in public elementary 
and secondary schools, including— 
(1) improvements to the infrastructure of school 
property perimeter, parking lot perimeter, building 
perimeter, entrance and exit points of the school 
building, video monitoring equipment, and the inte-
rior and perimeter of the classroom, and any other 
physical improvements related to camera systems 
and related hardware, alarm and notification tech-
nology, and visitor management technologies; and 
(2) increasing the number of school resource of-
ficers and other law enforcement agencies at such 
schools. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(2) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions, the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Education and 
Labor, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives. 
Æ 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘water heat-
er’ means a product that utilizes oil, gas, or 
electricity to heat potable water for use outside 
the heater on demand, including— 
‘‘(i) storage type units that heat and 
store water at a thermostatically controlled 
temperature, including— 
‘‘(I) gas storage water heaters 
with an input of 75,000 Btu per hour 
or less, including heat pump type 
units that meet the current and volt-
age limits described in clause (iii); 
‘‘(II) oil storage water heaters 
with an input of 105,000 Btu per 
hour or less; and 
‘‘(III) electric storage water heat-
ers with an input of 12 kilowatts or 
less, including heat pump type units 
that meet the current and voltage lim-
its described in clause (iii); 
‘‘(ii)(I) instantaneous type units that 
heat water but contain not more than 1 
gallon of water per 4,000 Btu per hour of 
input; and 
‘‘(II) in the case of— 
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shall be punished as provided in subsection 
(c).’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘operation of, an air-
craft’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘oper-
ation of— 
‘‘(A) an aircraft’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) a vessel of the United States, or a 
vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States, as those terms are defined in section 
70502 of title 46, carrying 1 or more occu-
pants, in a manner that poses an imminent 
safety hazard to such occupants, shall be pun-
ished as provided in subsection (c); 
‘‘(C) a motor vehicle that is used, oper-
ated, or employed in interstate or foreign com-
merce and is carrying 1 or more occupants, in 
a manner that poses an imminent safety hazard 
to such occupants, shall be punished as pro-
vided in subsection (c); or 
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‘‘(D) a vehicle used or designed for flight 
or navigation in space described in section 7(6), 
shall be punished as provided in subsection 
(c).’’; 
(2) in section 40A— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘Oper-
ation of unauthorized unmanned air-
craft over wildfires’’ and inserting ‘‘In-
terference 
by 
unauthorized 
un-
manned aircraft with law enforce-
ment, emergency response, and mili-
tary activities’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘operates an unmanned 
aircraft and knowingly or recklessly’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘operates an un-
manned aircraft and— 
‘‘(1) knowingly or recklessly’’; 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) knowingly or recklessly interferes with a 
law enforcement, emergency response, or military 
operation or activity of a unit or agency of the 
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United States Government or of a State, tribal, or 
local government (other than a wildfire suppression 
or law enforcement or emergency response efforts re-
lated to a wildfire suppression) shall be fined under 
this title, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or 
both.’’; 
(3) by inserting after section 40A the following: 
‘‘§ 40B. Misuse of unmanned aircraft 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘aircraft’, notwithstanding section 
31(a)(1), means any device, craft, vehicle, or contriv-
ance that is— 
‘‘(A) invented, used, or designed to navi-
gate, fly, or travel in the air; or 
‘‘(B) used or intended to be used for flight 
in the air; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘airport’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 40102(a)(9) of title 49; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘contraband’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 80302(a) of title 49; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘dangerous weapon’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 930; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘explosive’ means any thing with-
in the scope of the definition of ‘explosive materials’ 
in section 841; 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7963 
To replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Mr. ESTES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, 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 ‘‘Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve Replenishment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On May 5, 2022, the Department of Energy 
announced ‘‘a long-term replenishment plan’’ for the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve under which the De-
partment ‘‘intends to begin a rule-making pro-
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ceeding to consider broadening DOE’s buyback reg-
ulations to allow for a competitive, fixed-price bid 
process as an alternative to the index-pricing that is 
traditionally used’’. 
(2) Such fixed-price bid process is not a tradi-
tional mechanism used by oil traders. 
SEC. 3. REPLENISHING THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RE-
SERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the provisions of sec-
tion 160 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
U.S.C. 6240) and the availability of appropriations for 
such purpose, the Secretary of Energy shall acquire, by 
purchase, exchange, or otherwise, a minimum of 
3,600,000 barrels of petroleum products for storage in the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve per month during the period 
that— 
(1) begins on the date that is the first day of 
the month following the date that the Secretary of 
Energy determines is the first date after the date of 
enactment of this Act that the West Texas Inter-
mediate spot price per barrel has been $90 or less 
for a period of 100 consecutive days; and 
(2) ends on the date that the Secretary of En-
ergy determines is the first date after the date of en-
actment of this Act that the Strategic Petroleum Re-
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serve stores at least 710,000,000 barrels of petro-
leum products. 
(b) USE OF INDEX-BASED PRICING.—In purchasing 
petroleum products pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of 
Energy shall use an index-based bidding process. 
(c) TREATMENT AS ADDITIONAL ACQUISITIONS.— 
Any acquisition of petroleum products made pursuant to 
this Act shall be in addition to (and not in lieu of) acquisi-
tions of petroleum products the Secretary of Energy would 
otherwise make pursuant to part B of the Energy Policy 
and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.). 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7964 
To require disclosure of the total amount of interest that would be paid 
over the life of a loan for certain Federal student loans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Mr. FEENSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To require disclosure of the total amount of interest that 
would be paid over the life of a loan for certain Federal 
student loans. 
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 ‘‘Student Transparency 
for Understanding Decisions in Education Net Terms 
Act’’ or the ‘‘STUDENT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INTEREST DISCLOSURE. 
Section 433(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1083(a)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (18) and (19) 
as paragraphs (19) and (20), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (17) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(18) the total amount of interest that would 
be paid over the life of the loan based on a standard 
10-year repayment plan;’’. 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7968 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide support to university 
law school programs that are designed to provide legal assistance to 
veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
support to university law school programs that are de-
signed to provide legal assistance to veterans, 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 ‘‘Veterans Legal Sup-
port Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORT 
FOR UNIVERSITY LEGAL CLINICS THAT AS-
SIST VETERANS. 
(a) SUPPORT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs may provide support to one or more univer-
sity law school programs that are designed to provide legal 
assistance to veterans. 
(b) ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS.—Programs of university 
law schools which may receive support under subsection 
(a) may include programs that assist veterans with— 
(1) filing and appealing claims for benefits 
under laws administered by the Secretary; and 
(2) such other civil, criminal, and family legal 
matters as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) FINANCIAL SUPPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The support provided a pro-
gram under subsection (a) may include financial 
support of the program. 
(2) 
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT.—The 
total 
amount of financial support provided under sub-
section (a) in any fiscal year may not exceed 
$1,000,000. 
(3) FUNDING.—Amounts for financial support 
under subsection (a) shall be derived from amounts 
appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
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Medical Services account of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
Æ 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B), (C), and (D), the Secretary may 
conduct vegetation management projects in the 
restoration area only where necessary to— 
(i) maintain or restore the character-
istics of ecosystem composition and struc-
ture; 
(ii) reduce wildfire risk to commu-
nities by promoting forests that are fire re-
silient; 
(iii) improve the habitat of threatened, 
endangered, or sensitive species; 
(iv) protect or improve water quality; 
or 
(v) enhance the restoration of lands 
within the restoration area. 
(B) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(i) SHADED FUEL BREAKS.—In car-
rying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall prioritize, as practicable, the estab-
lishment of a network of shaded fuel 
breaks within— 
(I) the portions of the wildland- 
urban interface that are within 150
symptoms, including transportation barriers and barriers 
caused by health care professional shortages. 
(b) TOPICS.—In carrying out the analysis under sub-
section (a), the Secretary may— 
(1) assess data from the Transformed Medicaid 
Statistical Information System related to services 
furnished to individuals diagnosed with endo-
metriosis for the treatment of endometriosis symp-
toms under State Medicaid programs and Children’s 
Health Insurance Programs; and 
(2) assess data related to services furnished to 
individuals diagnosed with endometriosis for the 
treatment of endometriosis symptoms under group 
health plans or group or individual health insurance 
coverage offered by a health insurance issuer. 
(c) DATA COLLECTION.—To carry out the analysis 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may require— 
(1) group health plans or issuers of group or in-
dividual health insurance coverage to provide such 
information as may be required to assess barriers 
that individuals diagnosed with endometriosis face in 
accessing treatments for endometriosis symptoms, 
including a lack of insurance coverage or cost-shar-
ing requirements for such treatments; and 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7972 
To provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall of 
the names of the lost crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans 
killed on June 3, 1969. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. COURTNEY, and Mr. ARMSTRONG) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memo-
rial Wall of the names of the lost crew members of 
the USS Frank E. Evans killed on June 3, 1969. 
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 ‘‘USS Frank E. Evans 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMO-
RIAL WALL OF THE NAMES OF THE LOST 
CREW MEMBERS OF THE USS FRANK E. 
EVANS KILLED ON JUNE 3, 1969. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall authorize the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Me-
morial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of 
the 74 crew members of the USS Frank E. Evans killed 
on June 3, 1969. 
(b) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior, 
the American Battlefield Monuments Commission, and 
other applicable authorities with respect to any adjust-
ments to the nomenclature and placement of names pursu-
ant to subsection (a) to address any space limitations on 
the placement of additional names on the Vietnam Vet-
erans Memorial Wall. 
(c) NONAPPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS 
ACT.—Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall 
not apply to any activities carried out under subsection 
(a) or (b). 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7973 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an above-the- 
line deduction for the purchase of gun safes, gun safety devices, and 
gun safety courses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Mr. HUDSON, and Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
an above-the-line deduction for the purchase of gun 
safes, gun safety devices, and gun safety courses. 
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 ‘‘Firearm Training and 
Proficiency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTION FOR GUN SAFES, GUN 
SAFETY 
DEVICES, 
AND 
GUN 
SAFETY 
COURSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VII of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by redesignating section 224 as section 225 and by insert-
ing after section 223 the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 224. GUN SAFES, GUN SAFETY DEVICES, AND GUN 
SAFETY COURSES. 
‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION.—In the case of an 
individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the 
taxable year an amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(1) the amount paid by the taxpayer for any 
secure gun storage or safety device that is placed in 
service by the taxpayer during the taxable year, and 
‘‘(2) the amount paid by the taxpayer during 
the taxable year for a concealed carry firearms 
course or a firearm safety course which— 
‘‘(A) is taught by a firearms instructor 
certified by the State to teach such course, or 
‘‘(B) satisfies the training requirement, if 
any, for any license or permit related to a fire-
arm (including a hunting license) which is 
issued under the authority of State law. 
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