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SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR A 3-MONTH DELAY FOR THE 
RECOUPMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE 
UNDER THE ACCELERATED OR ADVANCE 
PAYMENT PROGRAMS UNDER THE MEDICARE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PART A.—Section 1815(f)(2)(C) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395g(f)(2)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘15 months’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) in the case such hospital has 
submitted any payment to the Secretary 
for payments under such program, suspend 
any offset described in clause (i) for a pe-
riod of time such that the aggregate 
amount of any payments so submitted 
equals the aggregate amount of such off-
sets that would have been made during 
such period had this clause not applied.’’. 
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(b) PART B.—Section 2501(a)(2)(A) of the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions 
Act (Public Law 116–159) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘15 months’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) in the case such provider or sup-
plier has submitted any payment to the 
Secretary for payments under such pro-
gram, suspend any offset described in 
clause (i) for a period of time such that 
the aggregate amount of any payments so 
submitted equals the aggregate amount of 
such offsets that would have been made 
during such period had this clause not ap-
plied.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2408 
To extend the authorization for Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2021 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To extend the authorization for Arabia Mountain National 
Heritage Area. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION EXTENDED FOR ARABIA 
MOUNTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
Section 240 the National Heritage Areas Act of 2006 
(Public Law 109–338; 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘terminates on’’ and all that follows through 
the final period and inserting ‘‘October 12, 2036’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2409 
To support security and law enforcement training and cooperation between 
the United States and Israel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2021 
Mr. KELLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To support security and law enforcement training and 
cooperation between the United States and Israel. 
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 ‘‘U.S.-Israel Coopera-
tion Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) On May 9, 2018, the House Committee on 
Foreign Affairs adopted an amendment stating that 
it was the policy of the United States to support bi-
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lateral cooperation between United States and 
Israeli law enforcement personnel. 
(2) The United States has a long history of co-
operation with Israel. 
(3) The sharing of distinct experiences can pro-
mote security against terrorism, peaceful resolutions 
to community disputes, and the protection of spaces 
for civil society. 
(4) Congress has supported bilateral coopera-
tion with Israel to combat the threat of illicit cross- 
border tunneling and the associated trafficking in 
arms, persons, and militants and to combat threats 
from unmanned aerial systems. 
(5) The United States supports law enforce-
ment training, cooperation, and education globally. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States supports the inclusion of 
Israel in the International Law Enforcement Acad-
emy in Europe; and 
(2) the Secretary of State should support 
projects in the Middle East through the Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
program. 
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SEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States— 
(1) to support bilateral training between United 
States and Israeli law enforcement personnel, for the 
purpose of sharing of best practices relating to anti- 
terrorism, community policing, and managing mass 
casualties; and 
(2) to continue to counter threats to United 
States and Israeli security and embassy protection 
posed by illicit cross-border tunneling and unmanned 
aerial systems. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 240 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Labor 
to prioritize the provision of services to homeless veterans with depend-
ents in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2021 
Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Ms. CHU, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Mrs. RADEWAGEN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Labor to prioritize the provision of services 
to homeless veterans with dependents in carrying out 
homeless veterans reintegration programs, 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 ‘‘Homeless Veterans 
with Children Reintegration Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PRIORITY UNDER HOMELESS VETERANS RE-
INTEGRATION PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS 
VETERANS WITH DEPENDENTS. 
(a) PRIORITY FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH DE-
PENDENT CHILDREN.—Subsection (a) of section 2021 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Subject to’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 
Subject to’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively; 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In conducting programs under this section, the 
Secretary shall prioritize the provision of services to home-
less veterans with dependents.’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Sub-
section (d) of such section is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the report an evaluation of 
services’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘each 
such report—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(1) an evaluation of services furnished to vet-
erans under this section and an analysis of the infor-
mation collected under subsection (b); 
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‘‘(2) an analysis of any gaps in access to shel-
ter, safety, and services for homeless veterans with 
dependent children; and 
‘‘(3) recommendations for improving any gaps 
identified under paragraph (2).’’. 
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† HR 2617 EAS2 
lence, in a form and manner prescribed by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(bb) With respect to such an application ap-
proved prior to or on the date of enactment of the 
Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022, the 
evaluation shall be made not later than 180 days 
after receipt of a request for a therapeutic equivalence 
evaluation submitted as part of a supplement to such 
application; or with respect to an application that 
was submitted prior to the date of enactment of the 
Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022 but not 
approved as of the date of enactment of such Act, the 
evaluation shall be made not later than 180 days 
after the date of approval of such application if a re-
quest for such evaluation is submitted as an amend-
ment to the application, provided that— 
‘‘(AA) such request for a therapeutic equiva-
lence evaluation is being sought with respect to 
a listed drug relied upon in the application, and 
the relied upon listed drug is in the prescription 
drug product section of the list under this para-
graph and is a pharmaceutical equivalent (as 
defined in section 314.3 of title 21, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (or any successor regulations))
‘‘(A) is not served by any provider of quali-
fied broadband service (other than providers 
using satellite technology), and 
‘‘(B) obtains a certification from all pro-
viders of broadband internet access service that 
the Federal Communications Commission’s 
most recent Form 477 data collection shows as 
serving the census blocks in which such commu-
nity is located, stating that such providers do 
not offer qualified broadband service to any lo-
cation within such community. 
‘‘(4) QUALIFIED
BROADBAND
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘qualified broadband service’ means broadband 
Internet access service at download speeds of at 
least 25 megabits per second and upload speeds of 
at least 3 megabits per second. 
‘‘(5) BROADBAND
INTERNET
ACCESS
SERV-
ICE.—The term ‘broadband Internet access service’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 8.2 of 
title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘36C,’’ after ‘‘36B,’’. 
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(2) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘36C,’’ after 
‘‘36B,’’. 
(3) The table of sections for subpart C of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 36B the following new item: 
Sec. 36C. Cost of broadband infrastructure serving limited broadband districts. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2412 
To extend the authorization of the Illinois and Michigan Canal National 
Heritage Area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2021 
Mr. KINZINGER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To extend the authorization of the Illinois and Michigan 
Canal National Heritage Area. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION OF THE ILLINOIS 
AND MICHIGAN CANAL NATIONAL HERITAGE 
AREA. 
The Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage 
Area Act of 1984 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 
98–398) is amended— 
(1) 
in 
section 
125(a), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000,000’’; and 
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(2) in section 126, by striking ‘‘15’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘30’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2413 
To provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded 
projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2021 
Mr. KUSTOFF (for himself and Mr. CRAWFORD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide an exemption from certain requirements for feder-
ally funded projects and activities in areas not in metro-
politan statistical areas, 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 ‘‘Paving the Way for 
Rural Communities Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES 
NOT IN METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
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et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
1531 et seq.), and division A of subtitle III of title 54, 
United States Code (formerly known as the ‘‘National 
Historic Preservation Act’’), shall not apply to any project 
or activity that— 
(1) is not located in a metropolitan statistical 
area (as defined by the Office of Management and 
Budget); and 
(2) is carried out using Federal funds. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2416 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the causation element 
in the Federal hate crime statute, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2021 
Mr. LIEU (for himself, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. 
TAKANO, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. HAYES, Ms. 
CHU, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. GARCIA 
of Texas, Ms. BASS, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. MENG, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the causa-
tion element in the Federal hate crime statute, 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 ‘‘Stop Hate Crimes Act 
of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION AS TO CAUSATION ELEMENT IN 
HATE CRIMES. 
Section 249(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘because of’’ and inserting 
‘‘if’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘origin of any per-
son’’ the following: ‘‘was a contributory moti-
vating factor for causing or attempting to cause 
such injury’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘because of’’ and inserting 
‘‘if’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘disability of any 
person’’ the following: ‘‘was a contributory mo-
tivating factor for causing or attempting to 
cause such injury’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2417 
To distribute certain unobligated COVID–19 relief funds to States on the 
basis of the number of school-aged children in each State. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2021 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To distribute certain unobligated COVID–19 relief funds to 
States on the basis of the number of school-aged children 
in each State. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Every Stu-
dent Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF UNOBLIGATED RELIEF FUNDS. 
Any Federal funds made available to the Secretary 
of Education on an emergency or supplemental basis to 
prevent, prepare for, or respond to the coronavirus pan-
demic, which as of the date of enactment of this Act, re-
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main unobligated shall be distributed to each State on the 
basis of the number of children aged 5 through 17 in such 
State counted in the most recent census data approved 
by the Secretary of Education, as compared to the number 
of such children in all States. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2418 
To provide student loan forgiveness to health care workers who are on 
the front line in response to COVID–19. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2021 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. LEE 
of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
O’HALLERAN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. THOMPSON of 
Mississippi, and Ms. BUSH) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the 
Committees on Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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 student loan forgiveness to health care workers 
who are on the front line in response to COVID–19. 
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 Loan Forgive-
ness for Frontline Health Workers Act’’. 
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‘‘(2) CORRECTED
ERROR
DEFINED.—For pur-
poses of this subsection, the term ‘corrected error’ 
means a reasonable administrative error— 
‘‘(A)(i) made in implementing an auto-
matic enrollment or automatic escalation feature 
with respect to an eligible employee (or an af-
firmative election made by an eligible employee 
covered by such feature), or 
‘‘(ii) made by failing to afford an eligible 
employee the opportunity to make an affirmative 
election because such employee was improperly 
excluded from the plan], and 
‘‘(B) that is corrected prospectively by im-
plementing an automatic enrollment or auto-
matic escalation feature with respect to an eligi-
ble employee (or an affirmative election made by 
an eligible employee) determined in accordance 
with the terms of an eligible automatic contribu-
tion arrangement (as defined under subsection 
(w)(3)), provided that— 
‘‘(i) such implementation error is cor-
rected not later than— 
‘‘(I) the date of the first payment 
of compensation made by the employer 
to the employee on or after the last day
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2419 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and extend Department 
of Veterans Affairs assistance for homeless veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 8, 2021 
Mr. MANN (for himself, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. HERRELL, Ms. ROSS, 
Ms. SPANBERGER, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. BISHOP of 
Georgia, Mr. SOTO, Ms. BUSH, and Mr. KILMER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and extend 
Department of Veterans Affairs assistance for homeless 
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 ‘‘Affordable Housing 
for Homeless Veterans Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION AND EXTENSION OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS ASSISTANCE FOR HOME-
LESS VETERANS. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Subsection (a) of section 2041 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘or permanent housing’’ after 
‘‘shelter’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘named in, or approved by the Secretary under, 
section 5902 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘that 
is the recipient of a grant under section 2011, 
2013, 2044, or 2061 of this title’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
tribal entity,’’ after ‘‘State’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘or to sell or 
rent the property directly to homeless veterans 
or veterans at-risk of homelessness’’ after ‘‘fam-
ilies’’; and 
(B) in each of clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), by 
striking the comma and inserting a semicolon. 
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(b) EXTENSION.—Subsection (c) of such section is 
amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Tropical Forest and 
Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Section 806(d) of the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef 
Conservation Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 2431d(d)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(9) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(10) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
‘‘(11) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(12) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(13) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 19, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 241 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef 
Conservation Act of 1998.