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H. Res. 925 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
February 11, 2022. 
Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
request the Senate to return to the House the bill (H.R. 
3076) entitled ‘‘To provide stability to and enhance the serv-
ices of the United States Postal Service, and for other pur-
poses.’’. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
SEC. 3. GAO STUDY OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FURNISHED 
BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
TO RURAL VETERANS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to assess whether 
the Department of Veterans Affairs has sufficient re-
sources to serve rural veterans who need covered mental 
health care. Such study shall include assessments of— 
(1) whether the mental health care furnished by 
the Secretary (through resources including the 
RANGE Program, Enhanced RANGE Program, 
mental health residential rehabilitation treatment 
programs, inpatient mental health services, and 
PRR centers) is sufficient to meet the covered men-
tal health care needs of rural veterans; 
(2) how best to expand and to appropriately lo-
cate resources described in paragraph (1); 
(3) whether to require the establishment of a 
PRR center at a medical facility of the Department 
that serves 1,000 or more veterans on the National 
Psychosis Registry; 
(4) the demand by rural veterans for mental 
health resources specified in paragraph (1); 
(5) the average wait time for a rural veteran for 
mental health resources specified in paragraph (1); 
and
(6) how many rural veterans died by suicide or 
overdose— 
(A) while on a wait list for mental health 
resources specified in paragraph (1); and 
(B) during the term of the study. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report containing the results of the study under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered mental health care’’ 
means mental health care that is more intensive 
than traditional outpatient therapy. 
(2) The term ‘‘PRR center’’ means a psycho-
social rehabilitation and recovery center of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
(3) The term ‘‘RANGE Program’’ means the 
Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(4) The term ‘‘rural veteran’’ means a veteran 
who lives in a rural or highly rural area (including 
such an area in a Tribal or insular area), as deter-
mined through the use of the Rural-Urban Com-
muting Areas coding system of the Department of 
Agriculture. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2441 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ex-
pand the Rural Access Network for Growth En-
hancement Program of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, and to direct the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States to conduct a study to 
assess certain mental health care resources of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs available to vet-
erans who live in rural areas.
IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2441 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 19, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the 
Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Pro-
gram of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to 
direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study to assess certain mental health care 
resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs available 
to veterans who live in rural areas. 
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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 ‘‘Sgt. Ketchum Rural 
Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF RURAL ACCESS NETWORK FOR 
GROWTH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) EXPANSION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall establish and maintain three new centers of the 
RANGE Program. 
(b) LOCATIONS.—The centers established under sub-
section (a) shall be located in areas determined by the Sec-
retary based on— 
(1) the need for additional mental health care 
for rural veterans in such areas; and 
(2) interest expressed by personnel at facilities 
of the Department in such areas. 
(c) TIMELINE.—The Secretary shall establish the 
centers under subsection (a) during fiscal year 2022. 
(d) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $1,200,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2024 to carry out this section. 
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(1) Authorized in 1907, the Orland Project is 
one of the smallest projects ever undertaken by the 
Bureau of Reclamation. 
(2) The East Park Reservoir located in Colusa 
County, California, has a storage capacity of 50,900 
acre-feet of water and the Stony Gorge Reservoir lo-
cated in Glenn County, California, has a storage ca-
pacity of 50,380 acre-feet of water. 
(3) The Orland Project irrigates approximately 
1 percent (approximately 21,000 acres) of the Sac-
ramento Valley’s total irrigable soil with a portion of 
the total stream runoff of approximately 410,000 
acre-feet of water each year. 
(4) Incorporated in 1907 and based in the City 
of Orland, California, the Orland Unit Water Users’ 
Association has been responsible for the care, oper-
ation, and maintenance of the Orland Project since 
1954, under a contract with the Bureau of Reclama-
tion. 
(5) The Orland Unit Water Users’ Association’s 
financial obligation for the construction of the 
Orland Project was fully repaid to the Federal Gov-
ernment on March 31, 1989. 
(6) To receive title to the Orland Project, the 
Orland Unit Water Users’ Association is planning to 
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SEC. 3. GAO STUDY OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE FURNISHED 
BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
TO RURAL VETERANS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study to assess whether 
the Department of Veterans Affairs has sufficient re-
sources to serve rural veterans who need covered mental 
health care. Such study shall include assessments of— 
(1) whether the mental health care furnished by 
the Secretary (through resources including the 
RANGE Program, Enhanced RANGE Program, 
mental health residential rehabilitation treatment 
programs, inpatient mental health services, and 
PRR centers) is sufficient to meet the covered men-
tal health care needs of rural veterans; 
(2) how best to expand and to appropriately lo-
cate resources described in paragraph (1); 
(3) whether to require the establishment of a 
PRR center at a medical facility of the Department 
that serves 1,000 or more veterans on the National 
Psychosis Registry; 
(4) the demand by rural veterans for mental 
health resources specified in paragraph (1); 
(5) the average wait time for a rural veteran for 
mental health resources specified in paragraph (1); 
and 
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(6) how many rural veterans died by suicide or 
overdose— 
(A) while on a wait list for mental health 
resources specified in paragraph (1); and 
(B) during the term of the study. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report containing the results of the study under this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered mental health care’’ 
means mental health care that is more intensive 
than traditional outpatient therapy. 
(2) The term ‘‘PRR center’’ means a psycho-
social rehabilitation and recovery center of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs. 
(3) The term ‘‘RANGE Program’’ means the 
Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(4) The term ‘‘rural veteran’’ means a veteran 
who lives in a rural or highly rural area (including 
such an area in a Tribal or insular area), as deter-
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mined through the use of the Rural-Urban Com-
muting Areas coding system of the Department of 
Agriculture. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(B) 18. 
‘‘(c) EXPENDITURES.—For each fiscal year, amounts 
in the Trust Fund shall be apportioned as follows: 
‘‘(1) CARBON FEE REBATE AND AGRICULTURAL 
DECARBONIZATION TRANSITION PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) CARBON FEE REBATE.—For the pur-
poses described in section 5 of the America’s 
Clean Future Fund Act and any expenses nec-
essary to administer such section— 
‘‘(i) for each of the first 10 fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 2023, 
an amount equal to— 
‘‘(I) 75 percent of those amounts, 
minus 
‘‘(II) the amount determined 
under subparagraph (B) for such fis-
cal year, and 
‘‘(ii) for any fiscal year beginning 
after the period described in clause (i), the 
applicable percentage of such amounts. 
‘‘(B) AGRICULTURAL
DECARBONIZATION 
TRANSITION PAYMENTS.—For the purposes de-
scribed in section 6 of the America’s Clean Fu-
ture Fund Act, for each of the first 10 fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 2023, an 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2445 
To prohibit assistance to the West Bank and Gaza that directly benefits 
the Palestinian Authority, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2021 
Mrs. GREENE of Georgia (for herself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. STEUBE, and Ms. 
HERRELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit assistance to the West Bank and Gaza that 
directly benefits the Palestinian Authority, 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 ‘‘No Funding for Ter-
rorists Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO THE WEST BANK 
AND GAZA THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THE 
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2021 and available for obligation as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, or authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for 2022 or any fiscal year 
thereafter, for assistance under chapter 4 of part II of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et 
seq.; relating to Economic Support Fund) may be obli-
gated or expended for assistance for the West Bank and 
Gaza that directly benefits the Palestinian Authority. 
(b) REPEAL.—Section 1004 of the Taylor Force Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2378c–1; Public Law 115–141) is repealed. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2447 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion 
for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan 
repayment or forgiveness programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2021 
Mr. KIND (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. SCHRADER, and Mr. 
JOHNSON of South Dakota) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants 
in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgive-
ness programs. 
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 ‘‘Veterinary Medicine 
Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO PAR-
TICIPANTS IN CERTAIN VETERINARY STU-
DENT LOAN REPAYMENT OR FORGIVENESS 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘such Act,’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, under section 1415A of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151a), or under any other State 
loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is 
intended to provide for increased access to veteri-
nary services in such State.’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘STATE’’ in the heading and in-
serting ‘‘OTHER’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts received by an indi-
vidual in taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2021. 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2449 
To amend the CARES Act to extend the waiver of matching funds 
requirement under the women’s business center program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2021 
Ms. NEWMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the CARES Act to extend the waiver of matching 
funds requirement under the women’s business center 
program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF MATCHING FUNDS 
REQUIREMENT UNDER THE WOMEN’S BUSI-
NESS CENTER PROGRAM. 
Section 1105 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9004) 
is amended by striking ‘‘June 30, 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2021’’. 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2450 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to except certain individuals 
from the 80 percent taxable income limitation on net operating loss 
carryovers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 12, 2021 
Ms. NEWMAN 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 except 
certain individuals from the 80 percent taxable income 
limitation on net operating loss carryovers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS NOT SUBJECT TO 80- 
PERCENT TAXABLE INCOME LIMIT ON NET 
OPERATING LOSS CARRYOVERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 172(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘In the case of an individual (other than a trust or estate) 
whose modified adjusted gross income for the taxable year 
does not exceed $400,000, paragraph (2)(B)(ii) shall not 
apply. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
‘modified adjusted gross income’ means adjusted gross in-
come increased by any amount excluded from gross income 
under section 911, 931, or 933.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2020. 
Æ 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNDER 
PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORA-
TION ACT AND DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT 
FISH RESTORATION ACT. 
(a) PITTMAN-ROBERTSON WILDLIFE RESTORATION 
ACT.—The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2, by redesignating paragraphs 
(6) through (11) as paragraphs (7) through (12), 
and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: 
‘‘(6) the term ‘State’ includes the District of 
Columbia;’’; and 
(2) in section 4— 
(A) by amending paragraph (1) of sub-
section (d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Interior shall appor-
tion from the Wildlife Conservation and Restoration 
Account a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 
1 percent thereof to each of Guam, American 
Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (e)(5), by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia,’’. 
(b) DINGELL-JOHNSON SPORT FISH RESTORATION 
ACT.—The Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.) is amended— 
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(1) in section 2— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (2); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (3) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) the term ‘State’ includes the District of 
Columbia.’’; and 
(2) in section 12— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’ 
the second and third place it appears; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘for the District of Colum-
bia one-third of 1 per centum,’’. 
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such purposes, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, 
and Explosives may spend the amounts collected under 
subchapter A for fiscal years 2021 and thereafter.’’. 
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the purpose of section 808(6), such term also includes any 
person who uses any instrumentality of interstate com-
merce or the mails in any business the principal purpose 
of which is the enforcement of security interests.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2457 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the disapproval by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of courses of education offered by 
public institutions of higher learning that do not charge veterans the 
in-State tuition rate for purposes of Survivors’ and Dependents’ Edu-
cational Assistance Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2021 
Mr. MOORE of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
disapproval by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of 
courses of education offered by public institutions of 
higher learning that do not charge veterans the in-State 
tuition rate for purposes of Survivors’ and Dependents’ 
Educational Assistance Program. 
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 ‘‘Colonel John McHugh 
Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
DIS-
APPROVAL OF COURSES OFFERED BY PUBLIC 
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING THAT 
DO NOT CHARGE VETERANS THE IN-STATE 
TUITION 
RATE 
FOR 
PURPOSES 
OF 
SUR-
VIVORS’ AND DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATIONAL 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3679(c) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 33’’ and 
inserting ‘‘33, or 35’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) An individual who is entitled to assistance 
under section 3510 of this title.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and 33’’ and 
inserting ‘‘33, and 35’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3679(e) 
of such title is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or 
33’’ and inserting ‘‘, 33, or 35’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘or 
33’’ and inserting ‘‘33, or 35’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or 33’’ and 
inserting ‘‘33, or 35’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act and shall apply with respect to an academic 
period that begins on or after August 1, 2022. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2458 
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify that the definition 
of a debt collector includes, in all cases, a person in a business the 
principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security interests. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2021 
Mr. AUCHINCLOSS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify 
that the definition of a debt collector includes, in all 
cases, a person in a business the principal purpose of 
which is the enforcement of security interests. 
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 ‘‘Non-Judicial Fore-
closure Debt Collection Clarification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTERESTS. 
Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a(6)) is amended by striking ‘‘For 
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