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ligations of $506,150,000 in fiscal year 2023 for ‘‘Motor 
Carrier Safety Grants’’: Provided further, That of the 
amounts made available under this heading— 
(1) $398,500,000, to remain available for obli-
gation until September 30, 2024, shall be for the 
motor carrier safety assistance program; 
(2) $42,650,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2024, shall be for the com-
mercial driver’s license program implementation pro-
gram; 
(3) $58,800,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2024, shall be for the high 
priority program; 
(4) $1,200,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2024, shall be for the com-
mercial motor vehicle operators grant program; and 
(5) $5,000,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2024, shall be for the com-
mercial motor vehicle enforcement training and sup-
port grant program. 
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS—FEDERAL MOTOR 
CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 
SEC. 130. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Admin-
istration shall update annual inspection regulations under 
Appendix G to subchapter B of chapter III of title 49,
addressing the threat from securities invest-
ments that finance Communist Chinese military 
companies), as amended before, on, or after the 
date of the enactment of the Restoring Essen-
tial Energy and Security Holdings Onshore for 
Rare Earths Act of 2022; and 
‘‘(B) maintained by the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control of the Department of the Treas-
ury. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘rare earth element’ means— 
‘‘(A) cerium; 
‘‘(B) dysprosium; 
‘‘(C) erbium; 
‘‘(D) europium; 
‘‘(E) gadolinium; 
‘‘(F) holmium; 
‘‘(G) lanthanum; 
‘‘(H) lutetium; 
‘‘(I) neodymium; 
‘‘(J) praseodymium; 
‘‘(K) promethium; 
‘‘(L) samarium; 
‘‘(M) scandium; 
‘‘(N) terbium; 
‘‘(O) thulium; 
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vided, That of the amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act— 
(1) not less than $150,000,000 shall be for 
projects eligible under section 22907(c)(2) of title 
49, United States Code, that support the develop-
ment of new intercity passenger rail service routes 
including alignments for existing routes; 
(2) not less than $25,000,000 shall be for 
projects eligible under section 22907(c)(11) of title 
49, United States Code: Provided, That for amounts 
made available in this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
give preference to projects that are located in coun-
ties with the most pedestrian trespasser casualties; 
and 
(3) $5,000,000 shall be for preconstruction 
planning activities and capital costs related to the 
deployment of magnetic levitation transportation 
projects: 
Provided further, That for amounts made available under 
this heading, eligible projects under section 22907(c)(8) 
of title 49, United States Code, shall also include railroad 
systems planning (including the preparation of regional 
intercity passenger rail plans and State Rail Plans) and 
railroad project development activities (including railroad 
project planning, preliminary engineering, design, environ-
4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and 
section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress) as en-
grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 
SEC. 155. The matter under the heading ‘‘Depart-
ment of Transportation—Federal Railroad Administra-
tion—National Network Grants to the National Railroad 
Passenger Corporation’’ in title VIII of division J of Pub-
lic Law 117–58 is amended— 
(1) in the third proviso, by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Transportation shall submit’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation, in consultation with Am-
trak, shall submit’’; and 
(2) in the fourth proviso, by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Transportation shall submit’’ and inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Transportation, in consultation with Am-
trak, shall prepare and submit’’: 
Provided, That amounts repurposed by the amendments 
made by this section that were previously designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 29 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘612. Interference by President with determination of electoral votes.’’. 
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section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress) as en-
grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 
SEC. 156. Section 802 of title VIII of division J of 
Public Law 117–58 is amended— 
(1) in the first proviso, by inserting ‘‘that could 
be’’ after ‘‘amounts’’; and 
(2) in the second proviso, by inserting ‘‘that 
could be’’ after ‘‘amounts’’: 
Provided, That amounts repurposed by the amendments 
made by this section that were previously designated by 
the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
of 1985 or a concurrent resolution on the budget are des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and 
section 1(e) of H. Res. 1151 (117th Congress) as en-
grossed in the House of Representatives on June 8, 2022. 
SEC. 157. Of the unobligated balances of funds re-
maining from the ‘‘Rail Line Relocation and Improvement 
Program’’ account totaling $1,811,124.16 appropriated by 
Public Law 112–10 is hereby permanently rescinded.
neighborhoods around existing or planned transit fa-
cilities and job centers. 
(2) Improving the affordability of the housing 
supply within the jurisdiction of the grantee or with-
in certain defined areas within such jurisdiction, in-
cluding neighborhoods around existing or planned 
transit facilities and job centers. 
(3) Diversifying the housing supply within the 
jurisdiction of the grantee or within certain defined 
areas within such jurisdiction to include more multi-
family housing options or newer and less common 
forms of housing, such as multifamily housing fo-
cused on smaller private spaces and more shared 
amenities, micro-unit housing, housing developments 
that incorporate co-working spaces, and housing for 
students. 
(4) Improving commute times to job sites, re-
ducing congestion, or reducing vehicle miles traveled 
within the region in which the locality is located. 
(d) USE.—The Secretary shall ensure that amounts 
from a grant under this section shall be used only for costs 
associated with a housing planning process that addresses 
the goals in subsection (c), including public outreach, com-
munity meetings, preparation of planning documents, and 
research and studies in support of such planning efforts. 
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otherwise) any ammunition after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8263 
To prohibit any head of a Federal agency or department from leasing certain 
Federal property to abortion providing organizations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1, 2022 
Mrs. BOEBERT (for herself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. HICE 
of Georgia, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. 
ROSENDALE, Mr. BUCK, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. 
CLYDE, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. GOHMERT, and Mr. CAWTHORN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To prohibit any head of a Federal agency or department 
from leasing certain Federal property to abortion pro-
viding organizations, 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 ‘‘Protecting Life on 
Federal Lands Act’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 826 
AN ACT 
To require consultations on reuniting Korean 
Americans with family members in North Korea. 
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON LEASE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of a Federal agency or 
department may not lease Federal property to an abortion 
providing organization. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ABORTION
PROVIDING
ORGANIZATION.— 
The 
term 
‘‘abortion 
providing 
organization’’ 
means— 
(A) any organization that provides abor-
tion services; and 
(B) any organization that wholly or par-
tially owns, is a parent company to, or is a sub-
sidiary of an organization described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(2) FEDERAL PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
property’’ means any building, land, or other real 
property owned, leased, or occupied by any depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States (including the Department of Defense and 
the United States Postal Service), or any other in-
strumentality wholly owned by the United States, or 
by any department or agency of the District of Co-
lumbia or any territory or possession of the United 
States. 
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FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION 
TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal 
Public Transportation Assistance Program in this ac-
count, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying 
out the provisions of sections 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, 
and 5340 of title 49, United States Code, section 
20005(b) of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141), and section 
3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act (Public Law 114–94), $13,634,000,000 (reduced by 
$1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000), to be derived from 
the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund 
and to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
funds available for the implementation or execution of pro-
grams authorized under sections 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 
5312, 5314, 5318, 5329(e)(6), 5334, 5335, 5337, 5339, 
and 5340 of title 49, United States Code, section 
20005(b) of MAP–21 (Public Law 112–141), and section 
3006(b) of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation 
Act (Public Law 114–94), shall not exceed total obliga-
tions of $13,634,000,000 in fiscal year 2023.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 826 
To require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with family members 
in North Korea. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2021 
Ms. MENG (for herself, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. 
CHU, Ms. OMAR, Mr. CASE, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. 
PORTER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. SCHNEI-
DER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. PETERS, Mr. JONES, Mrs. KIM 
of California, Mrs. STEEL, Ms. STRICKLAND, and Mr. SAN NICOLAS) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on For-
eign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require consultations on reuniting Korean Americans with 
family members in North Korea. 
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 ‘‘Divided Families Re-
unification Act’’. 
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a review of grant programs under sections 4, 5, and 6 
of this Act to analyze the effectiveness of such programs 
and shall submit a report containing the results of such 
review and any conclusions resulting from such review to 
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 8. REGULATIONS. 
The Secretary may issue any regulations necessary 
to carry out this Act. 
SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) FUNDING.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to carry out this Act $100,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2029 of which, in each fiscal year— 
(1) 90 percent shall be available only for grants 
under section 4; 
(2) 5 percent shall be available only for grants 
under section 5; and 
(3) 5 percent shall be available only for grants 
under section 6. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDING.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the funding to carry out this Act provided 
pursuant to subsection (a) should not result in a reduction 
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of Federal funding for any existing affordable housing 
program or programs. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8267 
To amend the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 to ensure 
that Congress is notified of the deployment or transfer of containerized 
missile systems by Russia, China, or Iran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1, 2022 
Mr. FALLON (for himself and Mr. HIMES) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
A BILL 
To amend the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2016 to ensure that Congress is notified of the deploy-
ment or transfer of containerized missile systems by Rus-
sia, China, or Iran. 
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 ‘‘Container Missile Noti-
fication Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NOTICE OF DEPLOYMENT OR TRANSFER OF CON-
TAINERIZED MISSILE SYSTEMS BY RUSSIA, 
CHINA, OR IRAN. 
Section 501 of the Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (division M of Public Law 114–113; 129 
Stat. 2923) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the Russian Federation’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘a covered country’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Club-K container missile sys-
tem’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘missile 
launcher disguised as or concealed in a shipping con-
tainer’’; 
(3) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘deploy, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘deploy, a’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Russian military’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the military of the covered country’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the following: 
‘‘(A) The congressional intelligence com-
mittees. 
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‘‘(B) The Committees on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate. 
‘‘(C) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) COVERED COUNTRY.—The term ‘covered 
country’ means the following: 
‘‘(A) Russia. 
‘‘(B) China. 
‘‘(C) Iran. 
‘‘(D) North Korea.’’; and 
(5) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CLUB–K CON-
TAINER
MISSILE
SYSTEM
BY
THE
RUSSIAN 
FEDERATION’’ and inserting ‘‘CONTAINERIZED 
MISSILE
SYSTEM
BY
RUSSIA
OR
CERTAIN 
OTHER COUNTRIES’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8268 
To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from acquiring ammunition. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1, 2022 
Mr. GAETZ (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. DUNCAN, and Mrs. GREENE of 
Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from acquiring 
ammunition. 
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 ‘‘Disarm the IRS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE PROHIBITED FROM 
ACQUIRING AMMUNITION. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the In-
ternal Revenue Service may not acquire (by purchase or 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8270 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title 
XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to require group health plans and health insurance issuers 
offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide notices 
relating to prescription drug refills to individuals covered under such 
plans or coverage who reside in emergency areas during emergency peri-
ods. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1, 2022 
Mrs. MCBATH (for herself and Ms. KUSTER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and 
Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, 
and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group 
health plans and health insurance issuers offering group 
or individual health insurance coverage to provide notices 
relating to prescription drug refills to individuals covered 
under such plans or coverage who reside in emergency 
areas during emergency periods. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8276 
To direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to report 
on firearms trafficking along the I–95 corridor. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1, 2022 
Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives to report on firearms trafficking along the 
I–95 corridor. 
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 ‘‘Iron Pipeline Review 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND 
EXPLOSIVES REPORT ON FIREARMS TRAF-
FICKING ALONG THE I–95 CORRIDOR. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of the 
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, in 
consultation with State and local law enforcement entities, 
and other agencies or stakeholders as determined appro-
priate by the Director, shall submit to the Committee on 
Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Judiciary of the Senate a report on firearms 
trafficked along Interstate 95 that contains the following: 
(1) An analysis of the number of firearms traf-
ficked along Interstate 95, that contains the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Firearms listed by the State of origin, 
and the make and model of the firearm. 
(B) An analysis of the effectiveness of 
counter firearm trafficking measures. 
(C) An analysis of specific local, State and 
Federal laws that affect the number of firearms 
trafficked. 
(D) A description of any actions directed 
as a result of the analysis conducted under this 
section. 
(2) Recommendations, as appropriate, for Fed-
eral, State and local law enforcement entities to im-
prove firearm trafficking measures referred to in 
paragraph (1). 
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(3) Proposals, as appropriate, for legislative ac-
tions and funding needed to improve measures to 
counter firearm trafficking. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8277 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal penalties on 
the President for engaging in actions to interfere with the determination 
of electoral votes in a presidential election, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1, 2022 
Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to impose criminal 
penalties on the President for engaging in actions to 
interfere with the determination of electoral votes in a 
presidential election, 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 ‘‘Conspiracy to Obstruct 
the Electoral Count Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPOSITION OF CRIMINAL PENALTIES ON PRESI-
DENT FOR INTERFERING WITH DETERMINA-
TION OF ELECTORAL VOTES. 
(a) PENALTIES.—Chapter 29 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 612. Interference by President with determination 
of electoral votes 
‘‘(a) It shall be unlawful for the President to— 
‘‘(1) obstruct the certification of electoral votes 
by Congress; 
‘‘(2) pressure the Vice President during the cer-
tification of electoral votes by Congress to discount 
a State-certified slate of electors or count an alter-
nate slate of electors; 
‘‘(3) pressure a Federal, State, or local official 
to substitute an alternate slate of electors; 
‘‘(4) pressure a Federal, State, or local official 
to find votes; or 
‘‘(5) pressure a Federal, State, or local official 
to make false claims about a presidential election. 
‘‘(b) If the President violates subsection (a), the 
President shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for 
not more than the maximum term of imprisonment im-
posed for a violation of section 1505 of this title (relating 
to obstruction of proceedings), or both.’’. 
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