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(2) the Federal law or laws affected by the ex-
ecutive order that is the subject of the notification; 
(3) how the President is working within the pa-
rameters specified in Federal law and the Constitu-
tion; 
(4) the means by which the executive order will 
be accomplished, including through any related Fed-
eral agencies or departments; and 
(5) a comprehensive list of organizations, busi-
nesses, and other parties or entities the President, 
or the President’s designee, engaged with prior to 
the issuance of such executive order. 
(b) REPORTS.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every 12 months 
thereafter, the President shall submit to the Congress a 
report on the outcome of each qualifying executive order 
issued during the period covered by the report. 
(c) QUALIFYING EXECUTIVE ORDER.—The term 
‘‘qualifying executive order’’ means any executive order 
(including an executive order that revokes or nullifies a 
previous executive order) issued on or after January 20, 
2021, relating to the natural resources of the United 
States and the environment. 
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(1) FEDERAL PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘Federal 
property’’ means any building, land, or other real 
property owned, leased, or occupied by a depart-
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United 
States, or any other instrumentality wholly owned by 
the United States, including any facility or property 
of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery 
of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Per-
forming Arts, and the United States Holocaust Me-
morial Museum. 
(2) QUALIFYING PURCHASE.—The term ‘‘quali-
fying purchase’’ means any purchase made in the 
gift shop or made online through the gift shop. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, any 
other territory or possession of the United States, 
and any political subdivision of the foregoing. 
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‘‘(B) commerce between any point in a 
State, territory, possession, or the District of 
Columbia and any point outside thereof; 
‘‘(C) commerce between points within the 
same State through any place outside that 
State; and 
‘‘(D) other commerce over which the 
United States has jurisdiction; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘extortion’ means the obtaining of 
property from any person, with the consent of that 
person, if that consent is induced— 
‘‘(A) by actual or threatened use of force 
or violence, or fear thereof; 
‘‘(B) by wrongful use of fear not involving 
force or violence; or 
‘‘(C) under color of official right; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘labor dispute’ has the same 
meaning as in section 2(9) of the National Labor 
Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152(9)); and 
‘‘(4) the term ‘robbery’ means the unlawful tak-
ing or obtaining of personal property from the per-
son or in the presence of another, against his or her 
will, by means of actual or threatened force or vio-
lence, or fear of injury, immediate or future— 
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give renters agency over how the housing is operated and 
that protect housing affordability. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development $200,000,000,000 for fiscal 
years 2022 through 2032 to carry out this section. 
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A BILL 
To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to 
expand the authorized activities under the Continuum 
of Care program to include activities that address bar-
riers to transitioning families in rural areas to permanent 
housing, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Flexibility in Addressing 
Rural Homelessness Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES UNDER CONTINUUM OF CARE 
PROGRAM. 
Subsection (a) of section 423 of subtitle C of title IV 
of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
11383(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) Projects in rural areas that consist of one 
or more of the following activities: 
‘‘(A) Payment of short-term emergency lodg-
ing, including in motels or shelters, directly or 
through vouchers. 
‘‘(B) Repairs to units— 
‘‘(i) in which homeless individuals and 
families will be housed; or 
‘‘(ii) which are currently not fit for 
human habitation. 
‘‘(C) Staff training, professional develop-
ment, skill development, and staff retention ac-
tivities.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 330 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7196 
[Report No. 117–424] 
A BILL 
To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assist-
ance Act to expand the authorized activities 
under the Continuum of Care program to include 
activities that address barriers to transitioning 
families in rural areas to permanent housing, and 
for other purposes. 
JULY 20, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7198 
To establish a program to provide environmental assistance in the 
Chattahoochee River Basin, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2022 
Ms. BOURDEAUX (for herself, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT 
of Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mrs. MCBATH) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To establish a program to provide environmental assistance 
in the Chattahoochee River Basin, 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 ‘‘Chattahoochee River 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) NON-FEDERAL INTEREST.—The term ‘‘non- 
Federal interest’’ has the meaning given the term in 
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‘‘(J) ALIENS ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL 
GANGS.—Any alien is inadmissible who a con-
sular officer, the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, or the Attorney General knows or has rea-
son to believe— 
‘‘(i) to be or to have been a member 
of a criminal gang (as defined in section 
101(a)(53)); or 
‘‘(ii) to have participated in the activi-
ties of a criminal gang (as defined in sec-
tion 101(a)(53)), knowing or having reason 
to know that such activities will promote, 
further, aid, or support the illegal activity 
of the criminal gang.’’. 
(c) DEPORTABILITY.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) ALIENS ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL 
GANGS.—Any alien is deportable who— 
‘‘(i) is or has been a member of a 
criminal gang (as defined in section 
101(a)(53)); or 
‘‘(ii) has participated in the activities 
of a criminal gang (as so defined), knowing 
or having reason to know that such activi-
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7199 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate pre-pandemic in-office 
work policies at the Department of the Interior in order to receive 
certain supplemental emergency relief funds, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2022 
Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reinstate pre- 
pandemic in-office work policies at the Department of 
the Interior in order to receive certain supplemental 
emergency relief funds, 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. LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 
FUNDS UNTIL PRE-PANDEMIC WORK POLI-
CIES REINSTATED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the unobligated COVID– 
19 relief funds made available to the Secretary may be 
used until on or after the date that the Secretary rein-
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states the telework policies, practices, and levels of 
telework as in effect at the Department of the Interior 
on December 31, 2019. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a plan for opening the offices of the Depart-
ment of the Interior for in-office work in a manner con-
sistent with the policies, practices, and levels of telework 
as in effect on December 31, 2019. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVID–19 RELIEF
FUNDS.—The term 
‘‘COVID–19 relief funds’’ means any funds made 
available to the Secretary in— 
(A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Re-
sponse Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 
(Public Law 116–123); 
(B) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(Public Law 117–2); or 
(C) any COVID–19 supplemental emer-
gency appropriations measure enacted into law 
on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
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(3) TELEWORK.—The term ‘‘telework’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 6501 of title 5, 
United States Code, and includes remote work. 
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‘‘(i) the percentage of the population 
for whom poverty status is determined; 
‘‘(ii) the percentage of the population 
already receiving Government assistance 
such as Supplemental Security Income and 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pro-
gram benefits; 
‘‘(iii) the pre-disaster unemployment 
rate; 
‘‘(iv) the percentage of the population 
that is 65 years old and older; 
‘‘(v) the percentage of the population 
18 years old and younger; 
‘‘(vi) the percentage of the population 
with a disability; 
‘‘(vii) the percentage of the population 
who speak a language other than English 
and speak English less than ‘very well’; 
and 
‘‘(viii) any unique considerations re-
garding American Indian and Alaskan Na-
tive Tribal populations raised in the 
State’s request for a major disaster dec-
laration that may not be reflected in the 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7201 
To reinstate pre-pandemic telework policies of Executive agencies, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2022 
Mr. CARL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To reinstate pre-pandemic telework policies of Executive 
agencies, 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 ‘‘Earn Your Keep Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REINSTATEMENT OF PRE-PANDEMIC EXECUTIVE 
AGENCY TELEWORK POLICIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the head of each Executive 
agency shall reinstate the telework policies in use by such 
Executive agency on December 31, 2019. 
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(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Beginning on the 
date that the head of an Executive agency reinstates the 
telework policy under subsection (a), such policy shall 
apply in place of any other provision of a teleworking, col-
lective bargaining, or other employment agreement of such 
Executive agency to the extent that such other provision 
conflicts with the policy so reinstated. 
(c) REMOVAL.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, any employee of an Executive agency who does not 
comply with a reinstated telework policy under subsection 
(a) shall be removed from the civil service, and the position 
formerly occupied by such employee shall be eliminated. 
(d) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit a report to Congress analyzing, with respect 
to any employee of Executive agencies who were tele-
working during the COVID–19 pandemic— 
(1) the rate of locality pay (if any) paid to such 
employee; and 
(2) the geographic location of the teleworking 
work site of the employee. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Executive agency’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code; 
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(2) the term ‘‘locality pay’’ means locality pay 
under section 5304 or 5304a of such title; and 
(3) the term ‘‘telework’’ and ‘‘teleworking’’ have 
the meaning given those terms in section 6501 of 
such title, and includes remote work. 
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345 
‘‘(III) are dependent on such in-
dividual or such individual’s spouse 
who is living in the same household 
for at least one-half of their financial 
support.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
1860D–14(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w–114(a)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘(as de-
termined under paragraph (3)(G))’’ after ‘‘fam-
ily of the size involved’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), as amended by para-
graphs (1) and (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graph (F)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph 
(E)’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by insert-
ing ‘‘(as determined under subparagraph 
(G))’’ after ‘‘family of the size involved’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘or (E)’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (B)(v), in the 
matter preceding subclause (I), by striking 
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(A) risk premiums and fees estimated 
under section 1307 of the National Flood In-
surance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4014) and 
charged under section 1308 of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 4015); 
(B) surcharges assessed under sections 
1304 and 1308A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4011, 
4015a); and 
(C) any amount established under section 
1310A(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4017a). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7203 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the direct payment 
requirement on the exclusion from gross income of distributions from 
governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2022 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Ms. SPANBERGER) 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 repeal 
the direct payment requirement on the exclusion from 
gross income of distributions from governmental plans 
for health and long-term care insurance, 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 ‘‘Wally Bunker 
Healthcare Enhancement for Local Public Safety Retirees 
Improvement Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘HELPS Retirees Im-
provement Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT EXCLUDED FROM GROSS IN-
COME BY REASON OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM 
GOVERNMENTAL RETIREMENT PLANS FOR 
HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE 
FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2) of section 402(l) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$3,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$6,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall apply to distributions in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2021. 
SEC. 3. REPEAL OF DIRECT PAYMENT REQUIREMENT ON 
EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF DIS-
TRIBUTIONS FROM GOVERNMENTAL PLANS 
FOR HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE INSUR-
ANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(l)(5) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) AGGREGATION
RULE.—For purposes of 
this subsection, all eligible retirement plans of an 
employer shall be treated as a single plan.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to distributions made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7204 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to encourage economic sustainability 
of intercity passenger rail service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2022 
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. GALLAGHER, Ms. 
MACE, Mr. MAST, Mr. NEHLS, and Mr. PERRY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to encourage eco-
nomic sustainability of intercity passenger rail service, 
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 ‘‘Returning Amtrak To 
Economic Sustainability Act’’ or the ‘‘RATES Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMTRAK MISSION AND GOALS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Section 24101(a)(5) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Modern’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Economically sustainable’’. 
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(b) MISSION.—Section 24101(b) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, while ensuring 
route profitability proportional to the Federal share of in-
vestment,’’ before ‘‘consisting of high quality’’. 
(c) GOALS.—Section 24101(c)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘use its best business 
judgment in acting to’’. 
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SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF PHARMACIST SERVICES UNDER 
MEDICARE PART B. 
(a) COVERAGE.—Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (GG), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (HH), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(II) pharmacist services and such services and 
supplies furnished as an incident to the pharmacist’s 
service as would otherwise be covered under part B 
if furnished by a physician or as an incident to a 
physician’s service that— 
‘‘(i) are furnished by a pharmacist, as li-
censed or otherwise authorized— 
‘‘(I) under State law; or 
‘‘(II) under section 319F–3 or section 
361 of the Public Health Service Act, or 
other similar Federal law; 
‘‘(ii) would otherwise be covered under part 
B if furnished by a physician, or as incident to 
a physician’s service; and 
‘‘(iii) are services— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7206 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2022 
Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. MAST, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. DIAZ- 
BALART, Mr. POSEY, Mr. GIMENEZ, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. C. SCOTT 
FRANKLIN of Florida, and Ms. CASTOR of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, 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 Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the defi-
nition of a major disaster, 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 Commu-
nities from Harmful Algal Blooms Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALGAL BLOOMS. 
Section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘or drought’’ and inserting 
‘‘drought, or algal blooms’’. 
SEC. 3. IMPACTS OF ALGAL BLOOMS ON AIR QUALITY. 
Not later than 365 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention shall submit to the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee of 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate, the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Rep-
resentatives a detailed study relating to the health effects 
of exposure to cyanotoxins in the air that result from algal 
blooms. 
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kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS