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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5207 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an interagency 
taskforce on unlawful robocalls. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 
Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, 
and Mr. WEBSTER of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to 
establish an interagency taskforce on unlawful robocalls. 
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 ‘‘Foreign Robocall 
Elimination Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
INTERAGENCY 
TASKFORCE 
ON 
UNLAWFUL 
ROBOCALLS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission, in consultation with the Federal 
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Trade Commission and the Attorney General, shall estab-
lish an interagency taskforce on unlawful robocalls. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The taskforce shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
(A) A representative of each Federal agen-
cy that the Federal Communications Commis-
sion, in consultation with the Federal Trade 
Commission and the Attorney General, con-
siders appropriate, to be appointed by the head 
of such agency. 
(B) Three representatives of private-sector 
entities, to be appointed as described in para-
graph (2)— 
(i) one of whom is a representative of 
a provider of telephone service; and 
(ii) two of whom are representatives 
of other private-sector entities with exper-
tise in combating unlawful robocalls and 
who may be technologists and technology 
experts. 
(2) APPOINTMENT
OF
REPRESENTATIVES
OF 
PRIVATE-SECTOR
ENTITIES.—The members of the 
taskforce described in paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
jointly appointed by the Chairman of the Federal 
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communications 
system 
maintained 
by 
INTERPOL. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5208 
To reauthorize the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 
Mr. CLEAVER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage 
Area Act. 
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 ‘‘Freedom’s Frontier 
National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FREEDOM’S FRONTIER 
NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA. 
Section 269 of the Freedom’s Frontier National Her-
itage Area Act (Public Law 109–338; 120 Stat. 1813) is 
amended by striking ‘‘15 years’’ and inserting ‘‘30 years’’. 
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(II) by striking ‘‘payments from 
any such Trust Fund’’ and inserting 
‘‘payments from the Social Security 
Trust Fund’’. 
(3) TITLE XI.—Title XI of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 1106(b), by striking ‘‘the 
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
Fund, the Federal Disability Insurance Trust 
Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘the Social Security Trust 
Fund’’; 
(B) in section 1129(e)(2)(A), by striking 
‘‘the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance 
Trust Fund or the Federal Disability Insurance 
Trust Fund, as determined appropriate by the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘the Social Security 
Trust Fund’’; 
(C) in sections 1131(b)(2) and 1140(c)(2), 
by striking ‘‘the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
Insurance Trust Fund’’ and inserting ‘‘the So-
cial Security Trust Fund’’; 
(D) in section 1145(c)— 
(i) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) the Social Security Trust Fund;’’; and 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 520 
To provide that an order or action by the President, Secretary of the Interior, 
or Department of the Interior official imposing a moratorium on coal 
leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is 
enacted, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2021 
Ms. CHENEY (for herself, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. NEWHOUSE, 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. 
RESCHENTHALER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. MOON-
EY, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ESTES, and Mr. 
FALLON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide that an order or action by the President, Sec-
retary of the Interior, or Department of the Interior 
official imposing a moratorium on coal leasing shall not 
take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is en-
acted, 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 ‘‘Safeguarding Coal 
Leasing Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL FOR AN ORDER OR AC-
TION BY THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY OF 
THE INTERIOR, OR DEPARTMENT OF THE IN-
TERIOR OFFICIAL IMPOSING A MORATORIUM 
ON COAL LEASING. 
Any order or action by the President, Secretary of 
the Interior, or Department of Interior official with dele-
gated authority that has the effect of placing a morato-
rium on coal leasing shall have no force or effect unless— 
(1) the proposed order or action is submitted to 
Congress; and 
(2) a joint resolution that approves the order or 
action is enacted within 30 legislative days after re-
ceipt of such proposed order or action. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5210 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to expand 
the military student identifier program to cover students with a parent 
who serves in the reserve component of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 
Mr. CORREA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to expand the military student identifier pro-
gram to cover students with a parent who serves in 
the reserve component of the Armed Forces. 
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 ‘‘Supporting Children 
of the National Guard and Reserve Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL STATE REPORT CARD. 
Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
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6311(h)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘on active duty 
(as defined in section 101(d)(5) of such title)’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5214 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit expenditures from 
health savings accounts, flexible spending arrangements, and health reim-
bursement arrangements for dietary supplements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 
Mr. CURTIS (for himself and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) 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 permit 
expenditures from health savings accounts, flexible 
spending arrangements, and health reimbursement ar-
rangements for dietary supplements. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. EXPENDITURES FROM HEALTH SAVINGS AC-
COUNTS, 
FLEXIBLE 
SPENDING 
ARRANGE-
MENTS, AND HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT AR-
RANGEMENTS FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(d)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(E) 
DIETARY
NUTRITIONAL
SUPPLE-
MENT.—Amounts paid for a dietary supplement 
(as defined in section 201(ff) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
321(ff)) shall be treated as amounts paid for 
medical care.’’. 
(b) REIMBURSEMENTS FROM FLEXIBLE SPENDING 
ARRANGEMENTS AND HEALTH ARRANGEMENTS FOR DIE-
TARY NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS.—Section 106 of such 
Code is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) REIMBURSEMENTS FOR DIETARY NUTRITIONAL 
SUPPLEMENTS.—For purposes of this section and section 
105, expenses incurred for a dietary supplement (as de-
fined in section 201(ff) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(ff)) shall be treated as in-
curred for medical care.’’. 
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(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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(iii) in section 8421(a)(1), by insert-
ing ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; 
(iv) in section 8421a(b)(4)(B)(ii), by 
inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘section 8412(d)’’; 
(v) in section 8425, by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ 
after ‘‘section 8412(d)’’ each place it ap-
pears; and 
(vi) in section 8462(c)(3)(B)(ii), by 
inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
(B) Title VIII of the Foreign Service Act 
of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4041 et seq.) is amended— 
(i) in section 805(d)(5) (22 U.S.C. 
4045(d)(5)), by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘or 
8412(d)’’; and 
(ii) 
in 
section 
812(a)(2)(B) 
(22 
U.S.C. 4052(a)(2)(B)), by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ 
after ‘‘or 8412(d)’’. 
(c) CIA EMPLOYEES.—Section 302 of the Central In-
telligence Agency Retirement Act (50 U.S.C. 2152) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) EMPLOYEES DISABLED ON DUTY.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘affected employee’ means 
an employee of the Agency covered under sub-
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chapter II of chapter 84 of title 5, United 
States Code, who— 
‘‘(i) is performing service in a position 
designated under subsection (a); 
‘‘(ii) while on duty in the position des-
ignated under subsection (a), becomes ill 
or is injured as a direct result of the per-
formance of such duties before the date on 
which the employee becomes entitled to an 
annuity under section 233 of this Act or 
section 8412(d)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code; 
‘‘(iii) because of the illness or injury 
described in clause (ii), is permanently un-
able to render useful and efficient service 
in the employee’s covered position, as de-
termined by the Director; and 
‘‘(iv) is appointed to a position in the 
civil service that is not a covered position 
but is within the Agency; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘covered position’ means a 
position as— 
‘‘(i) a law enforcement officer de-
scribed in section 8331(20) or 8401(17) of 
title 5, United States Code; 
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‘‘(2) HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.—The term 
‘health care professional’ means an individual— 
‘‘(A) who has been educated in diagnosis 
and management of concussion in a pediatric 
population; 
‘‘(B) is registered, licensed, nationally cer-
tified, or otherwise statutorily recognized by the 
State to provide such diagnosis and manage-
ment; and 
‘‘(C) whose scope of practice and experi-
ence includes the diagnosis and management of 
traumatic brain injury among a pediatric popu-
lation. 
‘‘(3) 
PUBLIC
SCHOOL.—The 
term 
‘public 
school’ means a public elementary school or public 
secondary school. 
‘‘(4) SCHOOL PERSONNEL.—The term ‘school 
personnel’ includes teachers, principals, administra-
tors, 
counselors, 
social 
workers, 
psychologists, 
nurses, librarians, coaches and athletic trainers, and 
other support staff who are employed by a school or 
who perform services for the school on a contractual 
basis. 
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‘‘(5) SCHOOL-SPONSORED
ATHLETIC
ACTIV-
ITY.—The term ‘school-sponsored athletic activity’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) any physical education class or pro-
gram of a public school; 
‘‘(B) any athletic activity authorized by a 
public school that takes place during the school 
day on the school’s property; 
‘‘(C) any activity of an extracurricular 
sports team, club, or league organized by a pub-
lic school; and 
‘‘(D) any recess activity of a public 
school.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 8574 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SUBPART 6—STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT 
OF CONCUSSIONS 
‘‘Sec. 8581. Minimum State requirements. 
‘‘Sec. 8582. Definitions.’’. 
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‘‘(ii) a customs and border protection 
officer described in section 8331(31) or 
8401(36) of title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(iii) a firefighter described in section 
8331(21) or 8401(14) of title 5, United 
States Code; 
‘‘(iv) an air traffic controller described 
in section 8331(30) or 8401(35) of title 5, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(v) a nuclear materials courier de-
scribed in section 8331(27) or 8401(33) of 
title 5, United States Code; 
‘‘(vi) a member of the United States 
Capitol Police; 
‘‘(vii) a member of the Supreme Court 
Police; 
‘‘(viii) an affected employee; or 
‘‘(ix) a special agent described in sec-
tion 804(15) of the Foreign Service Act of 
1980 (22 U.S.C. 4044(15)). 
‘‘(2) TREATMENT
OF
SERVICE
AFTER
DIS-
ABILITY.—Unless an affected employee files an elec-
tion described in paragraph (3), creditable service by 
the affected employee in a position described in 
paragraph (1)(A)(iv) shall be treated as creditable 
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‘‘(VII) supply chain risks, par-
ticularly with respect to healthcare 
and information technology products; 
and 
‘‘(ii) a comparison of the convenience 
of each commercial e-commerce portal pro-
vider with its overall adherence to Federal 
procurement rules and policies.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The Administrator shall en-
sure that a commercial e-commerce portal provider 
awarded a contract pursuant to subsection (a), that 
is owned or controlled by a person or entity with a 
market 
capitalization 
greater 
than 
$600,000,000,000 at any time in the 2 years pre-
ceding the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
does not sell products through the commercial e- 
commerce portal operated by such portal provider 
that compete with products sold by any third-party 
supplier through such portal.’’. 
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service in a covered position for purposes of this Act 
and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, in-
cluding eligibility for an annuity under section 233 
of this Act or 8412(d)(1) of title 5, United States 
Code, and determining the amount to be deducted 
and withheld from the pay of the affected employee 
under section 8422 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) BREAK IN SERVICE.—Paragraph (2) shall 
only apply if the affected employee transitions to a 
position described in paragraph (1)(A)(iv) without a 
break in service exceeding 3 days. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION
ON
TREATMENT
OF
SERV-
ICE.—The service of an affected employee shall no 
longer be eligible for treatment under paragraph (2) 
if such service occurs after the employee is trans-
ferred to a supervisory or administrative position re-
lated to the activities of the former covered position 
of the employee. 
‘‘(5) OPT OUT.—An affected employee may file 
an election to have any creditable service performed 
by the affected employee treated in accordance with 
chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, without 
regard to paragraph (2).’’. 
(d) FOREIGN
SERVICE
RETIREMENT
AND
DIS-
ABILITY SYSTEM.—Section 806(a)(6) of the Foreign Serv-
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 521 
AN ACT 
To permit disabled law enforcement officers, cus-
toms and border protection officers, firefighters, 
air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, 
members of the Capitol Police, members of the 
Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central 
Intelligence Agency performing intelligence ac-
tivities abroad or having specialized security re-
quirements, and diplomatic security special 
agents of the Department of State to receive re-
tirement benefits in the same manner as if they 
had not been disabled.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 521 
To permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and border protection 
officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, 
members of the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, 
employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence ac-
tivities abroad or having specialized security requirements, and diplomatic 
security special agents of the Department of State to receive retirement 
benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2021 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence 
(Permanent Select), and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and 
border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic control-
lers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol 
Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, employees 
of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence 
activities abroad or having specialized security require-
ments, and diplomatic security special agents of the De-
partment of State to receive retirement benefits in the 
same manner as if they had not been disabled. 
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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 ‘‘First Responder Fair 
Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned 
Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘First Responder Fair RETIRE 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) it is in the best national and homeland se-
curity interests of the United States for Federal 
agencies to retain the specialized knowledge and ex-
perience of individuals who suffer an injury or illness 
while serving in a covered position (as defined under 
the amendments made by this Act); and 
(2) Federal agencies should ensure, to the 
greatest extent possible, that an individual who can 
no longer carry out the duties of a covered position, 
and is reappointed to a position in the civil service 
that is not a covered position, is reappointed within 
the same Federal agency, in the same geographic lo-
cation, and at a level of pay commensurate to the 
position which the individual held immediately prior 
to such injury or illness. 
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affected individual may file an election to have any cred-
itable service performed by the affected individual treated 
in accordance with this chapter without regard to subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(F) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed 
to apply to such affected individual any other pay-related 
laws or regulations applicable to a covered position.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.— 
(A) Chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in section 8414(b)(3), by inserting 
‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
(ii) in section 8415— 
(I) in subsection (e), in the mat-
ter preceding paragraph (1), by in-
serting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
and 
(II) in subsection (h)(2)(A), by 
striking 
‘‘(d)(2)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘(d)(1)(B)’’; 
(iii) in section 8421(a)(1), by insert-
ing ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(d)’’; 
(iv) in section 8421a(b)(4)(B)(ii), by 
inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘section 8412(d)’’; 
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(b) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.—Section 5 of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) in the first sentence, by in-
serting ‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,’’ after 
‘‘Guam,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ‘‘and 
Guam’’ and inserting ‘‘Guam, and Puerto Rico,’’ 
and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting 
‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ after ‘‘Hawaii,’’ each place it 
appears; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)(B) by inserting 
‘‘Puerto Rico,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
(c) CONSOLIDATED BLOCK GRANT
FOR PUERTO 
RICO.—Upon approval of Puerto Rico operating the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program, the Secretary may 
have 5 years to continue the latest approved plan sub-
mitted under the consolidated block grant in accordance 
with Section 19 (3)(b)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028(3)(b)(1)(A)). 
(d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit an annual 
report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
representatives and the Committee on Senate Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on the operation 
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