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situation in Ukraine: Provided, That, notwithstanding sec-
tion 102 of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Mod-
ernization Act (42 U.S.C. 2215), such amount shall not 
be derived from fee revenue. 
TITLE IV 
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
SERVICES 
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION 
CDC-WIDE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAM SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘CDC-Wide Activities 
and Program Support’’, $54,000,000, to remain available 
until September 30, 2023, for carrying out public health 
and disease detection activities related to the situation in 
Ukraine, and for medical support, screening, and other 
public health activities related to populations displaced 
from Ukraine, both domestically and internationally. 
ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 
REFUGEE AND ENTRANT ASSISTANCE 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Refugee and Entrant 
Assistance’’, $900,000,000, to remain available until Sep-
tember 30, 2023, for carrying out refugee and entrant as-
sistance activities in support of citizens or nationals of 
Ukraine, or a person who last habitually resided in 
Ukraine, for whom such refugee and entrant assistance 
activities are authorized: Provided, That amounts made
412(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1522(b)(1)); and 
(2) services described under section 412(d)(2) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1522(d)(2)), subject to subparagraph (B) of such 
section, if such individual is an unaccompanied alien 
child as defined under section 462(g)(2) of the 
Homeland 
Security 
Act 
of 
2002 
(6 
U.S.C. 
279(g)(2)). 
(c) CLARIFICATIONS.— 
(1) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted 
to: 
(A) preclude an individual described in 
subsection (a) from applying for or receiving 
any immigration benefits to which such indi-
vidual is otherwise eligible; or 
(B) entitle a person described in subsection 
(a) to lawful permanent resident status. 
(2) Section 421(a) of the Personal Responsi-
bility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996 (Public Law 104–193) shall not apply with re-
spect to determining the eligibility and the amount 
of benefits made available pursuant to subsection 
(b).
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Block, Report, And 
Suspend Suspicious Shipments Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF PROCESS FOR REGISTRANTS TO 
EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE UPON DISCOV-
ERING A SUSPICIOUS ORDER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (3) of section 312(a) 
of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 832(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) upon discovering a suspicious order or se-
ries of orders— 
‘‘(A) exercise due diligence; 
‘‘(B) establish and maintain (for not less 
than a period to be determined by the Adminis-
trator of the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion) a record of the due diligence that was per-
formed; 
‘‘(C) decline to fill the order or series of 
orders if the due diligence fails to resolve all of 
the indicators that gave rise to the suspicion 
that filling the order or series of orders would 
cause a violation of this title by the registrant 
or the prospective purchaser; and 
‘‘(D) notify the Administrator of the Drug 
Enforcement Administration and the Special 
Agent in Charge of the Division Office of the
Drug Enforcement Administration for the area 
in which the registrant is located or conducts 
business of— 
‘‘(i) each suspicious order or series of 
orders discovered by the registrant; and 
‘‘(ii) the indicators giving rise to the 
suspicion that filling the order or series of 
orders would cause a violation of this title 
by the registrant or the prospective pur-
chaser.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, for purposes of section 
312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act, as amended 
by subsection (a), the Attorney General of the United 
States shall promulgate a final regulation specifying the 
indicators that give rise to a suspicion that filling an order 
or series of orders would cause a violation of the Con-
trolled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) by a reg-
istrant or a prospective purchaser. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—Section 312(a)(3) of the Con-
trolled Substances Act, as amended by subsection (a), 
shall apply beginning on the day that is 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act. Until such day, section 
312(a)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act shall apply as
such section 312(a)(3) was in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 768 
AN ACT 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify 
the process for registrants to exercise due dili-
gence upon discovering a suspicious order, and 
for other purposes.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7690 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish or carry out the activities 
of a Disinformation Governance Board of the Department of Homeland 
Security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2022 
Mr. MCCARTHY (for himself, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. 
PFLUGER, Mr. SCALISE, Ms. STEFANIK, and Mr. KATKO) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish or carry 
out the activities of a Disinformation Governance Board 
of the Department of Homeland Security, 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. PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF AND 
FUNDING FOR A DISINFORMATION GOVERN-
ANCE BOARD OR SIMILAR ENTITY. 
No Federal funds authorized to be appropriated or 
otherwise made available to the Secretary of Homeland 
Security may be made available to— 
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(1) 
carry 
out 
the 
activities 
of 
the 
Disinformation Governance Board of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security; or 
(2) establish or carry out the activities of any 
other entity within the Department that is substan-
tially similar to the Disinformation Governance 
Board. 
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to jeopardize the ability of a borrower to complete 
a transaction. 
SEC. 4. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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ning on the date on which the person sends the 
statement. 
‘‘(B) The specific date that is the end of 
the 1-year period beginning on the date on 
which the person sends the statement. 
‘‘(C) A notification that, if the debt is set-
tled or paid by the consumer or an insurance 
company during the 1-year period beginning on 
the date on which the person sends the state-
ment— 
‘‘(i) the debt may not be reported to 
a consumer reporting agency; and 
‘‘(ii) the consumer may, during that 
1-year period— 
‘‘(I) communicate with an insur-
ance company to determine coverage 
for the debt; or 
‘‘(II) apply for financial assist-
ance. 
‘‘(3) NO REPORTING DURING 1-YEAR PERIOD.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—During the 1-year pe-
riod described in paragraph (2), no person may 
communicate with, or report any information 
to, any consumer reporting agency regarding a 
debt described in that paragraph. 
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Calendar No. 368 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7691 
AN ACT 
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for 
other purposes. 
MAY 11, 2022 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7692 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase the 
monthly exempt amount for 2022 and 2023 for individuals not attaining 
full retirement age, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2022 
Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to temporarily 
increase the monthly exempt amount for 2022 and 2023 
for individuals not attaining full retirement age, 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 ‘‘Senior Citizens Infla-
tion Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASE TO EXEMPT AMOUNT. 
(a) 
EXEMPT
AMOUNT
INCREASED.—Section 
203(f)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subsection, the exempt amount which is applica-
ble to an individual other than an individual de-
scribed in subparagraph (D) shall be, for each 
month of any taxable year ending after 2021 and be-
fore 2024, $2,046.67. 
‘‘(ii) In determining the exempt amount appli-
cable to an individual other than an individual de-
scribed in subparagraph (D) for each month of any 
taxable year ending after 2023 and before 2025, 
clause (i) of subparagraph (B) shall be applied as if 
the exempt amount for each month of any taxable 
year ending after 2021 and before 2024 were deter-
mined without regard to clause (i) of this subpara-
graph.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
203(f)(8)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(B)) is 
amended, in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (D), the exempt’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (D) and (F), the ex-
empt’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘such subparagraph’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph (D)’’. 
(c) SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS HELD HARM-
LESS.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund 
amounts equal to the increase in expenditures from such 
Trust Fund as a result of the amendments made by this 
Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Park Founda-
tion Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NA-
TIONAL PARK FOUNDATION. 
Section 101122(a) of title 54, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7693 
AN ACT 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to 
reauthorize the National Park Foundation.
II 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7693 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 20, 2022 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the 
National Park Foundation. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Park Founda-
tion Reauthorization Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE NA-
TIONAL PARK FOUNDATION. 
Section 101122(a) of title 54, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2030’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 19, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Subcon-
tracting for Small Businesses Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF SUBCONTRACTING PLANS. 
Section 8(d)(4)(G) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(G)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘bundled contract’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘for subcontracting’’ and inserting ‘‘contract that 
includes a subcontracting plan required under this 
paragraph’’; and 
(2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the rate provided 
under the subcontracting plan for small business 
participation’’ and inserting ‘‘the description in the 
subcontracting plan of the extent to which the offer-
or proposes to use small business concerns as sub-
contractors (at any tier)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7694 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the re-
quirements relating to the evaluation of the sub-
contracting plans of certain offerors, and for 
other purposes.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7694 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the requirements relating to 
the evaluation of the subcontracting plans of certain offerors, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2022 
Mr. STAUBER (for himself and Mr. MFUME) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the require-
ments relating to the evaluation of the subcontracting 
plans of certain offerors, 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 ‘‘Strengthening Subcon-
tracting for Small Businesses Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF SUBCONTRACTING PLANS. 
Section 8(d)(4)(G) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(G)) is amended— 
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(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘bundled contract’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘for subcontracting’’ and inserting ‘‘contract that 
includes a subcontracting plan required under this 
paragraph’’; and 
(2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the rate provided 
under the subcontracting plan for small business 
participation’’ and inserting ‘‘the description in the 
subcontracting plan of the extent to which the offer-
or proposes to use small business concerns as sub-
contractors (at any tier)’’. 
Æ 
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IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7694 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 9, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the require-
ments relating to the evaluation of the subcontracting 
plans of certain offerors, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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service delivery innovations described in paragraph 
(2) in a region determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) PAYMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY INNO-
VATIONS DESCRIBED.—For purposes of paragraph 
(1), the payment and service delivery innovations de-
scribed in this clause are the following: 
‘‘(A) Payment and service delivery innova-
tions for behavioral health services, focusing on 
gathering actionable data to address the higher 
costs associated with beneficiaries with diag-
nosed behavioral conditions. 
‘‘(B) Payment and service delivery innova-
tions targeting conditions or comorbidities of 
individuals entitled or enrolled under the Medi-
care program under title XVIII and enrolled 
under a State plan under the Medicaid program 
under title XIX to increase capacity in under-
served areas. 
‘‘(C) Payment and service delivery innova-
tions targeting conditions or comorbidities of 
applicable individuals to increase capacity in 
underserved areas. 
‘‘(D) Payment and service delivery innova-
tions targeted on Medicaid eligible pregnant 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening Subcon-
tracting for Small Businesses Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF SUBCONTRACTING PLANS. 
Section 8(d)(4)(G) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(G)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘bundled contract’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘for subcontracting’’ and inserting ‘‘contract that 
includes a subcontracting plan required under this 
paragraph’’; and 
(2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the rate provided 
under the subcontracting plan for small business 
participation’’ and inserting ‘‘the description in the 
subcontracting plan of the extent to which the offer-
or proposes to use small business concerns as sub-
contractors (at any tier)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 250 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7694 
[Report No. 117–332] 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the requirements relating to 
the evaluation of the subcontracting plans of certain offerors, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2022 
Mr. STAUBER (for himself and Mr. MFUME) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Small Business 
MAY 17, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Small Business; committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the require-
ments relating to the evaluation of the subcontracting 
plans of certain offerors, 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 ‘‘Strengthening Subcon-
tracting for Small Businesses Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. EVALUATION OF SUBCONTRACTING PLANS. 
Section 8(d)(4)(G) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(G)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘bundled contract’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘for subcontracting’’ and inserting ‘‘contract that 
includes a subcontracting plan required under this 
paragraph’’; and 
(2) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘the rate provided 
under the subcontracting plan for small business 
participation’’ and inserting ‘‘the description in the 
subcontracting plan of the extent to which the offer-
or proposes to use small business concerns as sub-
contractors (at any tier)’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 250 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7694 
[Report No. 117–332] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the re-
quirements relating to the evaluation of the sub-
contracting plans of certain offerors, and for 
other purposes. 
MAY 17, 2022 
Committed to the Committee 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. 7697 
To support the development of limited equity cooperatives in the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2022 
Mr. BOWMAN (for himself, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Ms. CLARKE of New York, 
Mr. JONES, Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Ms. OMAR) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To support the development of limited equity cooperatives 
in the United States, 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 CO-OP 
(Collective Opportunities for Owning Property) Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Limited equity cooperative housing stems 
from the premise that housing should provide shel-
ter, not a speculative opportunity. Residents pur-
chase a below market-rate ‘‘equity’’ share of the co-
operative corporation that owns the property of the 
cooperative and residents are charged affordable 
monthly carrying charges. The amount the share 
price increases over time is limited by the coopera-
tive by-laws, creating an affordable entry point into 
housing that stays affordable over time. Members 
can sell their equity share at a specific rate to main-
tain affordability over a longer time period. In this 
way, limited equity cooperatives provide an impor-
tant form of affordable homeownership and foster 
community among shareholders. 
(2) Over 1.5 million families and seniors benefit 
from cooperative housing models in the United 
States. There are over 200,000 units of limited eq-
uity housing units across the Nation. Limited equity 
cooperatives range in size, from single family de-
tached cooperative structures to dense, mixed-use, 
multi-family models. 
(3) The largest limited equity housing coopera-
tive in North America is Co-op City, located in the 
Bronx, New York. Co-op City provides over 44,000 
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