datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7607 
To direct institutions of higher education to improve transparency with respect 
to the use of personality traits in admissions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2022 
Mrs. STEEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To direct institutions of higher education to improve trans-
parency with respect to the use of personality traits 
in admissions, 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 ‘‘Helping Applicants 
Receive Valid and Reasonable Decisions Act’’ or the 
‘‘HARVARD Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF PERSONALITY TRAITS IN ADMISSIONS. 
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:01 Apr 28, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7607.IH
H7607
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(30)(A) In the case of an institution that con-
siders the personality traits of applicants in making 
admission determinations, the institution shall make 
available on the public website and application mate-
rials of such institution— 
‘‘(i) a statement informing applicants of 
the use of personality traits in making admis-
sion determinations; 
‘‘(ii) the rationale for such use of person-
ality traits; 
‘‘(iii) a description of the process under 
which personality traits are considered; and 
‘‘(iv) the standards and criteria used for 
rating personality traits. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘personality 
traits’ means, with respect to an individual, the pat-
terns of such individual with respect to behaviors, 
thoughts, and emotions, and may include patterns 
relating to humor, sensitivity, grit, leadership, integ-
rity, helpfulness, courage, and kindness.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:01 Apr 28, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7607.IH
H7607
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7608 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants 
to States to develop, improve, or maintain a State registry of advance 
directives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2022 
Mr. SUOZZI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
to award grants to States to develop, improve, or main-
tain a State registry of advance directives. 
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 ‘‘State Registries for 
Advance Directives Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR STATE REGISTRIES OF ADVANCE DI-
RECTIVES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may award grants to States to develop, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:05 Apr 28, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7608.IH
H7608
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
improve, or maintain, directly or by contract, a State reg-
istry of advance directives. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2023 through 
2027. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:05 Apr 28, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7608.IH
H7608
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7610 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to improve 
provisions relating to dyslexia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2022 
Mr. WESTERMAN (for himself, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, and Mr. PALAZZO) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
to improve provisions relating to dyslexia, 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 ‘‘21st Century Dyslexia 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DYSLEXIA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 602 of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401) is 
amended— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:52 Apr 28, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7610.IH
H7610
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(1) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘or specific 
learning disabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘dyslexia, or spe-
cific learning disabilities’’; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) DYSLEXIA.—The term ‘dyslexia’ means an 
unexpected difficulty in reading for an individual 
who has the intelligence to be a much better reader, 
most commonly caused by a difficulty in the phono-
logical processing (the appreciation of the individual 
sounds of spoken language), which affects the ability 
of an individual to speak, read, and spell.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (30)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘dys-
lexia,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or of’’ and inserting 
‘‘of’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period the 
following: ‘‘, or of dyslexia’’. 
(b) PROVISION
OF ACCOMMODATIONS
AND SERV-
ICES.—The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act is 
amended by inserting after section 608 (20 U.S.C. 1407) 
the following: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:52 Apr 28, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7610.IH
H7610
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘SEC. 608A. PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERV-
ICES. 
‘‘In determining eligibility for, or providing, an ac-
commodation or service under this title, a local educational 
agency or other agency shall provide equal access, to the 
accommodation or service, to— 
‘‘(1) children from low-income families or from 
families with low socioeconomic status; and 
‘‘(2) other children.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:52 Apr 28, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7610.IH
H7610
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7612 
To advance desalination research and technological innovation, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2022 
Mr. LEVIN of California (for himself and Ms. MACE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To advance desalination research and technological 
innovation, 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 ‘‘Desalination Research 
Advancement Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:28 Apr 29, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7612.IH
H7612
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. DESALINATION RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) Section 8 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 
(42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended 
in subsection (a)— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 per year for fiscal 
years 
1997 
through 
2021’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2022 through 
2026’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
(b) Section 3(e) of the Water Desalination Act of 
1996 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(7) to minimize the impacts of seawater desali-
nation on aquatic life and coastal ecosystems, includ-
ing technologies to monitor and reduce those im-
pacts.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:28 Apr 29, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7612.IH
H7612
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 813 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1050 Sunset Road Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ‘‘Jose 
Hernandez Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2021 
Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, and Ms. HERRELL) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1050 Sunset Road Southwest in Albuquerque, 
New Mexico, as the ‘‘Jose Hernandez Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JOSE HERNANDEZ POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1050 Sunset Road Southwest in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Jose Hernandez Post Office Building’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:25 Feb 19, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H813.IH
H813
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8186 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the authority of United 
States Postal Service police officers to protect Postal Service mail, em-
ployees, and property outside of property owned or occupied by the 
Postal Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2022 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the author-
ity of United States Postal Service police officers to 
protect Postal Service mail, employees, and property out-
side of property owned or occupied by the Postal 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 ‘‘Postal Police Authority 
Clarifying Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
16:33 Jul 03, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H8186.IH
H8186
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including any 
significant anticipated activity of such Network. 
(b) REPORT OF UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY AND CORREC-
TIVE ACTION.—The Secretary of the Treasury shall report 
promptly to the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs any unlawful activity of the 
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and any correc-
tive action taken or planned to address that activity and 
prevent such activity in the future. 
(c) APPEARANCES BEFORE CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Finan-
cial Crimes Enforcement Network shall appear be-
fore the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs at semiannual 
hearings, as specified in paragraph (2), regarding 
the activities of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network, including protection of the civil liberties 
and privacy of, and minimization of burdens on, 
American citizens. 
(2) TIMING OF APPEARANCES.—The Director 
shall appear— 
(A) before the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives on or 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:31 Apr 30, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00011
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7623.IS
H7623
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(B) 
DEVELOPMENT
DISCLOSURES.—A 
list of all individuals who are— 
‘‘(i) participants in a related digital 
commodity presale; 
‘‘(ii) holders of units of the digital 
commodity subject to the limitations in 
section 4c(h); 
‘‘(iii) holders of rights or promises to 
future units of the digital commodity; or 
‘‘(iv) compensated in any fashion for 
providing material support for the develop-
ment of the digital commodity. 
‘‘(C) TECHNICAL
DISCLOSURES.—Tech-
nical documentation related to the digital com-
modity, including any— 
‘‘(i) whitepaper; 
‘‘(ii) source code; 
‘‘(iii) development guide; or 
‘‘(iv) other similar material. 
‘‘(2) PERIODIC
DISCLOSURES.—The digital 
commodity developer shall periodically update the 
disclosures made pursuant to subsection (c)(1), at 
such frequency as prescribed by the Commission. 
‘‘(3) POST-FILING
DIGITAL
COMMODITY
SALE 
DISCLOSURES.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:24 Apr 30, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00068
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7614.IH
H7614
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The digital commodity 
developer shall publicly disclose the sale or 
transfer of any unit, or any promise or right to 
any future unit, of the digital commodity, that 
is subject to the restrictions in section 4c(h). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Each disclosure re-
quired under subparagraph (A) shall include 
the date of sale, number of digital commodities 
sold, number of purchasers if identifiable, any 
limitations or restrictions on the transferability 
of the digital commodities sold, price per digital 
commodity, and the type and amount of consid-
eration received. 
‘‘(4) SUBSTITUTE
DISCLOSURES.—The Com-
mission may exempt, conditionally or uncondition-
ally, a digital commodity developer from the disclo-
sure requirements under this section if the Commis-
sion determines that the digital commodity developer 
complies with the comparable disclosure require-
ments of another federal regulator. 
‘‘(d) NO REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER.—The creator 
or developer of a digital commodity shall not be required 
to be registered under this section in order for a digital 
commodity created or developed by the creator or devel-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:24 Apr 30, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00069
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7614.IH
H7614
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
oper to be listed for trading on a registered digital com-
modity exchange.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:24 Apr 30, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00070
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7614.IH
H7614
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7616 
To reduce the amount made available to the National Archives and Records 
Administration unless certain backlogs of the Administration are resolved, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2022 
Mr. BENTZ (for himself, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mrs. RODGERS of Wash-
ington, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. BUDD, Mr. POSEY, 
Ms. MACE, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. MAST, Ms. HERRELL, 
Mr. GAETZ, and Mr. FULCHER) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To reduce the amount made available to the National Ar-
chives and Records Administration unless certain back-
logs of the Administration are resolved, 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. AMOUNTS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE NATIONAL 
ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. 
Amounts made available to the National Archives and 
Records Administration for personnel records processing 
for fiscal year 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, shall 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:29 Apr 30, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7616.IH
H7616
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
be reduced to the amount available for obligation or ex-
penditure on March 20, 2020, for that purpose, unless the 
Administration processes and resolves before October 1, 
2022, the personnel records backlog of 600,000 requests. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:29 Apr 30, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7616.IH
H7616
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE KOL ISRAEL FOUNDA-
TION HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AS A NATIONAL 
MEMORIAL. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION.—Congress— 
(1) recognizes the significance of the Kol Israel 
Foundation Holocaust Memorial in preserving the 
memory of the 6,000,000 Jews murdered by the 
Nazi regime and allies and collaborators of the Nazi 
regime; and 
(2) honors the life and legacy of the Holocaust 
survivors who erected the Kol Israel Foundation 
Holocaust Memorial. 
(b) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Kol Israel Foundation 
Holocaust Memorial located in Bedford Heights, 
Ohio, is designated as a national memorial. 
(2) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The national memorial 
designated by paragraph (1) is not a unit of the 
National Park System. 
(B) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— The des-
ignation of the national memorial by paragraph 
(1) shall not require or permit Federal funds to
be expended for any purpose related to the na-
tional memorial. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 19, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7618 
AN ACT 
To designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust 
Memorial in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a na-
tional memorial.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7618 
To designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Bedford 
Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2022 
Ms. BROWN
of Ohio (for herself, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
BALDERSON, Mr. RYAN, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. CAREY, and Mr. GON-
ZALEZ of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial 
in Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE KOL ISRAEL FOUNDA-
TION HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL AS A NATIONAL 
MEMORIAL. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION.—Congress— 
(1) recognizes the significance of the Kol Israel 
Foundation Holocaust Memorial in preserving the 
memory of the 6,000,000 Jews murdered by the 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:30 Apr 30, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7618.IH
H7618
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
Nazi regime and allies and collaborators of the Nazi 
regime; and 
(2) honors the life and legacy of the Holocaust 
survivors who erected the Kol Israel Foundation 
Holocaust Memorial. 
(b) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Kol Israel Foundation 
Holocaust Memorial located in Bedford Heights, 
Ohio, is designated as a national memorial. 
(2) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The national memorial 
designated by paragraph (1) is not a unit of the 
National Park System. 
(B) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.— The des-
ignation of the national memorial by paragraph 
(1) shall not require or permit Federal funds to 
be expended for any purpose related to the na-
tional memorial. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:30 Apr 30, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7618.IH
H7618
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7619 
To provide for the publication of OLC opinions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2022 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. JACOBS of 
California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Ms. TLAIB) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the publication of OLC opinions, 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 ‘‘See UNdisclosed Legal 
Interpretations and Get Honest Transparency Act of 
2022’’ or as the ‘‘SUNLIGHT Act of 2022’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
01:43 Apr 30, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H7619.IH
H7619
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
IA 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. J. RES. 66 
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bu-
reau relating to ‘‘Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Oppor-
tunity Act (Regulation B)’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2023 
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself, Mr. BARR, and Mr. OGLES) submitted 
the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau relating to ‘‘Small Business Lending 
Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation 
B)’’. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Con-
sumer Financial Protection Bureau relating to ‘‘Small 
Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity 
Act (Regulation B)’’ (88 Fed. Reg. 35150), and such rule 
shall have no force or effect. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:55 Jun 01, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\HJ66.IH
HJ66
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
about February 20 of even numbered calendar 
years and on or about July 20 of odd numbered 
calendar years; 
(B) before the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate on or 
about July 20 of even numbered calendar years 
and on or about February 20 of odd numbered 
calendar years; and 
(C) before either Committee referred to in 
subparagraph (A) or (B), upon request, fol-
lowing the scheduled appearance of the Director 
before the other Committee under subpara-
graph (A) or (B). 
(d) REQUIREMENTS
IN ADDITION.—The require-
ments of this section are in addition to the requirements 
of section 5336(c)(11) of title 31, United States Code. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:31 Apr 30, 2022
Jkt 029200
PO 00000
Frm 00012
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H7623.IS
H7623
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Business Work-
force Pipeline Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER APPREN-
TICESHIP PROGRAM ASSISTANCE. 
Section 21(c)(3) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 648(c)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (T), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in clause (v) of the first subparagraph (U) 
(relating to succession planning), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) in second subparagraph (U) (relating to 
training on domestic and international intellectual 
property protections)— 
(A) in clause (ii)(II), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(B) by redesignating such subparagraph as 
subparagraph (V); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(W) providing information and assistance 
to small business concerns, including by dis-
seminating relevant information from the De-
partment of Labor and other Federal agencies, 
on how to establish and improve—
‘‘(i) work-based learning opportunities 
(as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Per-
kins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)); 
‘‘(ii) apprenticeship programs reg-
istered under the Act of August 16, 1937 
(50 Stat. 664, chapter 663; commonly 
known as the ‘National Apprenticeship 
Act’; 29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.); 
‘‘(iii) 
pre-apprenticeship 
programs; 
and 
‘‘(iv) job training programs.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 8, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7622 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to include re-
quirements relating to apprenticeship program 
assistance for small business development cen-
ters, and for other purposes.