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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8697 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to State election 
officials and Congress annual reports on pre-election threats for general 
elections for Federal office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2020 
Miss RICE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
A BILL 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit 
to State election officials and Congress annual reports 
on pre-election threats for general elections for Federal 
office. 
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 ‘‘Election Security As-
sessments Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTS ON PRE-ELECTION THREATS. 
Not later than January 30, 2020, and annually there-
after, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit 
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an assessment of the full scope of threats to election infra-
structure, including cybersecurity threats posed by State 
actors and terrorist groups, and recommendations to ad-
dress or mitigate the threats, as developed by the Sec-
retary and Chairman, to— 
(1) the chief State election official of each 
State; 
(2) the Committees on Homeland Security and 
House Administration of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committees on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and Rules and Administration 
of the Senate; and 
(3) any other appropriate congressional com-
mittees. 
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‘‘(ii) LIMITATION ON DISCRETION.— 
The Attorney General may exercise the 
discretion described in clause (i)— 
‘‘(I) for humanitarian purposes; 
or 
‘‘(II) to preserve family unity in 
the United States if the alien is— 
‘‘(aa) the spouse of a United 
States citizen; or 
‘‘(bb) the parent of a United 
States citizen child and such 
child’s other parent is a United 
States citizen or was a United 
States citizen at the time of such 
other parent’s death. 
‘‘(iii) EXCLUSIONS.—This subpara-
graph shall not apply to an alien whom the 
Attorney General determines— 
‘‘(I) is inadmissible or deportable 
under— 
‘‘(aa) 
subparagraph 
(B), 
(C), (D)(ii), (E), (H), or (I) of 
section 212(a)(2); 
‘‘(bb) section 212(a)(3); 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8711 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to codify Executive Order 13957 
entitled ‘‘Executive Order on Creating Schedule F In The Excepted 
Service’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2020 
Mr. KELLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to codify Executive 
Order 13957 entitled ‘‘Executive Order on Creating 
Schedule F In The Excepted 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 ‘‘Federal Workforce Ac-
countability and Modernization Act’’. 
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‘‘(i) constructed of 3.7 ounces of material 
type 17–4 PH stainless steel in a shape resem-
bling a handgun; and 
‘‘(ii) suitable for testing and calibrating 
metal detectors.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting 
after ‘‘of a firearm’’ the following: ‘‘, in-
cluding a prototype,’’; and 
(B) by striking the second sentence; 
and 
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘shall not 
apply to any firearm which’’ and all that follows and 
inserting the following: ‘‘shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) any firearm received by, in the possession 
of, or under the control of the United States; or 
‘‘(B) the manufacture, importation, possession, 
transfer, receipt, shipment, or delivery of a firearm 
by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer pur-
suant to an existing contract with the United 
States.’’. 
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thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, 
or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws. 
(5) RESPONDEAT
SUPERIOR.—In the case of 
any official of any political subdivision of a State, if 
that official, acting under color of law, violates any 
provision of this Act, that official shall be amenable 
to any suit under this Act, and the political subdivi-
sion may be held liable for the acts of that official, 
whether acting in his or her official or individual ca-
pacity. 
SEC. 10. EXPLICIT INCLUSION OF RULEMAKINGS. 
Section 1003(a)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act Amend-
ments of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 2000d–7(a)(1)) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘(in-
cluding the provisions of any rule made to implement any 
of the foregoing statutes)’’. 
SEC. 11. CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) RELIEF.—Nothing in this Act, including any 
amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to limit 
the scope of, or the relief available under, section 504 of 
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), the Amer-
icans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et 
seq.), or any other provision of law. 
(b) DEFENDANTS.—Nothing in this Act, including 
any amendment made by this Act, shall be construed to 
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limit the scope of the class of persons who may be sub-
jected to civil actions under the covered civil rights provi-
sions. 
(c) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act, or 
the application of such a provision to any person or cir-
cumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder 
of this Act and the application of the remaining provisions 
of this Act to any person or circumstance shall not be af-
fected thereby. 
(d) ARBITRATION.—Nothing in this Act, or the 
amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to pro-
hibit the use of arbitration on a voluntary basis after a 
dispute arises. 
SEC. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act, and the amendments 
made by this Act, take effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) APPLICATION.—This Act, and the amendments 
made by this Act, apply to all actions or proceedings pend-
ing on or after the date of enactment of this Act, and, 
in the case of section 8 and the amendments made there-
by, shall apply with respect to any dispute or claim that 
arises or accrues on or after such date. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8699 
To extend the authorization for the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor 
Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2020 
Mr. TONKO (for himself, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 
KATKO, Mr. REED, Mr. BRINDISI, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. DELGADO, and 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To extend the authorization for the Erie Canalway National 
Heritage Corridor Commission. 
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 ‘‘Erie Canalway Na-
tional Heritage Corridor Commission Reauthorization 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR 
COMMISSION EXTENSION. 
Section 804(j) of division B of H.R. 5666 (Appendix 
D) as enacted into law by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 
106–554 (16 U.S.C. 461 note; 114 Stat. 2763, 2763A– 
295; 123 Stat. 1294) is amended by striking ‘‘shall termi-
nate’’ and all that follows through the period and inserting 
‘‘shall terminate on September 30, 2034.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 869 
To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 30, 2019 
Ms. DEAN (for herself, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. COHEN, Ms. 
NORTON, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. TRONE, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mrs. MCBATH, 
Mr. SOTO, Mr. CA´RDENAS, and Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To modernize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988. 
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 ‘‘Undetectable Firearms 
Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
MODERNIZATION 
OF 
THE 
PROHIBITION 
ON 
UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS. 
Section 922(p) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘grips, stocks, and magazines’’ and inserting 
‘‘all parts other than major components’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘when subjected to inspection by the types of x- 
ray machines commonly used at airports, does 
not generate’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘if 
subjected to inspection by the types of detection 
devices commonly used at airports for security 
screening, would not generate’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) the term ‘major component’, with respect 
to a firearm— 
‘‘(i) means the slide or cylinder, or the 
frame or receiver of the firearm; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a rifle or shotgun, in-
cludes the barrel of the firearm; and’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C) and the 
proviso that follows and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) the term ‘Security Exemplar’ means an 
object, to be fabricated at the direction of the Attor-
ney General, that is— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8707 
To require certifications for transfers of certain United States defense articles 
and defense services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2020 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. MALINOWSKI, 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. 
MURPHY of Florida, Mr. TRONE, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. CONNOLLY) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on For-
eign Affairs 
A BILL 
To require certifications for transfers of certain United 
States defense articles and defense services, 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 ‘‘Middle East Advanced 
Military Technology Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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‘‘(3) CLAIM FOR REFUND.—The term ‘claim for 
refund’ has the meaning given such term under sec-
tion 6696(e)(2) of such Code.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to returns and claims 
for refund for taxable years beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 402. TAX INFORMATION DISCLOSURE RELATING TO 
TAX RETURN PREPARER MISCONDUCT. 
Section 6103(k), as amended by section 101, is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (11) at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(12) DISCLOSURE RELATING TO TAX RETURN 
PREPARER MISCONDUCT.—Under such procedures as 
the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may dis-
close returns or return information to the extent 
necessary to publish final decisions by the Internal 
Revenue Service Office of Professional Responsibility 
relating to tax return preparer misconduct.’’. 
TITLE V—INCREASE FUNDING 
FOR SERVICES TO TAXPAYERS 
SEC. 501. LOW-INCOME TAXPAYER CLINICS. 
(a) INCREASE
IN AUTHORIZED GRANTS.—Section 
7526(c)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘$6,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$20,000,000’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 7526(c)(5) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘qualified’’ before ‘‘low-income’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to grants made after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 502. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TAXPAYER SERV-
ICES APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is hereby appropriated, out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2021, for necessary expenses 
of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer serv-
ices, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing 
and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and 
other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such 
rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, 
$2,406,000,000. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8701 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or 
electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2020 
Mr. DUNN (for himself and Mr. SOTO) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to 
reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for 
interest expenses, 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 ‘‘FEMA Loan Interest 
Payment Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT OF INTEREST PAYMENTS RE-
LATED TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 431. REIMBURSEMENT OF INTEREST PAYMENTS RE-
LATED TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through 
the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, shall provide financial assistance to a local gov-
ernment or electric cooperative as reimbursement for 
qualifying interest. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) QUALIFYING INTEREST.—The term ‘quali-
fying interest’ means, with respect to a qualifying 
loan, the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) the actual interest paid to a lender 
for such qualifying loan; and 
‘‘(B) the interest that would have been 
paid to a lender if such qualifying loan had an 
interest rate equal to the prime rate most re-
cently published on the Federal Reserve Statis-
tical Release on selected interest rates. 
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‘‘(2) QUALIFYING LOAN.—The term ‘qualifying 
loan’ means a loan— 
‘‘(A) obtained by a local government or 
electric cooperative; and 
‘‘(B) of which not less than 90 percent of 
the proceeds are used to fund activities for 
which such local government or electric coopera-
tive receives assistance under this Act after the 
date on which such loan is disbursed.’’. 
(b) RULE OF APPLICABILITY.—Any qualifying inter-
est (as such term is defined in section 431 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act, as added by this Act) incurred by a local government 
or electric cooperative in the 5 years preceding the date 
of enactment of this Act shall be treated as eligible for 
financial assistance for purposes of such section. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8703 
To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to revise 
job classification and qualification standards for positions within the 
competitive service regarding educational requirements for such positions, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2020 
Mr. BUDD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment to revise job classification and qualification stand-
ards for positions within the competitive service regard-
ing educational requirements for such positions, 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 ‘‘Federal Skills Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REVISION OF JOB CLASSIFICATION AND QUALI-
FICATION STANDARDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, the Assistant to 
the President for Domestic Policy, and the heads of agen-
cies, shall review and revise all job classification and quali-
fication standards for positions within the competitive 
service, as necessary and consistent with the requirements 
of this section. Any change to job classification and quali-
fication standards shall be made available to the public 
not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act and go into effect not later than 180 days after 
such date of enactment. 
(b) EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT.—An agency may 
prescribe a minimum educational requirement for employ-
ment in the Federal competitive service only when a min-
imum educational qualification is legally required to per-
form the duties of the position in the State or locality 
where those duties are to be performed. 
(c) CONSIDERATION
OF EDUCATION.—Unless an 
agency is determining a candidate’s satisfaction of a le-
gally required minimum educational requirement, an agen-
cy may consider education in determining a candidate’s 
satisfaction of some other minimum qualification only if 
the candidate’s education directly reflects the com-
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(10) The President has established procedures 
to continually monitor and verify the compliance of 
the recipient country with the requirements de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (8). 
(c) EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES.—If the President 
determines that an emergency exists which requires the 
proposed transfer of covered defense articles or defense 
services to any country in the Middle East other than 
Israel, the President shall provide the certification de-
scribed in subsection (a) with respect to the proposed 
transfer not later than 10 days before the proposed trans-
fer. 
(d) FAILURE TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATION.—If the 
President is unable to make the certification described in 
subsection (a) with respect to a proposed transfer of cov-
ered defense articles or defense services to any country 
in the Middle East other than Israel, the President may 
not transfer the articles or services to such country. 
(e) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of subsection 
(b)(9) shall not apply with respect to the use of the cov-
ered defense articles and defense services in the airspace 
of the recipient country. 
SEC. 5. ANNUAL CERTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 of each 
calendar year following a calendar year in which covered 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8705 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to institutions 
of higher education to develop programs and materials to educate stu-
dents who have a substance use disorder on treatment options for such 
disorder, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 30, 2020 
Ms. DEAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants 
to institutions of higher education to develop programs 
and materials to educate students who have a substance 
use disorder on treatment options for such disorder, 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 ‘‘Education for New 
Dispositions on Stigma Act’’ or ‘‘END Stigma Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON SUB-
STANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT OP-
TIONS. 
Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 553. GRANT PROGRAM TO EDUCATE STUDENTS ON 
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT OP-
TIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may award grants 
to institutions of higher education to develop programs 
and materials to— 
‘‘(1) educate students who have a substance use 
disorder on treatment options for such disorder; 
‘‘(2) reduce stigmas with respect to substance 
use disorders; and 
‘‘(3) refer students to substance use disorder 
treatment providers and facilities. 
‘‘(b) GRANT NUMBER.—An institution of higher edu-
cation may not receive more than 1 grant under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(c) GRANT PERIOD.—The period of a grant under 
this section shall be 3 years. 
‘‘(d) GRANT AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant under 
this section shall not exceed $100,000. 
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