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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 807 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate water leasing 
and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2019 
Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
CURTIS, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. CROW, Mr. NEGUSE, and Mr. PERL-
MUTTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate 
water leasing and water transfers to promote conserva-
tion and efficiency. 
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 ‘‘Water and Agriculture 
Tax Reform Act of 2019’’. 
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‘working group’) to make recommendations on 
an ongoing basis and as needed to establish 
more comprehensive common standards across 
appropriate health care, public health, environ-
mental, and public assistance data systems. 
‘‘(B) DUTIES.—In making the recommen-
dations required by subparagraph (A), the 
working group shall— 
‘‘(i) coordinate, and consult with the 
Interagency Council on Statistical Policy 
established under section 3504 of title 44, 
United States Code, and any other relevant 
interagency or intra-agency committee; 
‘‘(ii) include recommendations for— 
‘‘(I) efficiencies to reduce redun-
dancy and the public reporting burden 
in Federal health data reporting re-
quirements and data collections; and 
‘‘(II) methods to facilitate evi-
dence-building through standardized 
local and State reporting and cross- 
agency, linkable data sharing between 
and among local, State, and Federal 
agencies to collect, acquire, and com-
pile complete statistics; and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8080 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to encourage the development of 
certain public health data standards, authorize epidemiological surveil-
lance grants, and authorize a data linkage demonstration project, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 21, 2020 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Ms. ESHOO, Mrs. MCBATH, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to encourage the 
development of certain public health data standards, au-
thorize epidemiological surveillance grants, and authorize 
a data linkage demonstration project, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Health Standards To 
Advance Transparency, Integrity, Science, Technology In-
frastructure, and Confidential Statistics Act of 2020’’ or 
the ‘‘Health STATISTICS Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH DATA. 
Title XXXI of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300kk) is amended— 
(1) by inserting before section 3101 the fol-
lowing subtitle designation and heading: 
‘‘Subtitle A—In General’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
title: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Public Health 
Common Data Standards 
‘‘SEC. 3111. TREATMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DATA. 
‘‘(a) STANDARDIZED REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, shall— 
‘‘(A) adopt and update as necessary uni-
form standards for State and local health de-
partments to report data to the Centers; and 
‘‘(B) in adopting and updating standards 
under this subsection, give deference to— 
‘‘(i) corresponding standards devel-
oped by standards development organiza-
tions and voluntary consensus-based stand-
ards bodies; and 
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‘‘(ii) the recommendations of the 
working group established under para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The standards under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) be consistent with— 
‘‘(i) standards for the interoperability 
of health information technology under 
subtitle A; 
‘‘(ii) Office of Management and Budg-
et Circular A–119 (or any successor there-
to); 
‘‘(iii) Office of Management and 
Budget standards for race and ethnicity 
and other relevant measures; and 
‘‘(B) provide for the use of interoperable 
systems, consistent with the application pro-
gramming interface standards and associated 
implementation specifications under section 
170.215 of title 45 (or any successor regula-
tions). 
‘‘(3) WORKING GROUP.— 
‘‘(A) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary 
shall establish a permanent technical working 
group (in this paragraph referred to as the 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8628 
To prohibit the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
from issuing new rules or guidance relating to buy now pay later services 
until the Bureau and the Comptroller General of the United States 
each conduct a study on such services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2024 
Mr. DONALDS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Finan-
cial Protection from issuing new rules or guidance relat-
ing to buy now pay later services until the Bureau and 
the Comptroller General of the United States each con-
duct a study on such 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 ‘‘Examining Consumer 
Choice in Digital Payments Act’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8083 
To establish a temporary tax credit for maintaining retirement benefits during 
the COVID-19 pandemic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 21, 2020 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To establish a temporary tax credit for maintaining 
retirement benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
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 ‘‘Preserving Employee 
Retirement Savings Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY CREDIT FOR MAINTAINING RETIRE-
MENT BENEFITS DURING PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of an eligible em-
ployer, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax 
imposed by chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
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1986 an amount equal to 20 percent of the qualified re-
tirement contributions by the employer for the taxable 
year. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The amount of credit allowed to 
the taxpayer under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
shall not exceed $100,000. 
(c) QUALIFIED RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS.—For 
purposes of this section— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘qualified retire-
ment contribution’’ means, with respect to any tax-
able year, any employer contribution (other than an 
elective deferral (as defined in section 402(g)(3) of 
such Code) to an applicable retirement plan on be-
half of an employee other than a highly compensated 
employee (as defined in section 414(q) of such 
Code)). 
(2) DETERMINING CONTRIBUTION TO DEFINED 
BENEFIT PLAN.—In the case of a defined benefit 
plan (as defined in section 414(j) of such Code), the 
amount treated as an employer contribution under 
paragraph (1) shall be the amount described with re-
spect to the plan in section 430(b)(1)(A)(i), 
431(b)(2)(A), or 433(b)(2)(A) of such Code, as the 
case may be, or in the case of a CSEC plan that 
uses a spread gain funding method (as defined in 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8631 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from pro-
curing certain foreign-made batteries, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
cine coverage: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
coordinate funding and activities outlined in the previous 
proviso through the Director of Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention: Provided further, That the Secretary, 
through the Director of Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, shall report to the Committees on Appropria-
tions of the House of Representatives and the Senate with-
in 60 days of enactment of this Act on a comprehensive 
coronavirus vaccine distribution strategy and spend plan 
that includes how existing infrastructure will be leveraged, 
enhancements or new infrastructure that may be built, 
considerations for moving and storing vaccines, guidance 
for how States and health care providers should prepare 
for, store, and administer vaccines, nationwide vaccination 
targets, funding that will be distributed to States, how an 
informational campaign to both the public and health care 
providers will be executed, and how the vaccine distribu-
tion plan will focus efforts on high risk, underserved, and 
minority populations: Provided further, That such plan 
shall be updated and provided to the Committees on Ap-
propriations of the House of Representatives and the Sen-
ate 90 days after submission of the first plan: Provided 
further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
Senate 2 days in advance of any obligation in excess of 
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‘‘(1) allow operators of interstate gas or haz-
ardous liquid pipeline facilities to use the relevant 
technology or practice to the extent practicable; and 
‘‘(2) establish technically, operationally, and 
economically feasible standards for the capability 
and deployment of the technology or practice.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 60141 
the following: 
‘‘60142. Pipeline safety enhancement programs.’’. 
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costs incurred or paid by the eli-
gible entity during the 1-year pe-
riod before the date on which the 
loan is made; by 
‘‘(bb) 2.5; or 
‘‘(II) $2,000,000. 
‘‘(ii) 
SEASONAL
EMPLOYERS.—The 
maximum amount of a covered loan made 
to an eligible entity that is a seasonal em-
ployer is the lesser of— 
‘‘(I) the product obtained by mul-
tiplying— 
‘‘(aa) at the election of the 
eligible entity, the average total 
monthly payments for payroll 
costs incurred or paid by the eli-
gible entity— 
‘‘(AA) for a 12-week 
period beginning February 
15, 2019, or March 1, 2019, 
and ending June 30, 2019; 
or 
‘‘(BB) for a consecutive 
12-week period between May 
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tional Institute for Occupational Safe-
ty and Health, including those ap-
proved only for emergency use author-
ization; or 
‘‘(III) other kinds of personal 
protective equipment, as determined 
by the Administrator in consultation 
with the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services and the Secretary of 
Labor; and 
‘‘(C) does not include residential real prop-
erty or intangible property;’’; and 
(I) in paragraph (11), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(E) covered operations expenditures; 
‘‘(F) covered property damage costs; 
‘‘(G) covered supplier costs; and 
‘‘(H) covered worker protection expendi-
tures; and’’; 
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requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)(A)(i)). 
SEC. 10. (a) Each amount designated in this Act by 
the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be avail-
able (or rescinded or transferred, if applicable) only if the 
President subsequently so designates all such amounts 
and transmits such designations to the Congress. 
(b) Any amount appropriated by this Act, designated 
by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and subsequently 
so designated by the President, and transferred pursuant 
to transfer authorities provided by this Act shall retain 
such designation. 
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‘‘(ii) COVID–19 EMERGENCY FLEXI-
BILITIES.—The matching funds require-
ments under clause (i) shall not apply with 
respect to grants awarded during fiscal 
year 2020 through 2022.’’. 
(c) COVID–19 EMERGENCY EXCEPTION.—Section 
210A(d) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 
U.S.C. 1627c(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5)(D)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and (iii)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) COVID–19 EMERGENCY EXCEP-
TION.—An eligible entity described in sub-
paragraph (B) may use a grant received 
during any of fiscal years 2020 through 
2022 for market rebuilding expenses in-
curred as a result of the COVID–19 pan-
demic, including the purchase or construc-
tion of a building, general purpose equip-
ment, or structure.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6)(D)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘clause (ii)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘clauses (ii) and (iii)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 808 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners 
and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under 
the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with 
diabetes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2019 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. REED) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy 
the documentation requirement under the Medicare pro-
gram for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with 
diabetes. 
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 ‘‘Promoting Access to 
Diabetic Shoes Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMITTING NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSI-
CIAN ASSISTANTS TO SATISFY MEDICARE 
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT FOR COV-
ERAGE OF CERTAIN SHOES FOR INDIVIDUALS 
WITH DIABETES. 
Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, nurse 
practitioner, or physician assistant’’ after ‘‘physi-
cian’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘, nurse 
practitioner, or physician assistant’’ after each oc-
currence of ‘‘physician’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8090 
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to provide a limitation on 
the recoupment of Coronavirus Relief Fund amounts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 22, 2020 
Mr. CURTIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to provide 
a limitation on the recoupment of Coronavirus Relief 
Fund amounts. 
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 ‘‘Leave Local Govern-
ment Alone Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON RECOUPMENT OF CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF FUND AMOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 601(f)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(2)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘In no case is a State or unit 
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of local government authorized to recover any amount pro-
vided under a payment made under this section from any 
unit of local government.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments under 
section 601 of the Social Security Act made before or after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8091 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to States the total amount 
of funds for the costs to the States of activating the National Guard 
in response to the COVID–19 pandemic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 22, 2020 
Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Ms. HAALAND, Mr. ROSE of New York, Ms. JACK-
SON LEE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. THOMPSON 
of California, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. CASE, Mr. RUSH, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. TITUS, Ms. LEE of California, 
Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to provide to States 
the total amount of funds for the costs to the States 
of activating the National Guard in response to the 
COVID–19 pandemic. 
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 ‘‘Uniform National 
Guard Implementation To End this Disaster Act’’ or the 
‘‘UNITED Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR NATIONAL GUARD DUTY 
RELATING TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—For purposes of providing funds 
to a Governor of a State under sections 902 and 905 of 
title 32, United States Code, for members of the National 
Guard ordered to active duty under section 502(f) of such 
title for duty in connection with the COVID-19 public 
health emergency, the Secretary of Defense shall pay the 
total amount of the costs of such duty, regardless of 
whether such members were so ordered before the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘COVID-19 public health emer-
gency’’ means the public health emergency related to 
the coronavirus 2019 declared by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services pursuant to section 319 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). 
(2) The term ‘‘Governor of a State’’ means the 
following: 
(A) The Governor of a State or the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, or the Virgin 
Islands. 
(B) The commanding general of the Dis-
trict of Columbia National Guard. 
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Higher 
Education 
Act 
of 
1965 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1067q(a)).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
ON
PRECE-
DENCE IN OSD.—Chapter 4 of such title is further 
amended— 
(A) in section 131(b)— 
(i) by redesignated paragraphs (3) 
through (9) as paragraphs (4) through 
(10), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) 
the following new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) The Chief Diversity Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense.’’; 
(B) in section 133a(c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 
the Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense, and the Chief Diversity 
Officer of the Department of Defense’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘the Chief Diversity Officer,’’ after ‘‘the 
Chief Management Officer,’’; and 
(C) in section 133b(c)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 
the Chief Information Officer of the De-
partment of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment of Defense, and the Chief Diversity 
Officer of the Department of Defense’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting 
‘‘the Chief Diversity Officer,’’ after ‘‘the 
Chief Management Officer,’’. 
(3) JOINT RESPONSIBILITY WITH USD(P&R).— 
Section 136(b) of such title is amended by inserting 
‘‘the Chief Diversity Officer and’’ after ‘‘control of 
the Secretary of Defense,’’. 
(4) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 132a the following new item: 
‘‘133. Chief Diversity Officer.’’. 
(b) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 703 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 7015 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7015a. Chief Diversity Officer 
‘‘(a) CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER.—(1) There is a 
Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of the Army, 
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cles, training, compensation, recruitment and reten-
tion, diversity, and opportunities provided to workers 
for advancement and stable work, as well as com-
petitive income; and 
(2) recommendations on how the Postal Service 
may be improved to provide low-cost and efficient 
postal delivery services 6 days a week to every gov-
ernment, residential, and business address. 
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