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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CONNECTION OF VOTING SYSTEMS 
TO INTERNET. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 301(a) of the Help Amer-
ica Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 21081(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITING CONNECTION OF SYSTEM TO 
THE INTERNET.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No system or device 
upon which ballots are programmed or votes are 
cast or tabulated shall be connected to the 
Internet at any time. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITING ACCEPTANCE OF BAL-
LOTS TRANSMITTED ONLINE.—The voting sys-
tem may not directly tabulate any voted ballot 
which is transmitted to an election official on-
line. 
‘‘(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to 
prohibit the Commission from conducting the 
studies under section 242 or to conduct other 
similar studies under any other provision of law 
in a manner consistent with this paragraph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 301(d) of such Act 
(52 U.S.C. 21081(d)) is amended by striking the period 
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, or, in the case 
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of the requirements of paragraph (7) of subsection (a), 
on and after January 1, 2022.’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1074 
To provide that the deployment of a small personal wireless service facility 
shall not constitute an undertaking under section 300320 of title 54, 
United States Code, or a major Federal action for the purposes of 
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2021 
Mr. SCALISE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that the deployment of a small personal wireless 
service facility shall not constitute an undertaking under 
section 300320 of title 54, United States Code, or a 
major Federal action for the purposes of section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, 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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based entity with a contract in effect under section 1890 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395aaa) for uses 
including as described in subsection (b)(7)(B) of such sec-
tion. 
(b) QUALITY
AND
EFFICIENCY
MEASURES
DE-
SCRIBED.—For purposes of subsection (a), quality and ef-
ficiency measures described in this subsection are quality 
and efficiency measures to improve health care efficiency 
and outcomes with respect to lung cancer screening prac-
tices, early detection of lung cancer, and lung cancer pre-
vention. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a) 
$1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1075 
To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation 
Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2021 
Mr. SCHIFF introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains 
National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the 
Valley Corridor, 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 ‘‘Rim of the Valley Cor-
ridor Preservation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) The Santa Monica Mountains National 
Recreation Area was authorized as a unit of the Na-
tional Park System on November 10, 1978. 
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(2) The Santa Monica Mountains and the Rim 
of the Valley Corridor include— 
(A) nationally significant resources— 
(i) outstanding examples of geologic 
history, including the evolution of the 
Transverse Ranges Province; 
(ii) a diversity of well-preserved ma-
rine and terrestrial paleontological re-
sources; and 
(iii) high biodiversity, including out-
standing examples of native grasslands, 
coastal sage scrub, chaparral, dry conif-
erous forests, and alluvian fan sage scrub; 
and 
(B) nationally significant cultural re-
sources that represent a wide range of themes 
related to human use and settlement in the re-
gion— 
(i) high concentrations of archeo-
logical resources that provide insight into 
more than 10,000 years of Native Amer-
ican history; and 
(ii) landmarks that represent topics 
such as architecture, recreation, and space 
exploration. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1081 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for 
charitable contributions as an above-the-line deduction. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2021 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. CUELLAR) 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 allow the 
deduction for charitable contributions as an above-the- 
line deduction. 
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 ‘‘Charitable Giving Tax 
Deduction Act’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1077 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require senior executive 
branch employees to sign an ethics pledge, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2021 
Mr. SCHNEIDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require 
senior executive branch employees to sign an ethics 
pledge, 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 ‘‘Ethics in Public Serv-
ice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ETHICS PLEDGE REQUIREMENT FOR SENIOR EXEC-
UTIVE BRANCH EMPLOYEES. 
The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App. 101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after title I the 
following new title: 
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tioned to urbanized areas based on data con-
tained in the National Transit Database such 
that— 
(i) each urbanized area shall receive 
an apportionment of an amount that, when 
combined with amounts that were other-
wise made available to such urbanized area 
for similar activities to prevent, prepare 
for, and respond to coronavirus, is equal to 
132 percent of the urbanized area’s 2018 
operating costs; and 
(ii) for funds remaining after the ap-
portionment described in clause (i), such 
funds shall be apportioned such that— 
(I) each urbanized area that did 
not receive an apportionment under 
clause (i) shall receive an apportion-
ment equal to 25 percent of the ur-
banized area’s 2018 operating costs; 
and 
(II) each urbanized area under 
clause (i), when the amounts that 
were otherwise made available, prior 
to clause (i) to that urbanized area 
for similar activities to prevent, pre-
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 215 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1146 
[Report No. 117–293] 
To amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
authorize partnerships between States and nongovernmental entities for 
the purpose of reclaiming and restoring land and water resources ad-
versely affected by coal mining activities before August 3, 1977, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2021 
Mr. LAHOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
APRIL 25, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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(1) ASSET BLOCKING.—The President shall ex-
ercise all of the powers granted to the President 
under the International Emergency Economic Pow-
ers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to the extent nec-
essary to block and prohibit all transactions in prop-
erty and interests in property of a foreign person 
identified in the report required under subsection 
(a)(1) if such property and interests in property— 
(A) are in the United States; 
(B) come within the United States; or 
(C) come within the possession or control 
of a United States person. 
(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR 
PAROLE.— 
(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An 
alien described in subsection (a)(1) is— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; 
and 
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.).
lobbying for presidential pardons, and to include in 
the report both immediate action the executive 
branch can take and, if necessary, recommendations 
for legislation; and 
‘‘(5) provide an annual public report on the ad-
ministration of the pledge and this title. 
‘‘(d) All pledges signed by appointees, and all waiver 
certifications with respect thereto, shall be filed with the 
head of the appointee’s agency for permanent retention 
in the appointee’s official personnel folder or equivalent 
folder.’’. 
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(B) used by the TNC driver to provide to 
passengers prearranged transportation services 
facilitated through a TNC platform. 
(5) TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK
COMPANY; 
TNC.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The terms ‘‘transpor-
tation network company’’ and ‘‘TNC’’ mean a 
corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or 
other entity that makes available a TNC plat-
form to connect passengers to TNC drivers in 
exchange for compensation or payment of a fee 
in order for the TNC driver to transport the 
passenger using a TNC vehicle. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘transpor-
tation network company’’ and ‘‘TNC’’ does not 
include— 
(i) a shared-expense carpool or van-
pool arrangement that is not intended to 
generate profit for the driver; or 
(ii) microtransit or other dedicated 
services provided exclusively on behalf of a 
government entity, a nonprofit organiza-
tion, or a third-party commercial enter-
prise.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1079 
To establish an interagency working group to develop a comprehensive, stra-
tegic plan to control locust outbreaks in the East Africa region and 
address future outbreaks in order to avert mass scale food insecurity 
and potential political destabilization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2021 
Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself and Ms. BASS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish an interagency working group to develop a com-
prehensive, strategic plan to control locust outbreaks in 
the East Africa region and address future outbreaks 
in order to avert mass scale food insecurity and potential 
political destabilization, 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 ‘‘Desert Locust Control 
Act’’. 
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H. R. 1082—2 
(b) SEXUAL ASSAULT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘sexual 
assault’’ means the occurrence of an act that constitutes any non-
consensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, Tribal, or State law, 
including when the victim lacks capacity to consent. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Packsaddle Wilderness. 
(39) BLACKTAIL
PEND
OREILLE
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest comprising approximately 
5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Blacktail Pend Oreille Wilder-
ness. 
(40) MAGEE
WILDERNESS.—Certain Federal 
land within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest 
comprising approximately 35,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and 
dated llllll, which shall be known as the 
Magee Wilderness. 
(41) TEPEE
CREEK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 5,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Tepee Creek Wilderness. 
(42) TROUBLE CREEK WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
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a trip through the TNC platform until the sys-
tem is used— 
(I) by the applicable passenger to 
verify the identity of the TNC driver; and 
(II) by the applicable TNC driver to 
verify the identity of the passenger; and 
(iv) a nonvisual method by which a pas-
senger can verify the identity of the applicable 
TNC driver in accordance with this subpara-
graph; or 
(B) as an alternative to a system described 
in subparagraph (A), a successor technology- 
based system that enables verification by the 
applicable passenger, prior to the beginning of 
the trip requested by the passenger, that the 
TNC driver with whom the passenger has been 
matched through the TNC platform of the 
transportation network company has been au-
thorized by the transportation network company 
to accept the trip request. 
(b) PASSENGER OPT-OUT.—A transportation net-
work company may offer to passengers an option not to 
use the system of the transportation network company 
under subsection (a). 
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prehensive, strategic plan to control the desert locust 
outbreak, including a description of efforts to— 
(A) improve coordination among relevant 
United States Government agencies, regional 
governments, and international organizations, 
including the World Food Programme and the 
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organiza-
tion; 
(B) ensure delivery of necessary assets 
control the desert locust outbreak and humani-
tarian and development assistance to address 
and mitigate impacts to food security, economic 
productivity, and political stability; and 
(C) to the extent practicable, prevent and 
mitigate future desert locust and other, similar 
destructive insect outbreaks (such as Fall 
Armyworm) in Africa and other parts of the 
world, which require a humanitarian response. 
(d) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP SUPPORT.—The 
interagency working group shall continue to meet not less 
than semi-annually to facilitate implementation of the 
comprehensive, strategic plan required by subsection 
(c)(5). 
(e) SUNSET.—This Act shall terminate on the date 
that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
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Act, or at such time as there is no longer an upsurge in 
the desert locust outbreak in East Africa, whichever oc-
curs earlier. 
(f) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 20, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(iv) by inserting the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) the cultural context of the relation-
ship.’’; 
(E) in the matter following paragraph (9), 
by inserting the following: 
‘‘Sexual contact is not a necessary component of 
such a relationship.’’; 
(F) in paragraph (10)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘person—’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘dating partner.’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(B); 
(G) by striking paragraphs (11) and (12); 
(H) by striking paragraph (19) and insert-
ing the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) LEGAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(A) The term ‘legal assistance’ means as-
sistance provided by or under the direct super-
vision of a person described in subparagraph 
(B) to a person described in subparagraph (C) 
relating to a matter described in subparagraph 
(D). 
‘‘(B) A person described in this subpara-
graph is— 
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SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AL-
LOWED IN DETERMINING ADJUSTED GROSS 
INCOME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 62(a) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after para-
graph (7) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) CHARITABLE
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The de-
duction allowed under section 170.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
170(b)(1)(H) of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘(com-
puted without regard to any net operating loss carryback 
to the taxable year under section 172).’’ and inserting the 
following: ‘‘computed without regard to— 
‘‘(i) section 62(a)(8), and 
‘‘(ii) any net operating loss carryback 
to the taxable year under section 172.’’. 
(c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISIONS.—Section 
212 of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief 
Act of 2020 (other than subsection (c) thereof) is repealed 
and each provision of law amended by such section (other 
than such subsection) is amended to read as such provi-
sion would read if such section had never been enacted. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2020. 
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In the Senate of the United States, 
December 22, 2022. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 1082) entitled ‘‘An Act to prohibit the unauthor-
ized sale of ride-hailing signage and study the incidence of 
fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles in 
order to enhance safety and save lives.’’, do pass with the fol-
lowing 
AMENDMENTS: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Sami’s Law’’. 
SEC. 2. GAO STUDY ON INCIDENCE OF FATAL AND NON- 
FATAL PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF 
PASSENGERS, TNC DRIVERS, AND DRIVERS 
OF OTHER FOR-HIRE VEHICLES. 
(a) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, 
the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit
† HR 1082 EAS 
to Congress a report that includes the results of a study 
regarding— 
(1) the incidence of fatal and non-fatal physical 
assault and sexual assault perpetrated in the pre-
ceding 2 calendar years (starting with calendar years 
2019 and 2020 for the first study)— 
(A) against TNC drivers and drivers of 
other for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs) by 
passengers and riders of for-hire vehicles; and 
(B) against passengers and riders by other 
passengers and TNC drivers or drivers of other 
for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs), including 
the incidences that are committed by individuals 
who are not TNC drivers or drivers of other for- 
hire vehicles but who pose as TNC drivers or 
drivers of other for-hire vehicles; 
(2) the nature and specifics of any background 
checks conducted on prospective TNC drivers and 
drivers of other for-hire vehicles (including taxicabs), 
including any State and local laws requiring those 
background checks; and 
(3) the safety steps taken by transportation net-
work companies and other for-hire vehicle services 
(including taxicab companies) related to rider and 
driver safety.
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(b) SEXUAL ASSAULT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘sexual assault’’ means the occurrence of an act that 
constitutes any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Fed-
eral, Tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks 
capacity to consent. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘An Act to study the 
incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for- 
hire vehicles in order to enhance safety and save lives.’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.