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an updated plan is submitted to the Task Force, which-
ever occurs first. 
‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—A plan prepared under para-
graph (1) by a covered reef manager— 
‘‘(A) shall contain a discussion of— 
‘‘(i) short- and medium-term coral reef 
conservation and restoration objectives within 
the jurisdiction of the manager; 
‘‘(ii) estimated budgetary and resource 
considerations necessary to carry out the plan; 
‘‘(iii) in the case of an updated plan, an-
nual records of significant management and 
restoration actions taken under the previous 
plan, cash and noncash resources used to un-
dertake the actions, and the source of such re-
sources; and 
‘‘(iv) contingencies for response to and re-
covery from emergencies and disasters; and 
‘‘(B) may contain a discussion of— 
‘‘(i) the status of efforts to improve coral 
reef ecosystem management cooperation and 
integration between Federal reef managers and 
covered reef managers, including the identifica-
tion of existing research and monitoring activi-
ties that can be leveraged for coral reef status
can be applied to communities with different types 
of housing and infrastructure in urban and rural 
areas across the United States.’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘, including with respect to ex-
isting buildings and manufactured 
housing’’ before the semicolon; 
(II) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) as sub-
paragraphs (C), (F), (G), and (H), re-
spectively; 
(III) by inserting after subpara-
graph (A) the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(B) ensure the Program supports inter-
disciplinary research, including collaborations 
that include social scientists and emergency 
managers, and collaborations between atmos-
pheric scientists and engineers, that seek to in-
crease the relevance of atmospheric measure-
ments and models for buildings engineering ap-
plications;’’; and 
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(IV) by inserting after subpara-
graph (C), as so redesignated, the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(D) support integration of emerging tools 
and technologies in research and engineering 
activities carried out by the Program, including 
relating to machine learning, advanced manu-
facturing technologies, and new materials; 
‘‘(E) support property owner utilization of 
products and construction methods which 
strengthen residential and commercial prop-
erties from the impact of windstorms, wind- 
driven rain, and storm surge impacts, including 
building methodologies and certification stand-
ards;’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘to 
increase resilience to windstorms and re-
sulting wind-driven rain and storm surge 
impacts’’ before the period; 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘support 
research in’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (A)— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9581 
To provide emergency relief for American short line railroads, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2022 
Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BOST, Mr. RODNEY 
DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. FEENSTRA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide emergency relief for American short line railroads, 
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 ‘‘Short Line Railroad 
Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SHORT LINE RAILROAD EMERGENCY RELIEF PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
Federal Railroad Administration, may make grants or 
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(aa) by inserting ‘‘support 
research in’’ before ‘‘engineering 
and the atmospheric sciences’’; 
and 
(bb) by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(III) by amending subparagraph 
(B) to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) support research in economic, behav-
ioral, and social factors influencing develop-
ment, implementation, and adoption of wind-
storm and resulting wind-driven rain and storm 
surge impacts risk assessment, risk communica-
tion, and risk reduction measures by individ-
uals, property owners, communities, and policy-
makers; and’’; and 
(IV) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) support an analysis of the scientific 
need, opportunity, and challenges to supporting 
the design, development, and construction of a 
tornado research facility for the study of tor-
nado impacts on buildings at scale.’’; 
(iv) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘be-
havior of windstorms and their impact on’’ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9583 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide protections for nonviolent 
political protesters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2022 
Mr. GOHMERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Permanent Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence, 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 amend title 18, United States Code, to provide protec-
tions for nonviolent political protesters, 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 ‘‘Matthew Lawrence 
Perna Act of 2022’’. 
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serve as the enrolling entity for Medicare for Amer-
ica within each State. 
‘‘(2) AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENTS.—The mecha-
nism provided under paragraph (1) shall, subject to 
paragraph (4), provide, for plan years, for the fol-
lowing automatic enrollments under Medicare for 
America: 
‘‘(A) ENROLLMENT AT BIRTH.—For plan 
years (beginning with plan year 2026), a proc-
ess, established by the Secretary in consultation 
with the Commissioner of Social Security, for 
the automatic enrollment of eligible individuals 
born during such plan year. 
‘‘(B) 
CURRENT
MEDICARE
BENE-
FICIARIES.— 
‘‘(i) 
CURRENT
MEDICARE
BENE-
FICIARIES.—For plan years (beginning 
with plan year 2026), a process established 
by the Secretary for the automatic enroll-
ment of all individuals who are enrolled for 
benefits under part A or B of title XVIII 
(other than individuals who are enrolled 
for such benefits and receiving benefits 
under title XIX). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9584 
To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved 
medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places 
on the health care delivery system. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2022 
Mr. HUDSON (for himself and Mr. CORREA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on 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 improve patient access to health care services and provide 
improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden 
the liability system places on the health care delivery 
system. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS Act of 
2022’’ or the ‘‘ACCESS Act of 2022’’. 
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(1) authorizes the Secretary to take any action 
that would affect the use of any land not owned by 
the United States; 
(2) affects the use of any non-Federal land 
within the national monument area; 
(3) modifies any provision of Federal, State, or 
local law with respect to public access to or use of 
non-Federal land; 
(4) requires any owner of non-Federal land to 
allow public access (including Federal, State, or local 
government access) to private property or any other 
non-Federal land; and 
(5) creates any liability, or affects any liability 
under any other law, of any private property owner 
or other owner of non-Federal land with respect to 
any person injured on private property or other non- 
Federal land. 
(c) RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS.—If there is a con-
flict between a provision of this Act and a provision of 
another law specified in subsection (a), the more restric-
tive provision shall control. 
(d) AUTHORIZED USES.—The Secretary shall allow 
only such uses of the national monument as the Secretary 
determines would further the purposes specified in section 
4 of this Act. 
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‘‘(ii) CONTINUING POPULATION.—For 
plan years (beginning with plan year 
2026), a process established by the Sec-
retary for the automatic enrollment of eli-
gible individuals who attain the age of 65 
during such plan year. 
‘‘(iii) DUALS.—For plan years (begin-
ning with plan year 2028), a process estab-
lished by the Secretary for the automatic 
enrollment of eligible individuals who are 
enrolled for benefits under part A or B of 
title XVIII and receiving benefits under 
title XIX. 
‘‘(C) 
OTHER
INDIVIDUALS
WITHOUT 
QUALIFIED
HEALTH
COVERAGE.—For 
plan 
years (beginning with plan year 2026), a proc-
ess established by the Secretary for the auto-
matic enrollment of eligible individuals who are 
not enrolled in other qualified health coverage 
(as defined in paragraph (4)(B)) for such plan 
year. 
‘‘(3) OTHER ENROLLMENTS.—The mechanism 
provided under paragraph (1) shall provide for the 
following: 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9585 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on foreign- 
owned under-utilized residential real property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2022 
Mr. JACOBS of New York 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 impose 
a tax on foreign-owned under-utilized residential real 
property. 
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 ‘‘American Property 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TAX ON FOREIGN-OWNED UNDER-UTILIZED RESI-
DENTIAL REAL PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 36 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subchapter: 
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‘‘(B) in the case of any report referred to 
in paragraph (1)(B), the deadline specified in 
section 7613(b) for disclosing such report, and 
‘‘(C) in the case of the audit materials re-
ferred to in paragraph (1)(C), 90 days after the 
completion of the examination (within the 
meaning of section 7613(b)(3)) with respect to 
the return to which such audit materials re-
late.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—Subchapter A of chap-
ter 78 of such Code is amended by redesignating the item 
relating to section 7613 as an item relating to section 
7614 and by inserting after the item relating to section 
7612 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 7613. Examination with respect to Presidential income tax returns.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this subsection shall apply to returns, amendments, and 
supplements filed (and failures to file returns which occur) 
after the date of the enactment of this Act (and to reports 
and audit materials with respect to such returns, amend-
ments, supplements, and failures). 
Æ 
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(1) $5,000,000 to carry out section 4(a), to re-
main available until expended; 
(2) $50,000,000 to carry out section 4(b); and 
(3) $5,000,000 to carry out section 6. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) 
ANONYMIZED
DATA.—The 
term 
‘‘anonymized data’’ means data that does not reveal 
names, addresses, or any other information that 
would identify an individual or business. 
(3) BUILDING PERFORMANCE STANDARD.—The 
term ‘‘building performance standard’’ means a per-
formance standard applicable to aggregated energy 
or water usage for an entire building (including as 
measured by any separate meters for the building). 
(4) 
COVERED
CONTRACTOR
OR
SUBCON-
TRACTOR.—The term ‘‘covered contractor or subcon-
tractor’’ means a contractor or subcontractor on a 
project for the construction, alteration, or repair of 
a Federal building to comply with the national build-
ing performance standards as required under section 
6. 
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(5) ENERGY STAR PORTFOLIO MANAGER.—The 
term ‘‘Energy Star Portfolio Manager’’ means the 
tool developed and maintained by the Administrator 
to track and assess the relative energy performance 
of buildings. 
(6) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘‘greenhouse 
gas’’ means— 
(A) carbon dioxide; 
(B) methane; 
(C) nitrous oxide; 
(D) perfluorocarbons; 
(E) sulfur hexafluoride; 
(F) nitrogen trifluoride; 
(G) chlorofluorocarbons; and 
(H) any other anthropogenically emitted 
gas or particulate that the Administrator deter-
mines, after notice and comment, to contribute 
to climate change. 
(7) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.—The term 
‘‘greenhouse gas emissions’’ means emissions of 
greenhouse gas, expressed in terms of metric tons of 
carbon dioxide equivalent. 
(8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
(9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 
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(A) a State; 
(B) the District of Columbia; 
(C) each territory and possession of the 
United States; and 
(D) the governing body of each federally 
recognized Indian Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, 
or other organized group or community that is 
recognized as eligible for special programs and 
services provided by the United States to Indi-
ans because of their status as Indians. 
Æ 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9588 
To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide a national standard for 
financial institution data security and breach notification on behalf of 
all consumers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 15, 2022 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, Mr. HILL, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. WILLIAMS of 
Texas, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. LUCAS, and Mr. DAVIDSON) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to provide a national 
standard for financial institution data security and 
breach notification on behalf of all consumers, 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 ‘‘Consumer Information 
Notification Requirement Act’’. 
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as the ‘Trust Fund’). The Trust Fund shall consist 
of such gifts and bequests as may be made as pro-
vided in section 201(i)(1) and such amounts as may 
be deposited in, or appropriated to, such fund as 
provided in this title. 
‘‘(2) PREMIUMS.—Premiums collected under 
subsection (d) (not including any premium payable 
pursuant to paragraph (2) of such subsection) shall 
be transferred to the Trust Fund. 
‘‘(3) INCORPORATION
OF
PROVISIONS.—Sub-
sections (b) through (i) of section 1841 shall apply 
with respect to the Trust Fund and this title in the 
same manner as they apply with respect to the Fed-
eral Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund 
and part B, respectively, except that in applying 
such section 1841, any reference in such section to 
‘this part’ shall be construed to be a reference to 
this section and any reference in section 1841(h) to 
section 1840(d) and in section 1841(i) to sections 
1840(b)(1) and 1842(g) are deemed to be references 
to comparable authority exercised under this section. 
‘‘(f) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this section shall 
affect the benefits or eligibility under this title of individ-
uals who would otherwise be entitled to or eligible for ben-
efits under this title or title XIX, or both. 
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SEC. 2. BREACH NOTIFICATION STANDARDS. 
Section 501 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 
U.S.C. 6801) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘, including through the 
provision of a breach notice in the event of unau-
thorized access that is reasonably likely to result in 
identity theft, fraud, or economic loss.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) STANDARDS WITH RESPECT TO BREACH NOTI-
FICATION.—Subject to section 504(a)(2) and sections 
505(b) and 505(c), within 6 months after the date of en-
actment of this subsection, each agency or authority re-
quired to establish standards described under subsection 
(b)(3) with respect to the provision of a breach notice shall 
ensure that such standards are in compliance with sub-
section (b).’’. 
SEC. 3. PREEMPTION WITH RESPECT TO FINANCIAL INSTI-
TUTION SAFEGUARDS. 
Section 507 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 
U.S.C. 6807) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 507. RELATION TO STATE LAWS. 
‘‘This subtitle preempts any law, rule, regulation, re-
quirement, standard, or other provision having the force 
and effect of law of any State, or political subdivision of 
a State, with respect to a financial institution (other than 
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a financial institution engaged in providing insurance) or 
affiliate thereof securing personal information from unau-
thorized access or acquisition, including notification of un-
authorized access or acquisition of data.’’. 
Æ 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Funding for State and Tribal wildlife disease surveillance. 
Sec. 4. Grant program. 
Sec. 5. Wildlife Disease Surveillance Program. 
Sec. 6. Wildlife Disease Emergency Response Program. 
Sec. 7. Centers for Study and Diagnostics of Wildlife Diseases. 
Sec. 8. Federal One Health Interagency Working Group. 
Sec. 9. Wildlife Disease Surveillance Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 10. National Wildlife Disease Database. 
Sec. 11. Authorization of appropriations. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi-
sory Committee’’ means the Wildlife Disease Surveil-
lance Advisory Committee established under section 
9. 
(2) DATABASE.—The term ‘‘Database’’ means 
the National Wildlife Diseases Database established 
under section 10(a). 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(4) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(5) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The term 
‘‘Interagency Working Group’’ means the Federal 
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(10) Any other information the Comptroller 
General determines appropriate with respect to the 
reduction of maternal mortality and severe maternal 
morbidity among pregnant and postpartum veterans 
and to address racial and ethnic disparities in ma-
ternal health outcomes for veterans. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) MATERNAL MORTALITY.—The term ‘‘mater-
nal mortality’’ means a death occurring during or 
within a 1-year period after pregnancy, caused by 
pregnancy-related or childbirth complications, in-
cluding a suicide, overdose, or other death resulting 
from a mental health or substance use disorder at-
tributed to or aggravated by pregnancy-related or 
childbirth complications. 
(2) POSTPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM PERIOD.— 
The terms ‘‘postpartum’’ and ‘‘postpartum period’’ 
refer to the 1-year period beginning on the last day 
of the pregnancy of an individual. 
(3) 
PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED
DEATH.—The 
term ‘‘pregnancy-associated death’’ means a death of 
a pregnant or postpartum individual, by any cause, 
that occurs during, or within 1 year following, the 
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individual’s pregnancy, regardless of the outcome, 
duration, or site of the pregnancy. 
(4) PREGNANCY-RELATED
DEATH.—The term 
‘‘pregnancy-related death’’ means a death of a preg-
nant or postpartum individual that occurs during, or 
within 1 year following, the individual’s pregnancy, 
from a pregnancy complication, a chain of events 
initiated by pregnancy, or the aggravation of an un-
related condition by the physiologic effects of preg-
nancy. 
(5) RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUP.— 
The term ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1707(g)(1) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u– 
6(g)(1)). 
(6) SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY.—The term 
‘‘severe maternal morbidity’’ means a health condi-
tion, including mental health conditions and sub-
stance use disorders, attributed to or aggravated by 
pregnancy or childbirth that results in significant 
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short-term or long-term consequences to the health 
of the individual who was pregnant. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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