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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6322 
AN ACT 
To make certain improvements in the educational assistance 
benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs in the case of changes to courses 
of education by reason of emergency situations, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6314 
To provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency Solutions 
Grants program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
in response to the public health emergency resulting from the 
coronavirus, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2020 
Mr. HECK (for himself, Mr. KILMER, Ms. DELBENE, and Mr. SMITH of 
Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide emergency rental assistance under the Emergency 
Solutions Grants program of the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development in response to the public health 
emergency resulting from the coronavirus, 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 ‘‘Emergency Rental As-
sistance Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under the Emer-
gency Solutions Grants program under subtitle B of title 
IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11371 et seq.) $100,000,000,000 for grants under 
such subtitle only for providing rental assistance in ac-
cordance with section 415(a)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
11374(a)(4)) and this section to respond to needs arising 
from the emergency declared on March 13, 2020, by the 
President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 4121 et seq.) 
relating to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID–19) 
pandemic. 
(b) INCOME TARGETING.—For purposes of assistance 
made available with amounts made available pursuant to 
subsection (a)— 
(1) section 401(1)(A) of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360(1)(A)) 
shall be applied by substituting ‘‘80 percent’’ for 
‘‘30 percent’’; and 
(2) each grantee of such amounts shall use not 
less than 50 percent of the amounts received only 
for providing assistance for persons or families expe-
riencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, 
who have incomes not exceeding 50 percent of the 
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ment of this section, and monthly thereafter during 
the COVID–19 national emergency period and the 
6-month period immediately following, the Secretary 
of Education shall provide a notice to all borrowers 
of loans made, insured, or guaranteed under part B, 
D, or E— 
‘‘(A) informing borrowers of the actions 
taken under this section; 
‘‘(B) providing borrowers with an easily 
accessible method to opt out of the benefits pro-
vided under this section; and 
‘‘(C) notifying the borrower that the pro-
gram under this section is a temporary program 
and will end 6 months after the COVID–19 na-
tional emergency period ends. 
‘‘(6) SUSPENSION
OF
INVOLUNTARY
COLLEC-
TION.—During the COVID–19 national emergency 
period and the 6-month period immediately fol-
lowing, the Secretary of Education, or other holder 
of a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under part 
B, D, or E, shall immediately take action to halt all 
involuntary collection related to the loan. 
‘‘(7) MANDATORY FORBEARANCE.—During the 
period in which the Secretary of Education is mak-
ing payments on a loan under paragraph (1), the 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 129 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1246 
[Report No. 117–522] 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain docu-
ments in the Secretary’s possession to the House of Representatives 
relating to recovery rebates under section 6428B of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2022 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself and Mr. BRADY) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Reported adversely from the Committee on Ways and Means, referred to the 
House Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide 
certain documents in the Secretary’s possession to the 
House of Representatives relating to recovery rebates 
under section 6428B of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury is di-
rected to transmit to the House of Representatives, not 
later than 14 days after the adoption of this resolution, 
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cation and access for citizens in accordance with the 
grantee’s certifications, timely responses from local 
officials to all citizen questions and issues, and pub-
lic access to all questions and responses. 
(l) ADMINISTRATION.—Of any amounts made avail-
able pursuant to subsection (a), not more than the lesser 
of 0.5 percent, or $15,000,000, may be used for staffing, 
training, technical assistance, technology, monitoring, re-
search, and evaluation activities necessary to carry out the 
program carried out under this section, and such amounts 
shall remain available until September 30, 2024. 
Æ 
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insurance issuer offering group health insurance cov-
erage in connection with a group health plan, shall 
permit an employee who is eligible, but not enrolled, 
for coverage under the terms of the plan or coverage 
(or a dependent of such an employee if the depend-
ent is eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage under 
such terms) to enroll for coverage under the terms 
of the plan or coverage during the special enrollment 
period required under section 2702(b)(2) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–1(b)(2)).’’. 
(b) ERISA.—Section 701(f) of the Employee Retire-
ment Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181(f)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMERGENCIES.—If the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services declares a 
public health emergency under section 319 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d), a 
group health plan, or a health insurance issuer offer-
ing group health insurance coverage in connection 
with such a plan, shall permit an employee who is 
eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage under the 
terms of the plan or coverage (or a dependent of 
such an employee if the dependent is eligible, but 
not enrolled, for coverage under such terms) to en-
roll for coverage under the terms of the plan or cov-
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and the participants in such programs, for the purposes 
of— 
(1) addressing disruptions due to COVID–19; 
and 
(2) minimizing the difficulty in returning to full 
operation due to COVID–19 on such programs and 
participants. 
Æ 
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HR 6318 IH1S 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
Subtitle A—Rental Assistance Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act 
Sec. 101. Short title. 
Sec. 102. Amendments to rental assistance demonstration. 
Subtitle B—Hire For a Second Chance Act 
Sec. 111. Short title. 
Sec. 112. Extension and modification of work opportunity tax credit. 
Subtitle C—Community Investment and Empowerment Act 
Sec. 121. Short title. 
Sec. 122. Purpose. 
Sec. 123. Economic growth, retention, and recruitment of commercial invest-
ment in underserved communities. 
Subtitle D—Promote Start-Ups Act 
Sec. 131. Short title. 
Sec. 132. Permanent increase of limitation on deduction for start-up and orga-
nizational expenditures. 
Subtitle E—Community College to Career Fund Act 
Sec. 141. Short title. 
Sec. 142. Community College to Career Fund. 
Subtitle F—Youth Summer Jobs and Public Service Act 
Sec. 151. Short title. 
Sec. 152. Grants to States for summer employment for youth. 
Subtitle G—Child Poverty Reduction Act 
Sec. 161. Short title. 
CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP ON REDUCING 
CHILD POVERTY 
Sec. 162. Establishment of Working Group. 
Sec. 163. National plan to reduce child poverty. 
Sec. 164. Other duties. 
Sec. 165. Membership. 
Sec. 166. Director and staff. 
Sec. 167. Reporting requirements. 
CHAPTER 2—WORKSHOPS BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
Sec. 168. Requirement to enter into agreement with National Academy of 
Sciences. 
Sec. 169. Workshop topics. 
Sec. 170. Reporting requirement. 
Sec. 171. Authorization of appropriations. 
CHAPTER 3—DEFINITIONS 
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I 
★
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6318 
To expand economic opportunities, improve community policing, and promote 
commonsense gun violence prevention in underserved communities, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2020 
Ms. KELLY of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Edu-
cation and Labor, Financial Services, Ways and Means, Small Business, 
Oversight and Reform, Agriculture, Rules, and Energy and Commerce, 
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 expand economic opportunities, improve community polic-
ing, and promote commonsense gun violence prevention 
in underserved communities, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Urban Progress Act of 2020’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
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‘‘(g) In any case in which the Secretary determines 
that a veteran has been prevented from participating in 
a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter 
within the twelve-year period of eligibility prescribed in 
subsection (a) by reason of an Executive order of the 
President or due to an emergency situation, such twelve- 
year period— 
‘‘(1) shall not run during the period the indi-
vidual is so prevented from participating such pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(2) shall again begin running on the first day 
after the individual is able to resume participation in 
such program.’’. 
(2) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—During the cov-
ered period, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
apply section 3105(b) of such title as if it were 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and 
(3)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) In any case in which the Secretary deter-
mines that a veteran has been prevented from partici-
pating in counseling and placement and postplacement
IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1247 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit certain docu-
ments to the House of Representatives relating to the 2023–2028 five- 
year program for offshore oil and gas leasing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2022 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Interior to transmit 
certain documents to the House of Representatives relat-
ing to the 2023–2028 five-year program for offshore 
oil and gas leasing. 
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Interior is di-
rected to transmit, to the House of Representatives, not 
later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this 
resolution, copies of any document, memorandum, cor-
respondence, and other communication, or any portion of 
any such communication, that refers or relates to the 
2023–2028 five-year program for offshore oil and gas leas-
ing, including the following: 
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services described in section 3104(a)(2) and (5) of this 
title by reason of an Executive order of the President or 
due to an emergency situation, the Secretary shall extend 
the period during which the Secretary may provide such 
counseling and placement and postplacement services for 
the veteran for a period equal to the number of months 
that the veteran was so prevented from participating in 
such counseling and services, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(B) In any case in which the Secretary determines 
that a veteran has been prevented from participating in 
a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter by 
reason of an Executive order of the President or due to 
an emergency situation, the Secretary shall extend the pe-
riod of the veteran’s vocational rehabilitation program for 
a period equal to the number of months that the veteran 
was so prevented from participating in the vocational re-
habilitation program, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(d) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE SELECTED RESERVE.—During the covered period, 
the Secretary concerned shall apply section 16133(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, as if it were amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In any case in which the Secretary concerned 
determines that a person entitled to educational assistance
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SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ARPITA 
KURDEKAR, 
GIRISH 
KURDEKAR, 
AND 
VANDANA KURDEKAR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana 
Kurdekar shall each be eligible for issuance of an immi-
grant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 
permanent resident. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Arpita Kurdekar, 
Girish Kurdekar, or Vandana Kurdekar enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 
he or she shall be considered to have entered and remained 
lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for ad-
justment of status under section 245 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(4) establish short-, medium-, and long-term 
timelines for implementing the recommendations de-
veloped pursuant to paragraph (2); 
(5) conduct Federal agency needs assessments, 
in consultation with the Office of Management and 
Budget and other relevant Federal agencies, to iden-
tify the resources, statutory or regulatory changes, 
and private sector engagement needed to achieve the 
annual visitation goals; and 
(6) provide assessments and recommendations 
to— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the public through a publicly accessible 
website. 
(b) DOMESTIC TRAVEL AND TOURISM.—The Assist-
ant Secretary, to the extent feasible, shall— 
(1) evaluate, on an ongoing basis, domestic pol-
icy options for supporting competitiveness with re-
spect to the strengths, weaknesses, and growth of 
the domestic travel industry;
SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR ARPITA 
KURDEKAR, 
GIRISH 
KURDEKAR, 
AND 
VANDANA KURDEKAR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act, Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana 
Kurdekar shall each be eligible for issuance of an immi-
grant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an 
application for issuance of an immigrant visa under sec-
tion 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful 
permanent resident. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Arpita Kurdekar, 
Girish Kurdekar, or Vandana Kurdekar enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), 
he or she shall be considered to have entered and remained 
lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for ad-
justment of status under section 245 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 
FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap-
plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica-
tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 
within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana 
Kurdekar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
officer to reduce by 3, during the current or next following 
fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are 
made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 
under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas 
that are made available to natives of the country of the 
aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish 
Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall not, by virtue of 
such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or sta-
tus under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 631 
AN ACT 
For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, 
and Vandana Kurdekar.
VIII 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 631 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 9, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
For the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and 
Vandana Kurdekar. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(d) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 
Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res-
idence to Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana 
Kurdekar, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper 
officer to reduce by 3, during the current or next following 
fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are 
made available to natives of the country of the aliens’ birth 
under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas 
that are made available to natives of the country of the 
aliens’ birth under section 202(e) of such Act. 
(e) 
DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish 
Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar shall not, by virtue of 
such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or sta-
tus under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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under this chapter has been prevented from using such 
person’s entitlement by reason of an Executive order of 
the President or due to an emergency situation, the Sec-
retary concerned shall extend the period of entitlement 
prescribed in subsection (a) for a period equal to the num-
ber of months that the person was so prevented from using 
such entitlement, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 7. RESTORATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO REHABILITA-
TION PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AFFECTED 
BY SCHOOL CLOSURE OR DISAPPROVAL. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT.—During the covered period, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall apply section 3699 of 
title 38, United States Code, as if it were amended by 
striking ‘‘chapter 30,’’ each time it appears and inserting 
‘‘chapter 30, 31,’’. 
(b) PAYMENT
OF SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES.— 
During the covered period, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall apply section 3680(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United 
States Code, as if it were amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or a subsistence allowance de-
scribed in section 3108’’ before ‘‘, during’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or allowance’’ after ‘‘such a 
stipend’’.