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status without conditional basis, any alien 
who— 
(i) demonstrates eligibility for lawful 
permanent residence status on a condi-
tional basis under section 102(b); and 
(ii) subject to the exceptions described 
in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3)(B) of this 
section, already has fulfilled the require-
ments of paragraphs (1) and (3) of sub-
section (a) of this section at the time such 
alien first submits an application for bene-
fits under this title. 
(B) BACKGROUND
CHECKS.—Subsection 
(a)(5) shall apply to an alien seeking lawful 
permanent resident status without conditional 
basis in an initial application in the same man-
ner as it applies to an alien seeking removal of 
the conditional basis of an alien’s permanent 
resident status. Section 102(b)(4) shall not be 
construed to require the Secretary to conduct 
more than one identical security or law enforce-
ment background check on such an alien. 
(C) APPLICATION FEES.—In the case of an 
alien seeking lawful permanent resident status 
without conditional basis in an initial applica-
tion, the alien shall pay the fee required under 
subsection (a)(4), subject to the exemption al-
lowed under section 303(c), but shall not be re-
quired to pay the application fee under section 
102(b)(3). 
SEC. 105. RESTORATION OF STATE OPTION TO DETERMINE 
RESIDENCY FOR PURPOSES OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Illegal Immi-
gration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1623) is repealed. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal under subsection 
(a) shall take effect as if included in the original enact-
ment of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 (division C of Public Law 104– 
208; 110 Stat. 3009–546). 
TITLE II—AMERICAN PROMISE 
ACT OF 2021 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘American Promise Act 
of 2021’’.
SECTION 1. REPORT ON USE OF CAMERAS IN MEDICAL FA-
CILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, in collaboration with the Office of Op-
erations, Security, and Preparedness of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans Health Administration, 
and the Office of Construction and Facilities Management 
of the Department, shall submit to the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report analyzing the policies, use, and main-
tenance of cameras deployed by the Department for pa-
tient safety and law enforcement at medical facilities of 
the Department. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) A comprehensive review of the policies and 
procedures of the Department regarding the use and 
maintenance of cameras with respect to the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Patient safety, including— 
(i) an analysis of how cameras are 
used to monitor staff and patients; 
(ii) an analysis of the specific units 
within medical facilities in which the use of
cameras is prioritized to protect patient 
safety; 
(iii) an analysis of the procedures re-
garding the positioning of cameras; 
(iv) an analysis of the extent to which 
cameras monitor locations where drugs are 
stored to ensure that drugs are accounted 
for, and an assessment of whether this is 
a widely used practice; and 
(v) an analysis of the actions taken to 
preserve and protect patient privacy. 
(B) Law enforcement of medical facilities 
of the Department, including— 
(i) how exterior cameras are used; 
(ii) how interior cameras are used; 
and 
(iii) an analysis of locations, interior 
and exterior, in which camera use is 
prioritized. 
(2) Recommendations of the Secretary to im-
prove patient safety and law enforcement, includ-
ing— 
(A) the placement and maintenance of 
cameras; 
(B) the storage of data from such cameras;
(C) the authority of supervisors at medical 
facilities of the Department to review record-
ings from cameras; 
(D) the number of staff required to mon-
itor live footage from cameras at each medical 
facility of the Department; 
(E) the funding necessary to address 
shortfalls with respect to cameras and the spe-
cific uses for such funding; 
(F) any additional actions required to pre-
serve and protect patient privacy; and 
(G) such other matters the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(c) CAMERA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘camera’’ means any video camera used in a medical facil-
ity of the Department of Veterans Affairs for purposes 
of patient safety or law enforcement, but does not include 
cameras used solely by the Inspector General of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs to assist in criminal inves-
tigations conducted by the Inspector General. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1510 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sub-
mit to Congress a report on the use of cameras 
in medical facilities of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs.
H. R. 1510 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the fourth day of January, two thousand and twenty-one 
An Act 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on 
the use of cameras in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPORT ON USE OF CAMERAS IN MEDICAL FACILITIES 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
in collaboration with the Office of Operations, Security, and 
Preparedness of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Veterans 
Health Administration, and the Office of Construction and Facilities 
Management of the Department, shall submit to the Committees 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
a report analyzing the policies, use, and maintenance of cameras 
deployed by the Department for patient safety and law enforcement 
at medical facilities of the Department. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A comprehensive review of the policies and procedures 
of the Department regarding the use and maintenance of cam-
eras with respect to the following: 
(A) Patient safety, including— 
(i) an analysis of how cameras are used to monitor 
staff and patients; 
(ii) an analysis of the specific units within medical 
facilities in which the use of cameras is prioritized 
to protect patient safety; 
(iii) an analysis of the procedures regarding the 
positioning of cameras; 
(iv) an analysis of the extent to which cameras 
monitor locations where drugs are stored to ensure 
that drugs are accounted for, and an assessment of 
whether this is a widely used practice; and 
(v) an analysis of the actions taken to preserve 
and protect patient privacy. 
(B) Law enforcement of medical facilities of the Depart-
ment, including— 
(i) how exterior cameras are used; 
(ii) how interior cameras are used; and 
(iii) an analysis of locations, interior and exterior, 
in which camera use is prioritized. 
(2) Recommendations of the Secretary to improve patient 
safety and law enforcement, including—
IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1510 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 19, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
Congress a report on the use of cameras in medical 
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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H. R. 1510—2 
(A) the placement and maintenance of cameras; 
(B) the storage of data from such cameras; 
(C) the authority of supervisors at medical facilities 
of the Department to review recordings from cameras; 
(D) the number of staff required to monitor live footage 
from cameras at each medical facility of the Department; 
(E) the funding necessary to address shortfalls with 
respect to cameras and the specific uses for such funding; 
(F) any additional actions required to preserve and 
protect patient privacy; and 
(G) such other matters the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
(c) CAMERA DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘camera’’ means 
any video camera used in a medical facility of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for purposes of patient safety or law enforce-
ment, but does not include cameras used solely by the Inspector 
General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to assist in criminal 
investigations conducted by the Inspector General. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(I) 2 members who are employed by the 
power sector, including at least 1 member from 
a business in the clean energy industry. 
(J) 2 members of the agriculture industry, 
including 1 member who is a farmer or rancher 
and 1 member who represents an organization 
that represents family farms. 
(K) 2 members from the transportation 
sector, including at least 1 member who is a 
representative of a public transit industry. 
(L) 2 members from the manufacturing 
sector, including at least 1 member who is from 
a business that has committed to net-zero 
greenhouse gas emissions. 
(M) 2 members from the commercial and 
residential building sector, including at least 1 
member who is from a business that has com-
mitted to improving energy efficiency in com-
mercial or residential buildings. 
(N) 1 member with expertise in public 
health. 
(O) 1 member who is a young person who 
is associated with a climate and environmental 
organization. 
(b) ORGANIZATION; TERMINATION.— 
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(4) BIG CANYON ADDITION.—Certain Federal 
land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National For-
ests comprising approximately 14,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be added to 
and administered as part of the Hells Canyon Wil-
derness. 
(5) OTHER HELLS CANYON WILDERNESS ADDI-
TION.—Certain Federal land within the Wallowa- 
Whitman National Forest comprising approximately 
264,000 acres as generally depicted on the map enti-
tled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be added to and administered as part of the 
Hells Canyon Wilderness. 
(c) EAGLE CAP WILDERNESS ADDITIONS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Wallowa-Whitman National For-
est comprising approximately 100,000 acres as generally 
depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
llllll, which shall be added to and administered 
as part of the Eagle Cap Wilderness. 
(d) NEW NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION 
SYSTEM COMPONENTS.—The following areas are des-
ignated as new components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System: 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 183 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
to provide for a free annual National Parks and Federal 
Recreational Lands Pass for law enforcement officers 
and firefighters. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
221 
document meant to establish employment authoriza-
tion,’’; and 
(3) in the matter following paragraph (3) by in-
serting 
‘‘or 
section 
274E(b)’’ 
after 
‘‘section 
274A(b)’’. 
SEC. 305. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT OF ALIENS.—Section 
274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1324a) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) of subsection (a), by 
striking ‘‘subsection (b).’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
274B.’’; and 
(2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of 
subsection (b), by striking ‘‘The requirements re-
ferred’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in section 
274E, the requirements referred’’. 
(b) UNFAIR IMMIGRATION-RELATED EMPLOYMENT 
PRACTICES.—Section 274B(a)(1) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(1)) is amended in the 
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘includ-
ing misuse of the verification system as described in sec-
tion 274E(g)’’ after ‘‘referral for a fee,’’. 
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and supporting analyses, and generic environ-
mental impact statements and supporting anal-
yses of the Commission, that could be applied 
in whole or in part to actions relating to nu-
clear reactors; 
(C) the potential to use mitigated categor-
ical exclusions, and mitigated findings of no sig-
nificant impact, for actions relating to nuclear 
reactors to reduce the impact of the applicable 
proposed action to a level that is not signifi-
cant; 
(D) the potential to use other Federal or 
State environmental permitting, or permitting 
from units of local government, including re-
lated supporting analyses, in lieu of some por-
tion of the environmental impact statement, or 
environmental assessment, for an action relat-
ing to a nuclear reactor; 
(E) opportunities to coordinate the devel-
opment of environmental assessments or envi-
ronmental impact statements with other Fed-
eral agencies for greater efficiency; 
(F) opportunities to enhance formal and 
informal consultations or coordination with 
other Federal agencies, State agencies, and 
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SEC. 2. CERTAIN QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CERS AND RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OF-
FICERS ALLOWED TO CARRY A CONCEALED 
FIREARM, AND DISCHARGE A FIREARM, IN A 
SCHOOL ZONE. 
Section 922(q) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(vi); and 
(B) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause 
(ix) and inserting after clause (vi) the following: 
‘‘(vii) by a qualified law enforcement offi-
cer (as defined in section 926B) who is author-
ized under such section to carry a concealed 
firearm, if the firearm is concealed; 
‘‘(viii) by a qualified retired law enforce-
ment officer (as defined in section 926C) who 
is authorized under such section to carry a con-
cealed firearm, if the firearm is concealed; or’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause 
(iii); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
clause (iv) and inserting a semicolon; and 
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shall submit to Congress a report on the results and effec-
tiveness of the program carried out under this Act. 
Æ 
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181 
tion through the tentative nonconfirmation review 
process under subsection (b)(4)(D). 
‘‘(9) MANDATORY
AND
VOLUNTARY
SYSTEM 
USES.— 
‘‘(A) MANDATORY USERS.—Except as oth-
erwise provided under Federal or State law, 
such as sections 302 and 303 of the Farm 
Workforce Modernization Act of 2021, nothing 
in this section shall be construed as requiring 
the use of the System by any person or entity 
hiring, recruiting, or referring for a fee, an in-
dividual for employment in the United States. 
‘‘(B) 
VOLUNTARY
USERS.—Beginning 
after the date that is 30 days after the date on 
which final rules are published under section 
309(a) of the Farm Workforce Modernization 
Act of 2021, a person or entity may use the 
System on a voluntary basis to seek verification 
of the identity and employment authorization of 
individuals the person or entity is hiring, re-
cruiting, or referring for a fee for employment 
in the United States. 
‘‘(C) PROCESS FOR NON-USERS.—The em-
ployment verification process for any person or 
entity hiring, recruiting, or referring for a fee, 
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‘‘(A) early-phase grants to fund the devel-
opment, implementation, and feasibility testing 
of a practice, program, or intervention that 
prior research suggests has promise, for the 
purpose of determining whether the practice, 
program, or innovation can successfully im-
prove, for high-need students— 
‘‘(i) access to, retention in, and com-
pletion of a postsecondary program of 
study; or 
‘‘(ii) career success; 
‘‘(B) mid-phase grants to fund implemen-
tation and a rigorous evaluation of a practice, 
program, or intervention that has been success-
fully implemented under an early phase grant 
described in subparagraph (A) or another effort 
meeting similar criteria, for the purpose of 
measuring (using existing administrative data 
where possible) the impact and cost-effective-
ness of the practice, program, or intervention; 
or 
‘‘(C) expansion grants to fund implementa-
tion and a rigorous replication evaluation of a 
practice, program, or intervention that has been 
found to produce sizable, important impacts 
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‘‘(5) WAGES, BENEFITS, AND WORKING CONDI-
TIONS.—The employer shall offer and provide, at a 
minimum, the wages, benefits, and working condi-
tions required by this section to the H–2A worker 
and all workers who are similarly employed. The em-
ployer— 
‘‘(A) shall offer such similarly employed 
workers not less than the same benefits, wages, 
and working conditions that the employer is of-
fering or will provide to the H–2A worker; and 
‘‘(B) may not impose on such similarly em-
ployed workers any restrictions or obligations 
that will not be imposed on the H–2A worker. 
‘‘(6) WORKERS’ COMPENSATION.—If the job op-
portunity is not covered by or is exempt from the 
State workers’ compensation law, the employer shall 
provide, at no cost to the worker, insurance covering 
injury and disease arising out of, and in the course 
of, the worker’s employment which will provide bene-
fits at least equal to those provided under the State 
workers’ compensation law. 
‘‘(7) COMPLIANCE WITH LABOR AND EMPLOY-
MENT LAWS.—The employer shall comply with all 
applicable Federal, State and local employment-re-
lated laws and regulations. 
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classification as reported by the Secretary 
of Labor based on a wage survey con-
ducted by such Secretary. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS
ON
WAGE
FLUCTUA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(i) WAGE
FREEZE
FOR
CALENDAR 
YEAR 2022.—For calendar year 2022, the 
adverse effect wage rate for each State and 
occupational classification under this sub-
section shall be the adverse effect wage 
rate that was in effect for H–2A workers 
in the applicable State on the date of the 
introduction of the Farm Workforce Mod-
ernization Act of 2021. 
‘‘(ii) CALENDAR YEARS 2023 THROUGH 
2031.—For each of calendar years 2023 
through 2031, the adverse effect wage rate 
for each State and occupational classifica-
tion under this subsection shall be the 
wage calculated under subparagraph (A), 
except that such wage may not— 
‘‘(I) be more than 1.5 percent 
lower than the wage in effect for H– 
2A workers in the applicable State 
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ures strongly correlated to outcomes, 
that result in increased public value or 
social benefit to students and the pub-
lic sector, such as increased effective-
ness in improving outcomes, direct 
cost savings or cost avoidance, or in-
creased public revenue; and 
‘‘(II) the entity providing the 
funds under the grant, contract, or 
agreement imposes minimal adminis-
trative requirements to allow for max-
imum flexibility to achieve improve-
ment in the lives of service recipients, 
or increased public value and social 
benefit; and 
‘‘(iii) that requires— 
‘‘(I) a review or study describing 
how the proposed intervention is 
based on evidence of effectiveness, 
which may be a review or study not 
exclusively developed for the specific 
grant, contract, or other agreement 
and may be based on information al-
ready available; 
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and occupational classification in the 
immediately preceding calendar year; 
‘‘(II) except as provided in clause 
(III), be more than 3.25 percent high-
er than the wage in effect for H–2A 
workers in the applicable State and 
occupational classification in the im-
mediately preceding calendar year; 
and 
‘‘(III) if the application of clause 
(II) results in a wage that is lower 
than 110 percent of the applicable 
Federal or State minimum wage, be 
more than 4.25 percent higher than 
the wage in effect for H–2A workers 
in the applicable State and occupa-
tional classification in the immediately 
preceding calendar year. 
‘‘(iii) 
CALENDAR
YEARS
AFTER 
2031.—For any calendar year after 2031, 
the applicable wage rate described in para-
graph (1)(B) shall be the wage rate estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (7)(D). Until 
such wage rate is effective, the adverse ef-
fect wage rate for each State and occupa-
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1513 
To require that all Special Drawing Rights allocations be authorized by 
Congress in law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2021 
Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require that all Special Drawing Rights allocations be 
authorized by Congress in law. 
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 ‘‘Special Drawing 
Rights Oversight Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR ALL 
ALLOCATIONS OF SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS. 
Section 6(a) of the Special Drawing Rights Act (22 
U.S.C. 286q(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘so that alloca-
tions’’ and all that follows and inserting a period. 
Æ 
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