datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
endpoints for conditions without clear, biological in-
dicators; 
(2) enhancing the commitment to broad efforts 
like the Critical Path Initiative focused on ensuring 
that scientific breakthroughs are quickly translated 
into safe and beneficial treatment options for both 
pediatric and adult patients; and 
(3) continuing collaboration with patient and 
provider organizations that treat FGIMDs so that 
the patient perspective is considered when deter-
mining the need for innovative treatments. 
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tion, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads 
of other relevant elements of the intelligence community, 
shall— 
(1) commence not later than 1 year before any 
regularly scheduled Federal election occurring after 
December 31, 2018, and complete not later than 
180 days before such election, an assessment of se-
curity vulnerabilities of State election systems; and 
(2) not later than 180 days before any regularly 
scheduled Federal election occurring after December 
31, 2018, submit a report on such security 
vulnerabilities and an assessment of foreign intel-
ligence threats to the election to— 
(A) congressional leadership; and 
(B) the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
(c) UPDATE.—Not later than 90 days before any reg-
ularly scheduled Federal election occurring after Decem-
ber 31, 2018, the Director of National Intelligence shall— 
(1) update the assessment of foreign intel-
ligence threats to that election; and 
(2) submit the updated assessment to— 
(A) congressional leadership; and 
(B) the appropriate congressional commit-
tees. 
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Union Calendar No. 211 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3398 
[Report No. 116–265] 
A BILL 
To provide low-income individuals with opportuni-
ties to enter and follow a career pathway in the 
health professions, to extend and expand dem-
onstration projects, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 29, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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DENIAL
OF
PREFERENTIAL
IMMIGRATION 
TREATMENT
FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural 
parents, brothers, and sisters of Mykhaylo Gnatyuk and 
Melnik Gnatyuk shall not, by virtue of such relationship, 
be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 278 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6933 
[Report No. 117–367] 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require 
reporting relating to certain cost-share require-
ments. 
JUNE 14, 2022 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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SECTION 1. NUTRIA ERADICATION. 
The Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–16) is amended— 
(1) in section 2— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Wetlands and tidal marshes of the Chesa-
peake Bay and in Louisiana’’ and inserting 
‘‘Wetlands, tidal marshes, and agricultural 
lands’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in 
Maryland and Louisiana’’; and 
(iii) by amending paragraph (3) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(3) Traditional harvest methods to control or 
eradicate nutria have failed. Consequently, marsh 
loss, loss of public and private wetlands, and loss of 
agricultural lands are accelerating.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the 
State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any State that has demonstrated 
the need’’; and 
(2) in section 3— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows:
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior (referred to in this Act as the ‘Secretary’), may pro-
vide financial assistance to a State, in an amount that is 
in proportion to the total impacted area of such State af-
fected by nutria, that has demonstrated to the Secretary 
sufficient need for a program to implement measures to 
eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland, public 
and private wetlands, and agricultural lands damaged by 
nutria.’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (b); 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
program may’’ and inserting ‘‘a State pro-
gram referred to in subsection (a) may’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
program may’’ and inserting ‘‘a State pro-
gram referred to in subsection (a) may’’; 
(D) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘to a 
State’’ after ‘‘provided’’; 
(E) 
in 
subsection 
(f), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$4,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025.’’; and
(F) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(c) 
through (f) as subsections (b) through (e). 
Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3399 
AN ACT 
To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act 
of 2003 to include California in the program, and 
for other purposes.
H. R. 3399 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
An Act 
To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include California 
in the program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NUTRIA ERADICATION. 
The Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 (Public Law 
108–16) is amended— 
(1) in section 2— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Wetlands and 
tidal marshes of the Chesapeake Bay and in Louisiana’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Wetlands, tidal marshes, and agricul-
tural lands’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in Maryland 
and Louisiana’’; and 
(iii) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) Traditional harvest methods to control or eradicate 
nutria have failed. Consequently, marsh loss, loss of public 
and private wetlands, and loss of agricultural lands are accel-
erating.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the State of Maryland 
and the State of Louisiana’’ and inserting ‘‘any State that 
has demonstrated the need’’; and 
(2) in section 3— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Interior (referred 
to in this Act as the ‘Secretary’), may provide financial assistance 
to a State, in an amount that is in proportion to the total impacted 
area of such State affected by nutria, that has demonstrated to 
the Secretary sufficient need for a program to implement measures 
to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland, public and 
private wetlands, and agricultural lands damaged by nutria.’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (b); 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the program may’’ 
and inserting ‘‘a State program referred to in sub-
section (a) may’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the program 
may’’ and inserting ‘‘a State program referred to in 
subsection (a) may’’; 
(D) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘to a State’’ after 
‘‘provided’’;
H. R. 3399—2 
(E) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘$12,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2021 through 2025.’’; and 
(F) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as sub-
sections (b) through (e). 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3399 
To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 to include 
California in the program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2019 
Mr. HARDER of California (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. COX of California, 
and Mr. GARAMENDI) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 
to include California in the program, 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. NUTRIA ERADICATION IN CALIFORNIA. 
The Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 
(Public Law 108–16) is amended— 
(1) in section 2— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (2), by striking 
‘‘Maryland and Louisiana’’ and inserting 
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‘‘Maryland, Louisiana, and California’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘Louisiana. Consequently, marsh loss is 
accelerating.’’ and inserting ‘‘Louisiana 
and California. Consequently, marsh loss, 
loss of public and private wetlands, and 
loss of agricultural lands are accel-
erating.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘the 
State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Maryland, Louisiana, and Cali-
fornia’’; and 
(2) in section 3— 
(A) by amending subsection (a) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior (referred to in this Act as the ‘Secretary’), subject 
to the availability of appropriations, may provide financial 
assistance to Maryland, Louisiana, and California for a 
program to implement measures to eradicate or control 
nutria and restore marshland, public and private wetlands, 
and agricultural lands damaged by nutria.’’; 
(B) by amending subsection (b) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(b) GOALS.—The goals of the program shall be to— 
‘‘(1) eradicate nutria in Maryland and Cali-
fornia; 
‘‘(2) eradicate or control nutria in Louisiana; 
and 
‘‘(3) restore marshland, public and private wet-
lands, and agricultural lands damaged by nutria.’’; 
and 
(C) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘State of 
Maryland’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘Maryland program, $2,000,000 for the Lou-
isiana program, and $7,000,000 for the Cali-
fornia program for each of fiscal years 2020 
through 2025.’’ 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3399 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003 
to include California in the program, 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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‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior (referred to in this Act as the ‘Secretary’), may pro-
vide financial assistance to a State, in an amount that is 
in proportion to the total impacted area of such State af-
fected by nutria, that has demonstrated to the Secretary 
sufficient need for a program to implement measures to 
eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland, public 
and private wetlands, and agricultural lands damaged by 
nutria.’’; 
(B) by striking subsection (b); 
(C) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the 
program may’’ and inserting ‘‘a State pro-
gram referred to in subsection (a) may’’; 
and 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the 
program may’’ and inserting ‘‘a State pro-
gram referred to in subsection (a) may’’; 
(D) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘to a 
State’’ after ‘‘provided’’; 
(E) 
in 
subsection 
(f), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$4,000,000’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025.’’; and 
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(F) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(c) 
through (f) as subsections (b) through (e). 
Passed the House of Representatives February 26, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(2) TARGETS.—The voluntary programs de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be designed— 
‘‘(A) to achieve substantial energy savings 
compared to the model building energy codes; 
and 
‘‘(B) to achieve these savings up to 3 to 6 
years in advance. 
‘‘(g) STUDIES.— 
‘‘(1) GAO STUDY.— 
‘‘(A) The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of the im-
pacts of updating the national model building 
energy codes for residential and commercial 
buildings. In conducting the study, the Comp-
troller General shall consider and report, at a 
minimum— 
‘‘(i) the actual energy consumption 
savings stemming from updated energy 
codes compared to the energy consumption 
savings predicted during code development; 
‘‘(ii) the actual consumer cost savings 
stemming from updated energy codes com-
pared to predicted consumer cost savings; 
and 
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Union Calendar No. 327 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3399 
[Report No. 116–405] 
A BILL 
To amend the Nutria Eradication and Control Act 
of 2003 to include California in the program, and 
for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 25, 2020 
Reported with an amendment; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 339 
To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that may 
be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government shut-
down, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2019 
Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. BEYER, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. TRONE, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
POCAN, Ms. MOORE, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. MENG, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. 
TORRES of California, and Ms. OMAR) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor em-
ployees that may be placed on unpaid leave as a result 
of the Federal Government shutdown, 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 ‘‘Low-Wage Federal 
Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR FURLOUGHED FEDERAL CON-
TRACTOR EMPLOYEES. 
Title VII of Division E of the Consolidated Appro-
priations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115–141) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 750. If a Federal contractor that provides re-
tail, food, custodial, or security services to the Federal 
Government places the employees of such contractor on 
unpaid leave as a result of any lapse in appropriations 
which begins in fiscal year 2019, the Government shall 
provide compensation to such employees at their standard 
rate of compensation for the period of such lapse.’’. 
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SEC. 103. 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. 
TITLE II—COAST GUARD 
SEC. 201. GRADE ON RETIREMENT. 
(a) COMMANDANT OR VICE COMMANDANT.—Section 
303 of title 14, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘A’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Subject to sec-
tion 2501, a’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘An’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Subject to section 2501, an’’. 
(b) OTHER OFFICERS.—Section 306 of title 14, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘An officer’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Subject to section 2501, an of-
ficer’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘his’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the officer’s’’.
HR 3401 RDS
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
TITLE II 
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND BORDER PROTECTION 
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operations and Sup-
port’’ for necessary expenses to respond to the significant 
rise in aliens at the southwest border and related activi-
ties, $1,217,931,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2020; of which $702,500,000 is for migrant processing 
facilities; of which $92,000,000 is for consumables; of 
which $19,950,000 is for medical assets and high risk sup-
port; of which $8,000,000 is for Federal Protective Service 
support; of which $35,000,000 is for transportation; of 
which $90,636,000 is for temporary duty and overtime 
costs; of which $19,845,000 is for reimbursements for 
temporary duty and overtime costs; and of which 
$50,000,000 is for mission support data systems and anal-
ysis: Provided, That such amount is designated by the 
Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant 
to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3402 
To amend chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, to establish the style 
for amending laws. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2019 
Mr. AMASH (for himself, Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. 
MASSIE, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. DAVIDSON 
of Ohio, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. CLOUD, 
Mr. TONKO, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, to 
establish the style for amending laws. 
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 ‘‘Readable Legislation 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDING LAWS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 1, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
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‘‘§ 115. Amending laws 
‘‘No section of an Act shall be revised or amended 
by mere reference to it. Every bill or joint resolution which 
amends an existing section of any Act shall set forth the 
entire section, showing the omissions and insertions pro-
posed by appropriate typographical devices.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1, United 
States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating 
to section 114 the following new item: 
‘‘115. Amending laws.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by it shall take 
effect on January 1, 2020. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3404 
To amend the National Firearms Act to require that local chief law enforce-
ment officers be notified of, and provided a 90-day period to deny, 
firearm transfers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 21, 2019 
Ms. WEXTON (for herself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Ms. CLARK
of Massachusetts, Mr. CICILLINE, and Mr. 
CISNEROS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the National Firearms Act to require that local 
chief law enforcement officers be notified of, and pro-
vided a 90-day period to deny, firearm transfers. 
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 ‘‘Empowering Law En-
forcement for Safer Firearm Transfers Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF LOCAL CHIEF LAW ENFORCE-
MENT OFFICER IN CASE OF FIREARM TRANS-
FER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5812 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘; and (6)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(6) the Secretary has notified the chief law 
enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the trans-
feree primarily resides that such application is pending, 
and such officer either (A) certifies that there is no objec-
tion to the transfer, or (B) does not, before the end of 
the 90-day period beginning on the date of such notifica-
tion, certify to the Secretary that (i) the transferee poses 
a danger to the transferee or others, or (ii) there is a rea-
sonable likelihood the transferee will use the firearm for 
unlawful purposes; and (7)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply with respect to applications filed 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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