datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9117 
To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mrs. PELTOLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of 
highly rural veterans to medical care. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PERMANENT AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY 
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO MAKE GRANTS 
FOR TRANSPORTATION OF HIGHLY RURAL 
VETERANS TO MEDICAL CARE. 
Section 307(d) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omni-
bus Health Services Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–163; 
124 Stat. 1154; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended by 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:08 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9117.IH
H9117
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
striking ‘‘of fiscal years 2010 through 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2010’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:08 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H9117.IH
H9117
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9118 
To permit under certain conditions the transportation of passengers between 
the State of Alaska and other United States ports on vessels not qualified 
to engage in the coastwise trade that transport more than 1,000 pas-
sengers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mrs. PELTOLA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To permit under certain conditions the transportation of 
passengers between the State of Alaska and other United 
States ports on vessels not qualified to engage in the 
coastwise trade that transport more than 1,000 pas-
sengers, 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 ‘‘Cruising for Alaska’s 
Workforce Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:09 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9118.IH
H9118
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF PASSENGERS BETWEEN 
ALASKA AND OTHER PORTS IN THE UNITED 
STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 551 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 55124. Transportation of passengers between Alas-
ka and other ports in the United States 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) 
CERTIFICATE.—The 
term 
‘certificate’ 
means a certificate of financial responsibility for in-
demnification of passengers for nonperformance of 
transportation issued by the Federal Maritime Com-
mission under section 44102 of this title. 
‘‘(2) PASSENGER
VESSEL.—The term ‘pas-
senger vessel’ means a vessel transporting more than 
1,000 passengers that is of similar size, or offering 
similar service, as any other vessel transporting pas-
sengers under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) EXEMPTION.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, a vessel transporting more than 1,000 pas-
sengers that is not qualified to engage in the coastwise 
trade may transport passengers between a port in the 
State of Alaska and another port in the United States, 
directly or by way of a foreign port. 
‘‘(c) EXPIRATION OF EXEMPTION.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:09 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9118.IH
H9118
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(1) ELIMINATION
OF
COST
SHARING
FOR 
DRUGS
INTENDED
TO
TREAT
COVID–19
UNDER 
STANDARD AND ALTERNATIVE PRESCRIPTION DRUG 
COVERAGE.—Section 1860D–2 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–102) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘The coverage’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
paragraph (8), the coverage’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by in-
serting after ‘‘Subject to subpara-
graphs (C) and (D)’’ the following: 
‘‘and paragraph (8)’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (C)(i), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (8)’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (D)(i), by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (8)’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘The coverage’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject 
to paragraph (8), the coverage’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:16 Mar 06, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H975.IH
H975
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
tificate, the Secretary shall notify the owner or oper-
ator of each foreign vessel transporting passengers 
under subsection (b) to terminate that transpor-
tation within 270 days after the Secretary’s notifica-
tion. Except as provided in subsection (d), the au-
thority of a foreign vessel to transport passengers 
under subsection (b) and the applicability of sub-
section (f) shall expire at the end of that 270-day 
period. 
‘‘(d) DELAYING EXPIRATION.—If the vessel offering 
or advertising the service described in subsection (c) has 
not begun that service within 270 days after the Sec-
retary’s notification, the expiration provided by subsection 
(c) is delayed until 90 days after the vessel offering or 
advertising the service begins that service. 
‘‘(e) REINSTATEMENT OF EXEMPTION.—If the Sec-
retary finds that the service on which an expiration was 
based is no longer available, the expired authority to 
transport passengers and the applicability of subsection (f) 
shall be reinstated. 
‘‘(f) EMPLOYMENT
OF
ALIEN
CREWMEN.—Alien 
crewmen on a vessel transporting more than 1,000 pas-
sengers under the authority of subsection (b) shall be 
deemed to have complied with, during the voyage of such 
vessel, the 29-day authorized stay pursuant to their non-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:09 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9118.IH
H9118
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
immigrant visas issued pursuant to subparagraph (C) or 
(D) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘55124. Transportation of passengers between Alaska and other ports in the 
United States.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
03:09 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H9118.IH
H9118
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
229 
‘‘(C) The regulations authorized under this para-
graph shall expire on the date that is 30 months after 
the date of enactment of the Gun Violence Prevention and 
Community Safety Act of 2022.’’. 
(4) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ‘‘or 
(aa)’’ and inserting ‘‘(aa), or (cc)’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), in the 
matter preceding clause (i), by insert-
ing ‘‘functional’’ before ‘‘firearm’’ 
each place it appears; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), in the 
matter preceding clause (i), by insert-
ing ‘‘functional’’ before ‘‘firearm’’; 
and 
(III) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by 
inserting ‘‘functional’’ before ‘‘fire-
arm’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘all 
or part of the firearm’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘person.’’ and inserting the fol-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:13 Feb 08, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00229
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9624.IH
H9624
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 911 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue 
an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain 
aircraft, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2021 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, 
and Mr. CARSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration to issue an order requiring installation of a sec-
ondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, 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 ‘‘Saracini Enhanced 
Aviation Safety Act of 2021’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:36 Mar 04, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H911.IH
H911
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY COCKPIT BARRIERS 
ON EXISTING AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue an 
order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier 
on each covered aircraft. 
(b) COVERED AIRCRAFT.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered aircraft’’ means a commercial passenger aircraft 
operating under the provisions of part 121 of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:36 Mar 04, 2021
Jkt 019200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H911.IH
H911
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9122 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide employees of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation whistleblower appeal rights to the Merit Systems 
Protection Board, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself and Ms. MACE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide employees 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation whistleblower ap-
peal rights to the Merit Systems Protection Board, 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 ‘‘FBI Whistleblower 
Protection Enhancement Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:18 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9122.IH
H9122
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. APPEALS TO MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 
RELATING TO FBI REPRISAL ALLEGATIONS; 
SALARY OF SPECIAL COUNSEL. 
Section 2303 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d)(1) An employee of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation who makes an allegation of a reprisal under regu-
lations promulgated under this section may appeal a final 
determination or corrective action order by the Bureau 
under those regulations to the Merit Systems Protection 
Board pursuant to section 1221. 
‘‘(2) If no final determination or corrective action 
order has been made or issued for an allegation described 
in paragraph (1) before the expiration of the 180-day pe-
riod beginning on the date on which the allegation is re-
ceived by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the em-
ployee described in that paragraph may seek corrective ac-
tion directly from the Merit Systems Protection Board 
pursuant to section 1221.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:18 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H9122.IH
H9122
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9123 
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a new ZIP Code 
for certain communities in Wisconsin. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 
Mr. STEIL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a 
new ZIP Code for certain communities in Wisconsin. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATING NEW ZIP CODE. 
Not later than 270 days after the enactment of this 
Act, the United States Postal Service shall designate a sin-
gle, unique ZIP Code for, as nearly as practicable, each 
of the following communities: 
(1) Village of Somers, Wisconsin. 
(2) Village of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:19 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9123.IH
H9123
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(3) Village of Caledonia, Wisconsin. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:19 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H9123.IH
H9123
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9124 
To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the Department of 
Justice, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2022 
Ms. BARRAGA´N (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. CAROLYN B. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. CARSON, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. 
CONNOLLY, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. CASTRO 
of Texas, Ms. TITUS, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. 
NEWMAN, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. PORTER, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. TORRES of 
New York, Ms. BONAMICI, and Ms. JAYAPAL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish an Office of Environmental Justice within the 
Department of Justice, 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 ‘‘Empowering and En-
forcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:30 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9124.IH
H9124
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 530E. Environmental Justice 
‘‘(a) OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of the Empowering and 
Enforcing Environmental Justice Act of 2022, the 
Attorney General shall establish the Office of Envi-
ronmental Justice (hereinafter known as the ‘Of-
fice’) within the Environment and Natural Re-
sources Division of the Department of Justice. 
‘‘(2) PERSONNEL AND FUNDING.—The Attor-
ney General shall provide to the Office such per-
sonnel and funds as are necessary to establish the 
Office under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) LEADERSHIP.—The Office shall be headed 
by a Director, who shall be appointed by the Attor-
ney General. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES.—The Director shall: 
‘‘(A) Develop, and update every 5 years 
thereafter, the environmental justice strategy 
for the Department, in accordance with Execu-
tive Order 12898 (42 U.S.C. 4321 note; relat-
ing to Federal actions to address environmental 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:30 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9124.IH
H9124
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
grams in reaching all populations that may be 
subject to domestic violence, dating violence, 
sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking 
on campus. 
‘‘(B) Training campus administrators, 
campus security personnel, and personnel serv-
ing on campus disciplinary boards on campus 
policies, protocols, and services to respond to 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, and stalking on cam-
pus, which shall include instruction on victim- 
centered, trauma-informed interview techniques 
and information on the neurobiological effects 
of trauma and stress on memory. 
‘‘(C) Developing, expanding, or strength-
ening victim services programs and population 
specific services on the campus of the institu-
tion, including programs providing legal, med-
ical, or psychological counseling for victims of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, sexual harassment, and stalking, and to 
improve delivery of victim assistance on cam-
pus, including through the services of the sexual 
and interpersonal violence coordinator (as de-
scribed in section 125(b)). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:06 Oct 21, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00042
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9136.IH
H9136
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) that 
includes at least the following information: 
(1) Annual goals for the next five years for re-
cruitment of new States and political subdivisions of 
States to participate in the program. 
(2) The number of new States and political sub-
divisions of States participating in the program each 
year. 
(3) A description of the outreach to States and 
political subdivisions of States conducted for the 
program and the other methods used to achieve re-
cruitment goals. 
(4) The number of requests for agreements re-
ceived, approved, denied, and pending approval. 
(c) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall publish a notice of rulemaking with 
respect to the training requirements under section 
287(g)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1357(g)(6)), as added by section 2(5). 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:31 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H9128.IH
H9128
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
lence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or 
stalking. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—Such training shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) information on working with and 
interviewing persons subjected to domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
sexual harassment, or stalking; 
‘‘(ii) information on particular types 
of conduct that would constitute domestic 
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, 
sexual harassment, or stalking, regardless 
of gender, including same-sex incidents of 
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual 
assault, sexual harassment, or stalking; 
‘‘(iii) information on consent and 
what factors, including power dynamics, 
may impact whether consent is voluntarily 
given, including the ways drugs or alcohol 
may affect an individual’s ability to con-
sent and information on consent for vic-
tims with disabilities or victims who may 
be neurodivergent; 
‘‘(iv) the effects of trauma, including 
the neurobiology of trauma; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
02:06 Oct 21, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00028
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9136.IH
H9136
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB
committed by a current or former spouse or intimate 
partner of the employee under the family or domes-
tic violence laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant 
funding and, in the case of victim services, includes 
the use or attempted use of physical abuse or sexual 
abuse, or a pattern of any other coercive behavior 
committed, enabled, or solicited to gain or maintain 
power and control over an employee, including 
verbal, psychological, economic, or technological 
abuse that may or may not constitute criminal be-
havior, by a person who— 
‘‘(A) is a current or former spouse or inti-
mate partner of the employee, or person simi-
larly situated to a spouse of the employee; 
‘‘(B) is cohabitating, or has cohabitated, 
with the employee as a spouse or intimate part-
ner; 
‘‘(C) shares a child in common with the 
employee; or 
‘‘(D) commits acts against a youth or em-
ployee who is protected from those acts under 
the family or domestic violence laws of the ju-
risdiction. 
‘‘(22) SEX TRAFFICKING.—The term ‘sex traf-
ficking’ means any conduct proscribed by section 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:30 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00006
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9125.IH
H9125
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
1591 of title 18, whether or not the conduct occurs 
in interstate or foreign commerce or within the spe-
cial maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the 
United States. 
‘‘(23) SEXUAL ASSAULT.—The term ‘sexual as-
sault’ means any nonconsensual sexual act pro-
scribed by Federal, Tribal, or State law, including 
when the employee lacks capacity to consent. 
‘‘(24) STALKING.—The term ‘stalking’ means 
engaging in a course of conduct directed at a spe-
cific person that would cause a reasonable person 
to— 
‘‘(A) fear for his or her safety or the safety 
of others; or 
‘‘(B) suffer substantial emotional dis-
tress.’’. 
(f) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.—Title I of the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in section 102(c), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(a)(1)(F)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(1)(G)’’; 
and 
(2) in section 110— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:30 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00007
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9125.IH
H9125
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
(A) by striking ‘‘section 102(a)(1)(F)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
102(a)(1)(G)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by redesig-
nating the second clause (ii) as clause (iii). 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:30 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00008
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H9125.IH
H9125
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9126 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the rate of payments 
provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for beneficiary travel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2022 
Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself and Mr. WELCH) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
rate of payments provided by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for beneficiary travel. 
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 ‘‘Driver Reimbursement 
Increase for Veteran Equity Act’’ or the ‘‘DRIVE Act’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:30 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H9126.IH
H9126
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 2. PAYMENTS OR ALLOWANCES BY DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR BENEFICIARY TRAV-
EL. 
(a) MINIMUM PAYMENT AMOUNT.—Subsection (g) of 
section 111 of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall ensure that the mileage rate 
described in subsection (a) is equal to or greater than the 
mileage reimbursement rate for the use of privately owned 
vehicles by Government employees on official business 
(when no Government vehicle is available), as prescribed 
by the Administrator of General Services under section 
5707(b) of title 5.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is 
further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘(at a rate of 
41.5 cents per mile)’’ and inserting ‘‘(at a rate de-
termined in accordance with subsection (g))’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘and not-
withstanding subsection (g)(2) of this section’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
04:30 Oct 20, 2022
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H9126.IH
H9126
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS