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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4034 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 602 Pacific Avenue in Bremerton, Wash-
ington, as the ‘‘John Henry Turpin Post Office Build-
ing’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. JOHN HENRY TURPIN POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 602 Pacific Avenue in Brem-
erton, Washington, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘John Henry Turpin Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘John Henry Turpin 
Post Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4035 
To prohibit the use of premiums paid to the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation as an offset for other Federal spending. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Mr. KILMER (for himself, Mr. HOLDING, and Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 prohibit the use of premiums paid to the Pension Benefit 
Guaranty Corporation as an offset for other Federal 
spending. 
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 ‘‘Pension and Budget 
Integrity Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF PREMIUMS AS AN 
OFFSET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the Senate and the House of 
Representatives, for purposes of determining points of 
order under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
U.S.C. 621 et seq.) or any concurrent resolution on the 
budget, any provision that increases, or extends the in-
crease of, any single-employer pension program premiums 
payable to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 
shall not be counted in estimating the level of budget au-
thority, outlays, or revenues— 
(1) in the Senate, for any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, amendment between the Houses, con-
ference report, or motion; or 
(2) in the House of Representatives, for any bill 
or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or con-
ference report thereon. 
(b) RULES OF SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENT-
ATIVES.—Congress adopts the provisions of this section— 
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives, re-
spectively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules 
of each House, respectively, and supersede other 
rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent 
with such rules; and 
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(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 
the case of any other rule of that House. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4036 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a better defined 
recruitment and retention incentive program for volunteer emergency 
service workers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
a better defined recruitment and retention incentive pro-
gram for volunteer emergency service workers. 
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 ‘‘Volunteer Emergency 
Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2019’’. 
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ments each such person provided. If two or 
more persons provided the second largest of 
such payments, the person paying for the com-
munication shall select one of those persons to 
be included on the Top Two Funders list. 
‘‘(C) 
EXCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
PAY-
MENTS.—For purposes of subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), in determining the amount of pay-
ments made by a person to a person paying for 
a communication, there shall be excluded the 
following: 
‘‘(i) Any amounts provided in the or-
dinary course of any trade or business con-
ducted by the person paying for the com-
munication or in the form of investments 
in the person paying for the communica-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) Any payment which the person 
prohibited, in writing, from being used for 
campaign-related disbursements, but only 
if the person paying for the communication 
agreed to follow the prohibition and depos-
ited the payment in an account which is 
segregated from any account used to make 
campaign-related disbursements. 
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SEC. 2. ELECTIVE TREATMENT OF LENGTH OF SERVICE 
AWARD PLANS AS ELIGIBLE DEFERRED COM-
PENSATION PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 457(e) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(19) ADDITIONAL SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE 
TO LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARD PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘eligible de-
ferred compensation plan’ includes, at the elec-
tion of its sponsor, any length of service award 
plan described in paragraph (11)(A)(ii) which 
meets the requirements of paragraph (11)(B). 
Any such election, once made, shall be irrev-
ocable. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULES.—In the case of a 
length of service award plan whose sponsor has 
elected to have such plan treated as an eligible 
deferred compensation plan— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Such sponsor shall 
be treated as an eligible employer de-
scribed in subsection (e)(1)(A), and, except 
as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), such 
plan shall be administered in a manner 
consistent with the requirements of this 
section. 
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‘‘(ii) 
MAXIMUM
DEFERRAL 
AMOUNT.—Subsection (b)(2) shall be ap-
plied by substituting ‘the limitation on ac-
cruals in effect under paragraph (11)(B)’ 
for ‘the lesser of—’ and all that follows 
through ‘compensation,’ in subparagraph 
(B) thereof. 
‘‘(iii) 
DISTRIBUTION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Subsection (d)(1)(A) shall be ap-
plied by deeming a severance from employ-
ment to have occurred for purposes of 
clause (ii) thereof on the payment date 
under the terms of the plan.’’. 
(b) EXEMPTION FROM EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT IN-
COME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.—For purposes of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a length 
of 
service 
award 
plan 
described 
in 
section 
457(e)(11)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
whose sponsor has elected under section 457(e)(19) of 
such Code to have such plan treated as an eligible deferred 
compensation plan shall not be treated as an employee 
pension benefit plan or a pension plan under section 3(2) 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1002(2)). 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2019. 
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sure continued delivery of high quality early inter-
vention and preschool special education services. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR SEC-
TION 619 OF THE IDEA. 
Section 619(j) of the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419(j)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(j) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section— 
‘‘(1) $537,300,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(2) $683,500,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(3) $829,700,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(4) $975,900,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 
‘‘(5) $1,220,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.’’. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR PART C 
OF THE IDEA. 
Section 644 of the Individuals with Disabilities Edu-
cation Act (20 U.S.C. 1444) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 644. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘For the purpose of carrying out this part, there are 
authorized to be appropriated— 
‘‘(1) $722,200,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(2) $974,800,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(3) $1,227,400,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(4) $1,480,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; and 
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the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other 
territory or possession of the United States. 
(5) STATE
LAW.—The term ‘‘State law’’ in-
cludes all laws, decisions, rules, regulations, or other 
State action of any State having the effect of law; 
and a law of the United States applicable only to the 
District of Columbia shall be treated as a State law 
rather than as a law of the United States. 
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redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amend-
ed— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a major party’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a party’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘qualified contribu-
tions and’’ after ‘‘contributions (other 
than’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘(other than qualified 
campaign expenses with respect to which 
payment is required under paragraph 
(2))’’. 
(3) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.— 
(A) REPEAL OF PENALTY FOR EXCESS EX-
PENSES.—Section 9012 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection 
(a). 
(B) PENALTY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF DIS-
ALLOWED
CONTRIBUTIONS; APPLICATION
OF 
SAME PENALTY FOR CANDIDATES OF MAJOR, 
MINOR, AND NEW PARTIES.—Subsection (b) of 
section 9012 of such Code is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(b) CONTRIBUTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ACCEPTANCE OF DISALLOWED CONTRIBU-
TIONS.—It shall be unlawful for an eligible can-
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(2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land acquired under 
paragraph (1) shall be managed in accordance 
with— 
(A) the Federal Land Policy and Manage-
ment Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); 
(B) this Act; and 
(C) any other applicable law (including 
regulations). 
(3) IMPROVED ACCESS.—The Secretary may ac-
quire by purchase from willing sellers, donation, ex-
change, or easement, land, or interest in land to im-
prove public safety in providing access to the Recre-
ation Area. 
(f) PRIVATE PROPERTY.— 
(1) ACCESS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide landowners adequate access to in-
holdings within the Recreation Area. 
(B) INHOLDINGS.—For access purposes, 
private land adjacent to the Recreation Area to 
which there is no other practicable access ex-
cept through the Recreation Area shall be man-
aged as an inholding. 
(2) USE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY.—Nothing in 
this Act affects the ownership, management, or 
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the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, finds that the project will re-
duce negative health effects on Federal law enforce-
ment or Department of Defense personnel. 
(g) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator to carry out this section $150,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024. 
(2) REGIONAL
ALLOCATIONS.—The amounts 
made available to carry out this section shall be 
made available in equal amounts for use by the Re-
gional offices for Regions 6 and 9 of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4040 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the temporary 
exception to the application of the site neutral IPPS payment rate 
to discharges from certain spinal cord specialty hospitals, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2019 
Mr. LEWIS (for himself, Mr. CROW, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mrs. MCBATH, and 
Ms. DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
the temporary exception to the application of the site 
neutral IPPS payment rate to discharges from certain 
spinal cord specialty hospitals, 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 ‘‘Protecting Access to 
Spinal Surgeries Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY EXCEPTION TO APPLI-
CATION OF SITE NEUTRAL IPPS PAYMENT 
RATE TO DISCHARGES FROM CERTAIN SPI-
NAL CORD SPECIALTY HOSPITALS. 
Section 1886(m)(6)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(m)(6)(F)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal 
years 2018 and 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘any of fiscal years 
2018 through 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMBATING INVASIVE SPECIES SEMIPOSTAL. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that invasive species 
pose a serious threat to our natural ecosystems, signifi-
cantly harm native plant and animal populations, and 
cause detrimental economic damage to local communities. 
(b) SEMIPOSTAL.—In order to afford a convenient 
way for members of the public to contribute to programs 
at the Department of the Interior and the Department of 
Agriculture that combat invasive species, the United 
States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal stamp in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this section. Such 
semipostal stamp shall be known as the ‘‘Combating 
Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp’’. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The issuance and sale of the 
Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp shall 
be governed by the provisions of section 416 of title 
39, United States Code, and regulations issued 
under such section, subject to the requirements of 
this subsection. 
(2) DIFFERENTIAL RATE.—The differential in-
cluded in the rate of postage established for the 
Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp under 
section 416(c) of such title may not exceed 25 per-
cent. 
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(3) DURATION.—The Combating Invasive Spe-
cies Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the 
public for a period of 2 years, beginning not later 
than 12 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—All amounts 
becoming available from the sale of the Combating 
Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp (as determined 
under section 416(d) of such title) shall be trans-
ferred in equal proportion to the Department of the 
Interior and the Department of Agriculture, for the 
programs described in subsection (b), through pay-
ments which shall be made at least twice a year. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘semipostal stamp’’ means a stamp described in section 
416(a)(1) of such title. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect and Restore 
America’s Estuaries Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. 
Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and Peconic Bay, New York’’ and inserting 
‘‘Peconic Bay, New York; Casco Bay, Maine; Tampa Bay, 
Florida; Coastal Bend, Texas; San Juan Bay, Puerto 
Rico; Tillamook Bay, Oregon; Piscataqua Region, New 
Hampshire; Barnegat Bay, New Jersey; Maryland Coastal 
Bays, Maryland; Charlotte Harbor, Florida; Mobile Bay, 
Alabama; Morro Bay, California; and Lower Columbia 
River, Oregon and Washington’’. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES OF CONFERENCE. 
Section 320(b)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘management plan that rec-
ommends’’ and inserting ‘‘management plan that— 
‘‘(A) recommends’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) addresses the effects of recurring ex-
treme weather events on the estuary, including 
the 
identification 
and 
assessment 
of 
vulnerabilities in the estuary and the develop-
ment and implementation of adaptation strate-
gies; and 
‘‘(C) increases public education and aware-
ness of the ecological health and water quality 
conditions of the estuary;’’. 
SEC. 4. MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE. 
Section 320(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(c)(5)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘nonprofit organizations,’’ after ‘‘educational institu-
tions,’’. 
SEC. 5. GRANTS. 
Section 320(g)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(4)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, emerging,’’ after ‘‘ur-
gent’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘coastal areas’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the estuaries selected by the Administrator 
under subsection (a)(2), or that relate to the 
coastal resiliency of such estuaries’’; 
(2) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as 
clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively, and inserting 
after clause (v) the following: 
‘‘(vi) stormwater runoff; 
‘‘(vii) accelerated land loss;’’; and
(3) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by in-
serting ‘‘, extreme weather,’’ after ‘‘sea level rise’’. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 320(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(i)(1)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, and $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2026,’’ after ‘‘2021’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4044 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, 
and for other purposes.
H. R. 4044 
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 Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National 
Estuary 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protect and Restore America’s 
Estuaries Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. 
Section 320(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘and Peconic 
Bay, New York’’ and inserting ‘‘Peconic Bay, New York; Casco 
Bay, Maine; Tampa Bay, Florida; Coastal Bend, Texas; San Juan 
Bay, Puerto Rico; Tillamook Bay, Oregon; Piscataqua Region, New 
Hampshire; Barnegat Bay, New Jersey; Maryland Coastal Bays, 
Maryland; Charlotte Harbor, Florida; Mobile Bay, Alabama; Morro 
Bay, California; and Lower Columbia River, Oregon and Wash-
ington’’. 
SEC. 3. PURPOSES OF CONFERENCE. 
Section 320(b)(4) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1330(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘management plan that recommends’’ and 
inserting ‘‘management plan that— 
‘‘(A) recommends’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) addresses the effects of recurring extreme weather 
events on the estuary, including the identification and 
assessment of vulnerabilities in the estuary and the 
development and implementation of adaptation strategies; 
and 
‘‘(C) increases public education and awareness of the 
ecological health and water quality conditions of the 
estuary;’’. 
SEC. 4. MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE. 
Section 320(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1330(c)(5)) is amended by inserting ‘‘nonprofit organiza-
tions,’’ after ‘‘educational institutions,’’. 
SEC. 5. GRANTS. 
Section 320(g)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(4)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i)—
the identification and assessment of vulnerabili-
ties in the estuary and the development and im-
plementation of adaptation strategies; and 
‘‘(C) increases public education and aware-
ness of the ecological health and water quality 
conditions of the estuary;’’. 
SEC. 4. MEMBERS OF CONFERENCE. 
Section 320(c)(5) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(c)(5)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘nonprofit organizations,’’ after ‘‘educational institu-
tions,’’. 
SEC. 5. GRANTS. 
Section 320(g)(4)(C) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(4)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, emerging,’’ after ‘‘ur-
gent’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or that relate to coastal 
resiliency’’ after ‘‘coastal areas’’; 
(2) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as 
clauses (viii) and (ix), respectively, and inserting 
after clause (v) the following: 
‘‘(vi) stormwater runoff; 
‘‘(vii) accelerated land loss;’’; and 
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H. R. 4044—2 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, emerging,’’ after ‘‘urgent’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘coastal areas’’ and inserting ‘‘the estu-
aries selected by the Administrator under subsection (a)(2), 
or that relate to the coastal resiliency of such estuaries’’; 
(2) by redesignating clauses (vi) and (vii) as clauses (viii) 
and (ix), respectively, and inserting after clause (v) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vi) stormwater runoff; 
‘‘(vii) accelerated land loss;’’; and 
(3) in clause (viii), as so redesignated, by inserting ‘‘, 
extreme weather,’’ after ‘‘sea level rise’’. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 320(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1330(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, and $50,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026,’’ after ‘‘2021’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.