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standard, benefit, or requirement that requires a dem-
onstration of such sustainability. 
SEC. 8. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LANDS FOR THE NAVAJO 
NATION. 
Subsection (e)(1) of the first section of the Act of 
August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(e)(1); commonly referred 
to as the ‘‘Long-Term Leasing Act’’), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, except a lease for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, including leases for’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘25’’ the 
first place it appears and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘99 years;’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) in the case of a lease for the exploration, 
development, or extraction of mineral resources, in-
cluding geothermal resources, 25 years, except that 
any such lease may include an option to renew for 
one additional term not to exceed 25 years.’’. 
SEC. 9. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES. 
No rule promulgated by the Department of the Inte-
rior regarding hydraulic fracturing used in the develop-
ment or production of oil or gas resources shall have any 
effect on any land held in trust or restricted status for 
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the benefit of Indians except with the express consent of 
the beneficiary on whose behalf such land is held in trust 
or restricted status. 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
ability of health care professionals to treat veterans 
through the use of telemedicine, and for other purposes. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2131 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Chief Human 
Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security to improve 
consistency regarding discipline and adverse actions in the Department’s 
workforce, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2017 
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct 
the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department 
of Homeland Security to improve consistency regarding 
discipline and adverse actions in the Department’s work-
force, 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 ‘‘Fixing Internal Re-
sponse to Misconduct Act’’ or the ‘‘DHS FIRM Act’’. 
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erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Deep White Wilderness. 
(32) SCHAFER
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Schafer Peak Wilderness. 
(33) UPPER PRIEST LAKE WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle Na-
tional Forest comprising approximately 13,000 acres 
as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Upper Priest Lake Wilder-
ness. 
(34) LONG
CANYON/SELKIRK
CREST
WILDER-
NESS.—Certain Federal land within the Idaho Pan-
handle National Forest and on land administered by 
the Coeur d’Alene Field Office of the Bureau of 
Land Management comprising approximately 99,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest 
Wilderness. 
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ant to a tribal resource management plan or an integrated 
resource management plan approved by the Secretary of the 
Interior under the National Indian Forest Resources Man-
agement Act (25 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) or the American In-
dian Agricultural Resource Management Act (25 U.S.C. 
3701 et seq.) shall be considered a sustainable management 
practice for purposes of any Federal standard, benefit, or 
requirement that requires a demonstration of such sustain-
ability. 
SEC. 8. LEASES OF RESTRICTED LANDS FOR THE NAVAJO 
NATION. 
Subsection (e)(1) of the first section of the Act of Au-
gust 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C. 415(e)(1); commonly referred to as 
the ‘‘Long-Term Leasing Act’’), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘, except a lease for’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, including leases for’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘25’’ the 
first place it appears and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘99 years;’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) in the case of a lease for the exploration, de-
velopment, or extraction of mineral resources, includ-
ing geothermal resources, 25 years, except that any 
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such lease may include an option to renew for one ad-
ditional term not to exceed 25 years.’’. 
SEC. 9. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES. 
No rule promulgated by the Department of the Interior 
regarding hydraulic fracturing used in the development or 
production of oil or gas resources shall have any effect on 
any land held in trust or restricted status for the benefit 
of Indians except with the express consent of the beneficiary 
on whose behalf such land is held in trust or restricted sta-
tus. 
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Union Calendar No. 775 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 210 
[Report No. 115–993] 
A BILL 
To facilitate the development of energy on Indian 
lands by reducing Federal regulations that im-
pede tribal development of Indian lands, and for 
other purposes. 
OCTOBER 23, 2018 
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 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2110 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an increasingly 
larger earned income credit for families with more than 3 children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2017 
Mr. NADLER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
an increasingly larger earned income credit for families 
with more than 3 children. 
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 ‘‘Tax Fairness for All 
Families Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR FAMI-
LIES WITH MORE THAN 3 CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 32(b) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
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SEC. 8. TERMINATION. 
The Commission shall terminate 30 days after the 
submission of the plan under section 6. 
SEC. 9. FUNDING. 
No new appropriations may be obligated to carry out 
this Act. 
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‘‘(1) PERCENTAGES.—For purposes of sub-
section (a)— 
‘‘In the case of an eligible individual with: 
The credit 
percentage is: 
The phaseout 
percentage is: 
1 qualifying child ..............................................
34.00 
15.98
2 qualifying children .........................................
40.00 
21.06
3 qualifying children .........................................
45.00 
21.06
4 qualifying children .........................................
50.00 
21.06
5 qualifying children .........................................
55.00 
21.06
6 qualifying children .........................................
60.00 
21.06
7 or more qualifying children ...........................
65.00 
21.06
No qualifying children ......................................
7.65 
7.65.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) of 
section 32(b) of such Code is amended by striking sub-
paragraph (A). 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2016. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2113 
To require the Food and Drug Administration to expedite review of 
pharmaceuticals that are approved for marketing in the European Union. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2017 
Mr. STIVERS (for himself and Mr. RYAN of Ohio) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Food and Drug Administration to expedite 
review of pharmaceuticals that are approved for mar-
keting in the European Union. 
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 ‘‘Speeding Access to 
Already Approved Pharmaceuticals Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF EU-APPROVED PHARMA-
CEUTICALS. 
Section 506 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 356) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(i) EU-APPROVED PHARMACEUTICALS.— 
‘‘(1) EXPEDITED REVIEW.—Beginning not later 
than 90 days after a new pharmaceutical is ap-
proved for marketing in the European Union, the 
Secretary shall, at the request of the sponsor of the 
pharmaceutical, facilitate the development and expe-
dite the review of such new pharmaceutical under 
section 505 or 515 of this Act or section 351 of the 
Public Health Service Act, as appropriate. 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘pharmaceutical’ means a drug (including a biologi-
cal product) or a device.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2114 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement security measures 
in the electronic tax return filing process to prevent tax refund fraud 
from being perpetrated with electronic identity theft. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2017 
Mr. YOHO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to implement secu-
rity measures in the electronic tax return filing process 
to prevent tax refund fraud from being perpetrated with 
electronic identity theft. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY MEASURES IN 
ELECTRONIC TAX RETURN FILING PROCESS 
TO PREVENT TAX REFUND FRAUD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—After the completion of the one- 
year pilot program under subsection (b) and taking into 
account the recommendations submitted with respect to 
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such program, the Secretary of the Treasury shall imple-
ment security measures in the electronic tax return filing 
process designed to prevent tax refund fraud involving 
electronic identity theft. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall establish and carry out a one-year pilot 
program to implement security measures in the elec-
tronic tax return filing process in select counties 
across the United States where tax refund fraud in-
volving electronic identity theft is most prevalent. 
Such measures shall include the use of security 
questions which allow for electronic matching of the 
answers to such questions to establish the identity of 
the taxpayer before the electronic filing of a tax re-
turn by such taxpayer. 
(2) RECOMMENDATIONS.—After the completion 
of the one-year pilot program under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit rec-
ommendations to the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Finance of the Senate on how to ex-
pand the process nationwide. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2117 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to permit 
multiemployer plans in critical status to modify plan rules relating to 
withdrawal liability, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2017 
Mr. SESSIONS (for himself and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to permit multiemployer plans in critical status 
to modify plan rules relating to withdrawal liability, 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 ‘‘Multi-Employer Pen-
sion Plan Partnership Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF WITHDRAWAL LIABILITY 
PAYMENTS. 
Section 4224 of the Employee Retirement Income Se-
curity Act (29 U.S.C. 1404) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A multiemployer plan’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(a) A multiemployer plan’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this 
part, in the case of a multiemployer plan that is in critical 
status within the meaning of subsection (b)(2) of section 
305 and whose plan sponsor determines pursuant to sub-
section (e)(3)(A)(ii) of such section that the plan cannot 
be reasonably expected to emerge from critical status by 
the end of the rehabilitation period, such plan may adopt 
rules for the purpose of forestalling or avoiding insolvency 
that provide for other terms and conditions for the com-
putation of the amount of an employer’s withdrawal liabil-
ity (not to exceed the amount that would otherwise be de-
termined without regard to this subsection). Any such rule 
shall become effective at the end of a 90-day period that 
begins on the date of adoption of the rule unless the cor-
poration disapproves the rule before the end of the 90- 
day period (except that such 90-day period shall be tolled 
during any period in which a request by the corporation 
for additional information is pending). The corporation 
may disapprove a rule under this subsection only if it rea-
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sonably determines that the rule creates an unreasonable 
risk of loss to plan participants and beneficiaries or to the 
corporation.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 211 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to complete a land exchange 
with the Chugach Regional Alaska Native Corporation, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to complete a 
land exchange with the Chugach Regional Alaska Native 
Corporation, 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 ‘‘Chugach Region Lands 
Study Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION LAND EXCHANGE 
POOL ACT. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
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(1) CAC.—The term ‘‘CAC’’ means Chugach 
Alaska Corporation. 
(2) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Alaska. 
(3) CAC LANDS.—The term ‘‘CAC Lands’’ 
means lands conveyed to CAC pursuant to the Alas-
ka Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) in which— 
(A) both the surface estate and the sub-
surface estate were conveyed to CAC; or 
(B) the subsurface estate was conveyed to 
CAC and the surface estate or a conservation 
easement in the surface estate was acquired by 
the State or by the United States as part of the 
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council Habitat 
Protection and Acquisition Program. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION
OF FEDERAL LANDS.—Not 
later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Agriculture and in consultation with Chugach 
Alaska Corporation (CAC), shall identify not less than 
500,000 acres of economically viable Federal land in or 
outside the State of Alaska that can be made available 
to CAC in exchange for any CAC Lands identified by CAC 
as available to the United States for exchange. Any such 
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exchange shall be pursuant to mutual agreement of CAC 
and the United States and consummated in accordance 
with all applicable legal authorizations, except that any 
acre-for-acre exchange of such Federal lands for such CAC 
Lands shall be conclusively deemed to be in the public in-
terest. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2121 
To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to revise regulations 
to specify that certain funds shall not be taken into account when 
calculating any supplementary leverage ratio for custodial banks, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 25, 2017 
Mr. ROTHFUS (for himself, Mr. FOSTER, and Mr. HULTGREN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to revise 
regulations to specify that certain funds shall not be 
taken into account when calculating any supplementary 
leverage ratio for custodial banks, 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 ‘‘Pension, Endowment, 
and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act’’. 
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authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on 
the date of the expiration of the license. 
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VIII 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 680 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 8 (legislative day, JUNE 7), 2022 
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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Calendar No. 507 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6825 
[Report No. 117–165] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 17, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022 
Reported by Mr. PETERS, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance 
the funding and administration of the Nonprofit Security 
Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, 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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SECTION 1. REINSTATEMENT AND EXTENSION OF TIME 
FOR A FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COM-
MISSION 
PROJECT 
INVOLVING 
JENNINGS 
RANDOLPH DAM. 
(a) EXTENSION OF TIME.—Notwithstanding the time 
period specified in section 13 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 806) that would otherwise apply to the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission project numbered 12715 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘project’’), the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Commission’’) may, at the request of the licensee 
for the project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance 
with the good faith, due diligence, and public interest re-
quirements of, and the procedures of the Commission 
under, that section, extend the time period during which 
the licensee is required to commence the construction of 
the project for not more than 3 consecutive 2-year periods 
that begin on the date of the expiration of the extension 
originally issued by the Commission. 
(b) OBLIGATION OF LICENSEE.—Any obligation of 
the licensee for the project for the payment of annual 
charges under section 10(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 803(e)) shall commence on the expiration of the 
time period to commence construction of the project, as 
extended by the Commission under subsection (a). 
(c) REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the period required for 
the commencement of construction of the project has 
expired before the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Commission may reinstate the license effective as of 
the date of the expiration of the license. 
(2) EXTENSION.—If the Commission reinstates 
the license under paragraph (1), the first extension 
authorized under subsection (a) shall take effect on 
the date of the expiration of the license. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2122 
AN ACT 
To reinstate and extend the deadline for commence-
ment of construction of a hydroelectric project 
involving Jennings Randolph Dam.