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SEC. 2. DISTRIBUTIONS FOR CERTAIN ABORTIONS NOT 
QUALIFIED. 
(a) HSAS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
223(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such 
term shall not include any amount paid for an abor-
tion (other than an excluded abortion).’’. 
(2) EXCLUDED ABORTION.—Section 223(d)(2) 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) EXCLUDED
ABORTION.—For pur-
poses of this paragraph, the term ‘excluded 
abortion’ means any abortion— 
‘‘(i) with respect to a pregnancy that 
is the result of an act of rape or incest, or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to which the woman 
suffers from a physical disorder, physical 
injury, or physical illness, including a life- 
endangering physical condition caused by 
or arising from the pregnancy itself, that 
would, as certified by a physician, place 
the woman in danger of death unless the 
abortion is performed.’’. 
(b) ARCHER MSAS.—Subparagraph (A) of section 
220(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
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ed by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such term shall 
not include any amount paid for an abortion (other than 
an 
excluded 
abortion 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
223(d)(2)(E))).’’. 
(c) HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS 
AND HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) PROHIBITION ON REIMBURSEMENTS FOR ABOR-
TIONS.—For purposes of this section and section 105, re-
imbursement for expenses incurred for an abortion (other 
than an excluded abortion (as defined in section 
223(d)(2)(E))) shall not be treated as a reimbursement 
for medical expenses.’’. 
(d) RETIREE HEALTH ACCOUNTS.—Section 401(h) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by in-
serting ‘‘(other than an expense for an abortion (other 
than an excluded abortion (as defined in section 
223(d)(2)(E)))’’ after ‘‘sickness, accident, hospitalization, 
and medical expenses’’ in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1). 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
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shall apply to amounts paid with respect to taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2022. 
(2) REIMBURSEMENTS.—The amendment made 
by subsection (c) shall apply to expenses incurred 
with respect to taxable years beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2022. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6473 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish the number of 
known or suspected terrorists encountered attempting to enter the United 
States on a monthly basis, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2022 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. KATKO, and Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish 
the number of known or suspected terrorists encountered 
attempting to enter the United States on a monthly 
basis, 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. PUBLICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME-
LAND SECURITY OF THE NUMBER OF KNOWN 
OR SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ENCOUNTERED 
ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE UNITED STATES. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, not later 
than the fifteenth day of each month, publish the total 
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number of known or suspected terrorists, and individuals 
whose identities are included in the Terrorist Screening 
Database, encountered by the Department of Homeland 
Security attempting to enter the United States during the 
immediately preceding month. Each such report shall— 
(1) include the aggregate such number, and 
such number disaggregated by geographic regions of 
such encounters, including distinctions relating to 
whether such encounters were land-, air-, or sea- 
based; and 
(2) be published on a public-facing website of 
the Department. 
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tion and analysis gleaned from wildlife trafficking 
investigations; 
(13) an examination of how data collection, col-
laboration, analysis, and technology tools, including 
artificial intelligence and machine learning might be 
leveraged to combat wildlife trafficking and its pro-
ceeds; 
(14) a recommendation of whether Congress 
should renew the wildlife trafficking task force au-
thorized in the END Act and sunsetting in Decem-
ber 2021; and 
(15) an examination of how anti-corruption ac-
tivities and practices could be included in existing 
Federal and international wildlife trafficking preven-
tion and enforcement efforts. 
(e) CLASSIFICATION OF REPORT.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) may be submitted in classified 
form but shall have an unclassified annex or executive 
summary. 
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(i) in paragraph (3), in the heading 
by striking ‘‘HIGH DEDUCTIBLE’’, and 
(ii) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘high deductible’’. 
(C) Section 408(d)(9) of such Code is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘high deductible’’ each 
place such term appears, and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D), in the head-
ing by striking ‘‘HIGH DEDUCTIBLE’’. 
(D) 
Sections 
1396e–1(b)(2)(B) 
and 
1397ee(c)(10)(B)(ii)(II) are amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 223(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
220(c)(2)’’. 
(c) INCLUDING MEDICINE AND DRUGS AS QUALIFIED 
MEDICAL EXPENSES.— 
(1) Section 223(d)(2) of such Code is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
MEDICAL
EXPENSES.—The 
term ‘qualified medical expenses’ means the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) With respect to an account bene-
ficiary, amounts paid by such beneficiary for 
any of the following for such individual, the 
spouse of such individual, any dependent (as 
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defined in section 152, determined without re-
gard 
to 
subsections 
(b)(1), 
(b)(2), 
and 
(d)(1)(B) thereof), or of such individual, but 
only to the extent such amounts are not com-
pensated for by insurance or otherwise: 
‘‘(i) Medical care (as defined in sec-
tion 213(d)). 
‘‘(ii) Medicine and drugs. 
‘‘(iii) A tampon, pad, liner, cup, 
sponge, or similar product used by individ-
uals with respect to menstruation or other 
genital-tract secretions. 
‘‘(B) With respect to an account bene-
ficiary, amounts paid by such beneficiary for 
long-term care expenses for a parent of such in-
dividual, but only to the extent such amounts 
are not compensated for by insurance or other-
wise.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
223(c) of such Code is amended by striking para-
graph (3). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6476 
To amend the International Financial Institutions Act to provide instructions 
with respect to the U.S. policy on co-financing arrangements at the 
multilateral development banks, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2022 
Mr. TORRES of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the International Financial Institutions Act to 
provide instructions with respect to the U.S. policy on 
co-financing arrangements at the multilateral develop-
ment banks, 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. U.S. POLICY ON CO-FINANCING ARRANGE-
MENTS AT THE MULTILATERAL DEVELOP-
MENT BANKS. 
Title XVI of the International Financial Institutions 
Act (22 U.S.C. 262p et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1632. U.S. POLICY ON CO-FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS 
AT 
THE 
MULTILATERAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
BANKS. 
‘‘The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Executive Directors at the multilateral de-
velopment banks (as defined in section 1701(c)(4)) to use 
the voice and vote of the United States to vote against 
any program or project at the respective institution if it 
includes joint or parallel financing provided by the Asian 
Infrastructure Investment Bank unless the Secretary of 
the Treasury has certified to the Committee on Financial 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate that the Asian 
Infrastructure Investment Bank— 
‘‘(1) has the authority and the resources to pro-
vide grants and concessional assistance to countries 
eligible to borrow from the International Develop-
ment Association on terms similar to those provided 
to these countries by the International Development 
Association; and 
‘‘(2) has demonstrated a track record of pro-
viding such assistance to these countries.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6479 
To direct the Attorney General to study issues relating to human trafficking, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2022 
Ms. BASS (for herself and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to study issues relating to 
human trafficking, 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 ‘‘Put Trafficking Vic-
tims First Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRAINING FOR PROSECUTIONS OF TRAFFICKERS 
AND SUPPORT FOR STATE SERVICES FOR 
VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING. 
It is the sense of Congress that a portion of the funds 
available for training and technical assistance under sec-
tion 107(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Victims of Trafficking and Vi-
olence 
Protection 
Act 
of 
2000 
(22 
U.S.C. 
7105(b)(2)(B)(ii)) should be devoted to advancing the fol-
lowing goals: 
(1) Increasing the personal safety of victim 
service providers, who may face intimidation or re-
taliation for their activities. 
(2) Promoting a trauma-informed, evidence- 
based, and victim-centered approach to the provision 
of services for victims of trafficking. 
(3) Ensuring that law enforcement officers and 
prosecutors make every attempt to determine wheth-
er an individual is a victim of human trafficking be-
fore arresting the individual for, or charging the in-
dividual with, an offense that is a direct result of the 
victimization of the individual. 
(4) Effectively prosecuting traffickers and indi-
viduals who patronize or solicit children for sex, and 
facilitating access for child victims of commercial sex 
trafficking to the services and protections afforded 
to other victims of sexual violence. 
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‘‘(D) at least monthly, meets with the stu-
dent and the parents, teachers, or counselors of 
the student to— 
‘‘(i) evaluate the student’s progress in 
achieving the goals under the plan for the 
current academic year; and 
‘‘(ii) revise or establish new goals for 
the next academic year; and 
‘‘(E) assists the student in exploring high-
er education and career exposure opportunities. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS.—An eligi-
ble entity that receives a grant under this section 
may use such funds to— 
‘‘(A) develop and carry out a training pro-
gram for success coaches; 
‘‘(B) pay for costs related to success coach 
and mentee participation in the program; 
‘‘(C) hire staff to perform or support the 
program objectives; 
‘‘(D) recruit, screen, and match new suc-
cess coaches; and 
‘‘(E) provide activities or programming 
with the purpose of engaging and connecting 
the student to the school community. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 647 
To prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from transferring a long gun to 
a person who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe 
does not reside in (or if the person is a corporation or other business 
entity, does not maintain a place of business in) the State in which 
the licensee’s place of business is located. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2021 
Mr. CROW (for himself, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. DEGETTE, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, and Mr. KHANNA) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit a Federal firearms licensee from transferring 
a long gun to a person who the licensee knows or has 
reasonable cause to believe does not reside in (or if 
the person is a corporation or other business entity, 
does not maintain a place of business in) the State 
in which the licensee’s place of business is located. 
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 ‘‘Closing the Loophole 
on Interstate Firearm Sales Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION TO LONG GUNS OF BAN ON LICENSEE 
TRANSFER OF FIREARM TO OUT-OF-STATE 
PERSON. 
Section 922(b)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘(B)’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6480 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand to State, local, 
Tribal, territorial, and educational institution law enforcement the avail-
ability of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ human traf-
ficking awareness training to equip frontline first responders with the 
knowledge to recognize and properly respond to potential human traf-
ficking situations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2022 
Mrs. CAMMACK (for herself, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. GIMENEZ, Miss 
GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. 
MOORE of Utah, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. 
MILLER-MEEKS, and Mr. SMITH of New Jersey) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand 
to State, local, Tribal, territorial, and educational institu-
tion law enforcement the availability of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers’ human trafficking aware-
ness training to equip frontline first responders with 
the knowledge to recognize and properly respond to po-
tential human trafficking situations, 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Human Trafficking 
Awareness Training Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle H of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 
after section 884 (6 U.S.C. 464) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 884A. HUMAN TRAFFICKING TRAINING. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) is authorized, in 
accordance with this section, to establish a human traf-
ficking awareness training program within the Federal 
Law Enforcement Training Centers. 
‘‘(b) TRAINING PURPOSES.—The human trafficking 
awareness training program referred to in subsection (a), 
shall, if established, provide to State, local, Tribal, terri-
torial, and educational institution law enforcement per-
sonnel training courses relating to the following: 
‘‘(1) An in-depth understanding of the defini-
tion of human trafficking. 
‘‘(2) An ability to recognize indicators of 
human trafficking. 
‘‘(3) Information on industries and common lo-
cations known for human trafficking. 
‘‘(4) Human trafficking response measures, in-
cluding a victim-centered approach. 
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‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘covered fi-
nancial instrument’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) a diversified mutual fund; 
‘‘(ii) a diversified exchange-traded 
fund; 
‘‘(iii) a United States Treasury bill, 
note, or bond; or 
‘‘(iv) compensation from the primary 
occupation of a spouse or dependent of a 
Member of Congress. 
‘‘(2) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘Mem-
ber of Congress’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 109. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED
BLIND
TRUST.—The term 
‘qualified blind trust’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 102(f)(3). 
‘‘(4) SUPERVISING
ETHICS
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘supervising ethics committee’ means, as appli-
cable— 
‘‘(A) the Select Committee on Ethics of 
the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Ethics of the 
House of Representatives. 
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‘‘(5) Human trafficking reporting protocols. 
‘‘(6) An overview of Federal statutes and appli-
cable State law related to human trafficking. 
‘‘(7) Additional resources to assist with sus-
pected human trafficking cases, as necessary. 
‘‘(c) INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING PROGRAMS.—To 
the extent practicable, human trafficking awareness train-
ing, including principles and learning objectives, should be 
integrated into other training programs operated by the 
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Director of FLETC, or 
the designee of such Director, shall coordinate with the 
Director of the Department’s Blue Campaign, or the des-
ignee of such Director, in the development and delivery 
of human trafficking awareness training programs. 
‘‘(e) HUMAN TRAFFICKING DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘human trafficking’ means an act or prac-
tice described in paragraph (11) or (12) of section 103 
of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102). 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $2,300,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2027.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Subsection (a) of 
section 434 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
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U.S.C. 242) is amended by striking ‘‘paragraph (9) or 
(10)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (11) or (12)’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
884 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 884A. Human trafficking training.’’. 
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‘‘SEC. 202. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS AND 
HOLDINGS INVOLVING COVERED FINANCIAL 
INSTRUMENTS. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), a Member of Congress, or any spouse of a 
Member of Congress, may not, during the term of service 
of the Member of Congress, hold, purchase, or sell any 
covered financial instrument. 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(1) a sale by a Member of Congress, or a 
spouse of a Member of Congress, that is completed 
by the date that is— 
‘‘(A) for a Member of Congress serving on 
the date of enactment of the Banning Insider 
Trading in Congress Act, 180 days after that 
date of enactment; and 
‘‘(B) for any Member of Congress who 
commences service as a Member of Congress 
after the date of enactment of the Banning In-
sider Trading in Congress Act, 180 days after 
the first date of the initial term of service; or 
‘‘(2) a covered financial instrument held in a 
qualified blind trust operated on behalf of, or for the 
benefit of, the Member of Congress or spouse of the 
Member of Congress. 
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‘‘(c) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(1) DISGORGEMENT.—A Member of Congress 
shall disgorge to the Treasury of the United States 
any profit from a transaction or holding involving a 
covered financial instrument that is conducted in 
violation of this section. 
‘‘(2) INCOME TAX.—A loss from a transaction 
or holding involving a covered financial instrument 
that is conducted in violation of this section may not 
be deducted from the amount of income tax owed by 
the applicable Member of Congress or spouse of a 
Member of Congress. 
‘‘(3) FINES.—A Member of Congress who holds 
or conducts a transaction involving, or whose spouse 
holds or conducts a transaction involving, a covered 
financial instrument in violation of this section may 
be subject to a civil fine assessed by the supervising 
ethics committee under section 204. 
‘‘SEC. 203. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not less frequently than annu-
ally, each Member of Congress shall submit to the applica-
ble supervising ethics committee a written certification 
that the Member of Congress has achieved compliance 
with the requirements of this title. 
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