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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3589 
To provide for a 1-year delay for the recoupment of certain payments made 
under the accelerated or advance payment programs under the Medicare 
program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2021 
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. CALVERT, and Mr. 
CORREA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for a 1-year delay for the recoupment of certain 
payments made under the accelerated or advance pay-
ment programs under the Medicare program. 
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 ‘‘Better Way for Pro-
viders To Repay Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR A 1-YEAR DELAY FOR THE 
RECOUPMENT OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE 
UNDER THE ACCELERATED OR ADVANCE 
PAYMENT PROGRAMS UNDER THE MEDICARE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PART A.—Section 1815(f)(2)(C) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395g(f)(2)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2 years’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) in the case such hospital has 
submitted any payment to the Secretary 
for payments under such program, suspend 
any offset described in clause (i) for a pe-
riod of time such that the aggregate 
amount of any payments so submitted 
equals the aggregate amount of such off-
sets that would have been made during 
such period had this clause not applied.’’. 
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(b) PART B.—Section 2501(a)(2)(A) of the Con-
tinuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions 
Act (Public Law 116–159) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘1 year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2 years’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in clause (iii), by striking the period and in-
serting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) in the case such provider or sup-
plier has submitted any payment to the 
Secretary for payments under such pro-
gram, suspend any offset described in 
clause (i) for a period of time such that 
the aggregate amount of any payments so 
submitted equals the aggregate amount of 
such offsets that would have been made 
during such period had this clause not ap-
plied.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3590 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require facilities generating 
electricity from wind or solar power to obtain local government approval 
as a condition of eligibility for certain tax credits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2021 
Mr. JACOBS of New York 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 require 
facilities generating electricity from wind or solar power 
to obtain local government approval as a condition of 
eligibility for certain tax credits. 
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 ‘‘Local Control and 
Community Preservation Act’’. 
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fiscal year 2025, and $4,255,501 for fiscal year 
2026 shall be available to carry out section 
5335; 
‘‘(K) $5,366,233,728 for fiscal year 2023, 
$5,460,789,084 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2024, 
$5,560,170,578 for fiscal year 2025, and 
$5,660,288,417 for fiscal year 2026 shall be 
available to carry out section 5337; 
‘‘(L) to carry out the bus formula program 
under section 5339(a)— 
‘‘(i) $1,240,328,213 for fiscal year 
2023, $1,259,667,334 for fiscal year 2024, 
$1,279,832,171 for fiscal year 2025, and 
$1,299,925,536 for fiscal year 2026; ex-
cept that 
‘‘(ii) 15 percent of the amounts under 
clause (i) shall be available to carry out 
5339(d); 
‘‘(M) $437,080,000 for fiscal year 2023, 
$424,748,448 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2024, 
$387,944,423 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2025, 
and 
$351,100,151 for fiscal year 2026 shall be 
available to carry out section 5339(b); 
‘‘(N) $890,000,000 for fiscal year 2023, 
$950,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2024, 
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‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable, 
prioritize engagement in collaborative efforts in sup-
port of future international facilities that would pro-
vide access to the most advanced accelerator facili-
ties in the world to United States researchers.’’. 
(c) COSMIC FRONTIER RESEARCH.—Section 305(f) 
of the Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act 
(42 U.S.C. 18645(f)), as redesignated by subsection (a), 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(f) COSMIC FRONTIER RESEARCH.—The Director 
shall carry out research activities on the nature of the pri-
mary contents of the universe, including the nature of 
dark energy and dark matter, which may include collabo-
ration with the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration or the National Science Foundation, or inter-
national collaboration. These activities shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, be consistent with the research 
priorities identified by the High Energy Physics Advisory 
Panel or the National Academy of Sciences, and may in-
clude— 
‘‘(1) collaborations with the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration, the National 
Science Foundation, or international partners on rel-
evant projects; and 
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‘‘(1) $8,728,615,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(2) $9,344,434,300 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(3) $10,031,656,951 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(4) $10,503,567,938 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(5) $10,960,667,486 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—Section 1(b) of the De-
partment of Energy Research and Innovation Act is 
amended in the table of contents by inserting after the 
item relating to section 309 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 310. Increased collaboration with teachers and scientists. 
‘‘Sec. 311. High intensity laser research initiative. 
‘‘Sec. 312. Helium conservation program. 
‘‘Sec. 313. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
‘‘(C) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
‘‘(D) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(E) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and 
‘‘(F) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2026.’’. 
SEC. 7. HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM.—Section 305 of the Department of En-
ergy Research and Innovation Act (42 U.S.C. 18643) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (d) 
as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting the following after subsection 
(a): 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM.—As part of the activities authorized 
under section 209 of the Department of Energy Organiza-
tion Act (42 U.S.C. 7139), the Director shall carry out a 
research program in elementary particle physics and ad-
vanced technology research and development to improve the 
understanding of the fundamental properties of the uni-
verse, including constituents of matter and energy and the 
nature of space and time. 
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‘‘(3) partnering with private sector entities to 
promote secure voluntary data sharing for the pur-
poses of this section; 
‘‘(4) supporting implementation of road weather 
information technology and improved communication 
of road weather information to the public and other 
users, including transportation officials, emergency 
managers and vehicle manufacturers; 
‘‘(5) improving education and training of road 
weather information users, such as State and local 
transportation officials and private sector transpor-
tation contractors; and 
‘‘(6) coordinating with transportation weather 
research activities in other modes, such as transit, 
railroad, and aviation. 
‘‘(d) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An institution of higher 
education or a nonprofit research organization (or a 
consortium thereof) seeking funding under this sub-
section shall submit an application to the Secretary 
at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATIONS.—Each application under 
paragraph (1) shall include a description of— 
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‘‘(B) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) provide for the upgrade to the 
Linac Coherent Light Source II facility de-
scribed in the publication approved by the 
Basic Energy Sciences Advisory Committee 
on June 9, 2016, titled ‘Report on Facility 
Upgrades’, including the development of 
experimental capabilities for high energy x- 
rays to reveal fundamental scientific dis-
coveries; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure such upgrade enables the 
production and use of high energy, ultra- 
short pulse x-rays delivered at a high rep-
etition rate. 
‘‘(C) START
OF
OPERATIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
ensure that the start of full operations of the 
upgrade under this paragraph occurs before De-
cember 31, 2026. 
‘‘(D) FUNDING.—Out of funds authorized 
to be appropriated under subsection (j), there 
shall be made available to the Secretary to 
carry out the upgrade under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) $106,925,000 for fiscal year 
2022; 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 42 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain pay-
ments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of 
Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain pro-
grams, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Mr. BEGICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to ex-
clude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska 
Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being 
used to determine eligibility for certain programs, 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 ‘‘Alaska Native Settle-
ment Trust Eligibility Act’’. 
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vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 28, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3593 
AN ACT 
To provide guidance for and investment in the re-
search and development activities of the Depart-
ment of Energy Office of Science, and for other 
purposes.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4323 
AN ACT 
To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and 
expungement of certain arrests of victims of human traf-
ficking. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 43 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village 
Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State 
of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2025 
Mr. BEGICH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to pro-
vide that Village Corporations shall not be required to 
convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the 
establishment of Municipal Corporations, 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 ‘‘Alaska Native Village 
Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025’’. 
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(A) prepared by an appropriate officer, su-
pervisor, or management official of the employ-
ing agency, acting in coordination with the su-
pervisor at the agency in which the employee is 
performing service in the rotational cyber work-
force position; 
(B) based on objectives identified in the 
operation plan with respect to the employee; 
and 
(C) based in whole or in part on the con-
tribution of the employee to the agency in which 
the employee performed such service, as com-
municated from that agency to the employing 
agency of the employee. 
(c) PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ROTATIONAL 
SERVICE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An employee serving in a 
cyber workforce position in an agency may, with the 
approval of the head of the agency, submit an appli-
cation for detail to a rotational cyber workforce posi-
tion that appears on the list developed under section 
3(b). 
(2) OPM APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS.— 
An employee serving in a position in the excepted 
service may only be selected for a rotational cyber 
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(B) for a Federal land unit managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management, a multiyear 
special recreation permit. 
(4) MULTIJURISDICTIONAL
TRIP.—The term 
‘‘multijurisdictional trip’’ means a trip that— 
(A) uses 2 or more Federal land units; and 
(B) is under the jurisdiction of 2 or more 
Federal land management agencies. 
(5) FEDERAL LAND UNIT.—The term ‘‘Federal 
land unit’’ means— 
(A) a unit of the National Forest System; 
(B) a unit of the National Park System; 
(C) a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System; 
(D) a district of the Bureau of Land Man-
agement; and 
(E) a project of the Bureau of Reclama-
tion. 
(6) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec-
retary concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to a Federal land unit described in para-
graph (5)(A); and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to a Federal land unit described in sub-
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workforce position that is in the competitive service 
with the prior approval of the Office of Personnel 
Management, in accordance with section 300.301 of 
title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor thereto. 
(3) SELECTION AND TERM.— 
(A) SELECTION.—The head of an agency 
shall select an employee for a rotational cyber 
workforce position under the rotational cyber 
workforce program in a manner that is con-
sistent with the merit system principles under 
section 2301(b) of title 5, United States Code. 
(B) TERM.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (C), and notwithstanding section 
3341(b) of title 5, United States Code, a detail 
to a rotational cyber workforce position shall be 
for a period of not less than 180 days and not 
more than 1 year. 
(C) EXTENSION.—The Chief Human Cap-
ital Officer of the agency to which an employee 
is detailed under the rotational cyber workforce 
program may extend the period of a detail de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) for a period of 60 
days unless the Chief Human Capital Officer of 
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50 percent of the amounts made avail-
able under the grant. 
‘‘(II) NATIONAL
EMERGENCY.— 
The Secretary may reduce the per-
centage described in subclause (I) to 
not less than 50 percent during a na-
tional emergency.’’; and 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (E); 
(C) in paragraph (4)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The’’ and inserting 
‘‘For each fiscal year, the’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$3,000,000’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1,500,000’’; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘20’’ and inserting 
‘‘30’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—For the purposes of this section, 
a grant is defined as a traditional grant award and not 
a cooperative agreement, such as a Cooperative Research 
and Development Agreement, or other contractual vehi-
cle.’’. 
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the employing agency of the employee objects to 
that extension. 
(4) WRITTEN SERVICE AGREEMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The detail of an em-
ployee to a rotational cyber workforce position 
shall be contingent upon the employee entering 
into a written service agreement with the em-
ploying agency under which the employee is re-
quired to complete a period of employment with 
the employing agency following the conclusion 
of the detail that is equal in length to the pe-
riod of the detail. 
(B) OTHER
AGREEMENTS
AND
OBLIGA-
TIONS.—A written service agreement under 
subparagraph (A) shall not supersede or modify 
the terms or conditions of any other service 
agreement entered into by the employee under 
any other authority or relieve the obligations 
between the employee and the employing agency 
under such a service agreement. Nothing in this 
subparagraph prevents an employing agency 
from terminating a service agreement entered 
into under any other authority under the terms 
of such agreement or as required by law or reg-
ulation. 
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ular on-board sensor data to ensure the privacy and 
security of such data; and 
(2) research and development to analyze and in-
tegrate vehicle on-board sensor data with public and 
private data sets in existence as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, including development of ap-
plications to address safety, operations, cost reduc-
tion, congestion mitigations, and other transpor-
tation challenges. 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology and the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Commerce and Transportation of the Sen-
ate, a report detailing— 
(1) a summary of the activities of the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations for continuing such pilot 
program or integrating such pilot program into the 
activities of the Department. 
(f) PROTECTIONS.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall apply all applicable privacy protections of 
the Department of Transportation. 
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paragraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph 
(5). 
(7) SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT.—The term 
‘‘special recreation permit’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801). 
SEC. 102. SPECIAL RECREATION PERMIT AND FEE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 802 of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 3(f)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘803(f)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 3(g)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 803(g)’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘section 5’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 805’’; 
(4) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘section 5’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 805’’; 
(5) in paragraph (12), by striking ‘‘section 7’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 807’’; 
(6) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘section 
3(h)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 803(h)’’; 
(7) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (3), (4), 
(5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), and (13) as para-
graphs (15), (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (11), 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4405 
AN ACT 
To require the Attorney General to release all documents 
and records in possession of the Department of Justice 
relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
the design patent if the purpose of the article of 
manufacture is for the repair of a motor vehicle so 
as to restore the motor vehicle to the appearance of 
the motor vehicle as originally manufactured; and 
‘‘(B) after the expiration of a period of 30 
months beginning on the first day on which any 
such component part is first offered to the public for 
sale as part of a motor vehicle in any country, it 
shall not be an act of infringement of the design 
patent to use or sell within the United States any 
article of manufacture that is similar or the same in 
appearance to the component part that is claimed in 
the design patent if the purpose of the article of 
manufacture is for the repair of a motor vehicle so 
as to restore the motor vehicle to the appearance of 
the motor vehicle as originally manufactured.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT. 
Section 289 of title 35, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the first undesignated paragraph, by 
striking ‘‘Whoever’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Whoever’’; 
(2) in the second undesignated paragraph, by 
striking ‘‘Nothing’’ and inserting the following: 
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