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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Millennium Challenge 
Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A 
CANDIDATE COUNTRY. 
Section 606 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
(22 U.S.C. 7705) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 606. CANDIDATE COUNTRIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A country shall be a candidate 
country for purposes of eligibility for receiving assistance 
under section 605 if— 
‘‘(1) the per capita income of the country is 
equal to or less than the gross national income per 
capita of the 125th poorest country as identified by 
the World Bank for the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) subject to subsection (b), the country is 
not ineligible to receive United States economic as-
sistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 by reason of the application of any provision 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other 
provision of law. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purposes of 
determining whether a country is eligible for receiving as-
sistance under section 605 pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
the exercise by the President, the Secretary of State, or 
any other officer or employee of the United States of any
waiver or suspension of any provision of law referred to 
in such paragraph, and notification to the appropriate 
congressional committees in accordance with such provi-
sion of law, shall be construed as satisfying the require-
ments of such subsection. 
‘‘(c) IDENTIFICATION BY THE BOARD.—The Board 
shall identify whether a country is a candidate country for 
purposes of this section.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) AMENDMENT TO MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE COM-
PACT AUTHORITY.—Section 609(b)(2) of the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7708(b)(2)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking the heading and inserting 
‘‘COUNTRY CONTRIBUTIONS’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘with respect to a lower middle 
income country described in section 606(b),’’. 
(b) AMENDMENT TO REPORT IDENTIFYING CAN-
DIDATE COUNTRIES.—Section 608(a)(1) of the Millen-
nium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7707(a)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 606(a)(1)(B)’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 606(a)(2)’’. 
(c) AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE 
ASSISTANCE
FOR
CANDIDATE
COUNTRIES.—Section 
616(b)(1) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22
U.S.C. 7715(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (a) 
or (b) of section 606’’ and inserting ‘‘section 606(a)’’. 
SEC. 4. MODIFICATION TO FACTORS IN DETERMINING ELI-
GIBILITY. 
Section 607(c)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 (22 U.S.C. 7706(c)(2)) is amended in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘consider’’ and 
inserting ‘‘prioritize need and impact by considering’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8463 
AN ACT 
To modify the requirements under the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 for candidate countries, 
and for other purposes.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8463 
To modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
for candidate countries, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2022 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. 
MALLIOTAKIS, and Ms. HOULAHAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To modify the requirements under the Millennium Challenge 
Act of 2003 for candidate countries, 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 ‘‘Millennium Challenge 
Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS OF REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A 
CANDIDATE COUNTRY. 
Section 606 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
(22 U.S.C. 7705) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘SEC. 606. CANDIDATE COUNTRIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A country shall be a candidate 
country for purposes of eligibility for receiving assistance 
under section 605 if— 
‘‘(1) the per capita income of the country is 
equal to or less than the gross national income per 
capita of the 125th poorest country as identified by 
the World Bank for the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) subject to subsection (b), the country is 
not ineligible to receive United States economic as-
sistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 by reason of the application of any provision 
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other 
provision of law. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purposes of 
determining whether a country is eligible for receiving as-
sistance under section 605 pursuant to subsection (a)(2), 
the exercise by the President, the Secretary of State, or 
any other officer or employee of the United States of any 
waiver or suspension of any provision of law referred to 
in such paragraph, and notification to the appropriate 
congressional committees in accordance with such provi-
sion of law, shall be construed as satisfying the require-
ments of such subsection. 
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SEC. 4. MODIFICATION TO FACTORS IN DETERMINING ELI-
GIBILITY. 
Section 607(c)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 
2003 (22 U.S.C. 7706(c)(2)) is amended in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘consider’’ and 
inserting ‘‘prioritize need and impact by considering’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8465 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the designation 
of certain countries, including Ukraine, the Republic of Georgia, and 
the Republic of Moldova, as major democratic allies, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2022 
Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. WILSON of South Carolina) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide 
for the designation of certain countries, including 
Ukraine, the Republic of Georgia, and the Republic of 
Moldova, as major democratic allies, 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 ‘‘Euro-Atlantic Soli-
darity and Major Democratic Ally Act of 2022’’. 
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motion or disease prevention (referred to in this 
subsection as a ‘wellness program’) shall be a 
program offered by an employer that is de-
signed to promote health or prevent disease 
that meets the applicable requirements of this 
subsection. 
‘‘(B) NO CONDITIONS BASED ON HEALTH 
STATUS FACTOR.—If none of the conditions for 
obtaining a premium discount or rebate or 
other reward for participation in a wellness pro-
gram is based on an individual satisfying a 
standard that is related to a health status fac-
tor, such wellness program shall not violate this 
section if participation in the program is made 
available to all similarly situated individuals 
and the requirements of paragraph (2) are com-
plied with. 
‘‘(C) CONDITIONS BASED ON HEALTH STA-
TUS FACTOR.—If any of the conditions for ob-
taining a premium discount or rebate or other 
reward for participation in a wellness program 
is based on an individual satisfying a standard 
that is related to a health status factor, such 
wellness program shall not violate this section if 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8469 
To direct the Attorney General to modify the uniform crime reporting pro-
gram to include data on internet platforms used in connection with 
criminal offenses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2022 
Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BACON, Mr. JOYCE of 
Ohio, Mr. COSTA, Mr. PANETTA, and Mr. CARSON) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to modify the uniform crime 
reporting program to include data on internet platforms 
used in connection with criminal offenses, 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 ‘‘Combating Harmful 
Actions with Transparency on Social Act of 2022’’ or the 
‘‘CHATS Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. COLLECTION OF DATA ON INTERNET PLATFORMS 
USED IN CONNECTION WITH CRIMINAL OF-
FENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Under the authority of section 
534 of title 28, United States Code, the Attorney General 
shall modify the uniform crime reporting program in the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation to include, for any offense 
for which data is collected under the program, data on 
any internet platform used in connection with such of-
fense. 
(b) GUIDELINES.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
establish guidelines for the collection of the data described 
in subsection (a), including criteria for use by law enforce-
ment agencies in determining whether an internet plat-
form was used in connection with an offense. 
(c) NO RIGHT OF ACTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to— 
(1) create a private right of action; or 
(2) limit any existing right of action, including 
any action under chapter 7 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(d) NO
PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMA-
TION.—Data collected under this section may be used only 
for research or statistical purposes and may not contain 
any personally identifiable information. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8511 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
require certifications related to the intentional, accidental, or otherwise 
knowing disclosure of personally identifiable information of persons in-
volved in transactions related to possession of firearms, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2022 
Mr. PERRY (for himself, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. TIFFANY, and Mr. 
HIGGINS of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to require certifications related to the inten-
tional, accidental, or otherwise knowing disclosure of per-
sonally identifiable information of persons involved in 
transactions related to possession of firearms, 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 Our Second 
Amendment Data Act’’. 
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(e) PUBLICATION.—The Attorney General shall pub-
lish an annual summary of the data collected under this 
section, including— 
(1) the specific internet platforms used in con-
nection with offenses for which data is collected 
under the uniform crime reporting program; and 
(2) offenses committed by, and offenses com-
mitted against, juveniles, with respect to which an 
internet platform was used in connection with such 
offense. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘used in connection with’’ in-
cludes, with respect to an offense, planning, con-
spiring, facilitating, and perpetrating the offense. 
(2) The term ‘‘internet platform’’ means a com-
mercial electronic service provided by means of the 
internet, including through a software application 
that connects to the internet. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
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‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Not later 
than 9 months after the date of enact-
ment of the LOAN Act of 2022, the 
Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
establishing the methodology for cred-
iting or refunding a financing fee 
charged under this subsection pursu-
ant to clause (i). Such credit or re-
fund shall not reduce the financing 
fee by more than— 
‘‘(aa) with respect to a bor-
rower whose income, as deter-
mined under subclause (II), was 
not more than $45,000 in the 
taxable year in which the bor-
rower paid an amount from the 
balance of a loan made under 
this part earlier than required 
under the applicable repayment 
plan, 15 percentage points of 
such amount; 
‘‘(bb) with respect to a bor-
rower whose income, as deter-
mined under subclause (II), was 
more than $45,000 but not more 
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countability Committee, and the Congressional Oversight 
Commission shall each establish a public website where 
any individual who believes that the individual has been 
subjected to a reprisal prohibited under subsection (a) 
may submit a complaint regarding the reprisal. Such com-
plaints shall be transmitted to the Secretary of Labor for 
enforcement in accordance with this section. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Labor 
to carry out this Act $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021, 
to remain available until expended. 
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than $95,000 in the taxable year 
in which the borrower paid an 
amount from the balance of a 
loan made under this part earlier 
than required under the applica-
ble repayment plan, 10 percent-
age points of such amount; and 
‘‘(cc) with respect to a bor-
rower whose income, as deter-
mined under subclause (II), was 
more than $95,000 in the taxable 
year in which the borrower paid 
an amount from the balance of a 
loan made under this part earlier 
than required under the applica-
ble repayment plan, 5 percentage 
points of such amount. 
‘‘(II) 
INCOME
DETERMINA-
TION.—For purposes of subclause (I), 
a borrower’s income is equal to the 
amount by which— 
‘‘(aa) the borrower’s, and 
the borrower’s spouse’s (if appli-
cable), adjusted gross income; ex-
ceeds 
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funds for, operate, manage, and invest capital raised 
under such subparagraph. 
(4) LOAN GUARANTEE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
provide a loan guarantee for up to 80 percent 
of the principal capital amount of the funds 
raised under paragraph (2), pursuant to the 
public-private partnership entered into under 
subsection (b), with investment of equity that 
qualifies under paragraph (1) and consistent 
with the purposes set forth under subsection 
(a)(2). 
(B) SUBJECT
TO
OPERATING
AGREE-
MENT.—The loan guarantee under subpara-
graph (A) shall be subject to the operating 
agreement entered into under subsection (b)(3). 
(C) LIMITS.—Obligations incurred by the 
Secretary under this paragraph shall be subject 
to the availability of appropriations. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Secretary shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees a briefing on the implementation 
of this section. 
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(2) ASSESSMENT
OF
OUTCOMES
AND
FEASI-
BILITY.—Not later than five years after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
provide the congressional defense committees a brief-
ing on the outcomes of the pilot program and the 
feasibility and advisability of making it permanent. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘domestic business’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘U.S. business’’ in section 
800.252 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, or 
successor regulation. 
(3) The term ‘‘domestic small businesses or 
nontraditional businesses’’ means— 
(A) a small businesses that is a domestic 
business; or 
(B) a nontraditional business that is a do-
mestic business. 
(4) The term ‘‘free from foreign oversight, con-
trol, influence, or beneficial ownership’’, with respect 
to a person, means a person who has not raised and 
managed capital from a person or entity that is not 
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trusted and is otherwise free from foreign oversight, 
control, influence, or beneficial ownership. 
(5) The term ‘‘independent’’, with respect to a 
person, means a person who lacks a conflict of inter-
est accomplished by not having entity or manager 
affiliation or ownership with an existing fund. 
(6) The term ‘‘nontraditional business’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘nontraditional defense con-
tractors’’ in section 3014 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(7) The term ‘‘small business’’ has the meaning 
given the term ‘‘small business concern’’ in section 
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
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‘‘(B) includes a subcontractor that is pri-
marily engaged in garment manufacturing. 
‘‘(4) GARMENT INDUSTRY.—The term ‘garment 
industry’ means the industry of garment manufac-
turing. 
‘‘(5) GARMENT
MANUFACTURER.—The term 
‘garment manufacturer’ means any person who is 
engaged in garment manufacturing who is not a gar-
ment contractor. 
‘‘(6) GARMENT MANUFACTURING.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘garment 
manufacturing’ means— 
‘‘(i) sewing, cutting, making, proc-
essing, repairing, finishing, assembling, 
pressing, or dyeing a garment, including a 
section or component of a garment, de-
signed for or intended to be worn by an in-
dividual, which is to be sold or offered for 
sale or resale; 
‘‘(ii) altering the design, or causing 
another person to alter the design, of a 
garment described in clause (i): 
‘‘(iii) affixing a label to a garment de-
scribed in clause (i); 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8479 
To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 with respect to 
the definition of the term ‘‘conservation land’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 21, 2022 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 
with respect to the definition of the term ‘‘conservation 
land’’, 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 ‘‘Desert Lands Protec-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED USES OF ACQUIRED, DONATED, AND 
CONSERVATION LAND. 
Section 714(a) of the California Desert Protection 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–433; 16 U.S.C. 410aaa– 
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81c(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(3) CONSERVATION
LAND.—The term ‘con-
servation land’ means— 
‘‘(A) any land within the Conservation 
Area that is designated to satisfy the conditions 
of a Federal habitat conservation plan, general 
conservation plan, or State natural communities 
conservation plan; 
‘‘(B) any national conservation land within 
the Conservation Area established pursuant to 
section 2002(b)(2)(D) of the Omnibus Public 
Land Management Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 
7202(b)(2)(D)); and 
‘‘(C) any area of critical environmental 
concern within the Conservation Area estab-
lished pursuant to section 202(c)(3) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(43 U.S.C. 1712(c)(3)).’’. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A creditor described under 
subsection (a) shall provide each applicant for a 
mortgage loan with a notice that includes— 
‘‘(A) an explanation of the applicant’s 
right under this section to authorize the provi-
sion of additional credit information to the 
creditor for consideration, including examples of 
such additional information, as well as the ben-
efits of providing such information; and 
‘‘(B) the right of the creditor to disregard 
any such information if the creditor determines, 
according to regulations provided by the Direc-
tor of the Bureau, that the information is the 
result of a material misrepresentation. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE
LANGUAGES.—Notices required 
under paragraph (1) shall be made available in each 
of the 8 languages most commonly spoken by indi-
viduals with limited English proficiency, as deter-
mined by the Director of the Bureau using informa-
tion published by the Director of the Bureau of the 
Census. 
‘‘(3) FORM LANGUAGE.—The Director of the 
Bureau shall establish form language, which shall be 
used by each creditor when providing the notices re-
quired under this subsection, providing— 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 847 
AN ACT 
To support research on privacy enhancing tech-
nologies and promote responsible data use, and 
for other purposes.
‘‘(A) the examples described under para-
graph (1)(A); 
‘‘(B) the description of the benefits de-
scribed under paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(C) the non-English language versions of 
the notices described under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(d) CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVE DATA.—A 
creditor shall ensure that the alternative data provided 
under the requirements of subsection (a) shall be consid-
ered as part of the decisioning process. 
‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF UNDERWRITING SYSTEMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any person, including any 
Federal agency that insures, guarantees, supple-
ments, or assists a Federally backed single-family or 
multifamily mortgage loan, who develops or main-
tains an underwriting system for mortgage loans 
shall ensure such system complies with the require-
ments described under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) RULEMAKING.—The Director of the Bu-
reau (in consultation with the Director of the Fed-
eral Housing Finance Agency, the Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, and any other 
Federal agency that insures, guarantees, supple-
ments, or assists a Federally backed single-family or 
multifamily mortgage loan) may issue such regula-
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