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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Criminal Judicial Ad-
ministration Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE FOR CRIMI-
NAL JUSTICE ACT DEFENDANTS. 
Section 4285 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended in the first sentence— 
(1) by striking ‘‘when the interests of justice 
would be served thereby and the United States judge 
or magistrate judge is satisfied, after appropriate in-
quiry, that the defendant is financially unable to 
provide the necessary transportation to appear be-
fore the required court on his own’’ and inserting 
‘‘when the United States judge or magistrate judge 
is satisfied that the defendant is indigent based on 
appointment of counsel pursuant to section 3006A, 
or, after appropriate inquiry, that the defendant is 
financially unable to provide necessary transpor-
tation on his own’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘to the place where his appear-
ance is required,’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) to the place 
where each appearance is required and (2) to return 
to the place of the person’s arrest or bona fide resi-
dence,’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘to his destination,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘which includes money for both lodging and
food, during travel to the person’s destination and 
during any proceeding at which the person’s appear-
ance is required’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE USE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES TO DE-
CIDE POSTJUDGMENT MOTIONS. 
Section 3401 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘and’’ after ‘‘trial, judgment,’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 
and rulings on all post-judgment motions’’ after 
‘‘sentencing’’; 
(C) in the third sentence, by striking 
‘‘and’’ after ‘‘trial, judgment,’’; and 
(D) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 
and rulings on all post-judgment motions’’ after 
‘‘sentencing’’; 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, with the ap-
proval of a judge of the district court,’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) A magistrate judge who exercises trial jurisdic-
tion under this section, in either a petty offense case or 
a misdemeanor case in which the defendant has consented
to a magistrate judge, may also rule on all post-judgment 
motions in that case, including but not limited to petitions 
for writs of habeas corpus, writs of coram nobis, motions 
to vacate a sentence under section 2255 of title 28, and 
motions related to mental competency under chapter 313 
of this title.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 1, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8124 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide 
for transportation and subsistence for criminal 
justice defendants, and for other purposes.
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8125 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot program to pre- 
program suicide prevention resources into smart devices issued to mem-
bers of the Armed Forces. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 28, 2020 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, and 
Mr. CISNEROS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out a pilot 
program to pre-program suicide prevention resources into 
smart devices issued to members of the Armed Forces. 
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 ‘‘Military Suicide Pre-
vention in the 21st Century Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Although personal electronic devices, such 
as mobile phones, computers, and tablets, increas-
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Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and make pub-
licly available on the website of the Department of Com-
merce, a report that contains the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
TITLE III—DIGITAL TOKEN 
TAXONOMY 
SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Digital Taxonomy 
Act’’. 
SEC. 302. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) it is important that the United States re-
mains a leader in innovation; 
(2) digital tokens and blockchain technology are 
driving innovation and providing consumers with in-
creased choice and convenience; 
(3) the use of digital tokens and blockchain 
technology is likely to increase in the future; 
(4) the Federal Trade Commission is respon-
sible for protecting consumers from unfair or decep-
tive acts or practices, including relating to digital to-
kens; 
(5) the Commission has previously taken action 
against unscrupulous companies and individuals that
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8127 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to submit to Congress a report 
on unfair or deceptive acts or practices targeted at Indian Tribes or 
members of Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 28, 2020 
Mr. LUJA´N (for himself and Mr. GIANFORTE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to submit to Con-
gress a report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices 
targeted at Indian Tribes or members of Indian Tribes, 
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 Indian 
Tribes from Scams Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROTECTING INDIAN TRIBES FROM UNFAIR OR DE-
CEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES. 
(a) FTC REPORT ON UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS 
OR PRACTICES TARGETING INDIAN TRIBES.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and after consultation with Indian Tribes, the Commission 
shall make publicly available on the website of the Com-
mission and submit to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report on unfair or deceptive acts or practices targeted 
at Indian Tribes or members of Indian Tribes, including— 
(1) a description of the types of unfair or de-
ceptive acts or practices identified by the Commis-
sion as being targeted at Indian Tribes or members 
of Indian Tribes; 
(2) a description of the consumer education ac-
tivities of the Commission with respect to such acts 
or practices; 
(3) a description of the efforts of the Commis-
sion to collaborate with Indian Tribes to prevent 
such acts or practices or to pursue persons using 
such acts or practices; 
(4) a summary of the enforcement actions 
taken by the Commission related to such acts or 
practices; and 
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(A) trends in the commercial use of and 
investment in blockchain technology; 
(B) best practices in facilitating public-pri-
vate partnerships in blockchain technology; 
(C) 
potential 
benefits 
and 
risks 
of 
blockchain technology for consumer protection; 
(D) how blockchain technology can be used 
by industry and consumers to reduce fraud and 
increase the security of commercial trans-
actions; 
(E) 
areas 
in 
Federal 
regulation 
of 
blockchain technology that greater clarity would 
encourage domestic innovation: and 
(F) any other relevant observations or rec-
ommendations related to blockchain technology 
and consumer protection. 
(3) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In producing the study 
required in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall 
provide opportunity for public comment and advice 
relevant to the production of the study. 
(b) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the completion of the study required pursu-
ant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
(5) any recommendations for legislation to pre-
vent such acts or practices. 
(b) INCREASING AWARENESS OF UNFAIR OR DECEP-
TIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES TARGETING INDIAN TRIBES.— 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the submission 
of the report required by subsection (a), the Commission 
shall update the website of the Commission to include in-
formation for consumers and businesses on identifying 
and avoiding unfair or deceptive acts or practices targeted 
at Indian Tribes or members of Indian Tribes. 
(c) COMMISSION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Commission’’ means the Federal Trade Commission. 
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8132 
AN ACT 
To require the Federal Trade Commission and the Secretary 
of Commerce to conduct studies and submit reports on 
the impact of artificial intelligence and other technologies 
on United States businesses conducting interstate com-
merce, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(i) in subparagraph (GG), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (HH), by strik-
ing the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(II) medically necessary food (as defined in 
subsection (kkk));’’. 
(B) DEFINITION.—Section 1861 of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘Medically Necessary Food 
‘‘(kkk) The term ‘medically necessary food’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘medical food’ in section 5(b)(3) 
of the Orphan Drug Act (21 U.S.C. 360ee(b)(3)).’’. 
(C) PAYMENT.—Section 1833(a)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘(DD)’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting before the semicolon 
at the end the following: ‘‘, and (EE) with 
respect to medically necessary food (as de-
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(i) establish a list of industry sectors 
that implement and promote the use of ar-
tificial intelligence; 
(ii) establish a list of public-private 
partnerships focused on promoting the 
adoption and use of artificial intelligence, 
as well as industry-based bodies, including 
international bodies, which have developed, 
or are developing, mandatory or voluntary 
standards for artificial intelligence; 
(iii) the status of such industry-based 
mandatory or voluntary standards; and 
(iv) provide a description of the ways 
entities or industry sectors implement and 
promote the use of artificial intelligence; 
(B) develop a comprehensive list of Federal 
agencies with jurisdiction over the entities and 
industry sectors identified under subparagraph 
(A); 
(C) identify which Federal agency or agen-
cies listed under subparagraph (B) each entity 
or industry sector interacts with; 
(D) identify all interagency activities that 
are taking place among the Federal agencies 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8143 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently allow a tax 
deduction at the time an investment is made in property used for the 
mining, reclaiming, or recycling of critical minerals and metals from 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 
Mr. GOODEN (for himself, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. HURD of Texas, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Mr. OLSON, Mr. WILLIAMS, and Mr. WEBER of Texas) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
allow a tax deduction at the time an investment is made 
in property used for the mining, reclaiming, or recycling 
of critical minerals and metals from the United States, 
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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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8133 
To provide that, in the case of any grant made by the Attorney General, 
no restriction may be placed on the use of grant amounts for purposes 
of representation in post-conviction relief proceedings, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 28, 2020 
Ms. SCANLON (for herself and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide that, in the case of any grant made by the 
Attorney General, no restriction may be placed on the 
use of grant amounts for purposes of representation in 
post-conviction relief proceedings, 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 
Justice for Survivors Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF LEGAL AID SERVICES. 
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Office of Justice Programs or the Office on Violence 
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Against Women, in awarding a grant that may be used 
for legal representation, may not prohibit a recipient from 
using the grant for legal representation for post-conviction 
relief proceedings, including any proceedings relating to 
vacatur, expungement, record-stealing, or other post-con-
viction relief measure. 
SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT. 
Beginning in the first fiscal year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Execu-
tive Office for United States Attorneys shall submit a re-
port to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate detailing— 
(1) the number of motions, that were filed in 
Federal court— 
(A) to vacate; 
(B) for expungement; or 
(C) setting forth mitigating factors; 
and that, but for the application of section 2, would 
not otherwise have been filed; 
(2) the underlying crime of each action; 
(3) the response of the Executive Office; and 
(4) the final disposition of the motion. 
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HR 6968 PCS
to those foreign persons subject to sanctions under 
section 1263 for serious human rights abuse and 
corruption.’’. 
(e) REPEAL OF SUNSET.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1265 of the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (sub-
title F of title XII of Public Law 114–328; 22 
U.S.C. 2656 note) is repealed. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents in section 2(b) and in title XII of division A 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) are each amended 
by striking the items relating to section 1265. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 9, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
By KEVIN MCCUMBER, 
Deputy Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 312 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6968 
AN ACT 
To prohibit the importation of energy products of 
the Russian Federation, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 28, 2022 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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at ports of entry, including ports of entry for de minimis 
shipments, for the purpose of identifying, assessing, and 
addressing shipments of violative consumer products. 
Such hiring shall continue during each fiscal year until 
the total number of full-time equivalent personnel equals 
and sustains the staffing requirements identified in the re-
port to Congress required under section 4. 
SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
transmit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and 
make publicly available, a study and report assessing the 
risk to consumers associated with the targeting and 
screening of de minimis e-commerce shipments. 
(b) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—In the study and re-
port, the Commission shall— 
(1) examine a sampling of de minimis ship-
ments at a sufficient and representative sample of 
all types of ports of entry where de minimis ship-
ments are processed, including express consignment 
carrier facilities, international mail facilities, and air 
cargo facilities to assess the extent to which such 
shipments include violative consumer products; 
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features that allow for arranging the sale, purchase, 
payment, or shipping of goods, or that enables a 
person other than an operator of such platform to 
sell or offer to sell physical goods to consumers lo-
cated in the United States; and 
(6) the term ‘‘express consignment carrier facil-
ity’’ means a separate or shared specialized facility 
approved by the port director solely for the examina-
tion and release of express consignment shipments. 
SEC. 6. SAVINGS CLAUSE. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit, affect, 
or conflict with any other authority of the Commission or 
any other statutory requirements governing the Commis-
sion. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8134 
AN ACT 
To support the Consumer Product Safety Commis-
sion’s capability to protect consumers from un-
safe consumer products, and for other purposes.
IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8134 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 30 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 29), 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To support the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s capa-
bility to protect consumers from unsafe consumer prod-
ucts, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consumer Product 
Safety Inspection Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY. 
Section 17 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2066) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(i) 
ENHANCED
RISK
ASSESSMENT
METHOD-
OLOGY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Inspection Enhancement Act, the Com-
mission shall enhance targeting, surveillance, and 
screening of consumer products entering the United 
States at ports of entry, including ports of entry for 
de minimis shipments, by— 
‘‘(A) working in consultation with Customs 
and Border Protection to— 
‘‘(i) access and leverage all available 
data, including manifest data, to enhance 
targeting of violative consumer products, 
including de minimis shipments containing 
violative consumer products; 
‘‘(ii) access and leverage intellectual 
property rights seizure data to target prod-
ucts that may have both intellectual prop-
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(b) REPORT REQUIREMENTS.—In the study and re-
port, the Commission shall— 
(1) examine a sampling of de minimis ship-
ments at a sufficient and representative sample of 
all types of ports of entry where de minimis ship-
ments are processed, including express consignment 
carrier facilities, international mail facilities, and air 
cargo facilities to assess the extent to which such 
shipments include violative consumer products; 
(2) examine a sampling of shipments coming 
from the People’s Republic of China to identify 
trends associated with the shipment of products con-
taining both intellectual property rights infringe-
ments and consumer product safety violations; 
(3) detail plans and timelines to effectively ad-
dress targeting and screening of de minimis ship-
ments to prevent the entry of violative consumer 
products entering into the commerce of the United 
States taking into consideration projected growth in 
e-commerce; 
(4) establish metrics by which to evaluate the 
effectiveness of the Commission efforts to reduce the 
number of de minimis shipments containing violative 
consumer products from entering into the commerce 
of the United States; and 
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results of a satisfaction survey of the par-
ticipants 
in 
the 
pilot 
program, 
disaggregated by treatment under sub-
section (b). 
(v) An assessment of whether the pilot 
program is effective in increasing the ad-
herence of veterans to mental health treat-
ment for the conditions described in sub-
section (a). 
(vi) The determination of the Sec-
retary with respect to extending the pilot 
program under subsection (d)(2). 
(vii) Any recommendations of the Sec-
retary with respect to expanding the pilot 
program. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the termination of the pilot program under this 
section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives a final report on the pilot program. 
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