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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3064 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of 
the Department of Justice Inspector General. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2021 
Ms. ROSS (for herself, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. ISSA, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY 
of New York, and Mr. CONNOLLY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to 
the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General. 
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 ‘‘Inspector General Ac-
cess Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTIGATIONS OF DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
PERSONNEL. 
Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
U.S.C. App.) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
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(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and 
paragraph (3)’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (3); 
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
(5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and 
(D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘paragraph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graph (3)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘, except with 
respect to allegations described in subsection 
(b)(3),’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3065 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the contracting authority for 
sole source contracts for certain small business concerns, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2021 
Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Ms. NEWMAN, Mr. STAUBER, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, 
and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to modify the contracting 
authority for sole source contracts for certain small busi-
ness concerns, 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 ‘‘Expanding Contracting 
Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CONTRACTING AUTHORITY FOR 
CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
(a) SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.—Section 8(a)(1)(D)(i)(II) 
of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(1)(D)(i)(II)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$8,000,000’’. 
(b) CERTAIN SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED 
AND CONTROLLED
BY WOMEN.—Section 8(m) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (8)(B)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$4,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’. 
(c) QUALIFIED HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CON-
CERNS.—Section 31(c)(2)(A)(ii) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 657a(c)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7746 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility for 
educational assistance under the Department of Veterans Affairs Post- 
9/11 Educational Assistance Program of certain individuals who receive 
sole survivorship discharges, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 12, 2022 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Mr. BOST, and Ms. SLOTKIN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
eligibility for educational assistance under the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Post-9/11 Educational Assist-
ance Program of certain individuals who receive sole 
survivorship discharges, 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 ‘‘Sgt. Wolf Kyle 
Weninger Veterans Education Fairness Act of 2022’’. 
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(1) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘$7,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(2) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’. 
(d) SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CON-
TROLLED
BY SERVICE-DISABLED VETERANS.—Section 
36(c)(2)(A) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657f) 
is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$7,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subparagraph 
(B), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,000,000’’. 
(e) CERTAIN VETERAN-OWNED CONCERNS.—Section 
8127(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘the dollar thresholds 
under section 36(c)(2)(A) of the Small Business Act’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3068 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
any interest paid on an overpayment of tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2021 
Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) 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 exclude 
from gross income any interest paid on an overpayment 
of tax. 
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 ‘‘Freeing Americans 
from Interest on Reimbursements Act’’ or the ‘‘FAIR 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INTEREST RECEIVED ON OVERPAYMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting before section 140 the following new section: 
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‘‘SEC. 139I. INTEREST RECEIVED ON TAX OVERPAYMENTS. 
‘‘Gross income shall not include any interest allowed 
and paid upon an overpayment of tax pursuant to section 
6611.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this section. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before the 
item relating to section 140 the following new item: 
‘‘139I. Interest received on tax overpayments.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3069 
To provide relief for small rural hospitals from inaccurate instructions 
provided by certain medicare administrative contractors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2021 
Ms. TENNEY (for herself, Mr. REED, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. DELGADO, and Mr. 
KATKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide relief for small rural hospitals from inaccurate 
instructions provided by certain medicare administrative 
contractors. 
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 ‘‘Access for Rural Com-
munities Act’’ or the ‘‘ARC Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RELIEF FOR SMALL RURAL HOSPITALS FROM INAC-
CURATE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY CER-
TAIN MEDICARE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTRAC-
TORS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF REVISED VOLUME DECREASE 
ADJUSTMENT METHODOLOGY.—Subject to subsection (b), 
in the case of a sole community hospital or a medicare- 
dependent, small rural hospital with respect to which a 
medicare administrative contractor determined a volume 
decrease adjustment applies for any specified cost report-
ing period, at the election of the hospital, the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall recalculate the 
amount of the volume decrease adjustment determined by 
the medicare administrative contractor for such hospital 
and specified cost reporting period using the revised vol-
ume decrease adjustment payment methodology for any 
specified cost reporting period requested by the hospital 
in its election. 
(b) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply in the case of a sole community hospital or a 
medicare-dependent, small rural hospital for which 
the medicare administrative contractor determina-
tion of the volume decrease adjustment with respect 
to a specified cost reporting period of the hospital is 
administratively final before the date that is three 
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‘‘(375) POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA.—$22,000,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure in Pocono 
Township, Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(376) 
WESTFALL, 
PENNSYLVANIA.— 
$16,880,000 
for 
wastewater 
infrastructure 
in 
Westfall Township, Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(377) 
WHITEHALL, 
PENNSYLVANIA.— 
$6,000,000 for stormwater management infrastruc-
ture in Whitehall Township and South Whitehall 
Township, Pennsylvania. 
‘‘(378) 
BEAUFORT, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
$7,462,000 for stormwater management infrastruc-
ture in Beaufort County, South Carolina. 
‘‘(379) 
CHARLESTON, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.— 
$25,583,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the city of Charleston, 
South Carolina. 
‘‘(380) MOUNT PLEASANT, SOUTH CAROLINA.— 
$7,822,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the town of Mount 
Pleasant, South Carolina. 
‘‘(381) PORTLAND, TENNESSEE.—$1,850,000 
for water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
water supply, in the city of Portland, Tennessee. 
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Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kk–1) to service A/B Medicare 
Administrative Contractor Jurisdiction K of the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as of July 
1, 2016. 
(2) 
MEDICARE-DEPENDENT, 
SMALL
RURAL 
HOSPITAL.—The term ‘‘medicare-dependent, small 
rural hospital’’ has the meaning given such term 
under section 1886(d)(5)(G)(iv) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)(iv)). 
(3) REVISED VOLUME DECREASE ADJUSTMENT 
PAYMENT METHODOLOGY.—The term ‘‘revised vol-
ume decrease adjustment payment methodology’’ 
means the methodology to calculate the volume de-
crease adjustment that is described in the second 
sentence of section 412.92(e)(3) of title 42, Code of 
Federal Regulations (relating to the methodology to 
calculate the volume decrease adjustment for sole 
community hospitals (and, pursuant to section 
412.108(d)(3) of such title 42, for medicare-depend-
ent, small rural hospitals) that is effective for cost 
reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 
2017). 
(4) SOLE
COMMUNITY
HOSPITAL.—The term 
‘‘sole community hospital’’ has the meaning given 
such term under section 1886(d)(5)(D)(iii) of the 
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Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395ww(d)(5)(D)(iii)). 
(5) SPECIFIED COST REPORTING PERIOD.—The 
term ‘‘specified cost reporting period’’ means a cost 
reporting period of a sole community hospital or a 
medicare-dependent, small rural hospital, as the case 
may be, that begins during a fiscal year before fiscal 
year 2018. 
(6) VOLUME
DECREASE
ADJUSTMENT.—The 
term ‘‘volume decrease adjustment’’ means the ad-
justment required with respect to a sole community 
hospital or a medicare-dependent, small rural hos-
pital, as the case may be, under subparagraph 
(D)(ii) or subparagraph (G)(iii), respectively, of sec-
tion 1886(d)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3074 
To prohibit certain funding made available to the United States Agency 
for Global Media relating to provision of an open platform for China, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2021 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. STEUBE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit certain funding made available to the United 
States Agency for Global Media relating to provision 
of an open platform for China, 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. 
The short title shall be the ‘‘No Taxpayer Funded 
Platform for Chinese Communists Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN FUNDING RELATING TO 
PROVISION OF AN OPEN PLATFORM FOR 
CHINA. 
(a) FUNDING PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, no funding made available to the 
United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) may 
be used to provide an open platform for representatives 
of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), members of the 
Chinese Communist Party (CCP), or any entity owned or 
controlled by the PRC or CCP. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the USAGM shall submit 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate a report describing whether or not any of its 
broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, has 
provided at any time during the five year period imme-
diately preceding such report an open platform for rep-
resentatives of the PRC, members of the CCP, or any enti-
ty owned or controlled by the PRC or CCP. Such report 
shall be made available on a publicly available website by 
the Federal Government. 
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the determination shall be to that effect. Such deter-
mination of noncompliance shall be included with the 
annual compliance determination required under sec-
tion 3653. 
‘‘(3) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If a timely written de-
termination of noncompliance is made under para-
graph (2), the Postal Regulatory Commission shall 
take appropriate action. If the requirements for cov-
erage of attributable costs specified by this chapter 
are not met, the Commission shall, within 60 days 
after the determination, prescribe remedial action to 
restore compliance as soon as practicable, including 
the full restoration of revenue shortfalls during the 
following year. The Commission may order the Post-
al Service to discontinue a nonpostal service under 
section 3703 that persistently fails to meet cost cov-
erage requirements. 
‘‘(4) DELIBERATE
NONCOMPLIANCE.—In the 
case of deliberate noncompliance by the Postal Serv-
ice with the requirements of this chapter, the Postal 
Regulatory Commission may order, based on the na-
ture, circumstances, extent, and seriousness of the 
noncompliance, a fine (in the amount specified by 
the Commission in its order) for each incidence of 
such noncompliance. All receipts from fines imposed 
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‘‘(382) 
SMITH
COUNTY, 
TENNESSEE.— 
$19,500,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in Smith County, Ten-
nessee. 
‘‘(383) TROUSDALE, 
MACON, 
AND
SUMNER 
COUNTIES, TENNESSEE.—$178,000,000 for water 
and wastewater infrastructure in Trousdale County, 
Macon County, and Sumner County, Tennessee. 
‘‘(384) 
VIRGIN
ISLANDS.—$1,584,000 
for 
wastewater infrastructure in the United States Vir-
gin Islands. 
‘‘(385) 
BONNEY
LAKE, 
WASHINGTON.— 
$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure 
in the city of Bonney Lake, Washington. 
‘‘(386) BURIEN, WASHINGTON.—$5,000,000 for 
stormwater management infrastructure in the city of 
Burien, Washington. 
‘‘(387) 
ELLENSBURG, 
WASHINGTON.— 
$3,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the city of Ellensburg, 
Washington. 
‘‘(388) 
NORTH
BEND, 
WASHINGTON.— 
$30,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the city of North Bend, 
Washington. 
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‘‘§ 3701. Purpose 
‘‘The purpose of this chapter is to enable the Postal 
Service to increase its net revenues through specific non-
postal products and services that are expressly authorized 
by this chapter. 
‘‘§ 3702. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘nonpostal services’ is limited to 
services offered by the Postal Service that are ex-
pressly authorized by this chapter and are not postal 
products or services; 
‘‘(2) the term ‘costs attributable’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3631; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘year’ means a fiscal year; 
‘‘(4) the term ‘local government’ means a coun-
ty, municipality, city, town, township, local public 
authority, school district, special district, intrastate 
district, council of governments, or regional or inter-
state government entity; 
‘‘(5) the term ‘State government’ includes the 
government of the District of Columbia, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Common-
wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any 
other territory or possession of the United States; 
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Commission, and shall have equal responsibility over 
the United States Postal Service and the Postal 
Regulatory Commission. The Commission shall com-
ply with the Inspector General’s oversight as if the 
Commission were a designated Federal entity under 
subsection (a)(2) and as if the Inspector General 
were the inspector general of the Commission. The 
Governors of the Postal Service shall not direct over-
sight activities for the Postal Regulatory Commis-
sion.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by inserting 
‘‘pertaining to the United States Postal Serv-
ice’’ after ‘‘subpoenas,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by inserting 
‘‘and the Postal Regulatory Commission’’ after 
‘‘United States Postal Service’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Postal Regulatory Commission’’ after ‘‘Gov-
ernors’’; 
(E) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), 
and (6) as paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respec-
tively; and 
(F) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
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‘‘(4) For activities pertaining to the Postal Reg-
ulatory Commission, sections 4, 5, 6 (other than 
subsection (g) thereof), and 7 of this Act shall be 
applied by substituting the term ‘head of the Postal 
Regulatory Commission’ for ‘head of the establish-
ment’.’’. 
(b) APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL.—Section 202 of 
title 39, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ‘‘The Gov-
ernors shall appoint’’ and inserting ‘‘The Governors 
and the members of the Postal Regulatory Commis-
sion shall appoint, by a favorable vote of a majority 
of the Governors in office and of a majority of the 
members of the Commission in office,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(3), by inserting ‘‘and 3 
members of the Postal Regulatory Commission’’ 
after ‘‘at least 7 Governors’’. 
(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.— 
(1) PERSONNEL, 
DOCUMENTS, 
ASSETS.—All 
personnel, documents, assets, unexpended balances 
of appropriations, and obligations of the Inspector 
General for the Postal Regulatory Commission shall 
transfer to the Inspector General of the Postal Serv-
ice on the effective date of this section. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3082 
To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the extraction, recovery, 
or processing of certain materials to the definition of a critical project, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2021 
Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the FAST Act to add activities relating to the 
extraction, recovery, or processing of certain materials 
to the definition of a critical project, 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 ‘‘National Security 
Through America’s Resources and Permitting Reform Act 
of 2021’’. 
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‘‘(D) A fishing vessel, fish processing ves-
sel, and fish tender vessel of more than 50 feet 
overall in length.’’. 
(c) AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—Section 70114 of title 
46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(c) AVAILABILITY OF DATA.—The Secretary shall 
make data collected by the Coast Guard Nationwide Auto-
matic Identification System available to the public in 
archived form, and to governments and government-spon-
sored entities upon request and approval pursuant to 
Commandant Instruction 5230.80 and International Tele-
communications Union Recommendation ITU–R M.1371– 
3.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
year 2022, $5,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, to purchase automatic identification systems for 
fishing vessels, fish processing vessels, fish tender vessels 
more than 50 feet in length, as described under this title 
and the amendments made by this title. 
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H3075
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS