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‘‘(B) there is a reasonable likelihood that 
such radiation dose may have endangered the 
health of members of the class. 
‘‘(2) Subject to the provisions of section 
3621(14)(C), the members of a class of employees 
employed in a uranium mine or uranium mill de-
scribed under section 5(a)(1)(A)(i) of the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) 
(including any individual who was employed in core 
drilling or the transport of uranium ore or vana-
dium-uranium ore from such mine or mill) located in 
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, South 
Dakota, Washington, Utah, Idaho, North Dakota, 
Oregon, Texas, and any State the Attorney General 
makes a determination under section 5(a)(2) of that 
Act for inclusion of eligibility under section 5(a)(1) 
of that Act, at any time during the period beginning 
on January 1, 1942, and ending on December 31, 
1990, may be treated as members of the Special Ex-
posure Cohort for purposes of the compensation pro-
gram if the President, upon recommendation of the 
Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, 
determines that— 
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‘‘(A) it is not feasible to estimate with suf-
ficient accuracy the radiation dose that the 
class received; and 
‘‘(B) there is a reasonable likelihood that 
such radiation dose may have endangered the 
health of members of the class.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3785 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to change the residency requirements 
for certain officials serving in the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2019 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to change the resi-
dency requirements for certain officials serving in the 
District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2019’’. 
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York and the Eastern District of New York may reside 
within 20 miles thereof.’’. 
(d) UNITED STATES MARSHALS.—Section 561(e)(1) 
of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(1) the marshal for the Southern District of 
New York may reside within 20 miles of the district; 
and’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3788 
To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from making payments to 
child care providers that employ individuals charged with certain offenses, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2019 
Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. DAVID P. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. 
RADEWAGEN, Mr. BOST, Mr. DUNN, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. 
MEUSER, Mr. WATKINS, and Mr. STEUBE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from making 
payments to child care providers that employ individuals 
charged with certain 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 ‘‘VA Child Care Protec-
tion Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD CARE PROVIDERS RE-
CEIVING PAYMENT FROM DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs may not make a payment to 
any child care center, child care agency, or child care pro-
vider that employs an individual who has been charged 
with— 
(1) a sex offense; 
(2) an offense involving a child victim; 
(3) a violent crime; 
(4) a drug felony; or 
(5) other offense that the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Payment may be made to a child 
care center, child care agency, or child care provider, if 
such child care center, child care agency, or child care pro-
vider has suspended the individual described in subsection 
(a) from having any contact with children while on the 
job until the case is resolved. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3792 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for deferment 
for Federal loans prior to the beginning of the repayment period. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2019 
Ms. KENDRA S. HORN of Oklahoma introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide 
for deferment for Federal loans prior to the beginning 
of the repayment period. 
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 ‘‘Guaranteeing Respite 
After College Ends Act’’ or the ‘‘GRACE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFERMENT FOR FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS BE-
GINNING JULY 1, 2020. 
Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(6) DEFERMENT OF NEW LOANS ON OR AFTER 
JULY 1, 2020.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding para-
graph (1)(B) or any other provision of this title 
to the contrary, a borrower of a loan under this 
part for which the first disbursement is made 
on or after July 1, 2020, shall be eligible for 
and granted a deferment, during which periodic 
installments of principal need not be paid, and 
interest shall not accrue— 
‘‘(i) with respect to any Federal Di-
rect Stafford Loan or Federal Direct Un-
subsidized Stafford Loan, during the pe-
riod prior to the beginning of the repay-
ment period of the loan; and 
‘‘(ii) with respect to any Federal Di-
rect PLUS Loan or Federal Direct Con-
solidation Loan, during the period prior to 
the commencement of repayment of such 
loan 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
428B9(d)(1) (as applied to Federal Direct 
PLUS Loans) or section 428C(c)(4) (as 
applied to Federal Direct Consolidation 
Loans). 
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‘‘(B) 
OTHER
DEFERMENTS.—The 
deferment authorized under this paragraph is in 
addition to the deferments authorized under the 
preceding paragraphs of this subsection, and 
nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted 
to eliminate the availability of any other period 
of authorized deferment or forbearance under 
this title, except as specified in subparagraph 
(A).’’. 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limita-
tions on copayments for contraception furnished by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
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tioners conducting research with marijuana pursuant to 
a registration under this paragraph shall be consistent 
with the security measures for practitioners conducting re-
search on other controlled substances in schedule II that 
have a similar risk of diversion and abuse. 
‘‘(F)(i) If the Attorney General grants an application 
for registration under this paragraph, the applicant may 
amend or supplement the research protocol without re-
applying if the applicant does not— 
‘‘(I) change the type of drug, the source of the 
drug, or the conditions under which the drug is 
stored, tracked, or administered; or 
‘‘(II) otherwise increase the risk of diversion. 
‘‘(ii) If an applicant amends or supplements the re-
search protocol or initiates research on a new research 
protocol under clause (i), the applicant shall, in order to 
renew the registration under this paragraph, provide no-
tice to the Attorney General of the amended or supple-
mented research protocol or any new research protocol in 
the applicant’s renewal materials. 
‘‘(iii)(I) If an applicant amends or supplements a re-
search protocol and the amendment or supplement in-
volves a change to the type of drug, the source of the drug, 
or conditions under which the drug is stored, tracked, or 
administered or otherwise increases the risk of diversion, 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6922 
To continue the temporary waiver of interest on State unemployment loans 
during the pandemic to provide additional relief, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2022 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. EVANS, 
and Mr. PASCRELL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To continue the temporary waiver of interest on State unem-
ployment loans during the pandemic to provide additional 
relief, 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 ‘‘Continued Waiver of 
Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pan-
demic Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INTEREST-FREE LOANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1202(b)(10)(A) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1322(b)(10)(A)) is amended 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3797 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to make marijuana accessible for 
use by qualified marijuana researchers for medical purposes, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2019 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. HARRIS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. GRIFFITH, 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Mrs. DINGELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to make marijuana 
accessible for use by qualified marijuana researchers for 
medical purposes, 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 ‘‘Medical Marijuana Re-
search Act of 2019’’. 
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(20) in subparagraph (T)(ii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(21) in subparagraph (U)(ii)(I), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
(22) in subparagraph (U)(ii)(II), by inserting 
‘‘or permanent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; and 
(23) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ‘‘perma-
nent partner or’’ after ‘‘beneficiary (including a’’. 
SEC. 212. CONDITIONAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS 
FOR CERTAIN ALIEN SPOUSES, PERMANENT 
PARTNERS, AND SONS AND DAUGHTERS. 
(a) SECTION HEADING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The heading for section 216 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1186a) is amended by inserting ‘‘AND PERMANENT 
PARTNERS’’ after ‘‘SPOUSES’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents of such Act is amended by amending the item 
relating to section 216 to read as follows: 
‘‘Sec. 216. Conditional permanent resident status for certain alien spouses and 
permanent partners and sons and daughters.’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—Section 216(a) of such Act (8 
U.S.C. 1186a(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or perma-
nent partner’’ after ‘‘spouse’’; 
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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3798 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copay-
ments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2019 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California 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 limita-
tions on copayments for contraception furnished by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Equal Access to Con-
traception for Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COPAYMENTS FOR CONTRACEP-
TION. 
Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘to pay’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘to pay—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) an amount in excess of the cost to the 
Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); 
or 
‘‘(B) an amount for any contraceptive item or 
service for which coverage under health insurance 
coverage is required without the imposition of any 
cost-sharing 
requirement 
pursuant 
to 
section 
2713(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
USC 300gg–13(a)(4)).’’. 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3798 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limita-
tions on copayments for contraception furnished by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 ‘‘Equal Access to Con-
traception for Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COPAYMENTS FOR CONTRACEP-
TION. 
Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘to pay’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘to pay—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) an amount in excess of the cost to the 
Secretary for medication described in paragraph (1); 
or 
‘‘(B) an amount for any contraceptive item for 
which coverage under health insurance coverage is 
required without the imposition of any cost-sharing 
requirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 USC 300gg– 
13(a)(4)).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 429 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3798 
[Report No. 116–529] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for limitations on copay-
ments for contraception furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 17, 2019 
Ms. BROWNLEY of California introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Ms. LEE of California, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. CASTEN of Illinois, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. 
KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. CISNEROS, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. 
PINGREE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. HAYES, Mrs. LAW-
RENCE, Mr. CROW, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. MOORE, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
PAYNE, Ms. WILD, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. HECK, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. HAALAND, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, 
Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, and Ms. FRANKEL 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 17, 2019] 
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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 ‘‘Equal Access to Contra-
ception for Veterans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON COPAYMENTS FOR CONTRACEP-
TION. 
Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘to pay’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘to pay—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) an amount in excess of the cost to the Sec-
retary for medication described in paragraph (1); or 
‘‘(B) an amount for any contraceptive item for 
which coverage under health insurance coverage is re-
quired without the imposition of any cost-sharing re-
quirement pursuant to section 2713(a)(4) of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act (42 USC 300gg–13(a)(4)).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 429 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3798 
[Report No. 116–529] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for limitations on copayments for contraception 
furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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HR 4617 EH
an employee of any organization legally author-
ized under Federal, State, or local law to sup-
port the candidate’s campaign for nomination 
for, or election to, any Federal, State, or local 
public office, as well as any independent con-
tractor of such an organization and any indi-
vidual who performs services on behalf of the 
organization, whether paid or unpaid. 
‘‘(D) The term ‘individual affiliated with a 
political committee’ means, with respect to a 
political committee, an employee of the com-
mittee as well as any independent contractor of 
the committee and any individual who performs 
services on behalf of the committee, whether 
paid or unpaid. 
‘‘(E) The term ‘nonpublic campaign mate-
rial’ means, with respect to a candidate or a po-
litical committee, campaign material that is 
produced by the candidate or the committee or 
produced at the candidate or committee’s ex-
pense or request which is not distributed or 
made available to the general public or other-
wise in the public domain, including polling and 
focus group data and opposition research, ex-
cept that such term does not include material
I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 37 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
Kissimmee River and its tributaries in the State of Florida for study 
for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2019 
Mr. SOTO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the Kissimmee River and its tributaries in 
the State of Florida for study for potential addition 
to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 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 ‘‘Kissimmee River Wild 
and Scenic River Study Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION FOR STUDY. 
Section 5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ll) KISSIMMEE RIVER, FLORIDA.—(A) The 
segment from the southern shore of Lake Kissimmee 
to its confluence with Lake Okeechobee.’’. 
SEC. 3. STUDY AND REPORT. 
Section 5(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
U.S.C. 1276(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ll) STUDY AND REPORT.—Not later than 
3 years after the date of completion of the Kis-
simmee River restoration project by the Army Corps 
of Engineers and the South Florida Water Manage-
ment District, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
complete the study of the Kissimmee River, as de-
scribed in subsection (a)(l), and submit a report 
describing the results of that study to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate.’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING ACCESS TO CARDIAC REHABILITATION 
PROGRAMS AND PULMONARY REHABILITA-
TION PROGRAMS UNDER MEDICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) CARDIAC REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.—Section 
1861(eee) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(eee)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ‘‘a 
physician’s office’’ and inserting ‘‘the office of 
a physician (as defined in subsection (r)(1)) or 
the office of a physician assistant, nurse practi-
tioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as those 
terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after 
‘‘physician’’ the following: ‘‘(as defined in sub-
section (r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse 
practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist (as 
those terms are defined in subsection (aa)(5))’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘physician- 
prescribed exercise’’ and inserting ‘‘exercise pre-
scribed by a physician (as defined in subsection 
(r)(1)) or a physician assistant, nurse practitioner, 
or clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are de-
fined in subsection (aa)(5))’’; and 
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