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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8253 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the research 
tax credit and provide better access to the credit for business startups. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2022 
Mrs. WALORSKI (for herself and Mr. ARRINGTON) 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 increase 
the research tax credit and provide better access to the 
credit for business startups. 
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 ‘‘Fostering Innovation 
and Research to Strengthen Tomorrow Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RESEARCH CREDIT AND BETTER AC-
CESS TO CREDIT FOR STARTUPS. 
(a) CREDIT RATE INCREASE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 41(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘20 
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percent’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘40 
percent’’. 
(2) ALTERNATIVE
SIMPLIFIED
CREDIT.—Sec-
tion 41(c)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘14 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘28 percent’’. 
(3) CREDIT RATE IN CASE OF NO RESEARCH 
EXPENSES
IN
PRECEDING
YEARS.—Section 
41(c)(4)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking 
‘‘6 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘1⁄2 the credit percentage 
in effect under subparagraph (A)’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PORTION 
ALLOWED AGAINST PAYROLL TAX.— 
(1) INCREASE
IN
LIMITATION.—Paragraphs 
(4)(B)(i) and (5)(B)(ii) of section 41(h) of such 
Code are each amended by striking ‘‘$250,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
(2) QUALIFIED
SMALL
BUSINESS
GROSS
RE-
CEIPTS
THRESHOLD.—Section 41(h)(3)(A)(i)(I) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the dollar amount in effect for the taxable 
year under section 448(c)(1)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2022. 
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SEC. 112. The Secretary of Commerce, or the des-
ignee of the Secretary, may waive— 
(1) in whole or in part, the matching require-
ments under sections 306 and 306A, and the cost 
sharing requirements under section 315, of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1455, 1455a, and 1461) as necessary at the request 
of the grant applicant, for amounts made available 
under this Act under the heading ‘‘Operations, Re-
search, and Facilities’’ under the heading ‘‘National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’’; and 
(2) up to 50 percent of the matching require-
ments under sections 306 and 306A, and the cost 
sharing requirements under section 315, of the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 
1455, 1455a, and 1461) as necessary at the request 
of the grant applicant, for amounts made available 
under this Act under the heading ‘‘Procurement, Ac-
quisition and Construction’’ under the heading ‘‘Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’’. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Com-
merce Appropriations Act, 2023’’. 
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(4) reduces funding for any program, project, or ac-
tivity, or numbers of personnel, by 10 percent or more. 
(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Com-
mittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives are notified at least 15 
days in advance of such reprogramming by the 
Under Secretary for Management of the Department 
of Homeland Security. 
(c) Up to 5 percent of any appropriation made 
available to the Department of Homeland Security 
by this Act or provided by previous appropriations 
Acts may be transferred between appropriations to 
address exigent requirements or circumstances if the 
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives are notified at least 30 
days in advance of such transfer, except that— 
(1) no such appropriation shall be aug-
mented by more than 10 percent by such trans-
fers unless otherwise specifically provided in 
this Act; and 
(2) no funding may be transferred from an 
appropriation that is designated by the Con-
gress as being for— 
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ed interventions (‘‘Policing and Prosecution Initia-
tive’’); and $1,500,000 is for an initiative to enhance 
prosecution and investigation of online abuse and 
harassment (‘‘Prosecution and Investigation of On-
line Abuse Initiative’’): Provided, That subsections 
(c) and (d) of section 2101 of the 1968 Act shall not 
apply to the Policing and Prosecution Initiative or 
the Prosecution and Investigation of Online Abuse 
Initiative; 
(6) $67,850,000 is for sexual assault victims 
assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 
1994 Act; 
(7) $50,000,000 is for rural domestic violence 
and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as 
authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; 
(8) $25,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent 
crimes against women on campus, as authorized by 
section 304 of the 2005 Act, of which $12,000,000 
is for grants to Historically Black Colleges and Uni-
versities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Tribal 
colleges; 
(9) $55,000,000 is for legal assistance for vic-
tims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; 
(10) $8,000,000 is for enhanced training and 
services to end violence against and abuse of women 
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in later life, as authorized by section 40801 of the 
1994 Act; 
(11) $22,000,000 is for grants to support fami-
lies in the justice system, as authorized by section 
1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided, That unobligated 
balances available for the programs authorized by 
section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of 
the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 
Act, shall be available for this program; 
(12) $9,000,000 is for education and training 
to end violence against and abuse of women with 
disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 
2000 Act; 
(13) $1,000,000 is for the National Resource 
Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of 
domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of 
the 1994 Act; 
(14) $1,090,000 is for analysis and research on 
violence against Indian women, including as author-
ized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided, That 
such funds may be transferred to ‘‘Research, Eval-
uation and Statistics’’ for administration by the Of-
fice of Justice Programs; 
(15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse 
that provides training and technical assistance on 
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‘‘(I) a natural or cultural re-
source; or 
‘‘(II) an environmental or scenic 
value; and 
‘‘(iii) allows for equitable allocation or 
use of facilities of the applicable System 
unit. 
‘‘(B) The person conducts the filming or 
still photography activity at a location in which 
the public is allowed. 
‘‘(C) The person conducting the filming or 
still photography activity does not require the 
exclusive use of a site or area. 
‘‘(D) The person does not conduct the 
filming or still photography activity in a local-
ized area that receives a very high volume of 
visitation. 
‘‘(E) The person conducting the filming or 
still photography activity does not use a set or 
staging equipment, subject to the limitation 
that handheld equipment (such as a tripod, 
monopod, and handheld lighting equipment) 
shall not be considered staging equipment for 
the purposes of this subparagraph. 
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‘‘(i) the number of individuals partici-
pating in the allowed or authorized activity 
or event; or 
‘‘(ii) whether any individual receives 
compensation for any products of the film-
ing or still photography activity. 
‘‘(3) FILMING AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHY AU-
THORIZATIONS FOR DE MINIMIS USE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall establish a de minimis use author-
ization for certain filming or still photography 
activities that meets the requirements described 
in subparagraph (F). 
‘‘(B) POLICY.—For a filming or still pho-
tography activity that meets the requirements 
described in subparagraph (F), the Secretary 
concerned— 
‘‘(i) may require a de minimis use au-
thorization; and 
‘‘(ii) shall not require a permit. 
‘‘(C) NO FEE.—The Secretary concerned 
shall not charge a fee for a de minimis use au-
thorization under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) ACCESS.—The Secretary concerned 
shall enable members of the public to apply for 
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and obtain a de minimis use authorization 
under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) through the website of the De-
partment of the Interior or the Forest 
Service, as applicable; and 
‘‘(ii) in person at the field office for 
the Federal land management unit. 
‘‘(E) ISSUANCES.—The Secretary con-
cerned shall— 
‘‘(i) establish a procedure— 
‘‘(I) to automate the approval of 
an application submitted through the 
website of the Department of the In-
terior or the Forest Service, as appli-
cable, under subparagraph (D)(i); and 
‘‘(II) to issue a de minimis use 
authorization under this paragraph 
immediately on receipt of an applica-
tion that is submitted in person at the 
field office for the Federal land man-
agement unit under subparagraph 
(D)(ii); and 
‘‘(ii) if an application submitted under 
subparagraph (D) meets the requirements 
of this paragraph, immediately on receipt 
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tion, the sum of which shall remain available until ex-
pended: Provided, That funds available for implementa-
tion, execution, or administration of motor carrier safety 
operations and programs authorized under title 49, United 
States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of 
$367,500,000, for ‘‘Motor Carrier Safety Operations and 
Programs’’ for fiscal year 2023, of which $14,073,000, to 
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2025, 
is for the research and technology program, and of which 
not less than $63,098,000, to remain available for obliga-
tion until September 30, 2025, is for development, mod-
ernization, enhancement, and continued operation and 
maintenance of information technology and information 
management. 
MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY GRANTS 
(LIQUIDATION OF CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION) 
(LIMITATION ON OBLIGATIONS) 
(HIGHWAY TRUST FUND) 
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out 
sections 31102, 31103, 31104, and 31313 of title 49, 
United States Code, $506,150,000, to be derived from the 
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Ac-
count) and to remain available until expended: Provided, 
That funds available for the implementation or execution 
of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total ob-
‘‘(2) the person would create an unreasonable 
disruption of the use and enjoyment by the public of 
the Federal land management unit; or 
‘‘(3) the filming or still photography activity 
poses a health or safety risk to the public. 
‘‘(d) PROCESSING OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned 
shall establish a process to ensure that the Secretary 
concerned responds in a timely manner to an appli-
cation for a permit for a filming or still photography 
activity required under subsection (a)(4). 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.—If a permit is required 
under this section for 2 or more Federal agencies or 
Federal land management units, the Secretary con-
cerned and the head of any other applicable Federal 
agency, as applicable, shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, coordinate permit processing procedures, 
including through the use of identifying a lead agen-
cy or lead Federal land management unit— 
‘‘(A) to review the application for the per-
mit; 
‘‘(B) to issue the permit; and 
‘‘(C) to collect any required fees. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT UNIT.—The 
term ‘Federal land management unit’ means— 
‘‘(A) Federal land (other than National 
Park System land) under the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior; and 
‘‘(B) National Forest System land. 
‘‘(2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘Sec-
retary concerned’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re-
spect to land described in paragraph (1)(A); 
and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re-
spect to land described in paragraph (1)(B).’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 825 
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety 
or gun violence prevention. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2021 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, 
Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BEYER, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
CARBAJAL, Mr. CASE, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
COHEN, Mr. COOPER, Ms. DEAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. FLETCHER, Mr. FOSTER, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HIMES, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Mr. JONES, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. 
MATSUI, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. MORELLE, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. 
NEGUSE, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. POCAN, Ms. ROSS, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 
Mr. SARBANES, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Wash-
ington, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. 
TRAHAN, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, and Mr. YARMUTH) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or sup-
porting research on firearms safety or gun violence pre-
vention. 
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 ‘‘Gun Violence Preven-
tion Research Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH BY CDC ON FIREARMS 
SAFETY OR GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention $50,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2027 for the purpose of con-
ducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun 
violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). The amount authorized to be ap-
propriated by the preceding sentence is in addition to any 
other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such pur-
pose. 
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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 ‘‘Faster Payments to 
Veterans’ Survivors Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. TIMEFRAME FOR DESIGNATION OF ALTERNATE 
BENEFICIARIES AND PAYMENT OF BENEFITS 
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAMS. 
(a) NATIONAL SERVICE LIFE INSURANCE.—Section 
1917(f)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘two 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘one year’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘four’’ 
and inserting ‘‘two’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LIFE INSUR-
ANCE.—Section 1952(c)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘two 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘one year’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘four’’ 
and inserting ‘‘two’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to the death of an 
insured person occurring on or after the date that is two 
years before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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STATE AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE GRANTS 
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United 
States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions 
of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and 
Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and imple-
mentation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their 
habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, 
$74,362,000, to remain available until expended: Pro-
vided, That of the amount provided herein, $6,250,000 is 
for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not sub-
ject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Pro-
vided further, That $7,862,000 is for a competitive grant 
program to implement approved plans for States, terri-
tories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of af-
fected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife 
agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this 
appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall, 
after deducting $14,112,000 and administrative expenses, 
apportion the amount provided herein in the following 
manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more 
than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, 
American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and 
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HR 8260 RDS
ficiaries of life insurance policies issued under chapter 19 
of title 38, United States Code, including by— 
(1) improving the search tools available on the 
website of the Department; 
(2) conducting outreach to veterans, veterans 
service organizations, and the general public with re-
spect to such search tools; 
(3) improving the processes for searching for 
information relating to potential recipients through 
internal Department sources and sources available 
through other Federal agencies, State government 
agencies, and non-government entities; and 
(4) ensuring the Department has sufficient 
dedicated staff whose primary responsibilities are 
identifying, locating, and paying hard-to-find bene-
ficiaries, with the goal of disbursing by not later 
than two years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, all funds that, as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, are owed to a beneficiary of a life 
insurance policy issued under chapter 19 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should work 
with interagency partners to determine the types of 
records, reports, and other materials that may be required 
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to identify, locate, and disburse undisbursed life insurance 
benefits to hard-to-find beneficiaries. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on the progress of the 
Secretary in carrying out this section. 
(d) UNDISBURSED LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS DE-
FINED.—The term ‘‘undisbursed life insurance bene-
fits’’— 
(1) means any amount of money that is owed 
to a beneficiary of a life insurance policy issued 
under chapter 19 of title 38, United States Code, 
and that has not been disbursed for a period of two 
years or longer; and 
(2) does not include any amount of money 
that— 
(A) has not been disbursed due to a con-
tested claim; or 
(B) is in dispute by two or more parties 
over who is the entitled beneficiary. 
SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
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titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 14, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 360 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8260 
[Report No. 117–463] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to shorten the timeframe for designa-
tion of benefits under Department of Veterans Affairs life insurance 
programs, to improve the treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1, 2022 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself, Ms. MACE, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. SCANLON, Ms. NEW-
MAN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Miss GONZA´LEZ- 
COLO´N, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. TITUS, Ms. BOURDEAUX, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. 
C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mrs. 
HAYES, Mrs. KIM of California, Mr. TRONE, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. 
SOTO, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. BUCK, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. 
GARBARINO, and Mr. BISHOP of Georgia) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 
Additional sponsor: Mrs. RADEWAGEN 
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to shorten the time-
frame for designation of benefits under Department of 
Veterans Affairs life insurance programs, to improve the 
treatment of undisbursed life insurance benefits by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 
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