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nent loss of police powers and removal from 
such agency; and 
(B) is not prohibited by Federal law from 
receiving a firearm. 
(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.—The term 
‘‘law enforcement officer’’ has the meaning given 
such term under section 8401 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(5) LICENSEE.—The term ‘‘licensee’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 103(j)(1) of the 
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 U.S.C. 
40901(j)(1)). 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7805 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use of questions 
on citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in any decennial census, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2022 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 13, United States Code, to prohibit the use 
of questions on citizenship, nationality, or immigration 
status in any decennial census, 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 ‘‘Ensuring Full Partici-
pation in the Census Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CENSUS QUESTIONS ON CITIZENSHIP, 
NATIONALITY, OR IMMIGRATION STATUS. 
Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a ques-
tionnaire or survey used to carry out, or in connection 
with, any decennial census of population may not include 
any question regarding citizenship, nationality, or immi-
gration status of the respondent, any family member of 
the respondent, or any individual living in the respondent’s 
household. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the survey, con-
ducted by the Secretary, commonly referred to as the 
‘American Community Survey’.’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7807 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for, and extend 
authorization of, certain programs for homeless veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 17, 2022 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility 
for, and extend authorization of, certain programs for 
homeless veterans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. HEALTH CARE FOR HOMELESS VETERANS PRO-
GRAM: EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY; EXTEN-
SION OF AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) 
EXPANSION
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
2002(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘2031,’’ after ‘‘2013,’’. 
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(b) 
EXTENSION
OF
AUTHORIZATION.—Section 
2031(b) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2027’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM OF 
ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR HOMELESS VET-
ERANS. 
Section 2033(d) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2027’’. 
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‘‘(A) import processed commercial asbestos 
fibers solely for the purpose of manufacturing 
diaphragms for use in the chlor-alkali process; 
and 
‘‘(B) use, hold, or process commercial as-
bestos fibers solely for the purpose of manufac-
turing diaphragms for use in the chlor-alkali 
process. 
‘‘(5) EXEMPTION
FOR
NATIONAL
SECURITY 
REASONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this subsection, the President 
may, on application, grant any person an ex-
emption from the prohibition under paragraph 
(3) once for the manufacture, processing, use, 
or distribution in commerce of commercial as-
bestos or any mixture or article containing com-
mercial asbestos only if the President deter-
mines that— 
‘‘(i) the manufacture, processing, use, 
or distribution in commerce of commercial 
asbestos or any mixture or article con-
taining commercial asbestos by the person 
is necessary to protect the national secu-
rity interests of the United States; and 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7809 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide for law enforcement officer bonuses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2022 
Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself, Mr. KATKO, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. NEHLS, and 
Ms. MALLIOTAKIS) 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 provide for law enforcement officer bonuses. 
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 ‘‘Communities Deserve 
Cops Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BONUSES. 
Subsection (b) of section 1701 of title I of the Omni-
bus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 
U.S.C. 10381) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (22), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) to provide a signing bonus for a law en-
forcement officer in an amount not to exceed 
$5,000; and 
‘‘(25) to provide a retention bonus for a law en-
forcement officer in an amount not to exceed 
$5,000.’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 780 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the continued imple-
mentation of the Climate and Health program by the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 3, 2021 
Ms. UNDERWOOD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the continued implementation of the Climate and Health 
program by the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion. 
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 ‘‘Climate and Health 
Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLIMATE 
AND HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
is amended by inserting after section 317U (42 U.S.C. 
247b–23) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 317V. CLIMATE AND HEALTH PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, shall continue to implement the Climate and 
Health program carried out by the National Center for 
Environmental Health (or successor program) for the fol-
lowing purposes: 
‘‘(1) To translate climate change science to in-
form States, local health departments, and commu-
nities. 
‘‘(2) To create decision support tools to build 
capacity to prepare for climate change. 
‘‘(3) To serve as a credible leader in planning 
for the public health impacts of climate change. 
‘‘(b) WRITTEN NOTIFICATION
TO CONGRESS.—In 
the case of the establishment of any successor program 
to the Climate and Health program referred to in sub-
section (a), the Secretary, acting through the Director of 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall sub-
mit to Congress a written notification of any transfer or 
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reprogramming of funds to establish such a successor pro-
gram. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the program referred to in 
subsection (a) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 and 
each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—None of the funds made 
available under paragraph (1) may be transferred or 
reprogrammed by the Secretary to carry out another 
program administered by the Secretary.’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7811 
To make certain improvements to the enterprise-wide procurement of cyber 
data products and services by the Department of Defense, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2022 
Mr. OBERNOLTE (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To make certain improvements to the enterprise-wide pro-
curement of cyber data products and services by the 
Department of Defense, 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 ‘‘AI for National Secu-
rity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENTERPRISE-WIDE PRO-
CUREMENT OF CYBER DATA PRODUCTS AND 
SERVICES. 
Section 1521 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 
2224 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing the use of artificial intelligence-based endpoint 
security that prevents cyber attacks and does not re-
quire constant internet connectivity to function,’’ 
after ‘‘services’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, including 
by enhancing the security of the software supply 
chain of the Department’’ after ‘‘best interests of 
the Department’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7812 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
to establish a floriculture and nursery plant health initiative, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2022 
Mr. KAHELE (for himself and Mr. CASE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 to establish a floriculture and nursery plant 
health initiative, 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 ‘‘Floriculture and Nurs-
ery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING THE FLORICULTURE AND NURSERY 
PLANT HEALTH INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1672(d) of the Food, Ag-
riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
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5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) FLORICULTURE
AND
NURSERY
PLANT 
HEALTH
INITIATIVE.—Research 
and 
extension 
grants may be made under this section for the pur-
poses of— 
‘‘(A) developing and disseminating science- 
based tools and treatments to combat plant 
pests (as defined in section 403 of the Plant 
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7702)) and pathogens 
that impact floriculture and nursery crops; 
‘‘(B) establishing area-wide integrated pest 
management programs in areas affected by, or 
areas at risk of being affected by, invasive plant 
pests or pathogens; 
‘‘(C) surveying and collecting data on the 
production of, health of, and markets for flori-
culture and nursery crops; 
‘‘(D) investigating the biology, genomics, 
and production systems of floriculture and 
nursery crops; and 
‘‘(E) conducting research on various fac-
tors that may contribute to (or be associated 
with) resilient floriculture and nursery crop sys-
tems, and combatting other serious threats to 
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1128 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs, the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation, and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘civilian harm’’ means— 
(A) the death or injury of a civilian; or 
(B) destruction of civilian property. 
(3) The term ‘‘period of inquiry’’ means the pe-
riod beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 
107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) and ending on the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.
floriculture and nursery crops, including re-
search on— 
‘‘(i) utilizing beneficial insects, soil 
improvement techniques, and chemicals 
(organic and nonorganic) to improve the 
health and productivity of floriculture and 
nursery crops; 
‘‘(ii) breeding new varieties to main-
tain the worldwide market advantage of 
the floriculture and nursery crop indus-
tries; and 
‘‘(iii) best management practices in 
floriculture and nursery crop growing re-
gions under various climate conditions.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7813 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
to establish a cacao tree health initiative, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2022 
Mr. KAHELE (for himself and Mr. CASE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 to establish a cacao tree health initiative, 
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 ‘‘Cacao Tree Health 
Initiative Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. CACAO TREE HEALTH INITIATIVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1672(d) of the Food, Ag-
riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(21) CACAO TREE HEALTH INITIATIVE.—Re-
search and extension grants may be made under this 
section for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) developing and disseminating science- 
based tools and treatments to combat plant 
pests (as defined in section 403 of the Plant 
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7702)) that affect 
cacao trees; 
‘‘(B) establishing an integrated pest man-
agement program for cacao trees in areas af-
fected by or at risk of being affected by such 
pests; 
‘‘(C) surveying and collecting data on 
cacao tree production, health, and markets; 
‘‘(D) investigating cacao tree biology, ecol-
ogy, genomics, and production systems; 
‘‘(E) conducting research on factors that 
may contribute to, or be associated with, resil-
ient cacao production systems, including— 
‘‘(i) the selection and propagation of 
cacao tree varieties that improve the mar-
ket advantage of cacao grown in the 
United States; and 
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‘‘(ii) best management practices in 
cacao-growing regions under various cli-
mate conditions; and 
‘‘(F) conducting research on factors that 
may contribute to, or be associated with, seri-
ous threats to cacao trees, including the sub-
lethal effects of insecticides, herbicides, and 
fungicides on beneficial insects and cacao tree 
growth.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2033’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7815 
To require the President to submit a report on the actions Executive agencies 
are taking to end the infant formula shortage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2022 
Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. CARTER of Geor-
gia, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. OWENS, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. 
MOORE of Utah, and Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the President to submit a report on the actions 
Executive agencies are taking to end the infant formula 
shortage. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPORT ON ACTIONS TO END INFANT FOR-
MULA SHORTAGE. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘Executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
105 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(2) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Finance, the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions, and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on Ways and Means, 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to 
the relevant congressional committees a report on the ac-
tions Executive agencies are taking to end the shortage 
of infant formula in the United States. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7818 
To amend section 2441 of title 18, United States Code, to broaden the 
scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war crimes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 18, 2022 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mrs. SPARTZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 2441 of title 18, United States Code, 
to broaden the scope of individuals subject to prosecution 
for war crimes. 
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 ‘‘Justice for Victims 
of War Crimes Act’’. 
SEC. 2. WAR CRIMES. 
Section 2441 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(b) JURISDICTION.—There is jurisdiction over an 
offense described in subsection (a) if— 
‘‘(1) the offense occurs in whole or in part with-
in the United States; or 
‘‘(2) regardless of where the offense occurs— 
‘‘(A) the victim or offender is— 
‘‘(i) a national of the United States or 
an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence; or 
‘‘(ii) a member of the Armed Forces 
of the United States, regardless of nation-
ality; or 
‘‘(B) the offender is present in the United 
States, regardless of the nationality of the vic-
tim or offender.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
CERTAIN
LIMITA-
TIONS.—In the case of an offense described in subsection 
(a), an indictment may be found or an information may 
be instituted at any time without limitation. 
‘‘(f) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—No prosecu-
tion for an offense described in subsection (a) shall be un-
dertaken by the United States except on written certifi-
cation of the Attorney General or a designee that a pros-
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ecution by the United States is in the public interest and 
necessary to secure substantial justice.’’. 
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