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(B) the last day of the term of office of the 
President and Vice President during which the 
period begins. 
(c) WITHHOLDING AND REMITTANCE OF AMOUNTS 
FROM PAYMENTS HELD IN ESCROW.—The Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management shall provide for the 
same withholding and remittance with respect to a pay-
ment deposited in an escrow account under subsection (a) 
that would apply to the payment if the payment were not 
subject to subsection (a). 
(d) RELEASE OF AMOUNTS AT END OF TERM.—The 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall re-
lease for payment to the President and Vice President any 
amounts remaining in the escrow account under this sec-
tion on the last day of the term of office of the President 
and Vice President during which the period described in 
subsection (b) begins. 
SEC. 4. GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Government shutdown’’ means 
a lapse in appropriations for 1 or more Federal agencies 
or departments as a result of a failure to enact a regular 
appropriations bill or continuing resolution. 
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‘‘(I) will not replace a United States 
citizen or lawful permanent resident with 
one or more nonimmigrants; 
‘‘(II) will not contract with any third 
party to provide a nonimmigrant to replace 
any United States citizen or lawful perma-
nent resident; and 
‘‘(III) has not displaced, furloughed, 
terminated without cause, or otherwise in-
voluntarily separated, and will not displace, 
furlough, terminate without cause, or oth-
erwise involuntarily separate a United 
States citizen or lawful permanent resident 
employed by the petitioner employer during 
the 4-year period beginning on the date 
that is 2 years before the date on which 
the petitioner employer filed any visa peti-
tion supported by the application. 
‘‘(ii) The 4-year period referred to in 
clause (i)(III) does not include any period of 
on-site, remote, teleconference-based, computer- 
based, or other virtual training of non-
immigrants by or with employees of the peti-
tioner employer. 
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(A) the procedures and remedies applicable 
for a violation of title VII of the Civil Rights 
Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.) in the 
case of a claim alleged by an employee of the 
employer for a violation of such title; 
(B) the procedures and remedies applicable 
for a violation of section 201(a)(1) of the Con-
gressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
1311(a)(1)) in the case of a claim alleged by an 
employee of the employer for a violation of such 
section; and 
(C) the procedures and remedies applicable 
for a violation of section 411 of title 3, United 
States Code, in the case of a claim alleged by 
an employee of the employer for a violation of 
such section. 
(d) RIGHT
TO
REPORT
RESERVED.—Notwith-
standing signing (before, on, or after the effective date of 
this Act) any nondisparagement clause or nondisclosure 
clause, an employee retains— 
(1) any right that person would otherwise have 
had to report a concern about harassment, including 
sexual harassment, in employment or another viola-
tion of the law to the Commission, another Federal 
agency (including an office of the legislative or judi-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8461 
To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export licenses for firearm 
silencers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 
Mr. PANETTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Arms Export Control Act relating to export 
licenses for firearm silencers. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO EXPORT LI-
CENSES FOR FIREARM SILENCERS. 
Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2778) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) REQUIREMENTS RELATING
TO EXPORT LI-
CENSES FOR FIREARM SILENCERS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President may approve or oth-
erwise issue a license for the export of firearm si-
lencers only if the recipient end-user of the firearm 
silencers is the government of a foreign country or 
any person acting on behalf of such government. 
‘‘(2) FIREARM
SILENCER
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘firearm silencer’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 921(a)(24) of title 18, 
United States Code.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2020. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 846 
To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to direct the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs to establish a vacancy and recruitment database 
to facilitate the recruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces 
to satisfy the occupational needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
to establish and implement a training and certification program for 
intermediate care technicians in that Department, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 29, 2019 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. 
JONES, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, and Mr. CISNEROS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act to 
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
vacancy and recruitment database to facilitate the re-
cruitment of certain members of the Armed Forces to 
satisfy the occupational needs of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, to establish and implement a training and 
certification program for intermediate care technicians 
in that Department, 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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Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network con-
sortia or its participating clinical centers’’. 
(2) PROHIBITION
OF
COVERAGE
EXCLUSIONS 
FOR FORMULARIES.—Section 1927(d)(4) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(d)(4)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘A 
covered outpatient drug’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub-
ject to subparagraph (E), a covered outpatient 
drug’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (F); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) Notwithstanding subparagraph (C), 
the State may not impose a limitation or exclu-
sion of benefits with respect to coverage of a 
covered outpatient drug that is— 
‘‘(i) used in the treatment or manage-
ment of a disease or condition affecting 
200,000 or fewer individuals in the United 
States; and 
‘‘(ii) the use of which is supported by 
peer-reviewed literature, clinical guidelines, 
or expert opinion within the National Insti-
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(b) REPORT DESCRIBED.—The report described in 
the preceding subsection shall include the number of writ-
ten applications filed pursuant to section 2, the number 
of extensions granted and an explanation of reasons pro-
vided under section 2(g), the number of full reinvestiga-
tions initiated and closed pursuant to section 5, the num-
ber of suspects identified, arrested, charged, and convicted 
for the cold case murder investigated under the Act. 
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judge, at least two candidates to serve as acting Inspector 
General. The committee shall submit its recommendation 
to the chief judge within 14 days after such date, and the 
chief judge shall make the appointment within 14 days 
of receipt of the recommendations.’’. 
(b) REASONS FOR VACANCY.—Title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 3345— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘sepa-
rates from the Federal service, placed on invol-
untary leave,’’ after ‘‘resigns,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘separation from the Fed-
eral service, placement on involuntary leave,’’ 
after ‘‘resignation,’’ in each instance; and 
(2) in section 3348(b), by inserting ‘‘separates 
from the Federal service, placed on involuntary 
leave,’’ after ‘‘resigns,’’. 
(c) TIME LIMITS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3346(a) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) with respect to such person serving pursu-
ant to paragraph (1) of section 3345(a), for no 
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tutes of Health Rare Diseases Clinical Re-
search Network consortia or its partici-
pating clinical centers.’’. 
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection apply with respect to covered out-
patient drugs furnished on or after the date that is 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subpart II of part A of title 
XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300gg–11 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 2730. COVERAGE OF CERTAIN DRUGS USED IN TREAT-
MENT OR MANAGEMENT OF RARE DISEASE 
OR CONDITION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A group health plan or a health 
insurance issuer offering group or individual health insur-
ance coverage shall provide coverage for a drug— 
‘‘(1) approved by the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration; 
‘‘(2) used in the treatment or management of 
a disease or condition affecting 200,000 or fewer in-
dividuals in the United States; and 
‘‘(3) the use of which is supported by peer-re-
viewed literature, clinical guidelines, or expert opin-
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ion within the National Institutes of Health Rare 
Diseases Clinical Research Network consortia or its 
participating clinical centers. 
‘‘(b) PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN COVERAGE EXCLU-
SIONS.—A group health plan or a health insurance issuer 
offering group or individual health insurance coverage 
may not impose a limitation or exclusion of benefits with 
respect to coverage of a drug described in subsection (a) 
other than a limitation or exclusion of benefits with re-
spect to a use of such drug identified as contraindicated 
by the Food and Drug Administration.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by this subsection applies with respect to plan years 
beginning on or after the date that is 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8468 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow certain students 
enrolled in an institution of higher education to apply for teaching 
residency programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 
Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Mrs. HAYES, and Mrs. BUSTOS) 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 allow certain 
students enrolled in an institution of higher education 
to apply for teaching residency programs, 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 ‘‘Supporting Teachers 
with Residency Opportunities and New Grants Act of 
2020’’ or the ‘‘STRONG Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. 
(a) 
PARTNERSHIP
GRANTS.—Section 
202(e)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1022a(e)(2)(B)(i)(I)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘education or’’ and inserting 
‘‘education,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘accomplishment’’ and inserting 
‘‘accomplishment, or enrolled in a pre-baccalaureate 
program at a four-year institution of higher edu-
cation with an academic major relating to teaching’’. 
(b) PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS.—Section 
455(m)(3)(B) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087e(m)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) participating, as a pre-bacca-
laureate student, in a teacher residency 
program under section 202 of this Act.’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
209 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1022h) is amended by striking ‘‘$300,000,000’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘$600,000,000 for fiscal years 
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2021 through 2023 and such sums as may be necessary 
for each succeeding fiscal year.’’ 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8469 
To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native 
Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted 
Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 
Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Ms. GABBARD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Com-
mission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline 
for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter 
Soboleff Commission on Native Children, 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. ALYCE SPOTTED BEAR AND WALTER SOBOLEFF 
COMMISSION ON NATIVE CHILDREN REPORT. 
Section 3(f) of the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter 
Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act (Public Law 
114–244; 130 Stat. 987) is amended, in the matter pre-
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ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘3 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘5 years’’. 
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longer than 120 days beginning on the date the va-
cancy occurs; 
‘‘(2) with respect to such person serving pursu-
ant to paragraph (2) or (3) of such section, for no 
longer than 60 days beginning on the date the va-
cancy occurs; or’’. 
(2) PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL TRANSITION.— 
Section 3349a(b) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘210-day period’’ and in-
serting ‘‘120-day or 60-day period (as the case 
may be)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘90 days’’ in each instance 
and inserting ‘‘60 days’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 3346 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(i) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘210 
days’’ in each instance and inserting ‘‘120 
days or 60 days (as the case may be)’’; 
and 
(ii) in subsection (c), by striking 
‘‘210-day period’’ and inserting ‘‘120-day 
or 60-day period (as the case may be)’’. 
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(A) use the student count data relating to 
calculating such payment that was submitted by 
the local educational agency in the application 
for fiscal year 2021, provided that payments for 
fiscal year 2022 shall be calculated by the Sec-
retary using the expenditures and rates de-
scribed in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of sec-
tion 7003(b)(1)(C) of such Act that would oth-
erwise apply for fiscal year 2022; or 
(B) use the student count data relating to 
calculating such payment for the fiscal year re-
quired under section 7003(c) of such Act. 
SEC. 3. MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Due to the public health emergency relating to 
COVID–19 and notwithstanding subsections (a)(1) and 
(f)(1) of section 1303 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6393), for the purposes 
of making determinations under subsections (a)(1) and (f) 
of such section 1303 for fiscal year 2021 and all subse-
quent fiscal years for which school year 2019–2020 data 
would be used in the calculations under section 1303(a)(1) 
of such Act, the Secretary of Education shall use school 
year 2018–2019 data or school year 2019–2020 data, 
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IV 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 958 
Recognizing the 202d anniversary of the adoption of the Great Seal of 
the State of Missouri. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2024 
Mr. ALFORD submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the 202d anniversary of the adoption of the 
Great Seal of the State of Missouri. 
Whereas, on January 11, 1822, the General Assembly of the 
State of Missouri adopted an Act providing for the Great 
Seal of the State of Missouri; 
Whereas this Act established a symbol of the State of Mis-
souri for the people of Missouri; 
Whereas the two bears symbolize the strength of the State 
and the bravery of its people; 
Whereas the Seal declares ‘‘United We Stand, Divided We 
Fall’’; 
Whereas the scroll on the Seal contains the State’s motto, 
‘‘Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto’’, which means ‘‘Let 
the welfare of the people be the supreme law’’; and 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8471 
To establish a Federal Maritime Task Force and a private sector advisory 
committee to address the health, safety, security, and logistical issues 
relating to the continuation of maritime travel and the resumption of 
cruise operations in United States waters during the COVID–19 public 
health emergency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 1, 2020 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico (for herself, Ms. SHALALA, Mr. 
YOUNG, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Ms. MUCARSEL-POWELL, and Mr. RUTH-
ERFORD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To establish a Federal Maritime Task Force and a private 
sector advisory committee to address the health, safety, 
security, and logistical issues relating to the continuation 
of maritime travel and the resumption of cruise oper-
ations in United States waters during the COVID–19 
public health emergency. 
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 ‘‘Set Sail Safely Act’’. 
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Code, by subsection (a) of section 6 of the Student Vet-
eran Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (Public Law 116– 
140) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the period 
the individual is so prevented from pursuing such 
program’’ and inserting ‘‘the period beginning on 
March 1, 2020, and ending on December 21, 2021’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the first day 
after the individual is able to resume pursuit of a 
program of education with educational assistance 
under this chapter’’ and inserting ‘‘December 22, 
2021’’. 
(b) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND TRAINING.— 
The subsection (g) temporarily added to section 3103 of 
title 38, United States Code, by subsection (c) of such sec-
tion 6 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the period 
the individual is so prevented from participating 
such program’’ and inserting ‘‘the period beginning 
on March 1, 2020, and ending on December 21, 
2021’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the first day 
after the individual is able to resume participation in 
such program’’ and inserting ‘‘December 22, 2021’’. 
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whichever data are greater, wherever school year 2019– 
2020 data would otherwise be required. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 2, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(3) STATUS OF MEMBERS.—With respect to a 
member of the committee whom the Chair of the 
Maritime Task Force appoints to represent an entity 
or group— 
(A) the member is authorized to represent 
the interests of the applicable entity or group; 
and 
(B) requirements under Federal law that 
would interfere with such representation and 
that apply to a special Government employee 
(as defined in section 202(a) of title 18, United 
States Code), including requirements relating to 
employee conduct, political activities, ethics, 
conflicts of interest, and corruption, do not 
apply to the member. 
(4) SERVICE ON COMMITTEE.— 
(A) PROHIBITION.—The Chair of the Mar-
itime Task Force shall not seek, consider, or 
otherwise use information concerning the polit-
ical affiliation of an appointee in making an ap-
pointment to the committee. 
(B) SERVICE
AT
PLEASURE
OF
THE 
CHAIR.—Each member of the committee shall 
serve at the pleasure of the Chair of the Mari-
time Task Force. 
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(5) SECURITY BACKGROUND EXAMINATIONS.— 
The Chair of the Maritime Task Force may require 
an individual to have passed an appropriate security 
background examination before appointment to the 
committee. 
(6) PROHIBITION.—A Federal employee may 
not be appointed as a member of the committee. 
(7) STAFF SERVICES.—The Chair of the Mari-
time Task Force shall furnish to the committee any 
staff and services considered by the Chair of the 
Maritime Task Force to be necessary for the con-
duct of the committee’s functions and may accept 
staff and services from the members of the Maritime 
Task Force. 
(8) TERMINATION.—The committee shall termi-
nate upon conclusion of the COVID–19 public health 
emergency, as defined in section 2(d). 
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