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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4275 
To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2021 
Mrs. LURIA (for herself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline 
program, 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 Phone and 
Internet Access for SNAP Recipients Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORTS ON ENROLLMENT IN LIFELINE PROGRAM. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT ON ENROLLMENT IN LIFELINE 
PROGRAM BY SNAP PARTICIPANTS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and each 
year thereafter, the Commission, in consultation with the 
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Union Calendar No. 396 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4275 
[Report No. 117–552] 
To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2021 
Mrs. LURIA (for herself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
NOVEMBER 14, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. CASE and Mr. NEGUSE 
NOVEMBER 14, 2022 
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 June 30, 2021] 
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Secretary of Agriculture, shall submit to Congress a report 
on enrollment in the Lifeline program by individuals par-
ticipating in the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT ON ENROLLMENT IN LIFE-
LINE PROGRAM.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall conduct 
a study and submit to Congress a report on— 
(1) projections of the number of new broadband 
service consumers who will join the Lifeline program 
through Federal assistance programs during the 5- 
year period following the conclusion of the study; 
and 
(2) the efficacy of various efforts to advertise 
the Lifeline program, including data illustrating the 
effect of such efforts on enrollment in such program. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
BROADBAND
SERVICE.—The 
term 
‘‘broadband service’’ has the meaning given the term 
‘‘broadband internet access service’’ in section 8.1(b) 
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor regulation. 
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(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
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‘‘(3) NONSUFFICIENT
FUND
FEE.—The term 
‘nonsufficient fund fee’ means a fee or charge as-
sessed in connection with an overdraft for which a 
financial institution declines payment. 
‘‘(4) 
OVERDRAFT.—The 
term 
‘overdraft’ 
means, in a withdrawal by check or other debit from 
a consumer account in which there are insufficient 
or unavailable funds in the account to cover such 
check or debit, the amount of such withdrawal that 
exceeds the available funds in the account. 
‘‘(5) OVERDRAFT COVERAGE.—The term ‘over-
draft coverage’ means the payment of a check pre-
sented or other debit posted against a consumer ac-
count by the financial institution in which such ac-
count is held, even though there are insufficient or 
unavailable funds in the account to cover such 
checks or other debits. 
‘‘(6) OVERDRAFT COVERAGE FEE.—The term 
‘overdraft coverage fee’ means any fee or charge as-
sessed in connection with overdraft coverage, or in 
connection with any negative account balance that 
results from overdraft coverage, unless such fee or 
charge is imposed in connection with— 
‘‘(A) an extension of credit through an 
overdraft line of credit program where such fee 
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(A) means that the official making the de-
termination— 
(i) has concluded that the judgments 
in the determination are based on sound 
analytic argumentation and high-quality, 
consistent reporting from multiple sources, 
including through clandestinely obtained 
documents, clandestine and open source re-
porting, and in-depth expertise; 
(ii) with respect to such judgments, 
has concluded that the intelligence commu-
nity has few intelligence gaps and few as-
sumptions underlying the analytic line and 
that the intelligence community has con-
cluded that the potential for deception is 
low; and 
(iii) has examined long-standing ana-
lytic judgments and considered alternatives 
in making the determination; but 
(B) does not mean that the official making 
the determination has concluded that the judg-
ments in the determination are fact or cer-
tainty. 
(6) The term ‘‘direct means’’ means without the 
use of intermediaries.
2362 
taking into consideration recommendations of the Partner-
ship, of whom— 
(1) 2 shall represent local, regional, or national 
environmental organizations; 
(2) 2 shall represent the interests of outdoor 
recreation, including off-highway vehicle recreation, 
within the Recreation Area; 
(3) 2 shall represent the interests of commu-
nity-based organizations, the missions of which in-
clude expanding access to the outdoors; 
(4) 2 shall represent business interests; 
(5) 1 shall represent Indian Tribes within or 
adjacent to the Recreation Area; 
(6) 1 shall represent the interests of home-
owners’ associations within the Recreation Area; 
(7) 3 shall represent the interests of holders of 
adjudicated water rights, public water systems, 
water agencies, wastewater and sewer agencies, recy-
cled water facilities, and water management and re-
plenishment entities; 
(8) 1 shall represent energy and mineral devel-
opment interests; 
(9) 1 shall represent owners of Federal grazing 
permits or other land use permits within the Recre-
ation Area;
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4278 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study 
on how direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising negatively impacts 
drug costs to consumers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2021 
Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina (for himself and Mrs. HARSHBARGER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study on how direct-to-consumer pharma-
ceutical advertising negatively impacts drug costs to con-
sumers, 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. GAO STUDY ON HOW DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER 
PHARMACEUTICAL 
ADVERTISING 
NEGA-
TIVELY 
IMPACTS 
DRUG 
COSTS 
TO 
CON-
SUMERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
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† HR 4346 EAS2 
(A) $1,120,900,000 is authorized for sci-
entific and technical research and services lab-
oratory activities; 
(B) $200,000,000 is authorized for the con-
struction and maintenance of facilities, of which 
$80,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for 
Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Re-
pairs, including $20,000,000 for IT infrastruc-
ture; and 
(C) $719,000,000 is authorized for indus-
trial technology services activities, of which 
$550,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated 
for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
program under sections 25, 25A, and 26 of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act (15 U.S.C. 278k, 278k-1, and 278l) (of which 
$26,000,000 is authorized to maintain, update, 
and support Federal coordination of State sup-
ply chain databases maintained by the Centers 
(as such term is defined in such section 25 of 
such Act)) and $169,000,000 is authorized to be 
appropriated for the Manufacturing USA Pro-
gram under section 34 of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
278s).
of the United States shall conduct a study on how direct- 
to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising negatively im-
pacts drug costs to consumers. Such study shall focus 
on— 
(1) what steps may be taken by pharmaceutical 
drug manufacturers and distributors to reduce the 
higher drug costs paid by consumers as a result of 
such advertising by splitting the cost of advertising 
between each organization developing a particular 
drug; 
(2) the expectations of consumers and patients 
with respect to the drugs so advertised; and 
(3) the role such advertisements play in pro-
moting medication to patients for whom such medi-
cation may not be necessary. 
(b) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall— 
(1) submit a report containing the results of 
the study to— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, 
and Pensions of the Senate; and 
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(2) make such report publicly available. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 427 
To transfer the administration of the H–2A program from the Secretary 
of Labor to the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2021 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To transfer the administration of the H–2A program from 
the Secretary of Labor to the Secretary of Agriculture, 
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 ‘‘Moving H–2A to 
United States Department of Agriculture Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATION OF H–2A PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 218 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1188) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Secretary of Labor’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of Agriculture’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘Attorney General’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Secretary of Homeland Security’’. 
(b) TIMING.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDMENTS.—The 
amendments made in subsection (a) shall take effect 
on the date that is 60 days after the date of the en-
actment of this section. 
(2) TRANSFER
OF
PROGRAM
ADMINISTRA-
TION.—On the date that is 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
Labor shall take such actions as are necessary to 
provide to the Secretary of Agriculture any per-
sonnel, funding, and other materials necessary to 
transfer administration of the H–2A program under 
section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1188), to the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4280 
To authorize the President to recognize the Hong Kong Special Administrative 
Region of the People’s Republic of China as a separate, independent 
country, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2021 
Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To authorize the President to recognize the Hong Kong 
Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic 
of China as a separate, independent country, 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 ‘‘Hong Kong Freedom 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY; AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States that all territorial claims by the People’s 
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Republic of China over the area known as the Hong Kong 
Special Administrative Region are invalid and without 
merit. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—The President is authorized to 
recognize the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 
of the People’s Republic of China as a separate, inde-
pendent country, in accordance with subsection (a). 
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‘‘(6) H–2C NONIMMIGRANT.—The term ‘H–2C 
nonimmigrant’ means an alien admitted as a non-
immigrant pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c). 
‘‘(7) H–2C NONIMMIGRANT STATUS.—The term 
‘H–2C nonimmigrant status’ means status granted 
to an alien admitted as a nonimmigrant pursuant to 
section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c). 
‘‘(8) INITIAL H–2C NONIMMIGRANT.—The term 
‘initial H–2C nonimmigrant’ means an alien— 
‘‘(A) issued an H–2C-nonimmigrant visa 
by the Secretary of State authorizing the ad-
mission of that alien to the United States for 
the first time as an H–2C nonimmigrant; and 
‘‘(B) does not include an alien on or after 
the date the alien commences employment in 
H–2C nonimmigrant status with a registered 
employer in a registered position. 
‘‘(9) LAY OFF.—The term ‘lay off’— 
‘‘(A) means to cause a worker to lose em-
ployment, other than through a discharge for 
inadequate performance, violation of workplace 
rules, cause, voluntary departure, voluntary re-
tirement, or the expiration of a grant or con-
tract; and 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive, 
for one or more periods not to exceed 90 days, the 
application of sanctions imposed on a foreign person 
under this section if the President— 
(A) determines that such a waiver is in the 
national interest of the United States; and 
(B) not later than the date on which such 
waiver will take effect, submits to the appro-
priate congressional committees a notice of and 
justification for such waiver. 
SEC. 5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4284 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to assistance for 
disadvantaged communities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2021 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act with respect to 
assistance for disadvantaged communities, 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 ‘‘Clean Drinking Water 
Equity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. 
Section 1452(d)(2)(A) of the Safe Drinking Water 
Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘35 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’. 
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‘‘(B) the date that is 3 months after the 
date on which the employer has no registered 
positions. 
‘‘(5) RENEWAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An employer may sub-
mit an application to renew the employer’s sta-
tus as a registered employer for additional peri-
ods under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(B) ATTESTATION.—An application for 
renewal under subparagraph (A) shall include 
an attestation described in paragraph (7)(A). 
‘‘(6) FEE.—At the time an employer’s applica-
tion to be a registered employer is approved, such 
employer shall pay a fee of $500, and shall pay such 
fee every 3 years thereafter while the employer re-
mains a registered employer. 
‘‘(7) CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) ATTESTATION.—Each registered em-
ployer shall attest to the Secretary each year— 
‘‘(i) that the registered employer has 
provided the wages and working conditions 
the registered employer agreed to provide 
to its H–2C nonimmigrant employees 
under paragraph (5)(B); 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4285 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for full repayment under 
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program in case of 
a 5-year commitment, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 30, 2021 
Mr. RUSH (for himself, Mr. CARSON, Mr. COHEN, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of 
Illinois, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. TAKANO, and 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) 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 
full repayment under National Health Service Corps 
Loan Repayment Program in case of a 5-year commit-
ment, 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 ‘‘Creation of Opportuni-
ties for Medical Manpower in Underserved Neighborhoods 
by Indemnifying Tuition and Incentivizing Exceptional 
Service Act’’ or the ‘‘COMMUNITIES Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FULL REPAYMENT UNDER NATIONAL HEALTH 
SERVICE CORPS LOAN REPAYMENT PRO-
GRAM IN CASE OF 5-YEAR COMMITMENT. 
Section 338B(g)(2) of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 254l–1(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) FULL
REPAYMENT
IN
CASE
OF
5- 
YEAR COMMITMENT.—In the case of an indi-
vidual 
who, 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(f)(1)(B)(iv), agrees to serve for a period of ob-
ligated service equal to 5 years, the Secretary, 
for each such year of obligated service, shall 
pay (subject to the availability of appropria-
tions) on behalf of the individual the total 
amount owed by such individual for loans de-
scribed in paragraph (1), divided by 5.’’. 
SEC. 3. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS AUTHORIZA-
TION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 338H of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254q) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘this section’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘this subpart’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to amounts authorized to be appro-
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priated under subsection (a), there is authorized to be ap-
propriated to carry out this subpart $300,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.’’. 
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receive a reduction of loan obligations under 
both this paragraph and— 
‘‘(i) paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) subsection (m); or 
‘‘(iii) section 428J, 428K, 428L, or 
460. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) DISTRESSED AREA.—The term ‘dis-
tressed area’ means an area identified under 
section 49 of the Small Business Act. 
‘‘(B) ELIGIBLE FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN.— 
The term ‘eligible Federal Direct Loan’ means 
a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, Federal Direct 
PLUS Loan, or Federal Direct Unsubsidized 
Stafford Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolida-
tion Loan. 
‘‘(C) FOUNDER.—The term ‘founder’ has 
the meaning given under section 49 of the 
Small Business Act. 
‘‘(D) SMALL
BUSINESS
START-UP.—The 
term ‘small business start-up’ means a business 
that is certified by the young entrepreneurs 
business center under section 49 of the Small 
Business Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 428 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to prohibit the payment of 
bonuses to highly compensated individuals employed by the debtor and 
insiders of the debtor to perform services during the bankruptcy case, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2021 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to prohibit 
the payment of bonuses to highly compensated individ-
uals employed by the debtor and insiders of the debtor 
to perform services during the bankruptcy case, 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 ‘‘No Bonuses Ahead 
of Bankruptcy Filing Act of 2021’’. 
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