datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(d) INFORMATION COLLECTION.— 
(1) DATASETS AND DATA ANALYSIS TOOLS.—In 
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall collect, 
develop, use, and maintain datasets and data anal-
ysis tools as necessary for the development of evi-
dence for evaluation purposes, in support of the 
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–435). 
(2) APPLICATION
OF
CHAPTER
OF
TITLE 
44.—Any survey, questionnaire, or interview that the 
Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out re-
porting requirements relating to this subsection, in-
cluding customer satisfaction assessments, shall not 
be subject to chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 5. GAO REVIEW OF DISCRETIONARY GRANT PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Secretary of 
Transportation, the Committee on Appropriations and 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Environ-
ment and Public Works, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
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Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a review of covered discre-
tionary grant programs, as selected by the Comptroller 
General, to determine the extent to which the Secretary 
is considering the needs of and awarding funding through 
such programs to projects that serve any group or popu-
lation experiencing differential impacts in the transpor-
tation sector. 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Comptroller General 
shall include as part of the review under subsection (a) 
recommendations to the Secretary on possible means to 
consider equity and improve equity outcomes. 
(c) DEFINITION
OF
COVERED
DISCRETIONARY 
GRANT PROGRAM.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered dis-
cretionary grant programs’’ means discretionary grant 
programs under title 23, United States Code, and chapter 
53 of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 6. GUIDANCE ON EQUITY IN DISBURSING FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall issue guidance on how to consider equity in 
disbursing funding, including the equity measures and 
best practices the Secretary shall use to consider equity. 
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing guidance under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure transportation 
equity measures, if applicable, consider— 
(1) the impact of transportation planning, in-
vestment, and operations on covered populations; 
and 
(2) the access, affordability, safety, convenience, 
and reliability of transportation in underserved com-
munities. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Redirecting Resources 
to the Border Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF FENCING AROUND THE CAPITOL 
BUILDINGS AND THE UNITED STATES CAP-
ITOL GROUNDS; REASSIGNMENT OF MEM-
BERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYED 
TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. 
(a) FENCING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, all covered fencing shall be 
relocated to the southern land border of the United States. 
(b) NATIONAL GUARD.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall reassign covered members to support U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection in securing the southern 
land border of the United States. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered duty’’ means duty per-
formed— 
(A) in the National Capital Region; and 
(B) in support of the mission in response 
to the attacks on January 6, 2021, on the Cap-
itol Buildings and the United States Capitol 
Grounds (described in sections 5101 and 5102 
of title 40, United States Code). 
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(2) The term ‘‘covered fencing’’ means fencing 
installed on or after January 6, 2021, around— 
(A) the perimeter of any of the Capitol 
Buildings described in section 5101 of title 40, 
United States Code; or 
(B) the perimeter of the United States 
Capitol Grounds, or any portion thereof, de-
scribed in section 5102 of such title. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem-
ber of the National Guard deployed to the National 
Capital Region— 
(A) on or after January 6, 2021; and 
(B) to perform covered duty. 
(4) The term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 2674 of title 
10, United States Code. 
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search uptake, application, and scaling, prototype 
development, entrepreneurial education, developing 
tech-to-market strategies, and partnerships that con-
nect research products to businesses, accelerators, 
and incubators and encourage the formation and 
growth of new companies; 
(3) develop and expand sustainable and mutu-
ally-beneficial use-inspired and translational research 
and development partnerships and collaborations 
among institutions of higher education, including 
minority serving institutions and emerging research 
institutions, non-profit organizations, labor organiza-
tions, businesses and other for-profit entities, Fed-
eral or State agencies, community organizations, 
other Foundation directorates, national labs, field 
stations and marine laboratories, international enti-
ties as appropriate, binational research and develop-
ment foundations and funds, excluding foreign enti-
ties of concern, and other organizations; 
(4) 
build 
capacity 
for 
use-inspired 
and 
translational research at institutions of higher edu-
cation, including necessary administrative support; 
(5) expand opportunities for researchers to con-
tribute to use-inspired and translational research in-
cluding through support for workshops and con-
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2188 
To provide relief to workers impacted by COVID–19 and support for 
reopening businesses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mr. BRADY (for himself, Mr. HERN, Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia, Mr. 
SCHWEIKERT, Mr. LAHOOD, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. 
RICE of South Carolina, Mr. ESTES, Mr. NUNES, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, 
and Mr. SMUCKER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees 
on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide relief to workers impacted by COVID–19 and 
support for reopening businesses, 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 ‘‘Reopening America 
by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. TIME-LIMITED BACK-TO-WORK BONUSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2104(b) of the Cares Act 
(Public Law 116–136) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) BACK-TO-WORK BONUSES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any agreement under 
this section may also provide that the State 
agency of the State may make a one-time lump 
sum payment to each individual who— 
‘‘(i) was eligible for Federal Pandemic 
Unemployment Compensation under para-
graph (1) for any week beginning after the 
date of enactment of the Reopening Amer-
ica by Supporting Workers and Businesses 
Act of 2021; 
‘‘(ii) is no longer so eligible (as deter-
mined by the State), as a result of earn-
ings due to commencing employment; and 
‘‘(iii) as verified by the individual’s 
employer pursuant to subparagraph (E)— 
‘‘(I) has been employed by a non- 
governmental 
employer 
throughout 
the individual’s qualifying period; 
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tion 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 
U.S.C. 657). 
(2) CONSOLIDATING REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may incorporate recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements under this section into existing record-
keeping and reporting requirements promulgated pur-
suant to section 8 of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act (29 U.S.C. 657), provided that a violation 
of such a requirement with regard to implementation 
of this Act shall be enforced as a distinct violation 
separate and apart from any other simultaneous vio-
lation of a requirement pursuant to the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act. 
(d) WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS.— 
(1) COMPLAINT.—Any employee who believes 
that such employee has been discharged or otherwise 
discriminated against by any person in violation of 
section 11(c)(1) of the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act (29 U.S.C. 660(c)(1)) with regard to any 
matter under or related to this Act may, within 180 
days after such violation occurs, file a complaint with 
the Secretary following the procedures in paragraph 
(2) of such section alleging such discrimination. 
(2) ACTION.—If the Secretary fails to notify the 
complainant of the Secretary’s determination on the 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 218 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
from issuing moratoriums on issuing new oil and gas leases and drill 
permits on certain Federal lands. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2021 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. TONY GONZALES of Texas, Mrs. BICE of 
Oklahoma, Mr. JACKSON, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. BABIN, Mr. ROY, Mr. 
CRENSHAW, Mr. FALLON, and Mr. ARRINGTON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture from issuing moratoriums on issuing new 
oil and gas leases and drill permits on certain Federal 
lands. 
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 ‘‘Saving America’s En-
ergy Future Act’’. 
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(B) CHAPTER 3.—The table of sections of 
chapter 3 of title 9, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
307 and inserting the following: 
‘‘307. Application.’’. 
(3) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap-
ters of title 9, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘4. Arbitration of servicemember and veteran disputes’’. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND PROTEC-
TIONS UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RE-
LIEF ACT. 
(a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 107(a) of the Service-
membars Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3918(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the second sentence by inserting ‘‘and if 
it is made after a specific dispute has arisen and the 
dispute is identified in the waiver’’ before the period 
at the end; and 
(2) in the third sentence by inserting ‘‘and if it 
is made after a specific dispute has arisen and the 
dispute is identified in the waiver’’ before the period 
at the end. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON MORATORIUMS OF NEW OIL AND 
GAS LEASES ON CERTAIN FEDERAL LANDS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary concerned may not 
issue a moratorium on issuing new oil and gas leases and 
drill permits, nor renewals of such permits, on Federal 
lands under such Secretary’s jurisdiction. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ 
means— 
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
National Forest System lands; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect 
to public lands administered by such Secretary. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2191 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on 
deductions for personal casualty losses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Ms. BROWNLEY 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 repeal 
the limitation on deductions for personal casualty losses. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Home-
owners from Disaster Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON DEDUCTION FOR PER-
SONAL CASUALTY LOSSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 165(h) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph 
(5). 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to losses sustained in taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2020. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2195 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope of procedural 
rights of members of the uniformed services with respect to their employ-
ment and reemployment rights, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and Mr. 
GOLDEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope 
of procedural rights of members of the uniformed serv-
ices with respect to their employment and reemployment 
rights, 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 ‘‘Protecting the Employ-
ment Rights of Servicemembers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING SCOPE OF EMPLOY-
MENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEM-
BERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
(a) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
DEFINITION
OF 
RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—Section 4303(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The term’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Any procedural protections or provisions 
set forth in this chapter shall also be considered a 
right or benefit subject to the protection of this 
chapter.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
RELATION
TO 
OTHER LAW AND PLANS FOR AGREEMENTS.—Section 
4302 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c)(1) Pursuant to this section and the procedural 
rights afforded by subchapter III of this chapter, any 
agreement to arbitrate a claim under this chapter is unen-
forceable, unless all parties consent to arbitration after a 
complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or 
with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties 
knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular 
claim subjected to arbitration. 
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‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, consent shall 
not be considered voluntary when a person is required to 
agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging 
a violation of this chapter as a condition of future or con-
tinued employment, advancement in employment, or re-
ceipt of any right or benefit of employment.’’. 
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lution at any time after the conclusion of such 
5-day period. 
(B) MOTION TO PROCEED.—A motion to 
proceed to the consideration of a joint resolu-
tion is highly privileged in the House of Rep-
resentatives and is privileged in the Senate and 
is not debatable. The motion is not subject to 
amendment or to a motion to postpone consid-
eration of the joint resolution. If the motion to 
proceed is agreed to, the Senate or the House 
of Representatives, as the case may be, shall 
immediately proceed to consideration of the 
joint resolution without intervening motion, 
order, or other business, and the joint resolu-
tion shall remain the unfinished business of the 
Senate or the House of Representatives, as the 
case may be, until disposed of. 
(C) LIMITED
DEBATE.—Debate on the 
joint resolution and on all debatable motions 
and appeals in connection therewith shall be 
limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall 
be divided equally between those favoring and 
those opposing the joint resolution. A motion 
further to limit debate on the joint resolution is 
in order and is not debatable. All time used for 
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of the date that is the day before such 
separate consolidation loan is made); 
and 
‘‘(ii) in order to discharge such indi-
vidual borrower from any remaining obli-
gation with respect to the percentage of 
the joint consolidation loan described in 
clause (i)(I)(bb)— 
‘‘(I) cancel the outstanding bal-
ance of interest and principal due on 
such percentage, in the case of such a 
loan held by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(II) through the holder of the 
loan, assume the obligation to repay 
the outstanding balance of interest 
and principal due on such percentage, 
in the case of such a loan made, in-
sured, or guaranteed under part B; 
‘‘(iii) ensure that such individual bor-
rower shall not be held liable for the repay-
ment of the percentage of the joint consoli-
dation loan that is not described in clause 
(i)(I)(bb); 
‘‘(iv) in a case in which a payment 
was made under section 455(m)(1)(A) on 
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waivers made on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
shall apply with respect to any dispute or claim that arises 
or accrues on or after such date. 
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1998 
based, trauma-informed, and victim-centered tech-
niques and knowledge of crime victims’ rights 
throughout an investigation into domestic violence, 
dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including 
by— 
‘‘(A) conducting victim interviews in a 
manner that— 
‘‘(i) elicits valuable information about 
the domestic violence, dating violence, sex-
ual assault, or stalking; and 
‘‘(ii) avoids re-traumatization of the 
victim; 
‘‘(B) conducting field investigations that 
mirror best and promising practices available at 
the time of the investigation; 
‘‘(C) customizing investigative approaches 
to ensure a culturally and linguistically appro-
priate approach to the community being served; 
‘‘(D) becoming proficient in understanding 
and responding to complex cases, including cases 
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking— 
‘‘(i) facilitated by alcohol or drugs; 
‘‘(ii) involving strangulation; 
‘‘(iii) committed by a non-stranger;
sections 1115, 1116, 1117, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 
1124, 1125, and the first 9703 of title 31, United 
States Code, section 306 of title 5, United States 
Code, and chapter 28 of title 39, United States 
Code. 
(10) The promptness and effectiveness with 
which the agency seeks public input and input from 
State and local governments on the efficiency and ef-
fectiveness of the performance of the functions of 
the agency. 
(11) Whether the agency has worked to enact 
changes in the law that are intended to benefit the 
public as a whole rather than the specific business, 
institution, or individuals that the agency regulates. 
(12) The extent to which the agency has en-
couraged participation by the public as a whole in 
making its rules and decisions rather than encour-
aging participation solely by those it regulates. 
(13) The extent to which the public participa-
tion in rulemaking and decision making of the agen-
cy has resulted in rules and decisions compatible 
with the objectives of the agency. 
(14) The extent to which the agency complies 
with equal employment opportunity requirements re-
garding equal employment opportunity. 
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