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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FEMA Caseworker 
Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON STAFF TURNOVER. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report containing— 
(1) the turnover rate for case management per-
sonnel of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; 
(2) the average and median length of employ-
ment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); 
(3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or 
plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the 
personnel described in paragraph (1); 
(4) the number of personnel of the Agency that 
is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return 
to such personnel’s full time assignment after a dis-
aster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, tem-
porary, and contract personnel; and 
(5) the average time and median length of the 
rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) 
and how often rotations and reassignment of per-
sonnel occur for each disaster recovery position and
function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, tem-
porary, and contract personnel. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 30, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5343 
AN ACT 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United 
States to submit a report to Congress on case 
management personnel turnover of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, and for other 
purposes.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5343 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself and Ms. MACE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency to submit a report to Congress on case 
management personnel turnover, 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 ‘‘FEMA Caseworker 
Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON STAFF TURNOVER. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
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Management Agency shall submit to Congress a report 
containing— 
(1) the turnover rate for case management per-
sonnel of the Agency; 
(2) the average and median length of employ-
ment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); 
(3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or 
plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the 
personnel described in paragraph (1); 
(4) the number of personnel of the Agency that 
is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return 
to such personnel’s full time assignment after a dis-
aster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, tem-
porary, and contract personnel; and 
(5) the average time and median length of the 
rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) 
and how often rotations and reassignment of per-
sonnel occur for each disaster recovery position and 
function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, tem-
porary, and contract personnel. 
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IIB 
★(Star Print)
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5343 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 31, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
submit a report to Congress on case management per-
sonnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, 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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HR 5343 RFS1S 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FEMA Caseworker 
Accountability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON STAFF TURNOVER. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report containing— 
(1) the turnover rate for case management per-
sonnel of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; 
(2) the average and median length of employ-
ment for the personnel described in paragraph (1); 
(3) the steps that the Agency is taking, or 
plans to take, to lower the rate of turnover for the 
personnel described in paragraph (1); 
(4) the number of personnel of the Agency that 
is detailed to work disaster recovery and then return 
to such personnel’s full time assignment after a dis-
aster, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, tem-
porary, and contract personnel; and 
(5) the average time and median length of the 
rotations of personnel described in paragraph (4) 
and how often rotations and reassignment of per-
sonnel occur for each disaster recovery position and 
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function, disaggregated by full-time, part-time, tem-
porary, and contract personnel. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 30, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the Palestinian Authority should reform its 
payments program in a manner that would allow the 
Secretary of State to issue the certification specified 
in section 1004(a) of the Taylor Force Act (22 
U.S.C. 2378c–1); and 
(2) the United States should maintain diplo-
matic relations with the Palestinians, including by 
reopening a United States consulate in Jerusalem 
and allowing for the reopening of the Palestine Lib-
eration Organization foreign mission in the District 
of Columbia. 
(c) AMENDMENT TO THE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT OF 
1987.—Section 1005 of the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1987 
(22 U.S.C. 5201 note) is amended by striking subsection 
(b) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may waive 
the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of sec-
tion 1003 if the President determines and certifies 
in writing to the Speaker of the House of Represent-
atives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and 
the Committees on Appropriations that it is impor-
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Union Calendar No. 208 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5343 
[Report No. 117–281] 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency to submit a report to 
Congress on case management personnel turn-
over, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 29, 2022 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5345 
To authorize the Director of the United States Geological Survey to establish 
a regional program to assess, monitor, and benefit the hydrology of 
saline lakes in the Great Basin and the migratory birds and other 
wildlife dependent on those habitats, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 
Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Mr. OBERNOLTE, and Mr. COSTA) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Director of the United States Geological 
Survey to establish a regional program to assess, mon-
itor, and benefit the hydrology of saline lakes in the 
Great Basin and the migratory birds and other wildlife 
dependent on those habitats, 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 ‘‘Saline Lake Eco-
systems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. SALINE LAKE ECOSYSTEMS IN THE GREAT BASIN 
STATES ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin 
States Assessment and Monitoring Program estab-
lished under subsection (b). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the United States Geological Survey. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
a Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States As-
sessment and Monitoring Program to assess and monitor 
the hydrology of saline lake ecosystems in the Great Basin 
and the migratory birds and other wildlife that depend on 
those ecosystems to inform and support coordinated man-
agement and conservation actions to benefit those eco-
systems, migratory birds, and other wildlife. 
(c) WORK AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Under the Program, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the en-
tities described in paragraph (2), shall establish a 
multiyear work and implementation plan to assess, 
monitor, and conserve saline lake ecosystems in the 
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(6) LOCAL ORDINANCE IMPACTING EVICTION.— 
The term ‘‘local ordinance impacting eviction’’ 
means a local ordinance that is designed to address 
the number of emergency services calls resulting 
from assault, sexual harassment, stalking, disorderly 
conduct, or another type of behavior, situation, or 
condition that results in the need for emergency 
services, that results in loss of housing or limit the 
housing opportunities for victims of crime, including 
victims of domestic violence, or individuals with dis-
abilities who may require emergency services, abne-
gating local landlord-tenant law by— 
(A) requiring, encouraging, or permitting 
the eviction of a tenant or resident because of 
a certain number of calls for emergency serv-
ices; 
(B) requiring, encouraging, or permitting 
the eviction of a tenant or resident because of 
an arrest even though the arrest has not re-
sulted in the conviction of that tenant or resi-
dent; or 
(C) requiring, encouraging, or permitting 
the eviction of a tenant or resident because of 
criminal activity occurring at or near the place 
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der, race and ethnicity, prior work experience, edu-
cational attainment, whether the individual resides 
in an urban or rural community, whether that com-
munity is considered disadvantaged, whether the in-
dividual was engaged in employment immediately 
prior to first receiving benefits, the nature of such 
prior employment (such as whether employed, self 
employed, or independent contractor), whether the 
individual engaged in partial work while collecting 
benefits, whether such partial work was while a par-
ticipant in a short-time compensation or another 
program, and the reason for leaving benefits such as 
due to benefit exhaustion, return to work, or another 
reason. 
(3) With respect to Pandemic Unemployment 
Assistance— 
(A) the number of individuals who applied 
for such Assistance after applying for regular 
unemployment compensation; 
(B) the number of individuals applying for 
and ultimately receiving benefits, as compared 
with similar data under the State Unemploy-
ment Compensation program, and whether the 
program’s allowance of self-certification of eligi-
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Union Calendar No. 418 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5345 
[Report No. 117–577] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Director of the United States Geo-
logical Survey to establish a regional program to 
assess, monitor, and benefit the hydrology of sa-
line lakes in the Great Basin and the migratory 
birds and other wildlife dependent on those habi-
tats, and for other purposes . 
NOVEMBER 16, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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amended by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 10603a)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 20104)’’. 
(10) Section 327(h)(4) of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5165f(h)(4)) is amended by— 
(A) striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 3796b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 10284)’’; and 
(B) striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 3796 et seq.)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 10281 et seq.)’’. 
(11) Section 658H of the Child Care and De-
velopment Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
9858f) is amended as follows: 
(A) Subsection (b)(5) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.)’’. 
(B) Subsection (c)(1)(C) is amended by 
striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.)’’. 
(12) Section 309(a) of the Family Violence Pre-
vention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10409(a)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 14045d)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(34 U.S.C. 20126)’’. 
(13) Section 310 of the Family Violence Pre-
vention and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10410) is 
amended as follows: 
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ticable to facilitate the performance of the 
mission described in subparagraph (A). 
(e) GAO STUDY
AND REPORT.—The Comptroller 
General of the United States shall— 
(1) conduct a study on the use and effectiveness 
of the alternatives to detention programs established 
pursuant to subsection (a); and 
(2) not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, submit a report to Congress 
that contains the results of the study conducted pur-
suant to paragraph (1). 
SEC. 4. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. 
(a) FEDERAL LAW.—Nothing in this Act may be con-
strued to supersede or modify— 
(1) the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (8 U.S.C. 
1232 et seq.); 
(2) the Stipulated Settlement Agreement filed 
in the United States District Court for the Central 
District of California on January 17, 1997 (CV 85– 
4544–RJK) (commonly known as the ‘‘Flores Settle-
ment Agreement’’); 
(3) the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 101 et seq.); or 
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(4) any applicable Federal child welfare law, in-
cluding the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 
(Public Law 105–89). 
(b) STATE LAW.—Nothing in this Act may be con-
strued to supersede or modify any applicable State child 
welfare law. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5349 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1550 State Road S–38–211 in Orangeburg, 
South Carolina, as the ‘‘J.I. Washington Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. J.I. WASHINGTON POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S–38–211 in 
Orangeburg, South Carolina, shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘J.I. Washington Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘J.I. Washington Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 14, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5349 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 1550 State Road S–38–211 
in Orangeburg, South Carolina, as the ‘‘J.I. 
Washington Post Office Building’’.
H. R. 5349 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1550 State 
Road S–38–211 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, as the ‘‘J.I. Washington Post 
Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. J.I. WASHINGTON POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1550 State Road S–38–211 in Orangeburg, South 
Carolina, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘J.I. Washington 
Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘J.I. Washington Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘J.I. Washington Post 
Office Building’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5350 
To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote timely exploration 
for geothermal resources under geothermal leases, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 
Mr. FULCHER (for himself, Mr. WESTERMAN, and Mr. STAUBER) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 to promote 
timely exploration for geothermal resources under geo-
thermal leases, 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 ‘‘Enhancing Geothermal 
Production on Federal Lands Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GEOTHERMAL PRODUCTION ON FEDERAL LANDS. 
The Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING MEDICARE RURAL HEALTH CLINIC 
SERVICES 
AND 
FEDERALLY 
QUALIFIED 
HEALTH CENTER SERVICES TO INCLUDE 
PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(aa) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking at 
the end ‘‘and’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (D); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) such physical therapy services (as de-
fined in subsection (p)) furnished by a physical 
therapist, and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) and (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs 
(A) through (C)’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) through (C)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graphs (A) through (D)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services fur-
nished on or after January 1, 2022. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5353 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
any amount awarded under a Federal Pell Grant and any portion of 
a scholarship used by a full-time student for room and board. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 
Mr. KILDEE 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 exclude 
from gross income any amount awarded under a Federal 
Pell Grant and any portion of a scholarship used by 
a full-time student for room and board. 
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 ‘‘Scholarship Tax Relief 
for Students Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR FEDERAL PELL GRANTS AND FOR 
SCHOLARSHIP 
AND 
FELLOWSHIP 
FUNDS 
USED FOR ROOM AND BOARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 117(b)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at 
the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a comma, and 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(C) room and board while carrying a full- 
time workload for the course of study the indi-
vidual is pursuing at an educational organiza-
tion, and 
‘‘(D) in the case of amounts awarded 
under subpart 1 of part A of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (relating to Fed-
eral Pell Grants), any expenses for which such 
amounts may be used by the individual under 
such subpart.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to amounts received in taxable 
years beginning after December 31, 2020. 
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duced through the implementation of the vulner-
ability disclosure process of the election service pro-
vider. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
FIELD.—The term ‘covered 
field’ means computer science, engineering, informa-
tion science, information systems management, 
mathematics, operations research, statistics, or tech-
nology management. 
‘‘(2) COVERED INDUSTRY EXPERT.—The term 
‘covered industry expert’ means an individual who 
has— 
‘‘(A) successfully completed 2 full years of 
progressively higher level graduate education 
leading to a Master’s or equivalent graduate de-
gree from an accredited institution of higher 
education (given the meaning of such term in 
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) in a covered field; or 
‘‘(B) a degree that requires at least 24 se-
mester hours in a covered field required the de-
velopment or adaptation of applications, sys-
tems or networks. 
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