datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(C) by inserting ‘‘, and 
the public ports of the United States that have a 
total 
annual 
value 
of 
cargo 
of 
at 
least 
$1,000,000,000, as identified by the United States 
Customs and Border Protection and reported by the 
Bureau of the Census’’ after ‘‘is available’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) REQUIRED
NETWORK
COMPONENTS.—In 
designating or redesignating the National Multi-
modal Freight Network, the Under Secretary shall 
ensure that the National Multimodal Freight Net-
work includes the components listed under sub-
section (b)(2).’’. 
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‘‘§ 1168. Discharge or release from active duty: limita-
tions; issuance of record of military serv-
ice’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 59 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 1168 and inserting 
the following new items: 
‘‘1168. Discharge or release from active duty: limitations; issuance of record of 
military service. 
‘‘1168a. Discharge or release: record of military service. 
‘‘1168b. Record of military service: issuance to members of reserve compo-
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7060 
To modify conditions of funding for the distance learning, telemedicine, and 
broadband program of the Rural Utilities Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2022 
Mr. JOHNSON
of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Ms. 
HERRELL, and Ms. KUSTER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To modify conditions of funding for the distance learning, 
telemedicine, and broadband program of the Rural Utili-
ties Service, 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 ‘‘Connect Unserved 
Americans Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
DISTANCE 
LEARNING, 
TELEMEDICINE, 
AND 
BROADBAND PROGRAM. 
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117–58) is amended in the third proviso under the 
heading ‘‘DISTANCE
LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND 
BROADBAND PROGRAM’’ under the heading ‘‘RURAL UTIL-
ITIES SERVICE’’ under the heading ‘‘RURAL DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAMS’’ under the heading ‘‘DEPART-
MENT OF AGRICULTURE’’ in title I of division J by 
striking ‘‘50 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘80 percent’’. 
SEC. 3. COORDINATION WITH TREASURY DEPARTMENT ON 
DISTRIBUTION 
OF 
BROADBAND 
DEPLOY-
MENT FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 904(b) of division FF of 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 
1308(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) the Department of the Treasury; 
and’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF COVERAGE OF CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS TO TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 801(d)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the 
case of costs incurred by a Tribal government, during the 
period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on Decem-
ber 31, 2022)’’ after ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5119 
AN ACT 
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to ex-
tend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund 
payments to Tribal Governments.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5119 
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of 
Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 27, 2021 
Mr. O’HALLERAN (for himself and Mr. YOUNG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend 
the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to 
Tribal Governments. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF COVERAGE OF CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS TO TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 801(d)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the 
case of a Tribal Government, December 30, 2022)’’ after 
‘‘December 30, 2021’’. 
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II 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5119 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
DECEMBER 9, 2021 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend 
the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to 
Tribal Governments. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF COVERAGE OF CORONAVIRUS 
RELIEF FUND PAYMENTS TO TRIBAL GOV-
ERNMENTS. 
Section 601(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 801(d)(3)) is amended by inserting ‘‘(or, in the 
case of costs incurred by a Tribal government, during the 
period that begins on March 1, 2020, and ends on Decem-
ber 31, 2022)’’ after ‘‘December 31, 2021’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 511 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to include a revenue metric in 
the port network components to better achieve the policy goals of the 
National Multimodal Freight Network. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2021 
Ms. BROWNLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to include a revenue 
metric in the port network components to better achieve 
the policy goals of the National Multimodal Freight Net-
work. 
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 ‘‘National Multimodal 
Freight Network Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL MULTIMODAL FREIGHT NETWORK. 
Section 70103 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5121 
To terminate the designation of Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 27, 2021 
Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To terminate the designation of Afghanistan as a major 
non-NATO ally, 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 ‘‘Taliban Are Not Our 
Friends Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF AFGHANISTAN 
AS A MAJOR NON-NATO ALLY. 
Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) the designation of Afghanistan as a major 
non-NATO ally pursuant to section 517(a)(1) of the 
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2321k(a)(1)) or any other provision of law is hereby 
terminated; and 
(2) the President may not issue a separate des-
ignation of Afghanistan as a major non-NATO ally 
pursuant to section 517(a)(1) of such Act or any 
other provision of law. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5123 
To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to develop and begin implementation 
of Operation Starfall. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 27, 2021 
Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. 
GIMENEZ, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. MAST, Mr. POSEY, Mr. CRAWFORD, 
Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. PALAZZO, Mrs. WAGNER, and Mr. 
HICE of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to develop and 
begin implementation of Operation Starfall. 
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 ‘‘American Freedom 
and Internet Access Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. OPERATION STARFALL. 
Not later than 45 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, in con-
sultation with the Chief of Space Operations, shall develop 
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and begin implementation of ‘‘Operation Starfall’’, a stra-
tegic plan to deploy stratospheric balloons, aerostats, or 
satellite technology capable of rapidly delivering wireless 
internet anywhere on the planet from the stratosphere or 
higher. 
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under section 428B made on behalf of a dependent 
student for attendance at the institution.’’. 
(b) COLLECTION AND REPORTING OF COHORT DE-
FAULT RATES.—Section 435(m)(4)(A) of such Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)(4)(A)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section 428, 428A, or 428H’’ 
and inserting ‘‘this part or part D’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or a Federal Direct Consolida-
tion Loan’’ after ‘‘section 428C’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall be effective for the first fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act, and each 
subsequent fiscal year. 
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(2) A detailed accounting of any personal iden-
tifying information of United States citizens, lawful 
permanent residents, or Afghan partners seeking 
evacuation from Afghanistan that was provided to 
the Taliban, including— 
(A) the number of individuals whose infor-
mation was shared; 
(B) a description of the exact types of in-
formation shared; and 
(C) the number of individuals whose infor-
mation was shared whose evacuation from Af-
ghanistan cannot be confirmed. 
(3) Details of any agreement reached or com-
mitments made regarding evacuations of United 
States citizens, lawful permanent residents, or any 
Afghans who wish to leave Afghanistan following the 
United States military withdrawal on August 31, 
2021. 
(4) Details on any agreement reached or com-
mitments made in connection with any United 
States diplomatic presence in Afghanistan following 
the United States military withdrawal on August 31, 
2021. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5126 
To require that certain loans made to parents on behalf of a dependent 
student and to graduate students are included in the definition of cohort 
default rate under the Higher Education Act of 1965, to require the 
Secretary of Education to report default rates for such loans, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 27, 2021 
Ms. VAN DUYNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To require that certain loans made to parents on behalf 
of a dependent student and to graduate students are 
included in the definition of cohort default rate under 
the Higher Education Act of 1965, to require the Sec-
retary of Education to report default rates for such 
loans, 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 ‘‘Combating Predatory 
Lending in Higher Education Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITION OF CERTAIN LOANS TO PARENTS AND 
GRADUATE STUDENT TO THE CALCULATION 
AND 
REPORTING 
OF 
COHORT 
DEFAULT 
RATES. 
(a) DEFINITION OF ‘‘COHORT DEFAULT RATE’’.— 
Section 435(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1085(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 428, 428A, or 
428H’’ and inserting ‘‘this part or part 
D’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or a Federal Direct 
Consolidation Loan’’ after ‘‘section 428C’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘or 
a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan’’ after 
‘‘section 428C’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) For the purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘students’, when used with respect to a deter-
mination or calculation of the number of students 
who enter repayment or default on a loan received 
for attendance at an institution, shall include par-
ents with a Federal Direct PLUS Loan or a loan 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7127 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act to prohibit the Secretary 
from enforcing any drug or vaccine mandate, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2022 
Mrs. HARTZLER (for herself, Mr. CAREY, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. GOSAR, 
Mr. POSEY, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BENTZ, Mr. NORMAN, 
Mr. MAST, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mr. WEBER of 
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act to pro-
hibit the Secretary from enforcing any drug or vaccine 
mandate, 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 OSHA Authority 
to Mandate Vaccines Act’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding Access to 
Capital for Rural Job Creators Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL-AREA SMALL BUSI-
NESSES. 
Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78d(j)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting ‘‘rural- 
area small businesses,’’ after ‘‘women-owned small 
businesses,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting 
‘‘rural-area small businesses,’’ after ‘‘women-owned 
small businesses,’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5128 
AN ACT 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
expand access to capital for rural-area small 
businesses, and for other purposes.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5128 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital 
for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 31, 2021 
Mrs. AXNE (for herself, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. MOONEY, and Mr. 
LAWSON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand 
access to capital for rural-area small 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 ‘‘Expanding Access to 
Capital for Rural Job Creators Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL-AREA SMALL BUSI-
NESSES. 
Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78d(j)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting ‘‘rural- 
area small businesses,’’ after ‘‘women-owned small 
businesses,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting 
‘‘rural-area small businesses,’’ after ‘‘women-owned 
small businesses,’’. 
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IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5128 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 27, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand 
access to capital for rural-area small 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding Access to 
Capital for Rural Job Creators Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL-AREA SMALL BUSI-
NESSES. 
Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(15 U.S.C. 78d(j)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)(C), by inserting ‘‘rural- 
area small businesses,’’ after ‘‘women-owned small 
businesses,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (6)(B)(iii), by inserting 
‘‘rural-area small businesses,’’ after ‘‘women-owned 
small businesses,’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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ance, or means-tested benefit programs to meet the 
basic needs of students. 
‘‘(3) Providing accelerated learning opportuni-
ties, including dual or concurrent enrollment pro-
grams and early college high school programs. 
‘‘(4) Reforming remedial or developmental edu-
cation, course scheduling, or credit-awarding poli-
cies. 
‘‘(5) Improving transfer pathways between— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an eligible entity that 
is a State, community colleges and 4-year insti-
tutions of higher education in the State; 
‘‘(B) in the case of an eligible entity that 
is a system of institutions of higher education, 
institutions within such system and other insti-
tutions of higher education in the State in 
which the system is located; or 
‘‘(C) in the case of a Tribal College or 
University, between the Tribal College or Uni-
versity and other institutions of higher edu-
cation. 
‘‘(h) SUPPLEMENT, NOT SUPPLANT.—Funds made 
available under this part shall be used to supplement, and 
not supplant, other Federal, State, local, Tribal, and insti-
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5129 
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and 
modernize the Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 31, 2021 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. DESAULNIER, and Mr. COMER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to 
reauthorize and modernize the Act. 
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 ‘‘Community Services 
Block Grant Modernization Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION. 
Subtitle B of title VI of the Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9901 et seq.) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
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‘‘Subtitle B—Community Services 
Block Grant Program 
‘‘SEC. 671. SHORT TITLE. 
‘‘This subtitle may be cited as the ‘Community Serv-
ices Block Grant Act’. 
‘‘SEC. 672. PURPOSES. 
‘‘The purposes of this subtitle are— 
‘‘(1) to reduce poverty in the United States by 
supporting the activities of community action agen-
cies that improve the economic security of low-in-
come individuals and families and create new eco-
nomic opportunities in the communities where they 
live; and 
‘‘(2) to accomplish the purposes described in 
paragraph (1) by— 
‘‘(A) strengthening community capabilities 
for identifying poverty conditions and opportu-
nities to alleviate such conditions; 
‘‘(B) empowering residents of the low-in-
come communities served to respond to the 
unique problems and needs within their commu-
nities through their maximum feasible partici-
pation in advising, planning and evaluating the 
programs, projects, and services funded under 
this subtitle; 
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‘‘(A) DATE
OF
OBLIGATION.—The State 
shall obligate the funds for subgrants described 
in paragraph (1) and make such subgrants 
available for expenditure by eligible entities not 
later than the later of— 
‘‘(i) the 30th day after the date on 
which the State receives from the Sec-
retary a notice of funding availability for 
the State’s application under section 678 
for a first or subsequent allocation for a 
fiscal year; or 
‘‘(ii) the first day of the State pro-
gram year for which funds are to be ex-
pended under the State application. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—If funds are appro-
priated to carry out this subtitle for less than 
a full fiscal year, a State may request an excep-
tion from the Secretary from the requirement 
to make subgrants available for expenditure by 
eligible entities in accordance with subpara-
graph (A), except that a State may not accu-
mulate more than one fiscal quarter’s worth of 
funding without making such funds available 
for expenditure by eligible entities. 
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