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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6218 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify congressional 
intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy under the 
Medicare program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2020 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. UPTON, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. MARCH-
ANT, Mr. MARSHALL, and Ms. KELLY of Illinois) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify 
congressional intent and preserve patient access to home 
infusion therapy under the Medicare 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 ‘‘Preserving Patient Ac-
cess to Home Infusion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF PATIENT ACCESS TO HOME IN-
FUSION THERAPY UNDER MEDICARE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1861(iii) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(iii)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘and 
pharmacy services’’ before ‘‘, furnished in accord-
ance with the plan’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii), by inserting after 
‘‘list’’ the following: ‘‘, unless such self-administered 
drug or biological was included as a transitional 
home 
infusion 
drug 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
1834(u)(7)(A)(iii))’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF INFUSION DRUG ADMINIS-
TRATION CALENDAR DAY.—Section 1834(u)(1)(A)(ii) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(u)(1)(A)(ii)) is 
amended by inserting after the first sentence the following 
new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of the previous sentence, 
with respect to the furnishing of home infusion drugs to 
an individual by a qualified home infusion therapy sup-
plier, a reference to payment to such supplier for an infu-
sion drug administration calendar day in the home of such 
individual shall refer to payment for the date on which 
such a drug was administered to the individual (regardless 
of whether a qualified home infusion therapy supplier was 
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physically present in the home of such individual on such 
date).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to items and services 
furnished on or after January 1, 2021. 
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SEC. 2. 529 ACCOUNT FUNDING FOR HOMESCHOOL AND AD-
DITIONAL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EX-
PENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529(c)(7) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) TREATMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SEC-
ONDARY TUITION.—Any reference in this section to 
the term ‘qualified higher education expense’ shall 
include a reference to the following expenses in con-
nection with enrollment or attendance at, or for stu-
dents enrolled at or attending, an elementary or sec-
ondary public, private, or religious school: 
‘‘(A) Tuition. 
‘‘(B) Curriculum and curricular materials. 
‘‘(C) Books or other instructional mate-
rials. 
‘‘(D) Online educational materials. 
‘‘(E) Tuition for tutoring or educational 
classes outside of the home, including at a tu-
toring facility, but only if the tutor or instruc-
tor is not related to the student and— 
‘‘(i) is licensed as a teacher in any 
State, 
‘‘(ii) has taught at an eligible edu-
cational institution, or 
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‘‘(iii) is a subject matter expert in the 
relevant subject. 
‘‘(F) Fees for a nationally standardized 
norm-referenced achievement test, an advanced 
placement examination, or any examinations re-
lated to college or university admission. 
‘‘(G) Fees for dual enrollment in an insti-
tution of higher education. 
‘‘(H) Educational therapies for students 
with disabilities provided by a licensed or ac-
credited practitioner or provider, including oc-
cupational, behavioral, physical, and speech-lan-
guage therapies. 
Such term shall include expenses for the purposes 
described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) in con-
nection with a homeschool (whether treated as a 
homeschool or a private school for purposes of appli-
cable State law).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to distributions made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6222 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
coverage of items, services, and immunizations relating to the diagnosis 
or treatment of COVID-19 under group health plans and health insur-
ance coverage within 15 days of the issuance of a recommendation 
from the United States Preventive Services Task Force or the Advisory 
Committee on Immunization Practices. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2020 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself and Mr. BUCSHON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act 
to provide for coverage of items, services, and immuniza-
tions relating to the diagnosis or treatment of COVID- 
19 under group health plans and health insurance cov-
erage within 15 days of the issuance of a recommenda-
tion from the United States Preventive Services Task 
Force or the Advisory Committee on Immunization Prac-
tices. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring Affordable 
COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR COVERAGE OF ITEMS, SERVICES, 
AND IMMUNIZATIONS RELATING TO THE DI-
AGNOSIS 
OR 
TREATMENT 
OF 
COVID-19 
UNDER GROUP HEALTH PLANS AND HEALTH 
INSURANCE COVERAGE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF 
THE 
ISSUANCE 
OF 
A 
RECOMMENDATION 
FROM THE UNITED STATES PREVENTIVE 
SERVICES TASK FORCE OR THE ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES. 
Section 2713(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300gg–13(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (3), the 
Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR COVID-19 ITEMS, SERV-
ICES, AND IMMUNIZATIONS.—In the case of an item 
or service that receives a rating described in sub-
section (a)(1), or an immunization that receives a 
recommendation described in subsection (a)(2), that 
is intended to prevent, diagnose, or treat COVID-19, 
the requirement described in subsection (a) shall 
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apply to a group health plan and a health insurance 
issuer offering group or individual health insurance 
coverage with respect to such item, service, or immu-
nization 15 days after the issuance of such rating or 
recommendation (as applicable).’’. 
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(2) FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘foreign terrorist organization’’ means an or-
ganization that is designated as a foreign terrorist 
organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 
(3) NONHUMANITARIAN, NONTRADE-RELATED 
FOREIGN
ASSISTANCE.—The 
term 
‘‘nonhumani-
tarian, nontrade-related foreign assistance’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 103(8)(B) of the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 
U.S.C. 7102(8)(B)). 
SEC. 6. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED. 
No additional funds are authorized to carry out the 
requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be car-
ried out using amounts otherwise authorized. 
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(E) The mitigation of the effects of re-
duced travel or outside activities during a pe-
riod of a public health emergency declared be-
cause of COVID–19 or a similar communicable 
disease. 
(F) Business continuity plans during a pe-
riod of a public health emergency declared be-
cause of COVID–19 or a similar communicable 
disease. 
(G) Any other relevant business practices 
necessary to mitigate any economic effects expe-
rienced during a period of a public health emer-
gency declared because of COVID–19 or a simi-
lar communicable disease. 
(3) FORMULA.—The Administrator and the as-
sociation authorized under section 21(a)(3)(A) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(a)(3)(A)) shall 
jointly establish a formula under which grants under 
this subsection shall be awarded. 
(4) METRICS AND GOALS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator and 
the association described in paragraph (3) shall 
jointly establish goals and metrics for the use of 
funds made available under this subsection. 
Such goals and metrics shall— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6227 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue privacy scores for certain 
interactive computer services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2020 
Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue privacy 
scores for certain interactive computer services, 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 ‘‘Privacy Score Act of 
2020’’. 
SEC. 2. PRIVACY FRAMEWORK AND SCORES. 
(a) PRIVACY FRAMEWORK.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Commission shall de-
velop a framework for assessing the privacy prac-
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6225 
To set aside certain funds for supplementary safety measures and alternative 
safety measures for railway-highway grade crossings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2020 
Mr. LIPINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To set aside certain funds for supplementary safety measures 
and alternative safety measures for railway-highway 
grade crossings, 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 ‘‘Every Person Deserves 
Peace and Quiet Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. RAIL IMPROVEMENT SET-ASIDE FOR SUPPLE-
MENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE SAFETY MEAS-
URES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 22907 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(m) SUPPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE SAFETY 
MEASURES.—Of the amounts appropriated under this sec-
tion, 10 percent shall be available for supplementary safe-
ty measures and alternative safety measures, as those 
terms are defined in section 222.9 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
11102 of the FAST Act (Public Law 114–94) is amended 
in subsection (a) by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) For fiscal year 2021, $330,000,000. 
‘‘(2) For fiscal year 2022, $350,000,000. 
‘‘(3) For fiscal year 2023, $370,000,000. 
‘‘(4) For fiscal year 2024, $390,000,000. 
‘‘(5) For fiscal year 2025, $410,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 3. RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS. 
Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘and projects at grade 
crossings’’ and inserting ‘‘projects at grade 
crossings’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and supplementary safe-
ty measures and alternative safety measures, as 
those terms are defined in section 222.9 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations,’’ after ‘‘idling 
trains,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(3) by inserting ‘‘, except 
that the Federal share for supplementary safety 
measures and alternative safety measures described 
under subsection (a) shall be 100 percent’’ before 
the period at the end. 
SEC. 4. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 133(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and supplementary safety meas-
ures and alternative safety measures, as those terms are 
defined in section 222.9 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu-
lations’’, after ‘‘grade crossings’’. 
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752 et seq.), regardless of whether the borrower has been 
rejected for loan cancellation under section 455(m) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)). 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6231 
To ensure affordable coverage of certain vaccines and testing services under 
group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage 
during the COVID-19 public health emergency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2020 
Mr. BUCSHON (for himself and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To ensure affordable coverage of certain vaccines and testing 
services under group health plans and group and indi-
vidual health insurance coverage 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 ‘‘Ensuring Access to 
COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6949 
To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2024 
Ms. WATERS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS; REF-
ERENCES. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Reauthorization Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; references. 
Sec. 2. Office of Native American Programs. 
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H6949
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6960 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
Emergency Medical Services for Children program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Sec. 3. Establishment of Castner Range National Monument, Texas. 
Sec. 4. Access and buffer zones. 
Sec. 5. Management of Federal lands within the National Monument. 
Sec. 6. Water. 
Sec. 7. Border security. 
Sec. 8. Department of Army responsibility and authority. 
Sec. 9. Castner Range National Monument Advisory Council. 
Sec. 10. Land conveyance, Castner Range, Fort Bliss, Texas. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADVISORY COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘advisory 
council’’ means the Castner Range National Monu-
ment Advisory Council. 
(2) NATIONAL
MONUMENT.—The term ‘‘Na-
tional Monument’’ means the Castner Range Na-
tional Monument. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 
of Texas. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF CASTNER RANGE NATIONAL 
MONUMENT, TEXAS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to valid existing 
rights, there is hereby established the Castner Range Na-
tional Monument in the State. 
(b) AREA INCLUDED.—The National Monument con-
sists of Federal land and interests in Federal land within 
El Paso County, Texas, as depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘Castner Range National Monument’’. 
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(h) LIMITED CONVEYANCE AUTHORITY.—The Sec-
retary may authorize the conveyance of Federal land with-
in the National Monument if— 
(1) the purpose for which the land is to be con-
veyed is consistent with the purposes specified in 
section 3; 
(2) the conveyance would benefit the National 
Monument and is in the public interest, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
(3) the conveyance is made in accordance with 
applicable laws (including regulations). 
(i) WILDLAND FIRE OPERATIONS.—Nothing in this 
section prohibits the Secretary, in cooperation with other 
Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate, from 
conducting wildland fire operations in the National Monu-
ment consistent with the purposes specified in section 3. 
SEC. 6. WATER. 
Nothing in this Act— 
(1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on 
the date of enactment of this Act, of any water, 
water right, or interest in water; 
(2) affects any vested absolute or decreed condi-
tional water right in existence on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, including any water right held by 
the United States; 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6235 
To impose sanctions with respect to foreign telecommunications companies 
engaged in economic or industrial espionage against United States per-
sons, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 12, 2020 
Mr. GALLAGHER
(for himself, Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. CHENEY, and Ms. 
HOULAHAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To impose sanctions with respect to foreign telecommuni-
cations companies engaged in economic or industrial espi-
onage against United States persons, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Neutralizing Emerging 
Threats from Wireless OEMs Receiving direction from 
Kleptocracies and Surveillance states Act’’ or the ‘‘NET-
WORKS Act’’. 
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‘‘(B) XUAR.—The term ‘XUAR’ means 
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 30, 
2020. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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(III) by inserting ‘‘and tribal’’ 
after ‘‘and State’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (G), by striking 
‘‘and tribal’’ and inserting ‘‘tribal, and 
urban Indian organization’’; and 
(iv) in subparagraph (H), by inserting 
‘‘, Indian tribes, and urban Indian organi-
zations’’ after ‘‘public health’’; 
(3) in subsection (e), by inserting ‘‘Indian 
tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organiza-
tions,’’ after ‘‘local emergency plans,’’; 
(4) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘through 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and 2020’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period ‘‘; 
and $690,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2021 through 2023 for awards pursuant to 
paragraph (3) (subject to the authority of 
the Secretary to make awards pursuant to 
paragraphs (4) and (5)) and paragraph 
(8), of which not less than $5,000,000 
shall be reserved each fiscal year for 
awards under paragraph (8)’’; 
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shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for 
their use. 
(f) ACQUISITION
AND INCORPORATION
OF LANDS 
AND INTERESTS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may acquire 
non-Federal land within the exterior boundaries of 
the National Monument only through exchange, do-
nation, or purchase from a willing seller. 
(2) MANAGEMENT.—Any land or interest in 
land that is located within the National Monument 
that is acquired by the United States shall— 
(A) become part of the National Monu-
ment; and 
(B) be managed in accordance with this 
Act. 
(g) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing rights, 
all Federal land within the National Monument is with-
drawn from— 
(1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 
public land laws; 
(2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 
laws; and 
(3) leasing or disposition under all laws relating 
to operation of the mineral leasing, mineral mate-
rials, and geothermal leasing laws. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6288 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to include a public health emergency in the definition of a major 
disaster, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 13, 2020 
Mr. RICHMOND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to include a public health emer-
gency in the definition of a major disaster, 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 ‘‘Responsibly Respond-
ing to Pandemics Act’’. 
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