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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2198 
To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library to obtain a 
statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Ms. CLARKE of New York (for herself, Mr. BROWN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. 
PAYNE, Mr. CARSON, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. BASS, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 
MCEACHIN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. EVANS, Ms. PLASKETT, Ms. LEE of 
California, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. MCBATH, Mrs. DEMINGS, 
Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. STRICKLAND, and Ms. BUSH) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Admin-
istration 
A BILL 
To direct the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library 
to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement 
in the United States Capitol. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUE OF SHIRLEY CHIS-
HOLM IN UNITED STATES CAPITOL. 
(a) OBTAINING STATUE.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Com-
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mittee of Congress on the Library shall enter into an 
agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, under 
such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee con-
siders appropriate consistent with applicable law. The 
Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Cap-
itol to enter into the agreement and related contracts re-
quired under this subsection on its behalf, under such 
terms and conditions as the Joint Committee may require. 
(b) PLACEMENT.—The Joint Committee of Congress 
on the Library shall place the statue obtained under sub-
section (a) in a public permanent location in the United 
States Capitol. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act, and any amounts so ap-
propriated shall remain available until expended. 
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the joint consolidation loan during a period 
in which the individual borrower for whom 
such separate consolidation loan is being 
made was employed in a public service job 
described in section 455(m)(1)(B), treat 
such payment as if such payment were 
made on the separate consolidation loan; 
and 
‘‘(v) in a case in which a payment was 
made under an income contingent repay-
ment plan or an income-based repayment 
plan described in subparagraph (D) or (E) 
of section 455(d)(1), respectively, on the 
joint consolidation loan, treat such pay-
ment as if such payment were made on 
such separate consolidation loan. 
‘‘(C) APPLICATION FOR SEPARATE DIRECT 
CONSOLIDATION LOAN.— 
‘‘(i) JOINT APPLICATION.—Except as 
provided in clause (ii), to receive separate 
consolidation loans under this part, both 
individual borrowers in a married couple 
(or previously married couple) shall jointly 
apply under subparagraph (A). 
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IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 21 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 6, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To enhance the innovation, security, and availability of cloud 
computing products and services used in the Federal 
Government by establishing the Federal Risk and Au-
thorization Management Program within the General 
Services Administration and by establishing a risk man-
agement, authorization, and continuous monitoring proc-
ess to enable the Federal Government to leverage cloud 
computing products and services using a risk-based ap-
proach consistent with the Federal Information Security 
Modernization Act of 2014 and cloud-based operations, 
and for other purposes. 
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‘‘(2) provide regular updates to applicant cloud 
service providers on the status of any cloud com-
puting product or service during the assessment and 
authorization process of the Joint Authorization 
Board; 
‘‘(3) review and validate cloud computing prod-
ucts and services and materials submitted by inde-
pendent assessment organizations or any documenta-
tion determined to be necessary by the Joint Author-
ization Board to evaluate the system security of a 
cloud computing product or service; 
‘‘(4) in consultation with the FedRAMP Pro-
gram Management Office, serve as a resource for 
best practices to accelerate the process for obtaining 
a FedRAMP authorization or FedRAMP provisional 
authorization; 
‘‘(5) establish requirements and guidelines for 
security assessments of cloud computing products 
and services, consistent with standards defined by 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
to be used by the Joint Authorization Board and 
agencies; 
‘‘(6) perform such other roles and responsibil-
ities as the Administrator may assign, in consulta-
tion with the FedRAMP Program Management Of-
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
management of information technology projects and in-
vestments of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
for other purposes. 
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‘‘(A) established within a CDFI under sec-
tion 611(c); 
‘‘(B) capitalized with the proceeds of a se-
cured loan made to a CDFI in accordance with 
sections 602 and 603; 
‘‘(C) for the purpose of making loans to 
sponsors 
of 
transit-oriented 
development 
projects in accordance with section 611.’’. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY AND PROJECT 
SELECTION.—Section 602 of title 23, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) CDFI.—Notwithstanding subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), in a case in which the Fed-
eral credit instrument is provided to a CDFI, 
the Secretary may rely upon a credit assess-
ment of the CDFI by the Secretary of Treasury 
in lieu of investment grade ratings and credit 
opinions from rating agencies.’’; 
(B) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘CDFI,’’ 
after ‘‘partnership,’’; 
(C) in paragraph (5)(B) by inserting at 
the end the following: 
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clause). The preceding sentence shall not apply 
with respect to the purchase of stock from a 
plan during the 10-year period beginning on the 
date the plan is established.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and to pur-
chases by a business enterprise of voting stock in 
taxable years beginning before, on, or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
GRANDFATHERED 
FOUNDATIONS IN CASE OF DECREASE IN OWNER-
SHIP
BY
REASON
OF
PRE-ENACTMENT
PUR-
CHASES.—Section 4943(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply with respect 
to any decrease in the percentage of holdings in a 
business enterprise by reason of the application of 
section 4943(c)(4)(A)(v) of such Code (as added by 
this section). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2207 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax 
on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding 
any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant 
to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mr. DIAZ-BALART introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes 
of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings 
to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock pur-
chased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain em-
ployee stock ownership retirement plans. 
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. CERTAIN PURCHASES OF EMPLOYEE-OWNED 
STOCK DISREGARDED FOR PURPOSES OF 
FOUNDATION 
TAX 
ON 
EXCESS 
BUSINESS 
HOLDINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4943(c)(4)(A) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new clause: 
‘‘(v) For purposes of clause (i), subpara-
graph (D), and paragraph (2), any voting stock 
which— 
‘‘(I) is not readily tradable on an es-
tablished securities market, 
‘‘(II) is purchased by the business en-
terprise on or after January 1, 2005, from 
an employee stock ownership plan (as de-
fined in section 4975(e)(7)) in which em-
ployees of such business enterprise partici-
pate, in connection with a distribution 
from such plan, and 
‘‘(III) is held by the business enter-
prise as treasury stock, cancelled, or re-
tired, 
shall be treated as outstanding voting stock, but 
only to the extent so treating such stock would 
not result in permitted holdings exceeding 49 
percent (determined without regard to this 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair 
Opportunity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and 
Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act (Public 
Law 100–89; 101 Stat. 666) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 301. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude 
or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2208 
AN ACT 
To restore an opportunity for tribal economic devel-
opment on terms that are equal and fair, and for 
other purposes.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 220 
To make supplemental appropriations to carry out farm stress programs, 
provide for expedited additional support under the farm and ranch stress 
assistance network, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 6, 2021 
Mr. EMMER (for himself and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To make supplemental appropriations to carry out farm 
stress programs, provide for expedited additional support 
under the farm and ranch stress assistance network, 
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 ‘‘Stemming the Tide 
of Rural Economic Stress and Suicide under COVID–19 
Act’’ or the ‘‘STRESS under COVID–19 Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPEDITED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR FARM AND 
RANCH STRESS ASSISTANCE NETWORK. 
(a) EMERGENCY FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts oth-
erwise made available to carry out section 7522 of 
the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 5936), out of the funds of the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, there is appropriated to 
carry out such section $10,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 2022. 
(2) ALLOCATION.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, from the 
amounts made available under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall award to each eligible recipient (as 
specified in section 7522(c) of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936(c))) 
that meets the criteria determined by the Secretary, 
and submits an application within the time period 
specified by the Secretary, an amount to be deter-
mined by the Secretary, except in no case may such 
amount exceed $500,000. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
to carry out section 7522 of the Food, Conservation, and 
Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 5936), there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry 
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out such section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2025. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2210 
To ensure that a fair percentage of Federal cancer research funds are 
dedicated to pediatric cancer research. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. STEFANIK, Mrs. MUR-
PHY of Florida, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. 
HERRERA BEUTLER, and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To ensure that a fair percentage of Federal cancer research 
funds are dedicated to pediatric cancer research. 
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 ‘‘Fairness to Kids with 
Cancer Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERCENTAGE OF FEDERAL CANCER RESEARCH 
FUNDS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR PEDI-
ATRIC CANCER RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2022 and each 
subsequent fiscal year, the President shall ensure that, of 
the total amount of Federal funds obligated for cancer re-
search, the percentage obligated for pediatric cancer re-
search is equal to the percentage described in subsection 
(b). 
(b) PERCENTAGE.—The percentage described in this 
subsection is the percentage constituted by the ratio of 
the number of individuals who are under the age of 18 
residing in the United States at the end of the fiscal year 
preceding the fiscal year to which subsection (a) is being 
applied, to the total number of individuals residing in the 
United States at such time, as determined by the Bureau 
of the Census. 
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the lease unless the lessee fails to sign the voter reg-
istration application. 
‘‘(2) UPDATE.—An application for voter reg-
istration submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall 
be considered as updating any previous voter reg-
istration by the applicant. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF INFORMATION.—No in-
formation relating to the failure of a lessee of PHA-as-
sisted dwelling unit to sign a voter registration application 
may be used for any purpose other than voter registration. 
‘‘(c) FORMS AND PROCEDURES.— 
‘‘(1) INCLUSION.—Each owner of a PHA-as-
sisted dwelling unit shall include a voter registration 
application form for elections for Federal office as 
part of a lease for such dwelling unit. 
‘‘(2) INCLUDED INFORMATION.—The voter reg-
istration application portion of a lease for a PHA- 
assisted dwelling unit— 
‘‘(A) may not require any information that 
duplicates information required in the lease por-
tion of the form (other than a second signature 
or other information necessary under subpara-
graph (C)); 
‘‘(B) may require only the minimum 
amount of information necessary to— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2213 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight 
limitations for certain logging vehicles, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mr. GALLAGHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to 
vehicle weight limitations for certain logging vehicles, 
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 ‘‘Safe Routes Act of 
2021’’. 
SEC. 2. VEHICLE WEIGHT EXEMPTIONS. 
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) CERTAIN LOGGING VEHICLES.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall waive, 
with respect to a covered logging vehicle, the appli-
cation of any vehicle weight limit established under 
this section. 
‘‘(2) COVERED LOGGING VEHICLE DEFINED.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘covered logging vehicle’ 
means a vehicle that— 
‘‘(A) is transporting raw or unfinished for-
est products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, 
or wood chips; 
‘‘(B) is traveling a distance not greater 
than 150 air miles on the Interstate from origin 
to a storage or processing facility; and 
‘‘(C) meets State legal weight tolerances 
and vehicle configurations for transporting raw 
or unfinished forest products within the State 
boundaries in which the vehicle is operating. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF WEIGHT TOLERANCES.— 
The waiver in this subsection shall only apply with 
respect to a State legal weight tolerance in effect on 
the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
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2195 
(A) the strategy of the national media cam-
paign and whether specific objectives of the na-
tional media campaign were accomplished; 
(B) steps taken to ensure that the national 
media campaign operates in an effective and ef-
ficient manner consistent with the overall strat-
egy and focus of the national media campaign; 
(C) plans to purchase advertising time and 
space; 
(D) policies and practices implemented to 
ensure that Federal funds are used responsibly to 
purchase advertising time and space and elimi-
nate the potential for waste, fraud, and abuse; 
(E) all contracts entered into with a cor-
poration, partnership, or individual working on 
behalf of the national media campaign; 
(F) the results of any financial audit of the 
national media campaign; 
(G) a description of any evidence used to 
develop the national media campaign; 
(H) specific policies and steps implemented 
to ensure compliance with this subsection; 
(I) a detailed accounting of the amount of 
funds obligated during the previous fiscal year 
for carrying out the national media campaign,
uninsured and underinsured women, and women liv-
ing in rural and underserved areas. 
SEC. 7. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON CO-TESTING FOR 
HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND CERVICAL 
CANCER. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 243 et seq.), as amended by section 5, is fur-
ther amended by inserting after section 317P–2 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 317P–3. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON CO-TESTING 
FOR HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND CER-
VICAL CANCER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention and the Administrator of the Health Resources 
and Services Administration, shall establish a 2-year dem-
onstration project on increasing the co-testing of human 
papillomavirus and cervical cancer screenings to develop 
models for increasing the rates of co-testing among women 
with disproportionate rates of cervical cancer, including 
African-American and Hispanic and Latina women. 
‘‘(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Entities receiving funds under 
this section shall use such funds to— 
‘‘(1) increase access to co-testing of human 
papillomavirus and cervical cancer among patients 
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with disproportionate rates of cervical cancer, in-
cluding African-American and Hispanic and Latina 
women; 
‘‘(2) support culturally- and linguistically-ap-
propriate delivery models to such patients, including 
through the provision of interpretation services; or 
‘‘(3) provide other services to improve health 
outcomes with respect to such patients. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITIZATION.—Priority for funding available 
under this section shall be given to entities serving low- 
income, uninsured, and medically underserved populations 
or populations with historically low rates of such co-test-
ing, such as older women. 
‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive 
a grant under this section, an entity shall be an entity 
described in section 317P–2(c).’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2218 
To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as the Davis-Bacon 
Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2021 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To repeal the wage rate requirements commonly known as 
the Davis-Bacon 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 ‘‘Davis-Bacon Repeal 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DAVIS-BACON WAGE REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of 
title 40, United States Code, is repealed. 
(b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in any law to a 
wage requirement of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 
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40, United States Code, shall after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act be null and void. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND LIMITATION. 
The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 
30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act but 
shall not affect any contract in existence on such date of 
enactment or made pursuant to invitation for bids out-
standing on such date of enactment. 
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