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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9062 
To amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on lessors to provide 
notice to vacate, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Mr. LOUDERMILK (for himself, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. BARR, Mr. WILLIAMS of 
Texas, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. FLOOD, and Mr. RUTHERFORD) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the CARES Act to remove a requirement on 
lessors to provide notice to vacate, 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 ‘‘Respect State Housing 
Laws Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NOTICE. 
Section 4024 of the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9058) 
is amended by striking subsection (c). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9065 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide interest relief under 
the public service loan forgiveness program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Mr. MCNERNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide 
interest relief under the public service loan forgiveness 
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 ‘‘Student Loan Earned 
Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PSLF. 
(a) REDUCTION OF PAYMENT.—Section 455(m)(1) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(m)(1)) is amended— 
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chase, or redemption of, or a business com-
bination involving, securities or assets of 
the eligible privately held company, if the 
broker reasonably believes that— 
‘‘(I) upon consummation of the 
transaction, any person acquiring se-
curities or assets of the eligible pri-
vately held company, acting alone or 
in concert, will control and, directly or 
indirectly, will be active in the man-
agement of the eligible privately held 
company or the business conducted 
with the assets of the eligible privately 
held company; and 
‘‘(II) if any person is offered se-
curities in exchange for securities or 
assets of the eligible privately held 
company, such person will, prior to 
becoming legally bound to consum-
mate the transaction, receive or have 
reasonable access to the most recent 
fiscal year-end financial statements of 
the issuer of the securities as custom-
arily prepared by the management of 
the issuer in the normal course of op-
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Loans made to the borrower under this 
part; and 
‘‘(ii) provide the borrower an amount 
equal to the amount of interest that the 
borrower has paid on such loans during 
such first employment period. 
‘‘(B) SECOND
EMPLOYMENT
PERIOD.— 
After the conclusion of the second employment 
period described in paragraph (1) during which 
the borrower has made the second 60 payments 
described in such paragraph, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(i) cancel any remaining obligation 
to repay the balance of principal and inter-
est due as of the time of such cancellation, 
on the eligible Federal Direct Loans made 
to the borrower under this part; and 
‘‘(ii) provide the borrower an amount 
equal to the amount of interest that the 
borrower has paid on such loans during 
such second employment period.’’. 
(c) CODIFYING THE LIMITED PSLF WAIVERS.—Sec-
tion 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087e(m)), as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(5) PERMANENTLY RESTORING THE PROMISE 
OF PSLF.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subsection, the Secretary shall carry out this 
subsection in a manner consistent with the terms 
and conditions of the Limited PSLF Waiver pro-
gram carried out by the Department beginning on 
October 6, 2021, and authorized by the Higher Edu-
cation Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003 
(20 U.S.C. 1098aa et seq.), except that the applica-
tion and consolidation deadlines for such program 
shall not apply to the provisions of this subsection.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9066 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify 
the fiduciary duties regarding asset classes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Mr. MEIJER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to clarify the fiduciary duties regarding asset classes. 
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 ‘‘Retirement Savings 
Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FIDUCIARY DUTIES REGARDING ASSET CLASSES 
UNDER ERISA. 
Section 404(a) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1104(a)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3)(A) A fiduciary shall not be liable for a breach 
of fiduciary duties under this section solely for— 
‘‘(i) recommending, selecting, or monitoring any 
covered investment as an investment option for a 
plan; or 
‘‘(ii) causing the plan to make any payment or 
incur any expense, associated with such covered in-
vestment. 
‘‘(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(i) The term ‘covered investment’— 
‘‘(I) means any direct or indirect invest-
ment; and 
‘‘(II) includes, but is not limited to, any of 
the following: 
‘‘(aa) Commodities. 
‘‘(bb) Debt, including public and pri-
vate credit. 
‘‘(cc) Digital assets. 
‘‘(dd) Hedge funds. 
‘‘(ee) Infrastructure. 
‘‘(ff) Insured products and annuities. 
‘‘(gg) Private equity. 
‘‘(hh) Real assets. 
‘‘(ii) Real estate or real estate-related 
securities. 
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‘‘(jj) Securities that are listed on a 
national securities exchange. 
‘‘(kk) Venture capital. 
‘‘(ll) An investment in any fund, com-
mingled account, or pooled investment ve-
hicle that invests in any investment, in-
cluding but not limited to an investment 
described in items (aa) through (kk). 
‘‘(ii) The terms ‘exchange’ and ‘security’ have 
the meanings given the terms in section 3(a) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)). 
‘‘(iii) The term ‘national securities exchange’ 
means an exchange registered as a national securi-
ties exchange pursuant to section 6 of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f). 
‘‘(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
providing an exemption or safe harbor from the require-
ments of paragraph (1).’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9069 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude from income 
for purposes of eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram the basic allowance for housing received by members of the uni-
formed services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Mr. PANETTA (for himself, Mrs. RODGERS of Washington, and Ms. JACOBS 
of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude 
from income for purposes of eligibility for the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program the basic allowance 
for housing received by members of the uniformed serv-
ices. 
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 ‘‘Military Family Nutri-
tion Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING 
FROM INCOME. 
Section 5(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (18), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in paragraph (19)(B) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(20) a basic allowance for housing paid to, or 
by a third party on behalf of, a member of a uni-
formed service under section 403 of title 37, United 
States Code.’’. 
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may not set a requirement that air carriers and foreign 
air carriers must require an individual to test negative for 
COVID–19 to travel in air transportation on an air carrier 
departing from an airport in the United States or a terri-
tory of the United States and landing at another airport 
in the United States or a territory of the United States. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9073 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of an 
individual from assignment to a medical personnel position of the Armed 
Forces on the basis of the amputation of the individual, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Mrs. RODGERS of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit the exclu-
sion of an individual from assignment to a medical per-
sonnel position of the Armed Forces on the basis of 
the amputation of the individual, 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 ‘‘Hannah Cvancara 
Service Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PART-TIME STUDENTS ALLOWED TO TAKE CREDIT 
FOR EXPENSES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND DE-
PENDENT CARE SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘OR
EDU-
CATION’’ after ‘‘GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT’’, 
(2) by striking ‘‘employment-related expenses’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘employment- 
and education-related expenses’’, and 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘EMPLOY-
MENT-RELATED
EXPENSES’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘EMPLOYMENT- AND EDUCATION-RELATED EX-
PENSES’’, and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘gainfully employed’’ and inserting ‘‘gainfully 
employed or a student’’. 
(b) RULES RELATED TO STUDENTS.— 
(1) DEFINITION.—Section 21(e)(7) of such 
Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) STUDENT.—The term ‘student’ means an 
individual who during each of 5 calendar months 
during the taxable year is carrying at least 1⁄2 the 
normal full-time work load for the course of study 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EXCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS 
FROM ASSIGNMENT AS MEDICAL PERSONNEL 
OF ARMED FORCES ON BASIS OF AMPUTA-
TION. 
Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section (and 
conforming the table of sections at the beginning of such 
chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 989. Prohibition on exclusion of individuals from 
assignment as medical personnel on basis 
of amputation 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Neither the Secretary of De-
fense nor the Secretary concerned may prohibit the assign-
ment of an individual to a medical personnel position, in-
cluding by prohibiting the accession of such individual into 
the Armed Forces for such assignment, on the basis that 
the individual has an amputated limb (regardless of 
whether such amputated limb is the result of a service- 
connected illness or injury) if the individual otherwise 
meets such physical fitness and other standards as may 
be required for such accession. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘medical personnel’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 115a(e) of this 
title. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘service-connected’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38.’’. 
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SECTION 1. CHAIRMAN RICHARD MILANOVICH POST OF-
FICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 333 North Sunrise Way in Palm 
Springs, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office’’. 
(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 ‘‘Chairman Richard 
Milanovich Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9074 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 333 North Sunrise Way in 
Palm Springs, California, as the ‘‘Chairman 
Richard Milanovich Post Office’’.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9074 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
333 North Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, California, as the ‘‘Chairman 
Richard Milanovich Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. COSTA, Mr. PANETTA, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. LEVIN of California, Mr. ISSA, Ms. BARRAGA´N, and Ms. 
CHU) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 333 North Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, 
California, as the ‘‘Chairman Richard Milanovich Post 
Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CHAIRMAN RICHARD MILANOVICH POST OF-
FICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 333 North Sunrise Way in Palm 
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Springs, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Chairman Richard Milanovich Post Office’’. 
(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 ‘‘Chairman Richard 
Milanovich Post Office’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9076 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow parents pursuing 
a higher education degree to take the tax credit for expenses for house-
hold and dependent care services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Ms. SCHRIER (for herself and Mr. MEIJER) 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 allow par-
ents pursuing a higher education degree to take the 
tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care 
services. 
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 ‘‘Tax Credit for Student 
Parents Act’’. 
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such individual is pursuing at an educational organi-
zation.’’. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR STUDENTS AND INDI-
VIDUALS
INCAPABLE
OF
CARING
FOR
THEM-
SELVES.—Section 21(d)(2) of such Code is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE FOR STUDENTS AND INDI-
VIDUALS
INCAPABLE
OF
CARING
FOR
THEM-
SELVES.—For purposes of paragraph (1), if a 
spouse is a student or a qualifying individual de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1)(C), or if an unmarried 
individual is a student, such spouse or unmarried in-
dividual shall be deemed for each month during 
which such spouse or unmarried individual satisfies 
the 1⁄2-time requirement of subsection (e)(7), or dur-
ing which such spouse is such a qualifying indi-
vidual, to be gainfully employed and to have earned 
income of not less than— 
‘‘(A) $250 if subparagraph (c)(1) applies 
for the taxable year, or 
‘‘(B) $500 if subparagraph (c)(2) applies 
for the taxable year.’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to taxable years begin-
ning after December 31, 2022. 
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(b) GRANT AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall deter-
mine grant amounts under subsection (a) with respect to 
each State based on the following: 
(1) Statewide unemployment and underemploy-
ment rates that are 1 percentage point above the na-
tional average. 
(2) The number of local educational agencies in 
a State that elect to receive special assistance pay-
ments under section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Richard B. 
Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1759a(a)(1)(F). 
(3) A Statewide official poverty rate that is 1 
percentage point above the national average. 
(c) FUNDS.— 
(1) TIMING.—A grant under this title shall be 
awarded for a period of 5 years, of which— 
(A) a maximum of 1 year may be used for 
planning; and 
(B) a minimum of 4 years shall be used 
for implementation. 
(2) FEDERAL COST SHARE.—The Federal cost 
share of an activity carried out with a grant under 
subparagraph (a) shall not be less than 100 percent 
for costs incurred during the 5-year grant period de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
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SEC. 4. RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF MILITARY WORKING 
DOGS. 
Section 1125 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
’’ before ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) RECOGNITION OF SERVICE OF MILITARY WORK-
ING DOGS.—The Secretary of Defense shall create a deco-
ration or other appropriate recognition to recognize mili-
tary working dogs under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
that are killed in action or perform an exceptionally meri-
torious or courageous act in service to the United States.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9078 
To require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated 
as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HORSFORD, and 
Mr. COSTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of 
Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, 
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 ‘‘Permit Reform In Min-
ing for Energy and Defense Act’’ or the ‘‘PRIMED Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ACTIONS UNDER PRESIDENTIAL 
DETERMINATION 2022–11 FOR FEDERAL PER-
MITTING IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection 
(c), an action described in subsection (b) shall be— 
(1) treated as a covered project, as defined in 
section 41001(6) of the Fixing America’s Surface 
Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 4370m(6)), without 
regard to the requirements of that section; and 
(2) included in the Permitting Dashboard main-
tained pursuant to section 41003(b) of that Act (42 
U.S.C. 4370m–2(b)). 
(b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—An action described in 
this subsection is an action taken by the Secretary of De-
fense pursuant to Presidential Determination 2022–11 
(87 Fed. Reg. 19775; relating to certain actions under 
section 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950) to 
create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore sustainable 
and responsible domestic production capabilities for stra-
tegic and critical materials through— 
(1) supporting feasibility studies for mature 
mining, beneficiation, and value-added processing 
projects; 
(2) by-product and co-product production at ex-
isting mining, mine waste reclamation, and other in-
dustrial facilities; 
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(3) modernization of mining, beneficiation, and 
value-added processing to increase productivity, envi-
ronmental sustainability, and workforce safety; or 
(4) any other activity authorized under section 
303(a)(1) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. 4533(a)(1)). 
(c) EXCEPTION.—An action described in subsection 
(b) may not be treated as a covered project or be included 
in the Permitting Dashboard under subsection (a) if the 
project sponsor (as defined in section 41001(18) of the 
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (42 U.S.C. 
4370m(18))) requests that the action not be treated as 
a covered project. 
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