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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9626 
To require an independent report on Department of Defense practices for 
distinguishing between combatants and civilians in United States military 
operations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2022 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. CROW, Mr. MALINOWSKI, and Ms. JACOBS of 
California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require an independent report on Department of Defense 
practices for distinguishing between combatants and ci-
vilians in United States military operations, 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 ‘‘Report on DoD Prac-
tices to Distinguish Between Civilians and Combatants 
Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 9. AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN ARIZONA TRIBE AND 
THE STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Before entering into the first 
Lease or Exchange Agreement or Storage Agreement, an 
Arizona Tribe shall enter into an agreement with the State 
that outlines all notice, information sharing, and collabo-
ration requirements that shall apply to any potential 
Lease or Exchange Agreement or Storage Agreement into 
which the Arizona Tribe may enter. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The agreement under sub-
section (a) shall include a provision that requires the Ari-
zona Tribe to submit to the State all documents regarding 
a proposed Lease or Exchange Agreement or Storage 
Agreement. 
SEC. 10. AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN ARIZONA TRIBE, THE 
STATE, AND THE SECRETARY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Before approving the first Lease 
or Exchange Agreement or Storage Agreement under sec-
tion 7, the Secretary shall enter into an agreement with 
the State and the Arizona Tribe that describes the proce-
dural, technical, and accounting methodologies for any 
Lease or Exchange Agreement or Storage Agreement into 
which the Arizona Tribe may enter, including quantifica-
tion of the reduction in Consumptive Use and water ac-
counting. 
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SEC. 2. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRACTICES 
REGARDING DISTINCTION BETWEEN COM-
BATANTS AND CIVILIANS IN UNITED STATES 
MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
enter into an agreement with a federally funded research 
and development center to prepare an independent report 
on Department of Defense practices regarding distin-
guishing between combatants and civilians in United 
States military operations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following matters: 
(1) A description of how the Department of De-
fense and individual members of the Armed Forces 
have differentiated between combatants and civilians 
in both ground and air operations since 2001, in-
cluding in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, 
and Yemen, including— 
(A) relevant policy and legal standards and 
how these standards were implemented in prac-
tice; 
(B) target engagement criteria; and 
(C) whether military-aged males were pre-
sumptively targetable. 
(2) A description of how the Department of De-
fense has differentiated between combatants and ci-
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vilians when assessing allegations of civilian casual-
ties since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, 
Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including— 
(A) relevant policy and legal standards and 
the factual indicators these standards were ap-
plied to in assessing claims of civilian casual-
ties; and 
(B) any other matters the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report setting forth an unaltered copy of the 
assessment under this section, together with the views of 
the Secretary on the assessment. 
(d) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY OP-
ERATION.—In this section, the term ‘‘United States mili-
tary operations’’ includes any mission, strike, engagement, 
raid, or incident involving United States Armed Forces. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9627 
To extend the authority of the Secretary of Defense to make certain payments 
to redress injury and loss. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2022 
Mr. KHANNA (for himself, Mr. CROW, Mr. MALINOWSKI, and Ms. JACOBS of 
California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To extend the authority of the Secretary of Defense to make 
certain payments to redress injury and loss. 
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 ‘‘Extension of the De-
partment of Defense’s Authority for Certain Payments to 
Redress Injury and Loss Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAY-
MENTS TO REDRESS INJURY AND LOSS. 
Section 1213(a) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2033’’. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The lease or exchange of a 
portion of the Consumptive Use shall not cause that 
portion to lose or change its priority under the rel-
evant decree. 
(2) NON-USE.—Any non-use by a person who is 
a party to any Lease or Exchange Agreement or 
Storage Agreement with the Arizona Tribe shall not 
result in forfeiture, abandonment, relinquishment, or 
other loss by the Arizona Tribe of all or any portion 
of the decreed water right. 
(c) RESERVATION OF RIGHTS.—The lease, exchange, 
or storage of a portion of the Consumptive Use shall not 
reduce or limit the right of the Arizona Tribe to use the 
remaining portion of the decreed water right on its Res-
ervation. 
(d) STORAGE AGREEMENTS.—Any Storage Agree-
ment shall account for the quantity of water in storage 
off of an Arizona Tribe’s Reservation in accordance with 
applicable State law. 
SEC. 12. ALLOTTEE USE OF WATER. 
(a) INTERFERENCE.—The lease, exchange, or storage 
of a portion of the Consumptive Use shall not directly or 
indirectly interfere with, or diminish, any entitlement to 
water for an allottee under Federal or Tribal law. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9629 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on employers 
whose employees receive certain Federal benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2022 
Mr. KHANNA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, 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 amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose 
a tax on employers whose employees receive certain Fed-
eral benefits. 
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 ‘‘Corporate Responsi-
bility and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. TAX ON EMPLOYERS WITH EMPLOYEES RECEIVING 
CERTAIN FEDERAL BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after chapter 36 the fol-
lowing new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 
37—EMPLOYERS 
WITH 
EM-
PLOYEES RECEIVING CERTAIN FED-
ERAL BENEFITS 
‘‘SEC. 4501. EMPLOYERS WITH EMPLOYEES RECEIVING 
CERTAIN FEDERAL BENEFITS. 
‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF CORPORATE WELFARE TAX.— 
There is hereby imposed on each large employer a tax 
equal to 100 percent of the qualified employee benefits 
with respect to such employer for the taxable year. 
‘‘(b) LARGE EMPLOYER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the term ‘large employer’ means, with respect 
to a calendar year, an employer who employed an 
average of at least 500 full-time employees on busi-
ness days during the preceding calendar year. 
‘‘(2) RULES
FOR
DETERMINING
EMPLOYER 
SIZE.—For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) APPLICATION OF AGGREGATION RULE 
FOR EMPLOYERS.—All persons treated as a sin-
gle employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9630 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand availability of 
H–1B nonimmgrant visas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2022 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Judiciary, 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 amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand 
availability of H–1B nonimmgrant visas, 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 ‘‘High-skilled Immigra-
tion Reform for Employment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. H–1B NONIMMIGRANT REFORM. 
(a) NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS.—Section 214(g) of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)(vii), by striking 
‘‘65,000’’ and inserting ‘‘130,000’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘, until the 
number of aliens who are exempted from such nu-
merical limitation during such year exceeds 20,000’’. 
(b) 
EXPANSION
OF
H–1B-DEPENDENT
EM-
PLOYER.—Section 212(n)(3)(A) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(n)(3)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘25’’ and 
inserting ‘‘50’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘7’’ and 
inserting ‘‘12’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘at least 
26 but not more than 50’’ and inserting ‘‘at 
least 51 but not more than 100’’; and 
(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘12’’ and 
inserting ‘‘24’’; and 
(3) in clause (iii)(I), by striking ‘‘51’’ and in-
serting ‘‘101’’. 
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SEC. 3. PROMOTING AMERICAN INGENUITY GRANT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary of Education 
may make grants to States, on a competitive basis, to— 
(1) strengthen elementary school and secondary 
school education in the fields of science, mathe-
matics, engineering, and technology; 
(2) retain teachers at the elementary school and 
secondary school levels in such fields; and 
(3) assist institutions of higher education in 
educating students enrolled in a program of study 
leading to a degree in such a field. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The chief executive of a State 
seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Education an application at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information as the Secretary 
may reasonably require. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2023 through 2027 to carry out this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’, ‘‘secondary 
school’’, and ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
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(2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 102 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1002). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9637 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to take 
certain actions to prohibit air carriers from reducing the size of passenger 
seats on aircraft, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2022 
Ms. PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration to take certain actions to prohibit air carriers 
from reducing the size of passenger seats on aircraft, 
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 ‘‘Stop Airplane Seat 
Shrinking Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MINIMUM DIMENSIONS OF PASSENGER SEATS. 
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall take such actions as are necessary to prohibit 
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air carriers (as such term is defined in section 40102(a) 
of title 49, United States Code) from reducing the size 
of a passenger seat on an aircraft operated by such air 
carrier until the Administrator issues a final rule estab-
lishing minimum dimensions for passenger seats, as re-
quired under section 577 of the FAA Reauthorization Act 
of 2018 (Public Law 115–254). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9638 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of 
ALS-related services under the Medicare program for individuals diag-
nosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 20, 2022 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mr. 
CROW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
coverage of ALS-related services under the Medicare pro-
gram for individuals diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral 
sclerosis, 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 ‘‘Medicare Payment Re-
form for People with ALS Act of 2022’’. 
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quired for the registry under subsection (h); 
and 
‘‘(B) reporting requirements applicable for 
a period of not less than 5 years after exiting 
the Program. 
‘‘(8) NO REINSTATEMENT.—Upon the expira-
tion of the transitional period, or once a Participant 
otherwise becomes ineligible for the Program, the 
concern shall not be eligible for reinstatement in the 
Program. 
‘‘(e) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) MENTOR-PROTE´GE´.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A Participant may not 
apply to be a prote´ge´ under a mentor-prote´ge´ 
program established under this Act. 
‘‘(B) EXISTING PROTE´GE´S.—A Participant 
that is already a prote´ge´ prior to registration 
under the Program under subsection (d)(2) 
may, in years 1 and 2 of the transitional period 
of the Program, continue to submit proposals in 
a mentor-prote´ge´ program established under 
this Act. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS.—In addition 
to the restrictions described in paragraph (1), the 
Administrator may include additional restrictions for 
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(s) SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.—Section 
17A(f)(4)(C) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78q–1(f)(4)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘Chairman 
of the Board of Governors’’ and inserting ‘‘Chair of the 
Board of Governors’’. 
(t) TITLE 31.—Title 31, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in section 1344(b)(7), by striking ‘‘Chair-
man of the Board of Governors’’ and inserting 
‘‘Chair of the Board of Governors’’; and 
(2) in section 5318A, by striking ‘‘Chairman of 
the Board of Governors’’ each place such term ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘Chair of the Board of Gov-
ernors’’. 
(u) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 163(b)(3) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2213(b)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Chairman of the Board of Governors’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Chair of the Board of Governors’’. 
(v) DEEMING OF NAME.—Any reference in a law, 
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System. 
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an institution that is the beneficiary 
of an endowment fund that has a 
total 
value 
of 
not 
less 
than 
$1,000,000,000. 
‘‘(II) ENDOWMENT
FUND.—The 
term ‘endowment fund’ means a fund 
established by State law, by an insti-
tution of higher education, or by a 
foundation which is exempt from Fed-
eral income taxation and is main-
tained for the purpose of generating 
income for the support of the institu-
tion, but which shall not include real 
estate’’. 
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HR 963 RFS
of 1986, including parts of such law not 
explicitly referenced in such section but 
that relate to protecting individuals on any 
such basis; and 
‘‘(B) in which at least one party alleging a 
violation described in subparagraph (A) is one 
or more individuals (or their authorized rep-
resentative), including one or more individuals 
seeking certification as a class under rule 23 of 
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or a com-
parable rule or provision of State law; 
‘‘(3) the term ‘consumer dispute’ means a dis-
pute between— 
‘‘(A) one or more individuals who seek or 
acquire real or personal property, services (in-
cluding services related to digital technology), 
securities or other investments, money, or credit 
for personal, family, or household purposes in-
cluding an individual or individuals who seek 
certification as a class under rule 23 of the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or a com-
parable rule or provision of State law; and 
‘‘(B)(i) the seller or provider of such prop-
erty, services, securities or other investments, 
money, or credit; or 
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designated as employees or independent con-
tractors for other purposes’’; 
(B) in section 2 by striking ‘‘chapter 4’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 or 5’’; 
(C) in section 208 by striking ‘‘chapter 4’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 or 5’’; and 
(D) in section 307 by striking ‘‘chapter 4’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 4 or 5’’. 
(2) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap-
ters of title 9 of the United States Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘5. Arbitration of Employment, Consumer, Antitrust, and Civil Rights 
Disputes ........................................................................
501’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
shall apply with respect to any dispute or claim that arises 
or accrues on or after such date.
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this 
Act, shall be construed to prohibit the use of arbitration 
on a voluntary basis after the dispute arises. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 17, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 963 
AN ACT 
To amend title 9 of the United States Code with 
respect to arbitration.
(I) one member to serve as the 
chair of the Committee, who may not 
be a representatives of the Federal 
Government or any State government; 
(II) one representative from the 
Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
Evaluation of the Department of 
Health and Human Services; 
(III) one representative from the 
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services; 
(IV) one representative from the 
Agency for Health Research and 
Quality; 
(V) one representative from the 
Office for Civil Rights of the Depart-
ment of Health and Human Services 
with expertise in data privacy and se-
curity; 
(VI) one representative from the 
Office of the National Coordinator for 
Health Information Technology; 
(VII) one representative of the 
National Center for Health Statistics; 
and 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to elections held on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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for Award Management (or any successor sys-
tem) as to whether or not the Participant has— 
‘‘(i) met the activity target established 
under paragraph (4) for the preceding 
year; and 
‘‘(ii) complied with the restrictions de-
scribed in subsection (e). 
‘‘(B) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If a Participant 
certifies that the Participant has not met the 
applicable activity targets established under 
paragraph (4) for 2 consecutive years, or cer-
tifies that the Participant has not complied with 
the restrictions described in subsection (e), the 
Participant shall no longer be eligible to partici-
pate in the Program. 
‘‘(7) PARTICIPANT
REPORT.—The regulations 
issued under subsection (b) shall establish— 
‘‘(A) requirements for annual reporting by 
Participants to the Administrator during Pro-
gram participation, to include reporting on 
compliance with activity targets established 
under paragraph (4), the number and dollar 
value of contracts awarded based on eligibility 
under subsection (f)(1), and information re-
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