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Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report 
on United States economic and commercial diplomacy. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include an assessment 
of the following: 
(1) What is known about the effectiveness of 
United States economic and commercial diplomacy 
in influencing foreign governments and supporting 
United States businesses abroad, including by small- 
and medium-sized enterprises. 
(2) Coordination between the Department of 
State and the Department of Commerce with respect 
to United States economic and commercial diplo-
macy. 
(3) The effectiveness of training provided pur-
suant to subsection (d) of section 708 of the Foreign 
Service Act of 1980 (as added by section 4 of this 
Act) on matters relating to economic and commer-
cial diplomacy. 
(4) Recommendations to improve United States 
economic and commercial diplomacy. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7150 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to continue to apply the 
rule entitled ‘‘Allowing Certain H–4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for 
Employment Authorization’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 
Ms. ESHOO (for herself and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to continue 
to apply the rule entitled ‘‘Allowing Certain H–4 De-
pendent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authoriza-
tion’’, 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 ‘‘H–4 Employment Pro-
tection Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN 
SPOUSES OF H–1B NONIMMIGRANTS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not amend 
or repeal the rule entitled ‘‘Allowing Certain H–4 Depend-
ent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization’’ (8 
C.F.R. 214, 275), and shall continue to apply such rule 
as in effect on May 26, 2015. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7153 
To foster commercial relations with foreign countries and support American 
business interests abroad in the conduct of foreign policy, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To foster commercial relations with foreign countries and 
support American business interests abroad in the con-
duct of foreign policy, 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 ‘‘Championing Amer-
ican Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT 
OF STATE. 
Subsection (c) of section 1 of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (4); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANT
SECRETARY
FOR
ECONOMIC 
AND BUSINESS AFFAIRS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the numer-
ical limitation specified in paragraph (1), there 
is authorized to be established in the Depart-
ment of State an Assistant Secretary of State 
for Economic and Business Affairs who shall be 
responsible to the Secretary of State for mat-
ters pertaining to international economics and 
business matters in the conduct of foreign pol-
icy. 
‘‘(B) 
MATTERS
CONTEMPLATED.—The 
matters referred to in subparagraph (A) include 
the following: 
‘‘(i) International trade and invest-
ment policy. 
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(d) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 
(b), the following shall apply to the use of a body camera: 
(1) Prior to entering a private residence with-
out a warrant or in non-exigent circumstances, a 
uniformed officer shall ask the occupant if the occu-
pant wants the officer to discontinue use of the offi-
cer’s body camera. If the occupant responds affirma-
tively, the uniformed officer shall immediately dis-
continue use of the body camera. The officer shall 
record such communication using the officer’s body 
camera. 
(2) When interacting with an apparent crime 
victim, a uniformed officer shall, as soon as prac-
ticable, ask the apparent crime victim if the appar-
ent crime victim wants the officer to discontinue use 
of the officer’s body camera. If the apparent crime 
victim responds affirmatively, the uniformed officer 
shall immediately discontinue use of the body cam-
era. 
(3) When interacting with a person seeking to 
anonymously report a crime or assist in an ongoing 
law enforcement investigation, a uniformed officer 
shall, as soon as practicable, ask the person seeking 
to remain anonymous, if the person seeking to re-
main anonymous wants the officer to discontinue use 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7154 
To replace drinking water fountains in playgrounds and parks under the 
Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To replace drinking water fountains in playgrounds and 
parks under the Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant 
Program. 
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 Drinking Water 
in Playgrounds and Parks Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPLACING DANGEROUS PARK AND PLAYGROUND 
DRINKING WATER FOUNTAINS. 
Section 1459B(b)(3)(B)(ii) of the Water Infrastruc-
ture Improvements For The Nation Act (42 U.S.C. 300j– 
19b(b)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘playground, 
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park,’’ after ‘‘address lead levels in water for human con-
sumption at a school, daycare,’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7155 
To reauthorize appropriations for the creation and analysis of national 
drinking water standards. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To reauthorize appropriations for the creation and analysis 
of national drinking water standards. 
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 Drinking 
Water Standards Reauthorization Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 
2. 
REAUTHORIZATION 
OF 
NATIONAL 
DRINKING 
WATER STANDARDS ASSESSMENT AND DE-
VELOPMENT. 
Section 1412(b)(3) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(3)) is amended by striking 
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‘‘$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2003’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023’’. 
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A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require 
review of the economic cost of adding a species to the 
list of endangered species or threatened species, and 
for other purposes. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7159 
To clarify the rights of not-for-profit religious employers under the National 
Labor Relations Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 
Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of Florida (for himself and Mr. ROKITA) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To clarify the rights of not-for-profit religious employers 
under the National Labor Relations 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 ‘‘Freedom For Religious 
Communities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT RELIGIOUS OR-
GANIZATIONS. 
Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or any not- 
for-profit religious organization,’’ after ‘‘subdivision 
thereof,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘not-for-profit religious organi-
zation’ means— 
‘‘(A) any church, religious corporation, ec-
clesiastical corporation, corporation sole, non- 
profit corporation, unincorporated association, 
foundation, or other entity that is organized for 
religious purposes or carries out religious activi-
ties and is exempt under section 501(c)(3) of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or 
‘‘(B) any not-for-profit entity affiliated 
with, or owned, operated, or controlled, directly 
or indirectly, by a recognized religious organiza-
tion, or with an entity, membership of which is 
determined, at least in part, with reference to 
religion, and that is exempt under section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 715 
To provide for the rescheduling of marihuana, the medical use of marihuana 
in accordance with State law, and the exclusion of cannabidiol from 
the definition of marihuana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2017 
Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself and Mr. BLUMENAUER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the rescheduling of marihuana, the medical 
use of marihuana in accordance with State law, and 
the exclusion of cannabidiol from the definition of mari-
huana, 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 ‘‘Compassionate Access 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF MARIHUANA FOR MEDICAL USE. 
(a) RESCHEDULING.— 
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(1) RECOMMENDATION
BY
HHS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
in consultation with the Institute of Medicine of the 
National Academy of Sciences, shall submit to the 
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administra-
tion a recommendation to transfer marihuana from 
schedule I under section 202 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) to a schedule under 
such section 202 other than schedule I. 
(2) FINAL
RULE.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Drug Enforcement Administration 
shall, taking into consideration the recommendation 
under paragraph (1), issue a final rule to transfer 
marihuana from schedule I under section 202 of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) to a 
schedule under such section other than schedule I. 
(b) CANNABIDIOL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (16) of section 
102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
802) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(16) The’’ and inserting 
‘‘(16)(A) The’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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(2) APPLICATION.—If a person proposes to con-
duct investigative sampling, the person shall submit 
to the Administrator a Good Samaritan permit ap-
plication that contains, to the satisfaction of the Ad-
ministrator— 
(A) each description required under para-
graphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of subsection (c); 
(B) the evidence required under subsection 
(c)(3); 
(C) each plan required under paragraphs 
(10) and (11) of subsection (c); and 
(D) a detailed plan of the investigative 
sampling. 
(3) PERMIT LIMITATIONS.—If a person submits 
an application that proposes only investigative sam-
pling of historic mine residue, soil, or water that 
only includes the requirements described in para-
graph (2), the Administrator may only grant an in-
vestigative sampling permit that authorizes the per-
son only to carry out the plan of investigative sam-
pling of historic mine residue, soil, or water, as de-
scribed in the investigative sampling permit applica-
tion under paragraph (2). 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 209 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6865 
[Report No. 117–282] 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2022 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. CARBAJAL, and Mr. 
GIBBS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
MARCH 29, 2022 
Additional sponsor: Mr. GARAMENDI 
MARCH 29, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 28, 2022] 
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A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for 
other purposes. 
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(6) Untreated maternal mental health condi-
tions and substance use disorders can contribute 
to— 
(A) impaired parent-child interactions; 
(B) behavioral, cognitive, or emotional 
delays in the child; and 
(C) adverse childhood experiences that can 
negatively impact the child’s life. 
(7) Untreated maternal mental health condi-
tions are estimated to cost the United States econ-
omy $14,000,000,000 or $32,000 per mother-infant 
pair every year in addressing poor health outcomes 
and accounting for lost wages and productivity of 
the mother. 
(8) Although the United States Preventive 
Services Task Force and several national medical or-
ganizations encourage health care providers to 
screen and treat maternal mental health conditions, 
75 percent of women impacted remain untreated. 
(9) Frontline providers who care for women 
during pregnancy and the first year following preg-
nancy are often reluctant to screen for maternal 
mental health conditions, citing lack of education, 
insurance reimbursement, and resources for affected 
women. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7113 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit sums in the Thrift Savings 
Fund from being invested in any security of an entity based in the 
Russian Federation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2022 
Mr. BUDD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit sums 
in the Thrift Savings Fund from being invested in any 
security of an entity based in the Russian Federation, 
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 ‘‘Terminating Securities 
from Putin Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘TSP Act of 2022’’. 
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SECTION 1. E–3 VISAS FOR IRISH NATIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or, on a 
basis of reciprocity as determined by the Secretary of 
State, a national of Ireland,’’ after ‘‘Australia’’. 
(b) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—Section 212 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) 
(as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108– 
449 (118 Stat. 3470)) as subsection (u); and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) 
(as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law 108– 
77 (117 Stat. 941)) the following: 
‘‘(E) In the case of an attestation filed with re-
spect to a national of Ireland described in section 
101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain 
during the period of authorized employment of such 
Irish national, a participant in good standing in the 
E–Verify program described in section 403(a) of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).’’. 
(c) APPLICATION ALLOCATION.—Paragraph (11) of 
section 214(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(11)(A) The Secretary of State may approve 
initial applications submitted for aliens described in 
section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) only as follows: 
‘‘(i) For applicants who are nationals of 
the Commonwealth of Australia, not more than 
10,500 for a fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) For applicants who are nationals of 
Ireland, not more than a number equal to the 
difference between 10,500 and the number of 
applications approved in the prior fiscal year 
for aliens who are nationals of the Common-
wealth of Australia. 
‘‘(B) The approval of an application described 
under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be deemed for nu-
merical control purposes to have occurred on Sep-
tember 30 of the prior fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) The numerical limitation under subpara-
graph (A) shall only apply to principal aliens and 
not to the spouses or children of such aliens.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 28, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7164 
AN ACT 
To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa 
program.
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7164 
To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 20, 2018 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself and Mr. NEAL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. E–3 VISAS FOR IRISH NATIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15)(E)(iii) of the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(E)(iii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or, on a 
basis of reciprocity as determined by the Secretary of 
State, a national of Ireland,’’ after ‘‘Australia’’. 
(b) EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS.—Section 212 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182) is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating the second subsection (t) 
(as added by section 1(b)(2)(B) of Public Law 108– 
449 (118 Stat. 3470)) as subsection (u); and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (t)(1) 
(as added by section 402(b)(2) of Public Law 108– 
77 (117 Stat. 941)) the following: 
‘‘(E) In the case of an attestation filed with re-
spect to a national of Ireland described in section 
101(a)(15)(E)(iii), the employer is, and will remain 
during the period of authorized employment of such 
Irish national, a participant in good standing in the 
E–Verify program described in section 403(a) of the 
Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Respon-
sibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).’’. 
(c) VISA ALLOCATION.—Section 214(g)(11) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(11)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary of State may not approve a number of initial 
applications’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in 
subparagraph (D), the Secretary of State may not 
approve a number of initial applications’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D)(i) Subject to the limitation in clause 
(ii), the Secretary may approve initial applica-
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tions submitted for aliens described in section 
101(a)(15)(E)(iii) for a fiscal year who are na-
tionals of Ireland only in a number equal to the 
difference between 10,500 and the number of 
applications approved in a prior fiscal year for 
aliens who are nationals of the Commonwealth 
of Australia. 
‘‘(ii) In no event may any application be 
approved such that the total number of initial 
applications approved in the period beginning 
on the first day of the fiscal year immediately 
preceding the fiscal year for which the applica-
tion is made would be 21,000 or more.’’. 
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