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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4405 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to waive or reduce 
the amount of over-the-counter monograph fees applicable to small busi-
nesses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2021 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
waive or reduce the amount of over-the-counter mono-
graph fees applicable to small businesses, 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 ‘‘Small Business FDA 
User Fee Adjustment Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. WAIVER AND REDUCTION OF OTC MONOGRAPH 
FEES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 744M of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–72) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) 
as subsections (e) through (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) FEE WAIVER
AND REDUCTION
FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with respect to 
fiscal year 2022: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall waive the fee 
under subsection (a)(2) with respect to the first 
OTC monograph order request that a small 
business submits to the Secretary for review. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary shall reduce the fees 
that are applicable to a small business under 
subsections (a)(1) (facility fees) and (a)(2) 
(OTC monograph order request fees), and not 
waived under subparagraph (A), to 25 percent 
of the amount otherwise owed. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall re-
quire any person who applies for a waiver or reduc-
tion of fees under paragraph (1) to certify their 
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qualification for the waiver or reduction. The Sec-
retary shall periodically publish in the Federal Reg-
ister a list of persons making such certifications. 
‘‘(3) SMALL BUSINESS DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘small business’ means an entity 
that has fewer than 500 employees, including em-
ployees of affiliates’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
CHANGE
TO
FEE
REVENUE 
AMOUNTS.—Section 744M(b)(2) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–72(b)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘For each of the fiscal years 2022 
through 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (d), 
for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2025’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4409 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve 
diversity in accelerated student learning programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2021 
Mr. COHEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to improve diversity in accelerated student learn-
ing programs. 
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 ‘‘Diversity Advance-
ments in Accelerated Programs Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DIVERSITY IN ACCELERATED STUDENT LEARNING 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) STATE ACTIVITIES.—Section 4104(b)(3)(A) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7114(b)(3)(A)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) establishing an equity office to 
provide recommendations and develop pro-
grams to improve diversity in such acceler-
ated learning programs, and address other 
inequalities with respect to raising student 
academic achievement; or 
‘‘(iv) carrying out universal screening 
to determine eligibility for such accelerated 
learning programs;’’. 
(b) LOCAL ACTIVITIES.—Section 4107(a)(3)(D) of 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)(D)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (i); 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) establishing an equity office to 
provide recommendations and develop pro-
grams to improve diversity in such acceler-
ated learning programs, and address other 
inequalities with respect to raising student 
academic achievement; or 
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‘‘(iv) carrying out universal screening 
to determine eligibility for such accelerated 
learning programs;’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4410 
To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the ethanol waiver for the Reid 
Vapor Pressure limitations under that Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2021 
Ms. CRAIG (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. JOHNSON 
of South Dakota, Mr. POCAN, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
FEENSTRA, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mrs. BUSTOS, 
Mrs. HINSON, Mr. ESTES, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. BOST, Mrs. MILLER- 
MEEKS, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. COMER, 
Mrs. FISCHBACH, Mr. KIND, and Mr. LAHOOD) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to modify the ethanol waiver 
for the Reid Vapor Pressure limitations under that Act, 
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 ‘‘Year-Round Fuel 
Choice Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. ETHANOL WAIVER. 
Section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(4)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(4) The Administrator, 
upon’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(4) WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator, 
on’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) REID VAPOR PRESSURE.—A fuel or 
fuel additive that has been granted a waiver 
under subparagraph (A) prior to January 1, 
2017, and meets all the conditions of that waiv-
er other than any limitations of the waiver with 
respect to Reid Vapor Pressure, may be intro-
duced into commerce if the fuel or fuel additive 
meets all other applicable Reid Vapor Pressure 
requirements.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘or more’’ after 
‘‘10 percent’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘additional alcohol or’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (5)(A), by inserting ‘‘or 
more’’ after ‘‘10 percent’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4411 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and modify employer 
educational assistance programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2021 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Missouri) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand 
and modify employer educational assistance programs, 
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 ‘‘Upskilling and Re-
training Assistance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN EXCLUSION FOR EDU-
CATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
In the case of taxable years beginning after December 
31, 2020, and before January 1, 2023, section 127(a)(2) 
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied by 
substituting ‘‘$12,000’’ for ‘‘$5,250’’ each place it ap-
pears. 
SEC. 3. EXPENSES FOR EDUCATION-RELATED TOOLS AND 
TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 127(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘equipment’’ both places it appears in subparagraphs 
(A) and (C) thereof and inserting ‘‘education-related tools 
and technology and other equipment’’. 
(b) 
EDUCATION-RELATED
TOOLS
AND
TECH-
NOLOGY.—Subsection (c) of section 127 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) EDUCATION-RELATED TOOLS AND TECH-
NOLOGY.—For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
‘education-related tools and technology’ includes 
any— 
‘‘(A) hand tools and construction equip-
ment, 
‘‘(B) computer or peripheral equipment (as 
defined in section 168(i)(2)(B)), 
‘‘(C) computer software (as defined in sec-
tion 197(e)(3)(B)), 
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(II) does not have COVID–19 vac-
cination rates that are substantially similar 
to or higher than such rates in the United 
States; or 
(ii) who, at any time during the previous 
30 days, was present in a country that— 
(I) is not categorized by the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention as 
COVID–19 Risk Assessment Level 1 (low); 
or 
(II) does not have COVID–19 vac-
cination rates that are substantially similar 
to or higher than such rates in the United 
States; and 
(2) does not include— 
(A) United States citizens; 
(B) United States lawful permanent resi-
dents; 
(C) any spouse or child of a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B); 
(D) members of the United States Armed 
Forces and associated personnel, including any 
spouse or child of such member or personnel; 
(E) persons from a foreign country who— 
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‘‘(D) internet access and related services 
(including equipment or technology necessary 
for internet access), 
‘‘(E) internet, mobile, or virtual reality 
learning tools and technology, 
‘‘(F) licensure fees, materials, or other 
equipment, and 
‘‘(G) any other tools or technology as de-
termined by the Secretary, 
provided to an employee which is required for the 
education of the employee or in connection with a 
course of instruction for the employee, or is required 
in order for the employee to obtain professional ad-
vancement, to obtain any certification, licensure, or 
employment under any State, regional or national 
guidelines or regulations applicable to a trade or 
other skilled profession, or to maintain such a cer-
tification, licensure, or employment through a con-
tinuing education program.’’. 
(c) EMPLOYEE
RETENTION
OF
EDUCATION-RE-
LATED TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY.—Paragraph (1) of sec-
tion 127(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘completion of a course of instruc-
tion,’’ and inserting ‘‘completion of a course of instruction 
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(other than education-related tools and technology not de-
scribed in paragraph (8)(D)),’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred on 
or after the first day of the calendar quarter which in-
cludes the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(I) if the termination occurs be-
fore January 30 of a plan year, as of 
the day after the end of the plan year; 
and 
‘‘(II) if the termination occurs on 
or after January 30 of a plan year, as 
of the day after the end of the suc-
ceeding plan year. 
‘‘(iii) EFFECTIVENESS
OF
TERMI-
NATION.—Any termination under this sub-
paragraph shall not affect discounts for 
applicable drugs of the manufacturer that 
are due under the agreement before the ef-
fective date of its termination. 
‘‘(iv) NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY.—The 
Secretary shall provide notice of such ter-
mination to a third party with a contract 
under subsection (d)(3) within not less 
than 30 days before the effective date of 
such termination. 
‘‘(c) DUTIES DESCRIBED.—The duties described in 
this subsection are the following: 
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—Admin-
istering the program, including— 
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‘‘(A) the determination of the amount of 
the discounted price of an applicable drug of a 
manufacturer; 
‘‘(B) the establishment of procedures 
under which discounted prices are provided to 
applicable beneficiaries at pharmacies or by 
mail order service at the point-of-sale of an ap-
plicable drug; 
‘‘(C) the establishment of procedures to 
ensure that, not later than the applicable num-
ber of calendar days after the dispensing of an 
applicable drug by a pharmacy or mail order 
service, the pharmacy or mail order service is 
reimbursed for an amount equal to the dif-
ference between— 
‘‘(i) the negotiated price of the appli-
cable drug; and 
‘‘(ii) the discounted price of the appli-
cable drug; 
‘‘(D) the establishment of procedures to 
ensure that the discounted price for an applica-
ble drug under this section is applied before any 
coverage or financial assistance under other 
health benefit plans or programs that provide 
coverage or financial assistance for the pur-
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SPIKE increase described in paragraph (1) of an 
applicable drug of a manufacturer if there is any 
portion of the lookback period described in the re-
spective subparagraph of such paragraph for such 
increase that is included within the lookback period 
for another triggered SPIKE increase (or combina-
tion of such increases) for which a justification is 
made under this section for such drug by such man-
ufacturer. 
‘‘(4) UNIT DETERMINATION.—For purposes of 
determining the wholesale acquisition cost in car-
rying out this section, the Secretary shall determine 
a unit (such as a unit size) to apply. 
‘‘(5) PUBLIC POSTING.—Beginning with respect 
to 2023, the Secretary shall publicly post on the 
Internet website of the Department of Health and 
Human Services— 
‘‘(A) 
alternative 
percentages, 
dollar 
amounts, and lookback periods that, if applied 
under paragraph (1), would be projected to in-
crease the number of applicable drugs for which 
a triggered SPIKE increase would occur for 
such year; and 
‘‘(B) the number of applicable drugs for 
which a triggered SPIKE increase would occur 
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IA 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 187 
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Office of Personnel Management 
relating to Postal Service Reform Act; Establishment of the Postal Serv-
ice Health Benefits Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2024 
Mr. PALMER submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Office of Personnel 
Management relating to Postal Service Reform Act; Es-
tablishment of the Postal Service Health Benefits Pro-
gram. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Of-
fice of Personnel Management relating to Postal Service 
Reform Act; Establishment of the Postal Service Health 
Benefits Program (89 Fed. Reg. 37061), and such rule 
shall have no force or effect. 
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for such year of such an alternative percentage, 
dollar amount, or period were applied for such 
year. 
‘‘(c) JUSTIFICATION DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The justification described 
in this subsection, with respect to a triggered 
SPIKE increase described in subsection (b)(1) of an 
applicable drug of a manufacturer, is— 
‘‘(A) all of the information described in 
paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) all of the information and supporting 
documentation described in paragraph (3), as 
applicable to the increase and drug; and 
‘‘(C) a certification described in paragraph 
(4). 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1), the information described in this 
paragraph is the following: 
‘‘(A) The individual factors that have con-
tributed to the increase in the wholesale acqui-
sition cost. 
‘‘(B) An explanation of the role of each 
factor in contributing to such increase. 
‘‘(3) INFORMATION AS APPLICABLE.—For pur-
poses of paragraph (1), the information and sup-
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘The continuation’’ and inserting ‘‘For a 
year preceding 2022, the continuation’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)(iii), by strik-
ing ‘‘1860D–2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘1860D–2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)(aa)’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘The elimination’’ and inserting ‘‘For a 
year preceding 2022, the elimination’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘The continuation’’ and inserting ‘‘For a 
year preceding 2022, the continuation’’; 
and 
(ii) in subparagraph (E)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘for a year pre-
ceding 2022,’’ after ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
and 
(II) 
by 
striking 
‘‘1860D– 
2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘1860D–2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I)(aa)’’. 
(4) Section 1860D–21(d)(7) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–131(d)(7)) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘section 1860D–2(b)(4)(B)(i)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 1860D–2(b)(4)(C)(i)’’. 
(5) Section 1860D–22(a)(2)(A) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–132(a)(2)(A)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the value of any discount’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘the value of— 
‘‘(i) for years prior to 2022, any dis-
count’’; 
(B) in clause (i), as inserted by subpara-
graph (A) of this paragraph, by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) for 2022 and each subsequent 
year, any discount provided pursuant to 
section 1860D–14B.’’. 
(6) Section 1860D–41(a)(6) of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–151(a)(6)) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘for a year before 2022’’ 
after ‘‘1860D–2(b)(3)’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for such year’’ before the 
period. 
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(7) Paragraph (1) of section 1860D–43(a) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–153(a)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) participate in— 
‘‘(A) for 2011 through 2021, the Medicare 
coverage gap discount program under section 
1860D–14A; and 
‘‘(B) for 2022 and each subsequent year, 
the manufacturer discount program under sec-
tion 1860D–14B;’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to plan year 2022 and 
subsequent plan years. 
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(B) shall not— 
(i) require any consideration from the 
Council for the property; 
(ii) impose any obligation, term, or 
condition on the Council; or 
(iii) allow for any reversionary interest 
of the United States in the property. 
(b) PROPERTY DESCRIBED.—The property, including 
all land, improvements, and appurtenances, described in 
this subsection is the property included in U.S. Survey No. 
5958, Lot 12, in the village of Tanana, Alaska, within sur-
veyed Township 4N, Range 22W, Fairbanks Meridian, 
Alaska, containing 11.25 acres. 
(c) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.— 
(1) LIABILITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Council shall not be 
liable for any soil, surface water, groundwater, 
or other contamination resulting from the dis-
posal, release, or presence of any environmental 
contamination on any portion of the property 
described in subsection (b) on or before the 
date on which the property is conveyed to the 
Council. 
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(H) 55,000 turkeys; 
(I) in the case of an AFO that uses a liq-
uid manure handling system— 
(i) 30,000 laying hens or broilers; or 
(ii) 5,000 ducks; or 
(J) in the case of an AFO that uses a sys-
tem other than a liquid manure handling sys-
tem— 
(i) 125,000 chickens (other than lay-
ing hens); 
(ii) 82,000 laying hens; or 
(iii) 30,000 ducks. 
(4) CONTRACT GROWER.—The term ‘‘contract 
grower’’ means an owner of an AFO that raises live-
stock or poultry pursuant to a written contract, 
marketing arrangement, or other arrangement with 
an integrator. 
(5) 
INTEGRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘integrator’’ 
means an individual or entity that contracts with a 
contract grower under a growout contract, mar-
keting arrangement, or other arrangement under 
which the contract grower raises and cares for live-
stock or poultry at an AFO in accordance with the 
instructions of the integrator for the purpose of 
slaughtering the livestock or poultry or selling the 
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‘‘(b) GENERAL RULE.—Of the quantity of livestock 
that is slaughtered by a covered packer during each re-
porting day in each plant, the covered packer shall slaugh-
ter not less than the applicable percentage specified in 
subsection (c) of the quantity through spot market sales 
from nonaffiliated producers. 
‘‘(c) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the applicable percentage shall be 50 per-
cent. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—In the case of a covered 
packer that reported to the Secretary in the 2020 
annual report that more than 60 percent of the live-
stock of the covered packer were committed procure-
ment livestock, the applicable percentage shall be the 
greater of— 
‘‘(A) the difference between the percentage 
of committed procurement so reported and 100 
percent; and 
‘‘(B)(i) during each of calendar years 2022 
and 2023, 20 percent; 
‘‘(ii) during each of calendar years 2024 
and 2025, 30 percent; and 
‘‘(iii) during calendar year 2026 and each 
calendar year thereafter, 50 percent. 
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