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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7253 
To amend section 3706 of title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the 
submission of cost and pricing data after agreeing on the contract price 
as a defense to contract price adjustments for defective cost and pricing 
data, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2024 
Mr. DELUZIO (for himself and Mr. MOYLAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend section 3706 of title 10, United States Code, 
to eliminate the submission of cost and pricing data 
after agreeing on the contract price as a defense to 
contract price adjustments for defective cost and pricing 
data, 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 ‘‘Best Price for Our 
Military Act of 2024’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7280 
AN ACT 
To require the Inspector General of the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development to testify before the Con-
gress annually, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7324 
To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, 
into a positive law title and to improve the Code. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 13, 2024 
Ms. BALINT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United 
States Code, into a positive law title and to improve 
the Code. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1.
Table of contents. 
Sec. 2.
Purpose. 
Sec. 3.
Title 2, United States Code. 
Sec. 4.
Title 5, United States Code. 
Sec. 5.
Title 6, United States Code. 
Sec. 6.
Title 7, United States Code. 
Sec. 7.
Title 8, United States Code. 
Sec. 8.
Title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 9.
Title 12, United States Code. 
Sec. 10.
Title 14, United States Code. 
Sec. 11.
Title 15, United States Code. 
Sec. 12.
Title 16, United States Code. 
Sec. 13.
Title 18, United States Code. 
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(A) describe the bounds of the area to be 
designated as a health empowerment zone and 
the process used to select those bounds; 
(B) demonstrate that the partnership sub-
mitting the request is an eligible community 
partnership described in subsection (b)(1); 
(C) demonstrate that the area is an eligible 
area described in subsection (b)(2); 
(D) include a comprehensive assessment of 
disparities in health status and health care ex-
perience by one or more communities in the 
area; 
(E) set forth— 
(i) a vision and a set of values for the 
area; and 
(ii) a comprehensive and holistic set of 
goals to be achieved in the area through 
designation as a health empowerment zone; 
and 
(F) include a strategic plan and an action 
plan for achieving the goals described in sub-
paragraph (E)(ii). 
(2) APPROVAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the receipt of a request for designation of an area 
as a health empowerment zone under this section, 
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IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1261 
Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the 
House of Representatives relating to communications and directives with 
the Federal Trade Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2022 
Mr. BILIRAKIS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain docu-
ments to the House of Representatives relating to com-
munications and directives with the Federal Trade Com-
mission. 
Resolved, That the President of the United States is 
requested to furnish the House of Representatives, not 
later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this reso-
lution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, 
memorandum, call log, correspondence (electronic or oth-
erwise), or other communication in his possession, or any 
portion of any document, record, audio recording, memo-
randum, call log, correspondence (electronic or otherwise), 
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(ii) bibliographical and documentary 
projects, publications, and electronic re-
sources; 
(iii) conferences, convocations, lec-
tures, seminars, and other programs; 
(iv) the development of programs by 
and for libraries, museums, parks, and his-
toric sites, including national traveling ex-
hibitions; 
(v) ceremonies and celebrations com-
memorating specific events; 
(vi) the production, distribution, and 
performance of artistic works, and of pro-
grams and activities, focusing on the na-
tional and international significance of 
Route 66; and 
(vii) the issuance of commemorative 
coins, medals, certificates of recognition, 
and postage stamps. 
(c) FINAL REPORT.—The Commission shall submit 
to the President and Congress a final report not later than 
90 days before the termination of the Commission pro-
vided in section 10.
‘‘(2) At the end of fiscal year 2020 and each subse-
quent fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Con-
gress a report outlining the number of research proposals 
under section 409K that were peer reviewed, a summary 
and detailed list of all such research proposals that were 
not funded, and an explanation of why the proposals did 
not merit funding. The reports under this paragraph shall 
be in addition to the reporting on stem cell research in-
cluded in the biennial report required by section 403.’’. 
(c) BIENNIAL REPORTS.—Section 403(a)(5) of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 283(a)(5)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (L) as sub-
paragraph (M); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (K) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(L) Stem cells.’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7332 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to the 
State of Utah for inclusion in certain State parks, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of 
the Council.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) MINIMUM STAFFING LEVELS.—The Council 
shall maintain a minimum staff of 75 employees.’’; 
(2) in section 152— 
(A) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, in con-
sultation with the Chairperson,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘, in consultation with 
the Chairperson,’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, except that the 
Office shall maintain a minimum staff of 
300 employees’’; 
(3) in section 153(b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod on the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) require any member agency to produce 
such data and other information as the Director 
may determine necessary to carry out the duties of 
the Office.’’; and 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REQUIRED REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant 
Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use and the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall jointly submit a report 
that details the resources necessary to make the use of 
9–8–8, as designated under paragraph (4) of section 
251(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
251(e)), as added by subsection (a) of this section, oper-
ational and effective across the United States to— 
(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate; 
(3) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 130603. STATE AUTHORITY OVER FEES. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act, any 
amendment made by this Act, the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), or any Com-
(A) determines that such collaboration will 
further the objectives described in paragraph 
(1); and 
(B) gives notice to the congressional com-
mittees of jurisdiction that such collaboration 
will occur. 
(5) REPORTING BY GRANTEES.—Not later than 
3 months after completing a project funded under 
this section, a grant recipient shall submit a report 
to the Secretary on the results of the project. 
(6) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 18 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall submit a report, including a classi-
fied annex, to the Congress on the results of the 
pilot program under this subsection. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$30,000,000. 
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IV 
House Calendar No. 121 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1261 
[Report No. 117–511] 
Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain documents to the 
House of Representatives relating to communications and directives with 
the Federal Trade Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 26, 2022 
Mr. BILIRAKIS submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Reported adversely from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, referred 
to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Of inquiry requesting the President to provide certain docu-
ments to the House of Representatives relating to com-
munications and directives with the Federal Trade Com-
mission. 
Resolved, That the President of the United States is 
requested to furnish the House of Representatives, not 
later than 14 days after the date of adoption of this reso-
lution, copies of any document, record, audio recording, 
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mission regulation or order may prevent the imposi-
tion and collection of a fee or charge applicable to 
a voice service specifically designated by a State, a 
political subdivision of a State, an Indian Tribe, or 
a village or regional corporation serving a region es-
tablished pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) for the support 
or implementation of 9–8–8 services, if the fee or 
charge is held in a sequestered account to be obli-
gated or expended only in support of 9–8–8 services, 
or enhancements of such services, as specified in the 
provision of State or local law adopting the fee or 
charge. 
(2) USE OF 9–8–8 FEES.—A fee or charge col-
lected under this subsection shall only be imposed, 
collected, and used to pay expenses that a State, a 
political subdivision of a State, an Indian Tribe, or 
a village or regional corporation serving a region es-
tablished pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Set-
tlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is expected to 
incur that are reasonably attributable to— 
(A) ensuring the efficient and effective 
routing of calls made to the 9–8–8 national sui-
cide prevention and mental health crisis hotline 
to an appropriate crisis center; or
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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6490 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow above-the-line deduc-
tions for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2020 
Mr. WALKER 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 above- 
the-line deductions for charitable contributions for indi-
viduals not itemizing deductions. 
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 ‘‘Coronavirus Help And 
Response Initiative Through Year 2022 Act’’ or ‘‘CHAR-
ITY 2022 Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ALLOWING ABOVE-THE-LINE DEDUCTIONS FOR 
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INDIVID-
UALS NOT ITEMIZING DEDUCTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 62(a) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after para-
graph (21) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(22) CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INDI-
VIDUALS NOT ITEMIZING DEDUCTIONS.—In the case 
of an individual who does not elect to itemize deduc-
tions for a taxable year beginning in 2020, 2021, or 
2022, so much of the deduction allowed by section 
170 as does not exceed an amount equal to 1⁄3 of the 
standard deduction with respect to the taxpayer for 
the taxable year.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2019. 
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(ii) are adjacent to, or in the vicinity 
of, those areas. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The study shall include 
analysis, documentation, and determinations on 
whether the study area— 
(A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, 
and cultural resources that— 
(i) represent distinctive aspects of the 
heritage of the United States; 
(ii) are worthy of recognition, con-
servation, interpretation, and continuing 
use by residents and visitors; and 
(iii) would be best managed— 
(I) through partnerships among 
public and private entities; and 
(II) by linking diverse and some-
times noncontiguous resources and ac-
tive communities that share a com-
mon heritage; 
(B) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, 
and folklife that are a valuable part of the story 
of the United States; 
(C) provides— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6493 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans 
to access and submit disability benefit questionnaire forms of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2020 
Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
ability of veterans to access and submit disability benefit 
questionnaire forms of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Benefits 
Fairness and Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PUBLICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF DISABILITY 
BENEFIT QUESTIONNAIRE FORMS OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 5101 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall publish in a central loca-
tion on the internet website of the Department the dis-
ability benefit questionnaire form, or such successor form 
relating to private medical providers submitting evidence 
regarding a disability of a claimant. 
‘‘(2) Subject to section 6103 of this title, if the Sec-
retary modifies the form described in paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall accept the previous version of the form 
filed by a claimant if— 
‘‘(A) the claimant files such form during the 
one-year period following the date of such modifica-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) the form is signed and dated by the pri-
vate medical provider and is otherwise complete and 
valid.’’. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6495 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the general Medicaid 
funding limitations for territories of the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2020 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. SAN NICO-
LAS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. GARCI´A of 
Illinois, and Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
the general Medicaid funding limitations for territories 
of the United States, 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 ‘‘Insular Area Medicaid 
Parity Act’’. 
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(B) to optimize such early detection 
through development and implementation of in-
novative approaches to the development of rapid 
or instant tests, methods, policies, and proce-
dures over the 4-month period following the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The Secretary shall an-
nounce that— 
(A) applications for grants under this sub-
section will be accepted for 60 days following 
the announcement; and 
(B) the grant recipients will be selected 
within 60 days of the end of the acceptance pe-
riod described in subparagraph (A). 
(3) DURATION OF PROJECTS.—The duration of 
a project funded under this section shall not exceed 
6 months unless the grant recipient receives written 
approval from the Secretary for the project to exceed 
6 months. 
(4) COLLABORATION.—Grant recipients under 
this section may not collaborate on projects funded 
under this section unless, before approving the col-
laboration, the Secretary— 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6504 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to 
develop a plan to improve surveillance with respect to diseases that 
are viral pandemic threats, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 14, 2020 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, to develop a plan to improve 
surveillance with respect to diseases that are viral pan-
demic threats, 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. IMPROVED SURVEILLANCE WITH RESPECT TO 
DISEASES 
THAT 
ARE 
VIRAL 
PANDEMIC 
THREATS. 
(a) PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and 
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Human Services acting through the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall develop a plan to im-
prove surveillance with respect to diseases that are viral 
pandemic threats, so as to ensure— 
(1) rapid detection of the spread of such dis-
eases; 
(2) effective sharing of surveillance information, 
subject to privacy protections for individually identi-
fiable information under applicable law; and 
(3) rapid and coordinated response to such dis-
eases by Federal, State, Tribal, territorial, and local 
public health agencies. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with development of the plan under subsection 
(a), shall carry out a competitive pilot program in 
which the Secretary awards grant to entities for 
projects— 
(A) to assesses the state of early detection 
of diseases that are viral pandemic threats to 
determine the strengths and weaknesses of the 
current methods, policies, and procedures for 
such early detection; and 
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