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SEC. 222. LOAN FORGIVENESS FOR TEACHERS. 
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 
et seq.) is further amended— 
(1) in section 428J(g)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1078– 
10(g)(2))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B); and 
(2) 
in 
section 
460(g)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1087j(g)(2))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or’’ 
after the semicolon at the end; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B). 
TITLE III—INTEREST 
CAPITALIZATION 
SEC. 301. ELIMINATION OF INTEREST CAPITALIZATION. 
(a) FEDERAL PLUS LOANS.—Section 428B(d)(2) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078– 
2(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) NO CAPITALIZATION OF INTEREST.—Inter-
est on loans made under this section for which pay-
ments of principal are deferred pursuant to para-
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‘‘Remington Model SPR94 12 Gauge/Centerfire 
‘‘Rizzini Express 90L Double Rifle 
‘‘Savage 24F O/U Combination Gun 
‘‘Savage 24F–12T Turkey Gun 
‘‘Springfield Inc. M6 Scout Rifle/Shotgun 
‘‘Tikka Model 412s Combination Gun 
‘‘Tikka Model 412S Double Fire 
‘‘RIMFIRE RIFLES—AUTOLOADERS 
‘‘AMT Lightning 25/22 Rifle 
‘‘AMT Lightning Small-Game Hunting Rifle II 
‘‘AMT Magnum Hunter Auto Rifle 
‘‘Anschutz 525 Deluxe Auto 
‘‘Armscor Model 20P Auto Rifle 
‘‘Browning Auto .22 Rifles 
‘‘Browning Auto-22 Rifle 
‘‘Browning Auto-22 Grade VI 
‘‘Browning BAR .22 Auto Rifle 
‘‘Browning SA–22 Semi-Auto 22 Rifle 
‘‘Henry U.S. Survival .22 
‘‘Henry U.S. Survival Rifle AR–7 
‘‘Krico Model 260 Auto Rifle 
‘‘Lakefield Arms Model 64B Auto Rifle 
‘‘Marlin Model 60 Self Loading Rifles 
‘‘Marlin Model 60C 
‘‘Marlin Model 60SB 
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‘‘Marlin Model 60S–CF 
‘‘Marlin Model 60SN 
‘‘Marlin Model 60ss Self-Loading Rifle 
‘‘Marlin Model 70 Auto-Loading Rifles 
‘‘Marlin Model 70 HC Auto 
‘‘Marlin Model 70P Papoose 
‘‘Marlin Model 70PSS 
‘‘Marlin Model 795 
‘‘Marlin Model 795SS 
‘‘Marlin Model 922 Magnum Self-Loading Rifle 
‘‘Marlin Model 990l Self-Loading Rifle 
‘‘Marlin Model 995 Self-Loading Rifle 
‘‘Mossberg 702 Plinkster 
‘‘Norinco Model 22 ATD Rifle 
‘‘Remington 552BDL Speedmaster Rifle 
‘‘Remington Model 522 Viper Autoloading Rifle 
‘‘Remington Model 597 Blaze Camo 
‘‘Remington Model 597 Pink Camo 
‘‘Remington Model 597 Synthetic Scope Combo 
‘‘Ruger 10/22 Autoloading Carbine (w/o folding 
stock) 
‘‘Ruger 10/22 Compact 
‘‘Ruger 10/22 Sporter 
‘‘Ruger 10/22 Target 
‘‘Survival Arms AR–7 Explorer Rifle 
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and inserting ‘‘have an ‘intellectual 
disability’ if the individual has an in-
tellectual disability or’’; and 
(7) in the section heading of section 1922 by 
striking ‘‘THE MENTALLY RETARDED’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘INDIVIDUALS
WITH
INTELLECTUAL
DIS-
ABILITIES’’. 
(o) PAYMENTS TO STATES.—Section 2002(a)(2)(A) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397a(a)(2)(A)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘the mentally retarded’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘individuals with intellectual disabilities’’. 
(p) MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.—Section 12(d)(5) 
of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1760(d)(5)) is amended by striking ‘‘the mentally 
retarded’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals with intellectual dis-
abilities’’. 
(q) CHILD NUTRITION DEFINITIONS.—Section 15(3) 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1784(3) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the mentally retarded’’ and in-
serting ‘‘individuals with intellectual disabilities’’. 
(r) INSTITUTIONALIZED PERSONS DEFINITIONS.— 
Section 2(1)(B) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized 
Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘disabled, or re-
tarded, or chronically ill or handicapped’’ and insert-
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‘‘(I) the amount of gross receipts 
for the period beginning on the date 
the employer was established and end-
ing before March 14, 2020, and 
‘‘(II) the ratio of 366 to the 
number of days in the period de-
scribed in subclause (I), and 
‘‘(ii) the amount of gross receipts for 
calendar year 2020 shall be equal to the 
product of— 
‘‘(I) the amount of gross receipts 
for the period beginning after March 
13, 2020, and ending on December 
31, 2020, and 
‘‘(II) the ratio of 366 to the 
number of days in the period de-
scribed in subclause (I). 
‘‘(3) WAGES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘wages’ has 
the meaning given such term under section 
3121(a), determined without regard to para-
graph (1) thereof. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Such term shall not in-
clude any wages taken into account under sec-
tions 41, 45A, 45P, 45S, 51, and 1396. 
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ing ‘‘physically or intellectually disabled, or chron-
ically ill’’; and 
(2) in clause (iv)(III) by striking ‘‘mentally ill 
or disabled, mentally retarded, or chronically ill or 
handicapped’’ and inserting ‘‘mentally ill, physically 
or intellectually disabled, or chronically ill’’. 
(s) PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOP-
MENTAL DISABILITIES.—Title I of the Developmental 
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 
U.S.C. 15001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Intermediate Care Facility 
(Mental Retardation)’’ and inserting ‘‘intermediate 
care facility for individuals with intellectual disabil-
ities’’ each place it appears; 
(2) in section 109(a)(4)(B)(i) by striking ‘‘the 
mentally retarded’’ and inserting ‘‘individuals with 
intellectual disabilities’’; and 
(3) in section 125(c)(7)(F)(i) by striking ‘‘In-
termediate Care Facilities (Mental Retardation)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘intermediate care facilities for indi-
viduals with intellectual disabilities’’. 
SEC. 3. REGULATIONS. 
For the purposes of a regulation issued to carry out 
a provision amended by this Act— 
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‘‘(III) the responsibility of the 
borrower to pay the interest that has 
accrued; and 
‘‘(IV) the borrower’s option to 
discontinue the forbearance at any 
time; and’’. 
(c) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE BEFORE DISBURSE-
MENT.—Section 433(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1083(a)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (6) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(6) for loans made under section 428H or to 
a student borrower under section 428B, an expla-
nation that the borrower has the option to pay the 
interest that accrues on the loan while the borrower 
is a student at an institution of higher education;’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
subparagraph (B). 
(d) REQUIRED DISCLOSURE BEFORE REPAYMENT.— 
Section 433(b)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
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rect Consolidation Loan, a rate calculated in ac-
cordance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) INTEREST
RATES
FOR
CONSOLIDATION 
LOANS.— 
‘‘(A) 
METHOD
OF
CALCULATION.—In 
order to determine the interest rate for any re-
financed Federal Direct Consolidation Loan 
under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) determine each of the component 
loans that were originally consolidated in 
the loan under section 428C or the Federal 
Direct Consolidation Loan, and calculate 
the proportion of the unpaid principal bal-
ance of the loan under section 428C or the 
Federal Direct Consolidation Loan that 
each component loan represents; 
‘‘(ii) use the proportions determined 
in accordance with clause (i) and the inter-
est rate applicable for each component 
loan, as determined under subparagraph 
(B), to calculate the weighted average of 
the interest rates on the loans consolidated 
into the loan under section 428C or the 
Federal Direct Consolidation Loan; and 
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‘‘(iii) pathological and genetic mate-
rial characterizing each such case (includ-
ing deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA), ribo-
nucleic acids (RNA), single cell RNA, 
genes, chromosomes, genotype, alleles, epi-
genetic alteration or modifications to DNA 
or RNA, single nucleotide polymorphisms 
(SNPs), uninterpreted data that results 
from analysis of a biological sample from a 
diagnosed sepsis patient or other source, 
and any information extrapolated, derived, 
or inferred therefrom); 
‘‘(iv) clinical information, including 
relevant diagnoses, treatment, and patient- 
reported outcomes of the individuals with 
sepsis and sepsis survivors; 
‘‘(v) with respect to each case of sep-
sis in each such State, the number of staff 
working in the relevant unit of the health 
care provider involved; 
‘‘(vi) provider payments that result 
from a sepsis diagnosis; and 
‘‘(vii) other elements determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary; and 
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‘‘(B) to combine and connect data so col-
lected among such States. 
‘‘(2) DATA TRUST GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish governance guidelines, data access re-
quirements, privacy and security protocols, and 
other such standards as may be required to 
support the establishment of interoperable 
State-based sepsis data trusts for purposes of 
the national sepsis data trust to be established 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(B) DATA SHARING.—The guidelines es-
tablished under subparagraph (A) shall specify 
that— 
‘‘(i) no entity participating in the date 
trust may share patient data with any en-
tity not participating in the data trust; and 
‘‘(ii) an entity shall agree, as a condi-
tion on participation in the data trust to 
not share any patient data with any entity 
not participating in the data trust. 
‘‘(3) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In reviewing appli-
cations submitted by States for grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall take into consideration 
whether the States submitting such applications 
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(5) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any term used in this 
subsection which is also used in section 5702 of 
such Code shall have the same meaning as such 
term has in such section. 
(B) TAX INCREASE DATE.—The term ‘‘tax 
increase date’’ means the effective date of any 
increase in any tobacco product excise tax rate 
pursuant to the amendments made by this sec-
tion (other than subsection (j) thereof). 
(C) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
Secretary’s delegate. 
(6) CONTROLLED
GROUPS.—Rules similar to 
the rules of section 5061(e)(3) of such Code shall 
apply for purposes of this subsection. 
(7) OTHER LAWS APPLICABLE.—All provisions 
of law, including penalties, applicable with respect to 
the taxes imposed by section 5701 of such Code 
shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with 
the provisions of this subsection, apply to the floor 
stocks taxes imposed by paragraph (1), to the same 
extent as if such taxes were imposed by such section 
5701. The Secretary may treat any person who bore 
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the ultimate burden of the tax imposed by para-
graph (1) as the person to whom a credit or refund 
under such provisions may be allowed or made. 
(l) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2) through (4), the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to articles removed (as de-
fined in section 5702(j) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) after the last day of the month which 
includes the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) DISCRETE SINGLE-USE UNITS AND PROC-
ESSED TOBACCO.—The amendments made by sub-
sections (c)(1)(C), (c)(2), and (f) shall apply to arti-
cles removed (as defined in section 5702(j) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after the date that 
is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(3) LARGE CIGARS.—The amendments made by 
subsection (e) shall apply to articles removed after 
December 31, 2022. 
(4) OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (g)(1) shall apply to prod-
ucts removed after the last day of the month which 
includes the date that the Secretary of the Treasury 
(or the Secretary of the Treasury’s delegate) issues 
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final regulations establishing the level of tax for 
such product. 
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shall have the meaning given such term in section 248 
of title 18, United States Code. 
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‘‘(B) commenting on an issue under con-
sideration or review, or recommending consider-
ation of an issue, by a legislative, executive, or 
judicial body; 
‘‘(C) raising a concern or complaint with a 
law enforcement agency, licensing board, or 
grievance mechanism created under a Federal, 
State, or local anti-discrimination statute or or-
dinance; or 
‘‘(D) commenting about a public official, 
public figure, or other natural or legal person 
whose act, omission, fame, notoriety, or celeb-
rity has become a public issue. 
‘‘(4) GOVERNMENT
ENTITY.—The term ‘gov-
ernment entity’ means the Government of the 
United States, a government corporation, branch, 
department, agency, State, or subdivision of a State 
or a federally or State recognized Tribe. 
‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, and any 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding 
after chapter 181 the following: 
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‘‘182. Procedure to Dismiss, Punish, and Deter Strategic Lawsuits Against 
Public Participation.’’. 
SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
be broadly construed and applied to protect the exercise 
of the constitutional right of petition, freedom of the press, 
peaceful assembly, free speech on a matter of public con-
cern, and other protected expressive conduct on a matter 
of public concern. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
apply to any action filed on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act regardless of whether the conduct at issue 
occurred prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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to the penalty described in subsection (b) if the person 
violates section 401(a)(1)— 
‘‘(1) by manufacturing, creating, distributing, 
dispensing, or possessing with intent to distribute a 
controlled substance listed in schedule I or II that 
is— 
‘‘(A) combined with a candy or beverage 
product; 
‘‘(B) marketed or packaged to appear simi-
lar to a candy or beverage product; or 
‘‘(C) modified by flavoring or coloring to 
appear similar to a candy or beverage product; 
and 
‘‘(2) knowing, or having reasonable cause to be-
lieve, that the controlled substance will be distrib-
uted, dispensed, or sold to a person under 18 years 
of age. 
‘‘(b) The penalty described in this subsection is— 
‘‘(1) in the case of a first offense involving the 
same controlled substance and schedule, an addi-
tional term of imprisonment of not more than 10 
years; and 
‘‘(2) in the case of a second or subsequent of-
fense involving the same controlled substance and 
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‘‘Texas Remington Revolving Carbine 
‘‘Thompson/Center R–55 All-Weather 
‘‘Thompson/Center R–55 Benchmark 
‘‘Thompson/Center R–55 Classic 
‘‘Thompson/Center R–55 Rifles 
‘‘Thompson/Center R–55 Sporter 
‘‘Voere Model 2115 Auto Rifle 
‘‘RIMFIRE RIFLES—LEVER & SLIDE ACTION 
‘‘Browning BL–22 Lever-Action Rifle 
‘‘Henry .22 Lever Action Rifles, All Models 
‘‘Henry Golden Boy .17 HMR 
‘‘Henry Golden Boy .22 
‘‘Henry Golden Boy .22 Magnum 
‘‘Henry Golden Boy Deluxe 
‘‘Henry Lever .22 Magnum 
‘‘Henry Lever Action .22 
‘‘Henry Lever Carbine .22 
‘‘Henry Lever Octagon .22 
‘‘Henry Lever Octagon .22 Magnum 
‘‘Henry Lever Youth Model .22 
‘‘Henry Pump Action Octagon .22 
‘‘Henry Pump Action Octagon .22 Magnum 
‘‘Henry Varmint Express .17 HMR 
‘‘Marlin 39TDS Carbine 
‘‘Marlin Model 39A Golden Lever Action 
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HR 8873 RDS
the Senate for its decision, and the Speaker of 
the House of Representatives shall submit such 
objections to the House of Representatives for 
its decision. 
‘‘(B) ANNOUNCEMENT
OF
DECISION.— 
When the two Houses have voted, they shall im-
mediately resume proceedings in the joint ses-
sion, and the presiding officer shall announce 
the decision on any such objections. 
‘‘(d) EFFECT
OF
REJECTION
OF
ELECTORAL 
VOTES.— 
‘‘(1) EFFECT
OF
REJECTION
OF
ELECTORAL 
VOTES.—If a State’s electoral votes are rejected 
under subsection (c)(2)— 
‘‘(A) in the case a State’s electoral votes 
are rejected pursuant to an objection under 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of such sub-
section, the whole number of electors appointed 
for purposes of the Twelfth Amendment of the 
Constitution of the United States shall be re-
duced by the number of rejected electoral ap-
pointments; and 
‘‘(B) in the case a State’s electoral votes 
are rejected pursuant to an objection under 
subparagraph (D) or (E) of such subsection, 
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II 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8873 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 3, United States Code, to reform the process 
for the counting of electoral votes, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Presidential Election 
Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Article II and the Twelfth Amendment to 
the Constitution govern how our Republic selects the 
President and Vice President of the United States. 
Article II provides that ‘‘each state shall appoint, in 
such manner as the legislature may direct, a number 
of electors, equal to the whole number of Senators 
and Representatives to which the State may be enti-
tled in the Congress.’’ (Constitution, article II, sec-
tion 1, clause 2). Article II provides that Congress 
has the authority to regulate the timing of such elec-
tions by setting the ‘‘time’’ of the Presidential elec-
tion and the ‘‘day’’ on which presidential electors 
cast their votes (Constitution, article II, section 1, 
clause 4). The Twelfth Amendment identifies Con-
gress’ responsibility for counting electoral votes: 
‘‘The President of the Senate shall, in the presence 
of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all 
the certificates and the votes shall then be counted. 
The person having the greatest number of votes for 
President, shall be the President, if such number be 
a majority of the whole number of Electors ap-
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date that is 180 days after the date on which the Board 
prescribes the final version of those regulations. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expanding Home 
Loans for Guard and Reservists Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE 
NATIONAL 
GUARD 
FOR 
HOUSING 
LOANS 
GUARANTEED BY THE SECRETARY OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS. 
Section 3701(b)(7) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘full-time National Guard duty’’ 
and inserting ‘‘active service’’. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8875 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
eligibility of members of the National Guard for 
housing loans guaranteed by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs.