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A BILL 
To authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to hold 
an annual cybersecurity competition relating to offensive 
and defensive cybersecurity disciplines, and for other pur-
poses. 
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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 ‘‘President’s Cup Cyberse-
curity Competition Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESIDENT’S CUP CYBERSECURITY COMPETITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Cybersecurity 
and Infrastructure Security Agency (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Director’’) of the Department of Homeland Se-
curity is authorized to hold an annual cybersecurity com-
petition to be known as the ‘‘Department of Homeland Se-
curity Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s 
President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition’’ (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘competition’’) for the purpose of identi-
fying, challenging, and competitively awarding prizes, in-
cluding cash prizes, to the United States Government’s best 
cybersecurity practitioners and teams across offensive and 
defensive cybersecurity disciplines. 
(b) COMPETITION DESIGN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 1342 
of title 31, United States Code, the Director, in car-
rying out the competition, may consult with, and 
consider advice from, any person who has experience 
or expertise in the development, design, or execution 
of cybersecurity competitions. 
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(2) LIMITATION.—The Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to con-
sultations pursuant to this section. 
(3) PROHIBITION.—A person with whom the Di-
rector consults under paragraph (1) may not— 
(A) receive pay by reason of being so con-
sulted; or 
(B) be considered an employee of the Fed-
eral Government by reason of so consulting. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to participate in the 
competition, an individual shall be a Federal civilian em-
ployee or member of the uniformed services (as such term 
is defined in section 2101(3) of title 5, United States Code) 
and shall comply with any rules promulgated by the Direc-
tor regarding the competition. 
(d) COMPETITION ADMINISTRATION.—The Director 
may enter into a grant, contract, cooperative agreement, 
or other agreement with a private sector for-profit or non-
profit entity or State or local government agency to admin-
ister the competition. 
(e) COMPETITION PARAMETERS.—Each competition 
shall incorporate the following elements: 
(1) Cybersecurity skills outlined in the National 
Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Framework, or 
any successor framework. 
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SEC. 4. WAIVER AND TERMINATION. 
(a) WAIVER.—The President may waive the provi-
sions of this Act if the President determines that a waiver 
is in the national interest of the United States and reports 
to the Congress an explanation of the reasons therefor. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The preceding provisions of this 
Act shall have no force or effect on or after the date that 
is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 11, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7082 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2200 North George Mason Drive in Arlington, 
Virginia, as the ‘‘Jesus Antonio Collazos Post Office 
Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2765 
To provide for the issuance of a forever stamp to honor the sacrifices of 
the brave men and women of the Armed Forces who are still prisoner, 
missing, or unaccounted for, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 30, 2017 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Mr. COOK, and Mr. DUNN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for the issuance of a forever stamp to honor 
the sacrifices of the brave men and women of the Armed 
Forces who are still prisoner, missing, or unaccounted 
for, 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 ‘‘Perpetual POW/MIA 
Stamp Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
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(1) the Department of Defense reports that 
more than 83,000 service members remain missing 
since World War II; 
(2) the United States Government has an obli-
gation to achieve the fullest possible accounting for 
the Americans who have gone missing while serving 
the country and to leave no one unaccounted for in 
future conflicts; 
(3) in 1982, the POW/MIA flag became the 
first flag other than the Flag of the United States 
to fly over the White House in Washington, DC; 
(4) on August 10, 1990, Public Law 101–355 
designated the POW/MIA flag as ‘‘The Symbol of 
our Nation’s concern and commitment to resolving 
as fully as possible the fates of Americans still pris-
oner, missing, and unaccounted for in Southeast 
Asia.’’; and 
(5) the POW/MIA flag should maintain contin-
ued visibility as a constant reminder of the plight of 
America’s Prisoners of War and Missing in Action. 
SEC. 3. PERPETUAL POW/MIA STAMP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to continue to honor the 
sacrifices of the brave men and women of the Armed 
Forces who have been prisoner, missing, or unaccounted 
for, the Postmaster General shall provide for the issuance 
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of a forever stamp suitable for that purpose and depicts 
the National League of Families POW/MIA flag. 
(b) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘forever stamp’’ means a definitive stamp which meets the 
postage required for first-class mail up to one ounce in 
weight, and which retains full validity for that purpose 
even if the rate of that postage is later increased. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The stamp described in sub-
section (a) shall be issued beginning as soon as practicable 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall not 
thereafter be discontinued. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2766 
To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit between the 
United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 
3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create 
a more balanced trading relationship with that country. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 30, 2017 
Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. COHEN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. NOLAN, and 
Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To require that, in cases in which the annual trade deficit 
between the United States and another country is 
$10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the 
President take the necessary steps to create a more 
balanced trading relationship with that country. 
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 ‘‘Balancing Trade Act 
of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT IN CASES OF LARGE 
CONSECUTIVE 
ANNUAL 
TRADE 
DEFICITS 
WITH OTHER COUNTRIES. 
(a) ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT.—If in 3 consecutive 
calendar years the United States has a trade deficit with 
another country of $10,000,000,000 or more, the Presi-
dent shall take the necessary steps to create a trading re-
lationship with the country that would eliminate or sub-
stantially reduce that trade deficit, by entering into an 
agreement with that country or otherwise. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘trade 
deficit’’ means, with respect to the United States and an-
other country, that the value of goods and services that 
are products of that country and are imported into the 
United States from that country exceeds the value of 
goods and services that are products of the United States 
and are exported from the United States to that country. 
(c) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 3 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall submit to the Congress a report set-
ting forth— 
(A) the likely reasons for the trade deficits 
with each country to which subsection (a) ap-
plies, as of the date of the report; and 
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(B) the steps the President intends to take 
under subsection (a) with respect to each such 
country. 
(2) ANNUAL
REPORTS.—The President shall 
submit to the Congress, not later than December 31 
of each year, a report on actions taken to carry out 
this section. 
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(2) Individual and team events. 
(3) Categories demonstrating offensive and defen-
sive cyber operations, such as software reverse engi-
neering 
and 
exploitation, 
network 
operations, 
forensics, big data analysis, cyber analysis, cyber de-
fense, cyber exploitation, secure programming, obfus-
cated coding, or cyber-physical systems. 
(4) Any other elements related to paragraphs (1), 
(2), or (3) as determined necessary by the Director. 
(f) FUNDING.—Support for the competition, including 
financial support for the design and administration of the 
competition or funds for a cash prize, may consist of— 
(1) amounts appropriated pursuant to appro-
priations Acts or otherwise made available for such 
purpose; and 
(2) funds provided by other Federal agencies, 
which— 
(A) shall be credited to, and in addition to, 
any amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available pursuant to paragraph (1) to carry out 
this section; and 
(B) may be obligated and expended for such 
purpose by the Secretary of the Homeland Secu-
rity, acting through the Director. 
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House Calendar No. 78 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2768 
[Report No. 115–291] 
A BILL 
To designate certain mountain peaks in the State 
of Colorado as ‘‘Fowler Peak’’ and ‘‘Boskoff Peak’’. 
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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II 
Calendar No. 541 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2768 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
JULY 30, 2018 
Reported by Ms. MURKOWSKI, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate certain mountain peaks in the State of Colorado 
as ‘‘Fowler Peak’’ and ‘‘Boskoff Peak’’. 
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 ‘‘Fowler and Boskoff 
Peaks Designation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Charlie Fowler was— 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Roy E. Dickens Post 
Office’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2769 
To prevent the application of the provisions of the individual mandate to 
individuals residing in rating areas with no qualified health plans offered 
on the Exchange. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 2, 2017 
Mr. LOEBSACK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To prevent the application of the provisions of the individual 
mandate to individuals residing in rating areas with no 
qualified health plans offered on the Exchange. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WAIVER OF INDIVIDUAL MANDATE FOR RATING 
AREAS WITH NO INSURERS. 
(a) INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN EXEMPTED AREAS.— 
For purposes of section 5000A of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, an individual who resides in a rating area 
in which no qualified health plans are offered in the indi-
vidual market through an Exchange established under sec-
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(1) Section 3121(a)(2) is amended by inserting 
‘‘which is excludable from gross income under sec-
tion 105 or 106’’ after ‘‘such payment)’’. 
(2) Subsection (a) of section 209 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 409) is amended by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (19), by striking the 
period at the end of paragraph (20) and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’, and by inserting after paragraph (20) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(21) any amount excluded from wages under 
section 3512(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 (relating to exclusion of standard deduction 
from employment taxes).’’. 
(3) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, or the credit 
under section 3512(c)(2) of such Code’’ before the 
period at the end. 
(4) Section 209(k)(2) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 409(k)(2)) is amended by redesignating 
subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (D) 
and (E), respectively, and by inserting after sub-
paragraph (B) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) by disregarding the exclusion from 
wages in subsection (a)(21),’’. 
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tion 1311 or 1321 of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act is deemed to have been determined by the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 
1311(d)(4)(H) of such Act to have suffered a hardship 
with respect to the capability to obtain coverage under a 
qualified health plan. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable and plan years begin-
ning after December 31, 2017. 
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(g) USE OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Director may use funds available for car-
rying out the competition authorized under this section for 
the following: 
(1) Advertising, marketing, and promoting the 
competition. 
(2) Meals for participants and organizers of the 
competition if attendance at the meal during the com-
petition is necessary to maintain the integrity of the 
competition. 
(3) Promotional items, including merchandise 
and apparel. 
(4) Monetary and nonmonetary awards for com-
petition participants, including members of the uni-
formed services. 
(5) Necessary expenses for the honorary recogni-
tion of competition participants, including members 
of the uniformed services. 
(6) Any other appropriate activity necessary to 
carry out the competition, as determined by the Di-
rector. 
(h) PRIZE LIMITATION.—The Director may make one 
or more awards per competition, except that the amount 
or value of each shall not exceed $10,000. The Secretary 
of Homeland Security may make one or more awards per 
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competition, except the amount or the value of each shall 
not to exceed $25,000. A monetary award under this section 
shall be in addition to the regular pay of the recipient. 
(i) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Director shall 
annually provide to the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 
a report that includes the following: 
(1) A description of available funds under sub-
section (f) for each competition conducted in the pre-
ceding year. 
(2) A description of expenditures authorized in 
subsection (g) for each competition. 
(3) Information relating to the participation of 
each competition. 
(4) Information relating to lessons learned from 
each competition and how such lessons may be ap-
plied to improve cybersecurity operations and recruit-
ment of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency of the Department of Homeland Security. 
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Union Calendar No. 243 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6824 
[Report No. 117–324] 
A BILL 
To authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency of the Department of Homeland 
Security to hold an annual cybersecurity competi-
tion relating to offensive and defensive cybersecu-
rity disciplines, and for other purposes. 
MAY 13, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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ernmental Affairs of the Senate regarding such exer-
cise. 
‘‘(i) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.—Chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Pa-
perwork Reduction Act’), shall not apply to any changes 
to the application materials, Program forms, or other core 
Program documentation intended to enhance participation 
by eligible nonprofit organizations in the Program.’’; 
(7) in subsection (j), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$75 mil-
lion for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 
and $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2028’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED.—During a fiscal 
year, the Administrator may transfer not more than 
five percent of amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1) 
or other amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
available to carry out the Program for such fiscal 
year to an account of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency for costs incurred for the management, 
administration, or evaluation of this section.’’; and 
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SECTION 1. RELIABLE AIR SERVICE IN AMERICAN SAMOA. 
Section 40109(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 
(C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) review the exemption at least every 
30 days (or, in the case of exemptions that are 
necessary to provide and sustain air transpor-
tation in American Samoa between the islands 
of Tutuila and Manu’a, at least every 180 
days), to ensure that the unusual circumstances 
that established the need for the exemption still 
exist.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may renew an 
exemption (including renewals) under this sub-
section for not more than 30 days. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—An exemption that is 
necessary to provide and sustain air transpor-
tation in American Samoa between the islands 
of Tutuila and Manu’a, may be renewed for not 
more than 180 days.
‘‘(4) CONTINUATION OF EXEMPTIONS.—An ex-
emption may continue for not more than 5 days 
after the unusual circumstances that established the 
need for the exemption cease.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 276 
AN ACT 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure 
reliable air service in American Samoa.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 276 
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service 
in American Samoa. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2017 
Mrs. RADEWAGEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure 
reliable air service in American Samoa. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RELIABLE AIR SERVICE IN AMERICAN SAMOA. 
Section 40109(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph 
(C) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) review the exemption at least every 
30 days (or, in the case of exemptions that are 
necessary to provide and sustain air transpor-
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tation in American Samoa between the islands 
of Tutuila and Manu‘a, at least every 180 
days), to ensure that the unusual circumstances 
that established the need for the exemption still 
exist.’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(3) RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary may renew an 
exemption (including renewals) under this sub-
section for not more than 30 days. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—An exemption that is 
necessary to provide and sustain air transpor-
tation in American Samoa between the islands 
of Tutuila and Manu‘a, may be renewed for not 
more than 180 days. 
‘‘(4) CONTINUATION OF EXEMPTIONS.—An ex-
emption may continue for not more than 5 days 
after the unusual circumstances that established the 
need for the exemption cease.’’. 
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