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SEC. 2. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION INDEPENDENT LITI-
GATION AUTHORITY. 
(a) AUTHORITY OF THE FTC TO RECOVER CERTAIN 
CIVIL PENALTIES.—The Federal Trade Commission Act 
is amended— 
(1) in section 5(l) (15 U.S.C. 45(l)) in the first 
sentence by inserting ‘‘the Commission or’’ after 
‘‘brought by’’; and 
(2) in section 16(a)(2) (15 U.S.C. 56(a)(2))— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘; 
or’’ and inserting a semicolon; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) to obtain a civil penalty authorized under 
any provision of law enforced by the Commission.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
16(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 56(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘(including an 
action to collect a civil penalty)’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4488 
To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently initiate certain 
actions to recover civil penalties for such violations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY 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 subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to independently 
initiate certain actions to recover civil penalties for such 
violations. 
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 ‘‘FTC Autonomy Act’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4489 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of June 20, 1958, to require that certain 
amounts collected by the United States with respect to 
lands under the administration of the Forest Service 
be invested into interest bearing obligations, 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 ‘‘National Forest Res-
toration and Remediation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT OF CERTAIN FUNDS INTO INTEREST 
BEARING OBLIGATIONS. 
Section 7 of the Act of June 20, 1958 (16 U.S.C. 
579c), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘of any improvement, protec-
tion, or rehabilitation’’ and inserting ‘‘of any assess-
ment, improvement, protection, restoration, or reha-
bilitation’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Provided, That’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting: 
‘‘Provided, That any monies covered into the Treas-
ury under this section, including all monies that 
were previously collected by the United States in a 
forfeiture, judgment, compromise, or settlement, 
shall be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in 
interest bearing obligations of the United States to 
the extent the amounts are not, in the judgment of 
the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet cur-
rent withdrawals: Provided further, That any interest 
earned on the amounts, including any interest 
earned by investment, is hereby appropriated and 
made available until expended to cover the costs to 
the United States specified in this section: Provided
further, That, for fiscal year 2021 and thereafter, 
the Secretary shall include in the budget materials 
submitted to Congress in support of the President’s 
annual budget request (submitted to Congress pur-
suant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code) for each fiscal year the proposed use of such 
amounts with respect to the Forest Service: Provided 
further, That any portion of the monies received or 
earned under this section in excess of the amount 
expended in performing the work necessitated by the 
action which led to their receipt may be used to 
cover the other work specified in this section.’’. 
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 December 8, 
2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4489 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of June 20, 1958, to require 
that certain amounts collected by the United 
States with respect to lands under the adminis-
tration of the Forest Service be invested into in-
terest bearing obligations, and for other pur-
poses.
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award grants to private sector entities based in 
the United States to participate in eligible 
standards-setting bodies. 
(B) PRIORITIZATION.—The Secretary shall 
prioritize grants awarded under this section to 
private sector entities that would not otherwise 
be able to participate in eligible standards-set-
ting bodies without the grant. 
(3) GRANT CRITERIA.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which amounts are appropriated 
under paragraph (5), the Secretary, in collaboration 
with the Assistant Secretary, shall establish criteria 
for the grants awarded under paragraph (2). 
(4) CONSULTATION WITH FEDERAL COMMUNICA-
TIONS COMMISSION.—The Secretary shall consult with 
the Federal Communications Commission in— 
(A) determining criteria for the grants 
awarded under paragraph (2); and 
(B) determining which standards-setting 
bodies, if any, in addition to the standards-set-
ting bodies listed in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) are eli-
gible standards-setting bodies. 
(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated for grants under paragraph (2)
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land 
in Frederick County, Maryland, for the Historic Preser-
vation Training Center of the National Park Service, 
and for other purposes. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4491 
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to modify the membership 
of the National Security Council, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Mr. SWALWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign 
Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 amend the National Security Act of 1947 to modify 
the membership of the National Security Council, 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 ‘‘National Security 
Council Modernization Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL. 
(a) ADVICE ON INTEGRATION OF BIODEFENSE POLI-
CIES.—Subsection (b)(1) of section 101 of the National 
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Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and military’’ and inserting ‘‘biodefense, and 
military’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION TO MEMBERSHIP AND ATTEND-
ANCE.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, the Director of National 
Intelligence, and the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff,’’ after ‘‘the Secretary of the 
Treasury,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘who are appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate,’’ before ‘‘as the President may 
designate’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the Director 
of National Intelligence, the Director of National 
Drug Control Policy, and the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff,’’ and inserting ‘‘the Director of Na-
tional Drug Control Policy, the Director of the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Prevention, and the 
Surgeon General of the United States’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4492 
To establish an interagency forum for biodefense preparedness, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Mr. SWALWELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To establish an interagency forum for biodefense 
preparedness, 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 ‘‘Biosecurity Informa-
tion Optimization for Defense Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL BIODEFENSE STRATEGY. 
Section 1086 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
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agreements to attach such assistance to a project in 
accordance with such paragraph, except that— 
(A) a qualified family residing in a dwell-
ing unit so assisted may at any time opt to use 
such assistance on a tenant-based basis for a 
different dwelling unit and, upon such a move, 
the public housing agency shall provide the 
qualified family with tenant-based rental assist-
ance under this section; and 
(B) subparagraph (B) of such section 
8(o)(13) (relating to percentage limitation) 
shall not apply with respect to assistance under 
this section. 
(2) PERCENTAGE
LIMITATION.—For purposes 
of section 8(o)(13)(B) of the United States Housing 
Act of 1937, all families assisted by a public housing 
agency under this section shall be counted as au-
thorized units for the agency 
(i) SECURITY DEPOSITS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—An agency administering as-
sistance under this section may authorize a qualified 
family assisted under this section to use such assist-
ance for security deposits and broker and application 
fees relating to obtaining a dwelling unit, except that 
the Secretary may establish a limitation on the 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4494 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in Frederick 
County, Maryland, for the Historic Preservation Training Center of the 
National Park Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 16, 2021 
Mr. TRONE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land 
in Frederick County, Maryland, for the Historic Preser-
vation Training Center of the National Park Service, 
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 ‘‘Frederick Jobs and 
Historic Preservation Training Center Land Acquisition 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the 
Historic Preservation Training Center and related 
facilities of the National Park Service in Frederick 
County, Maryland. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Di-
rector of the National Park Service. 
SEC. 3. ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PUR-
POSES OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRAIN-
ING CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To further develop the Center in 
accordance with section 305306 of title 54, United States 
Code, the Secretary may acquire not more than 20 acres 
of land or interests in land in Frederick County, Mary-
land, for the Center for the purpose of supporting the 
physical space, program initiatives, and workforce develop-
ment capacity of the Center. 
(b) METHOD OF ACQUISITION.—Land or an interest 
in land for the Center may only be acquired under sub-
section (a) by donation, transfer, exchange, or purchase 
from a willing seller using donated or appropriated funds. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF ACQUIRED LAND.—On ac-
quisition of land or an interest in land for the Center 
under subsection (a), the acquired land or interest in land 
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shall be administered by the Secretary for the purpose de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
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(1) establish rules governing the operations of 
the NIA Operating Subsidiaries; 
(2) monitor the compliance of the NIA Oper-
ating Subsidiaries with the rules established under 
paragraph (1) and the provisions of this title; 
(3) supervise the implementation of the Na-
tional Investment Strategy by the NIA Operating 
Subsidiaries; and 
(4) develop consistent policies and procedures 
for the NIA Operating Subsidiaries with respect to 
project selection and performance, consistent with 
section 415 and the other provisions of this title, in-
cluding— 
(A) labor, equity, and environmental cri-
teria to be used in the project-selection process 
and in the implementation of projects; 
(B) project selection procedures; and 
(C) the community engagement process in 
project selection. 
(d) OVERSIGHT OF NIA REGIONAL OFFICES.—The 
Governing Board shall establish rules and procedures es-
tablishing the structure and governing the operation of the 
NIA regional offices. 
(e) ANCILLARY FUNCTIONS.—The Governing Board 
shall— 
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(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The 
table of sections for chapter 313 of title 51, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘31303. Confidentiality of medical quality assurance records.’’. 
PART VIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 
SEC. 2671. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY. 
Section 20113 of title 51, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(o) CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY.—The Administra-
tion— 
‘‘(1) may enter into an agreement with a pri-
vate, commercial, or State government entity to pro-
vide the entity with supplies, support, and services re-
lated to private, commercial, or State government 
space activities carried out at a property owned or 
operated by the Administration; and 
‘‘(2) upon the request of such an entity, may in-
clude such supplies, support, and services in the re-
quirements of the Administration if— 
‘‘(A) the Administrator determines that the 
inclusion of such supplies, support, or services in 
such requirements— 
‘‘(i) is in the best interest of the Fed-
eral Government; 
‘‘(ii) does not interfere with the re-
quirements of the Administration; and
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(i) by striking ‘‘with the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘with the Secretary and the 
Secretary of the Treasury’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘to the Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘to each such Secretary’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘with the 
Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘with the Secretary 
and the Secretary of the Treasury’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY.—The amend-
ments made by subsection (a) shall— 
(1) take effect on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, subject to the requirements of subsections (d) 
and (e); and 
(2) apply with respect to any covered trans-
action the review or investigation of which is initi-
ated under section 721 of the Defense Production Act 
of 1950 on or after the date that is 30 days after the 
publication in the Federal Register of the notice re-
quired under subsection (e)(2). 
(d) REGULATIONS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Committee on Foreign 
Investment in the United States (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Committee’’), which shall include the 
Secretary of Education for purposes of this subsection, 
shall prescribe regulations as necessary and appro-
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for the requested waiver. Such information shall in-
clude— 
(A) a detailed justification for the use of 
goods, products, or materials mined, produced, 
or manufactured outside the United States; 
(B) for requests citing unreasonable cost as 
the statutory basis of the waiver, a comparison 
of the cost of the domestic product to the cost of 
the foreign product or a comparison of the over-
all cost of the project with domestic products to 
the overall cost of the project with foreign-origin 
products or services, pursuant to the require-
ments of the applicable Buy American law, ex-
cept that publicly available cost comparison data 
may be provided in lieu of proprietary pricing 
information; 
(C) for requests citing the public interest as 
the statutory basis for the waiver, a detailed 
written statement, which shall include all appro-
priate factors, such as potential obligations 
under international agreements, justifying why 
the requested waiver is in the public interest; 
and 
(D) a certification that the procurement of-
ficial or assistance recipient made a good faith
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‘‘(2) Developing and implementing policies and 
providing guidance to prevent malign foreign inter-
ference from unduly influencing the peer review proc-
ess for federally funded research and development. 
‘‘(3) Identifying or developing criteria for shar-
ing among Executive agencies and with law enforce-
ment and other agencies, as appropriate, information 
regarding individuals who violate disclosure policies 
and other policies related to research security. 
‘‘(4) Identifying an appropriate Executive agen-
cy— 
‘‘(A) to accept and protect information sub-
mitted by Executive agencies and non-Federal 
entities based on the process established pursuant 
to paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(B) to facilitate the sharing of information 
received under subparagraph (A) to support, 
consistent with Federal law— 
‘‘(i) the oversight of federally funded 
research and development; 
‘‘(ii) criminal and civil investigations 
of misappropriated Federal funds, resources, 
and information; and 
‘‘(iii) 
counterintelligence 
investiga-
tions.
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‘‘(5) FOREIGN GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘foreign 
government’ includes a person acting or purporting to 
act on behalf of— 
‘‘(A) a faction, party, department, agency, 
bureau, subnational administrative entity, or 
military of a foreign country; or 
‘‘(B) a foreign government or a person pur-
porting to act as a foreign government, regard-
less of whether the United States recognizes the 
government. 
‘‘(6) FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘foreign government institution’ means a foreign 
entity owned by, subject to the control of, or subject 
to regulation by a foreign government. 
‘‘(7) FOREIGN PUBLIC ENTERPRISE.—The term 
‘foreign public enterprise’ means an enterprise over 
which a foreign government directly or indirectly ex-
ercises a dominant influence. 
‘‘(8) LAW
ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY.—The term 
‘law enforcement agency’— 
‘‘(A) means a Federal, State, local, or Trib-
al law enforcement agency; and 
‘‘(B) includes— 
‘‘(i) the Office of Inspector General of 
an establishment (as defined in section 12
IA 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 190 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United 
States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection relating to ‘‘Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Use of Digital 
User Accounts to Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2024 
Mr. PALMER submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by 
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating 
to ‘‘Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Use of Digital 
User Accounts to Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans’’. 
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 Bu-
reau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ‘‘Truth 
in Lending (Regulation Z); Use of Digital User Accounts 
to Access Buy Now, Pay Later Loans’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 
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United States to freely conduct business and pursue 
the American dream; 
(3) to support freedom of expression for all peo-
ple; 
(4) to promote the security of United States sup-
ply chains and United States businesses against ma-
lign foreign influence; 
(5) to welcome and commit to supporting busi-
ness people from the People’s Republic of China who 
are in the United States to pursue the American 
dream, free from restrictions and surveillance, includ-
ing freedom of inquiry and freedom of expression, 
that may be proscribed or restricted in the People’s 
Republic of China; 
(6) to condemn and oppose xenophobia and ra-
cial discrimination in any form, including against 
Chinese businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and visitors in 
the United States; 
(7) to recognize the threats posed to economic 
freedom and freedom of expression by the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China, which are seeking 
to influence and interfere with United States busi-
nesses and distort United States markets for the gain 
of the People’s Republic of China, either directly or 
indirectly;
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(8) to condemn the practice by the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China of— 
(A) direct and indirect surveillance and 
censorship and acts of retaliation by officials of 
that 
Government 
or 
their 
agents 
against 
businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and Chinese stu-
dents and scholars; or 
(B) harassment of their family members in 
the People’s Republic of China; 
(9) to encourage United States businesses that 
conduct substantial business with or in the People’s 
Republic of China to collectively develop and commit 
to using best practices to ensure that their business in 
or with the People’s Republic of China is consistent 
with the policies of the United States; and 
(10) to specifically encourage United States busi-
nesses to develop and agree to a code of conduct for 
business with or in the People’s Republic of China, 
pursuant to which a United States business would 
commit— 
(A) to protect the free speech rights of its 
employees to, in their personal capacities, ex-
press views on global issues without fear that 
pressure from the Government of the People’s Re-