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(9) NONDISCRIMINATION.—Section 140(a) is 
amended, in the third sentence, by inserting a 
comma after ‘‘Secretary’’. 
(10) PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION.—Section 142 
is amended by striking subsection (i). 
(11) CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUAL-
ITY
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM.—Section 
149 
is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) by striking 
‘‘; or,’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(B) in subsection (g)(2)(B) by striking the 
semicolon at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’. 
(12) TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM DATA 
COLLECTION.—Section 201(c)(6)(A)(ii) is amended 
by striking ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)’’. 
(13) TRIBAL
TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM.— 
Section 202 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘(25 U.S.C. 
5301 et seq.)’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(10)(B) by striking 
‘‘(25 U.S.C. 450e(b))’’ and inserting ‘‘(25 
U.S.C. 5307(b))’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3563 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit high deductible 
health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enroll-
ees prior to satisfying their plan deductible. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2021 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. WENSTRUP) 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 permit 
high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease 
prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying 
their plan deductible. 
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 ‘‘Chronic Disease Man-
agement Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(c)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(F) PREVENTIVE
CARE
SERVICES
AND 
ITEMS
FOR
CHRONIC
CONDITIONS.—For pur-
poses of subparagraph (C)— 
‘‘(i) preventive care shall include any 
service or item used to treat an individual 
with a chronic condition if— 
‘‘(I) such service or item is low- 
cost, 
‘‘(II) in regards to such service 
or item, there is medical evidence sup-
porting high cost efficiency of pre-
venting exacerbation of the chronic 
condition or the development of a sec-
ondary condition, and 
‘‘(III) there is a strong likeli-
hood, documented by clinical evidence, 
that with respect to the class of indi-
viduals utilizing such service or item, 
the specific service or use of the item 
will prevent the exacerbation of the 
chronic condition or the development 
of a secondary condition that requires 
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significantly higher cost treatments, 
and 
‘‘(ii) an individual who has been pre-
scribed preventive care for any chronic 
condition may be presumed to have been 
diagnosed with such condition if such pre-
ventive care is customarily prescribed for 
such condition.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to coverage for months beginning 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3564 
To repeal the temporary rule allowing full deduction of business meals and 
to provide an appropriation for making payments under the Child Care 
and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2021 
Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Mr. MEIJER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To repeal the temporary rule allowing full deduction of busi-
ness meals and to provide an appropriation for making 
payments under the Child Care and Development Block 
Grant Act of 1990. 
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 ‘‘Choosing Healthy In-
vestments and not Lunch Deductions (CHILD) Care Act 
of 2021’’ or as the ‘‘CHILD Care Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL THE TEMPORARY RULE ALLOWING THE 
FULL DEDUCTION OF BUSINESS MEALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 274(n)(2) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end of subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, or’’ at the end 
of subparagraph (C)(iv) and inserting a period, and by 
striking subparagraph (D). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. APPROPRIATION. 
The following additional amount is hereby appro-
priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2021, $5,031,000,000 for making payments under the 
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, 
including for Federal administrative expenses, to remain 
available until expended. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 356 
To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appointments to positions 
for which there is a severe shortage of candidates, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 19, 2021 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To provide greater flexibility to agencies to make appoint-
ments to positions for which there is a severe shortage 
of candidates, 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 ‘‘Federal Hiring Im-
provement Reform and Enforcement Act’’ or the ‘‘Federal 
HIRE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL AGENCY APPOINTMENT FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 31 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3116 
the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 3117. Agency appointment flexibility 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of an agency may, 
without regard to the provisions of section 3304 and sec-
tions 3309 through 3318, appoint a qualified individual 
to a position within the agency that is in the competitive 
service and for which the head of the agency determines 
that there is a severe shortage of candidates. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—This provision shall 
not be construed as superseding or otherwise affecting any 
authority granted to the head of any agency under any 
other provision of law to make appointments without re-
gard to a provision of chapter 33. 
‘‘(c) AGENCY DEFINED.—The term ‘agency’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 551.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item related to section 3116 the fol-
lowing item: 
‘‘3117. Agency appointment flexibility.’’. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—All Federal departments and 
agencies identified in a recommendation made by the 
Board shall reply to the recommendations not later 
than 90 days after the date on which the rec-
ommendation is published by the Board. 
(2) RESPONSE DESCRIBED.—A response under 
paragraph (1) made by a Federal department or 
agency shall include— 
(A) whether the department or agency in-
tends to adopt the recommendation in whole, in 
part, or not at all; 
(B) an explanation of the reasons for only 
adopting the recommendation in part or not at 
all; and 
(C) a proposed timetable for completing 
the action the Federal department or agency 
has agreed to. 
(3) PROGRESS
UPDATES.—A Federal depart-
ment or agency that agrees to adopt a recommenda-
tion of the Board shall— 
(A) track the progress of the department 
or agency toward completion; and 
(B) provide an update to the Board, to be 
published publicly, periodically, and not less fre-
quently than annually. 
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amended by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as sub-
sections (d) and (e), respectively, and by inserting after 
subsection (b) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR STATE-DECLARED DISAS-
TERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon the written request 
of the Governor of a State (or the Mayor, in the 
case of the District of Columbia) in which an emer-
gency or disaster has been declared under State law, 
subsection (a) shall apply to such State-declared 
emergency or disaster in the same manner as such 
subsections apply to federally declared disasters. 
‘‘(2) STATE.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands.’’. 
(b) MANDATORY EXTENSIONS EXTENDED TO 120 
DAYS.—Section 7508A(e) of such Code, as redesignated 
by subsection (a), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘60 days’’ in paragraph (1)(B) 
thereof and inserting ‘‘120 days’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘60-DAY’’ in the heading and in-
serting ‘‘120-DAY’’. 
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cluding the National Guard and Reserves) who have 
been alerted for deployment, are currently deployed, 
or have returned from a deployment in the previous 
school year; and 
(8) such other criteria as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the findings of the study 
conducted under subsection (a). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3574 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules for 
postponing certain deadlines by reason of disaster. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2021 
Ms. CHU (for herself and Mr. KATKO) 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 modify 
the rules for postponing certain deadlines by reason of 
disaster. 
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 ‘‘Filing Relief for Nat-
ural Disasters Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR POSTPONING CER-
TAIN DEADLINES BY REASON OF DISASTER. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO POSTPONE FEDERAL TAX DEAD-
LINES BY REASON OF STATE-DECLARED DISASTERS.— 
Section 7508A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to declarations made after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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(i) Algeria-French Morocco (with ar-
rowhead); 
(ii) Tunisia; 
(iii) Sicily (with arrowhead); 
(iv) Naples-Foggia (with arrowhead); 
(v) Anzio (with arrowhead); and 
(vi) Rome-Arno; and 
(B) for its contributions, received— 
(i) the Presidential Unit Citation 
(Army) and streamer embroidered with 
‘‘EL GUETTAR’’; and 
(ii) the Presidential Unit Citation 
(Army) and streamer embroidered with 
‘‘SALERNO’’. 
(15) The 2d Ranger Infantry Battalion— 
(A) participated in the campaigns of— 
(i) Normandy (with arrowhead); 
(ii) Northern France; 
(iii) Rhineland; 
(iv) Ardennes-Alsace; and 
(v) Central Europe; and 
(B) for its contributions, received— 
(i) the Presidential Unit Citation 
(Army) and streamer embroidered with 
‘‘POINTE DU HOE’’; and 
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SECTION 1. JEREMY L. RIDLEN POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, 
Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jeremy 
L. Ridlen Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Jeremy L. Ridlen 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3579 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 200 East Main Street in 
Maroa, Illinois, as the ‘‘Jeremy L. Ridlen Post 
Office’’.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3579 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as the ‘‘Jeremy L. Ridlen 
Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2021 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BOST, Mr. 
KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. KINZINGER, Mr. RUSH, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. NEW-
MAN, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mr. FOSTER, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Re-
form 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as 
the ‘‘Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JEREMY L. RIDLEN POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, 
Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jeremy 
L. Ridlen Post Office’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Jeremy L. Ridlen 
Post Office’’. 
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IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3579 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as 
the ‘‘Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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HR 3579 RFS
SECTION 1. JEREMY L. RIDLEN POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, 
Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jeremy 
L. Ridlen Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Jeremy L. Ridlen 
Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 
2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 332 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3579 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 2, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
APRIL 4 (legislative day, MARCH 31), 2022 
Reported by Mr. PETERS, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, Illinois, as 
the ‘‘Jeremy L. Ridlen Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JEREMY L. RIDLEN POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 200 East Main Street in Maroa, 
Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Jeremy 
L. Ridlen Post Office’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Jeremy L. Ridlen 
Post Office’’. 
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Calendar No. 332 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3579 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 200 East Main Street in 
Maroa, Illinois, as the ‘‘Jeremy L. Ridlen Post 
Office’’. 
APRIL 4 (legislative day, MARCH 31), 2022 
Reported without amendment 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 357 
To direct Federal departments and agencies to verify eligibility for Federal 
benefits for individuals 105 years of age or older, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 19, 2021 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To direct Federal departments and agencies to verify eligi-
bility for Federal benefits for individuals 105 years of 
age or older, 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. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL 
BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN ELDERLY INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of each Federal depart-
ment or agency that provides Federal benefits to individ-
uals who have attained 105 years of age or more shall 
take appropriate steps to ensure, on a semiannual basis, 
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that each such individual remains eligible for such bene-
fits. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.—The head 
of each Federal department or agency specified in para-
graph (1) may issue regulations to implement this section. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to payments of Federal benefits made on or after 
December 31, 2022. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures 
for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act’’ or the ‘‘RE-
SPECT Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Findings and purposes. 
Sec. 4. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 5. Definitions. 
TITLE I—STANDARDS FOR CONSULTATION 
Sec. 101. Standards for consultation. 
TITLE II—CONSULTATION PROCEDURES 
Sec. 201. Assessing Tribal impacts. 
Sec. 202. Consultation stage. 
Sec. 203. Decision stage for proposed activity. 
Sec. 204. Decision stage for proposed regulatory action. 
TITLE III—DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTING 
Sec. 301. Documentation and reporting. 
TITLE IV—IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING 
Sec. 401. Designated agency official. 
Sec. 402. Consultation policy. 
Sec. 403. Training. 
TITLE V—TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY 
Sec. 501. Tribal sovereignty. 
Sec. 502. Sensitive Tribal information. 
TITLE VI—JUDICIAL REVIEW 
Sec. 601. Judicial review. 
SEC. 3. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
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individuals provided by both houses of Con-
gress, of which— 
(i) the majority leader of the Senate 
shall provide the names of 4 individuals; 
(ii) the minority leader of the Senate 
shall provide the names of 3 individuals; 
(iii) the Speaker of the House of Rep-
resentatives shall provide the names of 4 
individuals; and 
(iv) the minority leader of the House 
of Representatives shall provide the names 
of 3 individuals. 
(B) SUBSEQUENT
APPOINTMENTS.—Any 
vacancy of the Board shall be filled in the same 
manner as the original appointment. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—Of the 7 members ap-
pointed under paragraph (1)— 
(A) not more than 4 members may be ap-
pointed from the same political party; 
(B) all members shall be appointed on the 
basis of technical qualification, professional 
standing, and demonstrated knowledge in emer-
gency management, fire management, emer-
gency medical services, public-health, physical 
sciences, social science, behavioral science, or 
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