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SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Frederick 
P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
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IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4660 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
AN ACT 
To designate the Federal Building and United States Court-
house located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West 
Virginia, as the ‘‘Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Build-
ing and United States Courthouse’’. 
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. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Frederick 
P. Stamp, Jr. Federal building and United States Court-
house’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Frederick 
P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 4, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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House Calendar No. 42 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4660 
[Report No. 117–161] 
To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located 
at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the ‘‘Frederick 
P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2021 
Mr. MCKINLEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
NOVEMBER 1, 2021 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; referred 
to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To designate the Federal Building and United States Court-
house located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West 
Virginia, as the ‘‘Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Build-
ing and United States Courthouse’’. 
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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. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Frederick 
P. Stamp, Jr. Federal building and United States Court-
house’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Frederick 
P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
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II 
Calendar No. 172 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4660 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works 
DECEMBER 1, 2021 
Reported by Mr. CARPER, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the Federal Building and United States Court-
house located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West 
Virginia, as the ‘‘Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Build-
ing and United States Courthouse’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. 
The Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Frederick 
P. Stamp, Jr. Federal building and United States Court-
house’’. 
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SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse referred to in sec-
tion 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Frederick 
P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Court-
house’’. 
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Calendar No. 172 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4660 
AN ACT 
To designate the Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline 
Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the ‘‘Fred-
erick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse’’. 
DECEMBER 1, 2021 
Reported without amendment 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4661 
To establish a National Supply Chain Database, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2021 
Mr. MEIJER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To establish a National Supply Chain Database, 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 Supply Chain 
Database Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN DATABASE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN 
DATABASE.—The Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (referred to in this section as 
‘‘NIST’’) shall establish and maintain a National Supply 
Chain Database. 
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the National Supply 
Chain Database shall be to assist the Federal government 
and industry sectors in minimizing disruptions to the 
United States supply chain by having an assessment of 
United States manufacturers’ capabilities. 
(c) STUDY
ON NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN DATA-
BASE.—In establishing the National Supply Chain Data-
base, the Director of NIST shall consider the findings and 
recommendations from the study authorized in section 
9413 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), including measures to 
secure and protect the National Supply Chain Database 
from adversarial attacks and vulnerabilities. 
(d) DATABASE AND MANUFACTURING EXTENSION 
PARTNERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Supply Chain 
Database shall be carried out and managed through 
the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
program and the Director of NIST shall ensure that 
the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership 
Centers are connected to the National Supply Chain 
Database. 
(2) CAPABILITIES.—The National Supply Chain 
Database shall be capable of providing a national 
view of the supply chain and enable authorized data-
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fits received by such individual pursuant to any 
Federal program (or any State or local program 
financed in whole or in part with Federal 
funds) related to retirement (including social 
security benefits), disability, health care, cash 
aid, child care, food assistance, housing and de-
velopment, social services, employment and 
training, or energy assistance.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 32(c)(1)(A)(i) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘qualifying child’’ and in-
serting ‘‘qualifying dependent’’. 
(B) Section 32(c)(1)(B) of such Code is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘qualifying child’’ and 
inserting ‘‘qualifying dependent’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘CHILD’’ in the head-
ing and inserting ‘‘DEPENDENT’’. 
(C) Section 32(c)(1)(F) of such Code is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘qualifying children’’ 
and inserting ‘‘qualifying dependents’’, 
(ii) by striking ‘‘qualifying child’’ and 
inserting ‘‘qualifying dependent’’, and 
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base users to determine in near real-time the United 
States manufacturing capabilities for critical prod-
ucts, including defense supplies, food, and medical 
devices, including personal protective equipment. 
(3) INDIVIDUAL
STATE
DATABASES.—Each 
State’s supply chain database maintained by the 
NIST-recognized Manufacturing Extension Partner-
ship Center within the State shall be complementary 
in design to the National Supply Chain Database. 
(e) MAINTENANCE
OF NATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN 
DATABASE.—The Director of NIST, acting through the 
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, 
shall maintain the National Supply Chain Database as an 
integration of the State level databases from each State’s 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center and may be 
populated with information from past, current, or poten-
tial Center clients. 
(f) EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE.—The Na-
tional Supply Chain Database and any information related 
to it not publicly released by NIST shall be exempt from 
public disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United 
States Code, and access to non-public content shall be lim-
ited to the contributing company and Manufacturing Ex-
tension Partnership Center staff who sign an appropriate 
non-disclosure agreement. 
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(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
funds authorized to the Hollings Manufacturing Extension 
Partnership Program, $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2022 through 2026 are authorized to carry out this 
Act. 
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45Q with respect to any qualified carbon oxide 
captured using property described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) if such car-
bon oxide is disposed of in a manner consistent 
with section 45Q(a)(3)(B). 
‘‘(c) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES.— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED PRODUCTION FACILITIES.—In 
the case of any qualified production facility which 
satisfies the requirements for— 
‘‘(A) a tier 1 facility (as described in 
clause (i) of section 45U(b)(2)(A)), the applica-
ble percentage shall be 40 percent, 
‘‘(B) a tier 2 facility (as described in 
clause (ii) of such section), the applicable per-
centage shall be 30 percent, 
‘‘(C) a tier 3 facility (as described in 
clause (iii) of such section), the applicable per-
centage shall be 20 percent, and 
‘‘(D) a tier 4 facility (as described in 
clause (iv) of such section), the applicable per-
centage shall be 10 percent. 
‘‘(2) CARBON CAPTURE EQUIPMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—With respect to car-
bon capture equipment, the applicable percent-
age shall be— 
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H. Res. 600 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 22, 2025. 
Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Mr. Fine. 
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY: Mr. Garbarino, 
Chair. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 466 
To prohibit the use of funds to provide for the United States to become 
a party to the Paris Agreement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2021 
Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself, Mr. HAGEDORN, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. TIFFANY, Mr. STEIL, Mr. GUEST, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. 
MEIJER, and Mr. ARMSTRONG) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of funds to provide for the United 
States to become a party to the Paris Agreement. 
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 ‘‘Paris Climate Accord 
Accountability Act’’. 
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by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in which there is 
enrolled an immigrant student. 
(3) IMMIGRANT STUDENT.—The term ‘‘immi-
grant student’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘im-
migrant children and youth’’ in section 3301 of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7011) (as such section was in effect on 
the day before the date of enactment of the Every 
Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114–95)). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4668 
To eliminate the position of the Chief Diversity Officer of the Department 
of Defense, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2021 
Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. ROSENDALE, 
Mr. MAST, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mrs. BOEBERT, and Mr. LAMBORN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To eliminate the position of the Chief Diversity Officer of 
the Department of Defense, 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 ‘‘Restoring Military 
Focus Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF THE CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) REPEAL OF POSITION.—Section 147 of title 10, 
United States Code, is repealed. 
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(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 913 of the Wil-
liam M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF SIMILAR PO-
SITIONS. 
No Federal funds may be obligated or expended to 
establish a position within the Department of Defense that 
is the same as or substantially similar to— 
(1) the position of Chief Diversity Officer, as 
described in section 147 of title 10, United States 
Code, as such section was in effect before the date 
of the enactment of this Act; or 
(2) the position of Senior Advisor for Diversity 
and Inclusion, as described in section 913(b) of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283), as such section was in effect before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4669 
To expand cost-sharing reductions with respect to qualified health plans 
offered through an Exchange, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 22, 2021 
Ms. SCHRIER (for herself, Ms. SEWELL, and Ms. MANNING) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To expand cost-sharing reductions with respect to qualified 
health plans offered through an Exchange, 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 ‘‘Capping Costs for Con-
sumers Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING COST-SHARING REDUCTIONS UNDER 
EXCHANGE PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1402 of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘who en-
rolls’’ and inserting ‘‘subject to the last sen-
tence of this subsection, who enrolls’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following sen-
tence: ‘‘With respect to plan years beginning on 
or after January 1, 2023, paragraph (1) shall 
be applied as if the reference to the silver level 
of coverage were a reference to the gold level of 
coverage.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘an eligi-
ble insured described in paragraph (2)(B)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, with respect to plan years begin-
ning before January 1, 2023, an eligible in-
sured described in paragraph (2)(B)(i) and, 
with respect to plan years beginning on or after 
January 1, 2023, an eligible insured described 
in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)’’; and 
(B) by amending subclauses (III) and (IV) 
to read as follows: 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR 
THE UNITED STATES TO BECOME A PARTY TO 
THE PARIS AGREEMENT. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds 
are authorized to be appropriated, obligated, or expended 
to take any action to provide for the United States to be-
come a party to the Paris Agreement unless the Senate 
provides its advice and consent to ratification of the Paris 
Agreement. 
SEC. 3. PARIS AGREEMENT DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘Paris Agreement’’ means the 
decision by the United Nations Framework Convention on 
Climate Change’s 21st Conference of Parties in Paris, 
France, adopted December 12, 2015. 
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‘‘(E) in the case of any other facility, zero 
percent. 
‘‘(2) FACILITY TIERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection— 
‘‘(i) TIER 1 FACILITY.—The term ‘tier 
1 facility’ means any qualified hydrogen 
production facility which produces clean 
hydrogen from a qualified production 
method for which the market penetration 
level for the calendar year preceding the 
calendar year in which construction or 
modification of such facility began is less 
than 0.75 percent. 
‘‘(ii) TIER
FACILITY.—The term 
‘tier 2 facility’ has the same meaning given 
the term ‘tier 1 facility’ under clause (i), 
except that ‘at least 0.75 percent but less 
than 1.5 percent’ shall be substituted for 
‘less than 0.75 percent’. 
‘‘(iii) TIER
FACILITY.—The term 
‘tier 3 facility’ has the same meaning given 
the term ‘tier 1 facility’ under clause (i), 
except that ‘at least 1.5 percent but less 
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pliance of the environmental document 
with this title. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT FOR THE REUSE OF FIND-
INGS AND RESEARCH.—The head of a Federal agen-
cy may reuse the applicable findings and research 
described in paragraph (1)(A) if— 
‘‘(A)(i) the project for which the head of 
the Federal agency is seeking to reuse the find-
ings and research was in close geographic prox-
imity to the proposed action; and 
‘‘(ii) the head of the Federal agency deter-
mines that the conditions under which the ap-
plicable findings and research were issued have 
not substantially changed; or 
‘‘(B)(i) the project for which the head of 
the Federal agency is seeking to reuse the find-
ings and research was not in close geographic 
proximity to the proposed action; and 
‘‘(ii) the head of the Federal agency deter-
mines that the proposed action has similar 
issues or decisions as the project. 
‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR CREATION OF ENVI-
RONMENTAL
DOCUMENT
BY
QUALIFIED
3RD
PAR-
TIES.— 
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HR 4673 RFS
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
is able to access— 
(1) an electronic version of the certificate of eli-
gibility showing the veteran’s eligibility for such en-
rollment; and 
(2) an electronic mechanism by which the vet-
eran may opt out of such enrollment. 
(d) PROVISION OF NOTICE AND INFORMATION.—The 
notice and instructions required to be provided under sub-
section (d)(2) of section 1705 of title 38, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be provided in ac-
cordance with the established procedures of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs with respect to the provision of 
similar types of notices and instructions. 
(e) REPORT ON AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the first veteran is enrolled in the patient enrollment 
system of the Department of Veterans Affairs under 
subsection (d) of section 1705 of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall submit to Congress a report on the en-
rollment process under such subsection. Such report 
shall include each of the following: 
(A) A discussion of any anticipated chal-
lenges that occurred in implementing such sub-
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—A qualified third 
party may prepare an environmental document 
intended to be adopted by a Federal agency as 
the environmental impact statement, environ-
mental assessment, or other environmental doc-
ument for a proposed action under paragraph 
(1)(B)(ii) if— 
‘‘(i) the project sponsor submits a 
written request to the head of the applica-
ble Federal agency that the head of the 
Federal agency approve the qualified third 
party to create the document intended to 
be adopted by a Federal agency as the en-
vironmental impact statement, environ-
mental assessment, or other environmental 
document; and 
‘‘(ii) the head of the Federal agency 
determines that— 
‘‘(I) the third party is qualified 
to prepare the document; and 
‘‘(II) the third party has no fi-
nancial or other interest in the out-
come of the proposed action. 
‘‘(B) DEADLINE.—The head of a Federal 
agency that receives a written request under 
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