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H. R. 7299 
One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain an independent cybersecurity 
assessment of information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening VA Cybersecurity 
Act of 2022’’ or the ‘‘SVAC Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. INDEPENDENT CYBERSECURITY ASSESSMENT OF INFORMA-
TION SYSTEMS OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded 
research and development center to provide to the Secretary 
an independent cybersecurity assessment of— 
(A) five high-impact information systems of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs; and 
(B) the effectiveness of the information security pro-
gram and information security management system of the 
Department. 
(2) DETAILED
ANALYSIS.—The independent cybersecurity 
assessment provided under paragraph (1) shall include a 
detailed analysis of the ability of the Department— 
(A) to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and avail-
ability of the information, information systems, and devices 
of the Department; and 
(B) to protect against— 
(i) advanced persistent cybersecurity threats; 
(ii) ransomware; 
(iii) denial of service attacks; 
(iv) insider threats; 
(v) threats from foreign actors, including state 
sponsored criminals and other foreign based criminals; 
(vi) phishing; 
(vii) credential theft; 
(viii) cybersecurity attacks that target the supply 
chain of the Department; 
(ix) threats due to remote access and telework 
activity; and 
(x) other cyber threats.
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(A) Improvements to the security controls 
of the information systems of the Department 
assessed under subsection (a) to— 
(i) achieve the goals specified in sub-
paragraph (A) of paragraph (2) of such 
subsection; and 
(ii) protect against the threats speci-
fied in subparagraph (B) of such para-
graph. 
(B) Improvements to the information secu-
rity program and information security manage-
ment system of the Department to achieve such 
goals and protect against such threats. 
(C) A cost estimate for implementing the 
plan. 
(D) A timeline for implementing the plan. 
(E) Such other elements as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(c) COMPTROLLER
GENERAL
OF
THE
UNITED 
STATES EVALUATION AND REVIEW.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the submission of the plan under 
subsection (b)(1), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall— 
(1) commence an evaluation and review of— 
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H. R. 7299—2 
(3) TYPES
OF
SYSTEMS.—The independent cybersecurity 
assessment provided under paragraph (1) shall cover on-prem-
ises, remote, cloud-based, and mobile information systems and 
devices used by, or in support of, Department activities. 
(4) SHADOW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.—The independent 
cybersecurity assessment provided under paragraph (1) shall 
include an evaluation of the use of information technology 
systems, devices, and services by employees and contractors 
of the Department who do so without the heads of the elements 
of the Department that are responsible for information tech-
nology at the Department knowing or approving of such use. 
(5) METHODOLOGY.—In conducting the cybersecurity assess-
ment to be provided under paragraph (1), the federally funded 
research and development center shall take into account 
industry best practices and the current state-of-the-art in cyber-
security evaluation and review. 
(b) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
on which an independent assessment is provided to the Sec-
retary by a federally funded research and development center 
pursuant to an agreement entered into under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a plan 
to address the findings of the federally funded research and 
development center set forth in such assessment. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan submitted under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) Improvements to the security controls of the 
information systems of the Department assessed under 
subsection (a) to— 
(i) achieve the goals specified in subparagraph (A) 
of paragraph (2) of such subsection; and 
(ii) protect against the threats specified in subpara-
graph (B) of such paragraph. 
(B) Improvements to the information security program 
and information security management system of the 
Department to achieve such goals and protect against such 
threats. 
(C) A cost estimate for implementing the plan. 
(D) A timeline for implementing the plan. 
(E) Such other elements as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES EVALUATION 
AND REVIEW.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the submis-
sion of the plan under subsection (b)(1), the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall— 
(1) commence an evaluation and review of— 
(A) the independent cybersecurity assessment provided 
under subsection (a); and 
(B) the response of the Department to such assessment; 
and 
(2) provide to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on the
H. R. 7299—3 
results of the evaluation and review, including any rec-
ommendations made to the Secretary regarding the matters 
covered by the briefing. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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2025, $8,670,495 for fiscal year 2026, $9,104,020 for fis-
cal year 2027, and $9,559,221 for fiscal year 2028.’’. 
(f) NATIONAL COUNCIL
ON DISABILITY.—Section 
405 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 785) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this title $4,117,300 for fiscal year 2023, $4,323,165 for 
fiscal year 2024, $4,539,323 for fiscal year 2025, 
$4,766,289 for fiscal year 2026, $5,004,604 for fiscal year 
2027, and $5,254,834 for fiscal year 2028.’’. 
(g) ARCHITECTURAL
AND TRANSPORTATION BAR-
RIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD.—Section 502(j) of the Reha-
bilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792(j)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(j) There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
purpose of carrying out the duties and functions of the 
Access Board under this section $10,835,000 for fiscal 
year 2023, $11,376,750 for fiscal year 2024, $11,945,588 
for fiscal year 2025, $12,542,867 for fiscal year 2026, 
$13,170,010 for fiscal year 2027, and $13,828,511 for fis-
cal year 2028.’’. 
(h) PROTECTION
AND ADVOCACY
OF INDIVIDUAL 
RIGHTS.—Section 509(l) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(29 U.S.C. 794e(l)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(A) The defendant killed or attempted to 
kill, in the circumstance described in subpara-
graph (B), a person who is authorized by law— 
‘‘(i) to engage in or supervise the pre-
vention, detention, investigation, or pros-
ecution, or the incarceration of any person 
for any criminal violation of law; 
‘‘(ii) to apprehend, arrest, or pros-
ecute an individual for any criminal viola-
tion of law; or 
‘‘(iii) to be a firefighter or other first 
responder. 
‘‘(B) The circumstance referred to in sub-
paragraph (A) is that the person was killed or 
targeted— 
‘‘(i) while he or she was engaged in 
the performance of his or her official du-
ties; 
‘‘(ii) because of the performance of his 
or her official duties; or 
‘‘(iii) because of his or her status as 
a public official or employee.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 72 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional aggravating 
factors for the imposition of the death penalty based on the status 
of the victim. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2021 
Mr. BUCHANAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide additional 
aggravating factors for the imposition of the death pen-
alty based on the status of the victim. 
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 ‘‘Thin Blue Line Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AGGRAVATING FACTORS FOR DEATH PENALTY. 
Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: 
‘‘(17) KILLING
OR
TARGETING
OF
LAW
EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICER.— 
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less 
Assistance 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
11434a(2))), a runaway, a child or 
youth in foster care or who has aged 
out of the foster care system, a child 
or youth eligible for assistance under 
section 477 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 677), or a child or youth 
in an out-of-home placement. 
‘‘(IV) An individual who is preg-
nant or parenting. 
‘‘(V) An individual with a dis-
ability. 
‘‘(VI) 
An 
individual 
with 
foundational skill needs. 
‘‘(VII) An individual at-risk of 
academic failure by being at least 1 
year behind the expected grade level 
for the age of the individual. 
‘‘(VIII) An individual who has 
dropped out of school in the past or 
has a higher rate of absenteeism than 
the peers of the individual.’’. 
(f) ENGLISH LEARNER.—Paragraph (21) of section 
3 (29 U.S.C. 3102) is amended—
(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 ‘‘Amory ‘Amo’ Hough-
ton, Jr. Post Office Building’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7307 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to ensure 
that the small business regulatory budget for a fiscal year is not greater 
than zero, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2022 
Ms. VAN DUYNE (for herself, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, 
Mr. STAUBER, Mr. MEUSER, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. GARBARINO, Mrs. KIM 
of California, Mr. DONALDS, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. FITZGERALD) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 
Business 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to ensure that the small business regulatory 
budget for a fiscal year is not greater than zero, 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 ‘‘Small Business Regu-
latory Reduction Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION RULEMAKING 
COSTS TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that the small business regulatory budget for a fiscal year 
is not greater than zero. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after the last 
day of a fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report on any regulations issued by other Fed-
eral agencies that have an impact on small business con-
cerns. Such report shall include rules issued during the 
fiscal year preceding and the fiscal year following the date 
of the report and such rules shall be disaggregated by the 
issuing Federal agency. 
(c) SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY BUDGET DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘small business regu-
latory budget’’ means the cost to small business concerns 
(as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632)) of rulemaking (including the cost of a new 
rule and any modification to or repeal of a rule) by the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration. 
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† HR 7776 EAS 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Design and construc-
tion of a nonstructural measure or project, a 
measure or project described in section 1184(a) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 
(33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)), or for a measure or project 
for environmental restoration, shall be subject to 
cost sharing in accordance with section 103 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2213), except that the non-Federal 
share of the cost to design and construct a project 
benefitting an economically disadvantaged com-
munity (as defined pursuant to section 160 of 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 
(33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 116–260)) 
shall be 10 percent.’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in the paragraph heading, by 
striking 
‘‘CONTROL’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘AND COASTAL STORM RISK MANAGE-
MENT’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘control’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and coastal storm risk man-
agement’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘section 103(a) 
of the Water Resources Development
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8028 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer, without reimburse-
ment, materials to construct roadways and physical barriers along the 
Southern border of the United States to the governments of the States 
in which such materials are located, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2022 
Mr. BAIRD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer, 
without reimbursement, materials to construct roadways 
and physical barriers along the Southern border of the 
United States to the governments of the States in which 
such materials are located, 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 ‘‘Border Construction 
Materials Transfer Act of 2022’’. 
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mittees a report on the recommendations set forth in the 
publication of the National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering, and Medicine titled ‘‘Consensus Study Report: 
U.S. Army Futures Command Research Program Realign-
ment’’ and dated April 23, 2022. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of each recommendation de-
scribed in such subsection that has already been im-
plemented. 
(2) A description of each recommendation de-
scribed in such subsection that the Secretary has com-
menced implementing, including a justification for 
determining to commence implementing the rec-
ommendation. 
(3) A description of each recommendation de-
scribed in such subsection that the Secretary has not 
implemented or commenced implementing and a de-
termination as to whether or not to implement the 
recommendation. 
(4) For each recommendation under paragraph 
(3) the Secretary determines to implement, the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A timeline for implementation. 
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(A) the total amount of funds made avail-
able for that fiscal year to provide assistance 
under subsection (a); by 
(B) the sum of the overall increases and re-
ductions in the number of military dependent 
students in schools of all eligible local edu-
cational agencies for that fiscal year under that 
subsection. 
(3) MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—A local 
educational agency may not receive more than 
$15,000,000 in assistance under subsection (a) for 
any fiscal year. 
(d) DURATION.—Assistance may not be provided 
under subsection (a) after September 30, 2028. 
(e) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than June 30, 2023, and 
June 30 of each fiscal year thereafter for which funds are 
made available to carry out this section, the Secretary of 
Defense shall notify each local educational agency that is 
eligible for assistance under subsection (a) for that fiscal 
year of— 
(1) the eligibility of the local educational agency 
for the assistance; and 
(2) the amount of the assistance for which the 
local educational agency is eligible. 
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casualties, or is likely to result in combat casualties, 
the Secretary may use the procedures developed under 
this section in order to accomplish the urgent acquisi-
tion and deployment of the needed capability. 
‘‘(B) In the case of any capability that, as deter-
mined in writing by the Secretary of Defense, is ur-
gently needed to eliminate a documented deficiency 
that impacts an ongoing or anticipated contingency 
operation and that, if left unfulfilled, could poten-
tially result in loss of life or critical mission failure, 
the Secretary may use the procedures developed under 
this section in order to accomplish the urgent acquisi-
tion and deployment of the needed capability. 
‘‘(C)(i) In the case of any cyber capability that, 
as determined in writing by the Secretary of Defense, 
is urgently needed to eliminate a deficiency that as 
the result of a cyber attack has resulted in critical 
mission failure, the loss of life, property destruction, 
or economic effects, or if left unfilled is likely to result 
in critical mission failure, the loss of life, property 
destruction, or economic effects, the Secretary may use 
the procedures developed under this section in order 
to accomplish the urgent acquisition and deployment 
of the needed offensive or defensive cyber capability. 
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Deputy Secretary on matters relating to compliance with 
title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d 
et seq.).’’. 
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‘‘(B) the number of enlisted personnel by 
rate and rating. 
‘‘(8) Personnel assigned to the ship on the deliv-
ery date, including— 
‘‘(A) the number of officers by grade and 
designator; and 
‘‘(B) the number of enlisted personnel by 
rate and rating. 
‘‘(9) For each critical hull, mechanical, elec-
trical, propulsion, and combat system of the class as 
so designated by the Senior Technical Authority pur-
suant to section 8669b(c)(2)(C) of this title, the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The Government-provided training 
available for personnel assigned to the ship at 
the time of delivery, including the nature, objec-
tives, duration, and location of the training. 
‘‘(B) 
The 
contractor-provided 
training 
available for personnel assigned to the ship at 
the time of delivery, including the nature, objec-
tives, duration, and location of the training. 
‘‘(C) Plans to adjust how the training de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) will be 
provided to personnel after delivery, including 
the nature and timeline of those adjustments. 
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(B) $30,000,000 shall be for shall be for the 
Maritime Centers of Excellence, including to 
make grants authorized under Section 51706 of 
title 46, United States Code; 
(C) $15,000,000 shall be for the Marine 
Highways Program, including to make grants as 
authorized under section 55601 of title 46, 
United States Code; 
(D) $67,433,000 shall be for headquarters 
operations expenses; 
(E) $2,000,000 shall be for expenses nec-
essary to provide for sealift contested environ-
ment evaluation; 
(F) $800,000 shall be for expenses necessary 
to provide for National Defense Reserve Fleet re-
siliency; and 
(G) $1,200,000 shall be for expenses nec-
essary to provide for a comprehensive evaluation 
to assess the requirements for the training ship 
State of Michigan. 
(5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of ob-
solete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of 
the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000. 
(6) For expenses necessary to maintain and pre-
serve a United States flag merchant marine to serve 
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1986, as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 48E. MEDICAL MANUFACTURING EPA COMPLIANCE 
CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of section 46, the 
medical manufacturing EPA compliance credit determined 
under this section for any taxable year is the applicable 
percentage of the basis of any qualifying medical manufac-
turing EPA compliance property placed in service during 
such taxable year. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes of 
subsection (a), the applicable percentage is— 
‘‘(1) 30 percent in the case of equipment which 
is placed in service before January 1, 2029, 
‘‘(2) 20 percent in the case of equipment which 
is placed in service during calendar year 2029, 
‘‘(3) 10 percent in the case of equipment which 
is placed in service during calendar year 2030, and 
‘‘(4) 0 percent in the case of equipment which 
is placed in service after December 31, 2030. 
‘‘(c) QUALIFYING MEDICAL MANUFACTURING EPA 
COMPLIANCE PROPERTY.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘qualifying medical manufacturing EPA compli-
ance equipment’ means property— 
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