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(c) CERTIFICATION.—Section 103 of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2613) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘son, daugh-
ter, spouse, or parent of the employee, or of the next 
of kin of an individual in the case of leave taken 
under such paragraph (3), as appropriate’’ and in-
serting ‘‘son or daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in- 
law, spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent-in- 
law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, uncle or aunt, 
or nephew or niece of the employee, or the next of 
kin of an individual, or any other individual related 
by blood whose close association is the equivalent of 
a family relationship with the employee, as appro-
priate’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘son, 
daughter, spouse, or parent and an estimate of 
the amount of time that such employee is need-
ed to care for the son, daughter, spouse, or par-
ent’’ and inserting ‘‘son or daughter, son-in- 
law, daughter-in-law, spouse or domestic part-
ner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grand-
child, sibling, uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece 
of the employee, or any other individual related 
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by blood whose close association is the equiva-
lent of a family relationship with the employee, 
as appropriate, and an estimate of the amount 
of time that such employee is needed to care for 
such son or daughter, son-in-law, daughter-in- 
law, spouse or domestic partner, parent, parent- 
in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, uncle 
or aunt, or nephew or niece, or such other indi-
vidual’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘son, 
daughter, parent, or spouse who has a serious 
health condition, or will assist in their recov-
ery,’’ and inserting ‘‘son or daughter, son-in- 
law, daughter-in-law, spouse or domestic part-
ner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grand-
child, sibling, uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece, 
with a serious health condition, of the employee, 
or an individual, with a serious health condi-
tion, who is any other individual related by 
blood whose close association is the equivalent 
of a family relationship with the employee, as 
appropriate, or will assist in the recovery,’’. 
(d) EMPLOYMENT AND BENEFITS PROTECTION.— 
Section 104(c)(3) of the Family and Medical Leave Act 
of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2614(c)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) DEPARTMENT; SECRETARY; VETERAN.—The 
terms ‘‘Department’’, ‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘State home’’, 
and ‘‘veteran’’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) VETERANS
SERVICE
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ means an orga-
nization that provides services to veterans, including 
organizations recognized by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs under section 5902 of title 38, United 
States Code. 
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from fraudulent schemes and contain resources 
aimed at preventing elder abuse. 
‘‘(4) SPANISH
LANGUAGE
RESOURCES.—The 
Attorney General shall ensure that Elder Justice 
Initiative online resources are available in Spanish 
and link linguistically appropriate resources to in-
form Spanish-speaking elders of Federal and State 
resources to combat fraud and abuse that targets 
the elderly, to include— 
‘‘(A) Spanish-language resources and links 
that help report instances of elder fraud and 
abuse to State and local law enforcement; and 
‘‘(B) resources that help prevent financial 
exploitation of elders.’’. 
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Congress a report on the study, which shall include 
such recommendations for legislative or administra-
tive action as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
(c) VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101 
of title 38, United States Code. 
(d) USE OF AMOUNTS.—For fiscal years 2022 and 
2023, of the amounts appropriated to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs— 
(1) $10,000,000 shall be used to carry out sub-
section (a); and 
(2) $5,000,000 shall be used to carry out sub-
section (b). 
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(B) by striking ‘‘or the commanding gen-
eral of the District of Columbia National 
Guard,’’ both places it appears. 
(12) COURTS-MARTIAL
OF
NATIONAL
GUARD 
NOT IN FEDERAL SERVICE: COMPOSITION, JURISDIC-
TION, AND PROCEDURES; CONVENING AUTHORITY.— 
In sections 326 and 327, by striking ‘‘the District 
of Columbia,’’ each place it appears. 
(13) ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE DUTY: GOV-
ERNOR’S AUTHORITY.—In section 328(a), by strik-
ing ‘‘or the commanding general of the District of 
Columbia National Guard,’’. 
(14) 
TRAINING
GENERALLY.—In 
section 
501(b), by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia,’’. 
(15) PARTICIPATION IN FIELD EXERCISES.—In 
section 503(b), by striking ‘‘the District of Colum-
bia,’’. 
(16) NATIONAL GUARD SCHOOLS AND SMALL 
ARMS COMPETITIONS.—In section 504(b), by strik-
ing ‘‘Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘or Puerto Rico,’’. 
(17) ARMY
AND
AIR
FORCE
SCHOOLS
AND 
FIELD EXERCISES.—In section 505, in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and the Virgin 
Islands or of the commanding general of the Na-
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‘‘(A) with respect to whom, for the taxable 
year, a deduction under section 151(c) (relating 
to deduction for personal exemptions for de-
pendents) is allowable either to the taxpayer or 
his spouse, or 
‘‘(B) who is a child of the taxpayer (within 
the meaning of section 152(f)(1)) who has not 
attained the age of 19 at the close of the tax-
able year. 
For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘taxable 
year’ means the taxable year of the taxpayer in 
which the service is performed. 
‘‘(6) IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION
REQUIRED 
WITH RESPECT TO SERVICE PROVIDER.—No credit 
shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any amount 
paid to any person unless— 
‘‘(A) the name, address, and taxpayer 
identification number of such person are in-
cluded on the return claiming the credit, or 
‘‘(B) if such person is an organization de-
scribed in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from 
tax under section 501(a), the name and address 
of such person are included on the return 
claiming the credit. 
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In the case of a failure to provide the information 
required under the preceding sentence, the preceding 
sentence shall not apply if it is shown that the tax-
payer exercised due diligence in attempting to pro-
vide the information so required. 
‘‘(7) IDENTIFYING
INFORMATION
REQUIRED 
WITH RESPECT TO QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS.—No 
credit shall be allowed under this section with re-
spect to any qualifying individual unless the TIN of 
such individual is included on the return claiming 
the credit. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the pur-
poses of this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 25E. Expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful 
employment.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITIES TO 
HAVE PHYSICAL LOCATION FOR THE DIS-
POSAL OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES MEDI-
CATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall ensure that each covered Department medical facility 
has a physical location where any individual may dispose 
of controlled substances medications. 
(b) COVERED DEPARTMENT MEDICAL FACILITY DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered Department 
medical facility’’ means a medical facility of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs with an onsite pharmacy or a 
physical location dedicated for law enforcement purposes. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on January 1, 2022. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2591 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical 
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations 
for the disposal of controlled substances medications. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2021 
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS (for herself and Mr. TRONE) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that 
certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of con-
trolled substances medications. 
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 ‘‘Dispose Unused Medi-
cations and Prescription Opioids Act’’ or the ‘‘DUMP 
Opioids Act’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2593 
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
to provide for a legislative line-item veto to expedite consideration of 
rescissions, and cancellations of items of new direct spending and limited 
tax benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2021 
Mr. NORMAN (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, and Mr. PERRY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined 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 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Con-
trol Act of 1974 to provide for a legislative line-item 
veto to expedite consideration of rescissions, and can-
cellations of items of new direct spending and limited 
tax benefits. 
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 ‘‘A Fast-Tracked Executive 
Rescission Review (AFTER) of Appropriations Act of 
2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED 
RESCISSIONS AND DEFERRALS OF BUDGET 
AUTHORITY AND OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS. 
Title X of the Congressional Budget and Impound-
ment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) is amend-
ed by striking all of part B (except for sections 1015, 
1016, and 1013, which are transferred and redesignated 
as sections 1017, 1018, and 1019, respectively) and part 
C and by inserting after part A the following: 
‘‘PART B—CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION
OF PRO-
POSED RESCISSIONS AND DEFERRALS OF BUDGET 
AUTHORITY AND OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS 
‘‘CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED RESCIS-
SIONS AND DEFERRALS OF BUDGET AUTHORITY AND 
OBLIGATION LIMITATIONS 
‘‘SEC. 1011. (a) PROPOSED RESCISSIONS.—Within 
10 days after the enactment of any bill or joint resolution 
providing any funding, the President may propose, in the 
manner provided in subsection (b), the rescission of all or 
part of any dollar amount of such funding or the cancella-
tion of any item of new direct spending or any limited 
tax benefit. 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL MESSAGE.—If the President proposes 
that Congress rescind funding, the President shall trans-
mit a special message to Congress containing the informa-
tion specified in this subsection. 
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the De-
partment of Homeland Security. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2594 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the coinsurance 
requirement for certain colorectal cancer screening tests furnished under 
the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2021 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. CASTEN, 
Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCAN-
LON, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mrs. 
KIRKPATRICK, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. GONZALEZ of 
Ohio, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Geor-
gia, Mr. GUEST, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KELLY of Mis-
sissippi, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. PORTER, Mr. SIRES, Ms. 
STEFANIK, Mr. COHEN, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms. NORTON, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. 
POCAN, Mr. TRONE, Mr. GALLEGO, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. EVANS, Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. 
CARSON, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. SOTO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
the coinsurance requirement for certain colorectal cancer 
screening tests furnished under the Medicare program. 
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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 ‘‘Colorectal Cancer Pay-
ment Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE COINSURANCE REQUIREMENT 
FOR 
CERTAIN 
COLORECTAL 
CANCER 
SCREENING TESTS FURNISHED UNDER THE 
MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
Section 1833(dd) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l(dd)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and before 
January 1, 2030,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘through 2026, 85 percent; and’’ and inserting 
‘‘and each subsequent year, 100 percent.’’; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C). 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2596 
To provide clarification regarding the common or usual name for bison and 
compliance with section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2021 
Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. LONG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide clarification regarding the common or usual name 
for bison and compliance with section 403 of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 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 ‘‘Truth in Buffalo La-
beling Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMON OR USUAL NAME FOR NORTH AMERICAN 
BISON. 
Section 403 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 343) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(z)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2), if it is a food 
that is or contains any animal in the genus Bubalus and 
the labeling uses the term ‘buffalo’ as a common or usual 
name for the food, unless the term used in the labeling 
of that food is ‘water buffalo’. 
‘‘(2) Subparagraph (1) shall not be construed as pro-
hibiting the use of the term ‘buffalo’ as a common or usual 
name for the animal Bison bison bison (commonly known 
as the plains bison), or the animal Bison bison athabascae 
(commonly known as the wood bison).’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2599 
To provide a duplication of benefits fix for Sandy CDBG-DR recipients, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2021 
Miss RICE of New York (for herself, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. SUOZZI, 
and Mr. GARBARINO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide a duplication of benefits fix for Sandy CDBG- 
DR recipients, 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 ‘‘Sandy Duplication of 
Benefits Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DUPLICATION OF BENEFITS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 1210(a)(3) of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254; 132 
Stat. 3186) is amended by striking ‘‘January 1, 2016’’ 
and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2012’’. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment 
of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 
115–254; 132 Stat. 3186). 
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of the exposure, including such research to be conducted 
in response to data and analyses provided by the Secretary 
of Defense or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating 
to suspected toxic exposure occurring during such service. 
‘‘(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Com-
mittee shall determine whether additional research is 
needed with respect to the following: 
‘‘(i) Identification of the composition of sus-
pected toxic substances. 
‘‘(ii) Exposure assessments. 
‘‘(iii) Epidemiological studies. 
‘‘(iv) Toxicology and mechanistic studies. 
‘‘(C) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Com-
mittee shall consider the following information: 
‘‘(i) All available health tracking data. 
‘‘(ii) All available surveillance data. 
‘‘(iii) All germane research previously consid-
ered by the Committee. 
‘‘(2) In assessing the suitability of topics for addi-
tional research pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Com-
mittee shall consider the following: 
‘‘(A) Conditions of service in the active military, 
naval, or air service, known or suspected exposure to 
agents, and circumstances of exposure. 
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(A) by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), 
and (e); 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall ensure that any determina-
tion made on or after the date of the enactment of the 
FASTER Presumptions Act regarding a presumption of 
service connection based on exposure to an herbicide agent 
under this section is made pursuant to subchapter VII of 
this chapter, including with respect to assessing reports 
received by the Secretary from the National Academy of 
Sciences under section 3 of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 
(Public Law 102–4).’’; and 
(C) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (c). 
(2) Section 1116B(b)(2)(A) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘pursuant to subchapter VII of this chap-
ter,’’ before ‘‘the Secretary determines’’. 
(3) Section 1118 is amended— 
(A) by striking subsections (b), (c), (d), 
and (e); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
following new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall ensure that any determina-
tion made on or after the date of the enactment of the 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2603 
To establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of 
nuclear weapons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 15, 2021 
Mr. SMITH of Washington introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To establish the policy of the United States regarding the 
no-first-use of nuclear weapons. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. POLICY ON NO-FIRST-USE OF NUCLEAR WEAP-
ONS. 
It is the policy of the United States to not use nuclear 
weapons first. 
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(5) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER AC-
TIONS
BROUGHT
BY
CORPORATIONS
AGAINST 
UNITED STATES.—Section 1402(a)(2) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Federal District’’. 
(6) VENUE IN DISTRICT COURT OF CERTAIN AC-
TIONS BROUGHT BY EMPLOYEES OF EXECUTIVE OF-
FICE OF THE PRESIDENT.—Section 1413 of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of Colum-
bia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal District’’. 
(7) VENUE IN DISTRICT COURT OF ACTION EN-
FORCING
FOREIGN
JUDGMENT.—Section 
2467(c)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Fed-
eral District’’. 
(d) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
RELATING
TO 
OTHER
COURTS.—Title 28, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) APPOINTMENT OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGES.— 
Section 152(a)(2) of such title is amended in the 
first column by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Federal District’’. 
(2) 
LOCATION
OF
COURT
OF
FEDERAL 
CLAIMS.—Section 173 of such title is amended by 
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H2614
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS