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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3483 
To establish a grant program in the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection 
to fund the establishment of centers of excellence to support research, 
development and planning, implementation, and evaluation of effective 
programs in financial literacy education for young people and families 
ages 8 through 24 years old, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. CARSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor, 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 establish a grant program in the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection to fund the establishment of centers 
of excellence to support research, development and plan-
ning, implementation, and evaluation of effective pro-
grams in financial literacy education for young people 
and families ages 8 through 24 years old, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1358 
† HR 3684 EAS 
‘‘(A) physical threats and vulnerabilities; 
and 
‘‘(B) 
cybersecurity 
threats 
and 
vulnerabilities; 
‘‘(4) provide a risk assessment of energy infra-
structure and cross-sector interdependencies; 
‘‘(5) provide a risk mitigation approach to en-
hance reliability and end-use resilience; and 
‘‘(6)(A) address— 
‘‘(i) multi-State and regional coordination, 
planning, and response; and 
‘‘(ii) coordination with Indian Tribes with 
respect to planning and response; and 
‘‘(B) to the extent practicable, encourage mutual 
assistance in cyber and physical response plans. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—In developing or revising a 
State energy security plan, the State energy office of the 
State shall coordinate, to the extent practicable, with— 
‘‘(1) the public utility or service commission of 
the State; 
‘‘(2) energy providers from the private and pub-
lic sectors; and 
‘‘(3) other entities responsible for— 
‘‘(A) maintaining fuel or electric reliability; 
and
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3484 
To prohibit States that implement programs to assist illegal immigrants 
from receiving Federal funds, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mrs. 
BOEBERT, Mr. BABIN, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. 
ALLEN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mrs. HARSHBARGER, and Mr. GROTHMAN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit States that implement programs to assist illegal 
immigrants from receiving Federal funds, 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. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds are authorized 
to be appropriated or otherwise made available to a State 
under any program for which appropriations are provided 
on a discretionary basis if the head of the Federal depart-
ment or agency administering such program determines 
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that such State has implemented a program to provide as-
sistance to aliens who are unlawfully present in the United 
States. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
may be construed to alter, affect, or otherwise limit any 
Federal payment to which an individual is entitled under 
a provision of law. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3492 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain morale, welfare, 
and recreation privileges to recipients of the gold star lapel button. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself and Ms. SALAZAR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend certain 
morale, welfare, and recreation privileges to recipients 
of the gold star lapel button. 
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 ‘‘Gold Star Families 
Benefits Protection Act’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3486 
To direct the Secretary of Education to deem each month for which certain 
Federal student loans are in deferment during a period of active duty 
service as months counted toward public service loan forgiveness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. COURTNEY (for himself and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
Labor 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Education to deem each month 
for which certain Federal student loans are in deferment 
during a period of active duty service as months counted 
toward public service loan forgiveness. 
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 ‘‘Recognizing Military 
Service in PSLF Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ACTIVE DUTY DEFERMENT PERIODS COUNTED TO-
WARD PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS. 
Section 455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1087e(m)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; 
(2) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (3)’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) ACTIVE
DUTY
DEFERMENT
PERIODS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this sub-
section, the Secretary shall deem each month for 
which a loan payment was in deferment under sub-
section (f)(2) of this section or for which a loan pay-
ment 
was 
in 
forbearance 
under 
section 
685.205(a)(7) of title 34, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or similar successor regulations), for a bor-
rower described in subsection (f)(2)(C) as if the bor-
rower of the loan had made a payment for the pur-
pose of public service loan forgiveness under this 
subsection.’’. 
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‘‘(iii) as verified by the individual’s 
employer pursuant to subparagraph (E)— 
‘‘(I) has been employed by a non- 
governmental employer throughout— 
‘‘(aa) in the case of the first 
lump-sum payment, the individ-
ual’s first qualifying period; and 
‘‘(bb) in the case of the sec-
ond lump-sum payment, the indi-
vidual’s second qualifying period; 
and 
‘‘(II) remains employed with an 
intent to continue such employment. 
‘‘(B) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(i) FIRST
LUMP-SUM
PAYMENT.— 
With respect to the first qualifying period, 
a payment made to an individual under 
this paragraph shall be paid in a lump sum 
amount of $1,212. 
‘‘(ii) SECOND LUMP-SUM PAYMENT.— 
With respect to the second qualifying pe-
riod, a payment made to an individual 
under this paragraph shall be paid in a 
lump sum amount of $1,212. 
‘‘(C) QUALIFYING PERIODS.— 
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‘‘(d) GRANT CONDITION.—As a condition of receiving 
a grant under this subsection, a State shall have policies 
and procedures in place to provide a graduated phase-out 
of child care assistance for parents— 
‘‘(1) who are working or attending a job train-
ing or educational program; and 
‘‘(2) whose family income exceeds the income 
limit established by the State for initial qualification 
for child care assistance and does not exceed 85 per-
cent of the State median income for a family of the 
same size.’’. 
SEC. 3. INCREASING PARENT CHOICE FOR LOW-INCOME 
FAMILIES. 
With respect to each of fiscal years 2022 and 2023, 
the percentage set forth in section 418(b)(2) of the Social 
Security Act is deemed to be 100 percent. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3489 
To require creditors to establish a phone line to assist obligors who are 
50 years of age and older to resolve billing errors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. MFUME, Mr. WALTZ, Ms. 
PORTER, Mr. KELLER, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. KELLY of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. CASE, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. VAN DREW, 
Mr. CARSON, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. O’HALLERAN, and Ms. WILD) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices 
A BILL 
To require creditors to establish a phone line to assist obli-
gors who are 50 years of age and older to resolve billing 
errors, 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 ‘‘Reporting Instances 
of Non-authorized Grift Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘RING Act 
of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. BILLING ERROR ASSISTANCE. 
Section 161 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1666) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) BILLING ERROR ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, each 
creditor shall— 
‘‘(A) establish and publish the phone num-
ber for a toll-free phone line that is dedicated 
to directly assisting obligors age 50 and older 
to navigate the process described in this section 
for resolving billing errors, including the mitiga-
tion of fraudulent activity; and 
‘‘(B) provide a clear, understandable, and 
prominent notice to such obligors of the avail-
ability of such phone line through, email, 
websites, mailings, and other forms of commu-
nication as determined helpful and appropriate 
by the creditor. 
‘‘(2) PERSONALLY
IDENTIFIABLE
INFORMA-
TION.—Each creditor shall ensure that the operator 
of any phone line established pursuant to paragraph 
(1) does not require any obligor to disclose person-
ally identifiable information, including a social secu-
rity number, to verify the age of such obligor.’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3490 
To authorize funding for formula grants for rural areas, to amend title 
49, United States Code, to increase the percentage of funds available 
for grants and contracts for transportation research, technical assistance, 
training, and related support services in rural areas, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. DELGADO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize funding for formula grants for rural areas, 
to amend title 49, United States Code, to increase the 
percentage of funds available for grants and contracts 
for transportation research, technical assistance, train-
ing, and related support services in rural areas, 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 ‘‘Rural Transportation 
Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be available from the 
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to pro-
vide financial assistance to rural areas under section 
5311— 
(1) $1,025,199,724 for fiscal year 2023; 
(2) $1,041,192,839 for fiscal year 2024; 
(3) $1,057,851,925 for fiscal year 2025; and 
(4) $1,074,460,200 for fiscal year 2026. 
(b) FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.—Section 
5311(b)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘2 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘3 percent’’. 
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(C) include the number of Federal inci-
dents, investigations, arrests, indictments, pros-
ecutions, and convictions with respect to a false 
report of domestic terrorism or hate crime inci-
dent. 
SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the 
Director, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Defense shall 
establish an interagency task force to analyze and combat 
White supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uni-
formed services and Federal law enforcement agencies. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the interagency task force is established under sub-
section (a), the Attorney General, the Secretary, and 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit a joint report 
on the findings of the task force and the response 
of the Attorney General, the Secretary, and the Sec-
retary of Defense to such findings, to— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN MORALE, WELFARE, AND 
RECREATION PRIVILEGES TO CERTAIN RE-
CIPIENTS OF THE GOLD STAR LAPEL BUTTON 
OR NEXT OF KIN DECEASED PERSONNEL 
LAPEL BUTTON. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 54 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 1067. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: 
certain recipients of the gold star lapel 
button or next of kin deceased personnel 
lapel button 
‘‘(a) ELIGIBILITY.—A covered individual shall be per-
mitted to use commissary stores and MWR retail facilities 
on the same basis as a member of the armed forces on 
active duty. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered individual’ means an 
adult individual who— 
‘‘(A) is the surviving child of a member; 
and 
‘‘(B) who has received a gold star lapel 
button under section 1126 of this title or a next 
of kin deceased personnel lapel button. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘MWR retail facilities’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1063 of this 
title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 54 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘1067. Use of commissary stores and MWR facilities: certain recipients of the 
gold star lapel button or next of kin deceased personnel lapel 
button.’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3494 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature of judicial 
review of agency interpretations of statutory and regulatory provisions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. FITZGERALD (for himself, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. BUCK, Mr. LAMBORN, 
Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and Mr. PALMER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the nature 
of judicial review of agency interpretations of statutory 
and regulatory provisions. 
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 ‘‘Separation of Powers 
Restoration Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF STATUTORY AND REGU-
LATORY INTERPRETATIONS. 
Section 706 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘To the extent necessary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(a) To the extent necessary’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘decide all relevant questions of 
law, interpret constitutional and statutory provi-
sions, and’’; 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘of the terms of an agen-
cy action’’ the following ‘‘and decide de novo all rel-
evant questions of law, including the interpretation 
of constitutional and statutory provisions, and rules 
made by agencies. Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, this subsection shall apply in any action 
for judicial review of agency action authorized under 
any provision of law. No law may exempt any such 
civil action from the application of this section ex-
cept by specific reference to this section’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘The reviewing court shall—’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(b) The reviewing court shall—’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3496 
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the funding 
authority for renovating, constructing, and expanding certain facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. GALLEGO (for himself and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be sub-
sequently 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 Indian Health Care Improvement Act to ex-
pand the funding authority for renovating, constructing, 
and expanding certain facilities. 
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 ‘‘Urban Indian Health 
Providers Facilities Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANDING THE FUNDING AUTHORITY FOR REN-
OVATING, CONSTRUCTING, AND EXPANDING 
CERTAIN FACILITIES. 
Section 509 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
Act (25 U.S.C. 1659) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘minor’’ before ‘‘renovations’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, to assist’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘standards’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3498 
To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish within the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce a China Economic 
Data Coordination Center. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio (for himself, Ms. STEVENS, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. PHIL-
LIPS, Mr. HILL, Mr. WALTZ, and Mr. BARR) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish within 
the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department 
of Commerce a China Economic Data Coordination Cen-
ter. 
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 ‘‘Documenting Adver-
sarial Trade Aggression Act’’ or ‘‘DATA Act’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3503 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse eligible persons 
harmed by certain policies of the Department of Homeland Security, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 25, 2021 
Ms. HERRELL (for herself, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. 
WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse 
eligible persons harmed by certain policies of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, 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 ‘‘Repaying the Rural 
Borderlands Act of 2021’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 349 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award contracts, 
grants, and cooperative agreements to expand and enhance capacity 
for manufacturing covered products to prevent and control the spread 
of SARS–CoV–2 and COVID–19. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 19, 2021 
Ms. KUSTER (for herself and Mr. JEFFRIES) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements to 
expand and enhance capacity for manufacturing covered 
products to prevent and control the spread of SARS– 
CoV–2 and COVID–19. 
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 ‘‘Coronavirus Vaccine 
and Therapeutic Development Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY POLICIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall make payments to eligible persons to reimburse 
such persons for— 
(1) damage to real or personal property caused 
by aliens entering the United States along the south-
ern border, including harm to livestock, destruction 
of fences, destruction of crops, damage to buildings, 
damage to infrastructure, such as an irrigation pipe, 
and environmental damage; or 
(2) in the case of a unit of local government, 
the provision of care to aliens entering the United 
States along the southern border. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘eligible person’’ means an indi-
vidual, an entity, a unit of local government, or a 
State. 
(2) The term ‘‘provision of care’’ includes the 
provision of housing, transportation, health care, 
school, and food. 
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