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the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $47,500,000, to 
remain available until expended, for necessary administra-
tive expenses associated with carrying out this subtitle. 
SEC. 1004. FUNDING FOR THE USDA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR 
GENERAL FOR OVERSIGHT OF COVID–19-RE-
LATED PROGRAMS. 
In addition to amounts otherwise made available, 
there is appropriated to the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 2021, 
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, $2,500,000, to remain available until September 
30, 2022, for audits, investigations, and other oversight 
activities of projects and activities carried out with funds 
made available to the Department of Agriculture related 
to the COVID–19 pandemic. 
SEC. 1005. FARM LOAN ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DIS-
ADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 
(a) PAYMENTS.— 
(1) APPROPRIATION.—In addition to amounts 
otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Sec-
retary for fiscal year 2021, out of amounts in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as 
may be necessary, to remain available until ex-
pended, for the cost of loan modifications and pay-
ments under this section. 
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(2) PAYMENTS.—The Secretary shall provide a 
payment in an amount equal to 120 percent of the 
outstanding indebtedness of each socially disadvan-
taged farmer or rancher as of January 1, 2021, to 
pay off the loan directly or to the socially disadvan-
taged farmer or rancher (or a combination of both), 
on each— 
(A) direct farm loan made by the Secretary 
to the socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher; 
and 
(B) farm loan guaranteed by the Secretary 
the borrower of which is the socially disadvan-
taged farmer or rancher. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FARM
LOAN.—The term ‘‘farm loan’’ 
means— 
(A) a loan administered by the Farm Serv-
ice Agency under subtitle A, B, or C of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act 
(7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.); and 
(B) a Commodity Credit Corporation Farm 
Storage Facility Loan. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
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‘‘(i) not later than 5 days after the 
date on which a covered housing provider 
receives an emergency transfer request 
from a tenant or program participant, the 
covered housing provider shall determine 
whether the tenant or program participant 
can be transferred to a safe and available 
unit; 
‘‘(ii) if a safe unit is available, an 
emergency transfer shall occur not later 
than 10 days after the date on which the 
covered housing provider approves the re-
quest; 
‘‘(iii) if a safe unit is not available, 
the covered housing provider shall provide 
to the tenant or program participant— 
‘‘(I) a written status report re-
garding the status of the emergency 
transfer request of the tenant or pro-
gram participant; and 
‘‘(II) information about National 
VAWA 
Victims 
Relocation 
Pool 
vouchers; and 
‘‘(iv) if the emergency transfer re-
quest has been denied due to reasons unre-
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‘‘(A) the status of the taxpayer as a tax-
payer described in section 24(i)(1) is deter-
mined with respect to the reference taxable 
year, 
‘‘(B) the taxpayer’s modified adjusted 
gross income for such taxable year is equal to 
the taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross income 
for the reference taxable year, 
‘‘(C) the only children of such taxpayer for 
such taxable year are qualifying children prop-
erly claimed on the taxpayer’s return of tax for 
the reference taxable year, and 
‘‘(D) the ages of such children (and the 
status of such children as qualifying children) 
are determined for such taxable year by taking 
into account the passage of time since the ref-
erence taxable year. 
‘‘(2) REFERENCE TAXABLE YEAR.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (3)(A), the term ‘reference 
taxable year’ means, with respect to any taxpayer 
for any calendar year, the taxpayer’s taxable year 
beginning in the preceding calendar year or, in the 
case of taxpayer who did not file a return of tax for 
such taxable year, the taxpayer’s taxable year begin-
ning in the second preceding calendar year. 
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IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 292 
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 859) to prohibit the President 
from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals 
on certain Federal land, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2021 
Mr. ROY (for himself and Mrs. BOEBERT) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Rules 
RESOLUTION 
Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 859) to 
prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing 
and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal 
land, and for other purposes. 
Resolved, That immediately upon adoption of this res-
olution, the House shall proceed to the consideration in 
the House of the bill (H.R. 859) to prohibit the President 
from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy 
and minerals on certain Federal land, and for other pur-
poses. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points 
of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The pre-
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H. Res. 310 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 14, 2021. 
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND REFORM: Mr. Quigley. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
546 
(c) ELECTION AND NOTICE.— 
(1) ELECTION.—An election under subsection 
(a)— 
(A) shall be made at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
Secretary’s delegate may prescribe and, once 
made, may be revoked only with the consent of 
the Secretary, and 
(B) if made— 
(i) before the date the annual certifi-
cation is submitted to the Secretary or the 
Secretary’s 
delegate 
under 
section 
305(b)(3) 
of 
such 
Act 
and 
section 
432(b)(3) of such Code, shall be included 
with such annual certification, and 
(ii) after such date, shall be submitted 
to the Secretary or the Secretary’s delegate 
not later than 30 days after the date of the 
election. 
(2) NOTICE TO PARTICIPANTS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 305(b)(3)(D) of the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974 and section 
432(b)(3)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, if, by reason of an election made under 
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subsection (a), the plan is in neither endan-
gered nor critical status— 
(i) the plan sponsor of a multiem-
ployer plan shall not be required to provide 
notice under such sections, and 
(ii) the plan sponsor shall provide to 
the participants and beneficiaries, the bar-
gaining parties, the Pension Benefit Guar-
anty Corporation, and the Secretary of 
Labor a notice of the election under sub-
section (a) and such other information as 
the Secretary of the Treasury (in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Labor) may re-
quire— 
(I) if the election is made before 
the date the annual certification is 
submitted to the Secretary or the Sec-
retary’s 
delegate 
under 
section 
305(b)(3) of such Act and section 
432(b)(3) of such Code, not later than 
30 days after the date of the certifi-
cation, and 
(II) if the election is made after 
such date, not later than 30 days 
after the date of the election. 
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H. Res. 311 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
April 14, 2021. 
Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
House of Representatives: 
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR: Ms. Letlow. 
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE: Ms. Letlow. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
374 
amount of total compensation level for the eligi-
ble employee group; 
(E) that agrees to provide private con-
tributions and maintain the total compensation 
level for the eligible employee group for the du-
ration of an agreement under this subtitle; 
(F) that agrees to provide immediate no-
tice and justification to the Secretary of invol-
untary furloughs or layoffs exceeding 10 per-
cent of the workforce that is not included in an 
eligible employee group for the duration of an 
agreement and receipt of public contributions 
under this subtitle; 
(G) that has not conducted involuntary 
furloughs or reduced pay rates or benefits for 
the eligible employee group, subject to the em-
ployer’s right to discipline or terminate an em-
ployee in accordance with employer policy, be-
tween the date of application and the date on 
which such a corporation, firm, or other busi-
ness entity enters into an agreement with the 
Secretary under this subtitle; and 
(H) that— 
(i) in the case of a corporation, firm, 
or other business entity including any par-
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(a) as well as to cover the cost of such benefits provided 
under such section 2(a)(5) as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 7202. EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER 
THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 
ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2(c)(2)(D) of the Rail-
road 
Unemployment 
Insurance 
Act 
(45 
U.S.C. 
352(c)(2)(D)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘185 
days’’ and inserting ‘‘305 days’’; 
(B) in subclause (II), 
(i) by striking ‘‘19 consecutive 14-day 
periods’’ and inserting ‘‘31 consecutive 14- 
day periods’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘6 consecutive 14-day 
periods’’ and inserting ‘‘18 consecutive 14- 
day periods’’; 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘120 days of unemploy-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘240 days of unemploy-
ment’’; 
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(c) FORM; AVAILABILITY.—The reports required 
under subsections (a) and (b) shall be made publicly avail-
able online in unclassified form. 
Æ 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall award a 
grant under this section to a State, unit of local gov-
ernment, or Indian tribe requesting the grant that 
commits to— 
‘‘(A) establishing policies and procedures 
in accordance with the requirements described 
in paragraph (2) before law enforcement offi-
cers use of body-worn cameras; 
‘‘(B) adopting recorded data collection and 
retention protocols as described in paragraph 
(3) before law enforcement officers use of body- 
worn cameras; 
‘‘(C) making the policies and protocols de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) available 
to the public; and 
‘‘(D) complying with the requirements for 
use of recorded data under paragraph (5). 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.— 
An entity receiving a grant under this section 
shall— 
‘‘(A) develop with community input and 
publish for public view policies and protocols 
for— 
‘‘(i) the safe and effective use of body- 
worn cameras; 
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‘‘(B) The eligible health care site is a sole 
community hospital (as defined in section 
1886(d)(5)(D)(iii) of the Social Security Act). 
‘‘(C) The eligible health care site is oper-
ated by the Indian Health Service, by an Indian 
Tribe or Tribal organization (as such terms are 
defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination and Education Assistance Act), or by 
an urban Indian organization (as defined in 
section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improve-
ment Act). 
‘‘(D) The eligible health care site is located 
in a geographic area with a suicide rate that is 
higher than the national rate, as determined by 
the Secretary based on the most recent data 
from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention. 
‘‘(c) PERIOD OF GRANT.—A grant awarded to an eli-
gible health care site under this section shall be for a pe-
riod of at least 2 years. 
‘‘(d) GRANT USES.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRED USES.—A grant awarded under 
this section to an eligible health care site shall be 
used for the following purposes: 
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(D) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) whose applications 
remain pending, disaggregated by country and 
visa category; 
(E) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) who were granted 
a waiver, disaggregated by country and visa 
category; 
(F) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) who were denied a 
waiver, disaggregated by country and visa cat-
egory, and the reasons such waiver requests 
were denied; 
(G) the total number of refugees admitted, 
disaggregated by country; and 
(H) the complete reports that were sub-
mitted to the President every 180 days in ac-
cordance with section 4 of Presidential Procla-
mation 9645 in its original form, and as 
amended by Presidential Proclamation 9983. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date on which the President exercises the author-
ity under section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), as amended by section 3 of 
this Act, and every 30 days thereafter, the Secretary of
(C) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) who were refused, 
disaggregated by country and visa category, 
and the reasons they were refused; 
(D) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) whose applications 
remain pending, disaggregated by country and 
visa category; 
(E) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) who were granted 
a waiver, disaggregated by country and visa 
category; 
(F) the total number of visa applicants de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) who were denied a 
waiver, disaggregated by country and visa cat-
egory, and the reasons such waiver requests 
were denied; 
(G) the total number of refugees admitted, 
disaggregated by country; and 
(H) the complete reports that were sub-
mitted to the President every 180 days in ac-
cordance with section 4 of Presidential Procla-
mation 9645 in its original form, and as 
amended by Presidential Proclamation 9983. 
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‘‘(ii) the secure storage, handling, and 
destruction of recorded data collected by 
body-worn cameras; 
‘‘(iii) protecting the privacy rights of 
any individual who may be recorded by a 
body-worn camera; 
‘‘(iv) protecting the constitutional 
rights of any individual on whom facial 
recognition technology is used; 
‘‘(v) limitations on the use of body- 
worn cameras in conjunction with facial 
recognition technology for instances, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) the use of facial recognition 
technology only with judicial author-
ization; 
‘‘(II) the use of facial recognition 
technology only for imminent threats 
or serious crimes; and 
‘‘(III) the use of facial recogni-
tion 
technology 
with 
double 
verification of identified faces; 
‘‘(vi) the release of any recorded data 
collected by a body-worn camera in accord-
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terminate assistance to a tenant or 
program participant or evict or termi-
nate a tenant or program participant 
from housing assisted under a covered 
housing program if a public housing 
agency or an owner, recipient or sub-
recipient, or a manager of the housing 
demonstrates an actual and imminent 
threat to other tenants, program par-
ticipants, or individuals employed at 
or providing service to the housing if 
the assistance is not terminated or the 
tenant or program participant is not 
evicted. 
‘‘(iii) REVIEW PRIOR TO TERMINATION 
FOR CURRENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.— 
Before terminating assistance, tenancy, or 
occupancy rights to housing assisted under 
a covered housing program to a tenant or 
program participant who is a victim of do-
mestic violence, dating violence, sexual as-
sault, or stalking on the basis of criminal 
activity of the tenant or program partici-
pant, including drug-related criminal activ-
ity— 
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‘‘(i) not later than 5 days after the 
date on which a covered housing provider 
receives an emergency transfer request 
from a tenant or program participant, the 
covered housing provider shall determine 
whether the tenant or program participant 
can be transferred to a safe and available 
unit; 
‘‘(ii) if a safe unit is available, an 
emergency transfer shall occur not later 
than 10 days after the date on which the 
covered housing provider approves the re-
quest; 
‘‘(iii) if a safe unit is not available, 
the covered housing provider shall provide 
to the tenant or program participant— 
‘‘(I) a written status report re-
garding the status of the emergency 
transfer request of the tenant or pro-
gram participant; and 
‘‘(II) information about National 
VAWA 
Victims 
Relocation 
Pool 
vouchers; and 
‘‘(iv) if the emergency transfer re-
quest has been denied due to reasons unre-
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1701 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
State to monitor efforts by the People’s Republic of 
China to build or buy strategic foreign ports, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 131 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide for the humane treatment of youths who are in police custody, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2021 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to provide for the humane treatment of 
youths who are in police custody, 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 ‘‘Effective and Humane 
Treatment of Youth Act of 2021’’ or ‘‘Kalief’s Law’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY 
BLOCK GRANTS. 
Section 1810(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting before 
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calculating the enhanced FMAP for 
the State and quarter under section 
2105(b). 
‘‘(B) PROJECTION OF STATE UNEMPLOY-
MENT RATES.—Prior to the beginning of each 
fiscal quarter that begins on or after July 1, 
2020, the Secretary, acting through the Chief 
Actuary of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
Services, shall, using the most recently available 
data described in paragraph (2)(B), make pro-
jections with respect to— 
‘‘(i) the unemployment rates for each 
State for such quarter; 
‘‘(ii) the threshold percentages de-
scribed in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) for each 
State for such quarter; and 
‘‘(iii) the national unemployment rate 
for such quarter. 
‘‘(C) RETROSPECTIVE
ADJUSTMENT.—As 
soon as practicable after final unemployment 
data becomes available for a fiscal quarter that 
begins on or after July 1, 2020, the Secretary 
shall, with respect to each State— 
‘‘(i) make a final determination with 
respect to the application of this subsection 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1320 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish Juneteenth Independence 
Day as a Federal holiday, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2021 
Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. MENG, Ms. 
CLARKE of New York, Mr. WELCH, Mr. COOPER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 
Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. NORTON, 
Mr. BEYER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. 
WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. TRONE, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. SEWELL, 
Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. MEEKS, 
Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. COHEN, 
Mr. STANTON, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. SUOZZI, Mr. MFUME, Ms. 
SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. TITUS, Ms. ROYBAL- 
ALLARD, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. KILMER, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL 
of Florida, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. JONES, Mr. RUPPERS-
BERGER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. 
MORELLE, Mr. PALLONE, Mrs. FLETCHER, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. YARMUTH, 
Mr. PAYNE, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. COSTA, Mr. HORSFORD, 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. PIN-
GREE, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. EVANS, Mr. RUSH, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. GAR-
CIA of Texas, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. SARBANES, Ms. WILD, Mrs. DEMINGS, 
Mrs. HAYES, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALO-
NEY of New York, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. 
WEBER
of Texas, Ms. DEAN, Mr. CASTEN, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
DESAULNIER, Mr. POCAN, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. CARSON, Miss RICE of New 
York, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. SIRES, and Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish 
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Juneteenth Independence Day as a Federal holiday, 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 ‘‘Juneteenth National 
Independence Day Act’’. 
SEC. 2. JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY. 
Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to Memorial 
Day the following: 
‘‘Juneteenth Independence Day.’’. 
Æ 
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