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under section 6, increase readiness, and address pre-
paredness gaps for responding to the impacts of cat-
astrophic incidents on citizens of the United States; 
and 
(2) additional authorities that should be consid-
ered for Federal agencies and the President to more 
effectively implement the strategy required under 
section 6. 
(b) INCLUSION IN REPORTS.—The President may in-
clude the recommendations required under subsection (a) 
in a report submitted under section 10. 
SEC. 10. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date on which Depart-
ment of Homeland Security leads the national exercise 
under section 8, the President shall submit to Congress 
a report that includes— 
(1) a description of the efforts of the President 
to develop and update the strategy required under 
section 6; 
(2) a description of the efforts of the President 
to develop and update the implementation plan re-
quired under section 7; and 
(3) an analysis of the effectiveness and benefit 
of the national exercise conducted under section 8. 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Sanctions may be termi-
nated or may be waived with respect to a foreign 
person described in subsection (a)(1)(A) if the Presi-
dent certifies to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees, subsequent to the submission of the applica-
ble list pursuant to section 4(a), that the person is 
no longer engaged in activities described in para-
graph (1) of such section. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and 
the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations 
and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
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‘‘(5) COORDINATION WITH ACA PROVISIONS.— 
In the case of an integration eligible health plan 
which is integrated with a health savings account— 
‘‘(A) such plan shall be treated as an eligi-
ble employer-sponsored plan described in sec-
tion 5000A(f)(1)(B), 
‘‘(B) if an individual receives contributions 
to such account which are excludible from the 
gross income of such individual under this sec-
tion during any taxable year, no credit shall be 
allowed under section 36B with respect to such 
individual for such taxable year, and 
‘‘(C) 
for 
purposes 
of 
section 
36B(c)(2)(C)(i)(II), the employee’s required 
contribution with respect to such plan shall be 
treated as being equal to the excess (if any) 
of— 
‘‘(i) the adjusted monthly premiums 
for the applicable second lowest cost silver 
plan with respect to the taxpayer, over 
‘‘(ii) the contributions made the em-
ployer to such health savings account 
which are excludible from the gross income 
of the employee under this section. 
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agency, any information relating to the transportation or 
sale of natural gas subject to the jurisdiction of the Com-
mission (including information relating to the availability 
and prices of natural gas sold at wholesale and in inter-
state commerce and information relating to the operation 
of facilities for the transportation and sale of natural gas 
at wholesale and in interstate commerce) that the person 
knows to be false at the time of the reporting.’’. 
(2) CIVIL PENALTY AUTHORITY.—Section 22 of 
the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717t–1) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION
OR SUSPENSION
FOR VIOLA-
TIONS.—The Commission may prohibit, conditionally or 
unconditionally, permanently or for such period of time 
as the Commission determines to be appropriate, any per-
son who is engaged or has engaged in practices consti-
tuting a violation of section 4A or 4B (including related 
rules and regulations) from engaging, directly or indi-
rectly, in the business of purchasing or selling— 
‘‘(1) natural gas; or 
‘‘(2) transmission services subject to the juris-
diction of the Commission.’’. 
(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
20(d) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717s(d)) 
is amended— 
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(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘individual’’ and inserting ‘‘person’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘with 
respect to a person who is an individual,’’ be-
fore ‘‘acting’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, di-
rectly or indirectly,’’ after ‘‘engaging’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8580 
To amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act to provide 
for a 12-month extension of the Medicare long-term care hospital waiver 
of the site-neutral IPPS payment rate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Ms. SEWELL (for herself and Mr. SMITH of Missouri) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Secu-
rity Act to provide for a 12-month extension of the 
Medicare long-term care hospital waiver of the site-neu-
tral IPPS payment rate. 
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 ‘‘The LTCH Access and 
Stability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF MEDICARE LONG-TERM CARE HOS-
PITAL WAIVER OF SITE-NEUTRAL IPPS PAY-
MENT RATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3711 of the Coronavirus 
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395ww note) is amended— 
(1) in the section header, by striking ‘‘DURING 
EMERGENCY PERIOD’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) TWELVE-MONTH CONTINUED APPLICATION OF 
WAIVER OF SITE-NEUTRAL IPPS PAYMENT RATE.—With 
respect to inpatient hospital services furnished by a long- 
term care hospital described in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iv) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395ww(d)(1)(B)(iv)) during the 12-month period begin-
ning on the last day of the emergency period described 
in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b– 
5(g)(1)(B)), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall continue to waive subparagraph (A)(i) of section 
1886(m)(6) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(m)(6)), relat-
ing to the application of the site-neutral payment rate 
(and payment shall be made to a long-term care hospital 
without regard to such section) for a discharge, if the ad-
mission occurs during such 12-month period.’’. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report 
on the impact of the waiver of section 1886(m)(6)(A)(i) 
of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395ww(m)(6)(A)(i)), relating to the application of the 
site-neutral payment rate, during the emergency period 
described in section 1135(g)(1)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–5(g)(1)(B)) and the 12-month period following 
such period pursuant to section 3711(c) of the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395ww note), as added by subsection (a). The re-
port shall— 
(1) include— 
(A) information on the access of Medicare 
beneficiaries (including those enrolled under 
part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act) 
to long term care hospitals; 
(B) any noticeable trends in admissions to 
long term care hospitals; and 
(C) data related to the financial status and 
facility closures of long term care hospitals dur-
ing the period of fiscal years 2017 through 
2021; and 
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(2) assess the role of post-acute care facilities, 
including long-term care hospitals, in maintaining 
Medicare beneficiary access to services during the 
COVID–19 pandemic and estimate the effect that 
site-neutral payment policies may have on bene-
ficiary access during future pandemic responses. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8581 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in 
payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Ms. SEWELL (for herself and Mr. BUCHANAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure 
stability in payments to home health agencies under the 
Medicare program. 
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 ‘‘Preserving Access to 
Home Health Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENSURING STABILITY IN PAYMENTS TO HOME 
HEALTH AGENCIES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY 
ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 1895(b)(3)(D) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395fff(b)(3)(D)) is amended— 
(1) in each of clauses (ii) and (iii), by striking 
‘‘The Secretary shall’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
clause (iv), the Secretary shall’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) SPECIAL RULES FOR DECREASES 
IN PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(I) POSTPONEMENT.—No per-
manent decrease to the standard pro-
spective 
payment 
amount 
(or 
amounts) for a year under clause (ii) 
and no temporary decrease to the pay-
ment amount for a unit of home 
health services for a year under clause 
(iii) shall be made prior to 2026. 
‘‘(II) SUNSET.—Subject to sub-
clause (I), the Secretary shall ensure 
that all necessary permanent or tem-
porary decreases described in sub-
clause (I) are made prior to 2032.’’. 
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(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary may implement the provi-
sions of, and the amendments made by, this section by 
program instruction or otherwise. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8584 
To amend section 248 of title 18, United States Code, to provide adequate 
penalties and remedies for attacks on facilities providing counseling about 
abortion alternatives and attacks on places of religious worship. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Ms. TENNEY (for herself, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. BACON, Mr. MANN, and Mr. 
CAWTHORN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 248 of title 18, United States Code, to 
provide adequate penalties and remedies for attacks on 
facilities providing counseling about abortion alternatives 
and attacks on places of religious worship. 
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 ‘‘Pregnancy Resource 
Center Defense Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ATTACKS ON FACILITIES PROVIDING COUNSELING 
ABOUT 
ABORTION 
ALTERNATIVES 
AND 
PLACES OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP. 
(a) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 248(b)(1) of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, 
except that for a first offense, if the conduct involved a 
facility described in subsection (a)(3) that exclusively pro-
vides abortion-alternative services or involved a place of 
religious worship and did not involve exclusively a non-
violent physical obstruction, the length of imprisonment 
shall be not more than 3 years’’ after ‘‘or both’’. 
(b) CIVIL REMEDIES.—Section 248(c) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), in the second sentence, 
by inserting ‘‘, or $20,000 per violation for conduct 
involving a facility described in subsection (a)(3) 
that exclusively provides abortion-alternative services 
or involving a place of religious worship’’ after ‘‘per 
violation’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting ‘‘, 
$25,000 for a first violation, if the violation involved 
a facility described in subsection (a)(3) that exclu-
sively provides abortion-alternative services or in-
volved a place of religious worship and did not in-
volve exclusively a nonviolent physical obstruction,’’ 
after ‘‘physical obstruction’’. 
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SEC. 3. DESTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS, VEHICLES, AND 
PROPERTY. 
Section 844(i) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or if the building is a facility de-
scribed in section 248(a)(3) that exclusively provides abor-
tion-alternative services or is a place of religious worship,’’ 
before ‘‘shall be imprisoned for not less than 7 years’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8586 
To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny approval 
of a new drug application for an opioid analgesic drug on the basis 
of such drug not being clinically superior to other commercially available 
drugs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Mr. TRONE (for himself and Mr. MEUSER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
deny approval of a new drug application for an opioid 
analgesic drug on the basis of such drug not being clini-
cally superior to other commercially available drugs. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring the FDA 
Fully Examines Clinical Trial Impact and Vitalness before 
Endorsement Act’’ or the ‘‘EFFECTIVE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL OF NEW OPIOID AN-
ALGESICS. 
Section 505(c) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(c)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, the Secretary may deny approval of an application 
submitted under subsection (b) for an opioid analgesic 
drug if the Secretary determines that such drug does not 
provide a significant advantage or clinical superiority, in 
terms of greater safety or effectiveness, compared to an 
appropriate comparator drug, as determined by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8587 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require that State agencies 
contract with more than one infant formula manufacturer under the 
special supplemental program for women, infants, and children, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2022 
Mr. TURNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require that 
State agencies contract with more than one infant for-
mula manufacturer under the special supplemental pro-
gram for women, infants, and children, 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 ‘‘Improving Newborn 
Formula Access for a Nutritious Tomorrow Act of 2022’’ 
or the ‘‘INFANT Act of 2022’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASING INFANT FORMULA MANUFACTURER 
CONTRACTS UNDER WIC PROGRAM. 
Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (7 
U.S.C. 1431) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(17), by striking ‘‘selects a 
single source (a single infant formula manufacturer) 
offering the lowest price, as determined by the sub-
mission of sealed bids, for a product for which bids 
are sought for use in the program authorized by this 
section’’ and inserting ‘‘selects, in accordance with 
subsection (h)(8)(iii), infant formula manufacturers, 
as determined by the submission of sealed bids, for 
a product for which bids are sought for use in the 
program authorized by this section’’; and 
(2) in subsection (h)(8)(A)— 
(A) by amending clause (iii) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(iii) COMPETITIVE
BIDDING
SYS-
TEM.—A State agency using a competitive 
bidding system for infant formula shall 
award contracts to— 
‘‘(I) at least 2 manufacturers, 
under which no manufacturer may re-
ceive a contract for more than 70 per-
cent of the infant formula for which 
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the State agency contracts in a year; 
and 
‘‘(II) bidders offering the lowest 
net price for a specific infant formula 
for which manufacturers submit a bid 
unless the State agency demonstrates 
to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
that the weighted average retail price 
for different brands of infant formula 
in the State does not vary by more 
than 5 percent.’’; and 
(B) by striking clauses (v) and (vi) and re-
designating clauses (vii) through (x) as (v) 
through (viii), respectively. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8599 
To amend the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness 
Act of 1992 to adjust the affordable housing allocations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Mrs. BEATTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety 
and Soundness Act of 1992 to adjust the affordable 
housing allocations. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Generating Resources 
and Opportunities Within Affordable Housing Act’’ or the 
‘‘GROW Affordable Housing Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALLOCATIONS. 
Section 1337(a) of the Federal Housing Enterprises 
Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
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SEC. 2. ENROLLMENT MORATORIUM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subchapter B of 
chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.), the Secretary of 
Agriculture may not enroll land in the conservation reserve 
program established under that subchapter during the 1- 
year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) does not apply to 
land that, on the date of the enactment of this Act, is 
subject to a contract entered into under the conservation 
reserve program described in such subsection. 
SEC. 3. PRIME FARMLAND. 
Section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3831) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(j) PRIME FARMLAND INELIGIBLE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b), the Secretary may not enroll prime farmland in 
the program established under this subchapter. 
‘‘(2) PRIME FARMLAND DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘prime farmland’ means farmland 
described in section 1540(c)(1)(A) of the Farmland 
Protection Policy Act (7 U.S.C. 4201(c)(1)(A)).’’. 
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SEC. 4. EARLY TERMINATION. 
Section 1235(e)(1)(A) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835(e)(1)(A)) is amended by— 
(1) striking ‘‘During fiscal year 2015, the’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(2) striking ‘‘any time if the contract has been 
in effect for at least 5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘any 
time during the 1-year period preceding the date on 
which the contract would otherwise expire’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8598 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain regulations to 
define the term ‘‘classroom’’ for the purposes of parts 240 and 242 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2022 
Mr. BALDERSON (for himself, Mr. CRAWFORD, and Mr. GIBBS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certain 
regulations to define the term ‘‘classroom’’ for the pur-
poses of parts 240 and 242 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, 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 ‘‘Rail Employee Train-
ing Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF DEFINITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
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