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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4536 
To prohibit assistance provided under the program of block grants to States 
for temporary assistance for needy families from being accessed through 
the use of an electronic benefit transfer card at any store that offers 
marijuana for sale. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina (for himself and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To prohibit assistance provided under the program of block 
grants to States for temporary assistance for needy fami-
lies from being accessed through the use of an electronic 
benefit transfer card at any store that offers marijuana 
for sale. 
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 ‘‘Welfare for Needs not 
Weed Act’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4551 
AN ACT 
To amend the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 to provide 
for reporting with respect to cross-border complaints in-
volving ransomware or other cyber-related attacks, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. WELFARE FOR NEEDS NOT WEED. 
Section 408(a)(12)(A) (42 U.S.C. 608(a)(12)(A)) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of clause (ii); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause 
(iii) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) any establishment that offers 
marihuana (as defined in section 102(16) 
of the Controlled Substances Act) for 
sale.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2022. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4539 
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to target funds to truly needy 
families. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title IV of the Social Security Act to target 
funds to truly needy families. 
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 ‘‘Focusing State Efforts 
to Expand Opportunity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TARGETING FUNDS TO TRULY NEEDY FAMILIES. 
Section 404(k) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
604(k)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(k) PROHIBITIONS.—A State to which a grant is 
made under this part shall not use the grant to provide 
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any assistance or services to a family whose monthly in-
come exceeds twice the poverty line (as defined by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget, and revised annually in 
accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))).’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4540 
To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. SMUCKER (for himself and Mrs. WALORSKI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title IV–A of the Social Security 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 ‘‘Improving Access to 
Child Care Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVING ACCESS TO CHILD CARE TO SUPPORT 
WORK. 
Section 418(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 618(a)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘$3,550,000,000 for each fiscal 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,158,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2022 through 2027’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$3,375,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$3,983,000,000’’. 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF CONTINGENCY FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking all of sub-
section (b) except paragraph (5). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TRANSFER
OF
NEEDY
STATE
DEFINI-
TION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (5) of sec-
tion 403(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 603(b)(5)) 
is— 
(i) amended— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
paragraph (A), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graph (C)’’; 
(II) in each of subparagraphs (A) 
and (B), by redesignating clauses (i) 
and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II), re-
spectively; 
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(III) by redesignating subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and 
(ii), respectively; 
(IV) by redesignating such para-
graph as subparagraph (D); and 
(V) by moving each provision 2 
ems to the right; and 
(ii) as so amended, hereby transferred 
into 
section 
409(a)(3) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
609(a)(3)) and added to the end of such 
section. 
(B) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
409(a)(3)(C) (42 U.S.C. 609(a)(3)(C)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘(as defined in section 
403(b)(5))’’. 
(2) ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR FAILURE 
OF STATE RECEIVING AMOUNTS FROM CONTINGENCY 
FUND TO MAINTAIN 100 PERCENT OF HISTORIC EF-
FORT.—Section 409(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
609(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (10). 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall take effect 
on October 1, 2022. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4541 
To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to provide clarification 
with respect to certain categorical exclusion authority relating to insect 
and disease infestation and wildfire resilience projects, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 19, 2021 
Mr. TIFFANY (for himself, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. NEWHOUSE, 
and Mr. BENTZ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
to provide clarification with respect to certain categorical 
exclusion authority relating to insect and disease infesta-
tion and wildfire resilience projects, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Responding Aggres-
sively to Prevent Insects and Disease Act’’ or the ‘‘RAPID 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING CATEGORICAL EX-
CLUSION AUTHORITY RELATED TO INSECT 
AND DISEASE INFESTATION. 
(a) INSECT
AND DISEASE CATEGORICAL EXCLU-
SION.—Section 603(c) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591b(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘3000 acres’’ 
and inserting ‘‘10,000 acres’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘Fire Re-
gime Groups I, II, or III,’’ and inserting ‘‘Fire Re-
gime I, Fire Regime II, Fire Regime III, Fire Re-
gime IV, or Fire Regime V,’’. 
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF EXISTING CATEGORICAL EX-
CLUSION AUTHORITY RELATED TO WILDFIRE 
RESILIENCE PROJECTS. 
Section 605(c) of the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591d(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘3000 acres’’ 
and inserting ‘‘10,000 acres’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘Fire Re-
gime Groups I, II, or III’’ and inserting ‘‘Fire Re-
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gime I, Fire Regime II, Fire Regime III, Fire Re-
gime IV, or Fire Regime V’’. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Participating in or facili-
tating a group health plan sponsored by a bona fide 
group or association of employers pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall not be construed as establishing an 
employer or joint employer relationship under any 
Federal or State law. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION OF PROVISION.—Paragraph 
(1) shall apply to a group health plan sponsored or 
facilitated by a franchisor and any franchisee, by 
multiple franchisors for the benefit of the employees 
of such franchisors and their franchisees, by mul-
tiple franchisees for the benefit of the employees of 
such franchisees, by a franchisor whose franchisee or 
franchisees participate or participates in the plan, or 
by a person or entity that contracts with any indi-
vidual as an independent contractor for whom the 
plan benefits. 
‘‘(i) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as repealing or otherwise limiting 
the application of this Act (including section 712 relating 
to mental health parity) to group health plans and em-
ployee welfare benefit plans.’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4547 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to establish 
additional criteria for determining when employers may join together 
in a group or association of employers that will be treated as an employer 
under section 3(5) of such Act for purposes of sponsoring a group 
health plan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2021 
Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. BURGESS, Ms. FOXX, and Mr. ALLEN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Labor 
A BILL 
To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to establish additional criteria for determining 
when employers may join together in a group or associa-
tion of employers that will be treated as an employer 
under section 3(5) of such Act for purposes of sponsoring 
a group health plan, 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 ‘‘Association Health 
Plans Act of 2021’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4548 
To amend the Consumer Protection Act of 2010 to grant the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection the authority to regulate certain acts 
and practices using processes and procedures consistent with and similar 
to those in place at the Federal Trade Commission, to encourage greater 
communication amongst regulators, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2021 
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. 
BARR, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. BUDD, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. KUSTOFF, Mr. 
SESSIONS, Mr. MOONEY, and Mr. GOODEN of Texas) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Consumer Protection Act of 2010 to grant 
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection the au-
thority to regulate certain acts and practices using proc-
esses and procedures consistent with and similar to those 
in place at the Federal Trade Commission, to encourage 
greater communication amongst regulators, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Unfair or Deceptive 
Acts or Practices Uniformity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BUREAU AUTHORITY OVER UNFAIR AND DECEP-
TIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1031 of the Consumer Fi-
nancial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5531) is 
amended— 
(1) in the heading of such section, by striking 
‘‘, DECEPTIVE, OR ABUSIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘OR 
DECEPTIVE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, deceptive, or abusive’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or deceptive’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘The Bureau may not take any action described 
under this subsection against a covered person 
or service provider unless the Bureau first 
consults the covered person or service provider’s 
primary financial regulatory agency, if any.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, deceptive, or abusive’’ 
and inserting ‘‘or deceptive’’; and 
(B) by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘In prescribing any rule under this subsection, 
the Bureau shall comply with the requirements 
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of section 18 of the Federal Trade Commission 
Act (15 U.S.C. 57a) applicable to the Federal 
Trade Commission when the Commission pre-
scribes rules and general statements of policy 
under that section with respect to unfair or de-
ceptive acts or practices in or affecting com-
merce.’’; 
(4) by striking subsection (d); and 
(5) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (d) and (e), respectively. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION ACT OF 
2010.—The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 
2010 (12 U.S.C. 5481 et seq.) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, deceptive, and abusive’’ 
each place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘and deceptive’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, deceptive, or abusive’’ 
each place such term appears and inserting ‘‘or 
deceptive’’. 
(2) DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND 
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Re-
form and Consumer Protection Act is amended, in 
the item relating to section 1031, by striking ‘‘, DE-
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CEPTIVE, OR ABUSIVE’’ and inserting ‘‘OR DE-
CEPTIVE’’. 
(3) OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009.—Sec-
tion 626(a)(1) of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 
2009 (15 U.S.C. 1638 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘, deceptive, or abusive’’ and inserting ‘‘or decep-
tive’’. 
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(8) A company located within North Korea or 
with direct or indirect ties to the Government of the 
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. 
(9) The Government of the Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea. 
(10) An individual located within Iran or with 
direct or indirect ties to the Government of the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran. 
(11) A company located within Iran or with di-
rect or indirect ties to the Government of the Is-
lamic Republic of Iran. 
(12) The Government of the Islamic Republic of 
Iran. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4551 
AN ACT 
To amend the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 to 
provide for reporting with respect to cross-border 
complaints involving ransomware or other cyber- 
related attacks, and for other purposes.
I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4553 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate water leasing 
and water transfers to promote conservation and efficiency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2021 
Mr. BUCK
(for himself, Mr. NEGUSE, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. CROW, Mr. 
SCHWEIKERT, Mr. NEWHOUSE, and Ms. CHENEY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate 
water leasing and water transfers to promote conserva-
tion and efficiency. 
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 ‘‘Water and Agriculture 
Tax Reform Act of 2021’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 152 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4555 
[Report No. 117–211] 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a public education 
campaign across all relevant programs of the Health Resources and 
Services Administration to increase oral health literacy and awareness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 20, 2021 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
DECEMBER 8, 2021 
Additional sponsor: Ms. BARRAGA´N 
DECEMBER 8, 2021 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce; committed to the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
to be printed 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by adding ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) is— 
‘‘(i) determined by the Secretary of 
Homeland 
Security 
to 
be 
unlawfully 
present in the United States; and 
‘‘(ii) arrested for any offense de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
the conviction of which would render the 
alien inadmissible under section 212(a) or 
deportable under section 237(a),’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Attorney General’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Attorney General’’ 
each place such term appears and inserting 
‘‘the Secretary’’; and 
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at the end of paragraph (8) and inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by 
inserting after paragraph (8) the following: 
‘‘(9) flexible giving account.’’. 
(b) FLEXIBLE GIVING ACCOUNT.—Section 132 of 
such Code is amended by redesignating subsection (o) as 
subsection (p) and by inserting after subsection (n) the 
following: 
‘‘(o) FLEXIBLE GIVING ACCOUNT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) FLEXIBLE
GIVING
ACCOUNT.—For 
purposes of this subsection, a flexible giving ac-
count is an account under an arrangement 
which is a separate written plan of an employer 
for the exclusive benefit of all eligible employees 
under which— 
‘‘(i) an employee may elect— 
‘‘(I) to receive a reduction in 
compensation and have the employer 
deposit the amount of the reduction in 
a flexible giving account of the elect-
ing employee, and 
‘‘(II) before the reduction under 
subclause (I), to designate one or 
more eligible entities to which dis-
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4555 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a 
public education campaign across all relevant programs 
of the Health Resources and Services Administration 
to increase oral health literacy and awareness. 
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 ‘‘Oral Health Literacy 
and Awareness Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. ORAL HEALTH LITERACY AND AWARENESS CAM-
PAIGN. 
The Public Health Service Act is amended by insert-
ing after section 340G–1 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 256g– 
1) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 340G–2. ORAL HEALTH LITERACY AND AWARENESS. 
‘‘(a) CAMPAIGN.—The Secretary, acting through the 
Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Ad-
ministration, shall establish a public education campaign 
(referred to in this subsection as the ‘campaign’) across 
all relevant programs of the Health Resources and Serv-
ices Administration (including the health center program, 
oral health workforce programs, maternal and child health 
programs, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, and rural 
health programs) to increase oral health literacy and 
awareness. 
‘‘(b) STRATEGIES.—In carrying out the campaign, 
the Secretary shall identify oral health literacy and aware-
ness strategies that are evidence-based and focused on oral 
health care education, including education on prevention 
of oral disease such as early childhood and other caries, 
periodontal disease, and oral cancer.
‘‘(c) FOCUS.—The Secretary shall design the cam-
paign to communicate directly with specific populations, 
including children, pregnant women, parents, the elderly, 
individuals with disabilities, and ethnic and racial minority 
populations, including Indians, Alaska Natives, and Na-
tive Hawaiians, in a culturally and linguistically appro-
priate manner. 
‘‘(d) OUTCOMES.—In carrying out the campaign, the 
Secretary shall include a process for measuring outcomes 
and effectiveness. 
‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a 
report on the outcomes and effectiveness of the campaign. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 8, 
2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4555 
AN ACT 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to author-
ize a public education campaign across all rel-
evant programs of the Health Resources and 
Services Administration to increase oral health 
literacy and awareness.
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 ‘‘Risk-Based Credit Ex-
amination Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONDUCT OF RISK-BASED EXAMINATIONS OF NA-
TIONALLY RECOGNIZED STATISTICAL RATING 
ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 15E(p)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o–7(p)(3)(B)) is amended in the mat-
ter preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, as appropriate,’’ 
after ‘‘Each examination under subparagraph (A) shall in-
clude’’. 
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Sfmt 6203
E:\BILLS\H4586.RH
H4586
pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB