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Union Calendar No. 264 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2123 
[Report No. 117–350] 
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act to require regulated entities to provide information necessary for 
the Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2021 
Mrs. BEATTY (for herself and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Additional sponsor: Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 23, 2021] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con-
sumer Protection Act to require regulated entities to 
provide information necessary for the Offices of Women 
and Minority Inclusion to carry out their duties, and 
for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Diversity and Inclusion 
Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES BY REGULATED ENTITIES. 
Section 342(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 
and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5452(b)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) DISCLOSURES BY REGULATED ENTITIES.— 
The Director of each Office shall require entities with 
100 employees or greater regulated by the applicable 
agency to provide such information as may be re-
quired to carry out the duties of the Director.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 264 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2123 
[Report No. 117–350] 
A BILL 
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and 
Consumer Protection Act to require regulated en-
tities to provide information necessary for the Of-
fices of Women and Minority Inclusion to carry 
out their duties, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 7, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2124 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that kombucha 
is exempt from any excise taxes and regulations imposed on alcoholic 
beverages. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2021 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure 
that kombucha is exempt from any excise taxes and 
regulations imposed on alcoholic beverages. 
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 ‘‘Keeping Our Manufac-
turers from Being Unfairly taxed while Championing 
Health Act’’ or ‘‘KOMBUCHA’’. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2128 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve transit safety. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2021 
Mr. BROWN (for himself, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey, Mr. BACON, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve transit 
safety. 
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 ‘‘Public Transit Safety 
Improvement Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM. 
Section 5329 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘the 
safety committee established under paragraph 
(4), and subsequently,’’ before ‘‘the board of di-
rectors’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (G) by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (G) 
the following: 
‘‘(H) a requirement that the safety com-
mittee only approve a safety plan under sub-
paragraph (A) if such plan stays within such 
recipient’s fiscal budget’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) SAFETY COMMITTEE.—For purposes of the 
approval process of an agency safety plan under 
paragraph (1), the safety committee shall be con-
vened by a joint labor-management process and con-
sist of an equal number of— 
‘‘(A) frontline employee representatives, se-
lected by the labor organization representing 
the plurality of the frontline workforce em-
ployed by the recipient or if applicable a con-
tractor to the recipient; and 
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‘‘(B) employer or State representatives.’’. 
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‘‘(B) REPORT FORM AND CONTENTS.—Not 
later than a date specified by the Secretary, a 
PDP sponsor of a prescription drug plan under 
this part shall report to each manufacturer— 
‘‘(i) information (by National Drug 
Code number) on the total number of units 
of each dosage, form, and strength of each 
drug of such manufacturer dispensed to re-
bate eligible Medicare drug plan enrollees 
under any prescription drug plan operated 
by the PDP sponsor during the rebate pe-
riod; 
‘‘(ii) information on the price dis-
counts, price concessions, and rebates for 
such drugs for such form, strength, and 
period; 
‘‘(iii) information on the extent to 
which such price discounts, price conces-
sions, and rebates apply equally to rebate 
eligible Medicare drug plan enrollees and 
PDP enrollees who are not rebate eligible 
Medicare drug plan enrollees; and 
‘‘(iv) any additional information that 
the Secretary determines is necessary to 
enable the Secretary to calculate the aver-
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out an existing local education or training 
program for public transportation employ-
ees supported by— 
‘‘(I) the Secretary; 
‘‘(II) the Department of Labor; 
or 
‘‘(III) the Department of Edu-
cation.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or (2)’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4). 
(b) DATA REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED
IN NA-
TIONAL TRANSIT DATABASE.—Section 5335(c) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘relating to 
human capital (as defined in section 5314(b)(2)(A)) or 
physical capital’’ before the period at the end. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
5338(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘There are’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) NATIONAL
TRANSIT
FRONTLINE
WORK-
FORCE TRAINING CENTER.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out section 5314(b)(2) 
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$12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 
2026.’’. 
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‘‘(i) for each of the first 10 fiscal 
years beginning after the period described 
in subsection (e) of such section, 15 per-
cent, 
‘‘(ii) for each of the first 4 fiscal years 
subsequent to the period described in 
clause (i), the applicable percentage for the 
preceding fiscal year increased by 1 per-
centage point, and 
‘‘(iii) for any fiscal year subsequent to 
the period described in clause (ii), 20 per-
cent. 
‘‘(3) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR IMPACTED 
COMMUNITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For the purposes de-
scribed in section 7 of the America’s Clean Fu-
ture Fund Act, the applicable percentage of 
such amounts. 
‘‘(B) 
APPLICABLE
PERCENTAGE.—For 
purposes of this paragraph, the applicable per-
centage shall be equal to— 
‘‘(i) for each of the first 10 fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 2023, 
10 percent, 
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the Secretary in the designation of health professional 
shortage areas under section 332 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e) during fiscal years 2022 
through 2026. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 5 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen-
sions of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that 
evaluates the demonstration program established under 
this section, including the effects of such program on 
health care access in rural areas. 
(e) HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘health professional shortage area’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 332 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254e). 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2131 
To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to require 
payments to Gulf producing States and their coastal political subdivisions 
to compensate for reductions in other payments under that Act resulting 
from the moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases in offshore 
waters under Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 2021. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2021 
Mr. CARL (for himself, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. PALAZZO, 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. GUEST, and Mr. 
SCALISE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 
to require payments to Gulf producing States and their 
coastal political subdivisions to compensate for reductions 
in other payments under that Act resulting from the 
moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases in offshore 
waters under Executive Order 14008 of January 27, 
2021. 
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 ‘‘Gulf Conservation and 
Recreation Funding Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PAYMENTS TO GULF PRODUCING STATES AND 
COASTAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO COM-
PENSATE FOR REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS 
RESULTING FROM MORATORIUM ON NEW 
OFFSHORE OIL AND NATURAL GAS LEASES. 
Section 105(b) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security 
Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) PAYMENTS TO GULF PRODUCING STATES 
TO COMPENSATE FOR REDUCTIONS IN OTHER PAY-
MENTS
RESULTING
FROM
MORATORIUM
ON
NEW 
LEASES.—In addition to the other payments re-
quired by this subsection, during the effective period 
of the moratorium on new oil and natural gas leases 
in offshore waters under Executive Order 14008 of 
January 27, 2021, the Secretary shall pay to each 
Gulf producing State and each coastal political sub-
division each fiscal year an amount equal to the dif-
ference between the amount of such other payments 
for the fiscal year to the State or subdivision, re-
spectively, and the average annual amount of such 
other payments to the State or subdivision, respec-
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tively, for fiscal years after fiscal year 2017 and up 
to fiscal year 2020.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2133 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to stormwater runoff 
from oil and gas operations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2021 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 
CONNOLLY, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Mrs. HAYES, Mr. JONES, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. 
LYNCH, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MENG, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. 
NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Mr. RASKIN, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. SHERMAN, 
Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Mr. WELCH, and Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
with respect to stormwater runoff from oil and gas oper-
ations, 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 ‘‘Focused Reduction of 
Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking 
Environmental Regulation Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘FRESH-
ER Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. STORMWATER RUNOFF FROM OIL, GAS, AND MIN-
ING OPERATIONS. 
(a) LIMITATION ON PERMIT REQUIREMENT.—Sec-
tion 402(l) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1342) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and 
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 502 of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (24); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (25) through 
(27) as paragraphs (24) through (26), respectively. 
(c) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Inte-
rior shall conduct a study of stormwater impacts 
with respect to any area that the Secretary deter-
mines may be contaminated by stormwater runoff 
associated with oil or gas operations, which shall in-
clude— 
(A) an analysis of measurable contamina-
tion in such area; 
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(B) an analysis of ground water resources 
in such area; and 
(C) an analysis of the susceptibility of 
aquifers in such area to contamination from 
stormwater runoff associated with such oper-
ations. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of studies 
conducted under paragraph (1). 
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amount described such paragraph if the metropoli-
tan city— 
‘‘(A) is located in a State that does not 
have counties as local governments; 
‘‘(B) has a population greater than 40,000 
but less than 50,000 as used in determining the 
fiscal year 1987 community development block 
grant program allocation; and 
‘‘(C) was allocated in excess of $1,000,000 
in community development block grant funds in 
fiscal year 1987. 
‘‘(3) AMOUNTS REALLOCATED TO URBAN COUN-
TIES.—An urban county that receives amounts re-
allocated under paragraph (1)(A) shall expend those 
amounts for the benefit of metropolitan cities lo-
cated in the urban county.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2135 
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit debt collectors 
from collecting, or attempting to collect, on a debt of a consumer with 
respect to which the statute of limitations has expired, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2021 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Ms. BONAMICI, and Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit 
debt collectors from collecting, or attempting to collect, 
on a debt of a consumer with respect to which the 
statute of limitations has expired, 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 ‘‘Fair Debt Collection 
Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COLLECTING TIME-BARRED DEBT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Fair Debt Collection Prac-
tices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
after section 811 the following: 
‘‘§ 811A. Prohibition on collecting time-barred debt 
‘‘A debt collector may not collect, or attempt to col-
lect, any debt of a consumer with respect to which the 
statute of limitations has expired.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 811 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘811A. Prohibition on collecting time-barred debt.’’. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2137 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to further protect officers and 
employees of the United States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2021 
Mr. CUELLAR (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to further protect 
officers and employees of the United States, 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 ‘‘Jaime Zapata and Vic-
tor Avila Federal Law Enforcement Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) since the founding of the Nation, officers 
and employees of the United States Government 
have dutifully and faithfully served the United 
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States overseas, including in situations that place 
them at serious risk of death or bodily harm, in 
order to preserve, protect, and defend the interests 
of the United States; 
(2) securing the safety of such officers and em-
ployees while serving overseas is of paramount im-
portance and is also in furtherance of preserving, 
protecting, and defending the interests of the United 
States; 
(3) Federal courts, including the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, the United 
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh 
Circuit, have correctly interpreted section 1114 of 
title 
18, 
United 
States 
Code, 
to 
apply 
extraterritorially to protect officers and employees of 
the United States while the officers and employees 
are serving abroad; 
(4) in a case involving a violent attack against 
Federal law enforcement officers Jaime Zapata and 
Victor Avila, a panel of a Federal court of appeals 
held that section 1114 of title 18, United States 
Code, does not apply extraterritorially, creating a 
split among the United States circuit courts of ap-
peals; and 
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(5) in light of the opinion described in para-
graph (4), it has become necessary for Congress to 
clarify the original intent that section 1114 of title 
18, United States Code, applies extraterritorially. 
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF 
THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘Whoever’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.—There is 
extraterritorial jurisdiction over the conduct prohibited by 
this section.’’. 
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