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SEC. 6. REPEATING EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM MES-
SAGES FOR NATIONAL SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Commission, in con-
sultation with the Administrator, shall complete a rule-
making proceeding to modify the Emergency Alert System 
to provide for repeating Emergency Alert System mes-
sages while an alert remains pending that is issued by— 
(1) the President; 
(2) the Administrator; or 
(3) any other entity under specified circum-
stances as determined by the Commission, in con-
sultation with the Administrator. 
(b) SCOPE OF RULEMAKING.—Subsection (a)— 
(1) shall apply to warnings of national security 
events, meaning emergencies of national significance, 
such as a missile threat, terror attack, or other act 
of war; and 
(2) shall not apply to more typical warnings, 
such as a weather alert, AMBER Alert, or disaster 
alert. 
SEC. 7. INTERNET AND ONLINE STREAMING SERVICES 
EMERGENCY ALERT EXAMINATION. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, and after providing public notice 
and opportunity for comment, the Commission shall com-
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plete an inquiry to examine the feasibility of updating the 
Emergency Alert System to enable or improve alerts to 
consumers provided through the internet, including 
through streaming services. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after com-
pleting the inquiry under subsection (a), the Commission 
shall submit a report on the findings and conclusions of 
the inquiry to— 
(1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives. 
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Union Calendar No. 480 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6096 
[Report No. 116–582, Part I] 
A BILL 
To improve oversight by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission of the wireless and broadcast 
emergency alert systems. 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
NOVEMBER 16, 2020 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure dis-
charged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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erations and, if the financial state-
ments of the issuer are audited, re-
viewed, or compiled, any related state-
ment by the independent accountant, 
a balance sheet dated not more than 
120 days before the date of the offer, 
and information pertaining to the 
management, business, results of op-
erations for the period covered by the 
foregoing financial statements, and 
material loss contingencies of the 
issuer. 
‘‘(v) SHELL
COMPANY.—The term 
‘shell company’ means a company that at 
the time of a transaction with an eligible 
privately held company— 
‘‘(I) has no or nominal oper-
ations; and 
‘‘(II) has— 
‘‘(aa) no or nominal assets; 
‘‘(bb) assets consisting solely 
of cash and cash equivalents; or 
‘‘(cc) assets consisting of 
any amount of cash and cash 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 662 
AN ACT 
To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations 
Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricul-
tural producers, 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 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6098 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand 
income eligibility standards under the Children’s Health Insurance Pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 5, 2020 
Ms. BARRAGA´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow 
States to expand income eligibility standards under the 
Children’s Health Insurance Program, 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, 
SECTION 1. STATE OPTION TO EXPAND INCOME ELIGI-
BILITY 
STANDARDS 
UNDER 
CHILDREN’S 
HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 2110(b)(1)(B)(ii) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1397jj(b)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended— 
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(1) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end and inserting ‘‘or’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subclause (III) the fol-
lowing new subclause: 
‘‘(IV) at the option of the State, 
whose family income exceeds the max-
imum income level otherwise estab-
lished for children under the State 
child health plan as of the date of the 
enactment of this subclause; and’’. 
Æ 
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(D) Medical information of the user. 
(E) Race, ethnicity, or religious affiliation 
of the user. 
(F) Criminal history of the user. 
Æ 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 663 
AN ACT 
To amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
equivalents and nominal other as-
sets. 
‘‘(F) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On the date that 
is 5 years after the date of the enactment 
of this paragraph, and every 5 years there-
after, each dollar amount in subparagraph 
(E)(iii)(II) shall be adjusted by— 
‘‘(I) dividing the annual value of 
the Employment Cost Index For 
Wages and Salaries, Private Industry 
Workers (or any successor index), as 
published by the Bureau of Labor 
Statistics, for the calendar year pre-
ceding the calendar year in which the 
adjustment is being made by the an-
nual value of such index (or suc-
cessor) for the calendar year ending 
December 31, 2012; and 
‘‘(II) multiplying such dollar 
amount by the quotient obtained 
under subclause (I). 
‘‘(ii) 
ROUNDING.—Each 
dollar 
amount determined under clause (i) shall 
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be rounded to the nearest multiple of 
$100,000.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and any amendment made by this Act shall 
take effect on the date that is 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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with the Board pursuant to section 7105 of this 
title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘military sexual trauma’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1166 of this 
title.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) SECTION HEADING.—The heading of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘re-
manded’’ and inserting ‘‘certain’’. 
(B) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of 
sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such 
title is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 7112 and inserting the following: 
‘‘7112. Expedited treatment of certain claims.’’. 
(b) AUDIT
AND MODIFICATION
OF DENIAL LET-
TERS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall conduct an audit of the language used 
in letters sent to individuals to explain the decision 
by the Secretary to deny covered claims. Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall modify the letters to en-
sure that— 
(A) the letters use trauma-informed lan-
guage; and
(B) 
veterans 
are 
not 
re-traumatized 
through insensitive language. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall carry 
out paragraph (1) in consultation with veterans serv-
ice organizations and other stakeholders as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
(c) EXAMINATIONS.—The Secretary shall establish 
protocols for Department of Veterans Affairs medical pro-
viders and contract medical providers to ensure that the 
medical providers conduct examinations regarding covered 
claims using trauma-informed practices. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘compensation’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101 of title 38, United 
States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘contract medical provider’’ 
means a medical provider who contracts with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs to provide a medical 
examination or a medical opinion when such an ex-
amination or opinion is necessary to make a decision 
on a claim under the laws administered by the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered claim’’ means a claim 
for compensation based on military sexual trauma 
experienced by a veteran.
(4) The term ‘‘military sexual trauma’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1166 of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(5) The term ‘‘trauma-informed’’ means, with 
respect to language or practices, using language or 
carrying out practices in a manner that— 
(A) is based on a knowledge of the aware-
ness of the prevalence and impact of trauma on 
the physical, emotional, and mental health of an 
individual, the behaviors of the individual, and 
the engagement by the individual to services; 
(B) is aimed at ensuring environments and 
services are welcoming and engaging to the in-
dividual who receives such services and the staff 
who provide such services; and 
(C) ensures that the language or practices 
do not retraumatize the individual. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 18, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6961 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals 
regarding claims involving military sexual trau-
ma.
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SEC. 6. DATA ON DOMESTIC TRAVEL AND TOURISM. 
The Secretary of Commerce, subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, shall collect and make public ag-
gregate data on domestic travel and tourism trends. 
SEC. 7. COMPLETION OF PROCEEDING. 
If the Secretary of Commerce has, before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, taken action that in whole 
or in part implements this Act or the amendments made 
by this Act, the Secretary is not required to revisit such 
action, but only to the extent such action is consistent with 
this Act and the amendments made by this Act. 
SEC. 8. DEFINED TERM. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘COVID–19 public health emer-
gency’’— 
(1) means the public health emergency first de-
clared on January 31, 2020, by the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services under section 319 of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) with 
respect to COVID–19; and 
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granted approval under section 587B, pro-
vided that the in vitro clinical test is devel-
oped and offered for clinical use in accord-
ance with such approval. 
‘‘(5) EMERGENCY USE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a public 
health emergency under section 319 of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act, an in vitro clinical test 
is exempt from the requirements of this sub-
chapter and may be lawfully marketed in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) CRITERIA.—An in vitro clinical test 
may be lawfully marketed in accordance with 
the exemption described in subparagraph (A) if 
such test— 
‘‘(i) is authorized for an emergency 
use under section 564(b); or 
‘‘(ii) is developed and used in labora-
tories for which a certificate is in effect 
under section 353 of the Public Health 
Service Act to conduct high-complexity 
testing and the developer— 
‘‘(I) is pursuing an emergency 
use authorization under section 564 
and provides updates to the Secretary 
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‘‘(3) infibulation or the narrowing of the vag-
inal opening (with or without excision of the clit-
oris); or 
‘‘(4) other procedures that are harmful to the 
external female genitalia, including pricking, incis-
ing, scraping, or cauterizing the genital area.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney 
General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, and the Secretary of Education, 
shall submit to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) an estimate of the number of women and 
girls in the United States at risk of or who have 
been subjected to female genital mutilation; 
(2) the protections available and actions taken, 
if any, by Federal, State, and local agencies to pro-
tect such women and girls; and 
(3) the actions taken by Federal agencies to 
educate and assist communities and key stake-
holders about female genital mutilation. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan erred
in invalidating the prior version of such section 116 (See 
United States v. Nagarwala, 350 F. Supp. 3d 613, 631 
(E.D. Mich. 2018)). The commercial nature of female gen-
ital mutilation (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
‘‘FGM’’) is ‘‘self-evident,’’ meaning that the ‘‘absence of 
particularized findings’’ about the commercial nature of 
FGM in the predecessor statute did not ‘‘call into question 
Congress’s authority to legislate’’ (Gonzales v. Raich, 545 
U.S. 1, 21 (2005)). Nevertheless, the Congress has elected 
to amend the FGM statute to clarify the commercial na-
ture of the conduct that this statute regulates. But, by 
doing so, Congress does not hereby ratify the district 
court’s erroneous interpretation in Nagarwala. 
SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 21, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6100 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify 
the criminalization of female genital mutilation, 
and for other purposes.
H. R. 6100 
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty 
An Act 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the criminalization of female 
genital mutilation, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strengthening the Opposition 
to Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘STOP FGM 
Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Female genital mutilation is recognized internationally 
as a human rights violation and a form of child abuse, gender 
discrimination, and violence against women and girls. Female 
genital mutilation is a global problem whose eradication 
requires international cooperation and enforcement at the 
national level. The United States should demonstrate its 
commitment to the rights of women and girls by leading the 
way in the international community in banning this abhorrent 
practice. 
(2) Congress has previously prohibited the commission of 
female genital mutilation on minors. Female genital mutilation 
is a heinous practice that often inflicts excruciating pain on 
its victims and causes them to suffer grave physical and psycho-
logical harm. 
(3) Congress has the power under article I, section 8 of 
the Constitution to make all laws which shall be necessary 
and proper for carrying into execution treaties entered into 
by the United States. 
(4) Congress also has the power under the Commerce 
Clause to prohibit female genital mutilation. An international 
market for the practice exists, and persons who perform female 
genital mutilation in other countries typically earn a living 
from doing so. 
(5) Those who perform this conduct often rely on a connec-
tion to interstate or foreign commerce, such as interstate or 
foreign travel, the transmission or receipt of communications 
in interstate or foreign commerce, the use of instruments traded 
in interstate or foreign commerce, or payments of any kind 
in furtherance of this conduct. 
(6) Amending the statute to specify a link to interstate 
or foreign commerce would confirm that Congress has the 
affirmative power to prohibit this conduct.
‘‘(2) being the parent, guardian, or caretaker of 
a person who has not attained the age of 18 years 
facilitates or consents to the female genital mutila-
tion of such person; or 
‘‘(3) transports a person who has not attained 
the age of 18 years for the purpose of the perform-
ance of female genital mutilation on such person, 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 
10 years, or both.’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) It shall not be a defense to a prosecution under 
this section that female genital mutilation is required as 
a matter of religion, custom, tradition, ritual, or standard 
practice.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (d); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) For the purposes of subsection (a), the cir-
cumstances described in this subsection are that— 
‘‘(1) the defendant or victim traveled in inter-
state or foreign commerce, or traveled using a 
means, channel, facility, or instrumentality of inter-
state or foreign commerce, in furtherance of or in 
connection with the conduct described in subsection 
(a); 
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IIB 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6100 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the crim-
inalization of female genital mutilation, 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 ‘‘Strengthening the Op-
position to Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2020’’ or the 
‘‘STOP FGM Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Female genital mutilation is recognized 
internationally as a human rights violation and a 
form of child abuse, gender discrimination, and vio-
lence against women and girls. Female genital muti-
lation is a global problem whose eradication requires 
international cooperation and enforcement at the na-
tional level. The United States should demonstrate 
its commitment to the rights of women and girls by 
leading the way in the international community in 
banning this abhorrent practice. 
(2) Congress has previously prohibited the com-
mission of female genital mutilation on minors. Fe-
male genital mutilation is a heinous practice that 
often inflicts excruciating pain on its victims and 
causes them to suffer grave physical and psycho-
logical harm. 
(3) Congress has the power under article I, sec-
tion 8 of the Constitution to make all laws which 
shall be necessary and proper for carrying into exe-
cution treaties entered into by the United States. 
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I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6331 
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish 
a credit facility to provide loans to small businesses, including small 
family farms, during the COVID–19 emergency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2020 
Mrs. BEATTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System to establish a credit facility to provide loans 
to small businesses, including small family farms, during 
the COVID–19 emergency. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT FACILITY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System shall establish a credit facility 
to provide loans to small businesses during the COVID– 
19 emergency. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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H. Res. 1232 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 19, 2022. 
Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolu-
tion the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 
declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 8294) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2023, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consider-
ation of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined 
to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amend-
ment under the five-minute rule. An amendment in the na-
ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 117–55 shall be considered as adopted in the House 
and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended,