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I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5752 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2021 Mr. Levin of California (for himself and Mr. Garcia of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize the termination of a telephone, multichannel video programming, or internet access service contract by a servicemember who enters into such contract after receiving military orders for permanent change of station but then receives a stop movement order due to an emergency situation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Relief for Servicemembers Act . 2. Termination of telephone, multichannel video programming, and internet access service contracts by ser­vice­mem­bers who enter into contracts after receiving military orders for permanent change of station but then receive stop movement orders due to an emergency situation (a) In general Section 305A(a)(1) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3956 ) is amended— (1) by striking after the date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a period of not less than 90 days to a location that does not support the contract. and inserting after— ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs: (A) the date the servicemember receives military orders to relocate for a period of not less than 90 days to a location that does not support the contract; or (B) the date the servicemember, while in military service, receives military orders for a permanent change of station, thereafter enters into the contract, and then after entering into the contract receives a stop movement order issued by the Secretary of Defense in response to a local, national, or global emergency, effective for an indefinite period or for a period of not less than 30 days, which prevents the servicemember from using the services provided under the contract. . (b) Retroactive application The amendments made by this section shall apply to stop movement orders issued on or after March 1, 2020.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5754 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Advocate Tracker Act . 2. System for electronic submission of complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7309A(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall establish an information technology system that will allow a veteran (or the designated representative of a veteran) to electronically— (A) file a complaint that will be received by the appropriate patient advocate; and (B) at any time view the status of the complaint, including interim and final actions that have been taken to address the complaint. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two H. R. 5754 AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Advocate Tracker Act . 2. System for electronic submission of complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7309A(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall establish an information technology system that will allow a veteran (or the designated representative of a veteran) to electronically— (A) file a complaint that will be received by the appropriate patient advocate; and (B) at any time view the status of the complaint, including interim and final actions that have been taken to address the complaint. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5754 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2021 Mrs. McClain (for herself, Ms. Slotkin , Mr. Moolenaar , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Posey , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mrs. Rodgers of Washington , Mr. Mann , Mr. Hudson , and Mr. Veasey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Advocate Tracker Act . 2. System for electronic submission of complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7309A(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall establish an information technology system that will allow a veteran (or the designated representative of a veteran) to electronically— (A) file a complaint that will be received by the appropriate patient advocate; and (B) at any time view the status of the complaint, including interim and final actions that have been taken to address the complaint. .
IIB 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5754 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18 (legislative day, May 17), 2022 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to electronically submit complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Advocate Tracker Act . 2. System for electronic submission of complaints about the delivery of health care services by the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 7309A(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Beginning not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Director shall establish an information technology system that will allow a veteran (or the designated representative of a veteran) to electronically— (A) file a complaint that will be received by the appropriate patient advocate; and (B) at any time view the status of the complaint, including interim and final actions that have been taken to address the complaint. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5755 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2021 Mr. Moolenaar (for himself, Mrs. Dingell , Mrs. McClain , and Ms. Slotkin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the assignment of patient advocates at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act . 2. Patient advocates at medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 7309A of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection (e): (e) Number of patient advocates Beginning on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Director shall ensure that— (1) there is not fewer than one patient advocate for every 13,500 veterans enrolled in the system of annual patient enrollment established and operated under section 1705 of this title; and (2) highly rural veterans may access the services of patient advocates, including, to the extent practicable, with respect to assigning patient advocates to rural community-based outpatient clinics. . (b) GAO Report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report evaluating the implementation by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of section 7309A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5758 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2021 Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. Wittman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize non-medical counseling services, provided by certain mental health professionals, to military families.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Comforting Our Military Families through On-base or Remote Treatment Act or the COMFORT Act . 2. Non-medical counseling services for military families Section 1781 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Non-Medical counseling services (1) In carrying out its duties under subsection (b), the Office may coordinate programs and activities for the provision of non-medical counseling services to military families through the Department of Defense Military and Family Counseling Program. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mental health professional described in paragraph (3) may provide non-medical counseling services at any location in a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States, without regard to where the provider or recipient of such services is located, if the provision of such services is within the scope of the authorized Federal duties of the provider. (3) A mental health professional described in this subsection is a person who is— (A) a mental health professional who holds a current license or certification that is— (i) issued by a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States; and (ii) recognized by the Secretary of Defense; (B) a member of the uniformed services, a civilian employee of the Department of Defense, or a contractor designated by the Secretary; and (C) performing authorized duties for the Department of Defense under a program or activity referred to in paragraph (1). (4) In this subsection, the term non-medical counseling services means mental health care services that are non-clinical, short-term and solution focused, and address topics related to personal growth, development, and positive functioning. .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5759 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2021 Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Ms. Salazar , Ms. Herrell , Mrs. Hinson , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Gibbs , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Budd , Mr. Bost , Mr. Babin , Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Rosendale , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Cawthorn , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Mr. Good of Virginia , Ms. Letlow , Mr. Timmons , Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Feenstra , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Owens , Mr. Garbarino , Mr. Mast , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Williams of Texas , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Posey , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Gohmert , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Obernolte , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Norman , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Gooden of Texas , Mr. Steube , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Crawford , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Murphy of North Carolina , Mr. Newhouse , Mr. Johnson of Louisiana , Mr. Jacobs of New York , Mr. Katko , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , and Mr. Perry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes.

1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants Act or the BE GONE Act . 2. Expanding the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (T), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (V) sexual abuse, sexual assault, and aggravated sexual violence. .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5761 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2021 Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Babin , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Stauber , and Mr. Van Drew ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide increased locality pay rates to certain Bureau of Prisons employees whose duty stations are located in the pay locality designated as Rest of U.S. , and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pay Our Correctional Officers Fairly Act . 2. Providing nearest other locality pay rate for certain Bureau of Prisons employees receiving Rest of U.S. locality rate Section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) the following: (i) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the official worksite of an employee of the Bureau of Prisons that is otherwise located in the pay locality designated as Rest of U.S. shall be considered to be located in the nearest other pay locality established pursuant to this section. (2) An employee of the Bureau of Prisons shall not be subject to paragraph (1) if the official worksite of such employee is not located within 100 miles of any pay locality other than Rest of U.S. . (3) This subsection shall begin to apply during any pay period beginning on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection. .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5765 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Mrs. Boebert (for herself, Mr. Mast , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Norman , Mr. Gohmert , and Mr. Clyde ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for funeral expenses related to COVID–19, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “ Stop Appropriations for Obsequy Costs Act ” or the “ Stop AOC Act ”. 2. Prohibiting use of Federal funds for funeral expenses related to COVID–19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 4006 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and section 408(e)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174(e)(1) ), Federal funds may not be used to provide financial assistance to an individual or household for funeral expenses if the eligibility for such assistance is derived from a cause of death related to COVID–19.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5766 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to make it unlawful for any air carrier to operate certain helicopters without a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act . 2. Helicopter recorders (a) In general Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 44744. Helicopter recorders It shall be unlawful for any air carrier to operate a single or multiengine, turbine-powered helicopter with 1 or more passenger seats and 1 or more pilots without a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder that meet the requirements of section 91.609 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 44744. Helicopter recorders. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5767 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Mr. Cleaver (for himself and Mr. David Scott of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to permit certain non-designated clearinghouses access to a deposit account at a Federal reserve bank, to apply certain risk management standards to non-designated clearinghouses receiving certain services from a Federal reserve bank, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Risk Management for Derivatives Clearing Organizations Act . 2. Access to Federal reserve bank accounts and services Section 806 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5465 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking a designated financial market utility and and inserting a designated financial market utility, a derivatives clearing organization registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the Commodity Exchange Act that has been approved to hold such an account by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or a clearing agency registered with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that has been approved to hold such an account by the Commission, and ; (B) by striking designated financial market utility that and inserting financial market utility that ; and (C) by inserting after by the Board of Governors the following: , as well as any applicable rules, orders, standards, or guidelines, including, in particular, liquidity requirements, prescribed by the financial market utility’s primary financial regulatory agency. Access to discount and borrowing privileges may only be provided to a financial market utility in accordance with subsection (b) ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking designated financial market utility and inserting financial market utility ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking designated financial market utility each place such term appears and inserting financial market utility .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5777 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Mr. Keller introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the definition of eligible program under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for the purposes of eligibility for Federal financial aid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connecting Higher Opportunities In College Education Act or the CHOICE Act . 2. Job training program Section 481(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii); (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) (i) 150 clock hours of instruction, 4 semester hours, or 6 quarter hours, offered during a minimum of 8 weeks, that— (I) has a verified completion rate of at least 70 percent, as determined in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary; (II) has a verified placement rate of at least 70 percent, as determined in accordance with the regulations of the Secretary; and (III) provides training aligned with the requirements of high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sectors or occupations in the State or local area in which the job training program is provided, as determined by an industry or sector partnership in such State or local area. (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the terms in-demand industry sector or occupation , industry or sector partnership , and local area have the meanings given the terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5778 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Mr. Kim of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pallone , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Payne , Mr. Malinowski , and Mr. Sires ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services , and Small Business , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To cancel and waive certain debts owed to the United States with respect to Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Security After Sandy Act . 2. Community disaster loan forgiveness Notwithstanding any other provision of law, repayment shall be canceled for all uncollected amounts owed with respect to loans made by the Federal Government between January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2021, under section 417 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5184 ) with respect to any major disaster declared under section 401 of such Act. 3. Waiver of debt (a) In general Notwithstanding subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Administration, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration— (1) subject to paragraph (2), shall waive a debt owed to the United States related to covered assistance provided to an individual or household if— (A) such debt owed is a result of an unauthorized use of funds for such covered assistance; and (B) the use of funds related to the same recovery for which the covered assistance was provided; and (2) may not waive a debt under paragraph (1) if the debt involves fraud by the debtor. (b) Covered assistance defined In this section, the term covered assistance means Federal assistance provided in relation to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ) between January 1, 2006, and January 1, 2021.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5783 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Mr. Mann (for himself and Mr. Pappas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve homeless veterans reintegration programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reaching Every Homeless Veteran Act of 2021 . 2. Grants for homeless veterans reintegration programs (a) Grants Section 2021 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection: (b) Grants (1) In awarding grants for purposes of conducting programs described in subsection (a), the Secretary of Labor shall, to the extent practicable, consider applications for fundable grants from entities in all States. (2) In each State in which no entity has been awarded a grant described in paragraph (1) as of the date of the enactment of the Reaching Every Homeless Veteran Act of 2021 , the Secretary of Labor shall, in coordination with the Director of Veterans' Employment and Training assigned to the State under section 4103 of this title, organize and conduct an outreach and education program to ensure communities are aware of the programs conducted under this section and the benefits of the programs. . (b) Contents of biennial report to Congress Subsection (e) of section 2021 of such title, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before Not less ; and (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: (2) The Secretary of Labor shall include in each report submitted under paragraph (1) the following: (A) An evaluation of services furnished to veterans under this section. (B) An analysis of the information collected under subsection (c). (C) An identification of— (i) the total number of applications for grants under this section that the Secretary received during the fiscal year preceding the date on which the report is submitted; and (ii) the number of such applications that were denied. (D) With respect to each State in which no entity was awarded a grant under this section during the fiscal year preceding the date on which the report is submitted— (i) an identification of the top five reasons why entities that applied for such a grant were not awarded the grant; and (ii) information regarding the specific criteria used to score the applications and an explanation of if, how, or why such criteria differed from the previous fiscal year. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 2021A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking section 2021(d) and inserting section 2021(e) .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5784 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to allow the District of Columbia to receive Federal funding under such Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Prevention Act of 2021 . 2. Eligibility of District of Columbia for Federal funding under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 Section 304(4) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1453(4) ) is amended by inserting the District of Columbia, after the term also includes .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5787 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Mr. Rosendale (for himself, Mrs. Wagner , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Cawthorn , Mr. Ellzey , Miss González-Colón , Mr. Harris , Mr. Good of Virginia , and Mrs. Rodgers of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a strategy for telehealth furnished by the Veterans Health Administration and submit a report on end-user devices distributed by the Secretary to veterans to facilitate such telehealth.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Telehealth Strategy Act . 2. Telehealth strategy of the Veterans Health Administration Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a strategy for telehealth services furnished by the Veterans Health Administration. Such strategy shall contain the following elements: (1) A projection of demand for such telehealth services for the fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, including— (A) aggregate demand for telehealth services; (B) such demand, disaggregated by primary care, relevant specialties, and mental health; (C) such demand, disaggregated by telehealth modality; and (D) demand described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) disaggregated by State. (2) An estimate of the technology needed to support demand described in paragraph (1), including— (A) quantities of end-user devices, other hardware, software, and services; (B) costs of end-user devices, other hardware, software, and services; and (C) quantities and costs described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, disaggregated by— (i) remote patient monitoring and home telehealth prosthetics; (ii) home- and community-based services; (iii) clinic-based services; and (iv) hospital and emergency services. 3. Report on end-user telehealth devices furnished by the Veterans Health Administration Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the utilization of end-user devices provided to veterans by the Department to facilitate telehealth during fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Such report shall contain the following elements: (1) How many of each type of end-user devices, in total and disaggregated by State, the Secretary has provided to veterans. (2) Usage rates of the devices described in paragraph (1). (3) Total cost to purchase and distribute the devices described in paragraph (1). (4) The number of devices described in paragraph (1) returned to the Department. (5) The number of devices described in paragraph (4) subsequently provided to other veterans. 4. State defined In this Act, the term State has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5789 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Mr. Steil (for himself and Mr. Phillips ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the ability of veterans to make appointments for mental health care furnished by the Secretary.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Veteran Falls Through the Cracks Act . 2. Improvements to scheduling by veterans of mental health appointments at Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Rescheduling cancelled appointments If a covered veteran cancels an appointment for mental health care furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary shall seek to reschedule the appointment, regardless of the method by which the veteran cancelled the appointment. In seeking to reschedule such appointment, the Secretary shall contact the veteran by telephone. If the veteran does not reschedule the appointment during the first telephone call, the Secretary shall contact the veteran at least once more by telephone to reschedule the appointment. (b) Covered veteran defined In this section, the term covered veteran means a veteran who is enrolled in the system of patient enrollment established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5790 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 28, 2021 Mr. Zeldin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To provide for working with allies to seek increased compliance by China with certain OECD export credit standards.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Neutralizing Unfair Chinese Export Subsidies Act of 2021 . 2. Working with allies to ensure China’s compliance with OECD standards (a) In general Within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a detailed strategy and timeline with respect to— (1) strengthening United States advocacy and cooperation with appropriate allies and partners to seek to ensure substantial compliance by China with the financial terms and conditions of the OECD Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits; and (2) the goal described in section 11(a)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012. (b) International negotiations on export subsidies (1) In general Section 11(a)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 ( 12 U.S.C. 635a–5(a)(1) ) is amended by striking with the possible goal of eliminating, before the date that is 10 years after December 4, 2015, and inserting with the goal of eliminating, before the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of the Neutralizing Unfair Chinese Export Subsidies Act of 2021 . (2) Progress report Section 11(e) of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 635a–5(e) ) is amended by striking 2019 and inserting 2026 . (3) Conduct of negotiations Section 11 of such Act ( 12 U.S.C. 635a–5 ) is amended— (A) in each of subsections (a) and (d), by striking The President and inserting The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, ; (B) in subsection (a), by inserting , and endeavor to hold not less frequently than twice per year, before negotiations ; (C) in each of subsections (b), (c), and (e), by striking President each place it appears and inserting Secretary of the Treasury ; and (D) in subsection (d), by inserting , and endeavor to hold such negotiations not less frequently than twice per year before the period.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5793 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 1, 2021 Mr. Diaz-Balart (for himself, Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Donalds , and Mr. Buchanan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To temporarily limit the authority of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prescribe chargeable premium rates for flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the NFIP Risk Rating 2.0 Delay Act of 2021 . 2. Premium rate freeze Notwithstanding section 1308(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4015(a) ), during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 2022, the chargeable premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. ), as in effect on the day before that date of enactment— (1) shall remain in effect; and (2) may not be adjusted by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5794 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building .

1. First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two H. R. 5794 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building .

1. First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5794 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 1, 2021 Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Evans , Ms. Dean , Ms. Scanlon , Ms. Houlahan , Ms. Wild , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Meuser , Mr. Perry , Mr. Smucker , Mr. Keller , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , and Mr. Lamb ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building .

1. First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building .
IIB 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5794 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2022 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building .

1. First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5797 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 1, 2021 Mr. Katko (for himself, Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Garbarino , Mr. Jacobs of New York , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Reed , Ms. Tenney , and Mrs. Miller-Meeks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To authorize grants for States, and units of local government that take efforts to stop enabling repeat violence, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering Our Communities Act or the SERVE Our Communities Act . 2. SERVE Our Communities grant program (a) Authorization The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is authorized to make grants to eligible States and units of local government for the purposes described in subsection (c). (b) Eligibility In order to be eligible for a grant under this section, a State or unit of local government— (1) shall allow a State court or magistrate to consider the danger an individual poses to the community when determining bail or pretrial release conditions; and (2) shall have taken steps during the previous calendar year to prevent repeat offenses by violent offenders, including— (A) enacting a law that allows a State court or magistrate to consider the danger an individual poses to the community when determining bail or pretrial release conditions; (B) expanding efforts of that jurisdiction to hire and retain law enforcement officers and prosecutorial staff; or (C) administering a public education program to combat anti-police sentiment and improve community-police relations. (c) Use of funds A State or unit of local government that receives a grant under this section may use such funds for the purposes described in section 211(b) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( 34 U.S.C. 60531(b) ). (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2028 to carry out this section. (e) Definitions In this section, the terms State and unit of local government have the meanings given such terms in section 901 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10251 ).
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5801 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 1, 2021 Mr. McEachin (for himself, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Rush , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Carter of Georgia , and Ms. Lee of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Help Ensure Lower Patient Copays Act or the HELP Copays Act . 2. Application of additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements (a) Application toward cost-Sharing requirements Section 2715(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–15(g)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In developing the standards for defining the terms deductible , co-insurance , co-payment , and out-of-pocket limit (as described in paragraph (2)), such standards shall provide that such terms include amounts paid by, or on behalf of, an individual enrolled in a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage, including third-party payments, financial assistance, discounts, product vouchers, and other reductions in out-of-pocket expenses and that such amounts shall be counted toward such deductible, co-insurance, co-payment, or limit, respectively. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) PPACA Section 1302(c)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18022(c)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Application of terms For purposes of subparagraph (A), the terms deductible , coinsurance , copayment , or similar charge and any other expenditure described in clause (ii) of such subparagraph shall include amounts paid by, or on behalf of, an individual enrolled in a group health plan or group or individual health insurance coverage, including third-party payments, financial assistance, discounts, product vouchers, and other reductions in out-of-pocket expenses and such amounts shall be counted toward such deductible, coinsurance, copayment, charge, or other expenditure, respectively. . (2) PHSA Section 2707(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–6(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: For purposes of the previous sentence, such limitation shall be applied as if the reference to essential health benefits in section 1302(c)(3) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act were a reference to any item or service covered under the plan included within a category of essential health benefits as described in (b)(1) of such section . .
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5805 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 1, 2021 Ms. Stansbury (for herself, Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mr. McNerney , and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Buffalo Tract Protection Act . 2. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, the Federal land described in subsection (b) is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. (b) Description The Federal land referred to in subsections (a) and (c) is the approximately 4,288 acres of land administered by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management and generally depicted as Tract A , Tract B , Tract C , and Tract D on the map entitled Placitas, New Mexico Area Map and dated November 13, 2019. (c) Surface estate (1) In general Subject to the reservation of the mineral estate under paragraph (2), nothing in this Act prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from conveying the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) in accordance with— (A) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); or (B) the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq. ). (2) Mineral estate Any conveyance of the surface estate of the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall require a reservation of the mineral estate to the United States.
I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5809 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as the Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building .

1. Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, shall be known and designated as the Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives July 12, 2022. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.
I One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two H. R. 5809 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as the Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building .

1. Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, shall be known and designated as the Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5809 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2021 Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. McNerney , Mr. Costa , Mr. Takano , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Porter , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Obernolte , Mr. Valadao , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Issa , Mr. McCarthy , Mrs. Steel , Mrs. Kim of California , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Nunes , and Mr. Garcia of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as the Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building .

1. Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, shall be known and designated as the Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office Building .