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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9500 
To require agencies to use information and communications technology prod-
ucts obtained from original equipment manufacturers or authorized re-
sellers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 
Mr. FALLON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To require agencies to use information and communications 
technology products obtained from original equipment 
manufacturers or authorized resellers, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing America’s 
Federal Equipment Supply Chains Act’’ or the ‘‘SAFE 
Supply Chains Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AGENCY USE OF IT PRODUCTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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program should expedite and prioritize the produc-
tion of such items above the production of other 
items. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter for 10 years, the Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly submit to 
the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a 
report describing what actions the Department of 
State and the Department of Defense have taken or 
are planning to take to prioritize Ukraine’s Foreign 
Military Sales cases, and current procedures or 
mechanisms for determining that a Foreign Military 
Sales program case for Ukraine should be prioritized 
above a sale to another country of the same or simi-
lar item. 
(d) INTERAGENCY POLICY.—The Secretary of State 
and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and up-
date interagency policies and implementation guidance re-
lated to Foreign Military Sales program requests from 
Ukraine, including incorporating the preclearance provi-
sions of this section. 
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matic Security verifying Agency job applicants’ for-
eign education credentials; and 
(11) an assessment of the Department of State 
and the Agency’s security clearance process, includ-
ing outsourcing to the Defense Counterintelligence 
and Security Agency. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act takes effect on January 1, 2025. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 949 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the general Medicaid 
funding limitations for territories of the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mr. TORRES of New York, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. 
TAKANO, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. TRONE, Mr. CASE, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Ms. MENG, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, 
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. 
MOYLAN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. CHU, and Ms. NORTON) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
the general Medicaid funding limitations for territories 
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 ‘‘Insular Area Medicaid 
Parity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF GENERAL MEDICAID FUNDING 
LIMITATIONS (‘‘CAP’’) FOR TERRITORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1108 of the Social Secu-
rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (g) and (h)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsections (g), (h), and (i)’’; 
(2) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘and para-
graphs (3) and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘, paragraphs (3) 
and (5), and subsection (i)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) SUNSET
OF
MEDICAID
FUNDING
LIMITA-
TIONS.—Subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply to Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, and American Samoa beginning with fiscal year 
2023.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 1902(j) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396a(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘, the 
limitation in section 1108(f),’’. 
(2) Section 1903(u) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1396b(u)) is amended by striking para-
graph (4). 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply beginning with fiscal year 2023. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 94 
To amend the Endangered Species Act to prevent a species that is not 
native to the United States from being listed as an endangered species 
or a threatened species, to prohibit certain types of financial assistance, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act to prevent a species 
that is not native to the United States from being listed 
as an endangered species or a threatened species, to 
prohibit certain types of financial assistance, 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 ‘‘American Sovereignty 
and Species Protection Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LISTING OF NONNATIVE SPECIES 
AND PROVISION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL AS-
SISTANCE. 
(a) LIMITATION ON LISTING OF NONNATIVE SPE-
CIES.—Section 4(a) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(4) NONNATIVE SPECIES.—The Secretary may not 
determine that a species is an endangered species or a 
threatened species pursuant to this section if such species 
is not native to the United States.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF CERTAIN FINAN-
CIAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 8(a) of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1537(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘As a demonstration of’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a demonstration of’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘(which includes, but is not lim-
ited to, the acquisition, by lease or otherwise, of 
lands, waters, or interests therein)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PROHIBITION ON PURCHASING LAND IN A 
FOREIGN
COUNTRY.—No financial assistance pro-
vided under paragraph (1) may be used to acquire, 
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by lease or otherwise, lands, waters, or other inter-
ests in a foreign country.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9503 
To direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development to promulgate regulations to re-
quire all implementing partners receiving foreign assistance funds with 
activities in Afghanistan to submit a report on any payments or 
withholdings, including for taxes, fees, duties, and utilities, made to 
the Taliban, state-owned enterprises, or governing institutions in Afghan-
istan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 
Mr. HUIZENGA (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. LAWLER, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. 
SELF, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. GUEST, Mr. CLINE, Mr. NORMAN, 
and Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State and the Administrator of 
the United States Agency for International Development 
to promulgate regulations to require all implementing 
partners receiving foreign assistance funds with activities 
in Afghanistan to submit a report on any payments 
or withholdings, including for taxes, fees, duties, and 
utilities, made to the Taliban, state-owned enterprises, 
or governing institutions in Afghanistan, and for other 
purposes. 
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SEC. 7. REPORT FROM THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the appropriate congressional committees and the 
Armed Services Committees of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate a report that includes the following 
with respect to section 8(m) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(m)), as in effect on the day before the 
date of the enactment of this Act: 
(1) A summary of the training and education 
requirements for members of the acquisition work-
force (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code) relating to the award of contracts to 
small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women under the authority of paragraph (2), (7), or 
(8) of such section 8(m). 
(2) A discussion of the training opportunities 
made available to members of the acquisition work-
force by each element of the Department of Defense 
(as described in section 111 of such title ) relating 
to the award of contracts to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by women under the authority 
of paragraph (2), (7), or (8) of such section 8(m). 
(3) Of the training opportunities described in 
paragraph (2), a description of those funded from 
amounts in the Department of Defense Acquisition 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9502 
To provide for automatic extension of employment authorizations, to require 
earlier determinations on temporary protected status designations, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 
Mr. FROST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for automatic extension of employment authoriza-
tions, to require earlier determinations on temporary pro-
tected status designations, 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 ‘‘Work Permit Reform 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENT OR EN-
DORSEMENT EXTENSIONS. 
Section 244(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(2) DURATION OF WORK AUTHORIZATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Work authorization 
provided under this section shall be effective 
throughout the period the alien is in temporary 
protected status under this section. 
‘‘(B) EXTENSIONS.—Upon extension of a 
foreign state’s designation pursuant to sub-
section (b)(3)(C), the period during which the 
work authorization provided under this section 
shall be effective shall be automatically ex-
tended for an additional period equivalent to 
the period of the extension of such designation 
if a request for renewal designated by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security is properly filed 
during the filing period described in the appli-
cable Federal Register notice regarding the ex-
tension of the foreign state’s designation. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION
ON
WEBSITE.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall include 
on the website of the Department of Homeland 
Security a notice describing any automatic ex-
tension pursuant to subparagraph (B) and shall 
ensure that the automatic extension is accu-
rately reflected in the automated system known 
as Systematic Alien Verification for Entitle-
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ments, as provided for by section 404 of the Il-
legal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Re-
sponsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a 
note).’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 950 
To direct the Secretary of the Navy to notify Congress of the pending 
retirement of any naval vessel that is a viable candidate for artificial 
reefing, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Ms. SALAZAR (for herself, Mr. CASE, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. 
BILIRAKIS, Mr. WALTZ, and Mrs. CAMMACK) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Navy to notify Congress of 
the pending retirement of any naval vessel that is a 
viable candidate for artificial reefing, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Re-using Equipment 
for Environmental Fortification Act’’ or the ‘‘REEF Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF PENDING RE-
TIREMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS THAT ARE 
VIABLE 
CANDIDATES 
FOR 
ARTIFICIAL 
REEFING. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of the Navy should explore and 
solicit artificial reefing opportunities with appropriate en-
tities for any naval vessel planned for retirement before 
initiating any plans to dispose of the vessel. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days before the re-
tirement from the Naval Vessel Register of any naval ves-
sel that is a viable candidate for artificial reefing, the Sec-
retary of the Navy shall notify Congress of the pending 
retirement of such vessel. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9510 
To make improvements to Federal contracting opportunities for small business 
concerns owned and controlled by women, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committees on Armed 
Services, Veterans’ Affairs, and Oversight and Accountability, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con-
sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To make improvements to Federal contracting opportunities 
for small business concerns owned and controlled by 
women, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Generating Revenue Opportunities for Women-Owned 
Small Businesses Act of 2024’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of content for 
this Act is as follows: 
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(A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint reso-
lution of disapproval introduced in the Senate 
shall be referred to the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs. 
(B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the 
committee to which a joint resolution of dis-
approval was referred has not reported the joint 
resolution within 10 calendar days after the 
date of referral of the joint resolution, that 
committee shall be discharged from further con-
sideration of the joint resolution and the joint 
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
calendar. 
(C) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing 
Rules of the Senate, it is in order at any time 
after the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs reports a joint resolution of dis-
approval to the Senate or has been discharged 
from consideration of such a joint resolution 
(even though a previous motion to the same ef-
fect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed 
to the consideration of the joint resolution, and 
all points of order against the joint resolution 
(and against consideration of the joint resolu-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9511 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a presumption that 
certain veterans were exposed to radiation and other toxins at the Nevada 
Test and Training Range for purposes of the treatment of certain disabil-
ities under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 
Mr. AMODEI (for himself and Ms. LEE of Nevada) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a pre-
sumption that certain veterans were exposed to radiation 
and other toxins at the Nevada Test and Training Range 
for purposes of the treatment of certain disabilities under 
the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, 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. TREATMENT AS RADIATION-RISK ACTIVITIES. 
Section 1112(c)(3)(B) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
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known as the ‘Non-Federal Funding Account for the 
Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation 
Program’, consisting of— 
‘‘(A) any amounts deposited in the Fund 
under paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(B) any interest earned on investment of 
amounts in the Fund under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(3) DEPOSITS TO FUND.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Pursuant to section 
8.4 of the Agreement, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall deposit in the Fund— 
‘‘(i) any unexpended non-Federal con-
tributions provided before the date of en-
actment of this subsection; and 
‘‘(ii) any non-Federal contributions 
provided on or after the date of enactment 
of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY
OF
AMOUNTS; 
EX-
PENDITURE.—Amounts deposited in the Fund 
under subparagraph (A) and any interest on 
those amounts in the Fund shall be made avail-
able to the Secretary, without further appro-
priation, for expenditure— 
‘‘(i) as provided in the Program Docu-
ments; and 
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‘‘(viii) At any time on or after January 1, 
1972, onsite participation in any aspect of the 
development, construction, operation, or main-
tenance of a military installation (as defined in 
section 2801 of title 10) at the Nevada Test 
and Training Range, Nevada.’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESUMPTIONS OF TOXIC EXPOSURE. 
Section 1119(c)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting before subsection (B), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(A) on or after January 1, 1972, per-
formed active military, naval, air, or space serv-
ice while assigned to a duty station in, includ-
ing airspace above, the Nevada Test and Train-
ing Range, Nevada;’’. 
SEC. 3. PRESUMPTION OF SERVICE CONNECTION. 
Section 1120(b) of such title is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (15) as para-
graph (16); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(15) Only in the case of a covered veteran de-
scribed in section 1119(c)(1)(A), lipomas and tumor 
related conditions.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9514 
To make certain modifications to the repayment for the Arkansas Valley 
Conduit in the State of Colorado. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 
Ms. BOEBERT (for herself and Mr. LOPEZ) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To make certain modifications to the repayment for the 
Arkansas Valley Conduit in the State of Colorado. 
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 ‘‘Finish the Arkansas 
Valley Conduit Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT, COLORADO. 
Public Law 87–590 (76 Stat. 389) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c) of the first section (76 
Stat. 390; 123 Stat. 1320), in the second sentence— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘, without interest,’’ be-
fore ‘‘in an amount’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘that is comprised of rev-
enue generated by payments’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
which payment shall only consist of funding 
provided during construction from any person 
other than the Secretary’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘of’’ before ‘‘revenue 
that’’; and 
(D) by inserting ‘‘over a period of 100 
years’’ after ‘‘project facilities’’; and 
(2) in section 2(b)(3)(A) (76 Stat. 390; 123 
Stat. 1321)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘plus interest’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘this section’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (c) of the first section’’. 
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