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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3163 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the issuance of nationwide 
injunctions from single-judge divisions of U.S. District Courts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 9, 2023 
Ms. SHERRILL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the 
issuance of nationwide injunctions from single-judge divi-
sions of U.S. District Courts. 
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 ‘‘End Judge Shopping 
Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. ORDERS PURPORTING TO RESTRAIN ENFORCE-
MENT AGAINST NON-PARTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 87 of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 1414. Civil actions seeking nationwide injunctions 
‘‘A civil action which seeks an order enforceable in 
each district and division of the United States shall be 
brought only in a division of a judicial district which has 
two or more active judges assigned.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘1414. Civil actions seeking nationwide injunctions.’’. 
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SEC. 2. CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES STRAT-
EGY TO ADDRESS EFFECTS OF NEW TECH-
NOLOGIES ON CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH. 
Section 520(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 290bb–31(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (16), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(18) develop and implement a strategy to help 
local communities address the effects of new tech-
nologies, such as social media, on children’s mental 
health.’’. 
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(2) EXCEPTED SERVICE HIRING AUTHORITY.— 
Each position in the Joint Autonomy Office shall be 
a position in the excepted service, and the Secretary 
may appoint individuals to such positions in the 
same manner as provided under section 1599f of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(f) DATA ACCESS AND RELATED AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) DATA ACCESS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the Joint Autonomy Office— 
(A) subject to the implementation of the 
security protocols described in paragraph (2), 
has unlimited access to existing datasets within 
service and joint autonomous system, artificial 
intelligence, and legacy platform and sensor 
programs regardless of classification level; and 
(B) has the authority to centralize access 
to such data and information, as required to 
carry out the duties of the Office. 
(2) SECURITY PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall implement appropriate security proto-
cols to protect any data and other information 
shared with or maintained by the Office under para-
graph (1). 
(g) CONTRACTING
AUTHORITIES
AND
LIMITA-
TIONS.— 
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SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE USE OF ALLOTTED FUNDS. 
Section 603 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(k) ADDITIONAL ELIGIBLE USE
OF ALLOTTED 
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this sec-
tion, each fiscal year, a State may reserve up to 0.5 per-
cent of the amounts allotted to the State under this title 
and section 205(m) for that fiscal year to carry out activi-
ties necessary to create the detailed estimate under section 
516(b)(1)(B).’’. 
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determined by the Secretary to be of high risk to port se-
curity or maritime transportation security and that con-
nect to the internet, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall, acting through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency, before such crane is placed into service 
at such port, inspect such crane for potential security risks 
or threats. 
(b) SECURITY RISKS OR THREATS ASSESSMENTS.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) assess the threat posed by security risks or 
threats of any existing or newly constructed foreign 
cranes in use at a United States port; and 
(2) take any crane that poses a security risk or 
threat offline until such crane can be certified as no 
longer being a risk or threat. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
brief the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regarding for-
eign crane security risks or threats posed by existing or 
newly constructed foreign cranes within United States 
ports. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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Security, the House Committee on Oversight and 
Accountability, the Senate Committee on the Judici-
ary, and the Senate Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs Committee. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3169 
To require the inspection of certain foreign cranes before use at a United 
States port, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2023 
Mr. GIMENEZ (for himself and Mr. GARAMENDI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To require the inspection of certain foreign cranes before 
use at a United States port, 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 ‘‘Port Crane Security 
and Inspection Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. FOREIGN CRANE INSPECTION TRANSPORTATION 
AND PORT SECURITY AND MARITIME SECU-
RITY ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With respect to newly constructed 
foreign cranes procured for use at a United States port 
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‘‘(B) an organization that is— 
‘‘(i) organized for, and at all times 
since the formation of the organization has 
been operated principally for, 1 or more of 
the conservation purposes specified in 
clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 
170(h)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986; 
‘‘(ii) an organization described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of that Code that is exempt 
from taxation under section 501(a) of that 
Code; or 
‘‘(iii) described in— 
‘‘(I) paragraph (1) or (2) of sec-
tion 509(a) of that Code; or 
‘‘(II) section 509(a)(3) of that 
Code and is controlled by an organiza-
tion described in section 509(a)(2) of 
that Code. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘eligible land’ 
means private land (which shall include land owned 
by any organization described in paragraph (2)(B) 
and land owned by any other private entity, without 
any eligibility requirement in addition to the eligi-
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(1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a country that— 
(A) the intelligence community has identi-
fied as a foreign adversary in its most recent 
Annual Threat Assessment; or 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, has identified as a foreign adver-
sary that is not included in such Annual Threat 
Assessment. 
(2) FOREIGN
CRANE.—The term ‘‘foreign 
crane’’ means a crane for which any information 
technology and operational technology components in 
such crane that is connected into cyber infrastruc-
ture at a port located in the United States was, in 
whole or in part, manufactured by an entity that is 
operating under ownership, control, or influence of a 
covered foreign country. 
SEC. 3. FOREIGN CRANE PROHIBITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, a foreign crane— 
(1) for which a contract was entered into on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act may not be 
operated at a port located in the United States; and 
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(2) operated at a port located in the United 
States may not operate foreign software on any date 
after the date which is 5 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a country that— 
(A) the intelligence community has identi-
fied as a foreign adversary in its most recent 
Annual Threat Assessment; or 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, has identified as a foreign adver-
sary that is not included in such Annual Threat 
Assessment. 
(2) FOREIGN
CRANE.—The term ‘‘foreign 
crane’’ means a crane for which any software or 
other technology in such crane that is connected into 
cyber infrastructure at a port located in the United 
States was, in whole or in part, manufactured by an 
entity that is owned or controlled by, is a subsidiary 
of, or is otherwise related legally or financially to a 
corporation based in a covered foreign country. 
(3) FOREIGN SOFTWARE.—The term ‘‘foreign 
software’’ means software or other technology, in 
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whole or in part, manufactured by a company wholly 
owned by a covered foreign country. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3171 
To direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with 
the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its 
office the ‘‘Taiwan Representative Office’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2023 
Mr. CURTIS (for himself and Mr. PAPPAS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotia-
tions with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representa-
tive Office to rename its office the ‘‘Taiwan Representa-
tive Office’’, 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 ‘‘Taiwan Representative 
Office Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF AND REFERENCES TO TAIWAN 
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States, consistent with the Taiwan Relations 
Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Six Assurances, to 
provide the people of Taiwan with de facto diplomatic 
treatment equivalent to foreign countries, nations, states, 
governments, or similar entities, and, consistent with this 
policy, to rename the ‘‘Taipei Economic and Cultural Rep-
resentative Office’’ in the United States as the ‘‘Taiwan 
Representative Office’’. 
(b) RENAMING.—The Secretary of State shall seek 
to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and 
Cultural Representative Office to rename its office in the 
District of Colombia the ‘‘Taiwan Representative Office’’. 
(c) REFERENCES.—If the Taipei Economic and Cul-
tural Representative Office is designated as the Taiwan 
Representative Office, any reference in a law, map, regula-
tion, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States Government to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the Taiwan Representative Office, including for all offi-
cial purposes of the Government of the United States, all 
courts of the United States, and any proceedings therein. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed as entailing restoration of diplo-
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matic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) or 
altering the position of the United States with respect to 
the international status of Taiwan. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3173 
To provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands in northern 
Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain Federal lands in northern 
Nevada for economic development, to promote conservation in northern 
Nevada, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2023 
Mr. AMODEI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agri-
culture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for transfer of ownership of certain Federal lands 
in northern Nevada, to authorize the disposal of certain 
Federal lands in northern Nevada for economic develop-
ment, to promote conservation in northern Nevada, 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 
‘‘Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conserva-
tion Act of 2023’’. 
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(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) Beginning on the date that is four years after 
the date of the enactment of the Veterans Health Care 
Freedom Act— 
‘‘(A) the requirements under paragraphs (1), 
(2), and (3) shall not apply with respect to fur-
nishing hospital care, medical services, and extended 
care services to a covered veteran under this section; 
and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary shall furnish hospital care, 
medical services, and extended care services to a cov-
ered veteran under this section with the same condi-
tions on the ability of the veteran to choose health 
care providers as specified in the pilot program de-
scribed in section 2 of such Act.’’. 
(B) VETERANS CARE AGREEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 1703A(a)(1) of such title is amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
‘‘For purposes’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 
provided by subparagraph (E), for pur-
poses’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(E) Beginning on the date that is four years after 
the date of the enactment of the Veterans Health Care 
Freedom Act— 
‘‘(i) the requirements under subparagraph (C) 
shall not apply with respect to furnishing hospital 
care, medical services, and extended care services to 
a covered veteran under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall furnish hospital care, 
medical services, and extended care services to a cov-
ered veteran under this section with the same condi-
tions on the ability of the veteran to choose health 
care providers as specified in the pilot program de-
scribed in section 2 of such Act.’’. 
(C) VISNS.—Beginning on the date that is 
four years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall furnish hospital 
care, medical services, and extended care serv-
ices to veterans under chapter 17 of title 38, 
United States Code, at medical facilities of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, regardless of 
whether the facility is in the same Veterans In-
tegrated Service Network as the Network in 
which the veteran resides. 
(i) REPORTS.— 
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(1) IMPLEMENTATION.—On a quarterly basis 
during the two-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
implementation of the pilot program. One such re-
port shall contain a description of the final design 
of the pilot program. 
(2) ANNUAL.—On an annual basis during the 
period beginning on the date that is one year after 
the date of the submission of the final report under 
paragraph (1) and ending on the date of the conclu-
sion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
results of the pilot program. 
(j) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, may prescribe regula-
tions to carry out this section. 
(k) NO ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.—No addi-
tional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out this section, and this section shall be carried out using 
amounts otherwise made available to the Veterans Health 
Administration. 
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(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered care system’’ means 
each— 
(A) medical facility of the Department; 
(B) health care provider specified in sub-
section 1703(c) of title 38, United States Code; 
and 
(C) eligible entity or provider that has en-
tered into a Veterans Care Agreement under 
section 1703A of such title. 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible veteran’’ means a vet-
eran who is enrolled in the patient enrollment sys-
tem of the Department of Veterans Affairs under 
section 1705 of title 38, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘non-Department facility’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 1701 of title 
38, United States Code. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3174 
To amend the Plant Protection Act for purposes of mitigating the threat 
of invasive species, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2023 
Ms. BALINT (for herself, Mr. CASE, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. 
LAWLER, Ms. ROSS, Ms. SALINAS, and Mr. THOMPSON of California) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture 
A BILL 
To amend the Plant Protection Act for purposes of miti-
gating the threat of invasive species, 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 ‘‘Invasive Species Pre-
vention and Forest Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO 
INVASIVE SPECIES. 
Section 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 
7772) is amended— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3177 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1900 West Oakland Park Boulevard in Oakland Park, Florida, as the 
‘‘Alcee Lamar Hastings Post Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 10, 2023 
Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK (for herself, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. SOTO, Ms. WIL-
SON of Florida, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Ms. CASTOR of 
Florida, and Mr. FROST) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1900 West Oakland Park Boulevard in Oak-
land Park, Florida, as the ‘‘Alcee Lamar Hastings Post 
Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ALCEE LAMAR HASTINGS POST OFFICE BUILD-
ING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1900 West Oakland Park Boule-
vard in Oakland Park, Florida, shall be known and des-
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(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘directly or 
indirectly’’ before ‘‘threatens’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘shall remain’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘shall— 
‘‘(1) remain’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) (as so designated), by 
striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) be transferred not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the Secretary determines that 
there is an emergency described in subsection (a).’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) EMERGENCY DETERMINATION.—In determining 
whether there is an emergency described in subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consider, but shall not treat as a dis-
positive factor, whether there are sufficient Federal funds 
available to timely achieve the arrest, control, eradication, 
or prevention of the spread of the applicable plant pest 
or noxious weed.’’. 
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ities of the Secretary under this section to other 
Federal or State agencies that have the appro-
priate authority, expertise, and resources nec-
essary to carry out those delegated responsibil-
ities. 
‘‘(B) CONSERVATION
ORGANIZATIONS.— 
The Secretary may delegate any of the manage-
ment responsibilities of the Secretary under this 
section to conservation organizations if the Sec-
retary determines the organization has the ap-
propriate expertise and resources necessary to 
carry out those delegated responsibilities. 
‘‘(2) INVOLVEMENT BY OTHER AGENCIES AND 
ORGANIZATIONS.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary may consult with— 
‘‘(A) private forest landowners; 
‘‘(B) other Federal agencies; 
‘‘(C) State forestry agencies; 
‘‘(D) State fish and wildlife agencies; 
‘‘(E) State environmental quality agencies; 
‘‘(F) other State conservation agencies; 
and 
‘‘(G) nonprofit conservation organizations. 
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