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ciency, coordination, and quality, as deter-
mined by the State, in the delivery of such 
programs, services, and activities; or 
‘‘(ii) at not less than 1 physical center 
in each local area of the State; and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by inserting after 
‘‘affiliated sites’’ the following: ‘‘(such as any of the 
entities described in subsection (d)(2)(B))’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after 
‘‘centers’’ the following: ‘‘(which may be virtual or 
physical centers)’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘as applicable and prac-
ticable, shall’’ and inserting ‘‘in the case of a 
one-stop delivery system that is making each of 
the programs, services, and activities described 
in paragraph (1) accessible at not less than 1 
physical center, as described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii), the one-stop delivery system shall, as 
applicable and practicable,’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(5) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the fol-
lowing: 
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(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘5’’ inserting ‘‘10’’; 
and 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘paragraph 
(1)(C)(iv)(VII)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(1)(C)(iv)(V)’’. 
(3) OPPORTUNITY
YOUTH
PRIORITY.—Section 
129(a)(4) of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3164(a)(1)) is amended— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘OUT-OF-SCHOOL’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘OPPOR-
TUNITY’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘75’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘65’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘the total amount of’’ 
before ‘‘funds available’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘in the State’’ after 
‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘75’’ and inserting ‘‘65’’; 
(D) by redesignating subparagraph (B), as 
so amended, as subparagraph (C); and 
(E) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
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(e) 
DEFINITION
OF
‘‘PERFORMED
SUCCESS-
FULLY’’.—Section 106(e)(1) of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3121(e)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘adjusted levels of performance’’ and inserting 
‘‘adjusted levels of performance described in section 
116(g)(1)’’. 
SEC. 116. LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDS. 
(a) MEMBERSHIP.—Section 107(b)(2)(B)(iv) of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3122(b)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking ‘‘out-of-school 
youth’’ and inserting ‘‘opportunity youth’’. 
(b) FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL BOARD.—Section 107(d) 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3122(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, including, 
to the extent practicable, local representatives of the 
core programs and the programs described in section 
121(b)(1)(B),’’ after ‘‘system stakeholders’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)(D)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘proven’’ and inserting 
‘‘evidence-based’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘individual’’ after ‘‘needs 
of’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘from a variety of indus-
tries and occupations’’ after ‘‘and employers’’; 
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‘‘(I) SECRETARIES.—For each 
State submitting a State plan, the 
Secretaries of Labor and Education 
shall, not later than December 1 of 
the year prior to the year in which 
such State plan is submitted, for the 
first 2 program years covered by the 
State plan, and not later than Decem-
ber 1 of the year prior to the third 
program year covered by the State 
plan, for the third and fourth pro-
gram years covered by the State 
plan— 
‘‘(aa) propose to the State 
expected levels of performance 
for each of the corresponding pri-
mary indicators of performance 
for each of the programs de-
scribed in clause (ii) for such 
State, which shall— 
‘‘(AA) 
be 
consistent 
with the factors listed in 
clause (v); and 
‘‘(BB) be proposed in a 
manner that ensures suffi-
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(B) submit to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a copy of the cov-
ered proposed rule and the results of the study, 
testing, and analysis conducted under subpara-
graph (A). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR FINALIZATION.—The 
Commission may only finalize, implement, or enforce 
a covered proposed rule— 
(A) if— 
(i) an advance notice of proposed rule-
making with respect to the covered pro-
posed rule was published in the Federal 
Register; 
(ii) a notice of proposed rulemaking 
with respect to the covered proposed rule 
that includes the results of the study, test-
ing, and analysis conducted under para-
graph (1)(A) was published in the Federal 
Register; and 
(iii) the covered proposed rule was 
open for public comment for a period of at 
least 120 days; and 
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‘‘(II) each Indian Tribe that may 
be affected by the proposed construc-
tion, modification, or operation. 
‘‘(C) PROHIBITION.—The Commission may 
not— 
‘‘(i) require an applicant for a certifi-
cate of public convenience and necessity 
under this section to provide any notice re-
quired under this section; or 
‘‘(ii) enter into a contract to provide 
any notice required under this section 
with— 
‘‘(I) the applicant for the applica-
ble certificate of public convenience 
and necessity; or 
‘‘(II) any other person that has a 
financial interest in the project pro-
posed in the application for such cer-
tificate. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person desiring a certifi-
cate of public convenience and necessity under this 
section shall submit to the Commission an applica-
tion at such time, in such manner, and containing 
such information as the Commission may require. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6656 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Commissioner of Social 
Security to implement automated systems with callback functionality 
for each customer service telephone line of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs and the Social Security Administration, respectively, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2023 
Mr. CALVERT (for himself and Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Commis-
sioner of Social Security to implement automated sys-
tems with callback functionality for each customer service 
telephone line of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and the Social Security Administration, respectively, 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 ‘‘Stuck On Hold Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS REGARDING WAIT TIMES OF CALL-
ERS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE 
LINES OF CERTAIN AGENCIES. 
(a) CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE LINES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.— 
(1) AUTOMATED
SYSTEM.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement for 
each customer service telephone line of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs an automated system 
that— 
(A) informs any caller to such a telephone 
line about the anticipated wait time, if any; and 
(B) automatically offers a callback to any 
such caller with an anticipated wait time of 
more than 15 minutes. 
(2) 
GUIDANCE
REGARDING
CALLER
WAIT 
TIMES.—The Secretary shall issue such guidance as 
is necessary to reduce the average wait time of call-
ers to a customer service telephone line of the De-
partment to not more than 15 minutes. All calls will 
be answered in the order in which they are received. 
(b) CUSTOMER SERVICE TELEPHONE LINES OF THE 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) AUTOMATED
SYSTEM.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
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(Q) The Office of Science and Technology 
Policy. 
(R) The Office of National Drug Control 
Policy. 
(S) The Council of Economic Advisers. 
(T) The Domestic Policy Council. 
(U) The National Economic Council. 
(V) The Small Business Administration. 
(W) The Council on Environmental Qual-
ity. 
(X) The White House Office of Public En-
gagement and Intergovernmental Affairs. 
(Y) The White House Office of Cabinet Af-
fairs. 
(Z) Any other department, agency, or of-
fice of the executive branch as the President or 
Secretary of Agriculture may designate. 
(3) DESIGNEES.—Any member of the Council 
may designate a senior-level official, who is employed 
full-time in the department, agency, or office of such 
member, to carry out the duties of the member 
under this section. 
(c) MEETINGS.—Not later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months 
thereafter, the Council shall convene a meeting of rep-
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Commissioner of Social Security shall implement for 
each customer service telephone line of the Social 
Security 
Administration 
an 
automated 
system 
that— 
(A) informs any caller to such a telephone 
line about the anticipated wait time, if any; and 
(B) automatically offers a callback to any 
such caller with an anticipated wait time of 
more than 15 minutes. All calls will be an-
swered in the order in which they are received. 
(2) 
GUIDANCE
REGARDING
CALLER
WAIT 
TIMES.—The Commissioner shall issue such guid-
ance as is necessary to reduce the average wait time 
of callers to a customer service telephone line of the 
Social Security Administration to not more than 15 
minutes. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6657 
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to limit the conditions 
applicable to the use of electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to pur-
chase food, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2023 
Mr. ROUZER (for himself and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, to 
limit the conditions applicable to the use of electronic 
benefit transfer (EBT) cards to purchase food, 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 ‘‘Securing Strictly 
Needy Americans’ Pivotal (SNAP) Benefits Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2023. 
Section 501 of title IV of division HH of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2023, is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(e) EXCLUSIVELY OUT-OF-STATE PURCHASES.— 
The State agency shall suspend the accounts of households 
for which EBT card transactions are made exclusively out- 
of-State for a period longer than 60 days, until— 
‘‘(1) the household affirmatively provides sub-
stantiating evidence that the members of the house-
hold who are program participants still reside in the 
state from which they receive benefits; or 
‘‘(2) an investigation is conducted and conclu-
sively determines that the members of the household 
who are program participants still reside in the state 
from which they receive benefits.’’. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON REDEMPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS 
BY OWNERS OF APPROVED RETAIL FOOD 
STORES AND WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS. 
Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(k) LIMITATION
ON REDEMPTION
OF SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS BY 
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HOUSEHOLDS THAT INCLUDE MEMBERS WHO ARE OWN-
ERS OF APPROVED RETAIL FOOD STORES OR WHOLE-
SALE FOOD CONCERNS.— 
‘‘(1) A household that includes a member who 
is an owner of an approved retail food store or 
wholesale food concern may not redeem supple-
mental nutrition assistance program benefits at such 
store or such concern. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect 
to a retail food store, or a wholesale food concert, 
that is owned by a publicly owned corporation or by 
a government.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 665 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Adminis-
trator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award 
to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 31, 2023 
Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N (for herself and Mr. PETERS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority 
to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration to provide a cash award to Administration em-
ployees with foreign language skills, 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. CASH AWARD FOR DRUG ENFORCEMENT AD-
MINISTRATION EMPLOYEES WITH FOREIGN 
LANGUAGE SKILLS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5761 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 5761. Foreign language proficiency pay awards for 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation and 
the Drug Enforcement Administration 
‘‘The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
or the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration may, under regulations prescribed by the Director 
or the Administrator (as the case may be), pay a cash 
award of up to 10 percent of basic pay to any Bureau 
or Administration employee (as the case may be) who 
maintains proficiency in a language or languages critical 
to the mission or who uses one or more foreign languages 
in the performance of official duties.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subchapter IV of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
5761 and inserting the following: 
‘‘5761. Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau of In-
vestigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration.’’. 
Æ 
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SEC. 2. OPTION FOR CASH BENEFIT REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 132(f)(5)(C) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or by carpool.’’ and inserting ‘‘or by carpool 
if the employer offers the employee the option to receive, 
in lieu of the qualified parking, the fair market value of 
the parking.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2023. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6661 
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reauthorize 
rural cooperative development grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2023 
Ms. CARAVEO (for herself and Mr. VALADAO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act to reauthorize rural cooperative development grants. 
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 ‘‘Strengthening Rural 
Cooperatives and Communities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF RURAL COOPERATIVE DE-
VELOPMENT GRANTS. 
Section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) COOPERATIVE
DEVELOPMENT.—The 
term ‘cooperative development’ means activities 
including outreach, education, training, and 
technical assistance, to support the startup, ex-
pansion, or ongoing sustainability of new and 
existing cooperatives.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘, and award 
maximum points in scoring criteria to applicants 
that satisfy the requirements of paragraph (5)(F),’’ 
before ‘‘if the plan’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph 
(D) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) commit to providing technical assist-
ance and other services to socially vulnerable, 
underserved, or distressed communities;’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ‘‘If the 
Secretary determines it to be in the best interest of 
the program, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; 
(5) in paragraph (10), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Secretary shall analyze the data re-
sulting from the research, and include the data and 
the analysis in the annual report submitted by the 
interagency working group under paragraph (12).’’; 
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(6) in paragraph (12), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this sentence and annually 
thereafter, the interagency working group shall sub-
mit to the Congress a report describing the activities 
carried out by the working group.’’; and 
(7) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘2014 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 through 2028’’. 
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(ii) a formal rulemaking under sec-
tions 556 and 557 of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
(iii) any combination of the informal 
rulemaking described in clause (i) and the 
formal rulemaking described in clause (ii); 
and 
(C) does not include— 
(i) regulations that pertain to a mili-
tary or foreign affairs function of the 
United States, other than procurement 
regulations and regulations involving the 
import or export of non-defense articles 
and services; 
(ii) regulations or regulations that are 
limited to agency organization, manage-
ment, or personnel matters; or 
(iii) any other category of regulations 
exempted by the Administrator of Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs. 
(d) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act or 
the application of any provision of this Act to any person 
or circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6667 
To provide limitations for Federal agencies entering into settlement 
agreements and consent decrees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 7, 2023 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. OGLES, Mr. HIGGINS of 
Louisiana, Mr. PERRY, and Mr. DAVIDSON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide limitations for Federal agencies entering into 
settlement agreements and consent decrees, 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 ‘‘No Regulation 
Through Litigation Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND CONSENT DE-
CREES. 
(a) LIMITATION ON CONSENT DECREES.—The head 
of a Federal agency may not enter into a consent decree 
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that exceeds the authority of the court that enters the 
order related to such decree. 
(b) LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND LITIGA-
TION COSTS.—A settlement agreement or consent decree 
resulting in a regulation or guidance document with re-
spect to which a Federal agency is a party may not include 
the payment of attorneys’ fees or litigation costs. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) GUIDANCE DOCUMENT.—The term ‘‘guid-
ance document’’— 
(A) means an agency statement of general 
applicability (other than a regulation that has 
the force and effect of law promulgated in ac-
cordance with the notice and public procedure 
under section 553 of title 5, United States 
Code) that— 
(i) does not have the force and effect 
of law; and 
(ii) sets forth— 
(I) an agency decision or a policy 
on a statutory, regulatory, or tech-
nical issue; or 
(II) an interpretation of a statu-
tory or regulatory issue; and 
(B) may include— 
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(i) a memorandum; 
(ii) a notice; 
(iii) a bulletin; 
(iv) a directive; 
(v) a news release; 
(vi) a letter; 
(vii) a blog post; 
(viii) a no-action letter; 
(ix) a speech by an agency official; 
(x) an advisory; 
(xi) a manual; 
(xii) a circular; or 
(xiii) any combination of the items de-
scribed in clauses (i) through (xii). 
(2) REGULATION.—The term ‘‘regulation’’— 
(A) means an agency statement of general 
applicability and future effect, which the agency 
intends to have the force and effect of law, that 
is designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe 
law or policy or to describe the procedure or 
practice requirements of an agency; 
(B) includes regulations issued pursuant 
to— 
(i) an informal rulemaking under sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code; 
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