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‘‘(3) COORDINATION REQUIRED.—Each eligible 
entity shall include in the application required by 
paragraph (2) a certification that— 
‘‘(A) in the case of an eligible entity that 
is a State, the entity— 
‘‘(i) has coordinated the application 
with the emergency communications cen-
ters located within the jurisdiction of the 
entity; 
‘‘(ii) has designated a single officer or 
governmental body to serve as the State 
point of contact to coordinate the imple-
mentation of Next Generation 9–1–1 for 
that State, except that such designation 
need not vest such officer or governmental 
body with direct legal authority to imple-
ment Next Generation 9–1–1 or to manage 
emergency communications operations; and 
‘‘(iii) has developed and submitted a 
plan for the coordination and implementa-
tion of Next Generation 9–1–1 that— 
‘‘(I) ensures interoperability by 
requiring the use of commonly accept-
ed standards; 
‘‘(II) ensures reliability; 
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(E) has freed all unlawfully detained 
United States citizens, legal permanent resi-
dents, and political prisoners; and 
(F) has expelled all security services from 
foreign adversaries from the country; and 
(2) the prior authorities of such country have 
renounced their illegitimate claim to power. 
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may be used for administrative purposes (including car-
rying out sections 160 and 161).’’. 
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tity or work eligibility under the 
verification system within the time pe-
riod specified, the person or entity 
shall so inform the individual for 
whom the verification is sought. If the 
individual does not contest the noncon-
firmation within the time period speci-
fied, the nonconfirmation shall be con-
sidered final. The person or entity 
shall then record on the form an ap-
propriate code which has been provided 
under the system to indicate a final 
nonconfirmation. If the individual does 
contest the nonconfirmation, the indi-
vidual shall utilize the process for sec-
ondary verification provided under 
subsection (d). The nonconfirmation 
will remain tentative until a final con-
firmation or nonconfirmation is pro-
vided by the verification system within 
the time period specified. In no case 
shall an employer terminate employ-
ment of an individual because of a 
failure of the individual to have iden-
tity and work eligibility confirmed 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 759 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1720 
[Report No. 118–929] 
To modify permitting requirements with respect to the discharge of any 
pollutant from the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant in certain 
circumstances, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2023 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. ISSA, and Ms. JA-
COBS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
DECEMBER 19, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 22, 2023] 
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cific performance goals and measures for the 
Program. 
(4) EXEMPTIONS.—A site with respect to which 
a Program has been approved shall, during partici-
pation in the Program, be exempt from programmed 
inspections. 
(5) NO PAYMENTS REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Labor shall not require any form of payment for 
an employer to qualify or participate in the Pro-
gram. 
(c) TRANSITION.—The Secretary of Labor shall take 
such steps as may be necessary for the orderly transition 
from the cooperative agreements and voluntary protection 
programs carried out by the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration as of the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act, to the cooperative agreements and 
Program authorized under this section. In making such 
transition, the Secretary shall ensure that— 
(1) the Program authorized under this section 
is based upon and consistent with the voluntary pro-
tection programs carried out on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) each employer that, as of the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act, had an active coopera-
tive agreement under the voluntary protection pro-
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grams carried out by the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration and was in good standing 
with respect to the duties and responsibilities under 
such agreement, shall have the option to continue 
participating in the Program authorized under this 
section. 
(d) REGULATIONS
AND
IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Labor shall issue final regulations for the 
Program authorized under this section and shall begin im-
plementation of the Program. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act such sums as may be necessary. 
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an increased risk of homelessness, including 
those characteristics identified in the approved 
consolidated plan for the applicable jurisdiction. 
(2) COST-BURDENED.—The term ‘‘cost-bur-
dened’’ means, with respect to an individual or fam-
ily, that the individual or family— 
(A) spends more than 22 percent of their 
income on rent, or other housing-related costs, 
including property taxes, utility bills, and mort-
gage payments, or both; or 
(B) otherwise compromises other basic 
needs in order to pay for housing. 
(3) GOVERNMENTAL
UNIT; MUNICIPALITY.— 
The terms ‘‘governmental unit’’ and ‘‘municipality’’ 
have the meanings given such terms in section 101 
of title 31, United States Code. 
(4) HOMELESS.—The term ‘‘homeless’’ means, 
with respect to an individual or family— 
(A) an individual or family who lacks a 
fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime resi-
dence; 
(B) an individual or family with a primary 
nighttime residence that is a public or private 
place not designed for or ordinarily used as a 
regular sleeping accommodation for human 
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‘‘(c) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REMEDIES.—Noth-
ing’’; and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a), as so des-
ignated, the following: 
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY.—This section shall not apply 
to an act described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection 
(a) if that act would not be considered an act of infringe-
ment under section 271(j)’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 
upon the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to any 
patent issued, or application for patent filed, before, on, 
or after that effective date. 
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A BILL 
To modify permitting requirements with respect to the dis-
charge of any pollutant from the Point Loma Wastewater 
Treatment Plant in certain circumstances, and for other 
purposes. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 
shall be used, as directed by the Secretary, for— 
‘‘(A) the purchase of an eligible drinking 
water quality improvement product or a re-
placement certified filter component; 
‘‘(B) the approved installation by a quali-
fied third-party installer of an eligible drinking 
water quality improvement product; 
‘‘(C) the purchase and approved installa-
tion by a qualified third-party installer of a re-
placement certified filter component; 
‘‘(D) the approved maintenance of an eligi-
ble drinking water quality improvement prod-
uct; or 
‘‘(E) qualified water quality tests to sup-
port products and services described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (D). 
‘‘(2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.—A nonprofit 
organization that receives a grant under this section 
shall use the grant, in a manner consistent with the 
uses described in paragraph (1) and as directed by 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) to offer qualified water quality tests 
for eligible end users on a voluntary basis; 
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able them to provide individuals in rural areas with emer-
gency services, triage and transport to emergency depart-
ments, primary care services, and other services similar 
to services provided by emergency departments. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATIONS.—A rural health department 
seeking a grant under this section shall submit an applica-
tion to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may reason-
ably require, including— 
‘‘(1) an indication of the estimated cost of the 
equipment and staffing needed by the department 
for the first year of the award to set up the activities 
and services under this section; 
‘‘(2) a demonstration that the department has, 
on the date on which the application is submitted, 
a facility operating that is located in a rural area; 
and 
‘‘(3) a demonstration that, on the date on 
which the application is submitted, the depart-
ment— 
‘‘(A) has a nursing staff and medical 
equipment; and 
‘‘(B) agrees to use such staff and equip-
ment towards providing the services and car-
rying out the activities under this section. 
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facturers to implement the partnerships described in 
subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The contractual purchasing 
agreements entered into under this section, collec-
tively, shall— 
(A) guarantee the availability of supplies 
and manufacturing lines to produce qualified 
personal protective equipment in amounts speci-
fied by the Secretary to prepare for and re-
spond to public health emergencies; and 
(B) fulfill such other requirements as 
are— 
(i) deemed necessary by the Secretary 
to prepare for and respond to a public 
health emergency; and 
(ii) covered under the contractual pur-
chasing agreement. 
(c) ELIGIBLE DOMESTIC MANUFACTURERS.—To be 
eligible to participate in a partnership described in sub-
section (a), a manufacturer shall— 
(1) be headquartered in the continental United 
States; 
(2) manufacture in the continental United 
States 100 percent of the products to be supplied to 
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‘‘(d) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
AWARDS.—The funds awarded 
through a grant under this section to a rural health 
department shall be awarded on an annual basis for 
each of 5 years. 
‘‘(2) MAXIMUM AMOUNTS.—The funds awarded 
through a grant under this section to a rural health 
department shall be in an amount that for a year 
does not exceed $500,000. 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
determine the amount awarded to a rural health de-
partment through a grant under this section for a 
year in accordance with the following: 
‘‘(A) For the first year of the award, the 
amount shall be based on the amount the rural 
health department estimates for the cost of 
equipment and staffing needed to set up the ac-
tivities and services supported under this sec-
tion, as specified in the application under sub-
section (c). 
‘‘(B) For the second through fifth years of 
the award, the amount shall be based on the 
number of patients treated, and the type of 
treatment provided, by the department in the 
prior year. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1715 
AN ACT 
To direct the Department of Energy and the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct collabo-
rative research in order to advance numerical weather 
and climate prediction in 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,
vation Act (enacted as division B of the CHIPS Act of 
2022 (Public Law 117–167; 42 U.S.C. 19231 et seq.)). 
Passed the House of Representatives May 9, 2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1715 
AN ACT 
To direct the Department of Energy and the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
to conduct collaborative research in order to ad-
vance numerical weather and climate prediction 
in the United States, and for other purposes.
and Training shall jointly provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees a briefing on 
the implementation of the pilot program. 
(C) FINAL
REPORT.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the pilot program 
under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training 
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the pilot program 
that includes the following: 
(i) The number of veterans who ap-
plied to participate in the pilot program. 
(ii) The number of such veterans em-
ployed under the pilot program. 
(iii) The number of veterans identified 
in clause (ii) who transitioned to full-time 
positions with the Federal Government 
after participating in the pilot program. 
(iv) Any other information the Sec-
retary and the Assistant Secretary deter-
mine appropriate with respect to meas-
uring the effectiveness of the pilot pro-
gram. 
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‘‘(B) to facilitate the analysis of qualified 
water quality test results for eligible end users; 
‘‘(C) to assist an eligible end user in deter-
mining the response options available and sup-
porting the selection by the eligible end user of 
a response that best fits the needs of the eligi-
ble end user, informed by— 
‘‘(i) a qualified water quality test; and 
‘‘(ii) an understanding of the relevant 
plumbing systems and environmental fac-
tors that will impact point-of-use or point- 
of-entry water safety; and 
‘‘(D) to coordinate or facilitate the ap-
proved installation by a qualified third-party in-
staller of the eligible drinking water quality im-
provement product selected by an eligible end 
user. 
‘‘(d) GRANT LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant under 
this section shall not exceed the reasonable costs, as 
determined by the Secretary, of the purposes de-
scribed in subsection (c) for which the grant is pro-
vided. 
‘‘(2) INCOME.—No grant provided under this 
section shall be used to assist an eligible end user 
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(5) Section 223(d)(1)(A) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘will be accepted’’ and all that 
follows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘will be accepted unless it is in cash.’’. 
(6) Section 223(f) of such Code is amended by 
striking paragraphs (7) and (8). 
(7) Section 223(g)(1) of such Code is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each dollar amount in 
subsections (b)(2) and (c)(2)(A)’’ and inserting 
‘‘The dollar amount in subsection (b)(1)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘thereof’’ and all that fol-
lows in subparagraph (B) through ‘‘ ‘calendar 
year 2003’.’’ and inserting ‘‘ ‘calendar year 
1997’.’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘under subsections (b)(2) 
and (c)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘under subsection 
(b)(1)’’. 
(8) The table of sections for part VII of sub-
chapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended in the item relating to section 
223 by striking ‘‘savings’’ and inserting ‘‘freedom’’. 
(g) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to months in taxable 
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higher education, nonprofit institutions, and other appro-
priate entities. 
(b) COMPONENTS.—In carrying out the initiative 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall prevent du-
plication and coordinate research efforts in artificial intel-
ligence, high performance computing, modeling and sim-
ulation, machine learning, data assimilation, large scale 
data analytics, and predictive analysis across the Depart-
ment, and may— 
(1) run real-time weather forecast scenarios to 
conduct comparative research between National 
Weather Service issued forecasts to forecasts devel-
oped through the use of operational models run on 
high performance computers; 
(2) share relevant modeling system and applica-
tions innovations developed through the initiative, 
including Unified Forecast System-based applica-
tions, through community-based activities; and 
(3) leverage related weather and climate efforts 
and data from the National Science and Technology 
Council, the Interagency Council for Advancing Me-
teorological Services, and other relevant interagency 
entities. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
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mit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
a report evaluating the following: 
(1) The effectiveness of the initiative under sub-
section (a), including applied research discoveries, 
and advanced modeling improvements achieved. 
(2) Potential opportunities to expand the high 
performance computing capabilities of the Depart-
ment and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration. 
(d) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 
terminate five years after the date of the enactment of 
this section. 
SEC. 5. RESEARCH SECURITY. 
The activities authorized under this Act shall be ap-
plied in a manner consistent with subtitle D of title VI 
of the Research and Development, Competition, and Inno-
vation Act (enacted as division B of the CHIPS Act of 
2022 (Public Law 117–167; 42 U.S.C. 19231 et seq.)). 
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‘‘(E) The certificate number of the person 
approving such aircraft or on-wing aircraft en-
gine, for return to service following completion 
of the work performed at each such location. 
‘‘(3) ANALYSIS.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall— 
‘‘(A) analyze information made available 
under paragraph (1) of this subsection and sec-
tions 121.703, 121.705, 121.707, and 145.221 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor provisions, to detect safety issues as-
sociated with heavy maintenance work on air-
craft (including on-wing aircraft engines) per-
formed outside the United States; and 
‘‘(B) require appropriate actions in re-
sponse. 
‘‘(4) 
CONFIDENTIALITY.—Information 
made 
available under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the 
same protections given to voluntarily-provided safety 
or security related information under section 40123. 
‘‘(h) APPLICATIONS AND PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not 
approve any new application under part 145 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations, from a person lo-
cated or headquartered in a country that the Admin-
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Union Calendar No. 33 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1715 
[Report No. 118–49] 
A BILL 
To direct the Department of Energy and the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
to conduct collaborative research in order to ad-
vance numerical weather and climate prediction 
in the United States, and for other purposes. 
MAY 5, 2023 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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under section 303(f) may conduct the research under a 
single registration if— 
‘‘(i) the research occurs exclusively on sites all 
of which are— 
‘‘(I) within the same city or county; and 
‘‘(II) under the control of the same institu-
tion, organization, or agency; and 
‘‘(ii) before commencing the research, the re-
searcher notifies the Attorney General of each site 
where— 
‘‘(I) the research will be conducted; or 
‘‘(II) the controlled substance will be 
stored or administered. 
‘‘(B) A site described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
included in a registration described in that subparagraph 
only if the researcher has notified the Attorney General 
of the site— 
‘‘(i) in the application for the registration; or 
‘‘(ii) before the research is conducted, or before 
the controlled substance is stored or administered, at 
the site. 
‘‘(C) The Attorney General may, in consultation with 
the Secretary, issue regulations addressing, with respect 
to research sites described in subparagraph (A)— 
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