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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 842 
To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2023 
Mr. MOYLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Defense Base Act to exclude Guam. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INAPPLICABILITY OF DEFENSE BASE ACT TO 
GUAM. 
Subsection (b) of section 1 of the Defense Base Act 
(Chapter 357; 55 Stat. 622; 42 U.S.C. 1651) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the period at 
the end’’ and inserting ‘‘and Guam;’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) the term ‘Territory or possession outside 
the continental United States’ does not include 
Guam.’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, 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 ‘‘Chief Zeb Smith Post 
Office’’. 
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SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) Except as otherwise provided, the terms 
used in this Act have the meanings given such terms 
in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)). 
(2) The term ‘‘covered alien’’ means an alien 
who is present in the United States and enrolled in 
the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program on 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) The terms ‘‘Intensive Supervision Appear-
ance Program’’ and ‘‘ISAP’’ include GPS moni-
toring (both ankle worn GPS and wrist worn GPS), 
telephonic reporting, and home visits. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8431 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide regular updates to Live-
stock Indemnity Program payment rates to reflect market prices, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself and Ms. CRAIG) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide regular 
updates to Livestock Indemnity Program payment rates 
to reflect market prices, 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 ‘‘Livestock Indemnity 
Program Improvement Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. LIVESTOCK INDEMNITY PAYMENTS. 
Section 1501(b)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 
(7 U.S.C. 9081(b)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indent-
ing appropriately; 
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so 
designated), by striking ‘‘Indemnity’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Indemnity’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) 
DETERMINATION
OF
MARKET 
VALUE.—The Secretary shall determine the 
market value described in subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the Agricultural Marketing Serv-
ice; 
‘‘(ii) using other appropriate re-
sources, as determined by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(iii) on a quarterly basis.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8432 
To codify Executive Order 13809, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia (for himself, Mr. HARRIS, and Mr. MOORE of Alabama) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To codify Executive Order 13809, 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 ‘‘Protect Our Police 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 13809. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Executive Order 13809 (82 Fed. 
Reg. 41499; restoring State, Tribal, and local law enforce-
ment’s access to life-saving equipment and resources), as 
in effect on August 28, 2017, shall have the force and 
effect of law, without modification, unless modified or au-
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thorized to be modified after the date of the enactment 
of this Act by a subsequent Act of Congress. 
(b) LIMITATION ON SUBSEQUENT EXECUTIVE OR-
DERS.—In accordance with subsection (a), the President 
may not reinstate the Executive Order revoked by Execu-
tive Order 13809 or establish any substantially similar 
Executive Order. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8434 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, as the ‘‘Chief Zeb Smith 
Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 
ELLZEY, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. BABIN, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. 
ALLRED, and Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas) 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 107 North Hoyne Avenue in Fritch, Texas, 
as the ‘‘Chief Zeb Smith Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CHIEF ZEB SMITH POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 107 North Hoyne Avenue in 
Fritch, Texas, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Chief Zeb Smith Post Office’’. 
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within 5 legislative days after the date of refer-
ral, that committee shall be discharged from 
further consideration of the joint resolution. 
(B) PROCEEDING
TO
CONSIDERATION.— 
Beginning on the third legislative day after 
each committee to which a joint resolution has 
been referred reports the joint resolution to the 
House or has been discharged from further con-
sideration thereof, it shall be in order to move 
to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the 
House. All points of order against the motion 
are waived. Such a motion shall not be in order 
after the House has disposed of a motion to 
proceed on the joint resolution. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the 
motion to its adoption without intervening mo-
tion. The motion shall not be debatable. A mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
is disposed of shall not be in order. 
(C) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution 
shall be considered as read. All points of order 
against the joint resolution and against its con-
sideration are waived. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the joint reso-
lution to final passage without intervening mo-
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(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) PERIODIC
REVIEW.—Beginning in 
calendar year 2024, and once every 5 years 
thereafter, the Corporation shall contract with a 
qualified person to conduct a review of the qual-
ity loss adjustment procedures of the Corpora-
tion, each of which shall be completed not later 
than 1 year after the date of commencement of 
the review.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Ef-
fective beginning not later than the 2004 rein-
surance year, based on the review, the Corpora-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘Based on each review con-
ducted under subparagraph (A), the Corpora-
tion’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
the following: 
‘‘(B) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.—Each 
review under subparagraph (A) shall include en-
gagement from regionally diverse industry 
stakeholders for each agricultural commodity 
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for which a quality loss adjustment is offered.’’; 
and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) REPORT.—On the completion of each 
review under subparagraph (A), the Corpora-
tion shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 
and the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives a report that describes— 
‘‘(i) findings from that review; 
‘‘(ii) changes to the quality loss ad-
justment procedures; and 
‘‘(iii) the stakeholder engagement for 
that review pursuant to subparagraph 
(B).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) REGIONAL DISCOUNT FACTORS FOR SOY-
BEANS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF COVERED DECLARA-
TION.—In this paragraph, the term ‘covered 
declaration’ means— 
‘‘(i) a disaster declaration by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(ii) a major disaster declared by the 
President under section 401 of the Robert 
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T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); or 
‘‘(iii) an emergency declared by the 
President under section 501 of that Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5191). 
‘‘(B) DISCOUNT FACTOR.—In the event of 
a covered declaration for a State or region, or 
the occurrence of a salvage market for soybeans 
in a State or region, the Corporation shall es-
tablish a State or regional discount factor, as 
applicable, to reflect the average quality dis-
counts applied to the local or regional market 
prices of the soybean crop. 
‘‘(C) 
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.—Any 
State or regional discount factor established 
under subparagraph (B) shall be included in— 
‘‘(i) the applicable periodic review con-
ducted under paragraph (3)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) the report described in para-
graph (3)(D).’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8438 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit qualified distributions 
from section 529 plans for certain transportation and parking expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Ms. MCCLELLAN (for herself and Ms. SA´NCHEZ) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 
qualified distributions from section 529 plans for certain 
transportation and parking expenses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. QUALIFIED DISTRIBUTIONS FROM SECTION 529 
PLANS FOR CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION AND 
PARKING EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529(e)(3)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end 
of clause (iii) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by inserting after 
clause (iii) the following new clause: 
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‘‘(iv) reasonable expenses for trans-
portation (including parking) to such eligi-
ble educational institution, not in excess of 
the allowance (applicable to the student) 
for transportation included in the cost of 
attendance (as defined in section 472 of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1087ll), as in effect on the date of 
the enactment of this clause) as deter-
mined by such eligible educational institu-
tion.’’. 
(b) APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.—Section 529(c)(8) 
of such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘and to reasonable 
expenses for transportation (including parking) in connec-
tion with such participation’’ before the period at the end. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to distributions made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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tions be installed as standard equipment in pas-
senger motor vehicles— 
(A) manufactured in the United States, 
imported into the United States, or shipped in 
interstate commerce; and 
(B) manufactured after the effective date 
of the rule; 
(2) requiring access to AM broadcast stations 
in a manner that is easily accessible to a driver after 
the effective date of the rule; and 
(3) allowing a manufacturer to comply with 
that rule by installing devices that can receive sig-
nals and play content transmitted by digital audio 
AM broadcast stations as standard equipment in 
passenger motor vehicles manufactured in the 
United States, imported into the United States, or 
shipped in interstate commerce after the effective 
date of the rule. 
(b) COMPLIANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), in issuing the rule required under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall establish an effective 
date for the rule that is not less than 2 years, but 
not more than 3 years, after the date on which the 
rule is issued. 
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207 
‘‘SEC. 1267C. FOREST RESERVE EASEMENTS. 
‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall provide assistance to owners of eligible land to re-
store, protect, and enhance eligible land through— 
‘‘(1) forest reserve easements and related forest 
reserve easement plans; and 
‘‘(2) technical assistance to implement this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(b) EASEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) METHOD OF ENROLLMENT.— 
‘‘(A) AUTHORIZED
METHODS.—The Sec-
retary shall enroll eligible land under this sec-
tion— 
‘‘(i) through the use of— 
‘‘(I) permanent easements; 
‘‘(II) 30-year easements; and 
‘‘(III) easements for the max-
imum duration allowed under applica-
ble State laws; and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of acreage owned by 
an Indian Tribe, through the use of— 
‘‘(I) 30-year contracts (the com-
pensation for which shall be equiva-
lent to the compensation for 30-year 
easements); or 
‘‘(II) permanent easements. 
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Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives that describes the establish-
ment, operation, and any costs associated with the ICE 
Secure Docket Card program or any other Federal pro-
gram that issues free identity cards to aliens who are un-
lawfully present in the United States. 
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ordered or if designated for evidentiary or training pur-
poses. 
(d) ACCESSIBILITY OF RECORDINGS.—Audio or video 
recordings made pursuant to this section shall be available 
under the applicable provisions of section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code. Only recorded portions of the audio 
recording or video recording medium applicable to the re-
quest will be available for inspection or copying. 
(e) MAINTENANCE REQUIRED.—The agency shall en-
sure proper care and maintenance of in-car video camera 
recording equipment and recording medium. An officer op-
erating a patrol vehicle must immediately document and 
notify the appropriate person of any technical difficulties, 
failures, or problems with the in-car video camera record-
ing equipment or recording medium. Upon receiving no-
tice, every reasonable effort shall be made to correct and 
repair any of the in-car video camera recording equipment 
or recording medium and determine if it is in the public 
interest to permit the use of the patrol vehicle. 
SEC. 4. FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY. 
No camera or recording device authorized or required 
to be used under this Act may employ facial recognition 
or other biometric surveillance technology. ‘‘Used’’ for 
purposes of this prohibition includes the use of a facial 
recognition or other biometric surveillance system in real- 
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time or on a recording, or making a request or entering 
into an agreement for another law enforcement agency or 
other third party to use a facial recognition or other bio-
metric surveillance system on behalf of the requesting offi-
cer or agency. 
SEC. 5. GAO STUDY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a study on Federal law enforcement officer 
training, vehicle pursuits, use of force, and interaction 
with citizens, and submit a report on such study to— 
(1) the Committees on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives and of the Senate; 
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
SEC. 6. REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Attorney General shall issue such 
final regulations as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
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SEC. 7. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to impose any 
requirement on a Federal law enforcement officer outside 
of the course of carrying out that officer’s duty. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8441 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from using Federal funds 
to establish the ICE Secure Docket Card program and to prohibit the 
use of documentation issued in connection with immigration proceedings 
to establish eligibility for Federal public benefits. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 16, 2024 
Mr. NEHLS (for himself and Mr. DONALDS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from using 
Federal funds to establish the ICE Secure Docket Card 
program and to prohibit the use of documentation issued 
in connection with immigration proceedings to establish 
eligibility for Federal public benefits. 
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 Taxpayer Funds 
for Illegal Immigrant Identity Cards Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to prohibit the Secretary 
of Homeland Security from using Federal funds to estab-
lish the ICE Secure Docket Card program or any other 
Federal program that issues free identity cards to aliens 
who are unlawfully present in the United States. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITIONS. 
(a) ICE SECURE DOCKET CARD.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used 
to establish, implement, or otherwise support the activities 
of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Se-
cure Docket Card program or of any other similar pro-
gram of the Department of Homeland Security. 
(b) PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION.—No documentation, 
in any form, which was issued for the primary purpose 
of providing access to information regarding the status of 
an individual’s immigration proceedings, may be used as 
proof of identification for the purpose of establishing eligi-
bility for any Federal public benefit (as defined in section 
401(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Oppor-
tunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1611(c))). 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall submit a report to the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Critical Mineral Con-
sistency Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. CRITICAL MATERIALS INCLUDED AS CRITICAL MIN-
ERALS. 
Section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020 (30 U.S.C. 
1606) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3)(A), to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘critical 
mineral’ means— 
‘‘(i) any mineral, element, substance, 
or material designated as critical by the 
Secretary under subsection (c); and 
‘‘(ii) a critical material as determined 
by the Secretary of Energy under para-
graph (2)(A).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(5), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) INCLUSION
OF
CRITICAL
MATE-
RIALS.—Not later than 45 days after the date 
on which the Secretary of Energy determines a 
non-fuel mineral, element, substance, or mate-
rial to be a critical material under subsection 
(a)(2)(A), the Secretary shall update the list of
critical minerals published under paragraph (3) 
to include such critical material.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 14, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8446 
AN ACT 
To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include crit-
ical materials in the definition of critical mineral, 
and for other purposes.