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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6022 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to exempt from CFATS 
regulations certain propane tanks, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2023 
Mr. BURLISON (for himself and Mr. LATTA) introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined 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 Homeland Security to exempt 
from CFATS regulations certain propane tanks, 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 ‘‘Propane Accessibility 
and Regulatory Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM CFATS REGULATIONS OF CER-
TAIN PROPANE TANKS. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall take such 
actions as may be necessary to exempt from any CFATS 
regulation (as such term is defined in section 2101 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 621)) any pro-
pane tank with a capacity of up to 126,000 pounds of pro-
pane. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6023 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the retroactive payment 
of benefits for veterans with covered mental health conditions based 
on military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2023 
Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
retroactive payment of benefits for veterans with covered 
mental health conditions based on military sexual trau-
ma, 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 ‘‘Veteran Restitution 
and Justice Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS RETRO-
ACTIVE BENEFITS PAYMENTS FOR VETERANS 
WITH COVERED HEALTH CONDITIONS BASED 
ON MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 51 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 5114. Claims involving military sexual trauma: ret-
roactive benefits payments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary approves a 
claim for compensation for a covered health condition 
based on military sexual trauma experienced by a veteran 
during active military, naval, or air service, notwith-
standing sections 5110 and 5111 of this title— 
‘‘(1) the effective date of the award of the claim 
shall be the date of the day after the date on which 
the veteran is discharged from such service; and 
‘‘(2) payment of monetary benefits based on 
such award shall be made beginning on such date 
and shall be payable retroactively. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘military sexual trauma’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1166(c)(2) of 
this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered health condition’ 
means— 
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‘‘(A) a covered mental health condition, as 
such term is defined in section 1166(c)(1) of 
this title; or 
‘‘(B) any physical injury or disease result-
ing in disability that was incurred as a result 
of, or aggravated by, military sexual trauma.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 51 of such title is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 5113 the 
following new item: 
‘‘5114. Claims involving military sexual trauma: retroactive benefits payments.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6024 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
to extend the increased transfer authority for a certain study on per- 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances contamination in drinking water, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2023 
Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania (for herself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the 
following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018 to extend the increased transfer authority 
for a certain study on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
contamination in drinking water, 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 ‘‘PFAS Health Study 
Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF INCREASED TRANSFER AUTHORITY 
FOR FUNDING OF CERTAIN STUDY ON PER- 
AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES CON-
TAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER. 
Section 316(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 
91; 131 Stat. 1350), as most recently amended by section 
342 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2529), is fur-
ther amended by striking ‘‘during fiscal year 2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a year during fiscal years 2023 through 2024’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6027 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise the definition 
of a facility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2023 
Mr. LOUDERMILK (for himself and Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia) introduced 
the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise 
the definition of a facility. 
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 ‘‘Exchange Regulatory 
Improvement Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF A FACILITY. 
Paragraph (2) of section 3(a) of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘(2) FACILITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘facility’, 
when used with respect to an exchange, means 
only— 
‘‘(i) the exchange’s trading systems, 
which are— 
‘‘(I) the hardware, software, and 
related network infrastructure an ex-
change uses to receive, acknowledge, 
rank, match, and execute orders in se-
curities traded on that exchange; and 
‘‘(II) the hardware, software, and 
related network infrastructure an ex-
change uses to function as an exclu-
sive processor of real-time market 
data created by the exchange trading 
systems; 
‘‘(ii) any premises or services made 
available by the exchange to an exchange 
member or other person for the purpose of 
providing physical space and equipment to 
enable such member or other person to lo-
cate the equipment of the member or other 
person in close physical proximity to the 
exchange’s trading systems; and 
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‘‘(A) a practice to maintain relevant infor-
mation regarding land on which raw cannabis is 
produced in the State or territory of the Indian 
Tribe, including a legal description of the land, 
for a period of not less than 3 calendar years; 
‘‘(B) a procedure for the effective disposal 
of— 
‘‘(i) plants, whether growing or not, 
that are produced in violation of this sub-
title; and 
‘‘(ii) products derived from those 
plants; 
‘‘(C) a procedure to comply with the en-
forcement procedures under subsection (c)(2); 
‘‘(D) a procedure for conducting annual in-
spections of, at a minimum, a random sample 
of raw cannabis producers to verify that raw 
cannabis is not produced in violation of this 
subtitle; and 
‘‘(E) such other practices or procedures as 
the Secretary considers to be appropriate, to 
the extent that the practice or procedure is con-
sistent with this subtitle. 
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‘‘(iii) any premises or services made 
available by the exchange to an exchange 
member or persons associated with mem-
bers that exclusively connects such mem-
bers and persons associated with members 
to exchange trading systems for the pur-
pose of effecting or reporting a transaction 
on the exchange. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘facility’, 
when used with respect to an exchange, does 
not include any properties, premises, or services 
that can legally be offered by a person or entity 
that is not required to register as a national se-
curities exchange registered under section 6.’’. 
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‘‘(II) residue of the original con-
tents; or 
‘‘(III) ordinary dust; or 
‘‘(ii) is so damaged that the brand or 
refund label appearing on the beverage 
container cannot be identified. 
‘‘(B) QUANTITY LIMITATION.— 
‘‘(i) LARGE
RETAILERS.—A retailer 
described in paragraph (1)(D) may refuse 
to accept and pay a refund under para-
graph (1)(B) for more than 250 beverage 
containers per customer per day. 
‘‘(ii) SMALL
RETAILERS.—A retailer 
the premises of which is less than 5,000 
square feet may refuse to accept and pay 
a refund under paragraph (1)(B) for more 
than 50 beverage containers per customer 
per day. 
‘‘(C) BRAND
AND
SIZE.—A retailer de-
scribed in subparagraph (B)(ii) may refuse to 
accept and pay a refund under paragraph 
(1)(B) for a brand or size of beverage container 
that the retailer does not sell. 
‘‘(D) RESTAURANTS.—A retailer described 
in paragraph (1) that is a restaurant may 
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(E) An assessment of how security co-
operation between each Western Balkan coun-
try and the People’s Republic of China affects 
the security interests of the United States, the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 
the Western Balkan country, and each NATO 
member state that borders the Western Balkan 
country. 
(3) An assessment of security cooperation be-
tween each Western Balkan country and the United 
States, including the following: 
(A) A list of United States weapons sys-
tems and other military hardware and tech-
nology valued at $1,000,000 or more that have 
been provided to or purchased by each Western 
Balkan country since 2012. 
(B) A description of the participation of 
each Western Balkan country’s security forces 
in training or exercises with the United States 
since 2012. 
(C) A description of any security coopera-
tion agreements each Western Balkan country 
has entered into with the United States. 
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offered for sale, or distributed to consumers by a 
producer shall be considered to be a separate viola-
tion of this section. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM
AMOUNT.—The amount of a 
fine under this subsection shall be not more than 
$50,000 per violation. 
‘‘SEC. 12114. ENFORCEMENT. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with 
the Administrator and the Attorney General (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Inspector General’)— 
‘‘(1) shall evaluate each Organization not less 
frequently than annually to ensure that— 
‘‘(A) the Organization is implementing the 
Plan of the Organization in a manner that 
meets the requirements of this part; and 
‘‘(B) each producer participating in the 
Organization is in compliance with the applica-
ble requirements of this part; and 
‘‘(2) may commence an enforcement action 
against— 
‘‘(A) any Organization, as necessary; and 
‘‘(B) any participating producer that is not 
in compliance with an applicable requirement of 
this part. 
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142 
propylene for later conversion into plastic poly-
mers; 
(B) an industrial facility that transforms 
ethylene and propylene into any other chemical 
for later conversion into plastic polymers; 
(C) a plastic polymerization, monomer, 
polymer, or resin production facility; 
(D) 
an 
industrial 
facility 
that 
depolymerizes or otherwise breaks down plastic 
polymers into chemical feedstocks for use in 
new products or as fuel; 
(E) an industrial facility that converts, in-
cluding through pyrolysis or gasification, plastic 
polymers into chemical feedstocks; 
(F) an industrial facility that generates 
fuel or energy from plastic polymers through 
waste-to-fuel technology, an incinerator, pyrol-
ysis, gasification, or other similar technology, as 
determined by the Administrator; and 
(G) an industrial facility that produces a 
chemical feedstock for use in the plastics manu-
facturing industry. 
(4) COVERED
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘covered 
product’’ means— 
(A) ethylene; 
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efforts, end uses, disposal fate, and 
lifecycle impacts of covered products; 
(ii) the environmental, public health, 
environmental justice, and pollution im-
pacts of covered facilities and the products 
of covered facilities; 
(iii) the use of additives in the pro-
duction of covered products and the con-
sequences of those additives on public 
health; 
(iv) the existing standard technologies 
and practices of covered facilities with re-
spect to the discharge and emission of pol-
lutants into the environment; 
(v) the best available technologies and 
practices that reduce or eliminate the envi-
ronmental justice and pollution impacts of 
covered facilities, associated infrastructure 
of covered facilities, and the products of 
covered facilities; and 
(vi) the toxicity of plastic polymers, 
additives, and chemicals (including byprod-
ucts), including the impacts of those poly-
mers, additives, and chemicals on— 
(I) public health; 
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SEC. 706. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. 
Except for the provisions made in section 101(d) of 
title I of this Act and throughout title V, this Act shall 
be considered effective as of its date of enactment. 
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London on April 22, 1968, ratified by the United 
States on December 3, 1968; 19 UST 7570). 
(2) CONVENTION ON REGISTRATION OF SPACE 
OBJECTS.—the term ‘‘Convention on Registration of 
Space Objects’’ means the Convention on Registra-
tion of Objects Launched into Outer Space (signed 
at New York on January 14, 1975, ratified by the 
United States on September 15, 1976; 28 UST 
695). 
(3) COVERED TREATIES ON OUTER SPACE.—the 
term ‘‘covered treaties on outer space’’ means the 
following: 
(A) The Outer Space Treaty. 
(B) The Agreement on the Rescue of As-
tronauts and the Return of Space Objects. 
(C) The Convention on Registration of 
Space Objects. 
(D) The Liability Convention. 
(4) LIABILITY
CONVENTION.—The term ‘‘Li-
ability Convention’’ means the Convention on the 
International Liability for Damage Caused by Space 
Objects (signed at Washington, Moscow, and Lon-
don on March 29, 1972, ratified by the United 
States on October 9, 1973; 24 UST 2389). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 602 
To amend the VA MISSION Act of 2018 to expand the Veterans Healing 
Veterans Medical Access and Scholarship Program to include more stu-
dents and schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2023 
Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the VA MISSION Act of 2018 to expand the 
Veterans Healing Veterans Medical Access and Scholar-
ship Program to include more students and schools. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. VETERANS HEALING VETERANS MEDICAL AC-
CESS AND SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 304 of the VA MISSION Act of 2018 (Public 
Law 115–182; 38 U.S.C. 7601 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘18 eligible 
veterans’’ and inserting ‘‘28 eligible veterans’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6032 
To amend Public Law 88–657 to require greater transparency in the consider-
ation of projects for the Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remedi-
ation Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 24, 2023 
Ms. SCHRIER (for herself and Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER) introduced the 
following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend Public Law 88–657 to require greater trans-
parency in the consideration of projects for the Forest 
Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program, 
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 ‘‘Transparency in Leg-
acy Road and Trail Remediation Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. FOREST SERVICE LEGACY ROAD AND TRAIL REME-
DIATION PROGRAM TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 8 of Public Law 88–657 (16 U.S.C. 538a) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) solicit and consider public input re-
gionally in selecting projects for funding under 
the Program by— 
‘‘(i) publishing annually, for each re-
gion, a list of projects considered for fund-
ing under the Program; 
‘‘(ii) accepting public comment on the 
projects described in clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) considering public comments in 
selecting projects for funding under the 
Program;’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by inserting ‘‘annually, for each region,’’ 
before ‘‘publish’’; and 
(ii) by striking clause (ii) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(ii) a list that includes a description 
of— 
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‘‘(I) each project considered for 
funding under the Program; 
‘‘(II) public comments received 
on each project described in subclause 
(I); 
‘‘(III) the ranking within the ap-
plicable region of each project de-
scribed in subclause (I); and 
‘‘(IV) the proposed outcome of 
each project funded under the Pro-
gram for the applicable fiscal year.’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF REGION.—In this section, the 
term ‘region’ means one of the 9 regions of the Forest 
Service.’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Patient 
Education And Knowledge Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘SPEAK 
Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. GUIDANCE ON FURNISHING SERVICES VIA TELE-
HEALTH TO INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED 
ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, in consultation with 1 or 
more entities from each of the categories described in 
paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (b), shall issue 
and disseminate, or update and revise as applicable, guid-
ance for the entities described in such subsection on the 
following: 
(1) Best practices on facilitating and inte-
grating use of interpreters during a telemedicine ap-
pointment. 
(2) Best practices on providing accessible in-
structions on how to access telecommunications sys-
tems (as such term is used for purposes of section 
1834(m) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(m)) for individuals with limited English pro-
ficiency.
(3) Best practices on improving access to dig-
ital patient portals for individuals with limited 
English proficiency. 
(4) Best practices on integrating the use of 
video platforms that enable multi-person video calls 
furnished via a telecommunications system for pur-
poses of providing interpretation during a telemedi-
cine appointment for an individual with limited 
English proficiency. 
(5) Best practices for providing patient mate-
rials, communications, and instructions in multiple 
languages, including text message appointment re-
minders and prescription information. 
(b) ENTITIES DESCRIBED.—For purposes of sub-
section (a), an entity described in this subsection is an 
entity in 1 or more of the following categories: 
(1) Health information technology service pro-
viders, including— 
(A) electronic medical record companies; 
(B) remote patient monitoring companies; 
and 
(C) telehealth or mobile health vendors and 
companies. 
(2) Health care providers, including— 
(A) physicians; and
(B) hospitals. 
(3) Health insurers. 
(4) Language service companies. 
(5) Interpreter or translator professional asso-
ciations. 
(6) Health and language services quality certifi-
cation organizations. 
(7) Patient and consumer advocates, including 
such advocates that work with individuals with lim-
ited English proficiency. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 17, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6033 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to establish a task force to improve ac-
cess to health care information technology for 
non-English speakers.