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(3) FOREIGN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘foreign law enforcement agency’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 44, title 15 of 
the United States Code. 
(4) ONLINE CENSORSHIP.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘online cen-
sorship’’ means— 
(i) a request or demand that an elec-
tronic communications service provider, as 
such term is defined in section 2510 of 
title 18 of the United States Code, with its 
headquarters in the United States remove, 
disable, suppress, or otherwise censor a 
communication on its service that contains 
protected speech and is not otherwise pro-
hibited by the provider’s terms of service; 
and 
(ii) orders issued by Brazilian Su-
preme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes 
to electronic communications services pro-
viders with their headquarters in the 
United States after January 1, 2022, that 
demand that the electronic communications 
services provider remove, disable, suppress, 
or otherwise censor a communication on its 
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service that contains protected speech and 
is not otherwise prohibited by the pro-
vider’s terms of service. 
(B) EXCEPTION.—The term ‘‘online cen-
sorship’’ shall not include— 
(i) any request or demand related to 
the communications of, or content posted 
by, a foreign terrorist organization des-
ignated under section 219 of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act; and 
(ii) any request or demand related to 
an apparent violation of sections 2251, 
2251A, 2252, 2252A, 2252B, of 2260 that 
involves child pornography, of section 1591 
(if the violation involves a minor), or of 
section 2422(b) of title 18 of the United 
States Code. 
(5) PROTECTED SPEECH.—The term ‘‘protected 
speech’’ means speech protected under the First 
Amendment of the Constitution of the United States 
or speech that would be so protected if the speaker 
were located in the United States. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9853 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to support 
the creation and implementation of State policies, as well as the expan-
sion of existing State policies, for improving the quality and affordability 
of charter school facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 
Mrs. STEEL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to support the creation and implementation of 
State policies, as well as the expansion of existing State 
policies, for improving the quality and affordability of 
charter school facilities, 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 ‘‘Equitable Access to 
School Facilities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is— 
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its project period if the grantee can present evidence that 
additional time is needed for project activities because of 
factors out of the grantee’s control.’’. 
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(B) the feasibility and impact of incor-
porating levelized cost of carbon abatement to 
compare the costs of technology options to re-
duce emissions across a range of industrial ap-
plications; 
(2) to fully address existing challenges with re-
spect to ensuring the safe use and handling of hy-
drogen and hydrogen-based fuels and blends in in-
dustrial systems, including health and environmental 
impacts associated with the leakage of hydrogen and 
hydrogen carriers; 
(3) to identify and evaluate the feasibility, safe-
ty, and best practices of the use of hydrogen and 
ammonia as industrial fuel and feedstock, including 
ways that current procedures, training, and handoffs 
with supply chain partners should be augmented to 
ensure safety for workers and neighboring commu-
nities; 
(4) to examine the feasibility of blending in-
creasing levels of hydrogen with natural gas to sup-
plement process heat requirements; 
(5) to examine the environmental impacts of 
hydrogen combustion in hydrogen-fueled gas tur-
bines as pure hydrogen or at different ratios if used 
in blended fuel; and 
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(6) to identify and evaluate considerations for 
transport and storage of hydrogen and hydrogen 
carriers for use at industrial facilities. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary 
of Commerce shall— 
(1) take into account lessons learned from dem-
onstration projects in other industries and projects 
in other countries; and 
(2) evaluate the applicability of the lessons de-
scribed in paragraph (1) to the use of hydrogen in 
industrial applications. 
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(i) by striking ‘‘A crime victim’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Upon the suspected or alleged 
commission of a Federal or District of Co-
lumbia offense, a crime victim’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking 
‘‘Government in the case’’ and inserting 
‘‘Government, including the right to confer 
about any agreement that could resolve the 
case or investigation, plea bargain, plea 
offer or agreement, pretrial diversion offer 
or agreement, or voluntary dismissal is 
presented to the court or is otherwise for-
mally executed’’; 
(iii) by amending paragraph (9) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(9) The right to be informed in a timely man-
ner of any plea bargain, plea offer or agreement, de-
ferred prosecution agreement, or other agreement 
that resolves the case or investigation, pretrial diver-
sion agreement, or the referral of a criminal inves-
tigation to another Federal, State, Tribal, or local 
law enforcement entity.’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (10), by striking 
‘‘contact information for the Office of the 
Victims’ Rights Ombudsman of the De-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9857 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require institutions of 
higher education, as a condition of participation in programs under 
title IV of such Act, to establish a policy to award posthumous degrees 
to certain deceased students, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, and 
Mr. ESPAILLAT) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education, as a condition of partici-
pation in programs under title IV of such Act, to estab-
lish a policy to award posthumous degrees to certain 
deceased students, 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 ‘‘Mel’s Law’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO AWARD POSTHUMOUS DEGREES. 
(a) POSTHUMOUS DEGREES.—Section 487(a) of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(30) The institution certifies that the institu-
tion has established a policy to award posthumous 
degrees to deceased students who— 
‘‘(A) had been enrolled in a degree pro-
gram at the institution; 
‘‘(B) died prior to completing such pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(C) at the time of death, were in aca-
demic standing consistent with the require-
ments for graduation from such program, as 
determined by the institution.’’. 
(b) ACCREDITATION CRITERIA.—Section 496(a) of 
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1099b(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through 
(8) as paragraphs (7) through (9), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) the standards for accreditation of the 
agency or association do not take into consideration 
the number of posthumous degrees awarded by the 
institution to deceased students;’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this Act shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9858 
To strengthen the rights of crime victims, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. OWENS, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of 
Florida, and Mr. COSTA) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To strengthen the rights of crime victims, 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 ‘‘Reinforcing Crime Vic-
tims’ Rights Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 237 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 3771— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
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•HJ 72 EH 
in Executive Order 14193 (25 Fed. Reg. 02406), is hereby 
terminated. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 11, 
2026. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
with respect to any State, any bond for projects 
described in section 142(a)(7) which is taken 
into account under subsection (a) with respect 
to an issuing authority of such State. 
‘‘(3) 
NATIONAL
UNUSED
VOLUME
CAP 
AMOUNT.—For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘national 
unused volume cap amount’ means, with respect 
to a calendar year, the amount which is esti-
mated by the Secretary as being equal to the 
sum of— 
‘‘(i) the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(I) sum of the State ceilings for 
all States for the second preceding 
calendar year, over 
‘‘(II) the sum of the aggregate 
face amount of private activity bonds 
taken into account under subsection 
(a) for the second preceding calendar 
year plus any portion of the amount 
described in subclause (I) which is 
carried forward under subsection (f), 
‘‘(ii) the amount of any carryforward 
under subsection (f) which expired at the 
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‘‘(C) information pertaining to individual 
Federal districts and Federal prosecutors that 
are the subject of complaints, including— 
‘‘(i) the number of complaints filed 
with the Administrative Authority that 
were subsequently referred to a State bar 
association; 
‘‘(ii) a list of Federal districts in 
which misconduct was alleged to have oc-
curred and the number of complaints with 
respect to each such district; and 
‘‘(iii) a list of attorneys against whom 
3 or more complaints were submitted to 
the Administrative Authority; and 
‘‘(D) a list of all cases in which a court or 
the Administrative Authority determined that 
there was a failure to accord a crime victim a 
right under section 3771, and the best efforts 
made by officers and employees of the Depart-
ment of Justice in each such case. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL AND BIANNUAL REPORTS.—The 
report described in paragraph (1) shall be sub-
mitted— 
‘‘(A) not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this section; 
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‘‘(B) annually thereafter for a period of 2 
years; and 
‘‘(C) biannually after the end of the period 
described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(4) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘appropriate congressional committees’ means the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 237 of title 18, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘3772. General provisions.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9860 
To redesignate Camp Nelson National Monument. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To redesignate Camp Nelson National Monument. 
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 ‘‘Camp Nelson National 
Monument Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CAMP NELSON NATIONAL MONUMENT. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 2303 of the John D. Din-
gell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act 
(Public Law 116–9) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘HERITAGE’’; 
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(2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ‘‘Camp 
Nelson Heritage National Monument’’ and inserting 
‘‘Camp Nelson National Monument’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Camp 
Nelson Heritage National Monument’’ and inserting 
‘‘Camp Nelson National Monument’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to Camp Nelson Heritage National Monument shall 
be deemed to be a reference to Camp Nelson National 
Monument. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9861 
To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to direct the Secretary of Energy to 
establish a demonstration program for on-site treatment of produced 
water, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Ms. CARAVEO (for herself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to direct the Secretary 
of Energy to establish a demonstration program for on- 
site treatment of produced 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 ‘‘TREAT Water Act’’ 
or the ‘‘Transitioning Research to Ensure Appropriate 
Treatment of Water Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PRODUCED WATER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
Section 4008 of the Energy Act of 2020 (42 U.S.C. 
10310) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (f) and inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) PRODUCED
WATER
DEMONSTRATION
PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—In carrying out this 
section, the Secretary shall establish a demonstra-
tion program for on-site treatment of produced 
water. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITIZATION.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall prioritize— 
‘‘(A) first-of-a-kind or new approaches to 
treating produced water at natural gas or oil 
development sites; and 
‘‘(B) technologies that can be used at nat-
ural gas or oil development sites to reduce other 
environmental harm. 
‘‘(3) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the dem-
onstration program under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the heads of other relevant 
Federal departments and agencies, including the De-
partment of the Interior and the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
‘‘(e) PRODUCED WATER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘produced water’ means water produced as a by-
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product of drilling and fracturing oil or natural gas 
wells.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9864 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the introduc-
tion or delivery for introduction into interstate commerce of food pack-
aging containing intentionally added PFAS, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. 
PINGREE, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SORENSEN, 
Ms. MENG, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. COHEN, Ms. LOFGREN, 
Ms. TITUS, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. NADLER, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prohibit the introduction or delivery for introduction into 
interstate commerce of food packaging containing inten-
tionally added PFAS, 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 ‘‘Keep Food Containers 
Safe from PFAS Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST FOOD PACKAGING CON-
TAINING INTENTIONALLY ADDED PFAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(fff)(1) The introduction or delivery for introduction 
into interstate commerce of food packaging containing in-
tentionally added PFAS. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘PFAS’ means a perfluoroalkyl sub-
stance or a polyfluoroalkyl substance that is man-made 
with at least 1 fully fluorinated carbon atom.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) applies beginning on January 1, 2025. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9866 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study 
and submit to Congress a report on contraceptive access at community 
health centers in health care deserts. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Mrs. HINSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on 
contraceptive access at community health centers in 
health care deserts. 
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 ‘‘Access to LARCs Act’’. 
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(2) APPROPRIATE LOCAL PARTNER.—The term 
‘‘appropriate local partner’’ means any relevant sub-
national government, local authority, indigenous 
community, non-governmental entity, or private 
landowner in a partner developing country com-
mitted to and capable of achieving the goals de-
scribed in section 4(b). 
(3) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘‘coun-
try of concern’’ means the government or ruling 
party of any of the following countries: 
(A) The Russian Federation. 
(B) The People’s Republic of China. 
(C) The Democratic People’s Republic of 
Korea. 
(D) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(E) The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. 
(F) The Republic of Cuba. 
(4) DEFORESTATION.—The term ‘‘deforest-
ation’’ means a change in land use, including forest 
fragmentation and forest degradation, from a forest 
to any other land use. 
(5) ELIGIBLE
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘eligible 
project’’ means a verifiable and measurable national 
or subnational activity developed or executed by the 
central government, subnational government, local 
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SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON ACCESS TO RANGE OF CON-
TRACEPTIVE 
METHODS 
AT 
COMMUNITY 
HEALTH CENTERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Health and Human 
Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall conduct a study on the access of women in need to 
a range of contraceptive methods at community health 
centers located in health care deserts. Such study shall— 
(1) include analysis related to reimbursement, 
inventory stocking, provider training, patient edu-
cation, and other barriers to community health cen-
ters providing a range of contraceptive methods; and 
(2) indicate which community health centers 
are recipients of funding under title X of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report describing the results of the study under 
subsection (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER.—The term 
‘‘community health center’’ means a health center 
(as defined in section 330(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b(a))). 
(2) CONTRACEPTIVE METHOD.—The term ‘‘con-
traceptive method’’ means— 
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(A) a drug or device (as such terms are de-
fined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321)), or com-
bination product, approved for use under the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
U.S.C. 321 et seq.) as a method of contracep-
tion, except when such drug, device, or com-
bination product is used on- or off-label as an 
emergency contraceptive; 
(B) sexual risk avoidance education; and 
(C) natural family planning or other fer-
tility-based methods of family planning. 
(3) HEALTH CARE DESERT.—The term ‘‘health 
care desert’’ means a State or political subdivision 
thereof with less than 1 community health center for 
every 1,000 women in need. 
(4) RANGE
OF
CONTRACEPTIVE
METHODS.— 
The term ‘‘range of contraceptive methods’’ means 
2 or more contraceptive methods. 
(5) WOMEN IN NEED.—The term ‘‘women in 
need’’ means women eligible for benefits under a 
Federal health care program (as defined in section 
1128B(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320a–7b(f))). 
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