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(B) in the second column, by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 
District’’. 
(2) DISTRICT COURT.—Section 88 of such title 
is amended— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘District 
of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Dis-
trict’’; 
(B) by amending the first paragraph to 
read as follows: 
‘‘The Federal District comprise one judicial dis-
trict.’’; and 
(C) in the second paragraph, by striking 
‘‘Washington’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Dis-
trict’’. 
(3) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The item relating 
to section 88 in the table of sections for chapter 5 
of such title is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘88. The Federal District.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS
RELATING
TO 
COURT OF APPEALS.—Title 28, United States Code, is 
amended as follows: 
(1) APPOINTMENT OF JUDGES.—Section 44(a) 
of such title is amended in the first column by strik-
ing ‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 
District’’. 
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‘‘(B) other mental health services fur-
nished by the Secretary.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by inserting ‘‘or (b)’’ after ‘‘under sub-
section (a)’’ both places it appears; and 
(5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by inserting ‘‘, or to require the reevalua-
tion of any entitlement of the veteran to compensa-
tion under this chapter’’ before the period at the 
end. 
(b) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) REDESIGNATION.—Such section, as amend-
ed, is redesignated as section 1169 of such title. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 11 of such title is 
amended— 
(A) by striking the item relating to the sec-
tion 1167 that relates to mental health con-
sultations; and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to 
section 1168 the following new item: 
‘‘1169. Mental health consultations.’’. 
(c) GAO REVIEW.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the Commit-
tees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
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resentatives a report on the effect of the amendments 
made by this section. Elements of such report shall in-
clude— 
(1) the number of veterans who received— 
(A) mental health consultations under 
paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section 1169 
of such title; and 
(B) outreach under paragraph (2) of such 
subsection; 
(2) whether veterans reported barriers to seek-
ing such consultations; and 
(3) such barriers, if any. 
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(1) Congress has amended the laws governing 
bankruptcy fees as necessary to ensure that the 
bankruptcy system remains self-supporting, while 
also fairly allocating the costs of the system among 
those who use the system. 
(2) Because of the importance for the bank-
ruptcy system to be self-funded, at no cost to tax-
payers, Congress has closely monitored the funding 
needs of the bankruptcy system, including by requir-
ing periodic reporting by the Attorney General re-
garding the United States Trustee System Fund. 
(3) Because the system governing bankruptcies 
of various types is interconnected, Congress has es-
tablished fees, including filing fees, quarterly fees in 
chapter 11 cases, and other fees, that together fund 
the courts, judges, United States trustees, and trust-
ees serving in bankruptcy cases under chapter 7 of 
title 11, United States Code. 
(4) Trustees serving in bankruptcy cases under 
chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, are vital 
to the functioning of the bankruptcy system, as they 
provide services at the front lines of the bankruptcy 
process, administering thousands of cases. 
(5) Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees provide valu-
able returns of assets to government creditors, in-
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3865 
To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 
as an international organization for purposes of the International Organi-
zations Immunities Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2025 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mrs. KIM) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To provide for the treatment of the Association of Southeast 
Asian Nations as an international organization for pur-
poses of the International Organizations Immunities Act, 
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 ‘‘Providing Appropriate 
Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations 
with ASEAN Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘PARTNER with 
ASEAN Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IM-
MUNITIES TO THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-
EAST ASIAN NATIONS. 
The International Organizations Immunities Act (22 
U.S.C. 288 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 18. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC PRIVILEGES AND IM-
MUNITIES TO THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-
EAST ASIAN NATIONS. 
‘‘Under such terms and conditions as the President 
shall determine, the President is authorized to extend the 
provisions of this title to the Association of Southeast 
Asian Nations in the same manner, to the same extent, 
and subject to the same conditions, as it may be extended 
to a public international organization in which the United 
States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the 
authority of any Act of Congress authorizing such partici-
pation or making an appropriation for such participa-
tion.’’. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3869 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for homelessness 
benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2025 
Ms. DEXTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility 
for homelessness benefits under laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Every Veteran Housed 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HOMELESSNESS 
BENEFITS UNDER LAWS ADMINISTERED BY 
THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) EXPANSION.—Section 2002 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘veteran’ includes a person who 
was discharged or released from a period of service 
as a member of the uniformed services— 
‘‘(A) under conditions other than— 
‘‘(i) dishonorable; or 
‘‘(ii) by reason of the sentence of a 
general court-martial; and 
‘‘(B) regardless of— 
‘‘(i) the length of such period of serv-
ice; 
‘‘(ii) whether such member was a 
member of an active or reserve component 
of the uniformed services; 
‘‘(iii) whether such service was active 
duty; 
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‘‘(iv) whether such person currently 
serves as a member of the uniformed serv-
ices; and 
‘‘(v) whether such person was dis-
charged or released from another period of 
service under conditions described in clause 
(i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(4) The term ‘uniformed services’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10.’’; 
and 
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) CERTAIN SERVICE DEEMED TO BE ACTIVE 
SERVICE.—Section 106(b) of such title is amended, 
in the matter following paragraph (3), by inserting 
‘‘20,’’ after ‘‘19,’’. 
(2) MINIMUM ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE REQUIRE-
MENT.—Section 5303A(b)(3)(F) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 2011, 2012, 2013, 
2044, or 2061’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 20’’. 
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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 386 
AN ACT 
To require the United States Governor of, and the United 
States Executive Director at, the International Monetary 
Fund to oppose an increase in the weight of the Chinese 
renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights basket of the 
Fund, 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 ‘‘Chinese Currency Ac-
countability Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. OPPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES TO AN IN-
CREASE IN THE WEIGHT OF THE CHINESE 
RENMINBI IN THE SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS 
BASKET OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY 
FUND. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Governor of, and the United States Execu-
tive Director at, the International Monetary Fund to use 
the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any in-
crease in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the basket 
of currencies used to determine the value of Special Draw-
ing Rights, unless the Secretary of the Treasury has sub-
mitted to the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a written report 
which includes a certification that— 
(1) the People’s Republic of China is in compli-
ance with all its obligations under Article VIII of the 
Articles of Agreement of the Fund; 
(2) in the preceding 12 months, there has not 
been a report submitted under section 3005 of the 
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 or 
section 701 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade En-
forcement Act of 2015 in which the People’s Repub-
lic of China has been found to have manipulated its 
currency; and 
(3) the People’s Republic of China adheres to 
the rules and principles of the Paris Club and the 
OECD Arrangement on Officially Supported Export 
Credits. 
SEC. 3. SUNSET. 
Section 2 shall have no force or effect beginning 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 386 
AN ACT 
To require the United States Governor of, and the 
United States Executive Director at, the Inter-
national Monetary Fund to oppose an increase in 
the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the Special 
Drawing Rights basket of the Fund, and for 
other purposes.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 386 
To require the United States Governor of, and the United States Executive 
Director at, the International Monetary Fund to oppose an increase 
in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights 
basket of the Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2025 
Mr. DAVIDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the United States Governor of, and the United 
States Executive Director at, the International Monetary 
Fund to oppose an increase in the weight of the Chinese 
renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights basket of the 
Fund, 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 ‘‘Chinese Currency Ac-
countability Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. OPPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES TO AN IN-
CREASE IN THE WEIGHT OF THE CHINESE 
RENMINBI IN THE SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS 
BASKET OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY 
FUND. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Governor of, and the United States Execu-
tive Director at, the International Monetary Fund to use 
the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any in-
crease in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the basket 
of currencies used to determine the value of Special Draw-
ing Rights, unless the Secretary of the Treasury has sub-
mitted to the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a written report 
which includes a certification that— 
(1) the People’s Republic of China is in compli-
ance with all its obligations under Article VIII of the 
Articles of Agreement of the Fund; 
(2) in the preceding 12 months, there has not 
been a report submitted under section 3005 of the 
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 or 
section 701 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade En-
forcement Act of 2015 in which the People’s Repub-
lic of China has been found to have manipulated its 
currency; and 
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(3) the People’s Republic of China adheres to 
the rules and principles of the Paris Club and the 
OECD Arrangement on Officially Supported Export 
Credits. 
SEC. 3. SUNSET. 
Section 2 shall have no force or effect beginning 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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IIB 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 386 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 11, 2025 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To require the United States Governor of, and the United 
States Executive Director at, the International Monetary 
Fund to oppose an increase in the weight of the Chinese 
renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights basket of the 
Fund, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chinese Currency Ac-
countability Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. OPPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES TO AN IN-
CREASE IN THE WEIGHT OF THE CHINESE 
RENMINBI IN THE SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS 
BASKET OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY 
FUND. 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the 
United States Governor of, and the United States Execu-
tive Director at, the International Monetary Fund to use 
the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any in-
crease in the weight of the Chinese renminbi in the basket 
of currencies used to determine the value of Special Draw-
ing Rights, unless the Secretary of the Treasury has sub-
mitted to the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a written report 
which includes a certification that— 
(1) the People’s Republic of China is in compli-
ance with all its obligations under Article VIII of the 
Articles of Agreement of the Fund; 
(2) in the preceding 12 months, there has not 
been a report submitted under section 3005 of the 
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 or 
section 701 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade En-
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forcement Act of 2015 in which the People’s Repub-
lic of China has been found to have manipulated its 
currency; and 
(3) the People’s Republic of China adheres to 
the rules and principles of the Paris Club and the 
OECD Arrangement on Officially Supported Export 
Credits. 
SEC. 3. SUNSET. 
Section 2 shall have no force or effect beginning 10 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 
2025. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3870 
To repeal a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to national 
emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal- and oil-fired elec-
tric utility steam generating units review of the residual risk and tech-
nology review. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2025 
Mr. DOWNING (for himself, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. ZINKE, Mr. SHREVE, Mr. 
ROGERS of Kentucky, Mrs. FEDORCHAK, Mr. GILL of Texas, Mr. TAY-
LOR, and Mr. HURD of Colorado) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To repeal a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency 
relating to national emission standards for hazardous 
air pollutants: coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam 
generating units review of the residual risk and tech-
nology review. 
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 ‘‘Combating Overregula-
tion And Limitation of Proven, Operable, Working Energy 
Resources Act’’ or the ‘‘COAL POWER Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EPA RULE. 
The final rule issued by the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency titled ‘‘National Emission Standards for Haz-
ardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility 
Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and 
Technology Review’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 38508 (May 7, 2024)) 
shall have no force or effect and shall be treated as if such 
rule had never taken effect. 
Æ 
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(2) TERMS OF COURT.—Section 48(a) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) in the first column, by striking ‘‘Dis-
trict of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal Dis-
trict’’; 
(B) in the second column, by striking 
‘‘Washington’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal District’’; 
and 
(C) in the second column, by striking 
‘‘District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal 
District’’. 
(3) APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSELS 
BY CHIEF JUDGE OF CIRCUIT.—Section 49 of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘District of Columbia’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Federal Dis-
trict’’. 
(4) CIRCUIT COURT JURISDICTION OVER CER-
TIFICATION OF DEATH PENALTY COUNSELS.—Sec-
tion 2265(c)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the District of Columbia Circuit’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Federal District Circuit’’. 
(5) CIRCUIT
COURT
JURISDICTION
OVER
RE-
VIEW OF FEDERAL AGENCY ORDERS.—Section 2343 
of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the District of 
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SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF MINERAL LEASING ACT FOR 
ACQUIRED LANDS TO HARDROCK MINERALS. 
The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 
U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2 (30 U.S.C. 351)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Act ‘United States’ ’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘Act: 
‘‘(1) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘United 
States’ ’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Alaska. ‘Acquired lands’ ’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘Alaska. 
‘‘(2) ACQUIRED LANDS; LANDS ACQUIRED BY 
THE UNITED STATES.—The term ‘acquired lands’ ’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘552). ‘Secretary’ ’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘552). 
‘‘(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ ’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘Interior. ‘Mineral leasing 
laws’ shall mean’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘Interior. 
‘‘(4) MINERAL LEASING LAWS.—The term ‘min-
eral leasing laws’ means’’; 
(E) by striking ‘‘Acts. ‘Lease’ ’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘Acts. 
‘‘(5) LEASE.—The term ‘lease’ ’’; 
(F) by striking ‘‘requires. The term’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘requires.
‘‘(6) OIL.—The term’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) 
HARDROCK
MINERAL.—The 
term 
‘hardrock mineral’— 
‘‘(A) includes deposits of— 
‘‘(i) minerals found in sedimentary or 
other rocks; 
‘‘(ii) base metals; 
‘‘(iii) precious metals; 
‘‘(iv) industrial minerals; and 
‘‘(v) 
precious 
and 
semi-precious 
gemstones; and 
‘‘(B) does not include deposits of— 
‘‘(i) coal; 
‘‘(ii) oil; 
‘‘(iii) oil shale; 
‘‘(iv) gas; 
‘‘(v) sodium; 
‘‘(vi) potassium; 
‘‘(vii) sulfur; or 
‘‘(viii) mineral materials subject to 
disposition under the Act of July 31, 1947, 
commonly known as the Materials Act of 
1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).’’; and
(2) in section 3 (30 U.S.C. 352), by striking 
‘‘and sulfur’’ and inserting ‘‘sulfur, and hardrock 
minerals’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 15, 
2025. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3872 
AN ACT 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired 
Lands to make that Act applicable to hardrock 
minerals.
I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3872 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to make that Act 
applicable to hardrock minerals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 10, 2025 
Mr. FALLON (for himself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to 
make that Act applicable to hardrock minerals. 
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 ‘‘Mineral Extraction for 
Renewable Industry and Critical Applications Act of 
2025’’ or the ‘‘MERICA Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF MINERAL LEASING ACT FOR AC-
QUIRED LANDS TO HARDROCK MINERALS. 
The Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (30 
U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is amended— 
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Columbia Circuit’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal Dis-
trict Circuit’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DIS-
TRICT COURT.—Title 28, United States Code, is amended 
as follows: 
(1) APPOINTMENT AND NUMBER OF DISTRICT 
COURT
JUDGES.—Section 133(a) of such title is 
amended in the first column by striking ‘‘District of 
Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘Federal District’’. 
(2) DISTRICT
COURT
JURISDICTION
OF
TAX 
CASES BROUGHT AGAINST UNITED STATES.—Section 
1346(e) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Federal 
District’’. 
(3) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER PRO-
CEEDINGS
FOR
FORFEITURE
OF
FOREIGN
PROP-
ERTY.—Section 1355(b)(2) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Federal District’’. 
(4) DISTRICT COURT JURISDICTION OVER CIVIL 
ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST A FOREIGN STATE.— 
Section 1391(f)(4) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Federal District’’. 
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H3877
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB