datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
accountants appointed by the Board and of nationally rec-
ognized standing. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) BOARD.—The Board shall submit to the 
President and Congress, within 90 days after the 
last day of each fiscal year, a complete and detailed 
report with respect to the preceding fiscal year, set-
ting forth— 
(A) a summary of the Bank’s operations, 
for such preceding fiscal year; 
(B) a schedule of the Bank’s obligations 
outstanding at the end of such preceding fiscal 
year, with a statement of the amounts issued 
and redeemed or paid during such preceding 
fiscal year; and 
(C) the status of infrastructure projects re-
ceiving funding or other assistance pursuant to 
this Act, including disclosure of all entities with 
a development, ownership, or operational inter-
est in such projects. 
(2) GAO.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit to Congress 
a report evaluating activities of the Bank for the fis-
cal years covered by the report that includes an as-
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sessment of the impact and benefits of each funded 
infrastructure project, including a review of how ef-
fectively each project accomplished the goals 
prioritized by the Bank’s project criteria. 
(c) BOOKS AND RECORDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Bank shall maintain 
adequate books and records to support the financial 
transactions of the Bank with a description of finan-
cial transactions and infrastructure projects receiv-
ing funding, and the amount of funding for each 
project maintained on a publicly accessible database. 
(2) PUBLIC
COMMENT
PERIOD.—The Bank 
shall post infrastructure financing agreements on 
the database providing 30 days for public comments 
before providing final financing for the infrastruc-
ture project. 
(3) AUDITS BY THE SECRETARY AND GAO.— 
The books and records of the Bank shall be open to 
inspection by the Secretary and the Comptroller 
General of the United States. 
SEC. 217. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 
titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 
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Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro-
vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 
vote on passage. 
SEC. 218. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 for the initial orga-
nization of the Bank, and its Directors and staff. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4053 
To provide for the review of the scheduling under the Controlled Substances 
Act of buprenorphine-naloxone combination products, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2023 
Ms. KUSTER (for herself and Mr. CARTER of Georgia) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the review of the scheduling under the Con-
trolled Substances Act of buprenorphine-naloxone com-
bination products, 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 ‘‘Studying Suboxone 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
REVIEWING 
THE 
SCHEDULING 
OF 
BUPRENORPHINE-NALOXONE COMBINATION 
PRODUCTS. 
(a) SECRETARY OF HHS.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services shall— 
(1) review and, as appropriate, update the sci-
entific and medical evaluation conducted under sec-
tion 201(b) of the Controlled Substance Act (21 
U.S.C. 811(b)) with respect to buprenorphine- 
naloxone combination products; and 
(2) update, as necessary, the Secretary’s sched-
uling recommendation under such section with re-
spect to such products. 
(b) ATTORNEY GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
shall— 
(1) review the recommendations provided by the 
Secretary under subsection (a), and all other rel-
evant data with respect to the scheduling of 
buprenorphine-naloxone combination products; 
(2) consider the factors listed in subsection (c) 
of section 201 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 
U.S.C. 811) with respect to such products; and 
(3) consistent with such section 201, make such 
scheduling changes with respect to such products as 
the Secretary may determine appropriate. 
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cer required by this subsection, if the office 
of a chief risk officer becomes vacant, the 
company shall— 
‘‘(I) not later than 24 hours after 
such vacancy occurs, notify the pri-
mary financial regulatory agency of 
the company, the primary financial 
regulatory agency of any depository 
institution subsidiary of the company, 
and any State agency with supervisory 
authority over the company or any de-
pository institution subsidiary of the 
company of such vacancy; and 
‘‘(II) not later than 7 days after 
such vacancy occurs, submit a plan to 
the primary financial regulatory agen-
cy of the company, the primary finan-
cial regulatory agency of any deposi-
tory institution subsidiary of the com-
pany, and any State agency with su-
pervisory authority over the company 
or any depository institution sub-
sidiary of the company on how the 
company will search for and promptly 
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SEC. 2. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TRAUMA SUPPORT SERVICES 
AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN 
AND YOUTH IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. 
Section 7134(l) of the SUPPORT for Patients and 
Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 280h–7(l)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2024 through 2028’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4056 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that medical assist-
ance is available to children in foster care who are placed in a qualified 
residential treatment program under the Medicaid program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2023 
Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, and Ms. CHU) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure 
that medical assistance is available to children in foster 
care who are placed in a qualified residential treatment 
program under the Medicaid program. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring Medicaid 
Continuity for Children in Foster Care Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. ENSURING THAT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAIL-
ABLE TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WHO 
ARE PLACED IN A QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL 
TREATMENT PROGRAM UNDER THE MED-
ICAID PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1905(a)(31)(B) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(31)(B)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and care and services provided to any indi-
vidual who is a child in foster care under the responsibility 
of a State who has been placed, in accordance with the 
requirements of section 475A(c), in a child care institution 
that is a qualified residential treatment program (as de-
fined in section 472(k)(4)), but only if payments are being 
made on behalf of such child under section 472 with re-
spect to which Federal payments may be made under sec-
tion 474(a)(1) and only if the child continues to be in fos-
ter care under the responsibility of a State’’ after ‘‘section 
1915(l)’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to medical assist-
ance furnished in calendar quarters beginning on or after 
October 1, 2023. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4057 
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to reauthorize 
surveillance and data collection by the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention for child, youth, and adult trauma. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2023 
Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities 
Act to reauthorize surveillance and data collection by 
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for child, 
youth, and adult trauma. 
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 ‘‘Keeping Kids Safe Act 
of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. CDC SURVEILLANCE AND DATA COLLECTION FOR 
CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT TRAUMA. 
Section 7131(e) of the SUPPORT for Patients and 
Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 242t(e)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2028’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4059 
To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of 
the Department of the Interior. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2023 
Mrs. CAMMACK (for herself, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. PANETTA, and Mr. MOORE of 
Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical 
minerals of the Department of the Interior. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF PHOSPHATE AND POTASH AS 
CRITICAL MINERALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The list of critical minerals pub-
lished in the notice of the Secretary of the Interior entitled 
‘‘2022 Final List of Critical Minerals’’ (87 Fed. Reg. 
10381 (February 24, 2022)) shall be deemed to include 
phosphate and potash. 
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(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
of the Interior shall evaluate current policies related to 
permitting and leasing of projects to develop the minerals 
described in subsection (a) and issue recommendations to 
the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate to support domestic production 
of such commodities. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4063 
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act to reauthorize 
a pilot program for public health laboratories to detect fentanyl and 
other synthetic opioids. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2023 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself and Mr. BILIRAKIS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities 
Act to reauthorize a pilot program for public health 
laboratories to detect fentanyl and other synthetic 
opioids. 
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 ‘‘Federal Interventions 
and New Detections of Fentanyl Act of 2023’’ or the 
‘‘FIND Fentanyl Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH LABORA-
TORIES TO DETECT FENTANYL AND OTHER 
SYNTHETIC OPIOIDS. 
Section 7011(d) of the SUPPORT for Patients and 
Communities Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–10(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2019 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2024 through 2028’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT ASSIST-
ANCE. 
(a) PAYMENTS.—During the period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this section and ending on September 
30, 2025, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide pay-
ments under this section to producers that have entered 
into contracts with the Secretary under the environmental 
quality incentives program to implement the nutrient man-
agement practice. 
(b) AMOUNT.—A payment to a producer under this 
section shall be in an amount that, in combination with 
the applicable payment under section 1240B(d) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)), does 
not exceed 100 percent of the costs of implementing the 
nutrient management practice. 
(c) FUNDING.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this section $750,000,000 for the 
period of fiscal years 2024 and 2025. 
(2) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may use up to 5 percent of funds made available 
pursuant to paragraph (1) to provide technical as-
sistance under this section. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
INCENTIVES 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘environmental quality incen-
tives program’’ means the environmental quality in-
centives program established under subchapter A of 
chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.). 
(2) NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICE.—The 
term ‘‘nutrient management practice’’ means the 
practice described in the conservation practice stand-
ard for nutrient management established by the 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Code 590, 
dated May, 2019, or any successor conservation 
practice standard for nutrient management estab-
lished by the Natural Resources Conservation Serv-
ice pursuant to title XII of the Food Security Act 
of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4067 
To rescind the Executive order relating to the revocation of certain Executive 
orders concerning Federal regulation and to codify certain Executive orders. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2023 
Mrs. HINSON (for herself, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, and Mr. VALADAO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To rescind the Executive order relating to the revocation 
of certain Executive orders concerning Federal regulation 
and to codify certain Executive orders. 
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 ‘‘Red Tape Reduction 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL AND CODIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECU-
TIVE ORDERS. 
(a) REPEAL.—The Executive order relating to the 
revocation of certain Executive orders concerning Federal 
regulation, signed on January 20, 2021, is hereby re-
scinded. 
(b) CODIFICATION
OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS.—The 
following Executive orders shall have the force and effect 
of law: 
(1) Executive Order 13771 (82 Fed. Reg. 
12866; relating to reducing regulation and control-
ling regulatory costs). 
(2) Executive Order 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 
12285; relating to enforcing the regulatory reform 
agenda). 
(3) Executive Order 13891 (84 Fed. Reg. 
55235; relating to improving agency guidance docu-
ments). 
(4) Executive Order 13892 (84 Fed. Reg. 
55239; relating to transparency in administrative 
enforcement and adjudication). 
(5) Executive Order 13893 (84 Fed. Reg. 
55487; relating to accountability for administrative 
actions). 
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(i) the facility in which a clean air 
center may be established; and 
(ii) the capacity and ventilation char-
acteristics of such facility. 
(F) A description of the costs that may be 
associated with the program, including any ad-
ministrative costs. 
(d) CLEANER
AIR
SPACE
PROGRAM
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Subject to partnership requirement under sub-
section (e), an air pollution control agency implementing 
a cleaner air space program pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) establish at least one clean air center that 
is— 
(A) located in an area at risk of being ex-
posed to wildland fire smoke; 
(B) accessible to individuals that reside in 
covered households; 
(C) open, accessible, and staffed during 
wildland fire smoke events with the option of 
being open, accessible, and staffed before or 
after wildland fire smoke events; and 
(2) advertise to the public— 
(A) during a wildland fire smoke event, the 
availability of a clean air center; 
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to Congress a proposed budget corresponding with the ac-
tivities identified in such plan. 
(g) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
2 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation 
Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501). 
SEC. 3. DATA GAPS IN HIGHLY VULNERABLE AREAS OF THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary, in coordi-
nation with the Director of the National Weather Service 
and Administrator of the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, and in consultation with academic partners, 
shall carry out activities to ensure equal and complete 
weather observation coverage and emergency information 
sharing in the United States, including relating to the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Reviewing areas in the continental United 
States and the territories that are considered under- 
observed for weather phenomenon, and identifying 
associated challenges. 
(2) Increasing observations and developing new 
observational capabilities with respect to under-ob-
served regions, including urban regions. 
(3) Establishing or supporting testbeds to de-
velop and integrate within the urban canopy new ob-
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servation or information sharing tools, such as next 
generational compact radars for observations. 
(4) To the maximum extent practicable, ad-
vancing weather forecasting and climate modeling 
capabilities for urban scales. 
(5) Undertaking workforce development efforts 
for emergency management officials and meteorolo-
gists in highly vulnerable and under-observed areas 
of the United States. 
(b) PILOT PROGRAM.—In carrying out this section, 
the Under Secretary, acting through the Director of the 
National Weather Service and the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall establish 
an interagency partnership to support pilot projects that 
accelerate coordination and use of localized weather data 
in infrastructure and emergency management decisions by 
Federal, State, and local officials. 
(c) PRIORITY.—At least one pilot project under sub-
section (b) shall address key science challenges to using 
mesonet data in local decision making and development 
of new tools and training for operators of infrastructure, 
such as dams, energy generation and distribution facili-
ties, nuclear power plants, and transportation networks. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
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2 of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation 
Act of 2017 (15 U.S.C. 8501). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 406 
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 
JANUARY 20, 2023 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself, Mrs. KIM of California, and Mr. MEEKS) 
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’’ or the ‘‘PARTNER with ASEAN Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION TO THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST 
ASIAN NATIONS. 
The provisions of the International Organizations Im-
munities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) may be extended to 
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the same 
manner, to the same extent, and subject to the same con-
ditions as such provisions may be extended to a public 
international organization in which the United States par-
ticipates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority 
of any Act of Congress authorizing such participation or 
making an appropriation for such participation. 
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