I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4188 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify certain requirements 
for Regional Commissions, to reauthorize the Northern Border Regional 
Commission, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2023 
Ms. STEFANIK (for herself, Ms. KUSTER, Ms. TENNEY, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. 
GOLDEN of Maine, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. BALINT, and Mr. MOLINARO) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify certain 
requirements for Regional Commissions, to reauthorize 
the Northern Border Regional Commission, 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 ‘‘Northern Border Re-
gional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. REGIONAL COMMISSIONS MODIFICATIONS. 
(a) 
MEMBERSHIP
OF
COMMISSIONS.—Section 
15301(b)(2)(C) of title 40, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘An alternate member’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(i) 
IN
GENERAL.—An 
alternate 
member’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) STATE ALTERNATES.—If the al-
ternate State member is unable to vote in 
accordance with clause (i), the alternate 
State member may delegate voting author-
ity to a designee, subject to the condition 
that the executive director shall be notified, 
in writing, of the designation not less than 
1 week before the applicable vote is to take 
place.’’. 
(b) DECISIONS OF COMMISSIONS.—Section 15302 of 
title 40, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or State al-
ternate members, including designees’’ after ‘‘State 
members’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) QUORUMS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), a 
Commission shall determine what constitutes a 
quorum for meetings of the Commission. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Any quorum for meet-
ings of a Commission shall include— 
‘‘(A) the Federal Cochairperson or the al-
ternate Federal Cochairperson; and 
‘‘(B) a majority of State members or alter-
nate State members, including designees (exclu-
sive of members representing States delinquent 
under section 15304(c)(3)(C)).’’. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS AND EXPENSES OF 
COMMISSIONS.—Section 15304(a)(9) of title 40, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘maintain a govern-
ment relations office in the District of Columbia and’’. 
(d) MEETINGS OF COMMISSIONS.—Section 15305(b) 
of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘with the Federal Cochairperson’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting the following: 
‘‘with— 
‘‘(1) the Federal Cochairperson; and 
‘‘(2) at least a majority of the State members 
or alternate State members (including designees) 
present in-person or via electronic means.’’. 
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SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM OTHER FEDERAL 
AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 153 of subtitle V of title 
40, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 15308 as section 
15309; and 
(2) by inserting after section 15307 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 15308. Transfer of funds from other Federal agen-
cies 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (c), for 
purposes of this subtitle, each Commission may accept 
transfers of funds from other Federal agencies. 
‘‘(b) TRANSFERS.—Any Federal agency authorized to 
carry out an activity that is within the authority of a Com-
mission may transfer to the Commission any appropriated 
funds for the activity. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT.—Any funds transferred to a Com-
mission under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall remain available until expended; and 
‘‘(2) may, to the extent necessary to carry out 
this subtitle, be transferred to, and merged with, the 
amounts made available by appropriations Acts for 
the Commission by the Federal Cochairperson.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 153 of subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, is 
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amended by striking the item relating to section 15308 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘15308. Transfer of funds from other Federal agencies 
‘‘15309. Annual reports’’. 
SEC. 4. ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 
GRANTS. 
Section 15501 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7) 
through (9) as paragraphs (8) through (10), re-
spectively; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(4) 
through (6) as paragraphs (5) through (7), re-
spectively; 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) to promote the production of housing to 
meet economic development and workforce needs;’’; 
and 
(D) in paragraph (6) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (A)) by inserting before the semi-
colon the following: ‘‘, including to plan, con-
struct, acquire equipment, and operate health, 
nutrition, and child care projects, including hos-
pitals, regional health diagnostic and treatment 
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centers, and other facilities and services, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the acquisition of privately owned fa-
cilities by an eligible entity— 
‘‘(i) not operated for profit; or 
‘‘(ii) previously operated for profit if 
the Commission finds that health services 
would not otherwise be provided in the 
area served by the facility if the acquisition 
is not made; and 
‘‘(B) initial equipment;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(1), (2), (3), or (7)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1), 
(2), (3), (4), (5), or (8)’’. 
SEC. 5. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 155 of subtitle V of title 
40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 15507. Discretionary grants 
‘‘(a) GRANTS TO WHICH PERCENTAGE LIMITATION 
DOESN’T APPLY.—Discretionary grants made by a Com-
mission to implement significant regional initiatives, to 
take advantage of special development opportunities, or to 
respond to emergency economic distress in the region of 
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the Commission may be made without regard to the per-
centage limitations described in section 15501(d). 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION
ON AGGREGATE AMOUNT.—For 
each fiscal year, the aggregate amount of discretionary 
grants referred to in subsection (a) shall not be more than 
10 percent of the amount made available to carry out this 
subtitle for the fiscal year. 
‘‘§ 15508. Payment of non-Federal share for certain 
Federal grant programs 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating 
to payment of a non-Federal share of a project carried 
out under a Federal grant program, amounts made avail-
able to carry out this subtitle shall be available for the 
payment of such a non-Federal share for any project for 
which a Commission is not the sole or primary funding 
source, subject to the condition that the project is con-
sistent with the purposes of the Commission.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 155 of subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘15507. Discretionary grants 
‘‘15508. Payment of non-Federal share for certain Federal grant programs’’. 
SEC. 6. NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL COMMISSION. 
(a) COUNTIES
IN MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE
AND 
NEW YORK.—Section 15733 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘Lincoln,’’ 
after ‘‘Knox,’’; 
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘Merrimack,’’ after ‘‘Grafton,’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘Schoharie’’ after ‘‘Sche-
nectady,’’; and 
(B) 
by 
inserting 
‘‘Wyoming’’ 
after 
‘‘Wayne,’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
15751 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to each Commission to carry out this subtitle 
$40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 
and $45,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2028 through 
2032.’’. 
Æ 
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