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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8251 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to streamline regu-
latory oversight of human cell and tissue products, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2024 
Mr. CRENSHAW (for himself and Ms. BARRAGA´N) 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 
streamline regulatory oversight of human cell and tissue 
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 ‘‘The HCT/P Mod-
ernization Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. STREAMLINING REGULATORY OVERSIGHT OF 
HUMAN CELL AND TISSUE PRODUCTS. 
(a) REGULATORY CLASSIFICATION INQUIRIES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the requirements.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS IN THE 
CASE OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COV-
ERAGE FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTED BENEFITS.— 
The requirements of subparts I and II shall 
apply to any individual health insurance cov-
erage in relation to its provision of excepted 
benefits described in section 2791(c)(2)(C).’’. 
(b) ERISA.—Section 733(c)(2) of the Employee Re-
tirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
1191b(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Benefits for telehealth services.’’. 
(c) IRC.—Section 9832(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub-
paragraph (D); and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
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‘‘(C) Benefits for telehealth services.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to plan years begin-
ning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8262 
To provide for greater cooperation and coordination between the Federal 
Government and the governing bodies and community users of land 
grant-mercedes in New Mexico relating to historical or traditional uses 
of certain land grant-mercedes on Federal public land, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2024 
Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ (for herself and Ms. STANSBURY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To provide for greater cooperation and coordination between 
the Federal Government and the governing bodies and 
community users of land grant-mercedes in New Mexico 
relating to historical or traditional uses of certain land 
grant-mercedes on Federal public land, 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 ‘‘New Mexico Land 
Grant-Mercedes Historical or Traditional Use Cooperation 
and Coordination Act’’. 
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(I) criteria pollutants for which there are 
national ambient air quality standards under 
section 109 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7409); and 
(J) any other anthropogenically-emitted 
gas or particulate that the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency determines, 
after notice and comment— 
(i) to contribute to climate change; or 
(ii) to produce negative effects on 
human health, biodiversity, or ecological 
resilience. 
(6) GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.—The term 
‘‘greenhouse gas emissions’’ means emissions of 
greenhouse gas, expressed in terms of metric tons of 
carbon dioxide equivalent. 
(7) NEW
RENEWABLE
ENERGY.—The term 
‘‘new renewable energy’’ means renewable energy 
from a source that is not currently producing power. 
(8) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the green transportation infrastructure grant pro-
gram established under subsection (b). 
(9) PUBLICLY AVAILABLE EVSE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘publicly 
available EVSE’’ means Electric Vehicle Supply 
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language training for HUD-approved housing coun-
selors, counseling agencies, and their staff. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) The term ‘‘creditor’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act 
and shall include any assignee of a creditor. 
(2) The term ‘‘director’’ means the Director of 
the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. 
(3) The term ‘‘servicer’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 6(i) of the Real Estate Settle-
ment Procedures Act of 1974. 
(4) The term ‘‘residential mortgage loan’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 103 of the 
Truth in Lending Act. 
(5) The term ‘‘federally related mortgage loan’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the 
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974. 
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(d) 
DEFINITION
OF
NEW
VESSEL.—Section 
53301(a)(2)(A)(i) of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘subsidy’’. 
(e) OBLIGATION
OF DEPOSITS
AND PERIOD
FOR 
CONSTRUCTION
OF
CERTAIN
VESSELS.—Section 
53310(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘subsidy’’. 
(f) DEFINITION
OF
UNITED
STATES
FOREIGN 
TRADE.—Section 53501(8) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘subsidy’’. 
(g) ELIGIBLE PURPOSES OF OBLIGATIONS.—Section 
53706(a)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘subsidy’’. 
(h) AMOUNT OF OBLIGATIONS.—Section 53709(b)(2) 
of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘subsidy’’ each place it appears. 
(i) COMPENSATION.—Section 56303(c) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘SUB-
SIDY’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subsidy’’ each place it appears. 
(j) TYPES
OF
ADJUSTMENTS
AND
ARRANGE-
MENTS.—Section 56503(a)(1) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘operating-differential or 
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ment, or Tribal government in which the 
applicant was born; 
‘‘(vi) includes the date that the certifi-
cate was filed with the office responsible 
for keeping vital records in the State; and 
‘‘(vii) has the seal of the State, unit 
of local government, or Tribal government 
that issued the birth certificate. 
‘‘(B) An extract from a United States hos-
pital Record of Birth created at the time of the 
applicant’s birth which indicates that the appli-
cant’s place of birth was in the United States. 
‘‘(C) A final adoption decree showing the 
applicant’s name and that the applicant’s place 
of birth was in the United States. 
‘‘(D) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad 
of a citizen of the United States or a certifi-
cation of the applicant’s Report of Birth of a 
United States citizen issued by the Secretary of 
State. 
‘‘(E) A Naturalization Certificate or Cer-
tificate of Citizenship issued by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security or any other document or 
method of proof of United States citizenship 
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‘‘(III) Where a drug approved 
under section 505(c) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (re-
ferred to in this subclause as the ‘list-
ed drug’) is covered by the plan, the 
following information: 
‘‘(aa) A list of currently 
marketed generic drugs approved 
under section 505(j) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act pursuant to an application 
that references such listed drug 
that are not covered by the plan, 
are covered on the same for-
mulary tier or a formulary tier 
typically associated with higher 
cost-sharing than the listed drug, 
or are subject to utilization man-
agement that the listed drug is 
not subject to. 
‘‘(bb) The estimated average 
beneficiary 
cost-sharing 
under 
the plan for a 30-day supply of 
the listed drug. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8255 
To establish a minimum public comment period with respect to proposed 
rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2024 
Mr. LUCAS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish a minimum public comment period with respect 
to proposed rules issued by the Securities and Exchange 
Commission. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MINIMUM PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. 
Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
U.S.C. 78d) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) MINIMUM PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a proposed 
rulemaking for which a public comment period is re-
quired under section 553 of title 5, United State 
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Code, the Commission shall provide a public com-
ment period of— 
‘‘(A) at least 60 days; or 
‘‘(B) if the Commission determines the 
proposed rule addresses imminent investor 
harm, at least 30 days. 
‘‘(2) CALCULATION OF PERIODS.—For purposes 
of calculating the number of days in a period under 
paragraph (1) with respect to a proposed rule-
making— 
‘‘(A) a Federal holiday shall not be count-
ed; and 
‘‘(B) the period shall begin on the date the 
proposed rule is published in the Federal Reg-
ister.’’. 
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1, 2025’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2027.’’. 
(e) ALLOWING FOR THE FURNISHING OF AUDIO- 
ONLY TELEHEALTH SERVICES.—Section 1834(m)(9) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(m)(9)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘ending on December 31, 2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘ending on December 31, 2026’’. 
(f) EXTENDING USE OF TELEHEALTH TO CONDUCT 
FACE-TO-FACE ENCOUNTER PRIOR TO RECERTIFICATION 
OF
ELIGIBILITY
FOR
HOSPICE
CARE.—Section 
1814(a)(7)(D)(i)(II) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395f(a)(7)(D)(i)(II)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘ending on December 31, 2024’’ 
and inserting ‘‘ending on December 31, 2026’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, except that this subclause 
shall not apply in the case of such an encounter with 
an individual occurring on or after January 1, 2025, 
if such individual is located in an area that is sub-
ject to a moratorium on the enrollment of hospice 
programs under this title pursuant to section 
1866(j)(7), if such individual is receiving hospice 
care from a provider that is subject to enhanced 
oversight under this title pursuant to section 
1866(j)(3), or if such encounter is performed by a 
hospice physician or nurse practitioner who is not 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8258 
To redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua Tree National Park 
as the ‘‘Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2024 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To redesignate the Cottonwood Visitor Center at Joshua 
Tree National Park as the ‘‘Senator Dianne Feinstein 
Visitor Center’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF THE COTTONWOOD VIS-
ITOR CENTER AT JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL 
PARK AS THE ‘‘SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN 
VISITOR CENTER’’. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—The Cottonwood Visitor Cen-
ter at Joshua Tree National Park shall be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Senator Dianne Feinstein Visitor Center’’. 
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(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the visitor center referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Senator Dianne 
Feinstein Visitor Center’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8259 
To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 to expand the 
boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 6, 2024 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 
to expand the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park. 
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 ‘‘Joshua Tree National 
Park Expansion Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK. 
Section 402 of the California Desert Protection Act 
of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 410aaa–22) is amended, in the first 
sentence, by inserting after ‘‘October 1991 or prior,’’ the 
following: ‘‘and including the approximately 17,842 acres 
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of land depicted on the map entitled ‘Proposed Joshua 
Tree National Park Expansion’ and dated April 29, 
2024,’’. 
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‘‘(1) REQUEST
FOR
PERMISSION
OR
GUID-
ANCE.—An insured depository institution may re-
quest a written determination by the appropriate 
Federal banking agency of— 
‘‘(A) the agency’s permission to take an 
action where permission is mandated by regula-
tion; 
‘‘(B) the agency’s interpretation of a law 
or regulation; and 
‘‘(C) the agency’s interpretation of gen-
erally accepted accounting principles or ac-
counting objectives, standards, and require-
ments under section 37. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF REQUEST.—A request made 
under paragraph (1) shall be in writing and con-
tain— 
‘‘(A) the nature of the request; 
‘‘(B) applicable facts relating to the mat-
ter; 
‘‘(C) applicable law, regulation, or gen-
erally accepted accounting principles relating to 
the matter; and 
‘‘(D) a summary of the request. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSE
TO
REQUEST.—A Federal 
banking agency receiving a request under paragraph 
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(11) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(9) Nothing in this section shall expand or 
otherwise amend the Bureau of Reclamation lease of 
power privilege authorities outside the project 
boundary.’’; and 
(12) in paragraph (10), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking subparagraphs (A), (C), 
(D), and (E); 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (A); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) RESERVED
WORKS
FACILITY.—The 
term ‘reserved works facility’ means those fa-
cilities owned by the Bureau of Reclamation 
where the Bureau of Reclamation has retained 
responsibility for carrying out operation and 
maintenance activities. 
‘‘(C) TRANSFERRED
WORKS
FACILITY.— 
The term ‘transferred works facility’ means a 
project facility where the operations and main-
tenance of that facility is carried out by a non- 
Federal entity under the provisions of a formal 
operations and maintenance transfer contract.’’. 
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II 
Calendar No. 439 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8281 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 11 (legislative day, JULY 10), 2024 
Received; read the first time 
JULY 23, 2024 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to 
require proof of United States citizenship to register 
an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, 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 ‘‘Safeguard American 
Voter Eligibility Act’’ or the ‘‘SAVE Act’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8269 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require 
local educational agencies to allow recruiters to access the secondary 
schools served by the local educational agency for recruiting activities, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2024 
Mr. FALLON (for himself and Mr. WALTZ) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently 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 the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 to require local educational agencies to allow 
recruiters to access the secondary schools served by the 
local educational agency for recruiting activities, 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 ‘‘Recruiters on Campus 
Act’’ or the ‘‘ROC Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ESEA MILITARY RECRUITER ACCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart 2 of Part F of title VIII 
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
section 8528 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 8528A. MILITARY RECRUITER ACCESS TO SECONDARY 
SCHOOL CAMPUSES. 
‘‘Each local educational agency receiving assistance 
under this Act shall provide military recruiters the same 
access to the campus of each secondary school served by 
the local educational agency for the purpose of recruiting 
students who are at least 17 years of age that is provided 
to any prospective employer, institution of higher edu-
cation, or other recruiter.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. COMPLIANCE MONITORING AND REPORTING. 
On an annual basis, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) collect information from military recruiters 
regarding the compliance of local educational agen-
cies with the requirements of section 8528A of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
(as added by section 2 of this Act); and 
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (10), para-
graphs (11) through (22), and paragraphs (23) 
through (24), as paragraph (11), paragraphs (13) 
through (24), and paragraphs (26) through (27), re-
spectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(10) FOSTER CARE YOUTH.—The term ‘foster 
care youth’— 
‘‘(A) means children and youth whose care 
and placement are the responsibility of the 
State or Tribal agency that administers a State 
or Tribal plan under part B or E of title IV of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. 
and 670 et seq.), without regard to whether fos-
ter care maintenance payments are made under 
section 472 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 672) on be-
half of such children and youth; and 
‘‘(B) includes individuals who were age 13 
or older when their care and placement were 
the responsibility of a State or Tribal agency 
that administered a State or Tribal plan under 
part B or E of title IV of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 621 et seq. and 670 et seq.) 
and who are no longer under the care and re-
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(2) based on such information, prepare and 
submit to the Secretary of Education a report 
that— 
(A) identifies each local educational agency 
that the Secretary of Defense determines to be 
in violation of such section; and 
(B) explains the reasons for such deter-
mination. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8270 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to modernize the conservation 
reserve program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2024 
Mr. FINSTAD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to modernize 
the conservation reserve 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 ‘‘Conservation Reserve 
Program Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Subchapter B of chapter 1 of title XII of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting before section 1231 the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1230. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) CONSERVATION BUFFER.—The term ‘con-
servation buffer’ means a practice that, once estab-
lished, provides a benefit to water quality or another 
resource concern, including— 
‘‘(A) a grass sod waterway; 
‘‘(B) a contour grass sod strip; 
‘‘(C) a prairie strip; 
‘‘(D) a filterstrip; 
‘‘(E) a field border; 
‘‘(F) a living snow fence; 
‘‘(G) a riparian buffer; 
‘‘(H) a shelterbelt or windbreak; 
‘‘(I) a wetland or a wetland buffer (includ-
ing a buffer for prairie potholes, a playa, or a 
pocosin); 
‘‘(J) a saturated buffer; 
‘‘(K) a bioreactor; 
‘‘(L) a wellhead protection area; and 
‘‘(M) other similar practices, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘eligible land’ 
means land that is authorized to be included in the 
conservation reserve program under section 1231(b). 
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