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‘‘(5) FULBRIGHT
ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes 
of loan cancellation under this subsection, participa-
tion in a Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program or 
the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program 
shall be treated as employment in a public service 
job.’’. 
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‘‘(10) other factors identified by the Commis-
sion as important for the reliability of the bulk- 
power system. 
‘‘(c) RELIABILITY MARKETS.— 
‘‘(1) NEW SCHEDULES.—Each RTO and ISO 
shall file under section 205 a new schedule which 
shall ensure that dispatchable on demand continuous 
resources are available when intermittent generation 
resources are not available to meet net peak load for 
every 15 minutes of each day of the year. A schedule 
filed under section 205 pursuant to this paragraph 
that differentiates between the operating characteris-
tics of generation resources for purposes of sup-
porting the reliability of the bulk-power system shall 
not be considered unjust, unreasonable, or unduly 
preferential under section 205. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In approving a sched-
ule filed pursuant to paragraph (1), the Com-
mission shall consider one of the following: 
‘‘(i) Establishing at least one reli-
ability market where only dispatchable on 
demand 
continuous 
resources 
and 
dispatchable on demand short-term re-
sources may participate, which may be es-
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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 facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Mary Elizabeth 
‘Bettie’ Cole Post Office Building’’. 
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tablished separately or combined for such 
dispatchable on demand continuous re-
sources and dispatchable on demand short- 
term resources. 
‘‘(ii) Establishing a reliability market 
or modifying existing capacity markets to 
require intermittent resources to purchase 
electricity generated by a dispatchable on 
demand continuous resource when the 
intermittent resource is not available to 
generate electricity. 
‘‘(iii) Establishing another mechanism 
that will support the availability of 
dispatchable on demand continuous re-
sources and dispatchable on demand short- 
term resources to support the reliability of 
the bulk-power systems at all times 
through the year (measured every 15 min-
utes of each day). 
‘‘(B) CHARGE FOR DELIVERY FAILURE.— 
The Commission shall establish penalties for 
each generation resource that fails to generate 
electricity in accordance with the requirements 
of a market or mechanism established under 
subparagraph (A). 
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on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate on such plan. Such 
briefing shall also address how such plan can inform the 
development of a cybersecurity risk management frame-
work for spacecraft developed or used by NASA in pursuit 
of its missions that encompasses end-to-end mission sys-
tems and operations. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8967 
To extend the authority of the Secretary of the Army to enter into a contract, 
partnership, or grant with a non-profit organization for the purpose 
of providing financial support for the maintenance and sustainment of 
infrastructure and facilities at military service memorials and museums 
that highlight the role of women in the military. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2024 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia (for herself and Ms. HOULAHAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To extend the authority of the Secretary of the Army to 
enter into a contract, partnership, or grant with a non- 
profit organization for the purpose of providing financial 
support for the maintenance and sustainment of infra-
structure and facilities at military service memorials and 
museums that highlight the role of women in the mili-
tary. 
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. SERVICEWOMEN’S COMMEMORATIVE PART-
NERSHIPS. 
Section 362(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 7771 note prec.) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$3,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$1,000,000’’. 
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275 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the supplemental se-
curity income program (as defined in sec-
tion 402(a)(3)(A))’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Supplemental Security Income Program 
under title XVI of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.)’’. 
(b) QUALIFIED NONCITIZENS.—Title IV of the Per-
sonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 
Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in the title header, by striking ‘‘ALIENS’’ 
and inserting ‘‘NONCITIZENS’’; 
(2) in the header of section 401 (8 U.S.C. 
1611), by striking ‘‘ALIENS
WHO
ARE
NOT 
QUALIFIED
ALIENS’’ and inserting ‘‘NONCITI-
ZENS
WHO
ARE
NOT
QUALIFIED
NONCITI-
ZENS’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘qualified alien’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘qualified noncitizen’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘qualified aliens’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘qualified nonciti-
zens’’; 
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amount of energy the plant would have produced at 
full capacity. 
‘‘(10) NET PEAK LOAD.—The term ‘net peak 
load’ means the difference of— 
‘‘(A) gross peak load, minus 
‘‘(B) intermittent generation resources 
used to serve load for each 15 minutes of each 
day of the year.’’. 
SEC. 3. COGENERATION AND SMALL, POWER PRODUCTION 
UNDER THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY 
POLICIES ACT OF 1978. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 210 of the Public Utility Reg-
ulatory Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 824a–3) is re-
pealed. 
(b) EXISTING CONTRACTS.—The repeal of section 
210 by subsection (a) shall not affect any contract or obli-
gation in effect before the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION FOR CERTAIN CER-
TIFICATES ISSUED UNDER THE NATURAL GAS 
ACT. 
Section 7(e) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
717f(e)) is amended by inserting the following at the end: 
‘‘When considering an application for a certificate of pub-
lic convenience and necessity under this subsection for a 
facility that will serve in whole or in part an electric gen-
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eration facility, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that 
the certificate is in the public interest and is or will be 
required by the present or future public convenience and 
necessity.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8969 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that aliens who 
have been convicted of or who have committed an offense related to 
entering military, naval, or coast guard property, are inadmissible and 
deportable. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2024 
Mr. LUTTRELL (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. ARRINGTON, Ms. HAGEMAN, 
Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. BEAN of Florida, and Mrs. KIGGANS of Vir-
ginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
that aliens who have been convicted of or who have 
committed an offense related to entering military, naval, 
or coast guard property, are inadmissible and deportable. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Military 
Assets Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. INADMISSIBILITY AND DEPORTABILITY RELATED 
TO ENTERING MILITARY, NAVAL, OR COAST 
GUARD PROPERTY. 
(a) INADMISSIBILITY.—Section 212(a)(2) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) ENTERING
MILITARY, 
NAVAL, 
OR 
COAST GUARD PROPERTY.—Any alien who has 
been convicted of, who admits having com-
mitted, or who admits committing acts which 
constitute the essential elements of an offense 
under section 1382 of title 18, United States 
Code, is inadmissible.’’. 
(b) DEPORTABILITY.—Section 237(a)(2) of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) ENTERING
MILITARY, NAVAL, OR 
COAST GUARD PROPERTY.—Any alien who has 
been convicted of an offense under section 1382 
of title 18, United States Code, is deportable.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 896 
To ensure that patients receive accurate health care information by prohib-
iting misleading and deceptive advertising or representation in the provi-
sion of health care services, to require the identification of the license 
of health care professionals, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. BUCSHON (for himself and Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To ensure that patients receive accurate health care informa-
tion by prohibiting misleading and deceptive advertising 
or representation in the provision of health care services, 
to require the identification of the license of health care 
professionals, 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 ‘‘Truth in Healthcare 
Marketing Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
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(1) many types of health care professionals in-
cluding physicians, technicians, nurses, physician as-
sistants, and other allied practitioners are engaged 
in providing services in health care settings, and all 
of these individuals play an important and distinct 
role in the health care delivery system; 
(2) the exchange of information between pa-
tients and their health care professionals is critical 
to helping patients understand their health care 
choices; 
(3) consumers are often unaware of the dif-
ferences in, and seek more information about, the 
qualifications, training, and education of their health 
care professionals; 
(4) evidence exists of patient confusion result-
ing from ambiguous health care nomenclature and 
related advertisements and marketing products; and 
(5) nationwide surveys conducted in 2008 and 
2010 revealed the depth of confusion regarding the 
education, skills, and training of health care profes-
sionals and indicated strong support for increasing 
clarity in the advertising and marketing claims of 
health care professionals. 
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sion that the employer completed the Blue Cam-
paign Certification Program, if such employer did 
not complete such Program; or 
‘‘(2) for the purpose of conveying, or in a man-
ner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impres-
sion that the employer received a certificate of com-
pletion through the Blue Campaign Certification 
Program for a year for which such employer did not 
receive such certificate. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—During each year beginning not 
later than two years after the date of the enactment of 
this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs of the Senate, a report on the Program, 
including— 
‘‘(1) the number of employers who submitted an 
application for Blue Campaign Certification in the 
prior year; 
‘‘(2) the fees collected under subsection (f) from 
such employers, and any changes in fees to be pro-
posed in the present year; 
‘‘(3) the number of Blue Campaign Certifi-
cations of Completion provided in the prior year, in-
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SEC. 3. HEALTH CARE SERVICE PROFESSIONAL UNFAIR 
AND DECEPTIVE ACTS AND PRACTICES. 
(a) CONDUCT PROHIBITED.—It shall be unlawful for 
any person to make any deceptive or misleading state-
ment, or engage in any deceptive or misleading act, that— 
(1) misrepresents whether such person holds a 
State health care license; or 
(2) misrepresents such person’s education, 
training, degree, license, or clinical expertise. 
(b) REQUIREMENT TO IDENTIFY LICENSE IN AD-
VERTISING.—Any person who is advertising health care 
services provided by such person, shall disclose in such ad-
vertisement the applicable license under which such person 
is authorized to provide such services. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—A violation of subsection (a) or 
(b) shall be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or prac-
tice prescribed under section 5 of the Federal Trade Com-
mission Act (15 U.S.C. 45). The Federal Trade Commis-
sion shall enforce this Act in the same manner, by the 
same means, and with the same jurisdiction as though all 
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act were incorporated into and made a part 
of this Act. 
(d) NONPREEMPTION.—This section does not pre-
empt any State or local law relating to the subject matter 
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of this section so long as such law does not prevent the 
implementation of this section. 
SEC. 4. TRUTH IN ADVERTISING STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—As soon as practicable after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Federal Trade Commission 
shall conduct a study of health care professionals subject 
to the requirement of section 3(a) to— 
(1) identify specific acts and practices consti-
tuting a violation of such section; 
(2) determine the frequency of such acts and 
practices; 
(3) identify instances of harm or injury result-
ing from such acts and practices; 
(4) determine the extent to which such persons 
comply with State laws or regulations that— 
(A) require oral or written disclosure, to 
the patient or in an advertisement, of the type 
of license such person holds; and 
(B) set forth requirements for advertise-
ments for health care services with regard to 
disclosure of the type of license under which 
such person is authorized to provide such serv-
ices; and 
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(5) identify instances where any State public 
policy has permitted acts and practices which violate 
section 3(a). 
(b) REPORT.—The Federal Trade Commission shall 
report its findings to Congress not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed or have the 
effect of changing State scope of practice for any health 
care professional. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8970 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a publicly available 
database that includes information regarding aliens without lawful status 
in the United States who have been convicted of felonies. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2024 
Mr. MOLINARO (for himself, Mr. D’ESPOSITO, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. WILLIAMS 
of New York, Mr. LAWLER, and Mr. LANGWORTHY) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish 
a publicly available database that includes information 
regarding aliens without lawful status in the United 
States who have been convicted of felonies. 
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 ‘‘Illegal Offender Reg-
istry Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DATABASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING ALIENS 
WITHOUT LAWFUL STATUS WHO HAVE BEEN 
CONVICTED OF FELONIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall es-
tablish a database that is publicly available on the website 
of the Department of Homeland Security that includes, 
for each alien without lawful status in the United States 
under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in 
section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101)) who is physically present in the United 
States, and has been convicted of a felony in the United 
States, the following information: 
(1) The locality in which the alien resides. 
(2) The alien’s name. 
(3) The crime for which the alien was con-
victed. 
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termination regarding whether to include the article 
of apparel in the labeling program— 
(A) on the basis of whether the Adminis-
trator believes the person submitting the appli-
cation will adhere to the requirements of the la-
beling program; and 
(B) not on the basis of an assessment of 
the benefits to the environment associated with 
the article of apparel; 
(4) a person (referred to in this section as a 
‘‘participant’’) that sells an article of apparel that 
the Administrator has determined to include in the 
labeling program (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘participating article of apparel’’) may attach a label 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘apparel sustain-
ability label’’) to— 
(A) the participating article of apparel; or 
(B) packaging used for the sole purpose of 
containing the participating article of apparel; 
(5) the Administrator shall establish require-
ments for the visual form of the apparel sustain-
ability label that shall— 
(A) convey the information described in 
paragraph (6) to the consumer in a manner 
that is determined by the Administrator to be 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8973 
To amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture 
and Art Development Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 9, 2024 
Ms. TOKUDA (for herself, Mrs. PELTOLA, and Mr. CASE) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native 
Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act. 
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 ‘‘Native Arts and Cul-
ture Promotion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NA-
TIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE AND 
ART DEVELOPMENT ACT. 
Section 1521 of the American Indian, Alaska Native, 
and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act 
(20 U.S.C. 4441) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘private,’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) For any grants made with respect to Na-
tive Hawaiian art and culture, the members of the 
governing board which is required to be established 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(A) include Native Hawaiians and indi-
viduals widely recognized in the field of Native 
Hawaiian art and culture, and 
‘‘(B) serve for a fixed term.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), striking the 
comma at the end and inserting ‘‘, and’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); and 
(iii) by redesignating subparagraph 
(C) as subparagraph (B). 
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(1) 
SANCTUARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Sanctuary’’ 
means the Alabama Underwater Forest National 
Marine Sanctuary designated under section 5(a). 
(2) SECRETARY.—the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
SEC. 5. SANCTUARY DESIGNATION. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The area described in subsection 
(b) is designated as the Alabama Underwater Forest Na-
tional Marine Sanctuary pursuant to title III of the Ma-
rine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 
(16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.). 
(b) AREA INCLUDED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Sanctuary shall consist 
only of all waters and submerged lands within the 
boundary described in paragraph (2). 
(2) BOUNDARY.—The boundary referred to in 
paragraph (1) shall encompass only the area within 
the following coordinates: 
(A) 30 degrees, 7 minutes, 20.2116 sec-
onds north latitude; 87 degrees, 49 minutes, 
15.7404 seconds west longitude. 
(B) 30 degrees, 7 minutes, 20.2116 sec-
onds north latitude; 87 degrees, 43 minutes, 
44.8536 seconds west longitude. 
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(b) DEADLINE.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
submit a report to Congress on the study conducted under 
subsection (a), and shall include in the report such rec-
ommendations as the Commission considers appropriate to 
prevent the use of deceptive and fraudulent methods to 
solicit the contributions described in subsection (a). 
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