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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6719 
To provide for the conveyance of certain land, Dillard Road, Patoka Lake, 
Indiana, to the State of Indiana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2023 
Mr. BUCSHON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide for the conveyance of certain land, Dillard Road, 
Patoka Lake, Indiana, to the State of Indiana, 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. DISPOSITION OF DILLARD ROAD, PATOKA 
LAKE, INDIANA. 
(a) DISPOSITION.—The Secretary of the Army (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall convey 
to the State of Indiana, all right, title, and interest of the 
United States in and to road easements associated with 
Dillard Road, totaling approximately 11.85 acres, located 
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in Patoka Township, Crawford County, Indiana, including 
any improvements on the land. 
(b) QUITCLAIM DEED.—A conveyance under this sec-
tion shall be by quitclaim deed and without consideration. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary shall be 
responsible for all administrative costs associated with a 
conveyance under this section. 
(d) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A conveyance under 
this section shall be subject to such additional terms and 
conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
protect the interests of the United States. 
(e) LIABILITY.—A conveyance under this section 
shall require the State of Indiana to hold the United 
States harmless from any and all liability with respect to 
activities carried out on the land described in subsection 
(a) on or after the date of the conveyance. 
(f) APPLICATION OF PROPERTY SCREENING PROVI-
SIONS.—Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, 
shall not apply to a conveyance under this section. 
(g) DISPOSAL.—If the State of Indiana does not ac-
cept conveyance of the land described in subsection (a), 
the Secretary may dispose of the land in accordance with 
subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6720 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, farm, and 
food worker stabilization grant program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2023 
Ms. BUDZINSKI (for herself, Ms. CARAVEO, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. 
SORENSEN, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. CROCKETT, Ms. NORTON, Ms. CRAIG, 
Ms. WATERS, Ms. TITUS, Mr. POCAN, and Ms. ADAMS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grocery, 
farm, and food worker stabilization grant program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. GROCERY, FARM, AND FOOD WORKER STA-
BILIZATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a membership organization, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, or labor union representing 
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farmworkers, meat processing workers, or grocery 
workers. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(b) 
ESTABLISHMENT.—The 
Secretary, 
acting 
through the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing 
Service, shall establish a grant program to provide funding 
to eligible entities representing farmworkers, meat proc-
essing workers, and grocery workers for stabilization pay-
ments in the case of a natural disaster or other disaster, 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a report describing the outcomes 
and evaluating the impacts of the program established 
under subsection (b). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6723 
To reaffirm the applicability of the Act of June 18, 1934, to the Samish 
Indian Nation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2023 
Mr. GALLEGO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To reaffirm the applicability of the Act of June 18, 1934, 
to the Samish Indian Nation, 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. REAFFIRMATION OF LAW. 
The applicability of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 
U.S.C. 5101 et seq.; 48 Stat. 984, chapter 576) (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Indian Reorganization Act’’) is re-
affirmed for the Samish Indian Nation. 
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SEC. 2. NO IMPACT ON TREATY RIGHTS. 
Nothing in this Act shall be interpreted as affecting 
treaty rights under the Treaty of Point Elliott. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6724 
To require a certain percentage of natural gas and crude oil exports be 
transported on United States-built and United States-flag vessels, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2023 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. WITTMAN, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To require a certain percentage of natural gas and crude 
oil exports be transported on United States-built and 
United States-flag vessels, 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 ‘‘Energizing American 
Shipbuilding Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. NATIONAL POLICY ON STRATEGIC ENERGY ASSET 
EXPORT TRANSPORTATION. 
(a) LNG EXPORTS.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT
FOR
TRANSPORTATION
OF 
EXPORTS
OF
NATURAL
GAS
ON
VESSELS
DOCU-
MENTED UNDER LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.— 
Section 3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) TRANSPORTATION OF EXPORTS OF NATURAL 
GAS ON VESSELS DOCUMENTED UNDER LAWS OF THE 
UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) CONDITION
FOR
APPROVAL.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (7), with respect to an appli-
cation to export natural gas under subsection (a), 
the Commission shall include in the order issued for 
that application the condition that the person trans-
port the natural gas on a vessel that meets the re-
quirements described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the require-
ment under paragraph (1) is to ensure that, of all 
natural gas exported by vessel in a calendar year, 
the following percentage is exported by a vessel that 
meets the requirements described in paragraph (3): 
‘‘(A) In each of the 7 calendar years fol-
lowing the calendar year in which this sub-
section is enacted, not less than 2 percent. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual who partici-
pates in the fellows program shall be appointed into 
an excepted service position in the Department. 
‘‘(2) POSITION
REQUIREMENTS.—Each year, 
the head of each Department of Defense Component 
shall submit to the Secretary of Defense placement 
opportunities for participants in the fellows pro-
gram. Such placement opportunities shall provide for 
leadership development and potential commencement 
of a career track toward a position of senior leader-
ship in the Department. The Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the heads of Department of De-
fense Components, shall establish qualification re-
quirements for the appointment of participants 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT TO POSITIONS.—Each year, 
the Secretary of Defense shall appoint participants 
in the fellows program to positions in the Depart-
ment of Defense Components. In making such ap-
pointments, the Secretary shall seek to best match 
the qualifications and skills of the participants with 
the requirements for positions available for appoint-
ment. 
‘‘(4) TERM.—The term of each appointment 
under the fellows program shall be one year with the 
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for purposes of informing the evaluation under para-
graph (2). 
(2) EVALUATION.—At the end of each 5-year 
agreement, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation 
of the program under this section. Such evaluation 
shall incorporate information submitted by each 
safety net health plan pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2031, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report containing the evaluations conducted 
under paragraph (2). Such report shall also include 
the following information: 
(A) The number of enrollees eligible for 
covered benefits, including the demographic in-
formation and, to the extent possible, the health 
characteristics of enrollees utilizing such bene-
fits. 
(B) The number of fully integrated dual el-
igible special needs plans and highly integrated 
dual eligible special needs plans participating in 
the program. 
(C) A list of the covered benefits provided 
through the program and the cost to each safe-
ty net health plan to provide such benefits. 
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‘‘(7) OPPORTUNITIES FOR LICENSED AND UNLI-
CENSED
MARINERS.—The Maritime Administrator 
shall ensure that each exporter of crude oil by vessel 
provides opportunities for United States licensed and 
unlicensed mariners to receive experience and train-
ing necessary to become credentialed in working on 
such vessels. 
‘‘(8) USE OF FEDERAL INFORMATION.—In car-
rying out paragraph (1), the President— 
‘‘(A) shall use information made available 
by— 
‘‘(i) the Energy Information Adminis-
tration; or 
‘‘(ii) any other Federal agency or enti-
ty the Commission determines appropriate; 
and 
‘‘(B) may use information made available 
by a private entity only if applicable informa-
tion described in subparagraph (A) is not avail-
able.’’. 
SEC. 3. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION INFOR-
MATION. 
The Secretary of Energy, acting through the Admin-
istrator of the Energy Information Administration (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), shall collect, 
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and make readily available to the public on the internet 
website of the Energy Information Administration, infor-
mation on exports by vessel of natural gas and crude oil, 
including— 
(1) forecasts for, and data on, those exports for 
the calendar year following the calendar year in 
which this Act is enacted and each calendar year 
thereafter; and 
(2) forecasts for those exports for multiyear pe-
riods after the date of enactment of this Act, as de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6725 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish additional factors that 
determine pathways in the Transition Assistance Program of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2023 
Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. ARRINGTON, and Ms. HOULAHAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to establish addi-
tional factors that determine pathways in the Transition 
Assistance Program of the Department of Defense. 
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 ‘‘Transition Improve-
ment by Estimating Risk Act’’ or the ‘‘TIER Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO PATHWAYS FOR COUNSELING IN 
THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘Dis-
ability’’ and inserting ‘‘Potential or confirmed dis-
ability’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘Char-
acter’’ and inserting ‘‘Potential or confirmed char-
acter’’; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (M) as sub-
paragraph (R); and 
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (L) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(M) Child care requirements of the member 
(including whether a dependent of the member is en-
rolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program). 
‘‘(N) The employment status of other adults in 
the household of the member. 
‘‘(O) The location of the duty station of the 
member (including whether the member was sepa-
rated from family while on duty). 
‘‘(P) The effects of operating tempo and per-
sonnel tempo on the member and the household of 
the member. 
‘‘(Q) Whether the member is an Indian or 
urban Indian, as those terms are defined in section 
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4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (Pub-
lic Law 94–437; 25 U.S.C. 1603).’’. 
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(i) in the subsection heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE 
ACT’’ and inserting ‘‘CHAPTER
10 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the subsection text, by striking 
‘‘The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 
U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 10 
of title 5, United States Code,’’. 
(B) Section 9906(b)(3) of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 
4656(b)(3)) is amended— 
(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘FACA EXEMPTION’’ and inserting 
‘‘EXEMPTION FROM CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 
5, UNITED STATES CODE’’; and 
(ii) in the paragraph text, by striking 
‘‘Section 14 of the Federal Advisory Com-
mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Section 1013 of title 5, United States 
Code,’’. 
(C) Section 104(g) of the National Quan-
tum Initiative Act (15 U.S.C. 8814(g)) is 
amended— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6729 
To permit the use of NATO and major non-NATO ally dredge ships in 
the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2023 
Mr. MOYLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To permit the use of NATO and major non-NATO ally 
dredge ships in the United States. 
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 ‘‘Allied Partnership and 
Port Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DREDGING; DREDGED MATERIAL. 
(a) DREDGING.—Section 55109 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or (c)’’ after 
‘‘subsection (b)’’; 
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(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) DREDGING BY NATO-AFFILIATED VESSELS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A vessel described in para-
graph (2) may engage in dredging in the navigable 
waters of the United States. 
‘‘(2) VESSELS.—A vessel described in this para-
graph is a vessel— 
‘‘(A) documented under the laws of a coun-
try that is a member of the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization; 
‘‘(B) built by a country that is a member 
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or a 
major non-NATO ally (as defined in section 
2350a(i) of title 10); and 
‘‘(C) for which a majority of the owners 
and operators of the vessel are entities incor-
porated in a country that is a member of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization.’’. 
(b) EXCLUDING DREDGED MATERIAL FROM TRANS-
PORTATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 55110 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘OR 
DREDGED
MATERIAL’’ and inserting ‘‘(EX-
CLUDING DREDGED MATERIAL)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or dredged material’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(excluding dredged material)’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis 
for chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
55110 and inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 55110. Transportation of valueless material (excluding dredged mate-
rial).’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6730 
To rescind amounts made available for the Department of Commerce Non-
recurring Expenses Fund by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2023 
Mr. ROY (for himself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. PERRY, Mr. NOR-
MAN, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. OGLES, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. 
EMMER, and Mr. RESCHENTHALER) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition 
to the Committees on the Budget, Financial Services, Transportation and 
Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Over-
sight and Accountability, Foreign Affairs, and 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 rescind amounts made available for the Department of 
Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund by the Fiscal 
Responsibility Act of 2023, 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 ‘‘Eliminate Congres-
sional Slush Funds Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESCISSION OF AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED FOR DE-
PARTMENT OF COMMERCE NONRECURRING 
EXPENSES FUND. 
(a) RESCISSION.—The total amount of unobligated 
funds made available by section 101(e) of the Fiscal Re-
sponsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118–5) for the De-
partment of Commerce Nonrecurring Expenses Fund are 
hereby permanently rescinded. 
(b) CLASSIFICATION
OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.— 
The budgetary effects of subsection (a) shall not count for 
purposes of section 251 of the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 or allocation pur-
suant to section 302(a) or 302(b) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974. 
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‘‘(i) makes, or enters into an agree-
ment with another party (including a 
State) for that party to make, the deter-
mination described in paragraph (1)(B) for 
the idle structure; and 
‘‘(ii) submits such determination to 
the Administrator. 
‘‘(B) REVIEW
OF
DETERMINATION.—Not 
later than 90 days after receipt of a determina-
tion under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Adminis-
trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration shall review and— 
‘‘(i) approve the determination; or 
‘‘(ii) reject the determination and pro-
vide the party that submitted the deter-
mination with a description of the changes, 
including specific action items, to the re-
jected determination that are necessary for 
the Administrator to approve the rejected 
determination. 
‘‘(C) DEFAULT TREATMENT.—If the Ad-
ministrator of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration does not approve or re-
ject a determination received under subpara-
graph (A)(ii) within the period described in sub-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6732 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify parameters for 
model testing and add accountability to model expansion under the Cen-
ter for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 12, 2023 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. BUCHANAN, and Mr. WENSTRUP) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 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 title XI of the Social Security Act to clarify 
parameters for model testing and add accountability to 
model expansion under the Center for Medicare and 
Medicaid Innovation, 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 ‘‘Strengthening Innova-
tion in Medicare and Medicaid Act’’. 
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special needs plan’, and ‘fully inte-
grated dual eligible special needs plan’ 
have the meaning given such terms in 
section 422.2 of title 42, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations.’’. 
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