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ance with guidelines the Administrator shall es-
tablish— 
(i) provides for the use of the material 
resulting from the project as a soil amend-
ment; and 
(ii) ensures that the use of the mate-
rial resulting from the project does not cre-
ate an environmental hazard; and 
(B) require the eligible entity that is car-
rying out the project— 
(i) to limit its use of animal waste to 
not more than 20 percent of the total feed-
stock of the project; and 
(ii) to only use source separated 
organics as the portion of the total feed-
stock that is not animal waste. 
(c) REPORTING.— 
(1) EFFECT OF USE OF GRANT.—Each eligible 
entity that receives a grant under this section shall 
submit to the Administrator a report, at such time 
and in such form as the Administrator may require, 
on the results of the use of the grant, which such 
report shall include any relevant data requested by 
the Administrator for purposes of tracking the effec-
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a possible biological father may opt to assert his pa-
rental rights. 
(3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 
States of the United States, the District of Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United 
States Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and American 
Samoa. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6530 
To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to provide for energy parity, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 
Mr. LAMBORN (for himself and Mr. NEWHOUSE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined 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 Energy Act of 2020 to provide for energy 
parity, 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 ‘‘Energy Parity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PARITY IN REDUCTIONS IN ROYALTY RATES AND 
CAPACITY FEES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3101 of the Energy Act 
of 2020 (43 U.S.C. 3001) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ‘‘, or the 
production of oil or natural gas,’’ after ‘‘wind en-
ergy’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) strike ‘‘that’’ and insert ‘‘that—’’; and 
(B) strike ‘‘uses wind, solar, or geothermal 
energy to generate energy.’’ and insert the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) uses wind, solar, or geothermal en-
ergy to generate energy; or 
‘‘(B) produces oil or natural gas.’’. 
(b) INCREASING ECONOMIC CERTAINTY.—Section 
3103 of the Energy Act of 2020 (43 U.S.C. 3003) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘royalty rates,’’ after ‘‘ca-
pacity fees,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘wind and solar’’ and in-
serting ‘‘oil, natural gas, wind, and solar’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and capacity fees, or 
both,’’ and inserting ‘‘, capacity fees, and roy-
alty rates’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘wind and solar’’ and in-
serting ‘‘oil, natural gas, wind, and solar’’; and 
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‘‘(b) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Rural Health Liaison of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture, shall award grants to eligible entities 
to establish demonstration projects for the provision of 
mental health and substance use services to covered popu-
lations in their homes, as delivered remotely by profes-
sionals trained in mental health and substance use using 
telemental health care. 
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Recipients of a grant under 
this section shall use the grant funds to— 
‘‘(1) deliver home-based telemental health serv-
ices to covered populations; and 
‘‘(2) develop comprehensive metrics to measure 
the quality and impact of home-based telemental 
health services compared to traditional in-person 
mental health and substance use care. 
‘‘(d) REPORT.—The Secretary, in consultation with 
the Secretary of Agriculture, not later than 3 years after 
the date on which the program under this section com-
mences, and 2 years thereafter, shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees reports on the impact and 
quality of care of home-based telemental health care serv-
ices for covered populations. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZED USE
OF FUNDS.—Out of any 
amounts made available to the Secretary, up to 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6533 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require a Federal medical 
assistance percentage of 100 percent for urban Indian organizations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 
Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. BACON, Mr. COLE, and Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require 
a Federal medical assistance percentage of 100 percent 
for urban Indian organizations, 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 ‘‘Urban Indian Health 
Parity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FULL FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PERCENT-
AGE FOR URBAN INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396d(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘by an Indian 
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tribe or tribal organization (as defined in section 4 of the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act)’’ the following: ‘‘, 
or through an urban Indian organization (as defined in 
section 4 of such Act) pursuant to a grant or contract 
with the Indian Health Service under the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6536 
To provide that local governments may receive grants to carry out HOMES 
rebate programs and high-efficiency electric home rebate programs in 
States in which the applicable State energy office is not carrying out 
such a program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 
Mr. SOTO (for himself, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. FROST, Ms. CAS-
TOR of Florida, and Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide that local governments may receive grants to 
carry out HOMES rebate programs and high-efficiency 
electric home rebate programs in States in which the 
applicable State energy office is not carrying out such 
a 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 ‘‘Reforming Energy- 
Efficient Buildings and Appliances Tax Exemptions Act’’ 
or the ‘‘REBATE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DOE REBATE PROGRAMS. 
(a) HOME ENERGY PERFORMANCE-BASED, WHOLE- 
HOUSE REBATES.— 
(1) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.—Section 50121(a) 
of the Public Law 117–169 (42 U.S.C. 18795(a)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and el-
igible local governments’’ after ‘‘State energy 
offices’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘redistributed to the 
State energy offices operating a HOMES 
rebate program using a grant received 
under this section in proportion to the 
amount distributed to those State energy 
offices under subparagraph (A)(ii)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, subject to subparagraph (C), 
distributed to each eligible local govern-
ment for which an application, submitted 
not later than December 31, 2024, by such 
eligible local government, under subsection 
(b) is approved’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall 
distribute money under subparagraph (B) so 
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Note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States. 
SEC. 4. BRIEFING REQUIREMENT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President 
shall monitor, review, and provide a briefing to the appro-
priate congressional committees on— 
(1) the implementation of section 3; 
(2) compliance of Mongolia with the eligibility 
requirements described in section 3(c); and 
(3) the trade and investment policy of the 
United States with respect to Mongolia. 
SEC. 5. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Finance and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6541 
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain entries of steel 
and aluminum products retroactively approved for exclusion from certain 
duties. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 
Mr. WENSTRUP (for himself and Ms. BROWN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain 
entries of steel and aluminum products retroactively ap-
proved for exclusion from certain duties. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RELIQUIDATION OF CERTAIN STEEL AND ALU-
MINUM PRODUCTS RETROACTIVELY ELIGI-
BLE FOR EXCLUSION FROM ADDITIONAL DU-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 514 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514) or any other pro-
vision of law, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall 
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rebate program, or otherwise does not plan to de-
velop and implement a high-efficiency electric home 
rebate program, as indicated by the State with-
drawing an application under subsection (b), a veto 
of funding awarded under this section by the Gov-
ernor of the State, or as otherwise determined by 
the Secretary.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6537 
To waive General Schedule qualification standards related to work experience 
for nurses at military medical treatment facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 
Ms. STRICKLAND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To waive General Schedule qualification standards related 
to work experience for nurses at military medical treat-
ment facilities, 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 ‘‘REWARD Experience 
Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO EXPERIENCED NURSES 
AT MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The hiring manager of a military 
medical treatment facility or other health care facility of 
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the Department of Defense may waive any General Sched-
ule qualification standard related to work experience es-
tablished by the Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement in the case of any applicant for a nursing or prac-
tical nurse position in a medical treatment facility or other 
health care facility the Department of Defense who— 
(1)(A) is a nurse or practical nurse in the De-
partment of Defense; or 
(B) was a nurse or practical nurse in the De-
partment of Defense for at least 1 year; and 
(2) after commencing work as a nurse or prac-
tical nurse in the Department of Defense, obtained 
a Bachelor’s degree or graduate degree from an ac-
credited professional nursing educational program. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—If, in the case of any applicant 
described in subsection (a), a hiring manager waives a 
qualification standard in accordance with such subsection, 
such hiring manager shall submit to the Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management a certification that such 
applicant meets all remaining General Schedule qualifica-
tion standards established by the Director of the Office 
of Personnel Management for the applicable position. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ‘‘ESTABLISHMENT, DETERMINA-
TION, OR ADJUSTMENT OF EMPLOYEE COM-
PENSATION’’ FOR PURPOSES OF THE COL-
LECTIVE BARGAINING OF CERTAIN DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS EMPLOYEES. 
Subsection (c) of section 7422 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘professional conduct or com-
petence’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Direct patient care. 
‘‘(B) Clinical competence. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘establishment, determination, or 
adjustment of employee compensation’— 
‘‘(A) means setting a rate of pay as re-
quired by applicable law, rule, or regulation; 
and 
‘‘(B) does not include a grievance chal-
lenging whether an employee described in sec-
tion 7421(b) of this title has received the cor-
rect compensation as required by law, rule, reg-
ulation, or binding agreement.’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSITION-TO-SUCCESS MENTORING PROGRAM. 
(a) TRANSITION-TO-SUCCESS
MENTORING
PRO-
GRAM.—Part D of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6421 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘Subpart 4—Transition-to-Success Mentoring 
Program 
‘‘SEC. 1441. TRANSITION-TO-SUCCESS MENTORING PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award 
grants to eligible entities to establish, expand, or support 
school-based mentoring programs to assist eligible stu-
dents with the transition from middle school to high 
school. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this section, an eligible entity shall submit an appli-
cation to the Secretary at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting grant recipients, 
the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
that— 
‘‘(A) serve children and youth with the 
greatest need living in high-poverty, high-crime 
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Union Calendar No. 494 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6538 
[Report No. 118–594] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for a definition of ‘‘establishment, determination, 
or adjustment of employee compensation’’ for 
purposes of the collective bargaining of certain 
Department of Veterans Affairs employees. 
JULY 18, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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to design and construct, at full Federal expense, modifica-
tions to the L–29 Levee component of the Central and 
Southern Florida Project, to realign a portion of the L– 
29 Section 3 Levee Segment to reconfigure the levee in 
the vicinity of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida’s 
Tigertail Camp, as expanded pursuant to the Miccosukee 
Tribe of Indians of Florida’s lease from the South Florida 
Water Management District. Any necessary lands, ease-
ments, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredge disposal 
areas (LERRDs) for such a modification would be pro-
vided by the South Florida Water Management District. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6540 
To realign L–29 at full Federal expense for the Miccosukee Tribe to expand 
the area for the Tigertail camp, which is a residential area. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2023 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Ms. SALAZAR) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To realign L–29 at full Federal expense for the Miccosukee 
Tribe to expand the area for the Tigertail camp, which 
is a residential area. 
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 ‘‘Tigertail Historical 
Tree Island Repatriation Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA PROJECT, 
MODIFICATION OF THE L-29 LEVEE. 
In consultation with the South Florida Water Man-
agement District, the Secretary of the Army is authorized 
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liquidate or reliquidate each entry of a covered product 
on which duties under section 232 of the Trade Expansion 
Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862) were paid before the date 
of the enactment of this Act without an assessment of 
such duties. 
(b) REQUESTS.—A liquidation or reliquidation may 
be made under subsection (a) with respect to an entry of 
an article only if a request therefor is filed with U.S. Cus-
toms and Border Protection, not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, that contains suffi-
cient information to enable U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection— 
(1) to identify and reconstruct the entry, if nec-
essary; and 
(2) to verify that the article is a covered prod-
uct. 
(c) REFUNDS.—Any refunds owed by the United 
States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of an 
entry under this section shall be paid, without interest, 
not later than 90 days after the date of the liquidation 
or reliquidation (as the case may be). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘covered 
product’’ means a product that— 
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(A) is eligible for exclusion from additional 
duties imposed by the President under section 
232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 
U.S.C. 1862) on imports of— 
(i) steel articles classifiable under 
heading 9903.80.01 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States; or 
(ii) 
aluminum 
articles 
classifiable 
under heading 9903.85.01 of such Sched-
ule; and 
(B) was granted such exclusion through an 
approval for retroactive application issued by 
the Department of Commerce during 2020 or 
2021. 
(2) ENTER; ENTRY.—The terms ‘‘enter’’ and 
‘‘entry’’ include a withdrawal from warehouse for 
consumption. 
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a certification that compensation for employees or 
other personnel of the Commission serving in a cov-
ered position is insufficient to retain or attract such 
employees and other personnel to allow the Commis-
sion to carry out the responsibilities and activities of 
the Commission in a timely, efficient, and effective 
manner, the Chairman may, during any period when 
such a certification is in effect, fix the compensation 
for such employees or other personnel serving in a 
covered position without regard to any provision of 
title 5, United States Code, governing General 
Schedule classification and pay rates. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—A cer-
tification issued or renewed under this subsection 
shall— 
‘‘(A) apply to employees or other personnel 
who serve in covered positions; 
‘‘(B) terminate on the earlier of— 
‘‘(i) the date that is 10 years after the 
certification is issued or renewed; or 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the Chairman 
determines that the use of the authority of 
the Chairman under this subsection to fix 
compensation for employees or other per-
sonnel serving in a covered position is no 
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longer necessary to retain or attract such 
employees and other personnel to allow the 
Commission to carry out the Commission’s 
responsibilities and activities in a timely, 
efficient, and effective manner; and 
‘‘(C) be no broader than necessary to 
achieve the objective of retaining or attracting 
employees and other personnel serving in a cov-
ered position to allow the Commission to carry 
out the Commission’s responsibilities and activi-
ties in a timely, efficient, and effective manner. 
‘‘(3) RENEWAL.—The Chairman may renew a 
certification issued or renewed under this subsection 
if the Chairman determines that use of the authority 
of the Chairman under this subsection to fix com-
pensation for employees or other personnel serving 
in a covered position is still necessary to retain or 
attract such employees or other personnel to allow 
the Commission to carry out the Commission’s re-
sponsibilities and activities in a timely, efficient, and 
effective manner. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—The authority under this 
subsection to fix the compensation of employees or 
other personnel during any period when a certifi-
cation issued or renewed under paragraph (1) is in 
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the countries and sectors of industry, respectively, 
that meet the determination made pursuant to sub-
sections (a). 
(2) REPORT
UPDATE
REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall update the report 
under paragraph (1) after any change is made to a 
determination made pursuant to subsections (a) and 
shall update the report not less than every two 
years. 
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