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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8776 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat membership in a 
health care sharing ministry as a medical expense, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2024 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat mem-
bership in a health care sharing ministry as a medical 
expense, 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. TREATMENT OF HEALTH CARE SHARING MIN-
ISTRIES AS A MEDICAL EXPENSE AND NOT AS 
INSURANCE. 
(a) TREATMENT AS A MEDICAL EXPENSE.—Section 
213(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (C), by 
striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and 
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inserting ‘‘, or’’, and by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) for membership in a health care shar-
ing 
ministry 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii) without regard to subclause 
(IV) thereof), including— 
‘‘(i) the sharing of medical expenses 
with respect to such ministry, and 
‘‘(ii) the payment of administrative 
fees of such ministry.’’. 
(b) HEALTH CARE SHARING MINISTRY NOT TREAT-
ED AS A HEALTH PLAN OR INSURANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 79 of such Code is 
amended by inserting after section 7702B the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘SEC. 7702C. TREATMENT OF HEALTH CARE SHARING MIN-
ISTRIES. 
‘‘For purposes of this title, a health care sharing min-
istry (as defined in section 5000A(d)(2)(B)(ii) without re-
gard to subclause (IV) thereof) shall not be treated as a 
health plan or as insurance.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 79 of such Code is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 7702B the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 7702C. Treatment of health care sharing ministries.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8778 
To waive the fee for the issuance of a passport for a family member of 
a member of the Armed Forces who is in a hospital or medical facility 
abroad, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2024 
Mr. CAREY (for himself and Ms. SPANBERGER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To waive the fee for the issuance of a passport for a family 
member of a member of the Armed Forces who is in 
a hospital or medical facility abroad, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘No Passport Fees for 
Heroes’ Families Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. WAIVER OF PASSPORT FEES FOR CERTAIN INDIVID-
UALS. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1(a) of the Passport Act of 
June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and 
(E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) from a husband, wife, domestic partner, 
child, parent, grandparent, brother, or sister of a 
member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to 
visit such member in a hospital or other medical fa-
cility;’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by 
inserting ‘‘or’’ after the semicolon. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 877 
To change the treatment of certain Federal programs with respect to 
susceptibility to significant improper payments, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2023 
Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself and Ms. SPANBERGER) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability 
A BILL 
To change the treatment of certain Federal programs with 
respect to susceptibility to significant improper pay-
ments, 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 ‘‘Preventing Improper 
Payments Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN NEW PROGRAMS AND AC-
TIVITIES. 
Section 3352(a) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Any program 
or activity established by a Federal agency on or 
after the date of the enactment of this paragraph 
making more than $100,000,000 in payments in a 
fiscal year shall be construed to be a program or ac-
tivity with outlays exceeding the statutory threshold 
dollar amount described in paragraph (3)(A)(i) that 
may be susceptible to significant improper pay-
ment.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT REQUIREMENT. 
Section 3357(d) of title 31, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2019 and 
2020, each’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Each’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8782 
To extend the obligation deadline of funds made available to recipients under 
the American Rescue Plan Act for the purposes of supporting homeless 
children and youth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2024 
Ms. JACOBS (for herself and Mr. BACON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To extend the obligation deadline of funds made available 
to recipients under the American Rescue Plan Act for 
the purposes of supporting homeless children and youth. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 
1. 
SUPPORTING 
HOMELESS 
CHILDREN 
AND 
YOUTH. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
made available to entities under section 2001(b)(1) of 
Public Law 117–2 shall remain available to those entities 
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for purposes authorized under such section through Sep-
tember 30, 2025. 
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(1) Limited air competition has made flights 
from Guam to the Commonwealth of Northern Mar-
iana Islands or to Hawaii exceedingly expensive. 
(2) The airports of Antonio B. Won Pat Guam 
International Airport (IATA: GUM), Francisco C. 
Ada Saipan International Airport (IATA: SPN), 
Francisco Manglona Borja Tinian International Air-
port 
(IATA: 
TIQ), 
and 
Benjamin 
Taisacan 
Manglona Rota International Airport (IATA: ROP) 
rely on foreign air carriers for travel. 
(3) The nations of Japan, Philippines, and the 
Republic of Korea have been critical allies for the 
United States within the Indo-Pacific region. 
(4) The nations of Japan, Philippines, and the 
Republic of Korea and the air carriers of such na-
tions have been vital in supplementing deficiencies of 
United States air carriers when flying between the 
United States and other Pacific Islands. 
SEC. 3. AIR COMMERCE IN GUAM AND NORTHERN MAR-
IANA ISLANDS. 
Section 41703 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) AIR COMMERCE IN GUAM AND NORTHERN MAR-
IANA ISLANDS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(c), passengers or cargo added to or removed from 
an authorized Pacific aircraft at a place in Guam or 
the Northern Mariana Islands in the course of trans-
portation of such passengers or cargo in either direc-
tion between a place in the United States and a 
place outside the United States shall not be deemed 
to have broken the international journey of such au-
thorized Pacific aircraft. 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED PACIFIC AIRCRAFT.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘authorized Pacific aircraft’ 
means an aircraft registered to a foreign air carrier 
from Japan, Philippines, or the Republic of Korea 
that holds a permit under section 41302.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8789 
To require benefit eligibility determinations to be made within a certain 
period of time. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2024 
Mr. WEBER of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To require benefit eligibility determinations to be made 
within a certain period of time. 
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 ‘‘Officer John Barnes 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION. 
Section 1205 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10285) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(f) Not later than 270 calendar days after receiving 
a claim filed under this subpart, the Bureau shall inform 
the claimant of the Bureau’s determination as to the 
claimant’s benefit eligibility.’’. 
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265 
‘‘(505) 
PARK
RIDGE, 
NEW
JERSEY.— 
$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture in the borough of Park Ridge, New Jersey. 
‘‘(506) WASHINGTON
TOWNSHIP, NEW
JER-
SEY.—$3,200,000 for water and wastewater infra-
structure in Washington Township, Gloucester 
County, New Jersey. 
‘‘(507) 
BERNALILLO, 
NEW
MEXICO.— 
$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the 
town of Bernalillo, New Mexico. 
‘‘(508) 
BOSQUE
FARMS, 
NEW
MEXICO.— 
$10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure in the vil-
lage of Bosque Farms, New Mexico. 
‘‘(509) CARMEL, NEW YORK.—$3,450,000 for 
water and wastewater infrastructure, including 
stormwater management, in the town of Carmel, 
New York. 
‘‘(510) DUTCHESS
COUNTY, 
NEW
YORK.— 
$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture in Dutchess County, New York. 
‘‘(511) 
KINGS
COUNTY, 
NEW
YORK.— 
$100,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastruc-
ture, including stormwater management (including 
combined sewer overflows), in Kings County, New 
York. 
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on any consensus recommendations reached by 
the aviation rulemaking committee established 
under paragraph (1). 
(3) NON-APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 
not apply to an aviation rulemaking committee es-
tablished under this subsection. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section and 
section 106(u) of title 49, United States Code, 
$10,000,000 for each fiscal year. 
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(2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and all 
final Federal environmental review documents in-
cluded in the electronic system,’’ before ‘‘available to 
the public’’. 
(e) DEADLINE
FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IMPLE-
MENTATION.—Section 2040(f)(1) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(f)(1)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2 years after the date of enactment 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1 year after the date of enactment of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2024’’. 
(f) APPLICABILITY.—Section 2040(g) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345(g)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘, and the requirements described 
in subsections (d) and (e) relating to Federal environ-
mental documents shall apply with respect to Federal envi-
ronmental review documents that are prepared after the 
date of enactment of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2024’’ before the period at the end. 
(g) E-NEPA.— 
(1) CONSISTENCY.—Section 2040 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 
2345) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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retary shall establish a pilot program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Secretary is authorized’’; and 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) promoting resiliency and reducing the risk 
to property and infrastructure of flooding and storm 
damage;’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and inserting 
‘‘this section’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) identify and carry out projects for the ben-
eficial use of dredged material;’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘In carrying out the pilot 
program, the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘under the pilot program’’ 
and inserting ‘‘under this section’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the pilot program’’ and 
inserting ‘‘this section’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The non-Federal share of 
the total cost of all fish habitat conservation projects 
carried out by a Partnership each year shall be at 
least 50 percent.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘Such 
non-Federal share of the cost of a fish habitat 
conservation project’’ and inserting ‘‘The non- 
Federal share described in paragraph (1)’’. 
SEC. 204. TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASSISTANCE. 
Section 206(a) of the America’s Conservation En-
hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8206(a)) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, the Bureau of Land Management,’’ after ‘‘the For-
est Service’’. 
SEC. 205. ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING. 
Section 209 of the America’s Conservation Enhance-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8209) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking the subsection designation 
and heading and all that follows through ‘‘Not 
later than’’ in paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than’’; and 
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(B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as sub-
section (b) and indenting appropriately; and 
(3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), 
(B), (C), and (D) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
and (5), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately; 
(C) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(4) a description of the status of fish habitats 
in the United States as identified by Partnerships; 
and’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (5) (as so redesig-
nated)— 
(i) 
by 
redesignating 
clauses 
(i) 
through (v) as subparagraphs (A) through 
(E), respectively, and indenting appro-
priately; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (C) (as so redes-
ignated), by redesignating subclauses (I) 
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(e) LAND STATUS.—All land held in trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community under this section shall be— 
(1) beneficially owned by the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community; and 
(2) part of the Reservation and administered in 
accordance with the laws and regulations generally 
applicable to land held in trust by the United States 
for the benefit of an Indian Tribe. 
SEC. 7. STORAGE ALLOCATION FROM LAKE ELWELL. 
(a) STORAGE ALLOCATION
OF WATER
TO FORT 
BELKNAP INDIAN COMMUNITY.—The Secretary shall allo-
cate to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 20,000 acre- 
feet per year of water stored in Lake Elwell for use by 
the Fort Belknap Indian Community for any beneficial 
purpose on or off the Reservation, under a water right 
held by the United States and managed by the Bureau 
of Reclamation for the benefit of the Fort Belknap Indian 
Community, as measured and diverted at the outlet works 
of the Tiber Dam or through direct pumping from Lake 
Elwell. 
(b) TREATMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The allocation to the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community under subsection (a) 
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and (II) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec-
tively, and indenting appropriately. 
SEC. 206. FUNDING. 
Section 212(a) of the America’s Conservation En-
hancement Act (16 U.S.C. 8212(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘PARTNERSHIPS AND’’ after ‘‘HABITAT’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2030’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘Partnership operations 
under section 204 and’’ after ‘‘to provide funds 
for’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2030’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘2025’’ and inserting 
‘‘2030’’. 
SEC. 207. TECHNICAL CORRECTION. 
Section 211 of the America’s Conservation Enhance-
ment Act (16 U.S.C. 8211) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)’’ and inserting ‘‘Chapter 
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shall be considered to be part of the Tribal water 
rights. 
(2) PRIORITY DATE.—The priority date of the 
allocation to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
under subsection (a) shall be the priority date of the 
Lake Elwell water right held by the Bureau of Rec-
lamation. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.—The Fort Belknap In-
dian Community shall administer the water allocated 
under subsection (a) in accordance with the Com-
pact and this Act. 
(c) ALLOCATION AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiving 
an allocation under this section, the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community shall enter into an agreement 
with the Secretary to establish the terms and condi-
tions of the allocation, in accordance with the Com-
pact and this Act. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The agreement under para-
graph (1) shall include provisions establishing that— 
(A) the agreement shall be without limit as 
to term; 
(B) the Fort Belknap Indian Community, 
and not the United States, shall be entitled to 
all consideration due to the Fort Belknap In-
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dian Community under any lease, contract, ex-
change, or agreement entered into by the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community pursuant to sub-
section (d); 
(C) the United States shall have no obliga-
tion to monitor, administer, or account for— 
(i) any funds received by the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community as consider-
ation under any lease, contract, exchange, 
or agreement entered into by the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community pursuant to 
subsection (d); or 
(ii) the expenditure of those funds; 
(D) if the capacity or function of Lake 
Elwell facilities are significantly reduced, or are 
anticipated to be significantly reduced, for an 
extended period of time, the Fort Belknap In-
dian Community shall have the same storage 
rights as other storage contractors with respect 
to the allocation under this section; 
(E) the costs associated with the construc-
tion of the storage facilities at Tiber Dam allo-
cable to the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
shall be nonreimbursable; 
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(1) APPLICABILITY OF THE ACT OF FEBRUARY 
8, 1887.—The provisions of section 7 of the Act of 
February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 390, chapter 119; 25 
U.S.C. 381), relating to the use of water for irriga-
tion purposes, shall apply to the Tribal water rights. 
(2) ENTITLEMENT
TO
WATER.—Any entitle-
ment to water of an allottee under Federal law shall 
be satisfied from the Tribal water rights. 
(3) ALLOCATIONS.—An allottee shall be entitled 
to a just and equitable allocation of water for irriga-
tion purposes. 
(4) CLAIMS.— 
(A) EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES.—Before 
asserting any claim against the United States 
under section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 
(24 Stat. 390, chapter 119; 25 U.S.C. 381), or 
any other applicable law, an allottee shall ex-
haust remedies available under the Tribal water 
code or other applicable Tribal law. 
(B) ACTION FOR RELIEF.—After the ex-
haustion of all remedies available under the 
Tribal water code or other applicable Tribal 
law, an allottee may seek relief under section 7 
of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 390, 
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(C) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—Notwith-
standing the descriptions of the parcels of Fed-
eral land in subparagraph (A), the United 
States may, with the consent of the Fort 
Belknap Indian Community, make technical 
corrections to the legal land descriptions to 
more specifically identify the parcels to be 
transferred. 
(4) COOPERATIVE
AGREEMENT.—Not later 
than 3 years after the enforceability date, the Bu-
reau of Reclamation, the Malta Irrigation District, 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Fort Belknap 
Indian Community shall negotiate and enter into a 
cooperative agreement that identifies the uses to 
which the Fort Belknap Indian Community may put 
the land described in paragraph (3), provided that 
the cooperative agreement may be amended by mu-
tual agreement of the Fort Belknap Indian Commu-
nity, Bureau of Reclamation, the Malta Irrigation 
District, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, including 
to modify the perpetual easement to narrow the 
boundaries of the easement or to terminate the per-
petual easement and cooperative agreement. 
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