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† HR 7776 EAS 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Before providing assistance 
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into an 
agreement with a non-Federal interest for the design 
and construction of a project carried out pursuant to 
the comprehensive Lower Mississippi River Basin 
plan described in subsection (c). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agreement entered 
into under this subsection shall provide for the estab-
lishment of such legal and institutional structures as 
are necessary to ensure the effective long-term oper-
ation and maintenance of the project by the non-Fed-
eral interest. 
(e) COST SHARING.— 
(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost to design and construct a project under each 
agreement entered into under this section shall be 75 
percent. 
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— 
(A) VALUE OF LAND, EASEMENTS, RIGHTS- 
OF-WAY, AND RELOCATIONS.—In determining the 
non-Federal contribution toward carrying out an 
agreement entered into under this section, the 
Secretary shall provide credit to a non-Federal 
interest for the value of land, easements, rights- 
of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Fed-
SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF BARRIER AND ROADWAY CONSTRUC-
TION MATERIALS TO STATE GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) TRANSFER
OF COVERED MATERIALS.—Begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall transfer, without reim-
bursement— 
(1) all covered materials located, as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, in Texas to the Gov-
ernment of Texas; 
(2) all covered materials located, as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, in Arizona to the Gov-
ernment of Arizona; 
(3) all covered materials located, as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, in New Mexico to the 
Government of New Mexico; and 
(4) all covered materials located, as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, in California to the 
Government of California. 
(b) PHYSICAL RELOCATION
OF MATERIALS.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security shall be responsible for 
the physical relocation of all covered materials transferred 
under this section to appropriate State-operated facilities. 
(c) COVERED MATERIALS.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered materials’’ means all unused materials in the 
possession of the Federal Government that were pur-
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chased to construct roadways or physical barriers along 
the Southern border of the United States. 
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† HR 7776 EAS 
tive forms of contracting are afforded opportuni-
ties for adequate education and training; and 
‘‘(B) establish minimum levels and require-
ments for continuous and experiential learning 
for such personnel, including levels and require-
ments for acquisition certification programs. 
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives notice of a transaction under this subsection not 
less than 30 days before entering into the transaction. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years and not 
later than 7 years after the date of enactment of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2022, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives a report on the use of the authority 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(d) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2025, and 
annually thereafter, in conjunction with the annual 
budget submission of the President to Congress under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 803 
AN ACT 
To designate certain lands in the State of Colorado as com-
ponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1356 
To modernize and streamline the public diplomacy capabilities of the Depart-
ment of State, increase evaluation of public diplomacy programming, 
enhance strategic planning for the Department’s public diplomacy phys-
ical presence abroad, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 3, 2023 
Mr. MEUSER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To modernize and streamline the public diplomacy capabili-
ties of the Department of State, increase evaluation of 
public diplomacy programming, enhance strategic plan-
ning for the Department’s public diplomacy physical 
presence abroad, 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 ‘‘Public Diplomacy Mod-
ernization Act of 2023’’. 
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† HR 7776 EAS 
the cost of the project is reasonable in relation to the sum 
of— 
(1) the local or regional economic benefits; and 
(2)(A) the environmental benefits, including the 
benefits to the aquatic environment to be derived from 
the creation of wetland and control of shoreline ero-
sion; or 
(B) other social effects, including protection 
against loss of life and contributions to local or re-
gional cultural heritage. 
(d) COST SHARE.—The non-Federal share of the cost 
of a project carried out under this section shall be deter-
mined in accordance with— 
(1) subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d), as applicable, 
of section 103 of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213), for any portion of the 
cost of the project allocated to flood or coastal storm 
risk management, ecosystem restoration, or recreation; 
and 
(2) section 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources De-
velopment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)), for the 
portion of the cost of the project other than a portion 
described in paragraph (1). 
(e) CLARIFICATION.—The Secretary shall not require 
the non-Federal interest for a project carried out under this
† HR 7776 EAS 
(III) by inserting ‘‘and coastal 
barriers’’ after ‘‘floodplains’’; 
(D) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) STUDIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the non-Federal share of the cost of 
a study under this section shall be— 
‘‘(i) 50 percent; and 
‘‘(ii) 10 percent, in the case of a study 
benefitting an economically disadvantaged 
community (as defined pursuant to section 
160 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2020 (33 U.S.C. 2201 note; Public Law 
116–260)). 
‘‘(B) 
FEDERAL
INTEREST
DETERMINA-
TION.—The first $100,000 of the costs of a study 
under this section shall be at full Federal ex-
pense.’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in the paragraph heading, by 
striking ‘‘FLOOD CONTROL’’; and 
(II) by striking subparagraph (A) 
and inserting the following:
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H.R. 7776 
AMENDMENT 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 140 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Federal 
employees from advocating for censorship of viewpoints 
in their official capacity, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The cost-share for assist-
ance’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) TRIBES
AND
TERRITORIES.—The cost- 
share for assistance’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMU-
NITIES.—Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1) and the 
limitation in section 1156 of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986, as applicable pursuant to 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary is 
authorized to waive the collection of fees for any 
local government to which assistance is provided 
under subsection (a) that the Secretary determines 
is an economically disadvantaged community, as de-
fined by the Secretary under section 160 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (33 
U.S.C. 2201 note).’’. 
(b) WATERSHED PLANNING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—In providing assistance under section 22 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–16) or pursuant to section 206 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 709a), the Secretary shall,
IB 
Union Calendar No. 750 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1419 
[Report No. 118–918] 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue a new rule removing the 
Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem population of grizzly bears from 
the Federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2023 
Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself, Mr. ZINKE, and Ms. HAGEMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
DECEMBER 18, 2024 
Additional sponsor: Mr. STAUBER 
DECEMBER 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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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8307 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services to require certain medical information related to 
donors of reproductive tissue be made available to recipients of such 
tissue and persons conceived using such tissue, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 7, 2022 
Mr. JACOBS of New York (for himself and Mr. BACON) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services to require certain 
medical information related to donors of reproductive 
tissue be made available to recipients of such tissue 
and persons conceived using such tissue, 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 ‘‘Steven’s Law’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1432 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for the deductibility of charitable contributions to certain 
organizations for members of the Armed Forces. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1435 
AN ACT 
To amend the Clean Air Act to prevent the elimination 
of the sale of internal combustion engines. 
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 ‘‘Transportation, Hous-
ing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services 
and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military 
Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 
2023’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO ACT. 
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference 
to ‘‘this Act’’ contained in any division of this Act shall 
be treated as referring only to the provisions of that divi-
sion. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES TO REPORT. 
(a) TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DE-
VELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2023.—Any reference to a ‘‘report accompanying 
this Act’’ contained in division A of this Act shall be treat-
ed as a reference to House Report 117–402. The effect 
of such Report shall be limited to division A and shall 
apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds 
provided by, and the implementation of, division A. 
(b) AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD 
AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023.—Any reference to a ‘‘report 
accompanying this Act’’ contained in division B of this Act 
shall be treated as a reference to House Report 117–392.
IB 
Union Calendar No. 310 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8294 
[Report No. 117–402] 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing 
and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2023, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 5, 2022 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, from the Committee on Appropriations, re-
ported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transpor-
tation, and Housing and Urban Development, and re-
lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
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, 
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
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implement restoration and protection activities 
within the Watershed; and 
(B) adopt a Watershed-wide strategy 
that— 
(i) supports the implementation of a 
shared set of science-based restoration and 
protection activities developed in accord-
ance with subparagraph (A); 
(ii) targets cost-effective projects with 
measurable results; 
(iii) maximizes conservation outcomes; 
(iv) prioritizes the needs of commu-
nities lacking in environmental justice; and 
(v) establishes the voluntary grant 
and technical assistance programs author-
ized in this section. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the pro-
gram, the Secretary shall, as appropriate— 
(A) consult with— 
(i) the heads of Federal agencies, in-
cluding— 
(I) the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency;
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1505 
AN ACT 
To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States 
courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade 
names, or commercial names. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
2346 
(II) the Administrator of the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration; 
(III) the Secretary of Agri-
culture; and 
(IV) the Director of the National 
Park Service; and 
(ii) Indian Tribes; and 
(B) coordinate with — 
(i) the Governors of New York and 
New Jersey and the Commissioner of the 
New York State Department of Environ-
mental Conservation and the Director of 
the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wild-
life; 
(ii) the New York-New Jersey Harbor 
& Estuary Program; and 
(iii) other public agencies and organi-
zations with authority for the planning and 
implementation of conservation strategies 
in the Watershed. 
(4) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program 
include— 
(A) coordinating restoration and protection 
activities among Federal, State, local, and re-
2347 
gional 
entities 
and 
conservation 
partners 
throughout the Watershed; 
(B) carrying out coordinated restoration 
and protection activities, and providing for tech-
nical assistance throughout the Watershed— 
(i) to sustain and enhance fish and 
wildlife habitat restoration and protection 
activities; 
(ii) to improve and maintain water 
quality to support fish, wildlife, and their 
habitat, as well as to improve opportunities 
for public access and recreation in the Wa-
tershed consistent with the ecological needs 
of fish and wildlife habitat; 
(iii) to advance the use of natural and 
nature-based features, living shoreline, and 
other green infrastructure techniques to 
maximize the resilience of communities, 
natural 
systems, 
and 
habitats 
under 
changing sea levels, storm risks, and wa-
tershed conditions; 
(iv) to engage the public, communities 
experiencing 
environmental 
injustice, 
through outreach, education, and commu-
nity involvement to increase capacity and
2348 
support for coordinated restoration and 
protection activities in the Watershed; 
(v) to increase scientific capacity to 
support the planning, monitoring, and re-
search activities necessary to carry out co-
ordinated restoration and protection activi-
ties; 
(vi) to provide for feasibility and plan-
ning studies for green infrastructure 
projects that achieve habitat restoration 
and stormwater management goals; 
(vii) to support land conservation and 
management activities necessary to fulfill 
the 
Watershed-wide 
strategy 
adopted 
under subsection (a)(2)(B); 
(viii) to provide technical assistance to 
carry out restoration and protection activi-
ties in the Watershed; 
(ix) to monitor environmental quality 
to assess progress toward the goals of this 
section; and 
(x) to improve fish and wildlife habi-
tats, as well as opportunities for personal 
recreation, along rivers and shore fronts
2349 
within communities lacking in environ-
mental justice; and 
(C) other activities necessary for the imple-
mentation of approved plans. 
(b) NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY WATERSHED RESTORA-
TION GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a voluntary grant and technical assistance 
program, to be known as the ‘‘New York-New Jersey 
Watershed Restoration Grant Program’’, to provide 
competitive matching grants of varying amounts to 
State and local governments, nonprofit organiza-
tions, institutions of higher education, and other eli-
gible entities to carry out activities described in sub-
section (a)(4). 
(2) CRITERIA.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the agencies, organizations, and other persons 
referred to in section 404(c), shall develop criteria 
for the grant program to help ensure that activities 
funded under this section accomplish one or more of 
the purposes identified in subsection (a)(4) and ad-
vance the implementation of priority actions or 
needs identified in the Watershed-wide strategy 
adopted under subsection (a)(2)(B).
2350 
(3) CAPACITY BUILDING.—The Secretary shall 
include grant program provisions designed to in-
crease the effectiveness of organizations that work at 
the nexus of natural resource and community health 
issues within the New York-New Jersey Watershed 
by addressing organizational capacity needs. 
(4) COST SHARING.— 
(A) DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
INTERIOR 
SHARE.—The Department of the Interior share 
of the cost of a project funded under the grant 
program shall not exceed 50 percent of the total 
cost of the activity, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(B) NON-DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 
SHARE.—The non-Department of the Interior 
share of the cost of a project funded under the 
grant program may be provided in cash or in 
the form of an in-kind contribution of services 
or materials. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may enter 
into an agreement to manage the grant program 
with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation or 
a similar organization that offers grant management 
services.
2351 
(2) FUNDING.—If the Secretary enters into an 
agreement under paragraph (A), the organization se-
lected shall— 
(A) for each fiscal year, receive amounts 
made available to carry out this section in an 
advance payment of the entire amounts on Oc-
tober 1 of that fiscal year, or as soon as prac-
ticable thereafter; 
(B) invest and reinvest those amounts for 
the benefit of the grant program; and 
(C) otherwise administer the grant pro-
gram to support partnerships between the pub-
lic and private sectors in accordance with this 
section. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—If the Secretary enters 
into an agreement with the Foundation under sub-
paragraph (A), any amounts received by the Foun-
dation under this section shall be subject to the Na-
tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment 
Act (16 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.), excluding section 
10(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 3709(a)). 
(d) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report 
on the implementation of this section, including a descrip-
2352 
tion of each project that has received funding under this 
section in the preceding fiscal year. 
(e) PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL LAND HOLDINGS.— 
The Federal Government may not maintain ownership of 
any land acquired under this section except for the pur-
pose of promptly transferring ownership to a State or local 
entity. 
(f) SUNSET.—This section shall have no force or ef-
fect after September 30, 2030. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this sec-
tion $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2028, of which not more than 3 percent 
shall be used for administrative costs to carry out 
this section. 
(2) USE
FOR
GRANT
PROGRAM.—Of any 
amount made available under this section for each 
fiscal year, the Secretary shall use at least 75 per-
cent to carry out the grant program under sub-
section (b) and to provide, or provide for, technical 
assistance under such program. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROVED
PLANS.—The term ‘‘approved 
plan’’—
2353 
(A) means any plan for management of the 
New York-New Jersey Watershed— 
(i) that has been approved by a Fed-
eral, regional, State, or local governmental 
entity, including State Wildlife Action 
Plans, Comprehensive Conservation Man-
agement Plans, Watershed Improvement 
Plans; or 
(ii) that is determined by the Direc-
tor, in consultation with such entities, to 
contribute to the achievement of the pur-
poses of this section; and 
(B) includes the New York-New Jersey 
Harbor & Estuary Program (HEP) Action 
Agenda, the Hudson Raritan Comprehensive 
Restoration Plan, the Hudson River Com-
prehensive Restoration Plan, the Hudson River 
Estuary Program Action Agenda, the Hudson 
River Park Trust Estuarine Sanctuary Manage-
ment Plan, the Mohawk River Action Agenda, 
the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative Action 
Plan, the Lower Passaic and Bronx & Harlem 
Federal Urban Waters Partnership Workplans, 
the New Jersey Sports and Exhibition Author-
ity Meadowlands Restoration Plan, as well as
2354 
other critical conservation projects in the region 
that achieve the purposes of this section. 
(2) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service. 
(3) ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.—The term ‘‘en-
vironmental justice’’ means the fair treatment and 
meaningful involvement of all people regardless of 
race, color, national origin, or income, with respect 
to the development, implementation, and enforce-
ment of environmental laws, regulations, and poli-
cies. 
(4) FOUNDATION.—The term ‘‘Foundation’’ 
means the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. 
(5) GRANT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘grant pro-
gram’’ means the voluntary New York-New Jersey 
Watershed Restoration Grant Program established 
under section 405. 
(6) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘program’’ means 
the New York-New Jersey Watershed Restoration 
Program established under section 404. 
(7) RESTORATION
AND
PROTECTION.—The 
term ‘‘restoration and protection’’ means the con-
servation, stewardship, and enhancement of habitat 
for fish and wildlife and water quality to preserve