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cants that are proposing to partner with other medical 
programs, health professions programs, or nursing pro-
grams. 
‘‘(e) GRANTEE REPORTS.—Each recipient of a grant 
under this section shall, not later than 180 days after the 
end of the grant period involved, submit to the Advisory 
Committee, a report on the following (where appropriate): 
‘‘(1) A description of how the funding under 
the grant was used by the grantee. 
‘‘(2) A description of the intended goal of such 
funding. 
‘‘(3) A description of the challenges faced by 
the grantee in reaching the goal described in para-
graph (2). 
‘‘(4) A description of the lessons learned by the 
grantee related to the grant activities. 
‘‘(f) RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE.—The Advisory Committee, based on the informa-
tion submitted under subsection (e), shall annually report 
to the Secretary on outcomes of the activities carried out 
under grants under this section, including specific rec-
ommendations for scaling up innovations to promote edu-
cation and training of health care providers in the priority 
competencies described in subsection (b). 
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‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028.’’. 
SEC. 4. STUDY ON DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
COGNITIVE SERVICES. 
Not later than three years after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Institute of Medicine shall conduct 
a study and submit a report to Congress concerning the 
documentation requirements for cognitive services (evalua-
tion and management services) required under the Medi-
care and Medicaid programs under titles XVIII and XIX 
of the Social Security Act, respectively, and through pri-
vate health insurers. Such study shall include an evalua-
tion of— 
(1) how documentation requirements designed 
for paper-based records should be modified for elec-
tronic records; 
(2) whether or not the documentation require-
ments are overly burdensome on physicians and de-
tract from patient care; 
(3) the administrative costs to physician prac-
tices of the current documentation requirements; 
(4) the average amount of time required by 
physicians to document cognitive services; 
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(5) options to more appropriately compensate 
physicians for evaluation and management of patient 
care without requiring excessive documentation of 
cognitive services; and 
(6) recommendations for less burdensome alter-
natives or changes to existing documentation re-
quirements of cognitive services. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4838 
To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 to extend and 
enhance the specialty crop block grants program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 24, 2023 
Ms. SLOTKIN (for herself and Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 
to extend and enhance the specialty crop block grants 
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 ‘‘Specialty Crop Secu-
rity Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF SPECIALTY 
CROP BLOCK GRANTS. 
(a) AVAILABILITY AND PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—Sec-
tion 101(a) of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 
2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2028’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘through priorities jointly iden-
tified by specialty crop producers, producer groups, 
and state program administrators,’’ after ‘‘specialty 
crops,’’. 
(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—Section 101(e) of the 
Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 
1621 note) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The State plan shall 
identify the lead agency charged with the responsibility of 
carrying out the plan and indicate— 
‘‘(1) how the grant funds will be utilized to en-
hance the competitiveness of specialty crops; and 
‘‘(2) how outreach to, and consultation with, 
specialty crop stakeholders will be achieved.’’. 
(c) FUNDING.—Section 101(l)(1) of the Specialty 
Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023; 
and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 
and each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
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SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT OF PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER 
SERVICES. 
(a) IRC.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subchapter B of chapter 
100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9826. OVERSIGHT OF PHARMACY BENEFITS MAN-
AGER SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For plan years beginning on or 
after the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this section, a group health plan, or an entity or sub-
sidiary providing pharmacy benefits management services 
on behalf of such a plan, shall not enter into a contract 
with a drug manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, subcon-
tractor, rebate aggregator, or any associated third party 
that limits the disclosure of information to plan sponsors 
in such a manner that prevents the plan, or an entity or 
subsidiary providing pharmacy benefits management serv-
ices on behalf of a plan, from making the report described 
in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—With respect to plan years 
beginning on or after the date that is 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this section, for each such 
plan year, a group health plan, or an entity pro-
viding pharmacy benefits management services on 
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behalf of such a plan, shall submit to the plan spon-
sor (as defined in section 3(16)(B) of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) of such 
plan a report in a machine-readable format. Each 
such report shall include, with respect to such plan 
provided for such plan year— 
‘‘(A) to the extent feasible, information col-
lected from drug manufacturers (or an entity 
administering copay assistance on behalf of 
such manufacturers) by such plan on the total 
amount of copayment assistance dollars paid, or 
copayment cards applied, that were funded by 
the drug manufacturer with respect to the par-
ticipants and beneficiaries in such plan; 
‘‘(B) a list of each drug covered by such 
plan that was dispensed during the plan year, 
including, with respect to each such drug dur-
ing such plan year— 
‘‘(i) the brand name, chemical entity, 
and National Drug Code; 
‘‘(ii) the number of participants and 
beneficiaries for whom the drug was dis-
pensed during the plan year, the total 
number of prescription claims for the drug 
(including original prescriptions and re-
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of the good, ware, article, or merchandise; 
and 
‘‘(v) other entities and facilities affili-
ated with the facility employing forced 
labor, including the physical location of 
such facilities and of the supplier entity’s 
headquarters; and 
‘‘(D) the issuer or any affiliate of the 
issuer, directly or indirectly, was involved in the 
development or provision of surveillance goods, 
services, 
or 
technologies 
(including 
tele-
communications, information security, and sen-
sors) used to facilitate gross human rights 
abuses. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABILITY
OF
INFORMATION.—The 
Commission shall make all information disclosed 
pursuant to this subsection available to the public on 
the website of the Commission. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘forced labor’ and ‘XUAR’ have the meaning 
given those terms, respectively, under section 
12(m)(8).’’. 
(b) REPEAL.—The amendment made by this section 
shall be repealed on the earlier of— 
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(1) the date that is 8 years after the date of the 
enactment of this section; or 
(2) the date on which the President submits to 
Congress (including the Office of the Law Revision 
Council) a determination that the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China has ended mass intern-
ment, forced labor, and any other gross violations of 
human rights experienced by Uyghurs, Kazakhs, 
Kyrgyz, and members of other persecuted groups in 
the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. 
SEC. 4. REPORTS. 
(a) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AN-
NUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Securities and Ex-
change Commission shall— 
(1) conduct an annual assessment of the com-
pliance of issuers with the requirements of section 
12(m) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on— 
(A) issuers described under paragraph 
(1)(A) of such section 12(m); 
(B) issuers described under paragraph 
(1)(B) of such section 12(m); and 
(C) issuers described under paragraph 
(1)(C) of such section 12(m); 
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(2) conduct an annual assessment of the com-
pliance of issuers with the requirements of section 
13(t) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 
(3) issue a report to Congress containing the 
results of the assessments under paragraph (1) and 
(2). 
(b) GAO REPORT.—The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall periodically evaluate and report to 
Congress on the effectiveness of the oversight by the Com-
mission of the certification requirements under section 
12(m) and section 13(t) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4841 
To prohibit Federal agencies from restricting the use of convertible virtual 
currency by a person to purchase goods or services for the person’s 
own use, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2023 
Mr. DAVIDSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal agencies from restricting the use of 
convertible virtual currency by a person to purchase 
goods or services for the person’s own use, 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 ‘‘Keep Your Coins Act 
of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RESTRICTING USE OF CONVERT-
IBLE VIRTUAL CURRENCY BY A PERSON TO 
RETAIN FULL CONTROL OVER CONVERTIBLE 
VIRTUAL CURRENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A head of a Federal agency may 
not prohibit, restrict, or otherwise impair the ability of a 
covered user to— 
(1) use convertible virtual currency or its equiv-
alent for such user’s own purposes, such as to pur-
chase real or virtual goods and services for the 
user’s own use; or 
(2) self-custody digital assets using a self- 
hosted wallet or other means to conduct transactions 
for any lawful purpose. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CONVERTIBLE VIRTUAL CURRENCIES.—The 
term ‘‘convertible virtual currency’’ means a medium 
of exchange that— 
(A) has an equivalent value as currency (as 
defined in section 1010.100 of title 31, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)); 
or 
(B) acts as a substitute for currency but 
may not possess all the attributes (including 
legal tender status) specified under such section 
1010.100. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4846 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, title XXVII of the Public 
Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 to provide for oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2023 
Mr. ARRINGTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, title XXVII 
of the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for 
oversight of pharmacy benefit manager services. 
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 ‘‘Better Deals and 
Lower Prices Act’’. 
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(2) COVERED USER.—The term ‘‘covered user’’ 
means a person that obtains convertible virtual cur-
rency to purchase goods or services on that person’s 
own behalf, without regard to the method in which 
such covered user obtained such convertible virtual 
currency. 
(3) SELF-HOSTED
WALLET.—The term ‘‘self- 
hosted wallet’’ means a digital interface— 
(A) used to secure and transfer convertible 
virtual currency; and 
(B) under which the owner of convertible 
virtual currency retains independent control 
over such convertible virtual currency that is se-
cured by such digital interface. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4843 
To provide for limitations on the Optional Practical Training Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2023 
Mr. SANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for limitations on the Optional Practical Training 
Program. 
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 ‘‘Americans First OPT 
Reform Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON OPTIONAL PRACTICAL TRAINING 
PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall by rule 
provide that participation in the Optional Practical Train-
ing Program by any alien shall be limited to a period of 
4 months, without any extension. The following shall be 
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ineligible to be provided employment authorization in the 
United States pursuant to the Optional Practical Training 
Program or otherwise to participate in such program: 
(1) Any alien with a degree or working in a 
sensitive field, including national security, infra-
structure, telecommunications, and military-related 
fields. 
(2) Any alien who is employed by, funded by, 
or otherwise affiliated with any entity owned or con-
trolled by the Communist Party of China. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4844 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to clarify the availability and 
appropriateness of training for local food service personnel, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2023 
Mr. POCAN (for himself and Ms. STEFANIK) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to clarify the 
availability and appropriateness of training for local food 
service personnel, 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 ‘‘Improving Training 
for School Food Service Workers Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING. 
Section 7(g)(2)(B) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘(iv) 
AVAILABILITY
AND
APPRO-
PRIATENESS
OF
TRAINING.—A training 
program carried out under this subpara-
graph shall be— 
‘‘(I) a program scheduled pri-
marily during regular, paid working 
hours, and in the event such program 
is scheduled outside of such working 
hours— 
‘‘(aa) efforts shall be made 
to inform food service personnel 
of the necessity of such program 
to be so scheduled; 
‘‘(bb) compensation shall be 
provided to such personnel for at-
tending such program; and 
‘‘(cc) such personnel shall 
not be penalized for not being 
able to attend such program; and 
‘‘(II) offered in-person whenever 
appropriate, and incorporate hands-on 
training techniques.’’. 
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A BILL 
To provide for a right of action against Federal employees 
for violations of First Amendment rights. 
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retail pharmacies that are wholly or partially- 
owned by that issuer or entity; and 
(E) the degree to which mail order, spe-
cialty, or retail pharmacies that dispense pre-
scription drugs to an enrollee in a group health 
plan or health insurance coverage that are 
under common ownership (in whole or part) 
with group health plans, health insurance 
issuers, or entities providing pharmacy benefits 
management services or pharmacy benefits ad-
ministrative services under group health plan or 
group or individual health insurance coverage 
receive reimbursement that is greater than the 
median price charged to the group health plan 
or health insurance issuer when the same drug 
is dispensed to enrollees in the plan or coverage 
by other pharmacies included in the pharmacy 
network of that plan, issuer, or entity that are 
not wholly or partially owned by the health in-
surance issuer or entity providing pharmacy 
benefits management services. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall ensure that the report 
under paragraph (1) does not contain information 
that would allow a reader to identify a specific plan 
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or entity providing pharmacy benefits management 
services or otherwise contain commercial or financial 
information that is privileged or confidential. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the 
terms ‘‘group health plan’’, ‘‘health insurance cov-
erage’’, and ‘‘health insurance issuer’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 2791 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4848 
To provide for a right of action against Federal employees for violations 
of First Amendment rights. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2023 
Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina (for himself, Ms. HAGEMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Louisiana, Mr. VAN DREW, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GOODEN of 
Texas, Mr. NEHLS, Mr. GAETZ, and Mr. JORDAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for a right of action against Federal employees 
for violations of First Amendment rights. 
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 ‘‘Censorship Account-
ability Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RIGHT OF ACTION AGAINST FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
FOR VIOLATIONS OF FIRST AMENDMENT 
RIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A Federal employee who, under 
color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or 
usage, of the United States, subjects, or causes to be sub-
jected, any citizen of the United States or any person 
within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any 
rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the First 
Amendment, shall be liable to the party injured in an ac-
tion at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for 
redress. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—This section does not authorize a 
Federal employee to bring a suit against their Federal em-
ployer or the Federal Government for conduct that is with-
in the scope of the employment relationship. 
(c) ATTORNEY’S FEES.—In any action or proceeding 
to enforce this Act, the court, in its discretion, may allow 
the prevailing party, other than the United States, a rea-
sonable attorney’s fee as part of the costs. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Federal 
employee’’ means an individual, other than the President 
or the Vice President, who occupies a position in any agen-
cy or instrumentality of the executive branch (including 
any independent agency). 
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(e) SEVERABILITY.—If any provision of this Act or 
the application of a provision of this Act to any person 
or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the re-
mainder of this Act, and the application of the provisions 
to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected there-
by. 
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‘‘(i) 
SEEDING
INFRASTRUCTURE 
GRANTS.—The Secretary shall establish 
criteria for awarding grants under para-
graph (1)(A) that— 
‘‘(I) study previously unknown 
facts about the program design; 
‘‘(II) establish or validate best 
practices; or 
‘‘(III) 
establish 
infrastructure 
that aids community health centers 
and independent produce retail out-
lets. 
‘‘(ii) EXPANSION GRANTS.—The Sec-
retary shall establish criteria for awarding 
grants 
under 
paragraph 
(1)(B) 
that 
have— 
‘‘(I) a minimum intervention co-
hort of 300 patients; 
‘‘(II) a matched group or have 
demonstrated the ability to scale when 
delivered through clinical practice; 
and 
‘‘(III) an intervention duration of 
12 months or longer.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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