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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8097 
To reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2024 
Ms. MALOY (for herself and Mr. OWENS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. 
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 ‘‘RECA Extension Act 
of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RADIATION EXPOSURE 
COMPENSATION ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(d) of the Radiation Ex-
posure Compensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 
U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by striking the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘The Fund shall terminate on the date 
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that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the RECA 
Extension Act of 2024.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON CLAIMS.—Section 8(a) of the Ra-
diation Exposure Compensation Act (Public Law 101– 
426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the 
RECA Extension Act of 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘the RECA 
Extension Act of 2024’’. 
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costs and benefits of a requirement that the enterprises 
obtain 2 rather than 3 credit reports and credit scores 
from the national consumer reporting agencies if the en-
terprise conditions the purchase of a residential mortgage 
loan on the delivery of a borrower’s credit score. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the analysis re-
quired under subsection (a), the Director should consider 
potential— 
(1) cost savings for mortgage borrowers; 
(2) changes in access to mortgage credit for 
consumers that may result from reviewing two, rath-
er than three, credit reports and credit scores; 
(3) compliance and operating costs for mort-
gage lenders and servicers, the three national credit 
reporting agencies, and the enterprises; and 
(4) legal exposures for mortgage lenders and 
servicers that result from selecting two, rather than 
three, credit reports and credit scores. 
(c) PUBLIC COMMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall publish 
the analysis required under this section in the Fed-
eral Register and invite public comment on the anal-
ysis for 90 days. 
(2) RESTRICTION.—The Director may not es-
tablish a requirement that the enterprises obtain 2 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8099 
To require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to assess 
the costs and benefits of requiring the enterprises obtain 2 rather than 
3 credit reports and credit scores, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 19, 2024 
Mr. TORRES of New York (for himself and Mrs. KIM of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance 
Agency to assess the costs and benefits of requiring 
the enterprises obtain 2 rather than 3 credit reports 
and credit scores, 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 ‘‘Credit Report En-
hancement Directive Act’’ or the ‘‘CRED Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ANALYSIS OF COSTS AND BENEFITS REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Agency shall conduct an analysis of the 
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rather than 3 credit reports and credit scores from 
the national consumer reporting agencies if the en-
terprise conditions the purchase of a residential 
mortgage loan on the delivery of a borrower’s credit 
score until the public comment period is closed. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agen-
cy. 
(2) CONSUMER REPORT.—The term ‘‘consumer 
report’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
603(d) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681a(d). 
(3) CREDIT SCORE.—The term ‘‘credit score’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
302(b)(7)(A)(i) of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association 
Charter 
Act 
(12 
U.S.C. 
1717(b)(7)(A)(i)). 
(4) NATIONAL
CONSUMER
REPORTING
AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘national consumer reporting agen-
cy’’ means a ‘‘consumer reporting agency that com-
piles and maintains files on consumers on a nation-
wide basis’’ as defined in section 603(p) of the Fair 
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(p). 
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(5) RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE.—The term ‘‘resi-
dential mortgage’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 302(h) of the Federal Home Loan Mort-
gage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1451(h)). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 80 
To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major 
non-NATO ally, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of 
Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally, 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. TERMINATION OF DESIGNATION OF THE IS-
LAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN AS A MAJOR 
NON-NATO ALLY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act— 
(1) the designation of the Islamic Republic of 
Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally pursuant to 
section 517(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
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1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k(a)(1)) or any other provi-
sion of law is hereby terminated; and 
(2) the President may not issue a separate des-
ignation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a 
major non-NATO ally pursuant to section 517(a)(1) 
of such Act or any other provision of law unless the 
President submits to Congress a certification de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification described in this 
subsection is a certification that contains a determination 
of the President that— 
(1) Pakistan continues to conduct military oper-
ations that are contributing to significantly dis-
rupting the safe haven and freedom of movement of 
the Haqqani Network in Pakistan; 
(2) Pakistan has taken steps to demonstrate its 
commitment to prevent the Haqqani Network from 
using any Pakistani territory as a safe haven; 
(3) the Government of Pakistan actively coordi-
nates with the Government of Afghanistan to re-
strict the movement of militants, such as the 
Haqqani Network, along the Afghanistan-Pakistan 
border; and 
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(4) Pakistan has shown progress in arresting 
and prosecuting Haqqani Network senior leaders 
and mid-level operatives. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8101 
To ensure that certain permit approvals by the Environmental Protection 
Agency have the force and effect of law, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2024 
Mr. BEAN of Florida (for himself, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. DONALDS, 
Mr. GIMENEZ, Mrs. CAMMACK, Mr. WALTZ, Mr. RUTHERFORD, and Mr. 
MAST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To ensure that certain permit approvals by the Environ-
mental Protection Agency have the force and effect of 
law, 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 ‘‘Maintaining Coopera-
tive Permitting Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. STATE DISCHARGE OF DREDGED OR FILL MATE-
RIAL PROGRAMS. 
(a) WITHDRAWAL
OF APPROVAL WITHOUT CON-
GRESSIONAL AUTHORIZATION PROHIBITED.— 
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‘‘(C) Summaries of assessments and re-
views carried out pursuant to paragraphs (4), 
(5), or (8), as the case may be. 
‘‘(12) Engage with individuals, stakeholders, 
and communities the civil rights and civil liberties of 
which may be affected by the policies, programs, ini-
tiatives, or activities of the Department, including 
by— 
‘‘(A) informing such individuals, stake-
holders, and communities concerning such poli-
cies, programs, initiatives, or activities, as the 
case may be; 
‘‘(B) providing information regarding how 
to report and access redress processes; and 
‘‘(C) providing Department leadership and 
other personnel within the Department feed-
back from such individuals, stakeholders, and 
communities regarding the civil rights and civil 
liberties impacts of such policies, programs, ini-
tiatives, or activities, and working with State, 
local, Tribal, and territorial homeland security 
partners to enhance the Department’s policy-
making and program implementation. 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The permit programs de-
scribed in paragraph (2) are ratified, approved, and 
of full force and effect, and the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in 
this section as the ‘‘Administrator’’) may not with-
draw the approval of those permit programs unless 
the withdrawal is expressly authorized by an Act of 
Congress enacted after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) PERMIT PROGRAMS DESCRIBED.—The per-
mit programs referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
following State permit programs for the discharge of 
dredged or fill material approved under section 404 
of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1344): 
(A) The program of the State of Michigan, 
approved in the notice of the Environmental 
Protection Agency entitled ‘‘Michigan Depart-
ment of Natural Resources Section 404 Permit 
Program Approval’’ (49 Fed. Reg. 38947 (Oc-
tober 2, 1984)) and as described in section 
233.70 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations 
(including any updates to the program de-
scribed in a successor Federal Register notice). 
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(B) The program of the State of New Jer-
sey, approved in the final rule and notice of the 
Environmental 
Protection 
Agency 
entitled 
‘‘New Jersey Department of Environmental 
Protection and Energy Section 404 Permit Pro-
gram Approval’’ (59 Fed. Reg. 9933 (March 2, 
1994)) and as described in section 233.71 of 
title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (including 
any updates to the program described in a suc-
cessor Federal Register notice). 
(C) The program of the State of Florida, 
as described in the notice of the Environmental 
Protection Agency entitled ‘‘EPA’s Approval of 
Florida’s Clean Water Act Section 404 As-
sumption Request’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 83553 (De-
cember 22, 2020)) (including any updates to 
the program described in a successor Federal 
Register notice), including the Programmatic 
Biological Opinion with Incidental Take State-
ment associated with the program. 
(3) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub-
section prohibits the Administrator, in accordance 
with section 404(i) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(i)), from withdrawing 
approval of a permit program described in para-
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graph (2) if the Administrator determines that a 
State is not administering the permit program as 
approved. 
(b) CLARIFICATION OF PROCESS.—Section 404(h) of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1344(h)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) NOT A RULE OR REGULATION.—The ap-
proval of a State permit program under this section 
shall not be considered to be a rule or regulation.’’. 
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(ii) re-evaluate payment rates annu-
ally to account for current economic condi-
tions and current costs of assisted living 
services. 
(e) CONTINUITY OF CARE.—Upon the termination of 
the pilot program under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) provide to all veterans participating in the 
pilot program at the time of such termination the 
option to continue to receive assisted living services 
at the site they were assigned to under the pilot pro-
gram, at the expense of the Department; and 
(2) for such veterans who do not opt to con-
tinue to receive such services— 
(A) ensure such veterans do not experience 
lapses in care; and 
(B) provide such veterans with information 
on, and furnish such veterans with, other ex-
tended care services based on their preferences 
and best medical interest. 
(f) DETERMINATION OF QUALITY.—The Secretary 
shall determine a method for assessment of quality of care 
provided to veterans participating in the pilot program 
under subsection (a)(1) and shall communicate that meth-
od to providers of services under the pilot program.
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8104 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve wildlife habitat 
connectivity and wildlife migration corridors, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2024 
Mr. VASQUEZ (for himself, Mr. ZINKE, and Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve wildlife 
habitat connectivity and wildlife migration corridors, 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 ‘‘Habitat Connectivity 
on Working Lands Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1240A of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–1) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(I) an estimate of the number of in-
dividuals described in clause (i) that the 
State will make such services available to 
under a waiver under this subsection; and 
‘‘(II) a description of how the types 
and quantities of such services furnished to 
such individuals under such a waiver may 
differ from the types and quantities of 
such services furnished to individuals not 
described in clause (i) under such a waiver. 
‘‘(12) For purposes of paragraph (2)(E), the 
information specified in this paragraph is the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) In the case of a State that limits the 
number of individuals who may be provided 
home or community-based services under a 
waiver granted under this subsection— 
‘‘(i) a description of how the State 
maintains its list of individuals who have 
applied to receive such services under such 
waiver but who, due to such limit, have not 
yet been approved to receive such services; 
‘‘(ii) information on whether the State 
screens individuals on such list to deter-
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mine whether such individuals are eligible 
to receive such services under such waiver; 
‘‘(iii) information on whether (and, if 
applicable, how often) the State periodi-
cally re-screens such individuals to deter-
mine whether such individuals are so eligi-
ble; and 
‘‘(iv) the average amount of time that 
individuals approved to receive such serv-
ices were on such list. 
‘‘(B) A description of the types of services 
furnished under waivers under this subsection, 
including the following: 
‘‘(i) The average amount of time from 
when such services are initially approved 
for an individual to when such individual 
begins receiving such services. 
‘‘(ii) With respect to the most recent 
1-year period ending on the date that such 
information is provided to the Secretary 
for which data is available (or such other 
period as may be specified by the Sec-
retary), the average percentage of hours of 
home or community-based services author-
ized under written plans of care for indi-
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quate technical assistance is available for the imple-
mentation of— 
‘‘(A) nonstructural methods described in 
paragraph (1)(A); and 
‘‘(B) other practices that support habitat 
connectivity (as that term is defined in section 
1240A) through Federal conservation pro-
grams.’’. 
(f) ADMINISTRATIVE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
CON-
SERVATION PROGRAMS.—Section 1244 of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3844) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(q) ENCOURAGEMENT OF HABITAT CONNECTIVITY 
AND BIG GAME CORRIDORS.—In carrying out any con-
servation program administered by the Secretary, the Sec-
retary may, as appropriate, encourage— 
‘‘(1) the conservation of landscape corridors 
and hydrologic connectivity, where native big game 
species (as that term is defined in section 1240A) 
and ecological processes can transition from one 
habitat to another, in order to conserve native bio-
diversity and ensure resiliency against impacts from 
a range of stressors; and 
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‘‘(2) the use of conservation practices that sup-
port the development, restoration, and maintenance 
of landscape corridors and hydrologic connectivity.’’. 
SEC. 3. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION AREAS. 
Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(21) VIRTUAL FENCING.—Research and exten-
sion grants may be made under this section for the 
purposes of— 
‘‘(A) understanding and addressing the 
barriers to the adoption of virtual fencing tech-
nology; and 
‘‘(B) studying the effects of virtual fencing 
technology on natural and cultural resources, 
such as— 
‘‘(i) sensitive riparian areas; and 
‘‘(ii) crucial winter range and stopover 
habitats for native big game species (as 
that term is defined in section 1240A of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa–1)).’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8105 
To extend the reporting requirements under the Elie Wiesel Genocide and 
Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 20, 2024 
Mrs. WAGNER (for herself and Ms. JACOBS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To extend the reporting requirements under the Elie Wiesel 
Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018. 
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 ‘‘Elie Wiesel Genocide 
And Atrocities Prevention Extension Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER 
THE ELIE WIESEL GENOCIDE AND ATROC-
ITIES PREVENTION ACT OF 2018. 
Section 5(a) of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atroc-
ities Prevention Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–441; 132 
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Stat. 5587) is amended, in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by striking ‘‘six years’’ and inserting ‘‘12 
years’’. 
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HR 8108 RFS
SECTION 1. MEDICAID STATE PLAN REQUIREMENT FOR DE-
TERMINING RESIDENCY AND COVERAGE FOR 
MILITARY FAMILIES. 
Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (86), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (87), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (87) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(88) beginning January 1, 2028, provide, with 
respect to an active duty relocated individual (as de-
fined in subsection (uu)(1))— 
‘‘(A) that, in determining eligibility for 
medical assistance under the State plan (or 
waiver of such plan), the relocation described in 
such subsection is deemed to be a temporary 
absence for purposes of section 435.403(j)(3) of 
title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
successor regulation); 
‘‘(B) that if, at the time of such relocation, 
such active duty relocated individual is on a 
home and community-based services waiting list 
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to the temporary relocation State with 
such member; and 
‘‘(B) who— 
‘‘(i) was receiving home and commu-
nity-based services (as defined in section 
9817(a)(2)(B) of the American Rescue 
Plan Act of 2021) at the time of such relo-
cation; or 
‘‘(ii) if the State maintains a home 
and community-based services waiting list, 
was on such home and community-based 
services waiting list at the time of such re-
location. 
‘‘(2) HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES 
WAITING LIST.—The term ‘home and community- 
based services waiting list’ means, in the case of a 
State that has a limit on the number of individuals 
who may receive home and community-based services 
under section 1115(a) or section 1915(c), a list 
maintained by such State of individuals who have 
applied to receive such services under either such 
section but for whom the State has not yet com-
pleted an assessment and rendered a decision with 
respect to the eligibility of such individuals to receive 
the relevant home and community-based services at
the time a slot for such services becomes available 
due to such limit.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 23, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8108 
AN ACT 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to 
add a Medicaid State plan requirement with re-
spect to the determination of residency of certain 
individuals serving in the Armed Forces.