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payment or down payment for the purchase of 
such qualified electric bicycle) in an amount 
equal to the credit otherwise allowable to such 
taxpayer, and 
‘‘(D) with respect to any incentive other-
wise available for the purchase of a qualified 
electric bicycle for which a credit is allowed 
under this section, including any incentive in 
the form of a rebate or discount provided by the 
retailer or manufacturer, ensured that— 
‘‘(i) the availability or use of such in-
centive shall not limit the ability of a tax-
payer to make an election described in 
paragraph (1), and 
‘‘(ii) such election shall not limit the 
value or use of such incentive. 
‘‘(3) TIMING.—An election described in para-
graph (1) shall be made by the taxpayer not later 
than the date on which the qualified electric bicycle 
for which the credit is allowed under subsection (a) 
is purchased. 
‘‘(4) REVOCATION
OF
REGISTRATION.—Upon 
determination by the Secretary that a retailer has 
failed to comply with the requirements described in 
paragraph (2), the Secretary may revoke the reg-
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tiatives to combat foreign malign influence in 
the Black Sea region. 
(B) Greater mobilization of initiatives 
spearheaded by the Global Engagement Center 
and the United States Agency for International 
Development to counter Russian propaganda 
and disinformation in the Black Sea region. 
(4) REGIONAL
CONNECTIVITY.—The strategy 
established under subsection (a) shall promote re-
gional connectivity by sending high-level representa-
tives of the Department of State or other agency 
partners to— 
(A) the Black Sea region not less fre-
quently than twice a year; and 
(B) major regional fora on infrastructure 
and energy security, including the Three Seas 
Initiative Summit. 
(d) IDENTIFICATION OF NECESSARY PROGRAMS AND 
RESOURCES.—Not later than 360 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the interagency shall identify 
any necessary program, policy, or budgetary resources re-
quired, by agency, to support implementation of the Black 
Sea Security Strategy for fiscal years 2024, 2025, and 
2026. 
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(e) RESPONSIBILITIES OF FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS 
AND AGENCIES.—Nothing under this section shall be 
deemed to authorize the National Security Council to as-
sume any of the responsibilities or authorities of the head 
of any Federal department, agency, or office, including the 
foreign affairs responsibilities and authorities of the Sec-
retary of State, to oversee the implementation of programs 
and policies under this section. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on Armed Services, and the 
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
(2) BLACK SEA STATES.—The term ‘‘Black Sea 
states’’ means Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, 
Ukraine, and Georgia. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1681 
To make certain improvements to child care services provided by the Secretary 
of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2023 
Mr. KIM of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To make certain improvements to child care services provided 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
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 ‘‘Military Child Care 
Transparency and Expansion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO CHILD CARE SERVICES PRO-
VIDED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. 
(a) EXPANSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FI-
NANCIAL ASSISTANCE
TO MEMBERS
OF
THE ARMED 
FORCES FOR IN-HOME CHILD CARE.—Section 589(b) of 
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the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note) is amended by striking ‘‘five 
locations’’ and inserting ‘‘six locations’’. 
(b) WAIT TIMES FOR CHILD CARE SERVICES AT 
MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.— 
(1) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall publish and maintain on a 
website of the Department of Defense, accessible by 
members of the Armed Forces, waiting lists for child 
care services at military child development centers. 
(2) ESTIMATES.—On the website described in 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a tool 
that uses data collected by the Secretary to estimate 
how long a member assigned to serve at a military 
installation will likely wait before receiving child care 
services at the military child development center of 
such installation. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1683 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make certain changes 
with respect to the approval of abbreviated applications for the approval 
of new animal drugs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2023 
Ms. MACE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
make certain changes with respect to the approval of 
abbreviated applications for the approval of new animal 
drugs, 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 ‘‘Generic Animal Drug 
Advancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CHANGES TO PROCESS FOR APPROVAL OF ABBRE-
VIATED APPLICATIONS FOR THE APPROVAL 
OF NEW ANIMAL DRUGS. 
Section 512 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 360b) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(4), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘section 
512(b)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1) or (2) of 
subsection (b)’’; 
(2) in subsection (n)(1)(F)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or because the new animal 
drug’’ and inserting ‘‘because the new animal 
drug’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘manufacturers;’’ and in-
serting ‘‘manufacturers, or because the new 
animal drug is not shown to be bioequivalent to 
all of the species for which the approved new 
animal drug is approved for use;’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (o) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(o) For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘bioequivalent’ means, in estab-
lishing whether a new animal drug is bioequivalent 
to an approved new animal drug— 
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istration (as described in subparagraph (A) of such 
paragraph) of such retailer. 
‘‘(5) TAX
TREATMENT
OF
PAYMENTS.—With 
respect to any payment described in paragraph 
(2)(C), such payment— 
‘‘(A) shall not be includible in the gross in-
come of the taxpayer, and 
‘‘(B) with respect to the retailer, shall not 
be deductible under this title. 
‘‘(6) APPLICATION
OF
CERTAIN
OTHER
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—In the case of any election under 
paragraph (1) with respect to any qualified electric 
bicycle— 
‘‘(A) the amount of the reduction under 
subsection (b) shall be determined with respect 
to the modified adjusted gross income of the 
taxpayer for the taxable year preceding the tax-
able year in which such qualified electric bicycle 
was acquired (and not with respect to such in-
come for the taxable year in which such quali-
fied electric bicycle was acquired), 
‘‘(B) the requirements of paragraphs (1) 
and (2) of subsection (f) shall apply to the tax-
payer who acquired the qualified electric bicycle 
in the same manner as if the credit determined 
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‘‘(A) demonstrating bioequivalence in at 
least one major species for which the approved 
new animal drug is approved for use; or 
‘‘(B) in the case that an approved new ani-
mal drug is not approved for use in any major 
species, demonstrating bioequivalence in at least 
one species for which the approved new animal 
drug is approved for use; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘patent’ means a patent issued by 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office;’’. 
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‘‘(C) RETENTION
OF
VERIFICATION
FORM 
AND VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—After completion of 
such form in accordance with subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), the person or entity 
shall— 
‘‘(I) retain a paper or electronic 
version of the form and make it avail-
able for inspection by officers of the 
Department of Homeland Security, the 
Department of Justice, or the Depart-
ment of Labor during a period begin-
ning on the date of the recruiting or 
referral of the individual, or, in the 
case of the hiring of an individual, the 
date on which the verification is com-
pleted, and ending— 
‘‘(aa) in the case of the re-
cruiting or referral of an indi-
vidual, 3 years after the date of 
the recruiting or referral; and 
‘‘(bb) in the case of the hir-
ing of an individual, the later of 
3 years after the date the verifica-
tion is completed or one year after 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1686 
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provisions that limit 
the disclosure of certain information by the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2023 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to strike provi-
sions that limit the disclosure of certain information 
by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. 
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 ‘‘Sunshine in Product 
Safety Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON CONSUMER 
PRODUCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Consumer Prod-
uct Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2055) is amended by striking 
subsection (b). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Consumer 
Product Safety Act is amended— 
(1) in section 6A (15 U.S.C. 2055a), by strik-
ing ‘‘and (b)’’ each place that such appears in sub-
sections (b)(3) and (f); and 
(2) in section 29 (15 U.S.C. 2078)— 
(A) in subsection (e)(2)(B), by striking 
‘‘unless with respect to such information the 
Commission has complied with the applicable 
requirements of section 6(b)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
sections (a)(3) and (b)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (a)(3)’’. 
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SECTION 1. PAUL IGNATIUS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in 
Glendale, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Paul Ignatius Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Paul Ignatius Post 
Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1687 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in 
Glendale, California, as the ‘‘Paul Ignatius Post 
Office’’.
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1687 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, California, as the ‘‘Paul Ignatius 
Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2023 
Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. AGUILAR, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. BERA, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. CORREA, 
Ms. CHU, Mr. COSTA, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. DUARTE, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. MIKE GARCIA of California, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of 
California, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. 
ISSA, Ms. JACOBS, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KILEY, Mrs. 
KIM of California, Mr. LAMALFA, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 
LIEU, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. MULLIN, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. PETERS, 
Ms. PORTER, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Mr. SHERMAN, Mrs. STEEL, Mr. 
SWALWELL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mrs. TORRES of 
California, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. VARGAS, and Ms. WATERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘Paul Ignatius Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PAUL IGNATIUS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in 
Glendale, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Paul Ignatius Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Paul Ignatius Post 
Office’’. 
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IIB 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1687 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 4, 2024 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 6444 San Fernando Road in Glendale, Cali-
fornia, as the ‘‘Paul Ignatius Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(c) APPLICATION.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—To seek a grant under this 
section, an eligible entity shall submit an application 
to the Secretary of Education at such time, in such 
manner, and containing such information and assur-
ances as the Secretary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—Each such application shall 
include a plan— 
(A) detailing the applicant’s proposed tele-
health program that includes mental and behav-
ioral health care, to be supported through the 
plan; and 
(B) providing assurances that any collec-
tion, maintenance, or use of student informa-
tion through such telehealth program will be in 
accordance with applicable privacy laws. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this sec-
tion, the Secretary of Education shall give priority to eligi-
ble entities that— 
(1) submit an application in accordance with 
subsection (c); and 
(2) serve— 
(A) high-poverty elementary schools and 
secondary schools; 
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HR 1687 RFS
SECTION 1. PAUL IGNATIUS POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 6444 San Fernando Road in 
Glendale, California, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Paul Ignatius Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Paul Ignatius Post 
Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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the date the individual’s employ-
ment is terminated; and 
‘‘(II) during the verification pe-
riod (as defined in subparagraph (E)), 
make an inquiry, as provided in sub-
section (d), using the verification sys-
tem to seek verification of the identity 
and employment eligibility of an indi-
vidual. 
‘‘(ii) CONFIRMATION.— 
‘‘(I) CONFIRMATION RECEIVED.— 
If the person or other entity receives an 
appropriate confirmation of an indi-
vidual’s identity and work eligibility 
under the verification system within 
the time period specified, the person or 
entity shall record on the form an ap-
propriate code that is provided under 
the system and that indicates a final 
confirmation of such identity and work 
eligibility of the individual. 
‘‘(II) TENTATIVE
NONCONFIRMA-
TION
RECEIVED.—If the person or 
other entity receives a tentative non-
confirmation of an individual’s iden-
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to environmental hazards and Federal agencies shall 
assess these multiple, or cumulative effects, even if 
certain effects are not within the control or subject 
to the discretion of the Federal agency proposing the 
Federal action; 
(3) assess the impact of such proposed Federal 
action on such environmental justice community’s 
ability to access public parks, outdoor spaces, and 
public recreation opportunities; 
(4) evaluate alternatives to or mitigation meas-
ures for the proposed Federal action that will— 
(A) eliminate or reduce any identified ex-
posure to human health and environmental haz-
ards described in paragraph (1) to a level that 
is reasonably expected to avoid human health 
impacts in environmental justice communities; 
and 
(B) not negatively impact an environ-
mental justice community’s ability to access 
public parks, outdoor spaces, and public recre-
ation opportunities; 
(5) analyze any alternative developed by mem-
bers of an affected environmental justice community 
that meets the purpose and need of the proposed ac-
tion; 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1704 
To decrease dependency on People’s Republic of China manufacturing and 
decrease migration due to lost regional economic opportunities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 22, 2023 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To decrease dependency on People’s Republic of China manu-
facturing and decrease migration due to lost regional 
economic opportunities. 
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 ‘‘Latin America and 
Caribbean Nearshoring Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States has economic and national 
security interests in securing the critical mineral and en-
ergy supply chains of Latin American and Caribbean 
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countries from control and influence by the People’s Re-
public of China. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It is the policy of the 
United States to— 
(1) advance United States foreign policy and 
development goals by assisting Latin American and 
Caribbean countries to reduce their dependence on 
critical mineral and energy supply chains controlled 
or influenced by the People’s Republic of China; 
(2) promote private sector-led long-term eco-
nomic development, economic competitiveness and 
promoting good governance, human rights, and the 
rule of law in Latin American and Caribbean coun-
tries, particularly in the areas of investment, sus-
tainable development, commercial relations, anti-cor-
ruption activities, and infrastructure projects; 
(3) encourage United States public and private 
sector investment in energy infrastructure projects 
of such countries to bridge the gap between energy 
security requirements and commercial demand in a 
way that is consistent with the region’s absorptive 
capacity; 
(4) encourage United States public and private 
sector investment in critical mineral mining and re-
fining of such countries; and 
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SEC. 
15. 
STRENGTHENING 
COMMUNITY 
PROTECTIONS 
UNDER 
THE 
NATIONAL 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
POLICY ACT. 
Title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 101(a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘man’s’’ and inserting 
‘‘human’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘man’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘humankind’’; 
(2) in section 102— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Congress authorizes 
and directs that, to the fullest extent possible:’’ 
and inserting ‘‘The Congress authorizes and di-
rects that, notwithstanding any other provision 
of law and to the fullest extent possible:’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘insure’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘ensure’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘man’s’’ and inserting ‘‘the human’’; and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking clause (iii) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(iii) a reasonable range of alternatives 
that— 
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