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(6) Section 103(a)(2) of the Workforce Innova-
tion and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3113) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (D); and 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) 
through (K) as subparagraphs (D) through (J), 
respectively. 
(7) Section 121(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking clause (iv); and 
(B) by redesignating clauses (v) through 
(vii) as clauses (iv) through (vi), respectively. 
SEC. 5. INCLUSION OF PUERTO RICO IN THE SUPPLE-
MENTAL 
NUTRITIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (r), by inserting ‘‘the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (u)(3), by inserting ‘‘the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
(b) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.—Section 5 of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3013 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relat-
ing to the requirements for commercial driver’s license testing and com-
mercial learner’s permit holders, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2023 
Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 
JOHNSON of South Dakota, and Mr. HARDER of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain 
regulations relating to the requirements for commercial 
driver’s license testing and commercial learner’s permit 
holders, 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 ‘‘Licensing Individual 
Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently Act 
of 2023’’ or the ‘‘LICENSE Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIV-
ER’S LICENSE REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting 
through the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, shall— 
(1) revise section 384.228 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to 
allow a State or third-party examiner to administer 
the commercial driver’s license knowledge test only 
if the examiner— 
(A) maintains a valid commercial driver’s 
license test examiner certification; 
(B) completes a commercial driver’s license 
skills test examiner training course that meets 
the requirements of subsection (d) of such sec-
tion; and 
(C) completes 1 unit of instruction de-
scribed in subsection (c)(3) of such section; and 
(2) revise section 383.79 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to 
allow a State to administer a driving skills tests to 
any commercial driver’s license applicant, regardless 
of the State of domicile of the applicant or where the 
applicant received driver training. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 712 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3013 
[Report No. 118–871] 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relat-
ing to the requirements for commercial driver’s license testing and com-
mercial learner’s permit holders, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2023 
Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 
JOHNSON of South Dakota, and Mr. HARDER of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
DECEMBER 12, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HARRIS and Mr. WOMACK 
DECEMBER 12, 2024 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain 
regulations relating to the requirements for commercial 
driver’s license testing and commercial learner’s permit 
holders, and for other purposes. 
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witness against themselves and will be protected 
from confessions obtained through torture, coercion, 
threats, violence, or any means of improper influ-
ence. 
(b) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a foreign coun-
try in which at least 1,000 members of the Armed Forces 
were stationed in the previous fiscal year. 
(c) WAIVER.—The requirement to draw down the 
number of members of the Armed Forces stationed in a 
covered foreign country under subsection (a) may be 
waived if the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Chair 
and Ranking Member of the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and of the Senate 
that it is in the national security interests of the United 
States to avoid such a reduction in forces. 
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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 ‘‘Licensing Individual 
Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently Act 
of 2023’’ or the ‘‘LICENSE Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN COMMERCIAL DRIV-
ER’S LICENSE REGULATIONS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, acting 
through the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, shall— 
(1) revise section 384.228 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to 
allow a State or third-party examiner to administer 
the commercial driver’s license knowledge test only 
if the examiner— 
(A) maintains a valid commercial driver’s 
license test examiner certification; 
(B) completes a commercial driver’s license 
skills test examiner training course that meets 
the requirements of subsection (d) of such sec-
tion; and 
(C) completes 1 unit of instruction de-
scribed in subsection (c)(3) of such section; and 
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(2) revise section 383.79 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), to 
allow a State to administer a driving skills tests to 
any commercial driver’s license applicant, regardless 
of the State of domicile of the applicant or where the 
applicant received driver training. 
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Union Calendar No. 712 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3013 
[Report No. 118–871] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify 
certain regulations relating to the requirements 
for commercial driver’s license testing and com-
mercial learner’s permit holders, and for other 
purposes. 
DECEMBER 12, 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 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3015 
To reduce the number of members of the Armed Forces stationed in certain 
foreign countries with which the United States does not have a proper 
and enforceable Status of Forces Agreement, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2023 
Mr. LALOTA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To reduce the number of members of the Armed Forces 
stationed in certain foreign countries with which the 
United States does not have a proper and enforceable 
Status of Forces Agreement, 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 ‘‘Safeguarding Our 
Forces Abroad Act’’ or the ‘‘SOFA Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL STATIONED IN FOR-
EIGN COUNTRIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall reduce, at a rate of 1 percent each 
month, the number of members of the Armed Forces sta-
tioned in each covered foreign country with which a bind-
ing and enforceable Status of Forces Agreement is not in 
place that— 
(1) prohibits the government of such country, 
including any jurisdiction within such country, from 
undertaking pretrial detention of any member of the 
Armed Forces subject to an accusation of commit-
ting a non-violent crime; 
(2) guarantees to any member of the Armed 
Forces who is accused of a crime and whose liberty 
is at risk the right to immediately have access to 
and the presence of counsel of choice during all 
stages of the legal process, including investigations 
and interrogations; 
(3) guarantees to any member of the Armed 
Forces who is accused of a crime and whose liberty 
is at risk the right to immediately have access to ap-
propriate language translation services; and 
(4) guarantees that any such accused member 
of the Armed Forces may not be compelled to be a 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3016 
To amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to apply the provisions of that 
Act to international governmental organizations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2023 
Mr. LAWLER (for himself and Mr. GOTTHEIMER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to apply the provi-
sions of that Act to international governmental organiza-
tions. 
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 ‘‘IGO Anti-Boycott 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTI-BOYCOTT ACT OF 2018. 
The Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 1772 (50 U.S.C. 4841), by in-
serting ‘‘, or international governmental organiza-
tion,’’ after ‘‘foreign country’’ each place it appears. 
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(2) In section 1773 (50 U.S.C. 4842), in sub-
section (a)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘or international governmental 
organization,’’ after ‘‘foreign country,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), in the first sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘or international govern-
mental organization’’ after ‘‘boycotting coun-
try’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (D), in the first sen-
tence, by inserting ‘‘or international govern-
mental organization’’ after ‘‘boycotting coun-
try’’. 
Æ 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3017 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to skilled 
nursing facilities for primary immunodeficiency patients. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2023 
Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
access to skilled nursing facilities for primary immuno-
deficiency patients. 
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 ‘‘PI Post Acute Access 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVING ACCESS TO SKILLED NURSING FACIL-
ITY 
SERVICES 
FOR 
PRIMARY 
IMMUNO-
DEFICIENCY PATIENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(iii) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(iii)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
clause: 
‘‘(VII) Items and services needed 
for the administration of intravenous 
immune globin for the treatment of 
primary immune deficiency disease.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to items and services furnished 
on or after January 1, 2024. 
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to monitor the compliance of the Bureau 
with a corrective action plan described in 
clause (i). 
‘‘(G) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The au-
thority in this paragraph is consistent with and 
does not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise 
alter the authority provided to the Inspector 
General under section 406. 
‘‘(3) OMBUDSMAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of the Federal Pris-
on Oversight Act, the Attorney General shall es-
tablish in the Department of Justice an Om-
budsman who may— 
‘‘(i) receive a complaint from an in-
carcerated person, a family advocate, a 
representative of an incarcerated person, 
staff, a representative of staff, a Member 
of Congress, or a member of the judicial 
branch of the Federal Government regard-
ing issues that may adversely affect the 
health, safety, welfare, or rights of incar-
cerated people or staff, including— 
‘‘(I) abuse or neglect;
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‘‘(ii) to airport property that has been 
continuously leased or licensed through a 
written agreement with a governmental en-
tity or non-profit entity for recreational or 
public park uses since July 1, 2003; 
‘‘(iii) if the airport sponsor has pro-
vided a written statement to the Adminis-
trator that the recreational or public park 
use does not impact the aeronautical use of 
the airport and that the property to be per-
manently restricted for recreational or pub-
lic park use is not needed for any aero-
nautical use at the time the written state-
ment is provided and is not expected to be 
needed for any aeronautical use at any time 
after such statement is provided; 
‘‘(iv) if the airport sponsor provides a 
certification to the Administrator that the 
sponsor is not responsible for operations, 
maintenance, or any other costs associated 
with the recreational or public park use; 
‘‘(v) if the recreational purpose is con-
sistent with Federal land use compatibility 
criteria under section 47502; and 
‘‘(vi) if the airport sponsor will—
SEC. 2. ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR BONE 
MARROW OR BLOOD STEM CELL DONATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 102(a) of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2612(a)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) ENTITLEMENT TO ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR 
BONE MARROW OR BLOOD STEM CELL DONATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B) and section 103(g), an eligible em-
ployee shall be entitled to leave under this para-
graph— 
‘‘(i) for predonation activities relating 
to the making of a donation of bone mar-
row or blood stem cells for transplant; 
‘‘(ii) for the making of such donation; 
and 
‘‘(iii) for postdonation activities relat-
ing to the making of such donation. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible em-
ployee shall be entitled to a total of 40 
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ment explaining the decision to the com-
plainant. 
‘‘(D) PUBLIC EDUCATION.—The Ombuds-
man shall coordinate with the Bureau to edu-
cate incarcerated people, representatives of in-
carcerated people, and the public about the ex-
istence and functions of the Ombudsman. 
‘‘(E) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXHAUSTION.— 
Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
a necessary administrative remedy required for 
exhaustion under section 7(a) of the Civil 
Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 
U.S.C. 1997e(a)). 
‘‘(7) PROHIBITION ON RETALIATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Bureau and staff 
of the Bureau shall not discharge, retaliate 
against, or in any manner discriminate against 
any complainant or any person or entity that 
has instituted or caused to be instituted any 
proceeding, investigation, or inspection under or 
related to this subsection. 
‘‘(B) INVESTIGATION.—Any alleged dis-
charge of, retaliation against, or discrimination 
against a complainant, entity, or person be-
cause of a complaint, investigation, or inspec-
tion may be considered by the Ombudsman as 
an appropriate subject of an investigation or 
other activity. 
‘‘(8) DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General 
and the Inspector General shall ensure that im-
plementation of this subsection is consistent 
with section 552a (commonly known as the 
‘Privacy Act of 1974’) and all other applicable 
laws, and respects appropriate due process pro-
tections for staff. 
‘‘(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in this paragraph shall be construed to modify, 
supersede, or otherwise affect the authority of 
the Inspector General to access all records, re-
ports, audits, reviews, documents, papers, rec-
ommendations, or other materials, as author-
ized by section 406(a). 
‘‘(9) PERCENTAGE OF ANNUAL APPROPRIATION 
FOR THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the amount allocated to the Inspector 
General and the Ombudsman to carry out the activi-
ties described in this subsection should equal an 
amount between 0.2 percent and 0.5 percent of the 
annual appropriation for the Bureau.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act, and the amend-
ments made by this Act, shall take effect on the date that 
is 90 days after the date on which appropriations are 
made available to the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Justice and the Department of Justice for the 
specific purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act. 
(c) AUGMENTATION.—On and after the effective date 
of this Act, the Bureau of Prisons shall implement the 
directive in the second sentence on the topic ‘‘Augmenta-
tion’’ in the matter under the heading ‘‘SALARIES AND 
EXPENSES’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL PRISON 
SYSTEM’’ in the joint explanatory statement accom-
panying Public Law 117–328. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3019 
AN ACT 
To establish an inspections regime for the Bureau 
of Prisons, and for other purposes.
(1) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,’’ after 
‘‘Guam,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and 
Guam,’’ and inserting ‘‘Guam, and the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico,’’; and 
(B) in the undesignated matter at the end, 
by striking ‘‘States or Guam’’ and inserting 
‘‘States, Guam, or the Commonwealth of Puer-
to Rico’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ‘‘the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,’’ after ‘‘Ha-
waii,’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)(B), in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico,’’ after ‘‘Guam,’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective with re-
spect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on the 
date described in paragraph (2) if the Secretary of 
Agriculture submits to Congress a certification 
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(F) the impact of the presence of carry-on 
luggage or personal items (such as a purse, 
briefcase, laptop, or backpack) on the ability of 
passengers to safely and efficiently evacuate a 
transport category airplane; 
(G) the impact of seat size, seat pitch, and 
aisle width on the ability of passengers to safely 
and efficiently evacuate a transport category 
airplane; 
(H) the impact of seats and other obstacles 
in the pathway to the exit opening from the 
nearest aisle on the ability of passengers to 
safely and efficiently evacuate a transport cat-
egory airplane; 
(I) with respect to aircraft with parallel 
longitudinal aisles, the impact of seat pods or 
other seating configurations that block access 
between such aisles within a cabin on the ability 
of passengers to safely and efficiently evacuate 
a transport category airplane; 
(J) the impact of passenger load (the num-
ber of passengers relative to the number of 
seats on board) on the ability of passengers to 
safely and efficiently evacuate a transport cat-
egory airplane; 
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‘‘(II) 
EXTENSION
FOR
GOOD 
CAUSE.—The Secretary may extend 
the timeline under subclause (I) for 
good cause and, in the case of such an 
extension, 
shall 
communicate 
the 
delay to the applicant. 
‘‘(k) ADJUDICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall evalu-
ate each application filed pursuant to this section to 
determine whether the alien meets all applicable re-
quirements. 
‘‘(2) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS IF FAVORABLE 
DETERMINATION.—If the Secretary determines that 
the alien meets the requirements under this section, 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) notify the alien of such determina-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) adjust the status of the alien to that 
of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent res-
idence, effective as of the date of such deter-
mination. 
‘‘(3) ADVERSE
DETERMINATION.—If the Sec-
retary determines that the alien does not meet the 
requirements for status under this section, the Sec-
retary shall notify the alien of such determination. 
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