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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6612 
To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify 
those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals 
and citizens of the United States at birth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2023 
Mr. BABIN (for himself, Mr. HERN, Mr. ROY, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 
ROSENDALE, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. JACKSON of Texas, Mr. 
DUNCAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. CRANE, Mr. 
GOOD of Virginia, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. TIFFANY, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, 
Mr. BIGGS, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. HUNT, and Mr. OGLES) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the 
United States who are nationals and citizens of the 
United States at birth. 
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 ‘‘Birthright Citizenship 
Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. CITIZENSHIP AT BIRTH FOR CERTAIN PERSONS 
BORN IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 301 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘The following’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) 
as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITION.—Acknowledging the right of birth-
right citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th 
amendment to the Constitution, a person born in the 
United States shall be considered ‘subject to the jurisdic-
tion’ of the United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) 
if the person is born in the United States of parents, one 
of whom is— 
‘‘(1) a citizen or national of the United States; 
‘‘(2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence in the United States whose residence is in 
the United States; or 
‘‘(3) an alien performing active service in the 
armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a)(3) shall not be construed to affect the citizen-
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ship or nationality status of any person born before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maintaining American 
Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LICENSING TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 1756 of the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018 (50 U.S.C. 4815) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(e) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
and not less frequently than every 90 days there-
after, the Secretary, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on license applica-
tions, enforcement actions, and other requests for 
authorization for the export, reexport, release, and 
in-country transfer of items controlled under this 
part to covered entities. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include, with respect to the 90 days 
preceding the previous 90-day period, the following: 
‘‘(A) For each license application or other 
request for authorization, the name of the enti-
ty submitting the application (both parent com-
pany as well as the subsidiary directly involved), 
a brief description of the item (including the
Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 
and level of control, if applicable), the name of 
the end-user, the end-user’s location, a value es-
timate, decision with respect to the license ap-
plication or authorization, and the date of sub-
mission. 
‘‘(B) The date, location, and result of site 
inspections, monitoring, and enforcement ac-
tions to ensure compliance with United States 
export controls. 
‘‘(C) Aggregate statistics on all license ap-
plications and other requests for authorization 
as described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) For each license denial in which 
items in category EAR99 constitute at least 50 
percent of the financial value of the license ap-
plication, a list detailing what specific items are 
being denied a license. 
‘‘(3) CONFIDENTIALITY
OF
INFORMATION.— 
The information required to be provided in the re-
ports required by this subsection (other than the in-
formation required by paragraph (2)(C)) shall be ex-
empt from public disclosure pursuant to section 
1761(h)(1). 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection—
‘‘(A) the term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘covered entity’ means any 
entity included on— 
‘‘(i) the list maintained and set forth 
in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the 
Export Administration Regulations; or 
‘‘(ii) the list maintained and set forth 
in Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of the 
Export Administration Regulations.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6614 
AN ACT 
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 
relating to licensing transparency.
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6614 
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to licensing 
transparency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2023 
Mr. JACKSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating 
to licensing transparency. 
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 American 
Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LICENSING TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 1756 of the Export Control Reform Act of 
2018 (50 U.S.C. 4815) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘cov-
ered individual’ means any individual who— 
‘‘(A) files an application for admission as 
a student at a covered institution; or 
‘‘(B) is enrolled as a student at a covered 
institution. 
‘‘(3) COVERED INSTITUTION.—The term ‘cov-
ered institution’ means an institution of higher edu-
cation that receives funds from Federal student as-
sistance or Federal institutional aid under the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). 
‘‘(b) OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There is 
hereby established within the Department the Office of the 
Special Inspector General for Unlawful Discrimination in 
Higher Education. 
‘‘(c) APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL; RE-
MOVAL; BASIC PAY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The head of the Office of 
the Special Inspector General for Unlawful Discrimi-
nation in Higher Education shall be the Special In-
spector General for Unlawful Discrimination in 
Higher Education (referred to in this section as the 
‘Special Inspector General’), who shall be appointed 
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‘‘(e) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
and not less frequently than every 90 days there-
after, the Secretary, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on license applica-
tions, enforcement actions, and other requests for 
authorization for the export, reexport, release, and 
in-country transfer of items controlled under this 
part to covered entities. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include, with respect to the preceding 
90-day period, the following: 
‘‘(A) For each license application or other 
request for authorization— 
‘‘(i) the name of the entity submitting 
the application (both parent company as 
well as the subsidiary directly involved), a 
brief description of the item (including the 
Export 
Control 
Classification 
Number 
(ECCN) and level of control, if applicable), 
the name of the end-user, the end-user’s 
location, a value estimate, decision with re-
spect to the license application or author-
ization, and the date of submission; and 
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‘‘(ii) the date, location, and result of 
site inspections, monitoring, and enforce-
ment actions to ensure compliance with 
United States export controls. 
‘‘(B) Aggregate statistics on all license ap-
plications and other requests for authorization 
as described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) For each license denial in which items 
in category EAR99 constitute at least 50 per-
cent of the financial value of the license applica-
tion, a list detailing what specific items are 
being denied a license. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘appropriate congressional 
committees’ means— 
‘‘(i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(ii) the Committee on Banking, 
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 
and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘covered entity’ means any 
entity included on— 
‘‘(i) the list maintained and set forth 
in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of the 
Export Administration Regulations; 
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‘‘(ii) the list maintained and set forth 
in Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of the 
Export Administration Regulations; or 
‘‘(iii) the list maintained and pub-
lished under section 1260H of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(10 U.S.C. 113 note).’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6619 
To prohibit the Department of Justice from bringing a civil action against 
a State under section 9 or 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899, for certain 
border security measures, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2023 
Mr. CLOUD (for himself, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BABIN, Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. BUR-
GESS, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. DUNCAN, 
Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mr. LAMALFA, Mrs. 
LESKO, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. 
ROY, Ms. VAN DUYNE, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Ms. 
GREENE of Georgia, Mr. OGLES, Mr. DAVIDSON, and Mr. FRY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Department of Justice from bringing a civil 
action against a State under section 9 or 10 of the 
Act of March 3, 1899, for certain border security meas-
ures, and for other purposes. 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing Aliens 
Through Rivers Or Land Act’’ or the ‘‘PATROL Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CIVIL ACTION FOR CERTAIN BOR-
DER SECURITY MEASURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may not 
bring or maintain a civil action (including an action that 
is pending on the date of enactment of this Act) under 
section 9 or 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 
401; 403), against a State for any measure undertaken 
by the State to build, construct, erect, or otherwise install 
a barrier along the international border of the State for 
the purpose of— 
(1) preventing aliens from entering the State in 
violation of the immigration laws; or 
(2) protecting the territory of the State. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ALIEN.—The term ‘‘alien’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 101 of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 
(2) BARRIER.—The term ‘‘barrier’’ means any 
physical structure intended to secure the border, in-
cluding a wall, fence, or floating buoy. 
(3) IMMIGRATION LAWS.—The term ‘‘immigra-
tion laws’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
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tion 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1101). 
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(c) MILITARY INSTALLATION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
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or forced to resign because of a COVID–19 vaccine man-
date. 
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‘‘(A) the interest rate for the loan does not 
exceed the market rate; 
‘‘(B) principal and interest payments on 
the loan will commence not later than 18 
months after completion of the project for 
which the loan was made; 
‘‘(C) the loan will be fully amortized not 
later than 30 years after the completion of the 
project, except that in the case of a disadvan-
taged community an eligible coastal state may 
provide an extended term for the loan, if the ex-
tended term— 
‘‘(i) terminates not later than the date 
that is 40 years after the completion of the 
project; and 
‘‘(ii) does not exceed the expected de-
sign life of the project; 
‘‘(D) the recipient of the loan will establish 
a dedicated source of revenue (or, in the case 
of a privately owned working waterfront prop-
erty, demonstrate that there is adequate secu-
rity) for the repayment of the loan; and 
‘‘(E) the working waterfronts preservation 
loan fund of the eligible coastal state will be 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6625 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report about the effects 
on national security of the surveillance conducted by the People’s Repub-
lic of China via the high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down in the 
airspace of the United States in February 2023, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2023 
Mr. FRY (for himself, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. DUNCAN, 
Ms. HAGEMAN, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. TIMMONS, 
Mr. ROSE, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 
MOYLAN, Mr. LANGWORTHY, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. BIGGS, and Mr. POSEY) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit a report about 
the effects on national security of the surveillance con-
ducted by the People’s Republic of China via the high- 
altitude surveillance balloon shot down in the airspace 
of the United States in February 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chinese Spy Balloon 
Assessment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON THE EFFECTS ON NATIONAL SECURITY 
OF CERTAIN SURVEILLANCE CONDUCTED BY 
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in consultation with the President, shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report about the effects on na-
tional security of surveillance conducted by the People’s 
Republic of China via the high-altitude surveillance bal-
loon shot down in the airspace of the United States in 
February 2023, including— 
(1) a description of any such effects on military 
installations; and 
(2) an analysis of any technology and materials 
recovered from the high-altitude surveillance balloon, 
including each country of origin of such technology 
and materials, if a country of origin can be deter-
mined. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under this section 
shall be submitted in an unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6627 
To reinstate pilots fired or forced to resign because of a COVID–19 vaccine 
mandate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2023 
Ms. GREENE of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To reinstate pilots fired or forced to resign because of a 
COVID–19 vaccine mandate. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REINSTATING PILOTS FIRED OR FORCED TO 
RESIGN BECAUSE OF A COVID–19 VACCINE 
MANDATE. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall take such actions as are necessary to 
require air carriers to reinstate any pilot who was fired 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6628 
To provide direct hire authority to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 6, 2023 
Mr. GROTHMAN
(for himself, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 
BUCSHON, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, 
Mr. TRONE, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. ARMSTRONG, 
Mr. CISCOMANI, and Ms. VAN DUYNE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, for a period to be sub-
sequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide direct hire authority to the Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons. 
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 ‘‘BOP Direct-Hire Au-
thority Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR BUREAU OF PRIS-
ONS. 
(a) DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY.—The Director of the 
Bureau of Prisons may appoint, without regard to the pro-
visions of subchapter I of chapter 33 (other than sections 
3303 and 3328 of such chapter), qualified candidates to 
any positions in the competitive service at Bureau of Pris-
ons facilities. 
(b) SUNSET.—The authority under subsection (a) 
shall expire on the date that 96 percent of the total num-
ber (as of the date of enactment of this Act) of competitive 
service positions at all such facilities are occupied. 
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(1) carry out a study that identifies necessary 
and recommended changes to increase the ability of 
the Department to enforce Federal labor laws; and 
(2) submit to Congress and the Secretary a re-
port that includes the findings from the study under 
paragraph (1). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
HISPANIC-SERVING
INSTITUTION.—The 
term ‘‘Hispanic-serving institution’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 502 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a). 
(2) HISTORICALLY
BLACK
COLLEGE
OR
UNI-
VERSITY.—The term ‘‘Historically Black College or 
University’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘part B 
institution’’ in section 322 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1061). 
(3) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(4) LABOR ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘labor 
organization’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152). 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Block Grant Assistance 
Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. DISASTER RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIA-
TIONS ACT, 2023 AMENDMENT. 
Title I of the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2023 (division N of Public Law 117–328), 
is amended, in the matter under the heading ‘‘OFFICE OF 
THE SECRETARY’’ under the heading ‘‘PROCESSING, RE-
SEARCH AND MARKETING’’ under the heading ‘‘AGRI-
CULTURAL PROGRAMS’’ under the heading ‘‘DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’’ , by inserting ‘‘: Pro-
vided further, That the Secretary of Agriculture may pro-
vide assistance for losses described under this heading in 
this Act in the form of block grants to eligible States and 
territories’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act and the amendments 
made by this Act are designated as an emergency require-
ment pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As- 
You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 933(g)). 
(b) DESIGNATION IN SENATE.—In the Senate, this 
Act and the amendment made by this section are des-
ignated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the con-
current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 662 
AN ACT 
To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief 
funding for agricultural producers, and for other 
purposes.