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H. R. 3746—5 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’. 
(d) APPROPRIATION
FOR
COST
OF
WAR
TOXIC
EXPOSURES 
FUND.—In addition to amounts otherwise available for such pur-
poses, there are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury 
not otherwise appropriated, for investment in the delivery of vet-
erans’ health care associated with exposure to environmental haz-
ards, the expenses incident to the delivery of veterans’ health care 
and benefits associated with exposure to environmental hazards, 
and medical and other research relating to exposure to environ-
mental hazards, as authorized by section 324 of title 38, United 
States Code— 
(1) $20,268,000,000, which shall become available on 
October 1, 2023, and shall remain available until September 
30, 2028; and 
(2) $24,455,000,000, which shall become available on 
October 1, 2024, and shall remain available until September 
30, 2029. 
(e) APPROPRIATION
FOR
DEPARTMENT
OF
COMMERCE
NON-
RECURRING EXPENSES FUND.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to amounts otherwise avail-
able, there is appropriated to the Department of Commerce 
Nonrecurring Expenses Fund for fiscal year 2023, out of any 
money 
in 
the 
Treasury 
not 
otherwise 
appropriated, 
$22,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which— 
(A) $11,000,000,000 is to carry out programs related 
to Government efficiencies in fiscal year 2024; and 
(B) $11,000,000,000 is to carry out programs related 
to Government efficiencies in fiscal year 2025. 
(2) LIMITATION ON TRANSFER.—Funds provided by para-
graph (1) shall not be subject to any transfer authority provided 
by law. 
(3) REPORT
REQUIREMENTS.—Reporting requirements in 
section 111(a) of division B of Public Law 116–93 shall apply 
to funds provided by paragraph (1). 
(4) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects 
of this subsection shall not be entered on either PAYGO score-
card maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay 
As-You-Go Act of 2010. 
(5) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary effects of 
this subsection and each succeeding division shall not be 
entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of 
section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 
(6) CLASSIFICATION
OF
BUDGETARY
EFFECTS.—Notwith-
standing Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set 
forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of 
conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and sec-
tion 250(c)(7) and (c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of this sub-
section shall be estimated for purposes of section 251 of such 
Act and as appropriations for discretionary accounts for pur-
poses of the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations 
pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 and the concurrent resolution on the budget.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3746 
AN ACT 
To provide for a responsible increase to the debt 
ceiling.
exceed the average rate of fatal overdoses in the 
United States. 
(7) The number of servicemembers who are in 
recovery or currently taking a prescription medica-
tion for opioid use disorder. 
(8) The number of military family members of 
servicemembers who receive substance use disorder 
treatment at a medical facility of the Department of 
Defense. 
(9) An assessment of the availability of sub-
stance use disorder treatment for servicemembers 
who— 
(A) transferred military bases; or 
(B) returned to the United States fol-
lowing an overseas tour. 
(10) The number of medical facilities of, or af-
filiated with, the Department of Defense that have 
opioid treatment programs. 
(11) A description of punitive measures taken 
by the Secretary of Defense in response to substance 
misuse, substance use disorder, or overdose by 
servicemembers. 
(12) The number of military family members 
who live on a military base who suffered a fatal or 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 374 
To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 17, 2023 
Mr. GAETZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To abolish the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives. 
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 ‘‘Abolish the ATF Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ABOLISHMENT OF THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TO-
BACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES. 
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Ex-
plosives is hereby abolished. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3753 
To provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the 
District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law enacted 
by the District of Columbia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 30, 2023 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses 
against the District of Columbia shall be exercised in 
accordance with law enacted by the District of Columbia. 
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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Clemency Home Rule Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO GRANT CLEMENCY FOR CRIMES 
UNDER LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY DESCRIBED.—The authority to grant 
clemency for crimes under the laws of the District of Co-
lumbia shall be exercised by such person or persons, and 
under such terms and conditions, as may be provided 
under law enacted by the District of Columbia. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
may be construed— 
(1) to affect any authority exercised by the 
President or the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
prior to the effective date of any law enacted by the 
District of Columbia pursuant to this Act with re-
spect to the authority to grant clemency for crimes 
under the laws of the District of Columbia; or 
(2) to limit the authority described in sub-
section (a) from being exercised with respect to 
crimes committed before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) CLEMENCY DEFINED.—In this Act, the term 
‘‘clemency’’ means a pardon, reprieve, or commutation of 
sentence, or a remission of a fine or other financial pen-
alty. 
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SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY REPORT ON THE BENEFITS OF SPE-
CIAL RECREATION PERMITS TO ENVIRON-
MENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
COMMUNITY.— 
The term ‘‘environmental justice community’’ means 
a community with significant representation of com-
munities of color, low-income communities, or Tribal 
and indigenous communities, that experiences, or is 
at risk of experiencing, higher or more adverse 
human health or environmental effects than other 
communities. 
(2) FEDERAL
LAND
MANAGEMENT
AGENCY; 
FEDERAL RECREATIONAL LANDS AND WATERS; SEC-
RETARIES.—The terms ‘‘Federal land management 
agency’’, ‘‘Federal recreational lands and waters’’, 
and ‘‘Secretaries’’ have the meanings given the 
terms in section 802 of the Federal Lands Recre-
ation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801). 
(3) RECREATION
SERVICE
PROVIDER.—The 
term ‘‘recreation service provider’’ means an indi-
vidual or entity that— 
(A) provides outfitting, guiding, or other 
recreation services; or 
(B) conducts recreational or competitive 
events, including incidental sales. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3757 
To prohibit the availability of Federal funds to institutions of higher education 
that fund Confucius Institutes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2023 
Mr. SANTOS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the availability of Federal funds to institutions 
of higher education that fund Confucius Institutes. 
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 ‘‘Defund the CCP On 
Campus Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR A CONFUCIUS IN-
STITUTE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be made 
available to any institution of higher education that— 
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(1) provides funds to a Confucius Institute or 
to an entity that funds such an Institute; or 
(2) has a Confucius Institute. 
(b) STUDY.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall 
submit to Congress the results of a study that reviews, 
for the preceding 10-year period— 
(1) the number of institutions of higher edu-
cation that have funded or provided funds to an en-
tity that has funded a Confucius Institute; and 
(2) the number of institutions of higher edu-
cation at which a Confucius Institute has operated. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE.—The term ‘‘Confu-
cius Institute’’ means a public educational and cul-
tural promotion program funded and arranged by a 
government-organized group under the Ministry of 
Education of the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002), except 
that such term does not include institutions of high-
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er education described in subsection (a)(1)(C) of 
such section 102. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3763 
To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 with 
respect to the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Counter-
measure rule to certain farms, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2023 
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself and Mr. GRAVES of Missouri) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 with respect to the application of the Spill 
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain 
farms, 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 ‘‘Farmers Undertake 
Environmental Land Stewardship Act’’ or the ‘‘FUELS 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, 
AND COUNTERMEASURE RULE. 
Section 1049 of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 1361 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘42,000’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) an aggregate aboveground storage ca-
pacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 
42,000 gallons; and’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) with an aggregate aboveground stor-
age capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 
gallons; and’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4); 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘1,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1,320’’; and 
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(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2,500’’ and 
inserting ‘‘3,000’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (d). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3764 
To amend title IV of the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation 
Act of 2017 to research the impact of obstructions on radar detection 
and prediction capabilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2023 
Mr. FEENSTRA (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mrs. BICE, Mrs. MILLER- 
MEEKS, and Mr. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 
A BILL 
To amend title IV of the Weather Research and Forecasting 
Innovation Act of 2017 to research the impact of ob-
structions on radar detection and prediction capabilities, 
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 ‘‘Weather Innovation 
for the Next Generation Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘WING Act 
of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. FOREIGN SUBAWARDS. 
Section 2 of the Federal Funding Accountability and 
Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public 
Law 109–282) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(9) SUBAWARD.—The term ‘subaward’— 
‘‘(A) means an award provided by a pass- 
through entity to a subrecipient for the sub-
recipient to carry out part of a Federal award 
received by the pass-through entity; 
‘‘(B) includes an award described in sub-
paragraph (A) that is passed from a sub-
recipient to another subrecipient; and 
‘‘(C) does not include payments to a bene-
ficiary of a Federal program.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) REPORTING OF FOREIGN SUBAWARDS.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) COVERED SUBAWARD.—The term 
‘covered subaward’— 
‘‘(I) means a subaward awarded 
to an entity located in a foreign coun-
try of concern (as defined in section 
9901 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3766 
To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 
2006 to require recipients of Federal awards to collect and report data 
relating to subawards granted to entities outside of the United States, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2023 
Mr. GALLAGHER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Trans-
parency Act of 2006 to require recipients of Federal 
awards to collect and report data relating to subawards 
granted to entities outside of the United States, 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 ‘‘Tracking Receipts to 
Adversarial Countries for Knowledge of Spending Act’’ or 
the ‘‘TRACKS Act’’. 
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berry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 
4651)); and 
‘‘(II) includes a subaward de-
scribed in subclause (I) of any 
amount. 
‘‘(ii) PRIME AWARD RECIPIENT.—The 
term ‘prime award recipient’, with respect 
to a covered subaward, means the entity 
that directly receives the Federal award 
from which the covered subaward origi-
nates. 
‘‘(B) REPORTING.—The recipient of a cov-
ered subaward shall disclose data with respect 
to the covered subaward in the same manner as 
subawards are disclosed in accordance with 
paragraph (2). 
‘‘(C) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of the Tracking Re-
ceipts to Adversarial Countries for Knowledge 
of Spending Act, the Director shall issue guid-
ance that establishes consistency for complying 
with this paragraph for agencies, prime award 
recipients, and covered subaward recipients, in-
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cluding establishing standards for disclosed 
data.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3768 
To address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes 
by expanding educational opportunities for midwives, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2023 
Mrs. HINSON (for herself and Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To address maternity care shortages and promote optimal 
maternity outcomes by expanding educational opportuni-
ties for midwives, 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 ‘‘Midwives for Maxi-
mizing Optimal Maternity Services Act of 2023’’ or the 
‘‘Midwives for MOMS Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. MIDWIFERY SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Public Health 
Service Act is amended by inserting after section 760 of 
such Act (42 U.S.C. 294k) the following: 
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annual application process determined by the Sec-
retary of Education. 
(3) PROHIBITION
ON
COMPENSATION.—Each 
member of the Task Force shall serve on the Task 
Force without pay. 
(4) LENGTH
OF
SERVICE.—Each member of 
the Task Force shall serve on the Task Force for 2 
calendar years. 
(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The Chairperson of the Task 
Force shall be elected by a majority vote of the members 
of the Commission. The term of office of the Chairperson 
may not exceed 2 years. 
(d) MEETINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Task Force shall meet 
twice a year at the call of the Chairperson or the 
majority of the members of the Task Force. 
(2) QUORUM.—Three-fourths of the members of 
the Task Force shall constitute a quorum but a less-
er number may hold hearings. 
(e) PROHIBITION
ON ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.— 
The Task Force shall not be entitled to appoint additional 
personnel. 
(f) NO SUBPOENA POWER.—The Task Force may 
not issue subpoenas. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3770 
To amend the definition of section 804 of title 5. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2023 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself and Mr. GOLDEN of Maine) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the definition of section 804 of title 5. 
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 ‘‘Limiting the Intrusive 
Bureaucracy and Empowering Regulatory Transparency 
for You Act’’ or the ‘‘LIBERTY Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULE-
MAKING. 
Section 804 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 804. Definitions 
‘‘For purposes of this chapter: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘Federal agency’ means any 
agency as that term is defined in section 551(1). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘major rule’— 
‘‘(A) means any rule that the Adminis-
trator of the Office of Information and Regu-
latory Affairs of the Office of Management and 
Budget finds has resulted in or is likely to re-
sult in— 
‘‘(i) an annual effect on the economy 
of $100,000,000 or more; 
‘‘(ii) a major increase in costs or 
prices for consumers, individual industries, 
Federal, State, or local government agen-
cies, or geographic regions; or 
‘‘(iii) significant adverse effects on 
competition, employment, investment, pro-
ductivity, innovation, or on the ability of 
United States-based enterprises to compete 
with foreign-based enterprises in domestic 
and export markets; and 
‘‘(B) includes significant guidance docu-
ments. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘rule’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given such term in 
section 551, except that such term does not in-
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under paragraph (2), the President shall brief and 
provide written notification to the appropriate con-
gressional committees regarding— 
(A) the proposed regulations; and 
(B) the specific provisions of this Act that 
the regulations are implementing. 
(f) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may, on a 
case-by-case basis and for periods not to exceed 180 
days each, waive the application of sanctions im-
posed with respect to a foreign person under this 
section if the President certifies to the appropriate 
congressional committees, not later than 15 days be-
fore such waiver is to take effect, that the waiver is 
vital to the national interests of the United States. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE.—The President shall not be 
required to impose sanctions under this section with 
respect to a foreign person described in subsection 
(a) if the President certifies in writing to the appro-
priate congressional committees that the foreign per-
son— 
(A) is no longer engaging in activities de-
scribed in subsection (b); or