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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 986 
To require the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration to enter into an agreement to coordinate govern-
ment contracting assistance offered by small business development cen-
ters and APEX Accelerators, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2023 
Mr. PAPPAS (for himself and Ms. SALAZAR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator 
of the Small Business Administration to enter into an 
agreement to coordinate government contracting assist-
ance offered by small business development centers and 
APEX Accelerators, 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 ‘‘Coordinating Our 
Local Liaisons And Bringing Out Related Agency Tech-
nical Expertise Act’’ or the ‘‘COLLABORATE Act’’. 
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(3) 
TRAINING
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
10147(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘in an armed force’’ and 
inserting ‘‘in a uniformed service’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services with respect to 
Public Health Service Ready Reserve Corps’’ 
after ‘‘operating as a service in the Navy’’. 
(4) FAILURE
TO
SATISFACTORILY
PERFORM 
PRESCRIBED TRAINING.—Section 10148(a) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘or 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services with 
respect to Public Health Service Ready Reserve 
Corps’’ after ‘‘Secretary of Defense’’. 
(e) INACTIVE STATUS LIST.—Section 10152 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘armed 
force’’ and inserting ‘‘uniformed service’’. 
(f) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZED
END
STRENGTH
OF
THE 
READY RESERVES OF THE ARMED FORCES.—Section 
10142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘of the armed forces’’ after ‘‘Ready Re-
serve’’ both places it appears. 
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(2) CONTINUOUS SCREENING PROVISIONS AP-
PLICABLE
TO
ARMED
FORCES.—Section 10149 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or, in 
the case of the Public Health Service Ready Re-
serve Corps, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services,’’ after ‘‘Secretary concerned’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by inserting 
‘‘or, in the case of a Member of Congress who 
also is a member of the Public Health Service 
Ready Reserve Corps, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services’’ after ‘‘operating as a 
service in the Navy’’. 
(3) COMPOSITION OF STANDBY RESERVES OF 
ARMED FORCES.—Section 10151 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘of the armed 
forces’’ after ‘‘The Standby Reserve’’. 
SEC. 3. DUAL COMPENSATION PARITY FOR READY RE-
SERVE CORPS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERV-
ICE. 
(a) DUAL EMPLOYMENT.—Section 5534 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘, a member of the Ready Re-
serve Corps of the Public Health Service,’’ after 
‘‘armed forces’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, member of the Ready Re-
serve Corps,’’ after ‘‘allowances as a Reserve’’. 
(b) UNIFORMED SERVICE LEAVE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 6323 of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Military leave; Reserves and Na-
tional Guardsmen’’ and inserting ‘‘Uni-
formed services leave’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or the National 
Guard’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘the National Guard’’; and 
(II) by inserting ‘‘, or the Ready 
Reserve Corps of the Public Health 
Service’’ after ‘‘of title 32’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by 
striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9871 
To establish grants to combat opioid trafficking. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Ms. PEREZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish grants to combat opioid trafficking. 
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 ‘‘End Fentanyl Traf-
ficking with Local Task Forces Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANT AUTHORIZATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10101 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new part: 
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‘‘PART PP—GRANTS TO COMBAT OPIOID 
TRAFFICKING 
‘‘SEC. 3061. AUTHORITY TO MAKE GRANTS TO COMBAT 
OPIOID TRAFFICKING. 
‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—The COPS Director 
is authorized to make grants to eligible entities for the 
purpose of locating, investigating, and interdicting illicit 
activities relating to the distribution of opioids. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—For the purpose of the 
grants made under this part, eligible entities are States, 
State law enforcement agencies, units of local government, 
Indian Tribes, multi-jurisdictional task forces, and re-
gional consortia. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
this part, an eligible entity shall submit to the COPS 
Director an application at such time, in such man-
ner, and containing such information as the COPS 
Director may require. Each application shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a detailed explanation of— 
‘‘(i) the intended uses of funds pro-
vided under the grant; and 
‘‘(ii) how the activities funded under 
the grant will meet the purpose of this 
part; 
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SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND 
OTHER HERITABLE HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES 
TREATMENT CENTERS. 
Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by insert-
ing after section 330P (42 U.S.C. 254c–22) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 330Q. SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND OTHER HERITABLE 
HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES 
TREATMENT 
CEN-
TERS. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘community-based organization’ means a com-
munity-based nonprofit organization. 
‘‘(2) HUB-AND-SPOKE
NETWORK.—The term 
‘hub-and-spoke network’ means a system for delivery 
of health care services— 
‘‘(A) in which a medical hub identifies and 
manages a medical spoke or network of spokes, 
to provide comprehensive sickle cell disease 
care; 
‘‘(B) in which such entities serving as 
spokes— 
‘‘(i) may provide sickle cell disease 
care services; and 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9876 
To authorize the appropriate administrative authorities to impose certain 
restrictions with respect to the Republic of Korea, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Mrs. MILLER of West Virginia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To authorize the appropriate administrative authorities to 
impose certain restrictions with respect to the Republic 
of Korea, 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 ‘‘United States-Republic 
of Korea Digital Trade Enforcement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) The United States and the Republic of 
Korea have a longstanding, strategically important 
economic and security partnership and are com-
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grant under section 401 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a) for the 
award year in which such individual becomes el-
igible for a grant under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) DISBURSEMENT.— 
‘‘(i) INITIAL
DISBURSEMENT.—Upon 
an individual described in subparagraph 
(A) becoming eligible to receive a grant 
under this paragraph, the Associate Ad-
ministrator shall disburse amounts under 
such grant in an amount equal to the less-
er of— 
‘‘(I) the maximum amount al-
lowed under subparagraph (D); or 
‘‘(II) the amount equal to the 
sum of the aggregate amount of the 
outstanding loans of such individual 
described in subclauses (I) through 
(III) of subparagraph (E)(i) and the 
amount of the expenses described in 
subclause (IV) of such subparagraph 
owed by such individual as of the date 
on which such individual becomes eli-
gible for such grant. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9877 
To impose limitations on the amount of unobligated balances of the Bureau 
of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Mr. MOONEY (for himself, Mr. BARR, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. OGLES, Mr. 
MEUSER, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, and Mr. LOPEZ) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services 
A BILL 
To impose limitations on the amount of unobligated balances 
of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 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 ‘‘CFPB Budget Integ-
rity Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON UNOBLIGATED BALANCES OF THE 
BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTEC-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1017(a)(2) of the Con-
sumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 
5497(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION ON UNOBLIGATED BAL-
ANCES.—For a fiscal year, the amount of unob-
ligated balances of the Bureau may not exceed 
5 percent of the dollar amount referred to in 
subparagraph (A)(iii). The Director shall trans-
fer any excess amount of such unobligated bal-
ances to the general fund of the Treasury.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON USE OF UNOBLIGATED BALANCES.— 
Section 1017(e)(4) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 5497(e)(4)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘(including a description of the use 
of any unobligated balances)’’ after ‘‘funds of the Bu-
reau’’. 
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‘‘(ii) ROLLING DISBURSEMENT.—Dur-
ing the seven-year period beginning on the 
date on which the recipient of such grant 
becomes eligible to receive such grant, the 
Associate Administrator shall disburse to 
such recipient additional amounts under 
such grant equal to the amount of loans 
and expenses described in subparagraph 
(E) that such recipient incurs on or after 
such date, as such recipient incurs such 
loans and expenses, to the extent that the 
aggregate of such additional amounts and 
the amount disbursed under clause (i) for 
such grant does not exceed the maximum 
amount allowed for such grant under sub-
paragraph (C). 
‘‘(E) USES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The recipient of a 
grant awarded under this paragraph may 
use amounts received under such grant 
only to pay the following: 
‘‘(I) Qualified Federal student 
loans made to such recipient. 
‘‘(II) Loans made to such recipi-
ent— 
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close association is the equivalent of a family rela-
tionship with the employee, as appropriate’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ‘‘son, 
daughter, spouse, or parent and an estimate of 
the amount of time that such employee is need-
ed to care for the son, daughter, spouse, or par-
ent’’ and inserting ‘‘son or daughter, son-in-law 
or daughter-in-law, spouse or domestic partner, 
parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, 
sibling, uncle or aunt, or nephew or niece of the 
employee, or any other individual whose close 
association is the equivalent of a family rela-
tionship with the employee, as appropriate, and 
an estimate of the amount of time that such 
employee is needed to care for such son or 
daughter, son-in-law or daughter-in-law, spouse 
or domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, 
grandparent, grandchild, sibling, uncle or aunt, 
or nephew or niece, or such other individual’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘son, 
daughter, parent, or spouse who has a serious 
health condition, or will assist in their recov-
ery,’’ and inserting ‘‘son or daughter, son-in-law 
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descheduled or rescheduled on a schedule with lower 
penalties, any individual convicted of a covered of-
fense involving such schedule A substance who is 
awaiting sentencing or is still serving a term of im-
prisonment for such covered offense on the date of 
the descheduling or rescheduling may petition the 
court that imposed the sentence for a sentencing re-
duction hearing for such covered offense. 
(2) SENTENCING REVIEW.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which a petition is filed under 
paragraph (1), the court shall conduct a sentencing 
reduction hearing and may modify the sentence of 
the petitioner as if the descheduling or rescheduling 
described in paragraph (1) had been in effect on the 
date the covered offense was committed. 
SEC. 9. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this 
Act, may be construed to limit— 
(1) the prosecution of offenses involving con-
trolled substance analogues under the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.); or 
(2) the authority of the Attorney General to 
temporarily or permanently schedule, reschedule, or 
decontrol controlled substances under provisions of 
section 201 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
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U.S.C. 811) that are in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9882 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States to apply 
a work requirement for nondisabled, nonelderly, nonpregnant adults 
under Medicaid. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Mr. ROSENDALE (for himself, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. BIGGS, 
Mr. BRECHEEN, Mr. CRANE, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. OGLES, Mr. BURLISON, 
and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit 
States to apply a work requirement for nondisabled, non-
elderly, nonpregnant adults under Medicaid. 
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 ‘‘Path to Independence 
Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMITTING STATES TO APPLY A WORK REQUIRE-
MENT 
FOR 
NONDISABLED, 
NONELDERLY, 
NONPREGNANT ADULTS UNDER MEDICAID. 
Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396a) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(uu) WORK REQUIREMENT OPTION
FOR NON-
DISABLED, NONELDERLY, NONPREGNANT ADULTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of the Path to Independ-
ence Act of 2024, subject to paragraph (3), a State 
may elect to condition medical assistance to a non-
disabled, nonelderly, nonpregnant individual under 
this title upon such an individual’s satisfaction of a 
work requirement (as defined in paragraph (2)). 
‘‘(2) WORK REQUIREMENT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘work requirement’ means, with re-
spect to an individual, the individual’s participation 
in work activities (as defined in section 407(d)) for 
such period of time as determined by the State, and 
as directed and administered by the State. 
‘‘(3) REQUIRED
EXCEPTIONS.—States admin-
istering a work requirement under this subsection 
may not apply such requirement to— 
‘‘(A) a woman during pregnancy through 
the end of the month in which the 60-day pe-
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riod beginning on the last day of her pregnancy 
ends; 
‘‘(B) an individual who is under 19 years 
of age; 
‘‘(C) an individual who is the primary par-
ent or caretaker relative in the family of a child 
who has not attained 6 years of age or who is 
the primary parent or caretaker of a child with 
disabilities; or 
‘‘(D) an individual who is married or a 
head of household and has not attained 20 
years of age and who— 
‘‘(i) maintains satisfactory attendance 
at secondary school or the equivalent; or 
‘‘(ii) participates in education directly 
related to employment.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9883 
To prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan 
Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Miles City Field Office, Montana. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Mr. ROSENDALE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource 
Management Plan Amendment and Final Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Miles City 
Field Office, Montana. 
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. RESTRICTION ON PROPOSED RESOURCE MAN-
AGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT AND FINAL 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
IMPACT 
STATEMENT FOR THE MILES CITY FIELD OF-
FICE, MONTANA. 
The Secretary of the Interior may not finalize, imple-
ment, administer, or enforce the Proposed Resource Man-
agement Plan Amendment and Final Supplemental Envi-
ronmental Impact Statement for the Miles City Field Of-
fice, Montana, referred to in the notice of availability pub-
lished by the Bureau of Land Management titled ‘‘Pro-
posed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Miles City Field Office, Montana’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 43432; 
published May 17, 2024). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9887 
To assist Indian Tribes in protecting Native American seeds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 
Mrs. TORRES of California (for herself and Mr. LAMALFA) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 assist Indian Tribes in protecting Native American seeds. 
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 ‘‘Native American Seeds 
Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
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Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(2) NATIVE AMERICAN SEED.—The term ‘‘Na-
tive American seed’’ means a seed of traditional or 
cultural significance to an Indian Tribe. 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF NATIVE AMERICAN SEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with Indian Tribes, shall establish a program 
within the Department of the Interior to— 
(1) determine which seeds are Native American 
seeds; and 
(2) support— 
(A) efforts of Indian Tribes to protect Na-
tive American seeds; 
(B) Native American seed banks and re-
lated facilities; and 
(C) traditional agriculture systems of In-
dian Tribes that provide for the nurturing and 
harvesting of Native American seeds. 
(b) 
PROTECTION
OF
INFORMATION.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary shall 
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not disclose or cause to be disclosed any information that 
is— 
(1) provided to the Secretary by an Indian 
Tribe for the purposes of this Act; and 
(2) identified by the Indian Tribe as culturally 
sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential. 
SEC. 4. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
Notwithstanding section 706 of title 5, United States 
Code, a court shall defer to the Secretary’s reasonable in-
terpretation of any ambiguous provision of this Act. 
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary to carry out this Act. 
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