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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6095 
To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to 
certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2023 
Ms. MCCLELLAN (for herself, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, Ms. ROSS, Ms. 
MACE, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. PAPPAS, and Mr. 
LAWLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure, 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications 
relating to certain permits issued under the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, 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 ‘‘Department of Defense 
PFAS Discharge Prevention Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMITS FOR DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE FACILITIES. 
(a) REQUEST FOR REVISION.—Not later than one 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall, with respect to each permit under section 
402(p) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
U.S.C. 1342(p)) that applies to a Department of Defense 
facility, request from the State that issued the permit, or 
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agen-
cy, as applicable, approval of a modification to such per-
mit, or a revision to an applicable stormwater manage-
ment plan, to require— 
(1) monitoring of discharges of perfluoroalkyl 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances not less frequently 
than quarterly; and 
(2) implementation of appropriate best manage-
ment practices or control technologies to reduce such 
discharges consistent with the requirements of such 
Act. 
(b) FUNDING.—Of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act, or otherwise made available to the 
Secretary in each fiscal year, for perfluoroalkyl and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances remediation efforts, not less 
than 1 percent shall be obligated or expended annually for 
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testing for such substances in stormwater runoff at De-
partment of Defense facilities. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6099 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the expedited 
removal of aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States and 
are residents of Palestinian-administered territories within Judea and 
Samaria or Gaza. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2023 
Mr. OGLES (for himself and Mr. TIFFANY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
for the expedited removal of aliens who are unlawfully 
present in the United States and are residents of Pales-
tinian-administered territories within Judea and Samaria 
or Gaza. 
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 ‘‘Evicting Violent Is-
lamic Criminals That Entered Deviously Act’’ or the 
‘‘EVICTED Act’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accidental Firearms 
Transfers Reporting Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. FBI REPORT ON FIREARMS TRANSFERS RESULTING 
FROM THE FAILURE TO COMPLETE A BACK-
GROUND CHECK WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS, 
AND THE PROCEDURES FOLLOWED AFTER IT 
IS DISCOVERED THAT A FIREARM TRANSFER 
HAS BEEN MADE TO A TRANSFEREE WHO IS 
INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A FIREARM. 
Within 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the 
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate 
a written report on— 
(1) the number of proposed firearm transfers— 
(A) about which a person licensed under 
chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, con-
tacted the national instant criminal background 
check system established under section 103 of 
the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; 
(B) with respect to which the system failed 
to respond to the licensee within 3 business 
days; and 
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(C) which were completed in the period 
covered by the report; and 
(2) the procedures followed after it is discovered 
that a firearm transfer has been made to a trans-
feree who is ineligible to receive a firearm. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6105 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem certain sub-
stances to be unsafe for use as food contact substances, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2023 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. NORTON, 
Ms. PINGREE, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. LYNCH, 
and Mr. GRIJALVA) 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 
deem certain substances to be unsafe for use as food 
contact substances, 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 ‘‘No Toxics in Food 
Packaging Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. SUBSTANCES DEEMED UNSAFE FOR USE AS FOOD 
CONTACT SUBSTANCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 409 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 348) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) SUBSTANCES DEEMED UNSAFE FOR USE AS 
FOOD CONTACT SUBSTANCES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this sec-
tion and section 402(a)(2)(C), the following are 
deemed to be unsafe for use as food contact sub-
stances: 
‘‘(A) Any chemical belonging to the class 
of ortho-phthalates. 
‘‘(B) Any chemical belonging to the class 
of PFAS. 
‘‘(C) Bisphenol A, B, S, F, or AF or re-
lated compounds. 
‘‘(D) Styrene. 
‘‘(E) Antimony trioxide. 
‘‘(2) ALTERNATIVE SUBSTANCES.—In acting in 
response to any petition under this section to estab-
lish safety with respect to a food contact substance 
that the Secretary determines to be an alternative to 
a substance listed in paragraph (1), in addition to 
the criteria under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
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consider potential adverse effects of exposure to the 
substance on vulnerable populations. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) The term ‘ortho-phthalates’ means a 
class of chemicals that are esters of ortho- 
phthalic acid including— 
‘‘(i) DEHP 117–81–7; 
‘‘(ii) BBP 85–68–7; 
‘‘(iii) DBP 84–74–2; 
‘‘(iv) DIDP 26761–40–0; 
‘‘(v) DnHP 84–75–3; 
‘‘(vi) DINP 28553–12–0; 
‘‘(vii) DNOP 117–84–0; 
‘‘(viii) DEP 84–66–2; 
‘‘(ix) DIBP 84–69–5; 
‘‘(x) DPENP 131–18–0; and 
‘‘(xi) DCHP 84–61–7. 
‘‘(B) 
The 
term 
‘PFAS’ 
means 
a 
perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl 
substance that is man-made with at least 1 
fully fluorinated carbon atom. 
‘‘(C) The term ‘vulnerable population’ 
means a human population that is subject to 
the potential for disproportionate exposure to, 
or the potential for disproportionate adverse ef-
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(1) Section 111(e)(2)(B) of such title is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘subparagraph is’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘subparagraph is—’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(i) a provider of personal care services for 
such veteran who is approved under paragraph (6) 
of section 1720G(a) of this title or designated under 
paragraph (7) of such section 1720G(a); 
‘‘(ii) a veterans service organization that pro-
vides transportation for such veteran under section 
111A of this title; or 
‘‘(iii) a veterans service agency of a local gov-
ernment, including an employee or a volunteer of 
such agency, that provides transportation for such 
veteran.’’. 
(2) Section 111A(b) of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘veterans’ service’’ and in-
serting ‘‘veterans service’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, without reimbursement 
from the Department,’’ and inserting ‘‘(reim-
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6107 
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize 
certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals 
of concern. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2023 
Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. FULCHER, and Mr. NEWHOUSE) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and 
maintenance work for urban canals of concern. 
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 ‘‘Urban Canal Mod-
ernization Act’’. 
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the report submitted to Congress under 
section 2(a)(1) of the Iran Sanctions Relief 
Review Act of 2021 on lllllll 
relating to llllllll.’’, with the 
first blank space being filled with the ap-
propriate date and the second blank space 
being filled with a short description of the 
proposed action. 
(2) INTRODUCTION.—During the period of 30 
calendar days provided for under subsection (b)(1), 
including any additional period as applicable under 
the exception provided in subsection (b)(2), a joint 
resolution of approval or joint resolution of dis-
approval may be introduced— 
(A) in the House of Representatives, by 
the majority leader or the minority leader; and 
(B) in the Senate, by the majority leader 
(or the majority leader’s designee) or the mi-
nority leader (or the minority leader’s des-
ignee). 
(3) FLOOR CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF REP-
RESENTATIVES.—If a committee of the House of 
Representatives to which a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of disapproval has been re-
ferred has not reported the joint resolution within 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 619 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6107 
[Report No. 118–734] 
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to authorize 
certain extraordinary operation and maintenance work for urban canals 
of concern. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2023 
Mr. SIMPSON (for himself, Mr. FULCHER, and Mr. NEWHOUSE) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
NOVEMBER 14, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on October 26, 2023] 
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A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 
2009 to authorize certain extraordinary operation and 
maintenance work for urban canals of concern. 
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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 ‘‘Urban Canal Mod-
ernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXTRAORDINARY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
WORK PERFORMED BY THE SECRETARY OF 
THE INTERIOR. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 9601 of the Omnibus Pub-
lic Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 510) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
(4), (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), 
(6), (7), and (1), respectively; 
(2) by moving paragraph (1) (as so redesig-
nated) to appear before paragraph (2) (as so redesig-
nated); 
(3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘et seq.)’’ and inserting ‘‘et seq.))’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘mean’’ and inserting ‘‘means’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) URBAN
CANAL
OF
CONCERN.—The term 
‘urban canal of concern’ means a transferred works or 
segment of a transferred works that is classified as an 
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10 calendar days after the date of referral, that 
committee shall be discharged from further consider-
ation of the joint resolution. 
(4) CONSIDERATION IN THE SENATE.— 
(A) COMMITTEE REFERRAL.—A joint reso-
lution of approval or joint resolution of dis-
approval introduced in the Senate shall be— 
(i) referred to the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs if 
the joint resolution relates to a report 
under subsection (a)(3)(A) that relates to 
an action that is not intended to signifi-
cantly alter United States foreign policy 
with respect to Iran; and 
(ii) referred to the Committee on For-
eign Relations if the joint resolution relates 
to a report under subsection (a)(3)(B) that 
relates to an action that is intended to sig-
nificantly alter United States foreign policy 
with respect to Iran. 
(B) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—If the 
committee to which a joint resolution of ap-
proval or joint resolution of disapproval was re-
ferred has not reported the joint resolution 
within 10 calendar days after the date of refer-
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urban canal reach, the failure of which the Secretary 
determines would result in loss of life in the vicinity 
of the failed transferred works or segment of trans-
ferred works with an estimated at-risk population of 
more than 100 individuals.’’. 
(b) EXTRAORDINARY MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION 
WORK ON URBAN CANAL OF CONCERNS.—Section 9603 of 
the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 
U.S.C. 510b) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) EXTRAORDINARY OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
WORK ON URBAN CANALS OF CONCERN.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the trans-
ferred works operating entity shall carry out any ex-
traordinary operation and maintenance work on an 
urban canal of concern that the transferred works op-
erating entity, with the concurrence of the Secretary, 
determines to be necessary. 
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—In the case of extraordinary op-
eration and maintenance work on an urban canal of 
concern authorized under paragraph (1), or if the 
Secretary determines that a project facility inspected 
and maintained pursuant to the guidelines and cri-
teria set forth in section 9602(a) requires extraor-
dinary operation and maintenance work pursuant to 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide Federal 
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funds on a nonreimbursable basis sufficient to cover 
35 percent of the portion of total cost of the extraor-
dinary operation and maintenance work allocable to 
the transferred works operating entity that is needed 
to carry out the extraordinary operation and mainte-
nance work on the urban canal of concern, with the 
remaining share of any additional Federal funds ad-
vanced by the Secretary for the extraordinary oper-
ation and maintenance work to be repaid under sub-
section (b).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 619 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6107 
[Report No. 118–734] 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management 
Act of 2009 to authorize certain extraordinary 
operation and maintenance work for urban ca-
nals of concern. 
NOVEMBER 14, 2024 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee 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. 6108 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condomin-
iums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2023 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common 
interest communities, condominiums, and housing co-
operatives damaged by a major disaster, 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 ‘‘Clean Up Disasters 
and Emergencies with Better Recovery and Immediate 
Support Act’’ or the ‘‘Clean Up DEBRIS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) RESIDENTIAL COMMON INTEREST COM-
MUNITY.—The term ‘residential common interest 
community’ means any mandatory membership orga-
nization comprising owners of real estate described 
in a declaration or created pursuant to a covenant 
or other applicable law with respect to which a per-
son, by virtue of the person’s ownership of a unit, 
is obligated to pay for a share of real estate taxes, 
insurance premiums, maintenance, or improvement 
of, or services or other expenses related to, common 
elements, other units, or any other real estate other 
than that unit described in the declaration. 
‘‘(14) 
CONDOMINIUM.—The 
term 
‘condo-
minium’ means a stand-alone condominium project 
in which each dwelling unit is separately owned, in 
which the remaining portions of the real estate are 
designated for common ownership solely by the own-
ers of the related units, each owner having an undi-
vided interest in the common elements, and which is 
represented by an association consisting exclusively 
of all the unit owners in the project, which is, or will 
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dence that such persons have provided material 
support to the Government of Iran in the devel-
opment of the ballistic missile program or drone 
program of Iran, including persons that have— 
‘‘(i) engaged in the direct or indirect 
provision of material support to such pro-
grams; 
‘‘(ii) facilitated, supported, or engaged 
in activities to further the development of 
such programs; 
‘‘(iii) transmitted information relating 
to ballistic missiles or drones to the Gov-
ernment of Iran; or 
‘‘(iv) otherwise aided such programs. 
‘‘(B) A description of the character and 
significance of the cooperation of each person 
identified under subparagraph (A) with the 
Government of Iran with respect to such pro-
grams. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the cooperation of 
the Government of the Democratic People’s Re-
public of Korea with the Government of Iran 
with respect to such programs. 
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