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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5931 
To require a briefing from a senior official of the Department of Defense 
on actions by the People’s Republic of China in Africa that pose a 
threat to United States national security. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 11, 2023 
Mr. ROSE introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To require a briefing from a senior official of the Department 
of Defense on actions by the People’s Republic of China 
in Africa that pose a threat to United States national 
security. 
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 ‘‘Countering Chinese 
Threats to U.S. National Security in Africa Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. BRIEFING ON ACTIONS BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA IN AFRICA THAT POSE A THREAT 
TO UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for African Af-
fairs or another appropriate senior official of the Depart-
ment of Defense, shall brief members of Congress on the 
actions by the People’s Republic of China in Africa that 
pose a threat to United States national security and the 
plan of the Department to counter such threats. 
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mote the domestic hardwood industry through the fol-
lowing activities: 
(1) Research related to the low carbon foot-
print, carbon storage capacity, and resource sustain-
ability of domestically produced hardwood products. 
(2) Promotion of research and education related 
to domestically produced hardwood products. 
(3) Promotion of the low carbon footprint, car-
bon storage capacity, and resource sustainability of 
the domestic hardwood industry. 
(4) Market promotion of domestically produced 
hardwood products. 
(5) Consumer market research related to do-
mestically produced hardwood products. 
(6) Demonstration projects demonstrating the 
natural qualities, low carbon footprint, carbon stor-
age capacity, and resource sustainability of domesti-
cally harvested hardwood and domestically produced 
hardwood products. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity is eligible to re-
ceive a grant under subsection (a) if such entity is 1 of 
the following: 
(1) A State. 
(2) A nonprofit organization representing the 
domestic hardwood products industry. 
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(B) by inserting ‘‘or 24A’’ after ‘‘under 
section 24’’, and 
(C) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)(1) thereof’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 24(g)(1) or section 
24A(f)(1), respectively’’. 
(9) Section 6695(g)(2) of such Code is amend-
ed by inserting ‘‘24A,’’ after ‘‘24,’’. 
(10) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 
31, United States Code, as amended by the pre-
ceding provisions of this Act, is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘24A,’’ after ‘‘24,’’, and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘7527B,’’ after ‘‘7527A,’’. 
(11) The table of sections for subpart A of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 24 the following new items: 
‘‘Sec. 24A. Monthly child tax credit. 
‘‘Sec. 24B. Credit for certain other dependents.’’. 
(12) The table of sections for chapter 77 of 
such Code is amended by inserting after the item re-
lating to section 7527A the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 7527B. Monthly payments of child tax credit.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
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‘‘(hh) such other subcat-
egories as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate; and’’. 
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‘‘(A) prescribe regulations to require an in-
stitution or exchange visitor program sponsor 
participating in the Student and Exchange Vis-
itor Program to ensure that each covered stu-
dent or exchange visitor enrolled at the institu-
tion or attending the exchange visitor pro-
gram— 
‘‘(i) is an active participant in the 
program for which the covered student or 
exchange visitor was issued a visa to enter 
the United States; 
‘‘(ii) is not unobserved for any pe-
riod— 
‘‘(I) exceeding 30 days during 
any academic term or program in 
which the covered student or exchange 
visitor is enrolled; or 
‘‘(II) exceeding 60 days during 
any period not described in subclause 
(I); and 
‘‘(iii) is reported to the Department 
within 10 days of— 
‘‘(I) transferring to another insti-
tution or program; 
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permanent establishment under the provisions 
of that subparagraph. 
‘‘(D) EXCLUSIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), the term ‘per-
manent establishment’ shall not include— 
‘‘(I) the use of facilities solely for 
the purpose of storage, display, or de-
livery of goods or merchandise belong-
ing to the trade or business, 
‘‘(II) the maintenance of a stock 
of goods or merchandise belonging to 
the trade or business solely for the 
purpose of storage, display, or deliv-
ery, 
‘‘(III) the maintenance of a stock 
of goods or merchandise belonging to 
the trade or business solely for the 
purpose of processing by another 
trade or business, 
‘‘(IV) the maintenance of a fixed 
place of business solely for the pur-
pose of purchasing goods or merchan-
dise, or of collecting information, for 
the trade or business, 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5935 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend the Quality 
Payment Program-Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2023 
Ms. STANSBURY (for herself and Mr. BURGESS) introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the 
Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
the Quality Payment Program-Small Practice, Under-
served, and Rural Support program. 
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 ‘‘Small practice, Under-
served, and Rural Support program Extension Act of 
2023’’ or the ‘‘SURS Extension Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF QUALITY PAYMENT PROGRAM- 
SMALL 
PRACTICE, 
UNDERSERVED, 
AND 
RURAL SUPPORT PROGRAM. 
The first sentence of section 1848(q)(11)(B) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–4(q)(11)(B)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2029’’ before the period. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5936 
To require institutions of higher education to designate at least one employee 
to coordinate compliance with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2023 
Mr. AGUILAR (for himself, Mrs. GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N, Mr. EVANS, Mrs. WATSON 
COLEMAN, Mr. GOMEZ, and Ms. MENG) introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require institutions of higher education to designate at 
least one employee to coordinate compliance with title 
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Students’ 
Civil Rights Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMPLIANCE WITH THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. 
Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(30) The institution will— 
‘‘(A) designate at least one employee to co-
ordinate compliance with title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), 
including any investigation of any complaint al-
leging— 
‘‘(i) noncompliance with such title; 
and 
‘‘(ii) any actions prohibited by such 
title; 
‘‘(B) annually submit a report to the Sec-
retary that includes all complaints described in 
subparagraph (A) with respect to such institu-
tion; 
‘‘(C) make the report under subparagraph 
(B) publicly available on the internet website of 
the institution; and 
‘‘(D) notify students and employees of— 
‘‘(i) the name, office address, and 
telephone number of each employee des-
ignated under subparagraph (A); 
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‘‘(ii) the report under subparagraph 
(B); 
‘‘(iii) the enforcement policies of the 
institution with respect to such title; and 
‘‘(iv) the procedure for reporting and 
investigating complaints under such title.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5938 
To amend the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 and the Johnny 
Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2020 to improve the temporary licensure require-
ments for contract health care professionals who perform medical dis-
ability examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2023 
Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself and Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK) introduced 
the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 
and the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Vet-
erans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 
2020 to improve the temporary licensure requirements 
for contract health care professionals who perform med-
ical disability examinations for the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, 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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(b) LIMITATION.—The President may not reissue any 
new waiver or license described in paragraph (1) or (2) 
of subsection (a) for the same or similar purposes. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION OF APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LI-
CENSES. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President 
may not— 
(1) exercise the waiver authority described in 
section 1245(d)(5) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 and sections 
1244(i) and 1247(f) of the Iran Freedom and 
Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 permitting the 
Government of Iran or any Iranian person access to 
any account established or maintained pursuant to 
or in accordance with section 1245(d)(4)(D)(ii)(II) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2012; or 
(2) issue a general or specific license, frequently 
asked question, or any other licensing action or 
guidance permitting the Government of Iran or any 
Iranian person access to or to benefit directly or in-
directly from any account established pursuant to or 
in accordance with any account described in 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans Exam Expan-
sion Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO TEMPORARY LICENSURE RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACT HEALTH CARE 
PROFESSIONALS WHO PERFORM MEDICAL 
DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS FOR THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) EXPANSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 504(c)(2) of the 
Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Pub-
lic Law 104–275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as amended 
by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of section 2002 
of the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Vet-
erans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 
2020 (Public Law 116–315; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), 
is further amended, subject to the sunset in para-
graph (4) of such subsection, by striking ‘‘or psy-
chologist’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘psy-
chologist, podiatrist, dentist, or optometrist’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) 
of such subsection is amended by striking ‘‘and psy-
chologists’’ and inserting ‘‘psychologists, podiatrists, 
dentists, and optometrists’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 2002(a)(4) of the Johnny 
Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care 
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and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116– 
315; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking ‘‘three 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘five years’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a re-
port regarding the use of the authority under section 504 
of the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Pub-
lic Law 104–275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note), as temporarily 
amended by section 2002(a)(1) of the Johnny Isakson and 
David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits 
Improvement Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–315; 38 
U.S.C. 5101 note) and by subsection (a). Such report shall 
include, with respect to the one-year period after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the following elements: 
(1) The number of examinations conducted pur-
suant to a contract under such authority. 
(2) The number of such examinations con-
ducted in each State, the District of Columbia, or a 
Commonwealth, territory, or possession of the 
United States. 
(3) The numbers of each kind of health care 
professionals who conducted such examinations. 
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(4) The number of examinations that were erro-
neously conducted by a health care professional— 
(A) without such a contract; or 
(B) unauthorized to enter into such a con-
tract. 
(5) The plan of the Secretary to correct errors 
in the use of such authority. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5939 
To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to estab-
lish a program to encourage small business concerns to make business 
succession plans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2023 
Mr. CROW (for himself and Mr. GARBARINO) introduced the following bill 
OCTOBER 25, 2023 
Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, 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 Administrator of the Small Business Adminis-
tration to establish a program to encourage small busi-
ness concerns to make business succession plans, 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 ‘‘Small Business Succes-
sion Planning Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. BUSINESS SUCCESSION PLANS FOR SMALL BUSI-
NESS CONCERNS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Small 
Business Administration shall establish a program to help 
small business concerns develop and implement business 
succession plans. 
(b) TOOLKIT.—The Administrator, in consultation 
with resource partners, shall develop a toolkit to assist 
small business concerns in establishing a business succes-
sion plan. Such toolkit shall be made available on a public 
website of the Administration. 
(c) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—The Administrator— 
(1) shall train resource partners on using the 
toolkit described in subsection (b) with small busi-
ness concerns; 
(2) shall educate small business concerns about 
the program established under this section; 
(3) shall ensure that each district office of the 
Administration and each resource partner described 
in subparagraphs (B) through (E) has an employee 
with the specific job responsibility of providing coun-
seling, in person or virtually, to small business con-
cerns on use of the toolkit described in subsection 
(b); and 
(4) may hold workshops or events on business 
succession planning. 
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1245(d)(4)(D)(ii)(II) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 
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SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
COMMUNITY-BASED 
OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC, 
HINESVILLE, GEORGIA. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, shall after 
the date of the enactment of this Act be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, 
and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic’’. Any reference to such 
clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or 
other paper of the United States shall be considered to 
be a reference to the John Gibson, Dan James, William 
Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 
2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 593 
AN ACT 
To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs 
community-based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, 
Georgia, as the ‘‘John Gibson, Dan James, Wil-
liam Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic’’.
H. R. 593 
One Hundred Eighteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-four 
An Act 
To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic 
in Hinesville, Georgia, as the ‘‘John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and 
Frankie Smiley VA Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMU-
NITY-BASED 
OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC, 
HINESVILLE, 
GEORGIA. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based out-
patient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, shall after the date of the 
enactment of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘John Gibson, 
Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic’’. Any 
reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered 
to be a reference to the John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, 
and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 593 
To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the ‘‘John Gibson, Dan James, William 
Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2023 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. COLLINS, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. 
MCCORMICK, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. 
DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. MCBATH, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Georgia, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. GREENE of Georgia, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, 
and Mr. BISHOP of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the 
‘‘John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie 
Smiley VA Clinic’’. 
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. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
COMMUNITY-BASED 
OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC, 
HINESVILLE, GEORGIA. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, shall after 
the date of the enactment of this Act be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, 
and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic’’. Any reference to such 
clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or 
other paper of the United States shall be considered to 
be a reference to the John Gibson, Dan James, William 
Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic. 
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aster Recovery Framework, and the National Mitiga-
tion Framework; 
(2) coordinating and administering programs, 
policies, and activities of the Department related to 
disaster relief, long-term recovery, resiliency, and 
mitigation, including disaster recovery assistance 
under title I of the Housing and Community Devel-
opment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); 
(3) supporting disaster-impacted communities 
as those communities specifically assess, plan for, 
and address the housing stock and housing needs in 
the transition from emergency shelters and interim 
housing to permanent housing of those displaced, es-
pecially among vulnerable populations and extremely 
low-, low-, and moderate-income households; 
(4) collaborating with the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency and the Small Business Ad-
ministration and across the Department to align dis-
aster-related regulations and policies, including in-
corporation of consensus-based codes and standards 
and insurance purchase requirements, and ensuring 
coordination and reducing duplication among other 
Federal disaster recovery programs; 
(5) promoting best practices in mitigation and 
land use planning, including consideration of tradi-
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