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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 328 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
130 North Main Street in Blue Earth, Minnesota, as the ‘‘Jim Hagedorn 
Memorial Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2023 
Mr. FINSTAD (for himself, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Ms. CRAIG, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. 
PHILLIPS, Mr. EMMER, and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 130 North Main Street in Blue Earth, Min-
nesota, as the ‘‘Jim Hagedorn Memorial Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. JIM HAGEDORN MEMORIAL POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 130 North Main Street in Blue 
Earth, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Jim Hagedorn Memorial Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Jim Hagedorn Memo-
rial Post Office’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3291 
To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 6409(a) of the 
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 is not subject 
to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preserva-
tion reviews. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2023 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To provide that an eligible facilities request under section 
6409(a) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation 
Act of 2012 is not subject to requirements to prepare 
certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. 
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 ‘‘Proportional Reviews 
for Broadband Deployment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO WIRELESS 
FACILITIES DEPLOYMENT. 
Section 6409(a)(3) of the Middle Class Tax Relief 
and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(a)(3)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF NEPA; NHPA.— 
‘‘(A) NEPA EXEMPTION.—A Federal au-
thorization with respect to an eligible facilities 
request may not be considered a major Federal 
action under section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)). 
‘‘(B) NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
ACT EXEMPTION.—An eligible facilities request 
may not be considered an undertaking under 
section 300320 of title 54, United States Code. 
‘‘(C) 
FEDERAL
AUTHORIZATION
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘Federal 
authorization’— 
‘‘(i) means any authorization required 
under Federal law with respect to an eligi-
ble facilities request; and 
‘‘(ii) includes any permits, special use 
authorizations, certifications, opinions, or 
other approvals as may be required under 
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Federal law with respect to an eligible fa-
cilities request.’’. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3293 
AN ACT 
To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Commu-
nications and Information to establish an interagency 
strike force to ensure that certain Federal land manage-
ment agencies, including the organizational units of such 
agencies, prioritize the review of requests for communica-
tions use authorizations, 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 ‘‘Expediting Federal 
Broadband Deployment Reviews Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY STRIKE FORCE. 
(a) INTERAGENCY STRIKE FORCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the As-
sistant Secretary shall establish an interagency 
strike force to ensure that each Federal land man-
agement agency, including each organizational unit 
of the agency, prioritizes the review of requests for 
communications use authorizations. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The strike force shall be com-
posed of— 
(A) the Assistant Secretary; 
(B) the head of each Federal land manage-
ment agency; 
(C) a designee of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, other than the Chief of the Forest 
Service; and 
(D) a designee of the Secretary of the In-
terior, other than the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management.
(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the strike force 
shall include— 
(A) conducting periodic calls between the 
members of the strike force to ensure that each 
Federal land management agency, including 
each 
organizational 
unit 
of 
the 
agency, 
prioritizes the review of requests for commu-
nications use authorizations; 
(B) establishing objective and reasonable 
goals for the review of requests for communica-
tions use authorizations; and 
(C) monitoring, and facilitating the ac-
countability of, each Federal land management 
agency, including each organizational unit of 
the agency, with respect to meeting such goals. 
(4) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report on the ef-
fectiveness of the strike force in ensuring that each 
Federal land management agency, including each or-
ganizational unit of the agency, prioritizes the review 
of requests for communications use authorizations. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Expediting Federal 
Broadband Deployment Reviews Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY STRIKE FORCE. 
(a) INTERAGENCY STRIKE FORCE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the As-
sistant Secretary shall establish an interagency 
strike force to ensure that each Federal land man-
agement agency, including each organizational unit 
of the agency, prioritizes the review of requests for 
communications use authorizations. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The strike force shall be com-
posed of— 
(A) the Assistant Secretary; 
(B) the head of each Federal land manage-
ment agency; 
(C) a designee of the Secretary of Agri-
culture, other than the Chief of the Forest 
Service; and 
(D) a designee of the Secretary of the In-
terior, other than the Director of the Bureau of 
Land Management. 
(3) DUTIES.—The duties of the strike force 
shall include— 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(E) the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(F) the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate. 
(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information. 
(3) COMMUNICATIONS
FACILITY.—The term 
‘‘communications facility’’ has the meaning given the 
term ‘‘communications facility installation’’ in sec-
tion 6409(d) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455(d)).
(4) COMMUNICATIONS USE.—The term ‘‘com-
munications use’’ means the placement and oper-
ation of a communications facility. 
(5) COMMUNICATIONS USE AUTHORIZATION.— 
The term ‘‘communications use authorization’’ 
means an easement, right-of-way, lease, license, or 
other authorization— 
(A) provided by a Federal land manage-
ment agency; 
(B) to locate or modify a communications 
facility on covered land; and 
(C) for the primary purpose of authorizing 
the occupancy and use of such land for commu-
nications use. 
(6) COVERED LAND.—The term ‘‘covered land’’ 
means— 
(A) public lands; and 
(B) National Forest System land. 
(7) FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCY.— 
The term ‘‘Federal land management agency’’ 
means each of the following: 
(A) The Bureau of Land Management. 
(B) The Forest Service. 
(8) NATIONAL
FOREST
SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘National Forest System’’ has the meaning given
that term in section 11(a) of the Forest and Range-
land Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1609(a)). 
(9) ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT.—The term ‘‘orga-
nizational unit’’ means— 
(A) with respect to the Bureau of Land 
Management— 
(i) a State office; 
(ii) a regional office; 
(iii) a district office; or 
(iv) a field office; and 
(B) with respect to the Forest Service— 
(i) a regional office; 
(ii) a management unit; or 
(iii) a ranger district office. 
(10) PUBLIC LANDS.—The term ‘‘public lands’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 103 of 
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702).
(11) STRIKE FORCE.—The term ‘‘strike force’’ 
means the interagency strike force established under 
subsection (a)(1). 
Passed the House of Representatives December 16, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3293 
AN ACT 
To require the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information to establish an 
interagency strike force to ensure that certain 
Federal land management agencies, including the 
organizational units of such agencies, prioritize 
the review of requests for communications use 
authorizations, and for other purposes.
(4) the readiness of telecommunications infra-
structure in the United States Virgin Islands to sup-
port a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber optic cable de-
scribed in subsection (a); 
(5) the potential for engagement with trusted 
entities in the deployment of a trans-Atlantic sub-
marine fiber optic cable described in subsection (a), 
and the associated geopolitical and economic advan-
tages; 
(6) the potential connectivity opportunities to 
maximize investments in the United States economy 
through the use of a trans-Atlantic submarine fiber 
optic cable described in subsection (a); 
(7) the value, cost, and feasibility of estab-
lishing a data center and high-security cloud services 
facility, with independent power generation, in the 
United States Virgin Islands for communications of 
the United States Africa Command, communications 
of the United States Special Operations Command, 
and national security communications; 
(8) the state of submarine fiber optic cables 
connected to United States telecommunications in-
frastructure; and 
(9) any other related matters the Secretary de-
termines are appropriate.
I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 329 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 529 plans to be 
used for certain non-degree technical training certificate programs and 
apprenticeship programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2023 
Mr. FINSTAD (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. GALLAGHER, Mr. CUR-
TIS, Mr. BISHOP of North Carolina, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. LUETKE-
MEYER, Mr. BACON, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. COSTA, Mr. 
ELLZEY, Mr. ISSA, Mr. BOST, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. 
STAUBER, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. 
VALADAO, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. NEWHOUSE, Mr. MANN, Mrs. 
MCCLAIN, Mr. WESTERMAN, and Mr. CALVERT) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 
529 plans to be used for certain non-degree technical 
training certificate programs and apprenticeship pro-
grams. 
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 ‘‘American Workforce 
Empowerment Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. 529 ACCOUNT FUNDING FOR NON-DEGREE TECH-
NICAL TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS 
AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (8) of section 529(c) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(8) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES ASSO-
CIATED
WITH
TECHNICAL
TRAINING
CERTIFICATE 
PROGRAMS AND REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PRO-
GRAMS.—Any reference in this subsection to the 
term ‘qualified higher education expense’ shall in-
clude a reference to expenses for fees, books, sup-
plies, tools, and equipment required for the partici-
pation of a designated beneficiary in— 
‘‘(A) an apprenticeship program registered 
and certified with the Secretary of Labor under 
section 1 of the National Apprenticeship Act 
(29 U.S.C. 50), and 
‘‘(B) a recognized postsecondary credential 
as defined under section 3 of the Workforce In-
novation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
3102), including testing and other fees required 
by the organization issuing the recognized post-
secondary credential as a condition of obtaining 
or maintaining the credential.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to expenses paid or incurred after 
the date of the enactment of this Act for programs begin-
ning after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 32 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create a safe harbor 
for certain perpetual trust funds. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. DOGGETT (for himself and Mr. ARRINGTON) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create 
a safe harbor for certain perpetual trust funds. 
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 ‘‘Keeping Texas School 
Construction Costs Down Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR CERTAIN PERPETUAL TRUST 
FUNDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 148(b) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) SAFE HARBOR FOR CERTAIN PERPETUAL 
TRUST
FUNDS.—The term ‘investment property’ 
does not include any fund created and controlled by 
a State and established pursuant to its constitution 
or State law if— 
‘‘(A) substantially all of the assets of the 
fund consist of nonfinancial assets, revenues de-
rived from such assets, gifts, appropriations, or 
bequests, 
‘‘(B) the assets of the fund may be used 
only to support specifically designated essential 
governmental functions (within the meaning of 
section 115(1)) that are carried out by political 
subdivisions with general taxing powers or pub-
lic elementary and public secondary schools, 
‘‘(C) the assets of the fund are required to 
support designated functions, 
‘‘(D) to the extent the fund guarantees ob-
ligations, such obligations are not private activ-
ity bonds (other than qualified 501(c)(3) bonds) 
substantially all of the proceeds of which are to 
be used for designated functions, and 
‘‘(E) the fund satisfied each of the require-
ments of subparagraphs (A) through (D) on 
August 16, 1986.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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(B) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Comptroller’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The chair and ranking member 
of the Committee on Financial Services of 
the House of Representatives, the chair 
and ranking member of the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
the Senate, and the Comptroller’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘as the Comptroller 
General’’ and inserting ‘‘as the chair, 
ranking member, or Comptroller General, 
as applicable’’; 
(9) in section 152(e), by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘The Office shall report on such detailed 
employees on a monthly basis to Congress.’’; 
(10) in section 153— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘es-
sential’’; 
(ii) by striking paragraph (5); 
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (6) 
and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respec-
tively; and 
(iv) in paragraph (5), as so redesig-
nated, by inserting before the semicolon 
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clude in the report under subsection (b) a de-
scription of the methods used to identify a rep-
resentative sample of law enforcement agencies. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 540 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall— 
(1) submit to the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary 
of the House of Representatives a report containing 
the study conducted under subsection (a); and 
(2) make the report submitted under paragraph 
(1) publicly available online. 
(c) CONFIDENTIALITY.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall ensure that the study conducted 
under subsection (a) protects the privacy of participating 
law enforcement agencies. 
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(3) FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITY.—Any responsi-
bility of the Secretary concerned described in para-
graph (1) that is not explicitly assumed by a State 
or Indian Tribe under that paragraph shall remain 
the responsibility of the Secretary concerned. 
(c) OFFER AND NOTIFICATION.—A State or Indian 
Tribe that intends to offer to enter into a memorandum 
of understanding under this section shall provide to the 
Secretary concerned notice of the intent of the State or 
Indian Tribe at least 90 days before the date on which 
the State or Indian Tribe submits a formal written offer 
to the Secretary concerned. 
(d) TRIBAL CONSULTATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the Secretary concerned enters 
into a memorandum of understanding under this section 
with a State, the Secretary concerned shall initiate con-
sultation with relevant Indian Tribes. 
(e) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—A memo-
randum of understanding entered into under this section 
shall— 
(1) be executed by the Governor or the Gov-
ernor’s designee, in the case of a State, or by the 
officer designated by the governing body of an In-
dian Tribe, in the case of an Indian Tribe; 
(2) be for a term not to exceed 10 years; 
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practices of the health care consumer and other 
stakeholders. 
(2) MATERNAL MORTALITY.—The term ‘‘mater-
nal mortality’’ means a death occurring during or 
within a 1-year period after pregnancy, caused by 
pregnancy-related or childbirth complications, in-
cluding a suicide, overdose, or other death resulting 
from a mental health or substance use disorder at-
tributed to or aggravated by pregnancy-related or 
childbirth complications. 
(3) PERINATAL HEALTH WORKER.—The term 
‘‘perinatal health worker’’ means a nonclinical health 
worker focused on maternal or perinatal health, such 
as a doula, community health worker, peer sup-
porter, lactation educator or counselor, nutritionist 
or dietitian, childbirth educator, social worker, home 
visitor, patient navigator or coordinator, or language 
interpreter. 
(4) POSTPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM PERIOD.— 
The terms ‘‘postpartum’’ and ‘‘postpartum period’’ 
refer to the 1-year period beginning on the last day 
of the pregnancy of an individual. 
(5) RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUP.— 
The term ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1707(g)(1) of 
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the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u– 
6(g)(1)). 
(6) RESPECTFUL MATERNITY CARE.—The term 
‘‘respectful maternity care’’ refers to care organized 
for, and provided to, pregnant and postpartum indi-
viduals in a manner that— 
(A) is culturally and linguistically con-
gruent; 
(B) maintains their dignity, privacy, and 
confidentiality; 
(C) ensures freedom from harm and mis-
treatment; and 
(D) enables informed choice and contin-
uous support. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
(8) SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY.—The term 
‘‘severe maternal morbidity’’ means a health condi-
tion, including mental health conditions and sub-
stance use disorders, attributed to or aggravated by 
pregnancy or childbirth that results in significant 
short-term or long-term consequences to the health 
of the individual who was pregnant. 
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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. DRY BULK WEIGHT TOLERANCE. 
Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(x) DRY BULK WEIGHT TOLERANCE.— 
‘‘(1) WEIGHT
TOLERANCE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, except for the 
maximum gross vehicle weight limitation, a commer-
cial motor vehicle transporting dry bulk goods may 
not exceed 110 percent of the maximum weight on 
any axle or axle group described in subsection (a), 
including any enforcement tolerance. 
‘‘(2) DRY BULK GOODS DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘dry bulk goods’ means any homo-
geneous unmarked nonliquid cargo being transported 
in a trailer specifically designed for that purpose.’’. 
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