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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5156 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to amend 
regulations relating to exemptions for engines and equipment for pur-
poses of national security, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2023 
Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to amend regulations relating to exemptions for 
engines and equipment for purposes of national security, 
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 ‘‘First Responders’ 
Equipment Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS EXEMPTING EN-
GINES/EQUIPMENT 
FOR 
NATIONAL 
SECU-
RITY. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency shall revise the regulations under section 
1068.225(d) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as 
in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)— 
(1) to authorize— 
(A) manufacturers and secondary engine 
manufacturers to request a national security ex-
emption under such section 1068.225(d) for en-
gines or equipment intended to be used by Fed-
eral, State, or local agencies for providing law 
enforcement, disaster relief, search and rescue, 
fire response, or emergency medical services; 
and 
(B) an agency of the Federal Government 
responsible for national defense and the De-
partment of Homeland Security (including the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency) to 
endorse a request described in subparagraph 
(A); and 
(2) to specify that a request for a national secu-
rity exemption described in paragraph (1)(A), and 
an endorsement of such a request described in para-
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graph (1)(B), is not required to specify a quantity 
of engines or equipment to be exempted in order to 
receive such an exemption. 
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(ii) road improvements; and 
(iii) wildfire prevention and suppres-
sion; and 
(B) ways to mitigate such costs, includ-
ing— 
(i) adjusting the prices charged for 
water and power generated by the Hetch 
Hetchy Water and Power System created 
by the Act of December 19, 1913 (38 Stat. 
242); 
(ii) treating the City of San Francisco 
as a concessioner; and 
(iii) adding to the annual rental fee 
charged to the City of San Francisco by 
section 7 of the Act of December 19, 1913 
(38 Stat. 242), the annual monetary value 
of the benefits that would be lost if such 
areas had not been created, including con-
sideration of— 
(I) recreational activities; and 
(II) flood control. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5157 
To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to reauthorize 
and expand State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2023 
Ms. SALINAS (for herself and Mr. NEGUSE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 
to reauthorize and expand State-wide assessment and 
strategies for forest resources. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. STATE-WIDE ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIES 
FOR FOREST RESOURCES. 
Section 2A(f) of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101a(f)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2023’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2028’’; 
(2) 
in 
paragraph 
(2), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
STATE-WIDE
AS-
SESSMENTS
AND
STRATEGIES
FOR
FOREST
RE-
SOURCES.—In addition to the authorization of ap-
propriations in paragraph (1), there are authorized 
to be appropriated up to $40,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2023 through 2028 for the purposes of 
supporting the implementation of State-wide assess-
ments and strategies for forest resources under this 
section.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 515 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax 
on repurchase of corporate stock. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2023 
Mr. KUSTOFF (for himself, Mr. LAHOOD, and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) 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 repeal 
the excise tax on repurchase of corporate stock. 
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 American 
Savers and Retirees Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON REPURCHASE OF COR-
PORATE STOCK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is repealed. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for subtitle D is amended by striking the item relating 
to chapter 37. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2022. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5178 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to investigate and remove 
aliens providing false information about drug-related grounds of inadmis-
sibility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 8, 2023 
Mr. STEUBE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to investigate 
and remove aliens providing false information about 
drug-related grounds of inadmissibility. 
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 ‘‘Substance and Posses-
sion Abuse Restrictions for Entrance Act of 2023’’ or the 
‘‘SPARE Act of 2023’’. 
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shall be made not later than 1 year after the date 
of that determination. 
(e) PARTNERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In analyzing data, con-
ducting research, and developing and maintaining 
the modeling tool or tools under subsection (a), the 
Secretary may partner with— 
(A) an Institution described in paragraph 
(2); 
(B) an institution of higher education with 
expertise in predictive modeling, large-scale 
data collection, soil carbon research, or agricul-
tural land management to mitigate climate 
change; or 
(C) a Federal research center. 
(2) INSTITUTIONS DESCRIBED.—An Institution 
referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is any of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) An 1862 Institution (as defined in sec-
tion 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7601)). 
(B) An 1890 Institution (as defined in 
that section). 
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(C) A 1994 Institution (as defined in sec-
tion 532 of the Equity in Educational Land- 
Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 
Public Law 103–382)). 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, 
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) describes the progress of the Secretary in 
developing the modeling tool or tools under sub-
section (a); 
(2) contains an assessment of the accuracy with 
which a user will be able to use the tool to determine 
the permanence and additionality of greenhouse gas 
emissions reduced or carbon sequestered; 
(3) describes the models and data that the Sec-
retary has developed or collected, or intends to de-
velop or collect, as applicable, for purposes of devel-
oping or maintaining the tool; 
(4) describes— 
(A) whether it was determined that an up-
date was required under subsection (d)(1); and 
(B) if an update was required, the specifics 
of the update; 
(5) includes any other information that, as de-
termined by the Secretary, is relevant to— 
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(A) the efficacy of the tool; 
(B) the intended applications of the tool; 
or 
(C) the determination of— 
(i) changes in greenhouse gas emis-
sions or soil carbon sequestration associ-
ated with producer land-use practices; or 
(ii)(I) estimates of the impacts of land 
use practices, including conservation activi-
ties, on greenhouse gas emissions and soil 
carbon sequestration; and 
(II) the measurement error of the 
tool. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000 for each fiscal year. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5161 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 with respect 
to prohibited uses of funds under such Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 4, 2023 
Ms. TENNEY (for herself, Mr. BANKS, Mr. FULCHER, and Mr. BABIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 with respect to prohibited uses of funds under 
such 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 ‘‘Protecting Hunting 
and Archery in Schools Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED USES OF FUNDS. 
Section 8526 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7906) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (5), by adding ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘; or’’ at the 
end and inserting a period; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (7). 
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SEC. 2. EDUCATION GRANTS TO ALASKA NATIVE SERVING 
INSTITUTIONS AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN SERV-
ING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1419B of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3156) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) GRANT PERIOD.—A grant made under this 
subsection shall be for a period of not more than 3 
years.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 in fiscal years 2001 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2023 and $15,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2024 through 2028’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (4); 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
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‘‘(3) GRANT PERIOD.—A grant made under this 
subsection shall be for a period of not more than 3 
years.’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), 
by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2001 through 2023’’ and inserting 
‘‘$10,000,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2023 
and 
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 
through 2028’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATE FLEXIBILITY TO USE CONTRACTORS TO 
MAKE ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS AND 
REDETERMINATIONS 
ON 
BEHALF 
OF 
A 
STATE. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ELIGIBILITY 
DETERMINATIONS.—Section 1902(a)(5) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(5)) is amended by insert-
ing before the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, but 
such determinations of eligibility may be made, at the op-
tion of a State, under a contract with another State or 
local agency or a contractor, so long as the contract does 
not provide incentives for the agency or contractor to delay 
eligibility determinations or to deny eligibility for individ-
uals otherwise eligible for medical assistance’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO FAIR HEAR-
INGS.—Section 1902(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396a(a)(3)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, except that such 
fair hearing may be conducted, at the option of a State, 
under a contract with another State or local agency or 
a contractor, so long as such agency or contractor does 
not provide incentives to delay a fair hearing or to deny 
eligibility for an individual otherwise eligible for medical 
assistance’’. 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. 
A State shall not use the flexibility provided under 
section 2 unless a contractor selected to conduct eligibility 
determinations or redeterminations pursuant to the 
amendments made by such section has no direct or indi-
rect financial relationship with any Medicaid managed 
care organization (as defined in section 1903(m)(1)(A) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(m)(1)(A))), in-
cluding the network providers affiliated with such organi-
zation, that provides services to individuals entitled to 
medical assistance under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396 et seq.) pursuant to a contract with such State. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5172 
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to reduce 
the eligibility requirement for direct farm real estate loans, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 8, 2023 
Mr. NUNN of Iowa (for himself and Ms. CROCKETT) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
Act to reduce the eligibility requirement for direct farm 
real estate loans, 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. REDUCTION OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIRE-
MENT FOR DIRECT FARM REAL ESTATE 
LOANS UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED FARM 
AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT. 
Section 302(b) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1922(b)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 
direct loan under this subtitle only to a farmer or 
rancher who has at least 1 year of experience sub-
stantially participating in the management and busi-
ness operations of a farm or ranch, as determined 
by the Secretary, or has other acceptable education 
or experience for a period of time, as determined by 
the Secretary.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘3- 
year requirement in paragraph (1) to 1 or 2 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘1-year requirement in 
paragraph (1) to 6 months’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘3- 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘1-year’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5173 
To apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and decisions of the 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information 
in carrying out the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 8, 2023 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. 
CARTER of Georgia, Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. WEBER of Texas, and Mr. 
FULCHER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To apply the Freedom of Information Act to actions and 
decisions of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information in carrying out the 
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment 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 ‘‘Broadband Buildout 
Accountability Act’’. 
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‘‘(B) stopping the online sexual exploi-
tation of children.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2)(C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the performance of’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘described in or per-
formed’’ after ‘‘function’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘this section, sec-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘this section or sec-
tion’’; and 
(3) in section 2258C, as amended by section 
6(b) of this Act— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘the 
CyberTipline’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘NCMEC’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘NCMEC’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) 
PROVISION
TO
PROVIDERS.— 
NCMEC’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (A), as so 
designated, by inserting ‘‘or submis-
sion to the child victim identification 
program 
described 
in 
section 
404(b)(1)(K)(ii) of the Juvenile Jus-
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SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF FOIA TO THE BROADBAND EQ-
UITY, ACCESS, AND DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 60102(o)(2) of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (47 U.S.C. 1702(o)(2)) is amended by in-
serting after ‘‘Act’)’’ the following: ‘‘, except for section 
552 of that title (commonly referred to as the ‘Freedom 
of Information Act’)’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO INVESTIGATE AND REMOVE 
ALIENS 
PROVIDING 
FALSE 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT DRUG-RELATED GROUNDS OF INAD-
MISSIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after re-
ceiving credible information that an alien knowingly pro-
vided false information on an application for admission to 
the United States related to whether the alien was inad-
missible under paragraph (1)(A)(iv) or paragraph 
(2)(A)(i)(II) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and Na-
tionality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(A)(iv), (2)(A)(i)(II)), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall— 
(1) investigate such information; and 
(2) if the Secretary determines that at the time 
of the alien’s admission the alien was so inadmis-
sible, initiate removal proceedings under section 239 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1229). 
(b) PERMANENT
BAR
TO
REENTRY.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, an alien who is re-
moved pursuant to subsection (a)(2) may not seek admis-
sion to the United States at any time after such removal. 
(c) WAIVERS SUBJECT TO FOIA.—A waiver under 
subsection (d)(3)(A) or subsection (h) of section 212 of 
the 
Immigration 
and 
Nationality 
Act 
(8 
U.S.C. 
1182(d)(3)(A), (h)) of the ground of inadmissibility under 
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paragraph (1)(A)(iv) or paragraph (2)(A)(i)(II) of section 
212(a) of that Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(1)(A)(iv), 
(2)(A)(i)(II)) granted by the Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity for an alien seeking admission to the United States 
shall be subject to section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Informa-
tion Act’’). 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Anti-BDS Labeling 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONTINUATION IN EFFECT OF COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 
MARKING POLICY FOR IMPORTED GOODS 
PRODUCED IN THE WEST BANK OR GAZA. 
The policy of the Government of the United States 
with respect to country of origin marking of imported 
goods produced in the West Bank or Gaza, notice of which 
was published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in 
the Federal Register on December 23, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 
83984), shall remain in effect until repealed by an Act 
of Congress. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO RESCIND OR 
CHANGE THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN MARKING 
POLICY FOR IMPORTED GOODS PRODUCED 
IN THE WEST BANK OR GAZA. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of 
the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available for the Department of State or U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection on or after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act may be obligated or expended to prepare 
or promulgate any policy; guidance; regulation; notice; or 
Executive order or to otherwise implement, administer, or 
enforce any policy that rescinds or changes the policy of 
the Government of the United States with respect to coun-
try of origin marking of imported goods produced in the 
West Bank or Gaza, notice of which was published by U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection in the Federal Register 
on December 23, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 83984). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5179 
AN ACT 
To require the maintenance of the country of origin 
markings for imported goods produced in the 
West Bank or Gaza, and for other purposes.