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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2464 
To direct the Commander of United States Army Special Operations Com-
mand to seek to carry out a training program with special operations 
forces of the Polish Army. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Commander of United States Army Special 
Operations Command to seek to carry out a training 
program with special operations forces of the Polish 
Army. 
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 ‘‘General Thaddeus 
Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange Program for Polish-Amer-
ican Defense Cooperation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Thaddeus Kosciuszko served the United 
States and his native Poland with honor and distinc-
tion during a vital time in each country’s fight for 
democracy and freedom from tyranny, so it is fitting 
to establish in his name a fellowship to build and 
strengthen cooperation between officials of the 
United States and Poland. 
(2) Thaddeus Kosciuszko’s tactical acumen and 
engineering excellence were vital to the American 
victory at the battle of Saratoga, the establishment 
and defense of West Point, and the blockade of 
Charleston, which helped bring about the end of the 
Revolutionary War. 
(3) A fierce defender of freedom and equality, 
Thaddeus Kosciuszko tirelessly advocated for the 
end of slavery and serfdom in America, Poland, and 
across the globe, including leading the Polish revolu-
tion against the Russian and Prussian armies in the 
18th century. 
(4) Poland is a vital ally to the United States 
in Europe, and the enhancement of strategic and 
military cooperation is of utmost importance to suc-
cessful foreign policy implementation and maintain-
ing peace and stability for the United States and its 
European partners. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2490 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide for 
whistleblower incentives and protection, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2023 
Mr. EMMER (for himself, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MEUSER, 
and Mr. POSEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 
to provide for whistleblower incentives and 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 Whistleblower 
Incentives and Protection Act’’. 
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(5) Polish and American special forces possess 
significant expertise in the execution of all types of 
counterterrorism, covert operations, and unconven-
tional warfare, from decades of training and co-
operation. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this Act are— 
(1) to enhance the national security and defen-
sive capabilities of the United States and Poland 
and enable both countries to effectively respond to 
emerging threats and future challenges in Eastern 
Europe and around the globe; 
(2) to provide a program for the exchange of 
special forces soldiers that will increase capability 
and readiness levels for both countries through in-
creased cooperation and training; and 
(3) to encourage, through increased coopera-
tion, more NATO allies to emphasize the ideals of 
peace and stability, ensured through mutual co-
operation and readiness of allied defense forces. 
SEC. 3. GENERAL THADDEUS KOSCIUSZKO EXCHANGE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Commander of United States 
Army Special Operations Command shall seek to carry out 
a training program pursuant to section 322 of title 10, 
United States Code, between special operations forces 
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under the jurisdiction of the Commander and special 
forces of the Polish Army. Such program shall be known 
as the ‘‘General Thaddeus Kosciuszko Memorial Exchange 
Program for Polish-American Defense Cooperation’’. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Officers and enlisted members of 
such special operations forces may participate in the pro-
gram under this section. 
(c) PROGRESS REPORT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
mander shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report re-
garding progress of the Commander in carrying out the 
program under this section. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2466 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to consider the cost of providing basic essential air service when 
selecting applicants for the essential air service program, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. MEUSER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Sec-
retary of Transportation to consider the cost of providing 
basic essential air service when selecting applicants for 
the essential air service program, 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 ‘‘Essential Air Service 
Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BASIC ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE. 
Section 41732(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking paragraph (5); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (5). 
SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF COMPENSATION. 
Section 41733(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘, giving 
substantial weight to the views of the elected offi-
cials representing the users’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(3) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’ ’’ and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(G) the overall cost of the bid submitted by 
the applicant to provide basic essential air service to 
the eligible place.’’. 
SEC. 4. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS. 
Upon entering into an essential air service contract 
with an air carrier under subchapter II of chapter 417 
of title 49, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a notification that the Secretary has entered 
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into such contract and an explanation for awarding such 
contract. 
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572 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(C)(i)(I), by inserting 
after ‘‘subsection (d)’’ the following: ‘‘were met for 
the prior transaction for the prototype project that 
provided for the award of the follow-on production 
contract or transaction, and the requirements of 
subsection (f)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The requirements of this subsection do not 
apply to follow-on production contracts or trans-
actions under subsection (f).’’. 
SEC. 824. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN 
PROTOTYPE PROJECTS. 
Section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORITY.—The authority of this sub-
section may be exercised to conduct prototype 
projects using— 
‘‘(A) funds available for research, develop-
ment, test and evaluation;
(A) subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (D); 
(2) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘Subpara-
graphs (B), (C), and (D) of subsection (a)(1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection 
(a)(1) and subsection (g)’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON ELIGIBLE PLACES.—Beginning 
on the day that is 3 years after the date of enactment 
of this subsection, the Secretary may only provide com-
pensation to an air carrier under this subchapter for the 
provision of essential air service to a place if, at any time 
before such day, the place received essential air service 
under this subchapter.’’. 
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Calendar No. 528 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2468 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
to the State of Utah certain Federal land under 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Land Management within the boundaries of 
Camp Williams, Utah, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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(2) to the public notice and an opportunity to 
comment. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 
2024. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2468 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
to the State of Utah certain Federal land under 
the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of 
Land Management within the boundaries of 
Camp Williams, Utah, and for other purposes.
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2469 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an outreach program to 
inform members of the Armed Forces, assigned to work near burn 
pits, of the risks of toxic exposure, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Defense to establish an outreach 
program to inform members of the Armed Forces, as-
signed to work near burn pits, of the risks of toxic 
exposure, 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 ‘‘Toxic Exposure Edu-
cation for Servicemembers Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. OUTREACH TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
REGARDING POSSIBLE TOXIC EXPOSURE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, shall establish— 
(1) a new risk assessment for toxic exposure for 
members of the Armed Forces assigned to work near 
burn pits; and 
(2) an outreach program to inform such mem-
bers regarding such toxic exposure. Such program 
shall include information regarding benefits and sup-
port programs furnished by the Secretary (including 
eligibility requirements and timelines) regarding 
toxic exposure. 
(b) PROMOTION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
promote the program to members described in subsection 
(a) by direct mail, email, text messaging, and social media. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall publish on a website of the Department of Defense 
a list of resources furnished by the Secretary for— 
(1) members and veterans who experienced 
toxic exposure in the course of serving as a member 
of the Armed Forces; 
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(2) dependents and caregivers of such members 
and veterans; and 
(3) survivors of such members and veterans 
who receive death benefits under laws administered 
by the Secretary. 
(d) TOXIC EXPOSURE DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘toxic exposure’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 246 
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency from imposing a fee on certain facilities for 
methane emissions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2023 
Mr. ESTES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency from imposing 
a fee on certain facilities for methane emissions. 
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 ‘‘Marginal Well Protec-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. METHANE EMISSIONS AND WASTE REDUCTION IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM FOR PETROLEUM AND 
NATURAL GAS SYSTEMS. 
Section 136(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7436(d)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘section,’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion:’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(9) as subparagraphs (A) through (I), respectively; 
(3) by striking ‘‘the term’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The term’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘applicable facility’ does not in-
clude a facility that produces less than 15 barrels of 
oil per day and less than 90 thousand cubic feet of 
natural gas per day.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2470 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize additional grant 
activities for Hispanic-serving institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize 
additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions. 
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 ‘‘Accessing Higher Edu-
cation Opportunities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZED GRANT ACTIVITIES. 
Subsection (b) of section 503 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101b(b)) is amended— 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 523 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2499 
[Report No. 118–625] 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out an information 
technology system and prioritize certain requirements to manage supply 
chains for medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2023 
Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AUGUST 9, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SELF and Mr. ROSENDALE 
AUGUST 9, 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 April 6, 2023] 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 
(16) as paragraphs (9) through (18), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) Student support programs (which may in-
clude counseling, mentoring, and other support serv-
ices) designed to facilitate the successful advance-
ment of students from four-year institutions to 
postbaccalaureate doctoral degree granting programs 
that prepare students for health care occupations as 
such occupations are described in the most recent 
edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
‘‘(8) Developing or expanding access to dual or 
concurrent enrollment programs and early college 
high school programs.’’. 
SEC. 3. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of 
title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.), as amended by this Act, $107,795,000 for 
the first fiscal year starting after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
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(b) ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS NOT PERMITTED.— 
Section 422 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
U.S.C. 1226a) shall not apply to further extend the dura-
tion of the authority under subsection (a). 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2472 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take actions necessary to 
ensure that certain individuals may update the burn pit registry with 
a registered individual’s cause of death, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take actions 
necessary to ensure that certain individuals may update 
the burn pit registry with a registered individual’s cause 
of death, 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 ‘‘Burn Pit Registry En-
hancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BURN PIT REGISTRY UPDATES. 
(a) INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE TO UPDATE.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall take actions nec-
essary to ensure that the burn pit registry may be 
updated with the cause of death of a deceased reg-
istered individual by— 
(A) an individual designated by such de-
ceased registered individual; or 
(B) if no such individual is designated, an 
immediate family member of such deceased reg-
istered individual. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide, with respect to the burn pit registry, a process 
by which a registered individual may make a des-
ignation for purposes of paragraph (1)(A). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘burn pit registry’’ means the 
registry established under section 201 of the Dig-
nified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improve-
ment Act of 2012 (Public Law 112–260; 38 U.S.C. 
527 note). 
(2) The term ‘‘immediate family member’’, with 
respect to a deceased individual, means— 
(A) the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or 
adult child of the individual; 
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(B) an adult person to whom the indi-
vidual stands in loco parentis; or 
(C) any other adult person— 
(i) living in the household of the indi-
vidual at the time of the death of the indi-
vidual; and 
(ii) related to the individual by blood 
or marriage. 
(3) The term ‘‘registered individual’’ means an 
individual registered with the burn pit registry. 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2474 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an update 
to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule 
that is based on the Medicare economic index. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2023 
Mr. RUIZ (for himself, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. BERA, and Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 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 jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for an update to a single conversion factor under the 
Medicare physician fee schedule that is based on the 
Medicare economic index. 
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 ‘‘Strengthening Medi-
care for Patients and Providers Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN POPULATIONS OF LESSER 
PRAIRIE CHICKEN UNDER ENDANGERED SPE-
CIES ACT OF 1973. 
(a) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN POPULATIONS OF LESS-
ER PRAIRIE CHICKEN.—Section 4(a) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary shall by regulation’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as 
provided in paragraph (4), the Secretary shall by 
regulation’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY
TO LESSER PRAIRIE CHICK-
EN.—The Secretary may not make a determination under 
this subsection that any population of the lesser prairie 
chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in Kansas, Okla-
homa, Texas, Colorado, or New Mexico is threatened or 
endangered.’’. 
(b) DELISTING OF CERTAIN POPULATIONS OF LESS-
ER PRAIRIE CHICKEN.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the 
Interior shall remove each population of the lesser prairie 
chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) in Kansas, Okla-
homa, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico from the lists 
of threatened species and endangered species that are pub-
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