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countries, $87,500,000, to remain available until ex-
pended. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS ACCOUNT 
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such 
sums as may be necessary, to remain available until ex-
pended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 
36, United States Code. 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS 
CLAIMS 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for the operation of the 
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as 
authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, 
United States Code, $45,159,000: Provided, That 
$3,385,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing 
financial assistance as described and in accordance with 
the process and reporting procedures set forth under this 
heading in Public Law 102–229. 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL 
CEMETERIAL EXPENSES, ARMY 
SALARIES AND EXPENSES 
For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, 
and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Sol-
diers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, including
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(III) the prospective sponsor; and 
(IV) the legal counsel of such 
prospective sponsor. 
(ii) ELEMENTS.—The notice required 
under clause (i) shall include, in a lan-
guage the unaccompanied noncitizen child 
and the prospective sponsor understand, 
the following: 
(I) The time, date, and location 
of the hearing. 
(II) Notice with respect to the 
availability of transportation to the 
hearing for the child and the prospec-
tive 
sponsor 
under 
subparagraph 
(E)(i). 
(III) In the case of a determina-
tion that the prospective sponsor is 
unfit— 
(aa) the justification for 
such determination; and 
(bb) a description of any 
supporting evidence and informa-
tion. 
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then existing and exercised by the United States 
over the territory and residents of Puerto Rico; 
(2) recognize, on behalf of the United States of 
America, the independence of the nation of Puerto 
Rico and the authority of the government instituted 
by eligible voters of Puerto Rico under the Constitu-
tion of their own adoption; and 
(3) state that the effective date of withdrawal 
of the sovereignty of the United States and recogni-
tion of independence shall be the same as the date 
of the proclamation. 
(b) COPY
OF PROCLAMATION FORWARDED.—The 
President of the United States shall forward a copy of the 
proclamation issued under subsection (a) not later than 
one week after signature to the presiding officer of the 
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico, the officer elect-
ed as head of state of the nation, the President pro tem-
pore of the United States Senate, the Speaker of the 
United States House of Representatives, the Senate Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources, and the House 
Committee on Natural Resources. 
(c) DATE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OFFICE.—Not 
later than one week after the date of receipt of the Presi-
dential proclamation and with the advice of the officer 
elected as head of state of the nation, the presiding officer
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2021. 
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social media platforms and other public- 
facing internet-based platforms. 
‘‘(J) Hosting a searchable archive aggre-
gating information related to foreign influence 
and disinformation operations to— 
‘‘(i) build a collective understanding of 
internet-based foreign malign influence ac-
tivities; and 
‘‘(ii) facilitate future examination con-
sistent with privacy and civil liberties pro-
tections for users and customers of social 
media platforms and other public-facing 
internet-based platforms. 
‘‘(K) Developing data standards and proto-
cols to harmonize and facilitate the timely shar-
ing of information pursuant to this para-
graph.’’. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall 
take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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and the application process for such subgrants to eli-
gible local educational agencies; 
(3) the criteria that the State library adminis-
trative agency will require for the summer early 
reading programs, including the minimum number 
of hours that the school library shall remain acces-
sible and any other criteria regarding the activities 
to be offered; and 
(4) an assurance from the State library admin-
istrative agency that each eligible local educational 
agency that receives a subgrant will provide a sum-
mer early reading program at each school lunch site 
served by the local educational agency. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—A State library administrative 
agency receiving a grant under this section shall use grant 
funds to award subgrants to eligible local educational 
agencies under subsection (d). 
(d) SUBGRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State library adminis-
trative agency receiving a grant under this section 
shall award subgrants, on a competitive basis, to eli-
gible local educational agencies to enable the eligible 
local educational agencies to provide summer early 
reading programs. 
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Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396o) are each 
amended— 
(I) in subparagraph (H), by 
striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(II) in subparagraph (I), by 
striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a 
comma; and 
(III) by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(J) 
any 
test 
described 
in 
section 
1905(a)(3)(C) that is administered during the 
period described in such section (and the ad-
ministration of such test), or 
‘‘(K) monkeypox testing-related services 
for which payment may be made under the 
State plan; and’’. 
(ii) APPLICATION
TO
ALTERNATIVE 
COST
SHARING.—Section 1916A(b)(3)(B) 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1396o–1(b)(3)(B)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(xiv) Any test described in section 
1905(a)(3)(C) that is administered during 
the period described in such section (and 
the administration of such test) and any 
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of the constitutional Convention shall determine the date 
on which the Government of the nation shall take office, 
and shall so notify the Governor of the territory of Puerto 
Rico, the President of the United States, the President 
pro tempore of the United States Senate, and the Speaker 
of the United States House of Representatives. 
SEC. 108. LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS. 
Upon the proclamation of independence as provided 
in this title, and except as otherwise provided in this title 
or in any separate agreements thereafter concluded be-
tween the United States and the nation of Puerto Rico— 
(1) all property, rights and interests which the 
United States may have acquired over Puerto Rico 
by virtue of the Treaty of Paris of 1898, and there-
after by cession, purchase, or eminent domain, with 
the exception of such land and other property, 
rights, or interests as may have been sold or other-
wise legally disposed of prior to the proclamation of 
Independence, shall vest ipso facto in the nation of 
Puerto Rico; and 
(2) except as provided in section 110, all laws 
of the United States applicable to the territory of 
Puerto Rico immediately prior to the proclamation 
of Independence shall no longer apply in the nation 
of Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico shall provide for the election of delegates to 
a constitutional Convention to formulate and draft a Con-
stitution for the nation of Puerto Rico. 
(b) ELIGIBLE VOTERS.—All eligible voters may vote 
in the election of delegates to the constitutional Conven-
tion. 
(c) 
GENERAL
APPLICABILITY
OF
ELECTORAL 
LAW.—The laws of the territory of Puerto Rico relating 
to the electoral process shall apply to a special election 
held under this Act. 
(d) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 3 months 
after the election of delegates to the constitutional Con-
vention, the elected delegates shall meet at such time and 
place as the legislature of Puerto Rico shall determine. 
The initial meeting shall constitute the establishment of 
the constitutional Convention. 
SEC. 202. CHARACTER OF THE CONSTITUTION. 
The constitutional Convention under section 201 
shall formulate and draft a Constitution for Puerto Rico 
that guarantees the protection of fundamental human 
rights, including— 
(1) due process and equal protection under the 
law; 
(2) freedom of speech, press, assembly, associa-
tion, and religion;
(3) the rights of the accused; 
(4) any other economic, social, and cultural 
rights as the constitutional Convention may deem 
appropriate and necessary; and 
(5) provisions to ensure that no individual born 
in the nation of Puerto Rico shall be stateless at 
birth. 
SEC. 203. SUBMISSION; RATIFICATION. 
(a) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 2 years after the 
establishment of the constitutional Convention, the Con-
stitution formulated and drafted by the constitutional 
Convention shall be submitted to the eligible voters of 
Puerto Rico for ratification or rejection in a special elec-
tion. 
(b) MANNER OF ELECTION.—The special election 
held under this subsection shall be held in the manner pre-
scribed by the legislature of Puerto Rico. 
SEC. 204. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one month after 
the ratification of the Constitution under section 203, the 
Governor of the territory of Puerto Rico shall issue a proc-
lamation calling for the election of such officers of the na-
tion of Puerto Rico as may be required by the ratified 
Constitution.
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$25,000,000 shall be for youth homelessness system 
improvement grants to support communities, includ-
ing but not limited to the communities assisted 
under the matter preceding this proviso, in estab-
lishing and implementing a response system for 
youth homelessness, or for improving their existing 
system: Provided further, That of the amount made 
available under this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 
shall be to provide technical assistance to commu-
nities, including but not limited to the communities 
assisted in the preceding proviso and the matter pre-
ceding such proviso, on improving system responses 
to youth homelessness, and collection, analysis, use, 
and reporting of data and performance measures 
under the comprehensive approaches to serve home-
less youth, in addition to and in coordination with 
other technical assistance funds provided under this 
title: Provided further, That the Secretary may use 
up to 10 percent of the amount made available 
under the preceding proviso to build the capacity of 
current technical assistance providers or to train 
new technical assistance providers with verifiable 
prior experience with systems and programs for 
youth experiencing homelessness: 
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(b) REJECTION.—If the special election results in re-
jection of the Constitution, the process provided for in sec-
tions 201 through 203 shall be repeated, except that sec-
tion 201(a) shall be applied by substituting— 
(1) ‘‘the special election’’ for ‘‘a plebiscite’’; and 
(2) ‘‘rejecting the Constitution’’ for ‘‘in favor of 
sovereignty in free association with the United 
States’’. 
(c) DEADLINE; PROCEDURES.—The election under 
subsection (a) shall be held— 
(1) not later than 6 months after the date of 
ratification of the Constitution; and 
(2) in accordance with the procedures and re-
quirements established in the Constitution of the na-
tion of Puerto Rico. 
(d) CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 10 
days after the election of officers under subsection (a), the 
Elections Commission shall certify the results of the elec-
tion. The Governor of the territory of Puerto Rico shall 
inform the results of the election to the President of the 
United States, the President pro tempore of the United 
States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Natural 
Resources of the House of Representatives.
(30) Congress has used its authority in the past 
to protect access to abortion services and health care 
providers’ ability to provide abortion services. In the 
early 1990s, protests and blockades at health care 
facilities where abortion services were provided, and 
associated violence, increased dramatically and 
reached crisis level, requiring Congressional action. 
Congress passed the Freedom of Access to Clinic 
Entrances Act (Public Law 103–259; 108 Stat. 694) 
to address that situation and protect physical access 
to abortion services. 
(31) Congressional action is necessary to put an 
end to harmful restrictions, to federally protect ac-
cess to abortion services for everyone regardless of 
where they live, and to protect the ability of health 
care providers to provide these services in a safe and 
accessible manner. 
(b) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this Act— 
(1) to permit health care providers to provide 
abortion services without limitations or requirements 
that single out the provision of abortion services for 
restrictions that are more burdensome than those re-
strictions imposed on medically comparable proce-
dures, do not significantly advance reproductive
health or the safety of abortion services, and make 
abortion services more difficult to access; 
(2) to promote access to abortion services and 
women’s ability to participate equally in the eco-
nomic and social life of the United States; and 
(3) to invoke Congressional authority, including 
the powers of Congress under the commerce clause 
of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the 
United States, its powers under section 5 of the 
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States to enforce the provisions of section 1 
of the Fourteenth Amendment, and its powers under 
the necessary and proper clause of section 8 of arti-
cle I of the Constitution of the United States. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ABORTION SERVICES.—The term ‘‘abortion 
services’’ means an abortion and any medical or 
non-medical services related to and provided in con-
junction with an abortion (whether or not provided 
at the same time or on the same day as the abor-
tion). 
(2) GOVERNMENT.—The term ‘‘government’’ 
includes each branch, department, agency, instru-
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Robert Guevara Post 
Office Building’’. 
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(2) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible local edu-
cational agency desiring a subgrant under this sec-
tion shall submit an application at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information as 
the State library administrative agency may require. 
Each application shall include— 
(A) a description of the school lunch sites 
described in section 2(1)(A) that will be partici-
pating in the summer early reading program, 
and the ratio, as of the date of application, of 
the number of students served to the number of 
such school lunch sites; 
(B) proof that the eligible local educational 
agency meets the requirements of section 2(1); 
(C) a description of the summer early 
reading program that the eligible local edu-
cational agency will provide at each school 
lunch site to be served; and 
(D) a description of how community part-
ners will be involved in the summer early read-
ing program. 
(3) AWARD BASIS.—A State library administra-
tive agency receiving a grant under this section shall 
award subgrants based on— 
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(A) the Great Bend of the Gila National 
Conservation Area; and 
(B) the Palo Verde National Conservation 
Area. 
(2) AREA INCLUDED.— 
(A) GREAT BEND OF THE GILA NCA.—The 
Great Bend of the Gila National Conservation 
Area consists of the approximately 329,310 
acres of land administered by the Bureau of 
Land Management, as generally depicted on the 
Great Bend of the Gila Map. 
(B) PALO VERDE NCA.—The Palo Verde 
National Conservation Area consists of the ap-
proximately 47,653 acres of land administered 
by the Bureau of Land Management, as gen-
erally depicted on the Great Bend of the Gila 
Map. 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Conservation 
Areas are to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit 
and enjoyment of present and future generations the In-
digenous ancestral, archaeological, cultural, historic, geo-
logic, hydrologic, natural, recreational, educational, and 
scenic resources of the Conservation Areas. 
(c) MANAGEMENT.— 
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SEC. 205. PROCLAMATIONS BY PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
STATES; HEAD OF STATE OF PUERTO RICO. 
(a) PROCLAMATION.—Not later than one month after 
the official certification of the elected officers of the nation 
of Puerto Rico under section 204, the President of the 
United States shall by proclamation— 
(1) withdraw and surrender all rights of posses-
sion, supervision, jurisdiction, control, or sovereignty 
then existing and exercised by the United States 
over the territory and residents of Puerto Rico; 
(2) recognize, on behalf of the United States of 
America, the international sovereignty through free 
association of the nation of Puerto Rico and the au-
thority of the government instituted by eligible vot-
ers of Puerto Rico under the Constitution of their 
own adoption; and 
(3) state that the effective date of withdrawal 
of the sovereignty of the United States and recogni-
tion of international sovereignty through free asso-
ciation shall be the same as the date of the procla-
mation. 
(b) COPY
OF PROCLAMATION FORWARDED.—The 
President of the United States shall forward a copy of the 
proclamation issued under subsection (a) not later than 
one week after signature to the presiding officer of the 
Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico, the officer elect-
mentality, and official of the United States or a 
State. 
(3) HEALTH
CARE
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘‘health care provider’’ means any entity or indi-
vidual (including any physician, certified nurse-mid-
wife, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant) 
that— 
(A) is engaged or seeks to engage in the 
delivery of health care services, including abor-
tion services; and 
(B) if required by law or regulation to be 
licensed or certified to engage in the delivery of 
such services— 
(i) is so licensed or certified; or 
(ii) would be so licensed or certified 
but for their past, present, or potential 
provision of abortion services permitted by 
section 4. 
(4) MEDICALLY
COMPARABLE
PROCEDURE.— 
The term ‘‘medically comparable procedures’’ means 
medical procedures that are similar in terms of 
health and safety risks to the patient, complexity, or 
the clinical setting that is indicated.
under subsection (a), the President shall submit rec-
ommendations to Congress for changes to Federal law 
identified during such review, as the President deems ap-
propriate. 
SEC. 210. BILATERAL NEGOTIATING COMMISSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If a plebiscite held under this Act 
results in a majority vote for sovereignty in free associa-
tion with the United States, there shall be a Bilateral Ne-
gotiating Commission which shall conduct negotiations on 
Articles of Free Association with the United States. 
(b) MEMBERS.—Not later than 3 months after the 
establishment of the constitutional Convention under sec-
tion 201— 
(1) the Convention shall elect, by majority vote, 
5 members from among its delegates to join the Bi-
lateral Negotiating Commission on behalf of Puerto 
Rico; and 
(2) the President of the United States shall 
designate 5 members to the Bilateral Negotiating 
Commission, one of whom shall also be nominated 
for the rank of Ambassador, to negotiate on behalf 
of the United States. 
(c) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 3 months 
after the election and designation of members to the Bilat-
eral Negotiating Commission, members shall meet at such
ment that violates this Act, in addition to the remedies 
specified in section 8, this Act shall also apply to, and 
may be raised as a defense by, such an individual or entity. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect immediately upon the date 
of enactment of this Act. This Act shall apply to all re-
strictions on the provision of, or access to, abortion serv-
ices whether the restrictions are enacted or imposed prior 
to or after the date of enactment of this Act, except as 
otherwise provided in this Act. 
SEC. 7. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In interpreting the provisions of 
this Act, a court shall liberally construe such provisions 
to effectuate the purposes of the Act. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to authorize any government to inter-
fere with, diminish, or negatively affect a person’s ability 
to obtain or provide abortion services. 
(c) OTHER INDIVIDUALS CONSIDERED AS GOVERN-
MENT OFFICIALS.—Any person who, by operation of a 
provision of Federal or State law, is permitted to imple-
ment or enforce a limitation or requirement that violates 
section 4 of this Act shall be considered a government offi-
cial for purposes of this Act.
(24) Health care providers engage in a form of 
economic and commercial activity when they provide 
abortion services, and there is an interstate market 
for abortion services. 
(25) Abortion restrictions substantially affect 
interstate commerce in numerous ways. For exam-
ple, to provide abortion services, health care pro-
viders engage in interstate commerce to purchase 
medicine, medical equipment, and other necessary 
goods and services. To provide and assist others in 
providing abortion services, health care providers en-
gage in interstate commerce to obtain and provide 
training. To provide abortion services, health care 
providers employ and obtain commercial services 
from doctors, nurses, and other personnel who en-
gage in interstate commerce and travel across State 
lines. 
(26) It is difficult and time and resource-con-
suming for clinics to challenge State laws that bur-
den or impede abortion services. Litigation that 
blocks one abortion restriction may not prevent a 
State from adopting other similarly burdensome 
abortion restrictions or using different methods to 
burden or impede abortion services. There is a his-