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(A) facilitate a voluntary public-private in-
formation sharing partnership among law en-
forcement agencies, national security agencies, 
financial institutions, and OFAC to effectively 
and efficiently administer and enforce economic 
sanctions against targeted foreign countries and 
regimes, terrorists, international narcotics traf-
fickers, those engaged in activities related to 
the proliferation of weapons of mass destruc-
tion, and other threats to the national security, 
foreign policy, or economy of the United States 
by promoting innovation and technical advances 
in reporting; 
(B) protect the financial system from illicit 
use, including evasions of existing economic 
sanctions programs; and 
(C) facilitate two-way information ex-
change between OFAC and persons who are re-
quired to comply with sanctions administered 
and enforced by OFAC, including financial in-
stitutions, business sectors frequently affected 
by sanctions programs, and non-government or-
ganizations and humanitarian groups impacted 
by such sanctions programs. 
(2) INFORMATION SHARING.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Any information shared 
by a private sector entity as a part of any pro-
gram established under paragraph (1) shall be 
shared— 
(i) in compliance with all other appli-
cable Federal laws and regulations; and 
(ii) in such a manner as to ensure the 
appropriate confidentiality of personal in-
formation. 
(B) USE OF INFORMATION.—Information 
received by OFAC from a private sector entity 
as a part of any program established under 
paragraph (1) may not be used for any purpose 
other than identifying and reporting on activi-
ties that may involve the compliance with 
United States sanctions requirements. 
(C) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed to create new 
information sharing authorities or requirements 
relating to sanctions laws. 
(3) REPORT.—If a program is established 
under paragraph (1), OFAC shall, annual submit a 
report to the Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
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Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
that describes the activities of such program. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) OFAC.—The term ‘‘OFAC’’ means the Of-
fice of Foreign Assets Control. 
(2) PRIVATE SECTOR.—The term ‘‘private sec-
tor entity’’ means a business, a nonprofit organiza-
tion, a nongovernmental organization, a legal and or 
advisory firm that supports such a business or orga-
nization, and a technology provider that supports 
such a business or organization. 
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A BILL 
To amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to modernize the 
protection of the nonpublic personal information of indi-
viduals with whom financial institutions have customer 
or consumer relationship, and for other purposes. 
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(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘to 
consumers’’ and inserting ‘‘to individuals with 
whom a financial institution has a customer or 
consumer relationship’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘en-
able consumers’’ and inserting ‘‘enable individ-
uals with whom a financial institution has a 
customer or consumer relationship’’; and 
(6) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘sent to consumers’’ and inserting ‘‘sent to indi-
viduals with whom a financial institution has a cus-
tomer or consumer relationship’’. 
SEC. 5. RULEMAKING. 
Section 504 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 
6804) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (D) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(D) INSURANCE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any 
person engaged in providing insurance, the 
applicable State insurance authority of the 
State in which the person is domiciled shall 
issue regulations as may be necessary to 
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(E) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘Sec-
retary of Homeland Security or the’’ before 
‘‘Attorney General’’ each place such term ap-
pears. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1169 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide certificates of eligibility and award letters to certain 
individuals using electronic means. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself and Mr. LEVIN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to provide certificates of eligi-
bility and award letters to certain individuals using elec-
tronic means. 
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 ‘‘VA E-Notification En-
hancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVISION OF CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILITY AND 
AWARD LETTERS USING ELECTRONIC MEANS. 
Chapter 36 of title 38, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after section 3698 the following new sec-
tion (and conforming the table of sections at the beginning 
of such chapter accordingly): 
‘‘§ 3698A. Provision of certificates of eligibility and 
award letters using electronic means 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided by sub-
section (b), the Secretary shall provide to an individual 
the following documents using electronic means: 
‘‘(1) A certificate of eligibility for the entitle-
ment of the individual to covered educational assist-
ance. 
‘‘(2) An award letter regarding the authoriza-
tion of the individual to receive covered educational 
assistance. 
‘‘(b) ELECTION TO OPT OUT.—An individual may 
elect to receive the documents specified in subsection (a) 
by mail rather than through electronic means under sub-
section (a). An individual may revoke such an election at 
any time, by means prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(c) COVERED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.—In this 
section, the term ‘covered educational assistance’ means 
educational assistance under chapter 30, 33, or 35 of this 
title, or the high technology pilot program under section 
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116 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational As-
sistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 38 U.S.C. 3001 
note).’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1170 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that expenses for 
blood storage qualify as expenses for medical care. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself, Mr. PANETTA, and Mr. HERN) 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 clarify 
that expenses for blood storage qualify as expenses for 
medical care. 
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 ‘‘Access to Future Cures 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPENSES FOR BLOOD STORAGE QUALIFY AS EX-
PENSES FOR MEDICAL CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 213(d)(1)(A) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘(in-
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cluding expenses for storage of blood or biomaterial de-
rived from blood)’’ after ‘‘function of the body’’. 
(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. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1173 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding the patient 
medication information required to be included in the labeling of prescrip-
tion drugs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 
Mr. CARTER
of Georgia (for himself, Mr. GOLDEN
of Maine, Mr. 
WESTERMAN, and Mr. RUPPERSBERGER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regard-
ing the patient medication information required to be 
included in the labeling of prescription drugs, 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 ‘‘Patients’ Right to 
Know Their Medication Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1172 
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast of the State 
of California, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 
Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. 
CHU, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. GOMEZ, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, 
Mr. 
BERA, 
Mr. 
HUFFMAN, 
Ms. 
BROWNLEY, 
Ms. 
KAMLAGER-DOVE, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. 
PORTER, Ms. JACOBS, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 
and Mr. MULLIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To permanently prohibit oil and gas leasing off the coast 
of the State of California, 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 ‘‘California Clean Coast 
Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN AREAS 
OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LO-
CATED OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA. 
Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
(43 U.S.C. 1337) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(q) PROHIBITION OF OIL AND GAS LEASING IN 
AREAS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LOCATED 
OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this Act or any other law and except as 
provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date of 
enactment of this subsection, the conduct of oil and 
gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities is pro-
hibited in areas of the outer Continental Shelf lo-
cated off the coast of the State of California. 
‘‘(2) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection af-
fects any rights under leases issued under this Act 
before the date of enactment of this subsection.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1175 
To redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue 
Northwest in the District of Columbia as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 
Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. CARSON, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. DAVIS of 
Illinois, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 
Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, 
Mr. BEYER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. POCAN, Ms. WILLIAMS of Geor-
gia, Ms. TLAIB, and Ms. TOKUDA) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To redesignate the Federal building located at 935 Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia as 
the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION. 
The Federal building located at 935 Pennsylvania 
Avenue Northwest in the District of Columbia, commonly 
known as the J. Edgar Hoover Federal Building, shall be 
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known and designated as the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation Building’’. 
SEC. 2. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal 
building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be 
a reference to the ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation Build-
ing’’. 
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‘‘(4) JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.— 
‘‘(A) PETITION
FOR
ENFORCEMENT.— 
Whenever any State or political subdivision, or 
other governmental representative or agent, 
fails to comply with demand issued by the At-
torney General under paragraph (1), the Attor-
ney General may file, in a district court of the 
United States in which the State or political 
subdivision, or other governmental representa-
tive or agent, is located, a petition for a judicial 
order enforcing the Attorney General demand 
issued under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) PETITION TO MODIFY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Any State or po-
litical subdivision, or other governmental 
representative or agent, that is served with 
a demand issued by the Attorney General 
under paragraph (1) may file in the United 
States District Court for the District of 
Columbia a petition for an order of the 
court to modify or set aside the demand of 
the Attorney General. 
‘‘(ii) PETITION TO MODIFY.—Any pe-
tition to modify or set aside a demand of 
the Attorney General issued under para-
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SEC. 5. REPORT ON THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S 
ATTEMPTS TO PROMOTE ITS ‘‘ONE CHINA’’ 
POSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 5 of the 
Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement 
Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (relating to strength-
ening ties with Taiwan) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, as well as informa-
tion relating to any prior or ongoing attempts by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to undermine Taiwan’s member-
ship or observer status in all organizations described in 
section (4)(1) and Taiwan’s ties and relationships with 
other countries in accordance with subsection (a) of this 
section’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and apply beginning with the first report 
required under subsection (b) of section 5 of the Taiwan 
Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initia-
tive (TAIPEI) Act of 2019, as amended by subsection (a), 
that is required after such date. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2023. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1176 
AN ACT 
To amend the Taiwan Allies International Protec-
tion and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act 
of 2019 to provide that the United States, as a 
member of any international organizations, 
should oppose any attempts by the People’s Re-
public of China to resolve Taiwan’s status by dis-
torting the decisions, language, policies, or proce-
dures of the organization, and for other pur-
poses.
Act of 1996) by law or regulation to provide commu-
nications services to any customer regardless of cost, 
and 
‘‘(2) other than an urbanized area with— 
‘‘(A) not fewer than 50,000 people, and 
‘‘(B) a core where there are not fewer than 
1,000 people per square mile. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, 
terms defined in the Communications Act of 1934 have 
the meaning given such terms in such Act. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—This section shall not apply to 
sales or exchanges for which an application for a certifi-
cate under section 214 of the Communications Act of 
1934 is filed after the date that is 5 years after the date 
of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 338(a) of 
such Code is amended by inserting ‘‘(other than section 
139J)’’ after ‘‘For purposes of this subtitle’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code 
is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 
140 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139J. Gain from sale of rural incumbent local exchange carrier stock.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to sales or exchanges after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 5. REPORT ON THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S 
ATTEMPTS TO PROMOTE ITS ‘‘ONE CHINA’’ 
POSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 5 of the 
Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement 
Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (relating to strength-
ening ties with Taiwan) is amended by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, as well as informa-
tion relating to any prior or ongoing attempts by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to undermine Taiwan’s member-
ship or observer status in all organizations described in 
section (4)(1) and Taiwan’s ties and relationships with 
other countries in accordance with subsection (a) of this 
section’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and apply beginning with the first report 
required under subsection (b) of section 5 of the Taiwan 
Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initia-
tive (TAIPEI) Act of 2019, as amended by subsection (a), 
that is required after such date. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2023. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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(A) in section 1834(l)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
1395m(l)(1)), by striking ‘‘through a negotiated 
rulemaking process described in title 5, United 
States Code,’’; 
(B) in section 1856(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395w– 
26(a)); 
(i) by striking paragraphs (2) through 
(9); 
(ii) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘(A) IN
GEN-
ERAL.—’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘and using a ne-
gotiated rulemaking process under 
subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, 
United States Code,’’; and 
(III) by redesignating subpara-
graph (B) as paragraph (2) and ad-
justing the margins accordingly; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’. 
(11) TITLE 5.—The table of sections for sub-
chapter III of chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 564 and inserting the following: 
‘‘564. Publication of notice.’’. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1179 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to 
prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 
Mr. FITZPATRICK (for himself and Ms. SCANLON) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an addi-
tional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, 
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 ‘‘Preventing Crimes 
Against Veterans Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL TOOL TO PREVENT CERTAIN FRAUDS 
AGAINST VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 18, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits 
‘‘(a) Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to exe-
cute, any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of 
veterans’ benefits, or in connection with obtaining vet-
eran’s benefits for that individual, shall be fined under this 
title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both. 
‘‘(b) In this section— 
‘‘(1) the term ‘veteran’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101 of title 38; and 
‘‘(2) the term ‘veterans’ benefits’ means any 
benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran or a 
dependent or survivor of a veteran.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits.’’. 
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